The interim government's advisory council yesterday passed a draft of the Cyber Surokkha Adhyadesh 2024 to ensure the security of vulnerable people in cyberspace. The new cyber security law "will protect media freedom", said Shafiqul Alam, the chief adviser's press secretary, at a briefing. All controversial sections of the previous law that were used by the last government to muzzle the press and dissent voices have been dropped in the new draft of the cyber security law, he said. "The new law will in no way curtail the freedom of the press. You can be sure of this -- we want to make cyberspace safe for all vulnerable people in the country. There are incidents of many people being cheated -- many women and children are being bullied," he added. Earlier on November 7, the advisory council decided in principle to repeal the Cyber Security Act which has been used to curb press freedom and suppress political dissent. In September 2023, the Awami League government passed the CSA in parliament, replacing the Digital Security Act (DSA) 2018. Rights defenders and journalists pointed out at the time that the provisions used to repress dissent were carried over from the DSA to the CSA. The advisory council also decided to implement the recommendation "Promotion Committee for Retired Officers Deprived of Promotion", Alam said. Earlier this month, the committee in its report recommended the promotion of 764 retired officials to various ranks, including deputy secretary, joint secretary, additional secretary and secretary with retrospective effect. The officials, who retired between 2009 and August 4 this year, believe that they had been deprived by the AL regime. The government started the legal process to extradite the fallen autocrat Shiekh Hasina from India, Alam said. "But it is a long process -- we hopeful that her extradition will take place soon and Sheikh Hasina will face trial." Hasina's crimes in the last 15 years were "horrible". "About 3,500 people faced enforced disappearance. Thousands of people have been extrajudicially killed. About 1,500 people died during the July and August uprising," Alam added. Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jahangir said Asked about Adviser Mahfuj Alam's controversial Victory Day Facebook post, Apurba Jahangir, deputy press secretary to the chief adviser, said the post was deleted within hours of posting and "was entirely his personal opinion and it was not government's opinion". Mahfuj later shared another post from his Facebook account where he made things clear, Jahangir said. Also at the press conference, Alam said Bangladesh has launched a negotiation with South Korea on an Economic Partnership Agreement in an effort to open a broader window for economic cooperation between the two countries. "Bangladesh is looking for a bigger market going beyond the European and American markets." The interim government's advisory council yesterday passed a draft of the Cyber Surokkha Adhyadesh 2024 to ensure the security of vulnerable people in cyberspace. The new cyber security law "will protect media freedom", said Shafiqul Alam, the chief adviser's press secretary, at a briefing. All controversial sections of the previous law that were used by the last government to muzzle the press and dissent voices have been dropped in the new draft of the cyber security law, he said. "The new law will in no way curtail the freedom of the press. You can be sure of this -- we want to make cyberspace safe for all vulnerable people in the country. There are incidents of many people being cheated -- many women and children are being bullied," he added. Earlier on November 7, the advisory council decided in principle to repeal the Cyber Security Act which has been used to curb press freedom and suppress political dissent. In September 2023, the Awami League government passed the CSA in parliament, replacing the Digital Security Act (DSA) 2018. Rights defenders and journalists pointed out at the time that the provisions used to repress dissent were carried over from the DSA to the CSA. The advisory council also decided to implement the recommendation "Promotion Committee for Retired Officers Deprived of Promotion", Alam said. Earlier this month, the committee in its report recommended the promotion of 764 retired officials to various ranks, including deputy secretary, joint secretary, additional secretary and secretary with retrospective effect. The officials, who retired between 2009 and August 4 this year, believe that they had been deprived by the AL regime. The government started the legal process to extradite the fallen autocrat Shiekh Hasina from India, Alam said. "But it is a long process -- we hopeful that her extradition will take place soon and Sheikh Hasina will face trial." Hasina's crimes in the last 15 years were "horrible". "About 3,500 people faced enforced disappearance. Thousands of people have been extrajudicially killed. About 1,500 people died during the July and August uprising," Alam added. Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Apurba Jahangir said Asked about Adviser Mahfuj Alam's controversial Victory Day Facebook post, Apurba Jahangir, deputy press secretary to the chief adviser, said the post was deleted within hours of posting and "was entirely his personal opinion and it was not government's opinion". Mahfuj later shared another post from his Facebook account where he made things clear, Jahangir said. Also at the press conference, Alam said Bangladesh has launched a negotiation with South Korea on an Economic Partnership Agreement in an effort to open a broader window for economic cooperation between the two countries. "Bangladesh is looking for a bigger market going beyond the European and American markets."Justice Esther Kisaakye flees into exile over threats to her life
LANSING, MI – A pair of lawmakers next year will renew their nearly decade-long effort to shine a light on the inner workings of state government after the latest attempt was killed by the recent House turmoil . State Sen. Jeremy Moss, D-Southfield, signaled on social media Monday, Dec. 23, that he and state Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Vulcan, next session plan to reintroduce legislation that would finally open the governor’s office and legislature to public records requests. The pair have been working since 2015 to remove Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemptions for the governor and lawmakers. FOIA requests allow the public to petition for documents, communications and other records from government bodies and officials. Related: Sixth time’s the charm? Michigan again eyes opening legislature, governor to FOIA Currently, Michigan is the only state in the U.S. where the governor’s office is exempt from FOIA requests. Only one other state exempts lawmakers from FOIA requests. This year, Moss and McBroom came closer than they ever had to receiving a final vote on the bills. Past attempts have gone so far as to clear one legislative chamber only to die without a final vote from the other before sessions’ end. The bills cleared the Senate this summer with nearly unanimous support . For the first time, a second chamber – this time the House – was poised to vote on the bills during the final week of session. Related: ‘Momentous occasion’: FOIA for Michigan governor, lawmakers clears hurdle The historic moment was thwarted though, as attendance issues caused by boycotting Republican representatives and a rogue Democrat prompted leadership to adjourn the sessions due to a lack of quorum, or the number of members required to take action on bills. Now, the House will meet one last time, on Dec. 31, to adjourn the term’s session without any further votes on bills, a move that will kill the FOIA bills and hundreds of others. “(The Michigan Press Association) was very disappointed that these bills ended up being part of the collateral damage in the House implosion this week,” said Lisa McGraw, public affairs manager with the Michigan Press Association. “It’s unfortunate that they were put off in the House until the last minute as they have broad bipartisan support.” The Michigan Press Association was one of a number of stakeholders that helped Moss and McBroom work on the legislation. Related: Michigan Senate pulls all-nighter to pass bills after House implodes Moss blamed absent Republican representatives for killing the FOIA expansion bills. “We were so close to bringing more transparency to Lansing by finally opening up the inner records of the Legislature & Governor via FOIA — something these House Republicans said they supported,” Moss wrote on social media Monday . “But these same Republicans killed FOIA reform by walking away from their jobs.” Since Dec. 13, Republicans in the House had been boycotting every session , demanding the Democrat majority take up legislation to stop an impending minimum wage hike to $15 and a removal of the sub-minimum wage for tipped workers. Without the Republicans, House Democrats needed all 56 of their members to attend session for a quorum to be able to vote on bills during the final days of session for the year. However, Rep. Karen Whitsett, D-Detroit, refused to attend unless certain priorities, like money for Detroit Public Schools and a water affordability program, were taken up. The stand-off never resolved, and the House adjourned Thursday, Dec. 19, what was to be its final week of work under Democratic control without taking votes on any bills. Related: Michigan House Democrats order police to retrieve boycotting Republican members Next year, Republicans will control the state House. Moss asked if House Republicans will work with them on approving the legislation or if public access to state government will continue to be blocked. “Hopefully we can finally get it over the finish line,” McGraw said. ”It’s too important to not do so.” Under