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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is refreshing its Climate Change and Air Quality Strategy, which was first adopted in 2021. The update aims to build on the achievements made so far, as the council approaches its target to become carbon neutral by December 2025. These ambitious targets were set when the council declared a climate emergency in 2019. The initial proposals for updating the strategy will be developed in the coming months, as the council collaborates with experts, community groups, councillors, businesses, and regional and national organisations. This initiative began with councillors on the council’s environment and infrastructure committee sharing their views at a meeting on Thursday, December 5. The public and organisations will have the chance to express their opinions on the borough’s proposed approach and ambitions for reaching net zero in a public consultation next summer. This feedback will help shape the final version of the strategy, which will be considered for adoption by councillors at the end of next year. Cllr Chris Tomblin, cabinet member for the climate and ecological emergency, said: "We’ve made tremendous progress under our current climate strategy, shrinking this council’s carbon footprint by around two-thirds and cutting the borough’s emissions by almost a fifth since our emergency declaration back in 2019. "But while the aim of this council being carbon neutral by next December is firmly in reach, we need everyone who lives and works in Basingstoke and Deane to do much more for the borough to achieve its climate change target at the end of the decade." Cllr Tomblin also highlighted the need for collective action to achieve the borough's net zero target. He said: "But cutting the hundreds of thousands of tonnes of emissions necessary to make our borough net zero would require substantial action including by us, the Government, businesses, and our communities. "This would need to include insulating thousands of homes and creating hundreds of new vehicle chargers every year, to name just two possible actions." He also stressed the importance of considering the emerging opportunities and challenges for reducing carbon presented by low-emission technologies and several significant updates to national policies, including planning and recycling, since the strategy was adopted three and a half years ago.Lagos – As the Nigerian Family Planning Conference (NFPC 2024) approaches this Monday, the spotlight will be on the critical need for sustainable funding, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and rights-based quality services to meet the FP2030 Goals. Making this assertion were experts at a media roundtable ahead of the eighth Nigeria Family Planning Conference who called for long-term funding for family planning initiatives amid the country’s population surge. The conference projected that Nigeria’s population would reach 450 million by 2050 without urgent action to address the escalating population through sustainable funding, advocacy, and resource mobilisation, drive multi-stakeholder accountability, and advance rights-based quality services. Specifically, the conference, themed, themed, “Sustaining commitments for family planning within the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative; advancing progress toward achieving FP2030 goals,” called for funding to provide broader choices and access for women and adolescents who need them. The experts urged the federal government to release the N2 billion outstanding in this year’s budget meant to execute intervention programmes across the country amid minimal progress so far attained in the family planning targets. Speaking, Dr. Ejike Orji, Chairman, Management Committee, Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP) in Collaboration and Chairman of the Local Organising Committee NFPC, called for a release of the outstanding N2 billion allocated for family planning commodities in the 2024 budget. Though Orji lauded the release of $4 million counterpart funding for the procurement of essential family planning commodities, he stressed the need for the government to release the N2 billion budgetary allocation before the end of this year. Nigeria has not met the financing expectations for family planning commodities and services despite the bold pledge made in 2021. A report of the Development Research and Project Centre (dRPC) titled, ‘Funding for Family Planning at National and State Level,’ showed that Nigeria did not allocate any funds for contraceptive commodities between 2021 and 2023. In 2024, the federal government allocated two billion naira for family planning commodities. However, this falls short of what is required to achieve the National Family Planning Blueprint (2020–2024) targets and Nigeria’s FP2030 commitments. The funding deficit has grown steadily, increasing from $12.1 million in 2021 to $25 million in 2022. In response, national guidelines on state-funded procurement of FP commodities were introduced to encourage state-funded procurement of family planning commodities, urging states to allocate their domestic resources to family planning as