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Daily Post Nigeria EPL: Maresca confirms key player to miss Chelsea vs Fulham Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport Sport EPL: Maresca confirms key player to miss Chelsea vs Fulham Published on December 24, 2024 By Don Silas Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Romeo Lavia will miss their Boxing Day clash against Fulham. Maresca spoke at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday ahead of Chelsea’s home clash with Fulham at Stamford Bridge. Lavia is currently recovering from an injury but he is not fully ready for action yet. The midfielder missed Chelsea’s Premier League 0-0 draw with Everton last weekend. “Romeo is still recovering. He’s much, much better,” Maresca said. “He’s already working on the pitch but unfortunately he’s not ready [for Fulham]. [It’s] the same situation [for the others].” Related Topics: Chelsea vs Fulham EPL Maresca Don't Miss CHAN 2024Q: Home Eagles land in Uyo for Ghana Black Galaxies clash You may like EPL: I’m really frustrated – Man Utd manager, Amorim EPL: Alan Shearer predict Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal Boxing Day fixtures EPL: Amorim reveals when he will pick Rashford again EPL: Leny Yoro speaks on regrets over Man United move EPL: Aina named in Team of the Week EPL: Amorim wants Man Utd to sign Chelsea target Advertise About Us Contact Us Privacy-Policy Terms Copyright © Daily Post Media LtdNASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was during the pandemic when the Rev. Kira Austin-Young and her puppet-maker husband, Michael Schupbach, were going a little stir-crazy that they came up with the idea. Instead of a star or some stylized humanoid angel to top their Christmas tree, why not create a biblically accurate angel? The result was a pink, blue and gold-feathered creature with six wings and dozens of eyes that went a little bit viral. "I think in, particularly, the times of the world that we're in, where things seem kind of scary and weird, having a scary and weird angel sort of speaks to people," she said. This Dec. 12, 2021, photo shows the biblically accurate angel Christmas tree topper created by the Rev. Kira Austin-Young and her puppet-maker husband, Michael Schupbach, atop the tree in their former home in Nashville, Tenn. There are a number of different kinds of angels that show up in the Bible, said Austin-Young, associate rector of the Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin in San Francisco. For the most part, we don't get a lot of description of them, but both Revelations at the end of the Bible and some of the books of the prophets in the Old Testament describe strange creatures around the throne of God. "Some of them have six wings with eyes covering the wings," she said. Others have multiple animal heads. "I think one of the delightful things about the Bible and the Scripture is just kind of how bizarre it can be and just how kind of out there it can be." About 7 in 10 U.S. adults say they believe in angels, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research conducted last year. Still, there's no agreement about what they look like or even exactly what they are. Social media is full of various interpretations of "biblically accurate angels" imagined not just in tree toppers but also drawings, tattoos, even makeup tutorials. The many-eyed creatures reject traditional portrayals of angels in Western art, where they often look like humans with wings, usually white and often blonde or very fair. Esther Hamori, a professor of Hebrew Bible at Union Theological Seminary, makes a distinction between angels and other "supernatural species" in the Bible like seraphim and cherubim, but she said she loves the biblically accurate angel trend, even if it conflates them. "It shows that people are thinking about ways in which the Bible contains far stranger things than what's often taught," the author of "God's Monsters: Vengeful Spirits, Deadly Angels, Hybrid Creatures, and Divine Hitmen of the Bible" wrote in an email. "The biblical heavens are filled with weird, frightening figures. In the Bible, God has an entourage of monsters." One of Austin-Young's favorite portrayals of the annunciation — a favorite theme of Christian art depicting the archangel Gabriel's appearance to Mary to announce that she is going to bear the son of God — is by Henry Ossawa Tanner. It conceives of Gabriel as a vaguely humanoid shaft of light. "It kind of makes you rethink, 'What would that be like to be approached by an angel?'" she said. "If it's somebody you don't know, or if it's a strange creature, or if it's just this kind of manifestation of God's message to you. ... That could be anything." ___ Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP's collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content. Red Square, the GUM department store, center, and St. Basil's Cathedral, right, are decorated for the New Year and Christmas festivities, seen Dec. 13 through a window of the Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow in Moscow, Russia. Coco Jones performs Dec. 4 during the 92nd annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony in New York. The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree after being lit Dec. 4 during the 92nd annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony in New York. A 42-meter-tall candle, which is actually an illuminated medieval tower, shines Nov. 30 in the historic city centre of Schlitz, Germany. A large inflatable Santa Claus decorates the stall of a Christmas tree dealer Dec. 3 on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. People walk through the annual year-end illumination Dec. 16 in the Roppongi district of Tokyo. A woman looks at disco and Christmas balls illuminated with lights on display Dec. 18 for the Christmas Festival at a popular outdoor shopping mall in Beijing. A child plays Dec. 9 among space-themed holiday lights near a replica of shuttle Independence at Space Center Houston. A visitor takes photos of a Christmas tree Nov. 20 at the Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea. The Los Angeles County Christmas Tree is lit up Dec. 2 at the Jerry Moss Plaza at Music Center in Los Angeles. People take pictures with Christmas decorations Nov. 22 at the waterfront of the Victoria Harbour in West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. The Kremlin Wall, the Spasskaya Tower, Red Square, the GUM department store, St. Basil's Cathedral and the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge over the Moscow River are decorated Dec. 13 for the New