the now-dead bills, the expansion of FOIA wouldn’t have begun until January 2027 and it wouldn’t have applied to any records prior to that time, in part because of complications with records retention. The bills would’ve allowed the public to file FOIA requests against the governor, the lieutenant governor, lawmakers and legislative bodies. The state’s Legislative Service Bureau, Senate Fiscal Agency, House Fiscal Agency and the state’s Judiciary would’ve still been exempt from complying with FOIA. The bills outlined numerous exemptions for lawmakers and the governor for what records and communications the public couldn’t receive under FOIA.Great Osobor scored 12 points, grabbed six rebounds and had three assists in 18 minutes of playing time as Washington wrapped up nonconference action with a 90-53 rout of NJIT on Sunday afternoon in Seattle. Zoom Diallo came off the bench to contribute 12 points and a game-high five assists for the Huskies (9-4), and Wilhelm Breidenbach, who missed Monday's 79-70 upset loss to Seattle U., added 10 points and five rebounds. Sebastian Robinson led the Highlanders (2-12) with 16 points, Tim Moore Jr. scored 14 and Ari Fulton added 11. NJIT, which suffered its third consecutive defeat and dropped to 0-9 on the road, played without leading scorer Tariq Francis (18.6 ppg) because of an ankle injury. The Huskies shot 34 of 61 from the field (55.7 percent) and were 10 of 24 from 3-point range. NJIT was 19 of 51 (37.3 percent) and just 3 of 17 from distance. Washington forced 13 turnovers while committing just five, leading to a 17-4 edge in points off miscues. The Huskies also had sizable advantages in points off the bench (47-4), in the paint (42-24) and in fastbreak scoring (17-0). The Huskies led 46-26 at the half as Osobor, Breidenbach and Mekhi Mason each scored seven points. Osobor scored the game's first five points and Mason made a 3-pointer to give the Huskies an 8-2 lead. A jumper by Mason extended the lead to 26-16 with 8:30 left in the first half. The Huskies continued to pull away, with Jase Butler capping an 8-0 run with a 3-pointer to make it 42-22 with 2:29 remaining before the intermission. A 9-0 run gave Washington its first 30-point lead of the day at 60-30 with 15:24 still to play. The Huskies led by as many as 40 on Luis Kortright's fastbreak layup at the 7:09 mark. Mason, Kortright, Christian King and KC Ibekwe all scored nine points for Washington. Washington resumes Big Ten Conference play Thursday when Maryland makes a trip to the West Coast. The Highlanders have one more nonconference game before opening America East play Jan. 9. --Field Level Media
Expert calls Trump taunts ‘churlish’, urges Canada to focus on coming trade warBarnstable scores 23 as St. Thomas downs Bowling Green 93-68The Congress on Tuesday filed a plea in the Supreme Court challenging the recent amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961. Its communication chief Jairam Ramesh made the announcement on X. ET Year-end Special Reads Top 10 equity mutual funds of the year. Do you have any? How India flexed its global power muscles in 2024 2024 was the year India became the talk of America On December 21, the central government amended Rule 93 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, to restrict public access to certain electronic documents in a bid to prevent the misuse of electronic election records. "The Election Commission, a Constitutional body, charged with the conduct of free and fair elections cannot be allowed to unilaterally, and without public consultation, amend such a vital law in such a brazen manner," Ramesh wrote on X. Ramesh added, "This is especially true when that amendment does away with public access to essential information that makes the electoral process more transparent." The amended version of the rule states: "All other papers as specified in these rules relating to the election shall be open to public inspection." This means that electronic footage of the polling process will no longer be open to public scrutiny. EC Rejects Cong Charges on Maha count Mismatch Marketing Future of Marketing & Branding Masterclass By - Dr. David Aaker, Professor Emeritus at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, Author | Speaker | Thought Leader | Branding Consultant View Program Web Development Maximizing Developer Productivity: The Pomodoro Technique in Practice By - Prince Patni, Software Developer (BI, Data Science) View Program Marketing Modern Marketing Masterclass by Seth Godin By - Seth Godin, Former dot com Business Executive and Best Selling Author View Program Strategy ESG and Business Sustainability Strategy By - Vipul Arora, Partner, ESG & Climate Solutions at Sattva Consulting Author I Speaker I Thought Leader View Program Finance A2Z Of Finance: Finance Beginner Course By - elearnmarkets, Financial Education by StockEdge View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass By - CA