there was a $32 million funding gap that remains a critical challenge.” Similarly, statistics show that state governments need to prioritise family planning services. In 2024, only two states, Kebbi and Lagos, allocated one percent of their health budgets to family planning, with Kebbi dedicating 1.18 percent and Lagos committing 1.69 percent. Although these states are leading in family planning financing, with Lagos allocating N2.73 billion in 2024, much more work needs to be done. The significant funding gap between Lagos and other states also underscores the need for other states to contribute financially to comprehensive family planning services. Borno State has allocated N1.12 billion for various healthcare interventions in 2024. This includes funding for nutrition, family planning, reproductive health programmes, financial support, and management of infectious disease outbreaks. Furthermore, a counterpart fund for the Primary Healthcare Memorandum of Understanding and BHCPF exists throughout the state. Worrisome Fertility Rate, Development Crisis Nigeria’s development is strongly linked to its population increase. Rapid population increase, fuelled by a high fertility rate and restricted access to family planning, may impede the country’s progress. On this, Orji said, Nigeria’s fertility rate is high and there is a need to reduce the rate to four per cent. Orji stated, “If we continue with the same fertility rate that we have now, our population is going to be driven to 450 million by 2050. “If we do not bring down our fertility rates, by the year 2050, we will be 450 million, based on the yearly percentage increase. Every year, we add about four million people to our population. So if you look at that, you know that it’s going to be a lot of problems for us. “Remember that the increase is geometric. It’s not that it will stop at four million because there’s a percentage driving it. It’s four million this year; next year, it might be 4.2 million; the following year, it might be 4.5 million; it may get to a point where it might be five million or 10 million every year. Nigeria’s Imminent Population Crisis, Impending Challenges While drawing historical analysis, Dr Ejike Orji said: “Nobody is in doubt that Nigeria is facing a national crisis, unless people who refuse to agree, is not in which they can decide. “In 1960, when we got independence from the British, our population was just about 42.5 million, while the British people that colonized us was about 50 million. “Our income per capita then was higher than the British people. In the last census we did in 2007, we were 140 million. Now Britain has just 60 million, while we have well above 230 million. “If you look at the two major populations in the world, which everybody is pointing at, India and China. China is the second-largest economy in the world, followed by China. They were very poor countries 50 years ago. But they turned the tide by cutting down their fertility rates and then investing in their young population. Nigeria has that opportunity. If we miss it now, if we don’t bring our fertility rate down to four per cent, by the year 2030, we’re going to be in serious trouble.” “If we do not bring down our fertility rates, by the year 2050, we will be 450 million, based on the yearly percentage increase. Every year, we add about four million people to our population. So if you look at that, you know that it’s going to be a lot of problems for us. “Remember that the increase is geometric. It’s not that it will stop at four million because there’s a percentage driving it. It’s four million this year; next year, it might be 4.2 million; the following year, it might be 4.5 million; it may get to a point where it might be five million or 10 million every year. “If you look at the two major populations in the world, which everybody is pointing at, India and China. China is the second-largest economy in the world, followed by China. They were very poor countries 50 years ago. But they turned the tide by cutting down their fertility rates and then investing in their young population. Nigeria has that opportunity. If we miss it now, if we don’t bring our fertility rate down to four per cent, by the year 2030, we’re going to be in serious trouble.” Orji who is also the Nigeria CSO Focal Point FP 2030 stated that the fertility rate has, however, reduced from 5.3 percent to 4.8 percent. Sustaining Commitments For Family Planning The expert said the forthcoming conference, themed “Sustaining commitments for family planning within the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative; advancing progress toward achieving FP2030 goals,” will reemphasise the importance of family planning. Also, Dr Martin Migombano, Managing Director of FP 2030 North, West, Central Africa Hub, warned about the risk of Nigeria’s escalating population. Migombano said, “Also, 28.5 percent of maternal mortality in the world happens in Nigeria. So there is still a lot that needs to be done by our partners, religious leaders, the government, financial partners who are donors, and others. “They are all coming to the conference to pledge again and make sure that whatever investments are being made are going to