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slotvip slot Maven recently looked back on his squash match against Triple H in 2003 and how The Rock showed him support after. The Game, who was WWE World Champion at the time, defeated Maven in a squash match on his way toward WrestleMania, and Maven looked back on the match in a recent YouTube video. “Following this match, The Rock would actually pull me aside and just voice his displeasure,” Maven said ( per Fightful ). “Tell me he didn’t just appreciate the way I was jobbed out, the fact that I was squashed, and said, ‘Business has to be done a different way.’ He didn’t appreciate, he didn’t like the way Hunter just pretty much used me. I wasn’t in a position to where I could say anything. I was just happy to be on the damn show, but the fact that Rock took the time to tell me, ‘Hey, man, I don’t like what he did.'” He continued, “Then he told me something. He said, ‘When I come back,’ and I don’t know where he was going, maybe he was filming a movie, doing something, he said, ‘When I come back, we’ll do something together.’ He was, he was trying to make things right. Now, it never happened, and to be honest with you, I’m still waiting on it, but the fact that he took the time to pull me aside, and the mere fact that he was in my corner, rooting for my career, truly meant the world to me.” Maven did not ultimately get that match because Rock stepped away from WWE for an extended period after. Maven went on to face Triple H for the World Title again after Survivor Series 2004, which was not a squash match.

Abbie Chatfield called the 'female version of Andrew Tate' after she goes on expletive-laden rant about International Men's Day Abbie Chatfield blasted by fans for using Trump election win to promote tour ticket sales By STEPHEN BISSET FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 23:14, 25 November 2024 | Updated: 23:22, 25 November 2024 e-mail Abbie Chatfield has been slammed as 'toxic' and called the 'female version of Andrew Tate' after she went on an expletive-laden rant about International Men's Day last week. The FBoy Island star, 29, took to Instagram to criticise men who complain they are 'not recognised enough'. 'Isn't it good that International Men's Day was, like, two or three days ago now and haven't heard a peep from them,' Abbie said sarcastically in the clip. 'I've seen some men go "no one does anything for us." Who organises International Women's Day ? It isn't the f***ing men.' Abbie said that International Women's Day was in the public eye because it is women who organise events to recognise it. 'Who's making all the cupcakes, b***h? The women. Who's organising all the morning teas? The women. Abbie Chatfield has been slammed as 'toxic' and called the 'female version of Andrew Tate' after she went on an expletive-laden rant about International Men's Day last week The FBoy Island star, 29, took to Instagram to criticise men who complain they are 'not recognised enough' 'Sorry that you guys can't f***ing organise one day. Sorry that you can't make a f***ing Betty Croker Packet mix. Figure it out.' Abbie then went on to mock men's mental health and social isolation issues. 'Weaponised incompetence continues through to their own day that all year they go, "when it International Men's Day?" 'We're isolated. Our mental health is draining. We have no community. Nothing fun is ever for us. Even though everything is for them,' she said sarcastically. 'But they finally have a day allocated to them and they can't even organise bloody Paul in the office to make a nice Betty Croker packet mix Brownie and they complain to women about it.' Abbie's post was met with a spirited debate in the comments, with many fans calling the reality star as 'toxic'. 'How toxic is this?' one follower asked, while another chimed in with a similar: 'Wow this is beyond distasteful and disrespectful, why so much hate? 'No wonder men find it difficult coming forward in conveying and expressing their feelings.' 'Isn't it good that International Men's Day was, like, two or three days ago now and haven't heard a peep from them,' Abbie said sarcastically in the clip. 'I've seen some men go "no one does anything for us." Who organises International Women's Day ? It isn't the f***ing men' Abbie's post was met with a spirited debate in the comments, with many fans calling the reality star as 'toxic' Read More Abbie Chatfield shares very telling image of herself and Adam Hyde from before they began dating Another likened Abbie to a particular controversial 'manosphere' influencer, branding her the 'female version of Andrew Tate'. Dubbed the 'King of toxic masculinity ' Andrew is a former kickboxer that gained notoriety for his views, considered by many to be misogynistic and 'far-right'. His controversial comments have seen his expulsion from a range of social media platforms. One continued the sentiment, suggesting that Abbie harboured ill-will towards men. 