Himanshu Jain, Ex McKinsey, Moody's, and PwC, Co - founder, The WallStreet School View Program Web Development Java 21 Essentials for Beginners: Build Strong Programming Foundations By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Strategy Succession Planning Masterclass By - Nigel Penny, Global Strategy Advisor: NSP Strategy Facilitation Ltd. View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Mastering C++ Fundamentals with Generative AI: A Hands-On By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Finance Financial Literacy for Non-Finance Executives By - CA Raja, Chartered Accountant | Financial Management Educator | Former AVP - Credit, SBI View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Collaborative AI Foundations: Working Smarter with Machines By - Prince Patni, Software Developer (BI, Data Science) View Program Web Development A Comprehensive ASP.NET Core MVC 6 Project Guide for 2024 By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Web Development C++ Fundamentals for Absolute Beginners By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Web Development Master RESTful APIs with Python and Django REST Framework: Web API Development By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Leadership Business Storytelling Masterclass By - Ameen Haque, Founder of Storywallahs View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Generative AI for Dynamic Java Web Applications with ChatGPT By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Tabnine AI Masterclass: Optimize Your Coding Efficiency By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Finance Financial Literacy i.e Lets Crack the Billionaire Code By - CA Rahul Gupta, CA with 10+ years of experience and Accounting Educator View Program Data Science SQL for Data Science along with Data Analytics and Data Visualization By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Data Analysis Animated Visualizations with Flourish Studio: Beginner to Pro By - Prince Patni, Software Developer (BI, Data Science) View Program In another election-related development, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday rejected Congress' allegations over discrepancies in electoral roll and voter turnout rate (VTR) in Maharashtra assembly elections . The ECI, in its reply, has termed the Congress' allegations of 50,000 additions in 50 constituencies won by the ruling alliance as "misleading and factually incorrect". (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
GMB's Kate Garraway opens up about 'tough' first Christmas without husband DerekStephanie Armour, Julie Rovner | (TNS) KFF Health News Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s candidates for federal health agencies have promoted policies and goals that put them at odds with one another or with Trump’s choice to run the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., setting the stage for internal friction over public health initiatives. 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The Trump transition team and the designated nominees mentioned in this article did not respond to requests for comment. It’s a potential “team of opponents” at the government’s health agencies, said Michael Cannon, director of health policy studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian policy organization. Kennedy, he said, is known for rejecting opposing views when confronted with science. “The heads of the FDA and NIH will be spending all their time explaining to their boss what a confidence interval is,” Cannon said, referring to a statistical term used in medical studies. Those whose views prevail will have significant power in shaping policy, from who is appointed to sit on federal vaccine advisory committees to federal authorization for COVID vaccines to restrictions on abortion medications. If confirmed as HHS secretary, Kennedy is expected to set much of the agenda. “If President Trump’s nomination of RFK Jr. to be secretary is confirmed, if you don’t subscribe to his views, it will be very hard to rise in that department,” said Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease specialist and senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. “They will need to suppress their views to fit with RFK Jr’s. In this administration, and any administration, independent public disagreement isn’t welcome.” Kennedy is chair of Children’s Health Defense , an anti-vaccine nonprofit. He has vowed to curb the country’s appetite for ultra-processed food and its incidence of chronic disease. He helped select Trump’s choices to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and the National Institutes of Health. If confirmed, he would lead them from the helm of HHS, with its more than $1.7 trillion budget. Clashes are likely. Kennedy has supported access to abortion until a fetus is viable. That puts him at odds with Dave Weldon, the former Florida congressman whom Trump has chosen to run