Year and Christmas festivities in Moscow, Russia. Visitors pose in a sledge for a picture Dec. 5 with Christmas lights and decorations in the background at Covent Garden in London. People look at the illuminations Nov. 16 at the Wiener Chritkindlmarkt, one of Vienna's most popular Christmas markets, in front of City Hall in Vienna, Austria. Visitors walk in front of an illuminated Christmas tree Dec. 16 at Cathedral Square in Vilnius, Lithuania. Christmas lights are displayed Nov. 20 on Regent Street in London. Actors welcome visitors for the Christmas festival of lights Dec. 13 at a zoo in Johannesburg, South Africa. In this photo taken with a long exposure, a person walks a dog past Christmas lights in a park Dec. 15 in Lenexa, Kan. Spectators walk on the Champs Élysées Avenue after attending the Nov. 24 illumination ceremony for the Christmas season in Paris. A couple stops to view Christmas lights on the facade of a building Dec. 4 in downtown Lisbon. People stand on a bridge Dec. 9 as Christmas lights illuminate the Darsena dei Navigli, the neighborhood named for the canals that run through this area of Milan, Italy. The supermoon rises Nov. 14 behind street lights in Santiago, Chile. In a timed exposure, motorists pass a pair of cowboys boots, standing 40 feet tall and 30 feet long, that were decorated with lights for the holidays, on Dec. 10 in San Antonio. Visitors stand before an illuminated installation, one of many displayed across the Cologne Zoo as part of the China Lights Art Festival, on Dec. 20 in Cologne, Germany. Visitors walk through the "Cathedral" on the Christmas light trail Nov. 12 as it returns for its 12th year, with a showcase of new installations set within the UNESCO World Heritage Site landscape of Kew Gardens in London. People experience the holiday lights Dec. 11 at the Cheekwood Estate and Gardens in Nashville, Tenn. A Christmas wreath and lights adorn the Windansea surf shack Dec. 12 on Windansea Beach in San Diego. Traditional luminarias, also known as farolitos, flicker Dec. 13 throughout the Jemez Historic Site during the annual Lights of Gisewa event in Jemez Springs, New Mexico. People ride a chain carousel Dec. 11 at the Red Square Christmas Fair in Moscow. Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly!
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Utica Comets aim to 'keep believing' despite winless streakElon Musk has spent much of 2024 claiming that the internet is the "new media." While people may have varying opinions on this statement's validity, there is no doubt that social media — and the influencers that drive it — played a major role throughout the year. Influencers who were once seen merely as a form of entertainment seemingly steered much of the conservation in 2024, particularly regarding the presidential election. While there was a continued push for spots in mainstream newspapers and cable television, podcasters also snagged interviews with both major candidates, racking up millions of views and listens. Some pundits have claimed that this focus on influencer media is a large reason why Kamala Harris lost and Donald Trump won. This dissemination of the news through podcasts isn't likely to go away anytime soon, and about one in five Americans "regularly get news from influencers on social media," according to the Pew Research Center . Who were 2024's biggest influencer news sources? Many of them are podcasters , and two of the biggest names in question are Joe Rogan and Alex Cooper. Rogan, the host of "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, is massively influential online, "attracting almost three times the amount of subscribers than his nearest competitor," said Newsweek . Despite some controversial views, including comments on vaccines that angered the medical community, Rogan's "role can't be minimized," said Variety , particularly among his conservative-leaning audience. Rogan's podcast has 14.5 million Spotify listeners, and his episode with Trump netted 53 million views on YouTube. Cooper, who Rolling Stone described as "Gen-Z's Barbara Walters," hosts the widely popular "Call Her Daddy" podcast. She reportedly signed a $125 million deal with SiriusXM, and the success of her show means Cooper has "become the most listened-to female podcaster in the world," said CNN . While her show rarely gets political, Cooper hosted Harris for an interview prior to the election, which "was a no-brainer" for the vice president, said Politico . Even though Cooper stated in the interview that she strays away from politics, the "fact that Cooper was willing to rethink that calculus, and open herself up to backlash from her own fans," was a "win for the Harris campaign." Cooper's episode with Harris brought in 938,000 views on YouTube. How did these influencers become mainstream? Given the ubiquity of social media , podcasters and influencers are "now a source of news for a significant number of Americans, especially when it comes to politics," said NPR . In contrast with traditional journalists , influencers make people "feel like they're speaking to them, right? Like, this is somebody who is just like me, who is sharing information, and who is communicating in a way that really resonates," Georgetown University researcher Renee DiResta said to NPR. While "trained journalists do the work of actually producing news content, influencers mostly talk about the content or provide their own (often partisan) analysis," Kelly Fincham, a communications lecturer at Ireland's University of Galway, said at The Conversation . People may find this type of information easier to digest compared to traditional journalism. Conservative podcasts remain the top-rated and most widespread, but American influencer consumption appears to reach across population metrics, especially on Elon Musk's X. One of the "more surprising findings in the Pew report was that most of the news influencers included in the study have X accounts (85%)," said Wired . Most creators see the "platform as the primary avenue for receiving and sharing news online," even with other options springing up. The ability for influencers to disseminate information on the website, however, "doesn't account for the post-election shift away from X," said Wired, and doesn't take other competing platforms into account. And many people are looking at this rise in influencer status as a legitimate career . A "growing number of universities are looking at classes and majors aimed at giving influencers the skills needed to spot misinformation, communicate effectively with audiences and understand business contracts they could enter," said The Hill .