'Regardless of the context in your post. The fact you posted it showcases your hate for men,' they wrote. It wasn't all negative however, with many fans taking the time to throw their support behind Abbie's controversial statements. 'I had this exact thought the other day. Never heard a peep about it, but come March 8 [International Women's Day], it’s all they’ll be saying,' one follower commented. Another chimed in with: 'Favourite thing is that it [International Men's Day] falls on the same day as national toilet day.' Another likened Abbie to a particular controversial 'manosphere' influencer, branding her the 'female version of Andrew Tate' Abbie's comments come after she broke her promise to stay off the internet for two days in the aftermath of Donald Trump's election victory , taking to social media to rant repeatedly against the president-elect. The reality star, who told fans she was so upset over the Republican candidate's victory she would be taking a break from social media, took to Instagram a day later to rant against Trump's policies. Abbie posted a photo of her weeping and captioned it: 'Seriously, just been sobbing.' She then promised to take an active stand against those who discriminated against women. 'If you think I was a misandrist before, just wait,' she said. 'Men now have permission to be outwardly sexist. I never want to hear folks act like women are overstating how much the world hates them.' Abbie Chatfield Share or comment on this article: Abbie Chatfield called the 'female version of Andrew Tate' after she goes on expletive-laden rant about International Men's Day e-mailDuring her appearance on Podcast and Chill with MacG this week, DA Federal Council Chair Helen Zille addressed what she described as “manufactured truths” around her “colonialism” tweet. Among other interesting topics, such as uncovering the story of Steve Biko’s death as journalist, she also shared her views on the country’s various presidents since 1994. Podcast host, Macgyver Mukwevho aka MagG, started his deep-dive interview on a jovial note with a quip about his recent snorkeling experience in Mauritius. Helen Zille sets record straight on 2017 tweet MacG then went on to bring up “Godzille’s” controversial tweet in 2017 that not everything about colonialism was negative. According to him, her tweet was understood to imply that “life was better under apartheid”. An indignant Zille clapped back, promising the podcast host “a million rand” if he could prove that she actually tweeted those exact words. ‘Even under Zuma, the country was better than under apartheid’ “The country was much better after apartheid and even under Jacob Zuma, the country was better than under apartheid,” she stated. Zille has previously weighed in on the country under Zuma’s reign, pointing out that the former president and Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party leader wasn’t solely responsible for state capture. ALSO READ: WATCH: ‘I’ve never been more wrong’: How Zille underestimated Zuma and the MK Party Colonisation: ‘Take what you can build on’ In the podcast, she continued to provide some context to the tweet, such as the call for the decolonisation of universities at the time. “I said the legacy of colonialism is not only negative. Obviously that means a hell of a lot was negative, but let’s keep the stuff that wasn’t.” She added that things like formal education, hospitals, hot water, science and electricity generation were all legacies. “I was saying take what you inherit from the past, even if a lot of the past was bad, and take what you can build on and make it better.” When asked by MacG to rate South Africa’s democratically elected presidents, Zille answered that “the guy I got on best with, was the worst president”. ALSO READ: BLF takes Helen Zille to SAHRC over colonialism tweets ‘You do not know how charming Jacob Zuma is’ – Helen Zille The DA politician described Jacob Zuma as “charming” and even recollected when the former president – who confessed to her that he enrolled at Arthur Murray in Durban for dance classes – taught her how to waltz. “You do not know how charming Jacob Zuma is,” the former Western Cape premier stated. “He is the only politician who defended me when I was accused of being a racist and colonialism apologist. “My party wanted to ‘donder’ me right out of the door for saying that [the ‘colonialism’ tweet]...Because other people had interpreted the way you did,” continued Zille. “He [Zuma] called me and said ‘What they are doing to you is wrong. Really wrong’,” she told MacG in reference to Zuma’s “thoughtfulness”. Zuma ‘worst president’; Mbeki ‘strongest’ – Zille In a News24 opinion piece when Zuma was incarcerated at the Estcourt Correctional Facility for contempt of court in 2021, Zille reflected on her “arch political opponent” being “unfailingly warm and humane in his treatment” of her personally. Despite praising his “kindness”, she rated the “traditionalist” Zuma as the country’s “worst president”, with