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Six year-single term for president temporarily set back – UgochinyereMumbai: Following the recent conclusion of the state assembly elections, the city has witnessed a sudden surge in political hoardings, with numerous banners and posters congratulating the victorious candidates. However, despite the growing number of such advertisements, the BMC has yet to finalise and enforce a comprehensive 'Outdoor Advertisement Display' policy to regulate the proliferation of these hoardings. This policy was initially framed in September, in the aftermath of the tragic billboard crash in Ghatkopar, which claimed the lives of 17 people. Last week, the Bombay High Court strongly criticised the Maharashtra government and civic bodies across the state for not taking its directives on curbing illegal hoardings and banners "seriously." During the state assembly election, the city was flooded with hoardings from political parties and candidates. Even though the election has concluded, these hoardings continue to dominate the city's landscape. Instead of election-related advertisements, hoardings now congratulating newly elected MLAs and thanking voters can be seen at numerous locations. Activists and citizens have raised concerns and blamed the civic authorities for their apathy in taking action against the illegal hoardings. Annually, the civic body removes around 15,000 to 20,000 illegal hoardings, with 45% related to birthday wishes for political leaders or festive celebrations. These hoardings surge during elections or festivals. The BMC's new draft policy mandates written permission for all advertisements, and unauthorised displays will face penalties under Section 471 of the BMC Act, 1888, and The Maharashtra Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, 1995, which could result in up to three months' imprisonment or a Rs. 2,000 fine. However, the policy was delayed due to the model code of conduct for the state assembly election. Bhushan Gagrani, the municipal commissioner, said, "We have already started removing political banners and hoardings at many locations. However, in some areas, new banners appear even after our removal efforts. We will expedite the finalisation of the outdoor advertisement display policy to address this issue at the earliest." Meanwhile, the BMC is yet to review 381 suggestions and objections received from citizens, government agencies, social activists, and advertisers in September. After which, the draft policy will be finalised and approved by the BMC's administrator.
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Kylian Mbappe misses penalty and Real Madrid loses ground in Champions LeagueBA star and Denver Nuggets player , in October 2020 in their hometown of Sombor, located in northern Serbia. , born in September 2021, in November. , avoiding social media and media exposure, , giving fans a glimpse into his unique perspective on family and tradition. During the launch of his first signature shoe with the Chinese brand 361 Degrees, a nod to a personal habit of his. However, despite this thoughtful addition, explaining the reason behind this decision. The sentimental gesture that went awry The Nuggets center had a peculiar habit of tying his wedding ring to his game shoes as a sentimental gesture, keeping him connected to his family while playing on the court. -Jokic lost his wedding ring not once, but twice. "Funny story. I lost my ring, and my wife gave me another ring. And I lost that too," Jokic admitted with humor, reflecting on the mishap. Nikola Jokic shines bright in the 2024-25 NBA Season . He recently recorded his eighth triple-double of the season, bringing his career total to an incredible 138, tying him with the legendary Magic Johnson for third place on the all-time triple-doubles list With three MVP awards already under his belt, Jokic currently leads the KIA MVP Ladder, according to NBA.com, solidifying his status as one of the league's most outstanding players. , further cementing his legacy in the NBA.