the grassroots, where women actually should access family planning. “But the key one is how can a woman get access to family planning? How about commodities? How about the education of the population? So, we need all the partners. It’s a collaborative way of working. And again, after two years, we’ll come and assess whether we have made progress again or not, or we are still stagnating,” he said. Contributing, Mr. Jakes Apelle, President of the Albino Foundation, who spoke on behalf of the Persons With Disabilities, PWDs, urged Nigerians to remove minds from the religious and cultural inhibitors to family planning and highlight the health and economic benefits therein. On her part, Mrs. Ifesinachi Eze consultant at Amref International, said disruptions in family planning and reproductive health services in humanitarian settings leave women with unmet family planning needs, as the disruptions strain the health systems and require collaborative solutions. “Governments and the private sector need to work together to create the regulatory frameworks, financial incentives, and infrastructure that allow the health sector to thrive,” she added. The NFPC, a biennial event, organised by the AAFP in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and other family planning stakeholders will be held from December 5 to December 6, 2024, in Abuja.nuebe gaming registration 。

Romania’s defiant far-right presidential candidate, Calin Georgescu, on Sunday (December 8, 2024) stood outside a closed polling station to denounce a Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision to annul the first round of the vote in which he emerged as the frontrunner. The Constitutional Court on Friday (December 6, 2024) canceled the election after a trove of declassified intelligence alleged Russia organised a sprawling campaign across social media to promote Mr. Georgescu. “Today is Constitution Day and there is nothing constitutional in Romania anymore. I am here in the name of democracy,” Mr. Georgescu, 62, told media in Mogosoaia, outside Bucharest. “By cancelling democracy, our very freedom is cancelled.” The Court cited the illegal use of digital technologies including artificial intelligence, as well as undeclared sources of funding. Without naming Mr. Georgescu, the Court said one candidate received “preferential treatment" on social media platforms, distorting voters’ expressed will. Despite being a huge outsider who declared zero campaign spending, Mr. Georgescu topped the polls in the first round on Nov. 24, and was due on Sunday (Dec. 8, 2024) to face reformist Elena Lasconi of the Save Romania Union party in a runoff. Thirteen candidates ran in the first round of the presidential race in the European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) member country, the aftermath of which was gripped by myriad controversies including a recount of the vote ordered by the same Court. New dates will be set to rerun the presidential vote from scratch. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said in a statement marking Constitution Day on Sunday (Dec. 8, 2024) that “we find ourselves in a moment of profound responsibility toward the values ​​that characterise us as a nation”. “The Romanian Constitution defines the framework within which the state and political life operate, serving as a shield against threats to democracy,” he said. “In turbulent times, state institutions are called upon to act with calm, wisdom and respect for the law, the Constitution and democracy.” George Simion, the 38-year-old leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, told reporters outside a closed polling station in Bucharest on Sunday (Dec. 8, 2024) that the annulment amounted to an attack against democracy, saying Mr. Iohannis should “take a step back and respect the Constitution, not mock it.” “It is Constitution Day. It is a day of significance for Romanians. It is a day when Romanians should have gone to vote freely,” he said, adding that “blood was shed for this 35 years ago”, referring to Romania’s revolution in December 1989 that overthrew communism. After Mr. Georgescu unexpectedly topped the polls in the first round, his success left many political observers wondering how most local surveys had placed him behind at least five other candidates before the vote. Many observers attributed his success to his TikTok account, which now has 6.2 million likes and 565,000 followers. But some experts suspected Mr. Georgescu’s online following was artificially inflated, while Romania’s top security body alleged he was given preferential treatment by TikTok over other candidates. On Saturday (Decemb,r 7, 2024) Romanian prosecutors conducted raids at three properties in the central city of Brasov linked to Bogdan Peschir, who is suspected of illegally financing a campaign to promote Mr. Georgescu. The raids were based on suspicions of voter corruption, money laundering and cyber fraud, prosecutors said. The secret services alleged that Mr. Peschir paid $3,81,000 (361,000 euros) to TikTok users to promote Mr. Georgescu content on the Chinese-owned platform. Intelligence authorities said information they obtained “revealed an aggressive promotion campaign” to increase and accelerate Mr. Georgescu’s popularity. There is no clear link between Mr. Peschir and alleged Russian interference. Russia denies meddling in Romania. On Friday (December 6, 2024), Mr. Georgescu's would-be Opponent Ms. Lasconi also strongly condemned the Court’s decision to annul the elections, saying it was “illegal, immoral, and crushes the very essence of democracy” and that the second round should have gone forward. Published - December 08, 2024 10:22 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Romania / constitution