Thabo Mbeki – who “doubled the economy’s growth in his 10 years” – as the “strongest president”. Stuck on an island: Mbeki or Ramaphosa? Zille chose Mbeki when asked by the popular podcast host who she would rather be stuck on an island with: President Cyril Ramaphosa or Mbeki? She explained her choice by saying: “We could have a tough debate. Thabo has courage of his convictions and is deeply intellectual... We had very interesting conversations when he was president and I was head of the DA.” Mandela ‘brilliant’ as ‘Saint Nelson’ She emphasised that every president needs to be viewed in context, stating that Nelson Mandela’s role was to be “Saint Nelson”. “We needed a Mother Theresa-type of figure who would just rise above everything and bring us together. For that role he had to play at the time, he was brilliant.” WATCH: Helen Zille on ‘Podcast and Chill with MacG’

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BOSTON — By the end of a game that is supposed to be a reward for a season well played, North Carolina looked like a football program in such perilous straits it would be willing to pay someone like Bill Belichick something like $50 million to fix things. QED. As the new coach might say, the Tar Heels are on to Belichick. Saturday’s 27-14 loss to Connecticut in the Fenway Bowl started poorly and fizzled to the end, not unlike the Tar Heels’ season, one that began with reasonable optimism and a win at Minnesota before descending into a series of trials and tribulations that saw Mack Brown fired before the regular season was over en route to a 6-7 finish and fifth straight bowl loss. On Friday, J.J. Jones took pains to make sure Brown wasn’t forgotten, reminding people that he was the reason why every player on the roster was here even if things hadn’t worked out the way they had planned. But just as Brown’s final game at North Carolina saw N.C. State dancing on the Kenan Stadium turf instead, the season’s final game under interim coach Freddie Kitchens — who will remain on Belichick’s new staff — was nothing to remember. “It’s a disappointing result for us,” Kitchens said. “I thought our guys kept fighting all the way to the very end. We just kind of ran out of time there but we never gave up. These guys have been through a lot these last three weeks. The ability to show up for work every day has been unbelievable to see with these guys. I commend them for everything they’ve done these last few weeks.” With all the injuries and critical opt-outs, including offensive lineman Willie Lampkin on the eve of the game after practicing all month, the Tar Heels weren’t exactly at full strength to start. When quarterback Jacolby Criswell went down clutching at his shoulder after a seven-yard scramble in the first quarter, they were left with true freshman Michael Merdinger, who not only had yet to take a snap this season but is currently in the transfer portal. It took North Carolina 29 minutes and 37 seconds to achieve a first down, and only Chris Culliver’s 95-yard kickoff return prevented a first-half shutout. By the time UNC figured out, midway through the fourth quarter, that its best offensive play was a direct snap to running back Caleb Hood — a quarterback in high school who became, essentially, the Tar Heels’ fifth quarterback of the season — it was too late for anything but a consolation touchdown pass to John Copenhaver. That 17-yard strike from the Richmond County product was the third completion and first passing TD of Hood’s career, to go with two rushing and one receiving, and Copenhaver’s 10th and final TD catch at UNC. Of the Tar Heels’ 206 yards of offense, 139 came in the fourth quarter. Still, not only was this postscript to the Brown Era a third straight loss — and UNC’s second debacle in the Boston area in six weeks — it ended the Triangle’s football winning streak against UConn, a seven-game run going back 17 years to Duke’s 45-14 home loss to open a 1-11 season. Kitchens is now the other half of the answer to a trivia question, with Ted Roof. The ACC also had won the first two editions of the Fenway Bowl, a run noted on the manual scoreboard on the Green Monster, one of several nice touches that capitalized on the historic venue. (Although they don’t dump clam chowder on the winning coach. Yet.) Which is good, because the football wasn’t particularly picturesque. Connecticut opened with a leadoff double to right — a 47-yard run down the first-base line on the first play from scrimmage — and never really looked back. Defense, in a statement that tests the bounds of obvious, was never this North Carolina’s team strength. Shorn of offense with Criswell hurt and Omarion Hampton preparing for the draft, the Tar Heels struggled to keep up. Any thoughts Jones and others might have harbored of winning one for Mack evaporated quickly on both sides of the ball. “At the end of the day, we need to do a little better than that, in my opinion,” defensive lineman Beau Atkinson said. You could say