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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Alabama faces a tougher roadblock than it might appear in its quest to maintain positioning for the College Football Playoff. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Alabama faces a tougher roadblock than it might appear in its quest to maintain positioning for the College Football Playoff. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Alabama faces a tougher roadblock than it might appear in its quest to maintain positioning for the College Football Playoff. Sure, Oklahoma has struggled in its first Southeastern Conference season. The Sooners (5-5, 1-5 SEC) have lost four straight conference games. The Sooners have fired their offensive coordinator and they have the worst offense in the league. But they have a tough defense, too. Linebacker Danny Stutsman, a midseason AP All-American, anchors a nasty unit that has kept the Sooners competitive in losses at Ole Miss and Missouri. He ranks second in the SEC with 96 tackles. Defensive back Billy Bowman Jr. has scored four defensive touchdowns since the start of the 2023 season, tied for the most nationally. Defensive end R Mason Thomas has seven sacks, with six coming in the fourth quarter of close games. Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer is paying attention. “It’s going to take a great week of preparation,” DeBoer said. “A physical football team all around. Their defense is, I think, an extremely tough defense in all ways — just what they do with their scheme and then with their personnel, the way they fly around.” Plus, Oklahoma is motivated. It’s Senior Day for a program that would become bowl eligible with a win. Beating the seventh-ranked Crimson Tide could cure a lot of ills for the Sooners. “I think they know they could be a great example for what fight and what belief and what finishing and what improving and what proving people wrong looks like,” Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said. “And I think this is a group of guys that are committed to doing that.” Alabama (8-2, 4-2) has more answers than most. Jalen Milroe has passed for 15 touchdowns and rushed for 17. Freshman receiver Ryan Williams has 40 catches for 767 yards and eight touchdowns. “Yeah, incredibly explosive, and they have great playmakers everywhere,” Venables said. “Certainly, it starts — everything goes through the quarterback.” There has been much talk about what a third loss would do to Alabama’s playoff hopes. DeBoer said his team isn’t focused on that. “I think we’re really honed in and the guys really believe on and have understood the significance of really focusing on where we’re at right now,” he said. “We talk about the next play is the most important play, the next game is the most important game. We haven’t thought about anything beyond Oklahoma.” Heisman hype Milroe is only the fourth SEC quarterback since 2007 to have at least 15 passing touchdowns and 17 rushing touchdowns in a single season. The others won the Heisman Trophy during their seasons — Florida’s Tim Tebow in 2007, Auburn’s Cam Newton in 2010 and Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel in 2012. “I think it just starts with doing what’s best for the team, and that’s what Jalen is all about,” DeBoer said. Arnold’s improvement Since returning to the lineup early against South Carolina four games ago, Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold has completed 70 of 112 passes for 705 yards with five touchdowns with no interceptions. Still, his fumble that was returned for a touchdown in the final minute against Missouri was the difference in a 30-23 loss. Arnold has dealt with significant criticism all season. “That goes along with that position at a place like the University of Oklahoma,” Venables said. “That’s a position that’s a little bit ... it’s a bit like the head coach position. There’s a different type of microscope and there’s a different type of focus and that’s okay he’s got broad shoulders to handle that.” Questionable Barnes Oklahoma running back Jovantae Barnes ran for career highs of 203 yards and three touchdowns against Maine two weeks ago, then he sat out last week’s loss to Missouri. He’s listed as questionable on this week’s injury report. He leads the Sooners with 577 yards rushing this season. Stepping in Venables is impressed with what DeBoer has done in his first year at Alabama since taking over for Nick Saban. 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BOZEMAN, Mont. – The MSU Bobcats have won the 25th annual Can the Griz food drive! The friendly competition between MSU and the University of Montana aims to collect the most donations for their respective local food banks. Together, both schools were able to raise a total of 1,302,154 pounds of food! Montana State University and the Gallatin Valley community donated the equivalent of 652,876 pounds of food to the Gallatin Valley Food Bank and MSU’s Bounty of the Bridgers food pantry. Kim Cleary from the MSU Office of Student Engagement, which coordinates Can the Griz, shared that the community donated 234,866 pounds of food and $418,010. Each dollar is counted as one pound of food, leading to the impressive total. “We are so grateful to the community for supporting Can the Griz,” Cleary said. “At its core, this competition is about getting food on the tables of people in our community, and it has done just that; so many individuals and families will be fed thanks to the generosity of others. We offer our deepest thanks to all who contributed.” Meanwhile, the Griz put up a good fight with their Can the Cats food drive in Missoula, as they collected the equivalent of 649,278 pounds of food for the Missoula Food Bank - A difference of only 3,598 pounds! The University of Montana also expressed pride in their efforts, stating on Facebook, "We are so proud to have raised over 1.3 million dollars/pounds of food across the state of Montana!! Our friendly, off-field food drive competition was so close this year!! Congrats to our friends in Bozeman for taking home the gold in the 25th year of the competition!! Thank you so much to everyone who donated, volunteered, and cheered us on! Together, we nourish community." Last year, MSU and its supporters donated the equivalent of 596,877 pounds of food, though it wasn’t enough to surpass UM’s collection of 870,192 pounds. Over the 25 years of the competition, MSU and the Gallatin Valley community have won 20 times. Donations from Can the Griz support the Gallatin Valley Food Bank and MSU’s Bounty of the Bridgers food pantry year-round. Bounty of the Bridgers is a student-driven initiative aimed at combating food insecurity for students, faculty, and staff. Donations to the Gallatin Valley Food Bank are still welcome, and more information can be found at canthegriz.org . Similarly, details on how you can donate to the Missoula Food bank can be found online at missoulafoodbank.org . Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD news, and more.