Winter Meme Coin Rally: Top 5 Picks Poised to Melt Away the Competition!Tim Steller's column: Let the voters decide on Tucson's fare-free transitDALLAS (AP) — Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets have agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement, first reported by the New York Post, was subject to a successful physical. Soto’s deal is the largest and longest in Major League Baseball history, topping Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million, 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a deal signed last December. That agreement included $680 million in deferred payments and is valued at just under $46.1 million for baseball’s luxury tax. Soto’s agreement, struck with a team controlled by MLB’s wealthiest owner in Steve Cohen, does not include deferred money, the person said. Its length tops Fernando Tatis Jr.’s $340 million, 14-year contract with San Diego that runs through 2034. A four-time All-Star at age 26, Soto is the most accomplished free agent at that age since shortstop Alex Rodriguez agreed to a record $252 million, 10-year contract with Texas in December 2000 at age 25. Soto was 19 when he made his major league debut with Washington in 2018 and helped the Nationals win the World Series the following year, when he hit .282 with 34 homers and 110 RBIs. He turned down Washington’s $440 million, 15-year offer in 2022 and was traded that August to San Diego . Following the death of Padres owner Peter Seidler , Soto was dealt to the Yankees in December 2023 and helped New York reach the World Series for the first time since 2009. Soto batted .288 with 41 homers, 109 RBIs and 129 walks, hitting second in the batting order ahead of Aaron Judge to power an offense that led the major leagues with 237 homers. He hit a go-ahead homer in the AL Championship Series opener against Cleveland and a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the 10th inning that won the pennant against the Guardians in Game 5. Soto has a .285 batting average with 201 homers, 592 RBIs and 769 walks over seven major league seasons. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlb Ronald Blum, The Associated Press

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An own goal by RB Leipzig defender Castello Lukeba gave Inter a 1-0 home win in the Champions League on Tuesday as the Italian champions provisionally move top of the standings. ( More Football News ) Inter took the lead in the 27th minute after Lukeba turned the ball into Leipzig's own net following Federico Dimarco's free kick. They were able to shut down their opponents for the rest of the match as Leipzig only mustered an expected goals (xG) total of 0.25, compared to Inter's 1.08 xG. BY Stats Perform Unbeaten Inter top the table with 13 points from five games, one point above second-placed Barcelona - who beat Brest 3-0, having kicked off at the same time. Liverpool, who also sit one point behind Inter, host defending champions Real Madrid on Wednesday. Leipzig are still in search of their first points of the league phase after five consecutive losses in the competition. ANOTHER BIG WIN #ForzaInter #InterRBL #UCL pic.twitter.com/4ttb7pWpNQ Data Debrief: Inter hit a purple patch Considering the European Cup and Champions League, Inter have won four consecutive matches without ever conceding for the first time in their history (they collected a run of three in 1966-67 and 2009-10). They have won four consecutive Champions League games for the first time since a run of six in April 2010, when they went on to lift the trophy that season. The Italian outfit have also kept a clean sheet in five of their five games, more than any other in the Champions League.Ccc intelligent solutions exec Mary Jo Prigge sells $1.25m in stockAfter two tied runoff elections and two recounts, the Yellowstone County Democratic Central Committee on Monday evening selected three potential candidates to replace Emma Kerr-Carpenter in the Montana House. The longtime state representative from Billings was appointed last week to succeed Democrat Kathy Kelker in the Montana Senate. State Rep. Emma Kerr-Carpenter, D-Billings, speaks during a public forum at the MSU Billings College of Education on Dec. 15, 2022. Kelker, 81, resigned on Nov. 13 , leaving an opening for her position representing central Billings in the upper legislative chamber. The Yellowstone County Commission unanimously selected Kerr-Carpenter, 35, to serve the remainder of Kelker’s term, which ends on Jan. 4, 2027, from among three candidates nominated by the local Democrats. Billings Democrat Emma Kerr-Carpenter is sworn in by Judge Colette