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(The Center Square) – Billionaire and advisor to President-elect Donald Trump Elon Musk was denied by a judge this week a $56 billion compensation package for his work as CEO of Tesla, the successful electric automaker that pioneered EV technology in the U.S. The package had been approved by more than 70% of Tesla's board of directors. A Tesla shareholder who owned just nine shares of stock in the company sued to block the 2018 compensation agreement. In addition to blocking the package this week, the judge in the case, Delaware Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick, awarded the plaintiff's attorneys $345 million, which Reuters reported is “one of the largest fee awards ever in securities litigation.” The Associated Press reported that “the fee award amounts to almost exactly half the current record $688 million in legal fees awarded in 2008 in litigation stemming from the collapse of Enron.” The ruling was widely criticized as government overreach into the private sector. Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of ARKinvest, called the ruling a "mockery." "Adding judicial insult to injury, Delaware Judge McCormick has ordered #Tesla shareholders to pay the plaintiff’s lawyers $345 million! The plaintiff owned 9 shares of $TSLA," Wood wrote on X. "McCormick is making a mockery of the sense of fairness essential to our American judicial system." Pershing Square CEO Bill Ackman wrote: "This decision and the payola for lawyers is absurd. We are going to see a migration of Corporate America from Delaware." The unique compensation package was high risk, high reward. If Musk hit all of his target goals to make the company hugely successful, as he did, then he would be awarded the compensation package. If he did not hit those marks, he would receive zero dollars. Musk and Tesla vowed to appeal. McCormick first voided the pay agreement in January, saying it was unfair and that the Tesla board did not negotiate well enough with Musk. In response, a supermajority of more than 70% of Tesla shareholders voted to approve the payment package for Musk earlier this year, but again McCormick sided this week against Musk and Tesla shareholders. Musk called the ruling a form of “lawfare.” “Shareholders should control company votes, not judges,” Musk wrote on X. Many other Tesla shareholders blasted the decision and the attorney fee decision. "The lawyers, judges, and attorneys did not create net-positive shareholder value from this clownery," Alex Guichet, who said he is a Tesla employee, wrote on X. "They do not deserve a single dollar. We employees did. We supported the shareholder vote with our own yes votes too. This is wrong on so many levels." Shareholder Jeremy Goldman wrote: "The majority of the owners of the company have made their desires known and it's just crazy that a single judge can basically say haha, no. I don't really care what you want. Also pay a few hundred million for the privilege of being ignored." The plaintiff's attorneys praised the ruling. “We are pleased with Chancellor McCormick’s ruling, which declined Tesla’s invitation to inject continued uncertainty into Court proceedings and thank the Chancellor and her staff for their extraordinary hard work in overseeing this complex case,” attorneys from Bernstein, Litowitz, Berger & Grossmann, the firm representing Musk’s opponents, said in a statement. A November 2024 study published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform found tort costs amounted to $529 billion in 2022, or 2.1 percent of U.S. GDP. The study found that excessive tort costs hurt the economy. "In addition to having a substantial aggregate cost on the economy, a large portion of the total tort-related expenditures go toward litigating and defending claims and lawsuits rather than compensating claimants,” authors of the study wrote.'Amarillo' Steve, the Dems hate to see you goNone
Breakthrough could revolutionize future of tick control November 27, 2024 Texas A&M AgriLife Communications Scientists create potential for genetic tools to control disease-spreading ticks. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email Research collaboration by the Texas A&M Department of Entomology and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, creates potential for genetic tools to control disease-spreading ticks. Jason Tidwell is seeking his doctorate as he works for the USDA-ARS Cattle Fever Tick Research Unit in Edinburg. (Courtesy photo) A recently published study by Jason Tidwell, a part-time graduate student in the Texas A&M College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Department of Entomology and full-time microbiologist with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service Cattle Fever Tick Research Unit at Edinburg, lays the foundation for potential new control methods against cattle fever ticks, the vectors of pathogens causing bovine babesiosis, historically known as Texas cattle fever. Tidwell primarily conducts genetic research in arthropods, specifically cattle fever ticks. The publication is based on a foundational research project that identified the genetic markers for sex determination in the tick species Rhipicephalus microplus, one of two invasive cattle fever tick species found in northern Mexico that constantly threaten re-establishment in the U.S. Collaboration could aid tick control Kimberly Lohmeyer, Ph.D., center director at the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Kerrville, said Tidwell's findings are a great example of a researcher identifying an unknown aspect of a pest's biology that could be leveraged and used as a novel control tool. Lohmeyer said Tidwell was hooked by the idea of using genetic control methods