things didn’t end well, but they rarely do. A program in dramatic transition looked very much the part on Saturday. The players probably deserved better than this, for sticking it out to the bitter end of a season racked with disappointment and loss, but even their minds were clearly preoccupied with what happens next, whether that’s in Chapel Hill or elsewhere. Why wouldn’t they be? They’re only human. “I’m definitely ready for the offseason now that this game is over,” said Atkinson, who is eligible to return. “And just ready to go to work and try to get me and the rest of the D-line and this defense as a whole better. That’s my main focus now.” If they weren’t looking forward before, there’s nothing else left now. The final punctuation has been applied to Brown’s second stint at UNC. It’s officially the Belichick Era. They’re on to TCU. ©2024 The News & Observer. Visit at newsobserver.com . Distributed at Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Corey McKeithan scored 28 points as La Salle beat Temple 83-75 on Saturday night. McKeithan shot 10 of 19 from the field, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the line for the Explorers (6-2). Demetrius Lilley added 13 points while shooting 5 for 12, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc while he also had six rebounds. Jahlil White shot 3 of 13 from the field and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 11 points, while adding 12 rebounds. Quante Berry led the Owls (4-3) in scoring, finishing with 18 points, 15 rebounds and two blocks. Temple also got 15 points from Jamal Mashburn Jr.. William Settle had 13 points and seven rebounds. La Salle took the lead with 14:45 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 42-33 at halftime, with McKeithan racking up 16 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .By Jon Chesto, The Boston Globe The day after completing its latest billion-dollar deal, Boston Scientific dispatched food trucks to hand out fried chicken sandwiches and burritos to Silk Road Medical employees in California and Minnesota, before holding a town hall-style meeting to welcome them into the fold. That September day was a big one for the teams at Silk Road , which makes stroke-prevention devices. But deals like this are a regular occurrence for Boston Scientific, and the Marlborough company has the process down to, well, a science. During chief executive Mike Mahoney’s 12-year tenure, Boston Scientific has completed more than 40 acquisitions, helping turn the medical device maker into one of the state’s most valuable companies. This might be surprising considering the damage caused by its bet-the-farm, $27 billion deal in 2006 for pacemaker company Guidant, which sealed a victory in its bidding war against the larger Johnson & Johnson. That infamous merger saddled Boston Scientific with billions in debt and liabilities related to problems with Guidant’s devices. Boston Scientific’s once-powerful mergers and acquisitions machine essentially ground to a halt, tanking the stock, prompting layoffs, and putting many other jobs at risk. By the time Mahoney, who was recruited by the Boston Scientific board from J&J, became chief executive in November 2012, the stock was at $5. The company was only worth about $8 billion — less than one-third of what it paid for Guidant six years earlier. Flash forward to today: Boston Scientific shares trade at around $90, and the stock market value has hit $130 billion. Only two companies in Massachusetts — Thermo Fisher Scientific and TJX — are worth more. Rivals, of course, are trying to catch up. Boston Scientific faces intense competition from J&J, Medtronic, and Abbott Laboratories, particularly in the fields of electrophysiology (treating heart rhythm disorders) and interventional cardiology. However, perhaps the biggest challenge for Boston Scientific, which now employs about 50,000 people, could come from its own deal-making: As it gets bigger, more modest deals like the Silk Road acquisition often provide less of a boost proportionately to revenue and earnings because of the company’s increasing size. For now, though, the story out of Marlborough remains focused on relentless growth: Revenue is expected to rise this year by 16.5 percent, clearing $16 billion. And with surging demand for two of its devices to treat atrial fibrillation, Boston Scientific’s stock has been on fire — posting a 50-plus percent increase this year alone. “I’ve been here for 28 years,” said Arthur Butcher, an executive vice president who oversees the company’s Asian operations and its urology, endoscopy, and neuromodulation businesses. “There’s never been a better time to be here than now, with the momentum that we have.” For over a decade before the Guidant bidding war, Boston Scientific had been an aggressive deal-maker. The pacemakers and defibrillators from that acquisition made Boston Scientific one of the biggest players in the cardiovascular sector. But victory came at a big