Davies on Dec. 3 to serve in the Montana Senate. Yellowstone County Commissioners Don Jones (left) John Ostlund (center) and Mark Morse (right) appointed Kerr-Carpenter, who represents District 46 in the Montana House, to replace state Sen. Kathy Kelker, who resigned on Nov. 13. Later this month, the commission is expected appoint a new representative to serve Kerr-Carpenter's two-year term in the House. Kerr-Carpenter, who has represented central Billings in the legislature since 2018, was re-elected on Nov. 5. Her appointment to the state Senate, leaves her position in House District 46 open just ahead of the Jan. 6 start of the legislative session. By state law, when a vacancy occurs, the central committee from the outgoing lawmaker’s political party nominates three potential successors. The county commissioners then select one of them to appoint. The local Democrats’ top picks to replace Kerr-Carpenter are Billings City Councilwoman Denise Joy , retired psychiatrist Dr. Mark Nicholson and artist and property manager Anne Ross . Joy, 60, a special needs assistant for Billings Public Schools, is currently serving her second four-year term on the council. When she was first elected to represent Midtown and the South Side in 2017, she was the only member of the Democratic Socialists of America to win public office in Montana. Billings City Councilwoman Denise Joy poses for a portrait at Moav Coffee House after becoming Montana's only elected member of the Democratic Socialists of America in November 2017. Danny Choriki , who previously served on the council with Joy, spoke on her behalf. He said she couldn’t miss the council meeting to be present when the party selected nominees on Monday evening because she’s the only member with a perfect attendance record. Choriki praises Joy’s work for Billings neighborhoods “That’s especially interesting because she was there the night after her father was murdered ,” Choriki said. “She’s been a tireless advocate for the working class and other minorities. ...And she has those years of experience of knowing what’s going on with the government and what the city needs from the state legislature.” Nicholson, 70, ran in the Nov. 5 election for a four-year term serving parts of Southwest and central Billings in Montana Senate District 24 . Although he lost by 608 votes, or 54% to 46% , to longtime local leader Republican Mike Yakawich, he said, he learned a lot by listening to voters during his campaign. Retired psychiatrist Dr. Mark Nicholson leaves a flyer at a home on Prickett Lane in Billings while campaigning for Montana Senate District 24 on Sept. 27. “We really need to continue our traditional Democratic work of making the system work for people,” Nicholson said. “But we also have to convince them that we’re doing that.” Nicholson shares what he heard on the campaign trail of 2024 If appointed, Nicholson said, he’d start helping working people by focusing on expanding Medicaid, reducing property taxes, improving education and curbing crime. Ross, 39, also competed for a legislative seat on the Nov. 5 ballot. Republican Curtis Schomer, however, won the two-year term to serve parts of Southwest Billings in House District 48 , by 641 votes, or 57% to 43% . Ross said her education studying art and psychology at MSU coupled with her experience working in mental health care for Youth Dynamics and being a parent made her want to start fighting for underdogs. Billings artist and property manager Anne Ross ran for a two-year term representing Southwest Billings in House District 48 in the Nov. 5 election. “I definitely saw how close we all are to homelessness, to instability in our finances and things like that. We’re all just one lost paycheck away from something that could spiral into something much deeper,” she said. “Realizing that gave me a lot more empathy for the people who are struggling to get by.” Ross talks about fighting for Montana’s underdogs Becky Riedl, chairwoman for the local Democrats, said she plans to submit the three nominees to the Yellowstone County Commission by 5 p.m. Wednesday. The commissioners will then have 15 days to appoint Kerr-Carpenter’s successor. Riedl said Kelker hasn't given a reason for her resignation. 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Schieffelin has 18 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists as Clemson hands Penn State first loss 75-67Running back Jace Clarizio flipped his commitment from his local team, Michigan State, to Alabama. The decision, announced by Clarizio on social media Tuesday, comes after the East Lansing (Mich.) High standout visited head coach Kalen DeBoer's Crimson Tide on Nov. 16. "Great program," Clarizio told On3. "Playing on the biggest level. ... All the people and coaches I met and interacted with were all great people. The atmosphere was crazy." The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder is ranked as the No. 33 running back by On3 and tabbed No. 35 in their industry ranking. In May, he had verbally committed to the Spartans, where his father, Craig Johnson, was a running back and defensive back who was a member of the 1987 Rose Bowl-winning squad under coach George Perles. --Field Level Media