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IN 30 YEARS John Rynne has seen a revolution in crisis responses to humanitarian catastrophes. In a career spanning three decades the Louth man has spent much of that time in Africa responding to crises in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia and elsewhere. He is now the regional director managing the African-based teams of Irish aid agency Goal. We accompanied Rynne recently on a tour of a number of sites in South Sudan. What we found was an aid effort stretched to the point of full capacity as refugees cross the porous border from war torn Sudan. We sat down with him in the chaos of capital Juba to speak about his career, how new methods of responding to crises saves more lives and how, in the past, some NGOs desperate to help have caused more harm than good to the people they are trying to assist. It is not just aid work Rynne has done – he has also worked in child protection in places such as Dublin’s Darndale, Oliver Bond Flats and Ballymun communities as well as Tower Hamlets in London. But the intensity of that work led him towards the role that he performs now as one of Ireland’s most experienced humanitarians. “Frankly, I didn’t want to spend the next 30 or 40 years of my life dealing with child abuse and child neglect,” he said of his decision to move towards Aid Agency work. “I also felt that if I had an opportunity to do something like aid work it would be something that I thought I would enjoy, and would be a real opportunity for me to learn, and also a bit like doing the social work, and not to sound trite, but to give back as well.” This led him to first become an unpaid volunteer and spend two years working in Ethiopia in the 1990s. He describes that experience as being a “brilliant university”. He came back and worked in social work again but would ultimately become an employee based in Ethiopia, where he worked in a mix of urban and rural programmes. His mettle was tested most however on the Somali border at the height of that country’s civil war. “The people would have been the same position then, but our ability now to support and help is dramatically different, much more effective,” he added. Following the 1994 genocide in Rwanda he travelled to that African country where he worked with those left behind after the horrific blood letting. There was also work in Zaire and Tanzania as country director and then for 13 years he lived in Ethiopia as the country director managing day to day services. “Ethiopia, it’s a fascinating country to work in, and it’s a huge learning opportunity,” he added. There were projects in urban areas and a return to his social work style of working with street children. He also worked on rural projects which are based around long term development – lifting up communities. Rynne has also seen other changes – the food technology advances that now mean that high energy pastes for children and biscuits for adults are saving lives. “I would have worked in the 90s, very close to the border with Somalia, where we had all the traditional feeding centres, and literally, six to ten children a day died in those feeding centres. “The approach now is much more sophisticated, even though it doesn’t look it, but that’s part of the genius of it,” he added. He said the advances in feeding technology used to solve malnutrition are part of a broader effort by humanitarians to learn from past crises. Another advance is the giving of cash to people, particularly women, so that they can buy food and clothes or whatever they need once they cross the border. “I really would draw a distinction between the scale of the problem, which easily is comparable to Ethiopia in the 80s and 90s but the sophistication of the scale of the response mutes and mitigates, to a significant degree, the worst aspects, not all aspects, but the worst aspects as regards the number of people dying.” Rynne said that while the humanitarian response has changed so has the environment they respond in. He said the effects of climate change are now “vivid” and having a huge impact. He said the most obvious impact of it is in the lives of pastoral or nomadic herders in Ethiopia – Rynne said their livelihoods are centred around the animals foraging and getting water but successive droughts have meant their way of life has collapsed. More broadly he also said that there is clear evidence now that tensions that exist in general among groupings, tribes and clans in many areas across Africa are spilling over because of those effects of climate change. He believes that Africa is at a critical juncture where the borders drawn by former colonial countries a century ago are now being redrawn by the people living there. It has resulted in tensions across the continent – notably in Ethiopia, Sudan and across the Sahel and west Africa. He believes this disturbance in nationhood combined with climate affects will drive greater instability. “I do think more and more we’re seeing that the the maps drawn in colonial times are starting to erode and, and ethnic divisions are coming to the fore, and it’s very difficult to put that back in the box once it’s got out of the box,” he said. Those tensions will make life harder for humanitarians to operate but Rynne has said that they have already adapted. In times past the response was simply to deal with the emergency in front of them but now a more holistic approach, using connections with governments and communities is beginning to reap rewards. “Unfortunately, I think over the past number of years there’s been increasing awareness and acceptance that sometimes, even though you want to do the right thing, you can inadvertently cause damage to to the normal infrastructure and of society,” he said. Rynne uses the example of how aid agencies can come in to assist a large displaced population. He said within that society there may be small vendors such as someone selling