the CDC. Weldon, a physician, is an abortion opponent who wrote one of the major laws allowing health professionals to opt out of participating in the procedure. Weldon would head an agency that’s been in the crosshairs of conservatives since the COVID pandemic began. He has touted his “100% pro-life voting record” on his campaign website. (He unsuccessfully ran earlier this year for a seat in Florida’s House of Representatives.) Trump has said he would leave decisions about abortion to the states, but the CDC under Weldon could, for example, fund studies on abortion risks. The agency could require states to provide information about abortions performed within their borders to the federal government or risk the loss of federal funds. Weldon, like Kennedy, has questioned the safety of vaccines and has said he believes they can cause autism. That’s at odds with the views of Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon whom Trump plans to nominate for FDA commissioner. The British American said on the “Brian Kilmeade Show” on Fox News Radio that vaccines “save lives,” although he added that it’s good to question the U.S. vaccine schedule for children. The American Academy of Pediatricians encourages parents and their children’s doctors to stick to the recommended schedule of childhood vaccines. “Nonstandard schedules that spread out vaccines or start when a child is older put entire communities at risk of serious illnesses, including infants and young children,” the group says in guidance for its members. Jay Bhattacharya, a doctor and economist who is Trump’s selection to lead NIH, has also supported vaccines. Kennedy has said on NPR that federal authorities under his leadership wouldn’t “take vaccines away from anybody.” But the FDA oversees approval of vaccines, and, under his leadership, the agency could put vaccine skeptics on advisory panels or could make changes to a program that largely protects vaccine makers from consumer injury lawsuits. “I do believe that autism does come from vaccines,” Kennedy said in 2023 on Fox News . Many scientific studies have discredited the claim that vaccines cause autism. Ashish Jha, a doctor who served as the White House COVID response coordinator from 2022 to 2023, noted that Bhattacharya and Makary have had long and distinguished careers in medicine and research and would bring decades of experience to these top jobs. But, he said, it “is going to be a lot more difficult than they think” to stand up for their views in the new administration. It’s hard “to do things that displease your boss, and if [Kennedy] gets confirmed, he will be their boss,” Jha said. “They have their work cut out for them if they’re going to stand up for their opinions on science. If they don’t, it will just demoralize the staff.” Most of Trump’s picks share the view that federal health agencies bungled the pandemic response, a stance that resonated with many of the president-elect’s voters and supporters — even though Trump led that response until Joe Biden took office in 2021. Kennedy said in a 2021 Louisiana House oversight meeting that the COVID vaccine was the “deadliest” ever made. He has cited no evidence to back the claim. Federal health officials say the vaccines have saved millions of lives around the globe and offer important protection against COVID. Protection lasts even though their effectiveness wanes over time. The vaccines’ effectiveness against infection stood at 52% after four weeks, according to a May study in The New England Journal of Medicine, and their effectiveness against hospitalization was about 67% after four weeks. The vaccines were produced through Operation Warp Speed, a public-private partnership Trump launched in his first term to fast-track the shots as well as other treatments. Makary criticized COVID vaccine guidance that called for giving young children the shots. He argued that, for many people, natural immunity from infections could substitute for the vaccine. Bhattacharya opposed measures used to curb the spread of COVID in 2020 and advised that everyone except the most vulnerable go about their lives as usual. The World Health Organization warned that such an approach would overwhelm hospitals. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s choice to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, an agency within HHS, has said the vaccines were oversold. He promoted the use of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment. The FDA in 2020 revoked emergency authorization of hydroxychloroquine for COVID, saying that it was unlikely to be effective against the virus and that the risk of dangerous side effects was too high. Janette Nesheiwat, meanwhile, a former Fox News contributor and Trump’s pick for surgeon general, has taken a different stance. The doctor described COVID vaccines as a gift from God in a Fox News opinion piece . Kennedy’s qualms about vaccines are likely to be a central issue early in the administration. He has said he wants federal health agencies to shift their focus from preparing for and combating infectious disease to addressing chronic disease. The shifting focus and questioning of vaccines concern some public health leaders amid the spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus among dairy cattle. There have been 60 human infections reported in the U.S. this year, all but two of them linked to exposure to cattle or poultry. “Early on, they’re going to have to have a discussion about vaccinating people and animals” against bird flu, said Georges C. Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. “We all bring opinions to the table. A department’s cohesive policy is driven by the secretary.” ©2024 KFF Health News. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Trish McKelvey is listed 139 times in the index of the New Zealand women’s cricket tome authored by Trevor Auger and Adrienne Simpson. She wrote the foreword for the book and headlines two chapters addressing crucial events in the evolution of the sport. McKelvey’s appointment as New Zealand captain in 1966 was considered a surprise at the time. The bold selection would yield fruit for almost two decades. When her international career ended in 1982, McKelvey (White Fern 48) had skippered New Zealand in all 15 Test matches and 15 one-day internationals she played. McKelvey remains the only New Zealand captain to have won a Test match, scored her country’s first Test century, and featured in the first three one-day World Cups, including the 1982 event hosted by New Zealand, a decade before the men’s equivalent. In 1992, the New Zealand Women’s Cricket Council merged with New Zealand Cricket, the governing body of the men’s sport. New Zealand was the first country in the world to have one national body governing all cricket. The Women’s Council had run their own proceedings since 1934. McKelvey’s playing CV, coupled with her formidable reputation in education, governance, selection, management, and administration (she was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2005), helped drive amalgamation. Fittingly then, McKelvey was among the first XI individuals inducted into the New Zealand Cricket Hall of Fame before the second Test between the Black Caps and England at the Basin Reserve, Wellington. She joined Jackie Lord, Debbie Hockley, and Emily Drumm as the other women inducted. “The last few days have been quite overwhelming with catch-ups and lunches; it’s a big honour, truly humbling,” McKelvey said. “The ceremony happened at the Cricket Museum, which was the most appropriate place for it. We were each presented with our caps and had a biography read about our achievements. On Friday, we were summoned before the crowd at lunchtime, though it was so windy, you didn’t want to be out in the middle too long.” The Basin Reserve was the site of McKelvey’s greatest moment. In February 1969, against England, she made an extraordinary 155 not out of a total of 302. It was the first century by a Kiwi woman in a Test match – the previous highest score, 84, was by Bev Brentnall against England in 1966. McKelvey’s score would remain the highest by a woman until Emily Drumm made 161 against Australia in 1995. At the time, only three New Zealanders – Graham Dowling, Bert Sutcliffe, and Martin Donnelly – had played a higher innings for New Zealand. Of those three, only Graham Dowling’s 239 against India the previous summer had been scored at home, Lancaster Park. It would be 15 seasons before a New Zealander would score more runs than McKelvey in a Test match at the Basin Reserve – Jeremy Coney’s match-saving 174 against England in January 1984. “I always tried to play correctly within the V and keep the scoreboard turning. I wasn’t a swashbuckling player,” McKelvey reflected. “I shared good partnerships with Carol Oyler, Janice Stead, and Joce Burley. I hadn’t made many runs beforehand, so I was determined to succeed.” McKelvey’s innings was only possible because of New Zealand’s competitiveness on the 1966 tour of England. Under her shrewd leadership, New Zealand wasn’t beaten in 21 matches and drew the three-Test series. England thus agreed to fund their travel costs for a return journey to New Zealand in 1968-69. “The 66 tour of England was self-funded. We couldn’t afford to fly so we sailed on the Rangatira, a passenger and cargo ship which took six weeks to reach England,” McKelvey reflected. “There were nine new players chosen in the team with a vision of the future. I’d captained my club and Wellington so I guess that’s why I was considered a skipper. “To make the most of our time aboard the ship we put up nets on the top deck and delegated roles for each player. At these sessions, a different player would generally take the lead to talk about an aspect of the game, or the tour, based on their own knowledge or expertise. Hence Wendy Fitzwilliam spoke about