cost: heavy debt and lawsuits over defective devices, not to mention a protracted legal battle with J&J . “They extended themselves a little too far with Guidant, not only in terms of the price tag, but they ended up getting a closet full of skeletons,” said Debbie Wang, a Morningstar analyst. “Once they were able to stabilize things and bring that debt down, that put them in a good position to be able to make acquisitions again.” Boston Scientific endured another ordeal for much of the 2000s, over surgical mesh products used for pelvic repair in women. The company, along with several others, resolved lawsuits filed by thousands of injured patients. Eventually, in 2021, it reached a $189 million settlement with multiple state attorneys general to change the labeling on its incontinence products, in part to clarify their potential risks. Before Mahoney’s arrival, the company focused on dominating cardiology, Butcher said. But when Mahoney became chief executive after a year as president, he made it clear he wanted all eight company divisions to grow faster than their respective markets, and he was willing to invest in them all. Boston Scientific developed a system: Set aside 10 percent of revenue for research and development, including to advance already acquired technologies, and devote much of its profits to new deals. “Pretty much every dollar that the company earns, we reinvest back into internal R&D and technology acquisition,” Butcher said. “That’s a differentiator.” The key was how to pick those acquisition targets. Mahoney implores his team to find ways to reduce costs for hospital clients, and to work with physicians to help solve their problems. In the case of atrial fibrillation, or “AFib,” doctors traditionally applied extreme heat or cold in a process called ablation to treat irregular heartbeats. The resulting scar buildup would block faulty heart signals, restoring the heart’s regular cadence. But physicians wanted a less damaging approach, with fewer side effects. For that reason, they embraced the company’s Farapulse device , which uses electromagnetic waves instead. Boston Scientific plucked Farapulse from its own venture capital portfolio. With its venture capital arm, the firm makes small bets on younger companies — it has about 40 investments today — by buying minority stakes in them. That allows executives to closely track the startups, learn about their technologies, and often gain a presence on their boards, without putting too much money at risk, said analyst Rick Wise of investment bank Stifel. (With Farapulse, Boston Scientific held a minority stake until 2021, when it bought the rest amid promising trial results.) David Rescott, a senior research analyst at the Robert W. Baird & Co. investment bank, said the firm’s deal-makers in recent years trained their sights on higher-growth markets. Before 2012, nearly half of Boston Scientific’s business grew by less than 4 percent a year. Now, nearly half of the company grows at more than 7 percent, he said. That meant moving beyond drug-coated stents and pacemakers, product lines responsible for roughly half the company’s revenue before Mahoney became chief executive. Those lines are still important and growing, Mahoney said in an interview, but Boston Scientific is identifying faster-growing businesses in areas such as endoscopy, urology, and interventional cardiology therapies. The acquisition strategy now focuses on landing smaller purchases that augment existing business lines, instead of another big fish like Guidant. “In hindsight, now, others are copying that strategy,” Bank of America analyst Travis Steed said. “They made a lot of small bets on things, a lot of them didn’t necessarily pan out, but some did and they’ve become huge growth drivers.” Analysts also point to a shift in culture and mindset driven by Mahoney. Mahoney said that change came about by recruiting new leaders and thinning out the bureaucracy to speed up decision making and simplify managers’ compensation incentives. “It’s been a brick by brick, constant improvement, strengthening the company,” Mahoney said. Can Boston Scientific keep this going? Analysts who track the company remain hopeful. But they also say rivals are not going to easily cede acquisition targets or markets to their competitor from Massachusetts. Boston Scientific executives need to be cautious about not overpaying, now that they can do big deals again. Investors’ expectations are high. Mahoney remains confident. Employees are driven, he said, by more than quarterly earnings numbers. Boston Scientific regularly hosts patients at company facilities around the world to talk about how their lives benefited from its devices. “We bring these patients’ stories that are very powerful right to our employees, [and] they see what we do every day eventually helps a patient,” Mahoney said. “Most employees don’t care about Boston Scientific’s stock price. They want to be proud of where they work.” Be civil. Be kind.

MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid conceded three goals in a Spanish league game for the first time this season but still managed to beat Sevilla 4-3 on Sunday with Antoine Griezmann's double helping to make it nine wins in a row for Diego Simeone’s in-form side. Third-place Madrid restored its three-point lead over fourth-place Athletic Bilbao, which beat Villarreal earlier Sunday. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.Timeline: Jimmy Carter, 1924-2024Meo, Battle net 13 to help Coastal Carolina down South Carolina Upstate 73-51

Kaapo Kakko scored the tiebreaking goal during a four-minute power play with 23 seconds left as the New York Rangers ended their first five-game losing streak in over three years with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Saturday afternoon. The Rangers, who had squandered a two-goal lead early in the third period, had the lengthy power play after the Canadiens' Kirby Dach high-sticked Mika Zibanejad behind the New York net. The Rangers cashed in after Montreal could not clear the defensive zone. Zac Jones made a backhand pass to the middle of the slot to Will Cuylle, who did the same to Kakko. Parked at the right side of the crease, Kakko lifted a one-timer over goalie Sam Montembeault's shoulder for his fourth goal of the season. Kakko's game-winner ended New York's longest losing streak since the final week of the 56-game 2021 pandemic-shortened season. The goal came after the Canadiens' Cole Caulfield and Nick Suzuki scored about 10 minutes apart for a temporary 3-3 tie. New York's Artemi Panarin and Zibanejad scored power-play goals in the opening 40 minutes while Vincent Trocheck also scored in the waning seconds of the first period before the Rangers recovered from blowing the lead. Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick made 25 saves a week after allowing six goals in a 6-2 loss at Edmonton. Mike Matheson also scored for the Canadiens. Montembeault made 24 saves. The Rangers went ahead 9:02 into the contest when Panarin lifted a shot from above the left circle over Montreal defenseman David Savard into the upper corner of the net. Montreal tied with 8:13 left when Matheson entered the offensive zone, stepped into a shot above the right hash marks and ripped a shot over Quick's right shoulder. After surviving Montreal's attempts at going ahead, the Rangers cycled the puck around the offensive zones in the final seconds of the first and took a 2-1 lead when Trocheck tipped in Alexis Lafreniere's shot from the right point with 4 seconds left. New York expanded its lead when Zibanejad faked a one-timer, waited for Chris Kreider to get in front of the net and sent a shot from between the circles by Montembeault. Caufield put a shot from the right circle by Quick at 4:16 into the third, and Suzuki slid the puck into the open net to forge a 3-3 tie nearly 10 minutes later. --Field Level Media

NEW YORK (AP) — No ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than Jimmy Carter . His more than two dozen books included nonfiction, poetry, fiction, religious meditations and a children’s story. His memoir “An Hour Before Daylight” was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2002, while his 2006 best-seller “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” stirred a fierce debate by likening Israel’s policies in the West Bank to the brutal South African system of racial segregation. And just before his 100th birthday, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation honored him with a lifetime achievement award for how he wielded “the power of the written word to foster peace, social justice, and global understanding.” In one recent work, “A Full Life,” Carter observed that he “enjoyed writing” and that his books “provided a much-needed source of income.” But some projects were easier than others. “Everything to Gain,” a 1987 collaboration with his wife, Rosalynn, turned into the “worst threat we ever experienced in our marriage,” an intractable standoff for the facilitator of the Camp David accords and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. According to Carter, Rosalynn was a meticulous author who considered “the resulting sentences as though they have come down from Mount Sinai, carved into stone.” Their memories differed on various events and they fell into “constant arguments.” They were ready to abandon the book and return the advance, until their editor persuaded them to simply divide any disputed passages between them. “In the book, each of these paragraphs is identified by a ‘J’ or an ‘R,’ and our marriage survived,” he wrote. Here is a partial list of books by Carter: “Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President” “The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East” (With Rosalynn Carter) “Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life” “An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections” “Turning Point: A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age” “Always a Reckoning, and Other Poems” (With daughter Amy Carter) “The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer” “Living Faith” “The Virtues of Aging” “An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood” “Christmas in Plains: Memories” “The Hornet’s Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War” “Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis” “Faith & Freedom: The Christian Challenge for the World” “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” “A Remarkable Mother” “Beyond the White House” “We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work” “White House Diary” “NIV Lessons from Life