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IAG, the parent of British Airways, is weighing options with multiple providers, including Amazon.com Inc’s AMZN Project Kuiper and Elon Musk’s Starlink to equip its fleet with Wi-Fi service, Bloomberg cites from an interview with IAG’s head of innovation, Annalisa Gigante. According to the report, Gigante acknowledged working with Starlink and Amazon’s Kuiper towards something likely for 2025. Also Read: Amazon’s Project Kuiper In Talks With Taiwan For Satellite Partnership According to the Bloomberg report, while U.S. airlines can easily switch to Starlink because the Federal Aviation Administration has already authenticated it, European carriers have to undergo a certification process. British Airways would need a separate certification from Iberia, she said. Amazon plans to launch the first operational Kuiper satellites by 2025. The talks reflect airlines forging deals with Starlink and rivals for faster, affordable, unlimited in-flight Wi-Fi. Starlink boasts of ~4 million customers. In March, Icelandair selected ViaSat Inc VSAT for Wi-Fi on the new Airbus fleet to ensure an online experience with streaming entertainment. In May, Qatar Airways collaborated with Starlink to offer complimentary Wi-Fi on three of its Boeing Co BA 777-300 aircraft. In September, United Airlines Holdings, Inc UAL announced plans to offer free inflight Wi-Fi to its passengers, leveraging Starlink service. Also in September, Hawaiian Airlines Airbus-operated flights announced the availability of Starlink satellite internet service. Price Action: AMZN stock is up 1.73% at $228.91 at the last check on Tuesday. Also Read: Lockheed Martin Secures $3.37 Billion F-35 Contract And More Photo via Shutterstock © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Students at the Government Institute for the Blind at Braille Bhawan will receive an innovative electronic device — Annie — next week that would make Braille learning easy, said deputy commissioner Jitendra Jorwal on Tuesday. The device is designed to revolutionise early Braille learning through interactive audio lessons and gamified activities, officials said. The district administration has initially procured one ‘Annie’ device, with plans to expand its availability in the coming months. The device is expected to make Braille learning more engaging and accessible for visually impaired students, paving the way for a more inclusive educational environment. “Annie will address the challenges of learning Braille, which often requires the constant supervision of a specialised tutor,” said Jorwal. He described the device as compact, roughly the size of a telephone, equipped with a Braille keyboard, Braille display and built-in speakers. It features a human voice guiding system, which provides continuous feedback and corrective suggestions, ensuring that students can learn effectively and independently. The device supports both online and offline learning modes, enabling students to acquire Braille skills and even learn new languages. Its advanced technology aims to simplify the teaching process for educators while empowering students to learn with minimal supervision. During his visit, Jorwal also emphasised the administration’s commitment to improving support for visually impaired students. He announced plans to increase the number of teachers, staff and facilities at the institute, including introducing dedicated pick-and-drop transportation services for students. Additionally, Jorwal unveiled a first-of-its-kind Braille calendar, prepared by the Government Braille Press located on the institute’s premises. This initiative reflects the administration’s focus on inclusivity and innovation in resources for the visually impaired. After his visit to the institute, Jorwal inspected the juvenile home on Gill Road, engaging with officials to understand their challenges. He reviewed the facilities and stressed the importance of introducing soft skill development programs to aid the rehabilitation and future success of the juveniles.Title: New Expectations for the Real Estate Market Next Year: Enhanced Policy Measures on the Horizon