health, hygiene and diet. Judi Doull about physical fitness. I shared ideas about batting and fielding. “We stayed in hotels for the Test matches but were otherwise billeted to reduce costs. This sometimes made assembling for team meetings challenging but when we did meet we had to make the most of our time. The tour was a privilege and we needed to try our best in everything. “England were going through a rebuild at the same time and that helped us, but we played some great cricket.” Leg spinner Jackie Lord, who had to get permission from her parents to tour, ended up playing all three tests and took 24 wickets. Joce Burley claimed 45 wickets on the tour as a whole, including 13 in the Tests. Doull was prolific, scoring 730 runs. Despite New Zealand’s success in England, domestic playing numbers plummeted 21 percent in 1967, stretching financial resources to the limit. But these roadblocks are par for the course in women’s cricket. Prue Hyman noted in in 1993: Why did McKelvey persevere? The middle of five children, McKelvey grew up in the Hutt Valley playing cricket with boys. She was good enough to make the First XI in her first year at Wellington Girls College, attributing her adept footwork at the crease to childhood ballet lessons. An accomplished tennis and netball player, she decided to concentrate exclusively on cricket when she was cut from her school’s premier tennis team and endured three knee cartilage operations from netball. At Teachers Training College, McKelvey joined the Kilbirnie Club, debuting for Wellington as a 19-year-old against the 1960-61 touring Australians. “I was a student of the game. I read cricket books and spent hours at the Basin Reserve watching men’s matches, taking notes, and expanding my knowledge of tactics,” McKelvey said. “I’ve always been a goal-setter and a competitor. While teaching is a difficult assignment, it’s worth it when you can witness the character and personality emerging from children. To see them leave school and take their place in life is truly a sufficient reward for the difficult hours spent with them. “Sport is not dissimilar. Being part of a team that perseveres, grows, and succeeds together is very fulfilling.” In 1972 New Zealand beat Australia in Melbourne. It was the first victory by any New Zealand side over Australia. When New Zealand bowled out for 89 in the first innings things looked grim for the tourists. The parents of Aussie fast bowler Tina Macpherson, who had travelled from Sydney to watch the game, even told McKelvey afterward they were returning home as there was no point staying. Six wickets from Pat Carrick gave New Zealand a fighting chance when Australia were bowled out for 129 in reply. New Zealand erased the deficit without the loss of a wicket in an opening partnership of 104 shared between Doull (56) and Janice Stead (95). McKelvey (26) and Lynda Prichard (66) carried on the momentum. Australia was set 295 to win and crumbled to be bowled out for 152. Carrick bagged another three wickets and Jill Saulbrey finished with figures of 4/50 from 38 overs. Another Test win followed later that year in South Africa. In 1973 women played the first one-day World Cup. New Zealand hosted the World Cup in 1982 with McKelvey playing her last internationals aged 40. The final was broadcast on national TV. Despite these successes, amalgamation with men to better pool resources and help address the financial challenges of the game remained off-limits until 1987 when the Wellington Women’s Cricket Association sat down with the Wellington Cricket Association with an integration plan that finally came together in 1988-89. As principal of Wellington High School and with a position on the Hillary Commission sports funding agency, McKelvey had leverage when pushing for amalgamation of the national body. Other provinces soon adopted Wellington’s approach but a sticking point nationally was ensuring people with intimate knowledge of women’s cricket were part of a board structure. A special board similar to that managing junior cricket was introduced to manage this. In 1992 New Zealand Cricket Inc was formed, combining the administration of men’s and women’s cricket. The national women’s team was named the White Ferns at the same time as the men became the Blackcaps. “It was an inclusive process where a lot of people worked hard. We certainly had to make sure we crossed the Ts and dotted the Is,” McKevely reflected. “At the Kilbirnie cricket club, we trained together for years before any of this happened. It was logical that both games merged but success depends on who’s running things.” In 2000 the White Ferns beat Australia in Christchurch to win the one-day World Cup – something the men have not achieved. By 2016 an independent report forced New Zealand Cricket to concede it had neglected women’s cricket. Carried out by Sarah Beaman, a former Auckland representative, it found that over 90 percent of cricket clubs