Bible: Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter” “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power” “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety”Northwest B.C. First Nation Nadleh Whut’en has confirmed the identification of potential unmarked graves at the site of the former Lejac Indian Residential School, located at Tseyaz Bunk’ut near Fraser Lake. Earlier in May, the First Nation had said it would search the residential school site using both ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and magnetometry to detect irregularities underground. Lejac Indian Residential School operated from 1922 to 1976, impacting children from over 70 Nations. Nadleh Whut’en's announcement on November 30 follows nearly two years of geophysical surveys that began after Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation revealed in 2021 that they had identified around 200 potential burial sites at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Nadleh Whut’en said the preliminary findings from GPR and magnetometry surveys at Lejac uncovered geophysical signatures consistent with burials. These results are part of ongoing efforts to locate and honour the children who died while attending residential schools in Canada, the First Nation said. The survey, conducted by the guiding team of the project, which translates to "Let's Look for our Children" in Dakelh, covers a 142,500 square-meter area (about 27 football fields). The research is a response to survivor testimony and archival records that suggest numerous children may have been buried in unmarked graves at Lejac. During its operation, at least 7,850 Indigenous children, including day scholars, attended the residential school, which subjected students to harsh conditions, including forced labor, abuse, and the loss of cultural identity. The school’s cemetery, where some graves are marked, has long been known to survivors. However, the recent surveys suggest there are additional unmarked graves that have not been accounted for. “The work is hard and it takes a long time – and we are bringing information forward as we receive it because survivors have a right to know,” Nadleh Whut’en Chief Beverly Ketlo said about the importance of these findings. The Lejac Indian Residential School has had an active cemetery on the grounds since it was founded in 1922. "We have always known that there were children buried at Lejac because many of their graves are marked in a cemetery. I want you to ask yourself if your elementary school had a cemetery,” Ketlo added. Ketlo said this is not just a thing of the past but the horrors experienced at Lejac are still very real for the survivors who lived through this "genocide.” “Lejac relentlessly taught the children that they were inferior. They were forcibly taken from their families, lands, and cultures, leading them to believe that everything about their identity was wrong,” she said. The geophysical surveys, which were conducted in winter 2023 and spring/summer 2024, used advanced technologies to detect disturbances beneath the surface that could indicate burial sites. GPR sends radar pulses into the ground, revealing underground conditions, while magnetometry detects metal objects and magnetic changes. This data is being analyzed by two independent teams of experts and will guide future steps in the search for missing children. Former Chief Archie Patrick of Stellat’en First Nation, a survivor of Lejac, expressed hope that these efforts would help bring justice to those affected. “Lejac is still with me. I continue to deal with the upheaval of being taken from my parents, and the daily trauma of living at that place. But I am so pleased that the stories of survivors are finally being brought to light.” The findings are part of ongoing work, and no immediate plans for excavation or exhumation have been made. The guiding team, made up of survivors and inter-generational survivors, is overseeing the research and will determine the next steps. The federal government has committed to funding these efforts, and an estimated 20 years of work remain to uncover the full truth about the missing children from residential schools across Canada.Maven recently looked back on his squash match against Triple H in 2003 and how The Rock showed him support after. The Game, who was WWE World Champion at the time, defeated Maven in a squash match on his way toward WrestleMania, and Maven looked back on the match in a recent YouTube video. “Following this match, The Rock would actually pull me aside and just voice his displeasure,” Maven said ( per Fightful ). “Tell me he didn’t just appreciate the way I was jobbed out, the fact that I was squashed, and said, ‘Business has to be done a different way.’ He didn’t appreciate, he didn’t like the way Hunter just pretty much used me. I wasn’t in a position to where I could say anything. I was just happy to be on the damn show, but the fact that Rock took the time to tell me, ‘Hey, man, I don’t like what he did.'” He continued, “Then he told me something. He said, ‘When I come back,’ and I don’t know where he was going, maybe he was filming a movie, doing something, he said, ‘When I come back, we’ll do something together.’ He was, he was trying to make things right. Now, it never happened, and to be honest with you, I’m still waiting on it, but the fact that he took the time to pull me aside, and the mere fact that he was in my corner, rooting for my career, truly meant the world to me.” Maven did not ultimately get that match because Rock stepped away from WWE for an extended period after. Maven went on to face Triple H for the World Title again after Survivor Series 2004, which was not a squash match.