One of the more low-key successes within the 4X grand strategy genre was 2012's Plague Inc., which received even more attention during the unexpected and unfortunately timely period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the release, game creator James Vaughan released a sequel called Rebel Inc. and has now launched his next game, which aims for an optimistic take on the post-apocalypse In a report from Game File (paywalled), designer James Vaughan looked back on the unexpected success of Ndemic Creation's previous strategy games during chaotic times, what led to his newest game — After Inc. — and its optimistic view of rebuilding the Earth after tragedy. "I have had quite a lot of people worry that our games tend to predict the future," said Vaughan to Game File. 2012's Plague Inc., as the name implies, is when you take control of a global pandemic, where you make the moment-to-moment decisions on how a catastrophic disease plays across in the world. Much like an increase in viewership for the 2011 film Contagion, Plague Inc. ended up seeing a massive surge in popularity in 2020 for those with a morbid interest in playing a game about viruses while in lockdown from an actual global pandemic. After Plague Inc., Vaughan released Rebel Inc., a grand strategy game about the political choices made with growing insurgencies across the world. It also found success and a lot of common ground as unrest grows in the present day. But for his next game, After Inc., the creator wanted to make something less bleak and more about building a better world following the end of a zombie apocalypse — which is out now. "The world is lush and beautiful. The survivors have endured hardships but they are alive and able to rebuild," said Vaughan. "[The] only downside is the zombies, but that's nothing that can't be solved with some nails stuck in a cricket bat!" Currently, the game is out on mobile devices for $2, which Vaughan stated in the Game File report is "a huge gamble" for the studio – even stating further that's he's not at all confident that it will work out in the end for them. The only way for the game to be released in this way was due to the success of both Plague Inc. and Rebel Inc. But much like those games, the developers plan to support the game for years to come post-launch, believing that the "long tail" will keep the game active. Currently, as of the time of this posting, After Inc. is the #10 best sellers for paid games on the Apple Store. If you're looking for suggestions more civilization and city-building games , check out our roundup of the 15 best titles in the genre you can play right now.
The charter should be amended section by section to avoid having to conduct a referendum, as the focus should be on forming an assembly to redraft the constitution, according to legal experts. Wissanu Krea-ngam, a former deputy prime minister and prominent legal expert, said the referendum presents what look to be insurmountable legal and technical hurdles in passing a wholesale constitutional amendment within the current term of the House of Representatives. The bill to prepare the groundwork for a referendum appears to be giving lawmakers more trouble than they need, he pointed out. At least three referendums, as ruled by the Constitutional Court, must be organised with an approval vote before major changes can be made to the charter. With the House's term set to expire in less than three years, concern is growing that the process of arranging the referendums that mandate sweeping charter amendment and rewriting the constitution cannot be completed in time. Mr Wissanu said the best option was to rewrite the charter section by section, which does not require a referendum. However, it stipulates which sections or chapters in the charter necessitate a referendum if they were to be modified. "If we go down the path of a referendum, we are bound to run into a debate about how many must conducted. "Be specific and rewrite the sections that are urgent or necessary and keep well clear of the referendum-required sections. If this is done, the charter amendment might be finished in time," he said. Nikorn Chamnong, a list MP of the Chartthaipattana Party and secretary of the House-Senate referendum committee said the window was closing on organising two referendums and amending the charter within the tenure of the current House. Two referendums would defy the Constitutional Court ruling, and for that reason, he believed few lawmakers would support it. He said a viable alternative was for a bill to be tabled to amend Section 256, paving the way for a constitution-rewriting assembly to be set up to accommodate section-by-section changes. The bill could be submitted to parliament by January and take effect by March 2027, he said.