had no female-only teams, and almost 60 percent of clubs did not offer cricket for girls at all. New Zealand Cricket accepted they had allowed women’s cricket to be run by men, with neglect of the women’s game based on cost and a perceived lack of interest. The report made 17 recommendations, with its top priorities being to bring more women into governance positions and increase female presence in coaching and umpiring. Other major areas identified for reform were the levels of female participation at junior and youth levels and the lack of talent pathways at a domestic level. In 2024 the White Ferns won the World Twenty20 championship. McKelvey was naturally delighted by that result though she’s disappointed New Zealand hasn’t played a Test match since 2004 but acknowledges that you can’t go from a “constant diet of short form cricket to test cricket”. McKelvey has always been driven by a palpable sense of purpose. She wrote in : Ahead of the first one-day international between the White Ferns and Australia, the members’ long room at the Basin Reserve was renamed the .
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Elie Reider threw two touchdown passes to Noah Apple in the second half of Mechanicsburg's win over Cocalico in the District 3 football quarterfinals. Big Spring’s Grant Hall, Camp Hill’s Drew Branstetter and Mechanicsburg’s Eli Reider were recognized as 2024 Mini Max Award winners Monday. It was the first honor for each respective senior. The criteria for the award was based on football performance, academics and community service. Hall, a standout tailback for the Bulldogs, churned out 1,651 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns this fall while collecting 304 receiving yards and an additional score. His rushing mark set a new program single-season record, and he finished his career as Big Spring’s all-time leader in career rushing yards (3,464), career receiving touchdowns (41) and career receiving yards (1,313). Branstetter completed a stellar senior season for the Lions, throwing for 2,342 passing yards and 26 touchdowns to nine interceptions. He guided Camp Hill to a 6-5 record and the District 3 Class 2A semifinals. Branstetter was tabbed the Mid-Penn Capital Division's Offensive Player of the Year. Reider’s final dance in maroon and steel was his best, breaking Mechanicsburg’s single-season passing touchdown mark (31) and total touchdown record (42). The Wildcat gunslinger uncorked 2,162 passing yards and gathered eight addintional scores on the ground. With Reider’s help, Mechanicsburg reached its first District 3 5A semifinal since 2008, posted an undefeated regular season and captured the Keystone title. Mechanicsburg's Eli Reider, left, hands the ball to Isaac Dollman during the first quarter of a PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Isaac Dollman, center, picks up a short gain of rushing yards before being brought down by a host of Cocalico players during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Josh Smith, right, runs the ball before being tackled by Cocalico's Brendon Zimmerman, left, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's quarterback Eli Reider, right, looks for an open receiver during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Josh Smith, center, carries the ball for a short gain before being tackled by Cocalico's Josh Myer, top, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Eli Reider, center, runs the ball in for a touchdown during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Nathan Babyak, right, kicks the ball in for the extra point during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Eli Reider finds an open lane to run for a short gain of yards during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Justin Bardo, left, and Drew Freeland, right, makes the tackle against Cocalico's Josh Myer, center, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Justin Bardo, left, blocks Cocalico's Derrick Belznice, right, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Isaac Dollman, left, runs the ball 59 yards for a touchdown during the second quarter of the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Eli Reider, left, Drake Dawson, top, and Jack DeLuca, right, make the tackle against Cocalico's Josh Myer, center, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Isaac Dollman, right, and Drew Freeland, bottom, for a fumble from Cocalico's Josh Myer, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's quarterback Eli Reider, right, celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter of the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. A host of Mechanicsburg players make the tackle against Cocalico's Josh Myer, center, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg reacts after recovering a fumble during the second quarter of the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Sent weekly directly to your inbox!