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President Bola Tinubu is committed to ending insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the South-East and Cross River State, the Minister of Defence, Dr Badaru Abubakar, stated on Thursday. Speaking in Enugu, Abubakar praised the administration’s progress in combating insecurity nationwide, especially in the Southeast and Cross River State, over the past year. He emphasised Tinubu’s renewed determination to eliminate all forms of insecurity, building on the successes achieved so far. This commitment aligns with Tinubu’s Independence Day address, where he highlighted his administration’s efforts to restore peace and stability in the country. The President noted that his administration has eliminated over 300 Boko Haram and bandit commanders and restored peace to hundreds of communities in the North. He also promised to address the root causes of insecurity, including poverty and unemployment. He said, “There is a renewed determination to do more in the fight against all forms of insecurity including the agitations for Biafra by President Tinubu. “President Tinubu has directed me to come and engage with you to find a lasting solution to insecurity. “Without security, there would be no peace and development. I know that people in this zone are predominantly businessmen and women who need security and peace for their businesses to flourish. “We need to get candid suggestions and information on how we will practically do more and enthrone lasting security and peace in the South-East and Cross River State axis of the country. “If insecurity persists, it should be known that it is our people whose lives and property are being threatened and destroyed; it is our people that are kidnapped and organs harvested as well.” Related News Nigeria’ll continue to prioritise social investment, says Tinubu ACF suspends chairman for criticising Tinubu’s policies Reps urge deployment of security forces to Edo communities The minister said that the Federal Government and security agencies needed the cooperation of all residents especially the leaders as it involves getting actionable intelligence to stem insecurity from its roots in the zone. He appreciated heads of security agencies and leaders of the zone and Cross River State who made the sacrifice to attend the engagement; adding, “President Tinubu is appreciative of all your efforts so far and he needs more.” After the engagement, the minister said that the stakeholders had a robust and spirited interaction which was fruitful and implementable to improve the general security of the zone. “There was a robust suggestion on how to deploy technology to tackle insecurity head-on and restore the people’s confidence and safety in the area,” he said. Speaking, Maj.-Gen. John Nwoga (rtd) said that the insecurity in the zone was heightened by activities of social media bloggers, who keep on repeating old videos of gruesome criminal activities to create fear and panic for reasons best known to them. “There is a need for our people to collectively deal with negative press, fake news and misleading videos being circulated within the zone through social media,” Nwoga said. In his remark, the General Officer Commanding 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada said that the Nigerian Army was putting in place a robust strategy to ensure a safe and seamless yuletide. “Through the Joint Security Task-Force in South-East, code-named ‘Operation UDO KA’, we are going to create a safe and secured environment to enable the usual mass return for Christmas once more this year; even as we have improved security generally,” Dada said. Earlier, the minister visited and held a closed-door meeting with the GOC, Maj.-Gen. Hassan Dada, and Commanders, Principal Officers and Officers at the Division’s Headquarters, Enugu. Abubakar also visited and held a closed-door meeting with the Air Officer Commanding Ground Training Command of the Nigerian Air Force, AVM Usman Abdullahi, and Commanders, Principal Officers and Officers at GTC Command Headquarters, Enugu.

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