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Cop who killed great-grandmother suspended without payAugust 24, 1931 – November 3, 2024 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dennis Toews, age 93, at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital with his daughters by his side. Dennis will be dearly missed by his daughters, Mary Johannesson (husband David) and Martha Motta (partner John), and his grandchildren Michelle and James Johannesson, and Rebecca and Ryan Motta. Born in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Dennis lived an incredibly full and varied life. He started his career as a member of the RCMP before finding his way into the insurance industry, eventually founding POLARIS Benefit Consultants Ltd. Dennis had a lifelong passion for sports. He was an avid rower, skier, and especially a sailor. In 1959, he started sailing on a 6-meter racing sailboat out of Bronte Harbour—before the yacht club even existed! Over the years, Dennis as a crew member, went on to win Canadian, North American, and European championships, and proudly represented Canada at four Olympic Games—one of the highlights of his life. When it came to adventure, Dennis was always up for the next challenge. Along with his late wife, Norma, he spent more than 20 winters in Portugal and traveled to countless other exciting destinations. Dennis’ travels weren’t just for pleasure; his Olympic and sailing career took him all over the world. He even kept a list of 85 airports, seaports, and train stations he had been to, plus two locations where he’d arrived by helicopter. Even at 93, he wasn’t slowing down—he celebrated his birthday with a glider flight at the SOSA Gliding Club, and the photo from that day says it all: Dennis was still living life to the fullest. Dennis was deeply grateful for the opportunities he had and the incredible people he met along the way. His stories—whether about his sailing adventures or his travels—will be missed by everyone who had the privilege of hearing them. The family would like to thank the management and staff at the Village in Bronte, for helping him to remain independent and the wonderful staff at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital for their care in his final days. A Celebration of Dennis’ Life will be held at the Bronte Harbour Yacht Club, of which he was a member, at 125 Lakeshore Road, Oakville, on Sunday, January 5, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. There will be additional parking across the street at Walton United Church.
Ukrainian girls’ team finds hockey haven at Wickenheiser festivalMillionaire investor and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary delivered an unsparing critique of Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, suggesting the failed presidential candidate’s November loss resulted from long-running political inadequacies. During a roundtable on “CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip,” O’Leary said the glaring mistake by Democrats came early on when they positioned Harris as the nominee without holding a primary. “They made an excuse of $317 million in the kitty. They kept the same campaign manager and said we will anoint this faulted, broken candidate who was inconsequential in her vice presidency,” he said. “Lost in 2019. As you detailed, complete loser in 2020. Never could articulate anything. Had no compassion for people and her own advocates.” O’Leary also pointed to Harris’ appearance on “The View” as a turning point in the campaign. He suggested that the women on the show wanted Harris to win and threw her “softball” questions to bolster her public image; in that interview, Harris couldn’t say what she would have done differently from Biden in the previous four years, linking her even more strongly to the unpopular incumbent. “She was so weak as a candidate, she couldn’t even answer that she would do something different. It ricocheted around the world. She was finished. They will never do that again,” he added. O’Leary has been an outspoken critic of Harris and the Democrats leading up to the 2024 presidential election. He said on “CNN NewsNight” in October that after watching her town hall the night before, Democrats should have concerns about how she ended up being the nominee. O’Leary said he was struck by how “only 90 days ago, [Nancy] Pelosi went to Biden and said, ‘You need to step aside’ and convinced him to do so. He made the decision, and he did actually ask her, and we’ve now learned this, ‘Is she the right person to drive this home?’ He questioned that. He could have said, ‘We need to run a process in order for me to make this move,’ but they decided not to. I don’t know who ‘they’ is. Was it [Barack] Obama? Was it Pelosi? I don’t care who it was.” After using an analogy about stock picking, O’Leary asserted that Harris’ ascendancy to the nomination “is the second time the Democratic Party has circumvented democracy.” Fox News’ Alexander Hall contributed to this report.