of an important pest and that his study's discovery now opens the door for innovative solutions against disease-carrying ticks. "This study sets the stage for advancements in how we protect U.S. livestock from cattle fever ticks," she said. "It answers a basic biological mystery about these ticks, but it is also a big step toward novel tools for the eradication program." Pete Teel, Ph.D., a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist in the Department of Entomology and one of Tidwell's co-advisors, said Tidwell's work identifying the mechanisms of sex determination is critical to understanding genetic control of tick reproduction. "It lays the foundation for potential genetic pest control methods that have been applied to other arthropods including the primary screwworm and several mosquito species," Teel said. A female Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, Southern cattle fever tick. The USDA-Texas A&M Department of Entomology study identified chromosomes that determine whether ticks develop as male or female. The discovery could lead to novel control methods of these and other disease-spreading ticks. (Sam Craft/Texas A&M AgriLife) Research provides foundation for potential weapon against ticks The Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program is a joint effort of USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services and the Texas Animal Health Commission to prevent the two species of cattle fever ticks from reestablishing in the U.S., Tidwell said. The program started in 1906 and eradicated the ticks in all 13 southern states and California, aside from a permanent quarantine zone in South Texas. "These ticks are the only vectors of pathogens causing bovine babesiosis, thus eliminate the ticks and you eliminate the risk of disease," Teel said. There are no approved anti-babesia vaccines, nor therapeutic drugs to treat the disease. The program has depended on chemical control with acaricides, pesticides for controlling ticks and mites. Discovery of genetic control tactics would be a novel approach, Teel said. New tactics are increasingly necessary because cattle fever ticks are showing increased resistance to acaricides. "One idea is to genetically manipulate sex ratios in the environment in ways that prevent reproduction and crash populations of the pest," Tidwell said. That genetic method has already shown promise to control Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which vector diseases like West Nile virus, Dengue, yellow fever and Zika to humans. In that way, Tidwell's discovery could lead to similar control methods for other tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease in humans. Aaron Tarone, Ph.D., an AgriLife Research scientist and professor in the Department of Entomology, and co-advisor to Tidwell, said any new control tool will need to be logistically, environmentally and economically sustainable, but agreed the study has opened the door for innovative advancements. "The next step will be building genomes of ticks of local reference from both here in Texas and Mexico to examine their genetic variation," Tarone said. "The whole genomics arena and technology associated with it has opened the door to so many possibilities when it comes to dealing with vectors that pose serious threats to human and animal health." Story Source: Materials provided by Texas A&M AgriLife Communications . Original written by Adam Russell. Note: Content may be edited for style and length. Journal Reference : Cite This Page :
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FACT FOCUS: Vermont ruling does not say schools can vaccinate children without parental consentBy Ja'han Jones President-elect Donald Trump is looking to stock his incoming Cabinet with stars from his favorite television network, Fox News. Trump’s selection of former Fox News contributor (and MSNBC alum ) Monica Crowley — who reportedly spread the conspiracy theory that President Barack Obama was secretly Muslim — as chief of protocol at the State Department brings the total number of prospective former Fox News employees in his administration to 12, according to a tally by left-leaning media accountability group Media Matters . (The outlet also notes that several other frequent Fox News guests are slated to serve in high-ranking positions.) The White House could soon become a Fox den (see what I did there?) — just as it was the first time Trump was president. Trump — cable news - obsessed septuagenarian that he is — could become an even greater hero to like-minded armchair curmudgeons in just a few months, going from yelling at the Fox News talent on his television to barking orders at them face to face. On Wednesday's episode of “The ReidOut with Joy Reid,” former NBC executive John Miller, who helped market Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice,” gave some insight into Trump’s decision-making on that show that could apply to his Cabinet picks, as well. In picking winners on the show, Miller said, Trump prioritized several things above competence, including “loyalty,” how much a person praised him, how public that praise was and how someone looked physically doing the job. Miller said “actual ability to do the job based on credentials or experience does not seem to be important” to Trump and is last on his list of qualifications. There’s no reason to believe the batch of former Fox News talent Trump has selected to work in his administration are being judged on anything other than how well they follow his orders — and how good they look on TV doing it. Ja'han Jones is The ReidOut Blog writer. He's a futurist and multimedia producer focused on culture and politics. His previous projects include "Black Hair Defined" and the "Black Obituary Project."