Yokneam Illit, Israel, Nov. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wearable Devices Ltd. (the “Company” or “Wearable Devices”) (Nasdaq: WLDS, WLDSW), an award-winning pioneer in artificial intelligence (“AI”)-based wearable gesture control technology, today announced that it has closed its registered direct offering and concurrent private placement, announced on November 26, 2024, for the issuance and sale of 822,000 ordinary shares (or ordinary share equivalents) in a registered direct offering and warrants to purchase up to 822,000 of its ordinary shares in concurrent private placement at a combined purchase price of $2.25 per ordinary share. The warrants issued pursuant to the concurrent private placement have an exercise price of $2.50 per ordinary share, are immediately exercisable and expire five years following the date of issuance. The gross proceeds from the offerings, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company, are approximately $1.85 million, excluding any proceeds that may be received upon the exercise of the Warrants. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offerings for working capital and general corporate purposes. A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners acted as sole placement agent for the offerings. The ordinary shares (or ordinary share equivalents in lieu thereof) issued to the institutional investor described above were issued pursuant to a registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-274841), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 18, 2023. The warrants were issued in a concurrent private placement. A final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relating to the registered direct offering was filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov . Additionally, when available, electronic copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained from A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners, 590 Madison Avenue, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at (212) 624-2060, or by email at prospectus@allianceg.com . The private placement of the warrants and the shares underlying the Warrants offered to the institutional investor was made in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. Accordingly, the securities issued in the concurrent private placement may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and such applicable state securities laws. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities in the offerings, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction. About Wearable Devices Ltd. Wearable Devices Ltd. is a growth company developing AI-based neural input interface technology for the B2C and B2B markets. The Company’s flagship product, the Mudra Band for Apple Watch, integrates innovative AI-based technology and algorithms into a functional, stylish wristband that utilizes proprietary sensors to identify subtle finger and wrist movements allowing the user to “touchlessly” interact with connected devices. The Company also markets a B2B product, which utilizes the same technology and functions as the Mudra Band and is available to businesses on a licensing basis. Wearable Devices is committed to creating disruptive, industry leading technology that leverages AI and proprietary algorithms, software, and hardware to set the input standard for the Extended Reality, one of the most rapidly expanding landscapes in the tech industry. The Company’s ordinary shares and warrants trade on the Nasdaq market under the symbols “WLDS” and “WLDSW”, respectively. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are intended to be covered by the “safe harbor” created by those sections. 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Millionaire investor and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary delivered an unsparing critique of Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, suggesting the failed presidential candidate’s November loss resulted from long-running political inadequacies. During a roundtable on “CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip,” O’Leary said the glaring mistake by Democrats came early on when they positioned Harris as the nominee without holding a primary. “They made an excuse of $317 million in the kitty. They kept the same campaign manager and said we will anoint this faulted, broken candidate who was inconsequential in her vice presidency,” he said. “Lost in 2019. As you detailed, complete loser in 2020. Never could articulate anything. Had no compassion for people and her own advocates.” O’Leary also pointed to Harris’ appearance on “The View” as a turning point in the campaign. He suggested that the women on the show wanted Harris to win and threw her “softball” questions to bolster her public image; in that interview, Harris couldn’t say what she would have done differently from Biden in the previous four years, linking her even more strongly to the unpopular incumbent. “She was so weak as a candidate, she couldn’t even answer that she would do something different. It ricocheted around the world. She was finished. They will never do that again,” he added. O’Leary has been an outspoken critic of Harris and the Democrats leading up to the 2024 presidential election. He said on “CNN NewsNight” in October that after watching her town hall the night before, Democrats should have concerns about how she ended up being the nominee. O’Leary said he was struck by how “only 90 days ago, [Nancy] Pelosi went to Biden and said, ‘You need to step aside’ and convinced him to do so. He made the decision, and he did actually ask her, and we’ve now learned this, ‘Is she the right person to drive this home?’ He questioned that. He could have said, ‘We need to run a process in order for me to make this move,’ but they decided not to. I don’t know who ‘they’ is. Was it [Barack] Obama? Was it Pelosi? I don’t care who it was.” After using an analogy about stock picking, O’Leary asserted that Harris’ ascendancy to the nomination “is the second time the Democratic Party has circumvented democracy.” Fox News’ Alexander Hall contributed to this report.