buckets and blankets to those displaced people. He said the effect of a blunt intervention of aid agencies handing out goods to refugees has the impact of destroying the local economy that allows people to have agency and independence – in other words it is the inadvertent consequence of unthinking aid operations that makes the situation worse. “What we’re really trying to do is understand how we could be clever, and how we can have multiple benefits and multiple impacts and really make money and resources go as far as possible,” he added. One key response Rynne said is the provision of cash directly to displaced people to help support those locals who have businesses in areas where camps crop up. He said that doesn’t remove the need to directly feed and shelter people in “phase one” of a response to starvation but it does help when events calm down after the initial shock. “We definitely don’t profess to have all the answers, but we would work very closely with local communities to understand how their livelihoods work, how the market systems work, and what the vulnerability points are,” he said. Goal is achieving this by keeping it local with aid workers and a massive network of people from the area working closely with local governments. Rynne said they have projects supporting farmers, creating fishing communities and other initiatives that are designed to empower the local communities to build a resilience for the next crisis. Goal is using systems to map the needs of individual communities and “vulnerability points”. Goal’s main source of funding is from the Irish Government’s Irish Aid, as well as US Aid, the European Union and various UN agencies as well as private donors. While the fighting is raging in Sudan, Goal has been able to keep working because of connections its workforce has established with loca entities and officials. One example saw was how one of the workers in Renk, a local man Deng Wek Deng acts as the liaison between Goal and the local South Sudanese regime. It builds resilience Rynne said but it is a difficult task given the crises gripping South Sudan and Sudan. Rynne said that there is a lot to be proud of with the work of Goal in the region and they are making a difference but he said he is “conflicted between optimism and pessimism”. “What we’ve seen in the last couple of days is the best of people, yeah, the people who responded, who were there in the front line, who were working seven days a week, working on really remote areas, and you can’t help but admire people like that. “I think the way Goal works is we have to focus on the optimism side, and we have to work to ensure that people’s lives are better, but we also have to acknowledge the extreme cruelty and the fact that the world does seem to be a more insecure place, that there’s more civil war, there’s more more unrest – that’s not the reality,” he added.
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The dollar steadied on Thursday as traders awaited clarity on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposed policies amid an uncertain outlook for interest rates, while bitcoin forged towards $100,000 for the first time. Bitcoin BTC= has been on a blistering rally in the past few weeks on speculation that Trump will create an easier regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies. It hit a record high of $97,902 on Thursday, underpinned by a report Trump's social media company was in talks to buy crypto trading firm Bakkt . It was last up 3.8% at $98,050. The dollar index =USD was up 0.1% at 106.72, and not far off last week's one-year high of 107.07. "The U.S. is still the main driver, really. It feels a bit of a risk-off morning. The yen is the main winner so far, and I think that's this week, with Ukraine at front and centre at the moment," IG chief strategist Chris Beauchamp said, referring to an escalation in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. Invest wisely: Best online brokers Cryptocurrency: Trump's social media company in talks to buy crypto firm Bakkt, FT reports The euro EUR=EBS, one of the main casualties of the dollar's post-election ascent, was down 0.2% at $1.0518. European leaders and policymakers are grappling with the potential ramifications of Trump's proposed tariff hikes, while political uncertainty in the region's largest economies - Germany and France - is adding to that mix. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday threatened to seek to topple Prime Minister Michel Barnier's fragile coalition government if her National Rally (RN) party's cost-of-living concerns were not incorporated into the 2025 budget. "There are enough things to be concerned about to just tilt people towards being more cautious at the moment," Beauchamp said. The seemingly unstoppable dollar has been helped by sharp swings in expectations for U.S. interest rates. The market currently sees just a 54% chance of a cut from the Federal Reserve next month, down from 82.5% only a week ago, according to CME's FedWatch Tool. A Reuters poll showed most economists expect the Fed to cut rates at its December meeting, with shallower cuts in 2025 than expected a month ago due to the risk of higher inflation from Trump's policies. Trump bump The dollar has rallied more than 2% since the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, driven by an expectation that Trump's proposals on raising trade tariffs and cutting taxes could reignite inflation and limit the Fed's ability to cut rates. At the same time, traders are sizing up what Trump's campaign pledges of tariffs mean for the rest of the world, with Europe and China both likely in the firing line. "Right now, we are kind of stuck in a wait-and-worry zone because Trump is in the midst of forming his cabinet," said Moh Siong Sim, currency strategist at Bank of Singapore. "There's a lot of things that are missing there in terms of understanding," including the timing and magnitude of policies, and those details won't be known for a couple of months or so, he said. Elsewhere, Ukraine fired a volley of British Storm Shadow cruise missiles into Russia on Wednesday, the latest new Western weapon it has been permitted to use on Russian targets, a day after it fired U.S. ATACMS missiles. And Russia fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during an attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday, Kyiv's air force said. With geopolitical tensions running high, the Japanese yen JPY=EBS has outperformed. The dollar was last down 0.5% on the day at 154.585 yen. The yen has lost around 10% in value in the last couple of months, as traders have bet heavily in favour of the dollar, given the chances that U.S. rates will remain well above Japanese ones for some time. Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank would "seriously" take into account foreign exchange rate moves in compiling its economic and price forecasts. He noted that there was still a month to go until the BOJ's next policy meeting in December, adding that there would be more information to digest by then. Additional reporting by Brigid Riley in Tokyo. Editing by Mark Potter and Bernadette BaumPathstone Holdings LLC cut its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors ( NASDAQ:NXPI – Free Report ) by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,132 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 738 shares during the quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $5,079,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NXPI. Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Addison Advisors LLC grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 224.2% in the second quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 107 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 71.2% during the second quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 125 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 615.0% during the second quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 143 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 36.4% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. NXP Semiconductors Trading Up 0.8 % Shares of NXPI stock opened at $226.38 on Friday. NXP Semiconductors has a 1 year low of $198.00 and a 1 year high of $296.08. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $233.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $251.51. The company has a market cap of $57.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.60, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.60. NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be issued a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.74%. Insiders Place Their Bets In other news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.35, for a total value of $813,225.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 30,269 shares in the company, valued at $7,033,002.15. The trade was a 10.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink . Company insiders own 0.11% of the company’s stock. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of research firms recently weighed in on NXPI. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $370.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $277.00 in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Susquehanna cut their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $300.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $274.14. View Our Latest Stock Analysis on NXPI NXP Semiconductors Profile ( Free Report ) NXP Semiconductors N.V. offers various semiconductor products. The company's product portfolio includes microcontrollers; application processors, including i.MX application processors, and i.MX 8 and 9 family of applications processors; communication processors; wireless connectivity solutions, such as near field communications, ultra-wideband, Bluetooth low-energy, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth integrated SoCs; analog and interface devices; radio frequency power amplifiers; and security controllers, as well as semiconductor-based environmental and inertial sensors, including pressure, inertial, magnetic, and gyroscopic sensors. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for NXP Semiconductors Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for NXP Semiconductors and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
Animoca Brands Makes Strategic Investment in Pudgy Penguins’ Parent Company IglooNEW YORK (AP) — Angelina Jolie never expected to hit all the notes. But finding the breath of Maria Callas was enough to bring things out of Jolie that she didn’t even know were in her. “All of us, we really don’t realize where things land in our body over a lifetime of different experiences and where we hold it to protect ourselves,” Jolie said in a recent interview. “We hold it in our stomachs. We hold it in our chest. We breathe from a different place when we’re nervous or we’re sad. “The first few weeks were the hardest because my body had to open and I had to breathe again,” she adds. “And that was a discovery of how much I wasn’t.” In Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” which Netflix released in theaters Wednesday before it begins streaming on Dec. 11, Jolie gives, if not the performance of her career, then certainly of her last decade. Beginning with 2010’s “In the Land of Blood and Honey,” Jolie has spent recent years directing films while prioritizing raising her six children. “So my choices for quite a few years were whatever was smart financially and short. I worked very little the last eight years,” says Jolie. “And I was kind of drained. I couldn’t for a while.” But her youngest kids are now 16. And for the first time in years, Jolie is back in the spotlight, in full movie-star mode. Her commanding performance in “Maria” seems assured of bringing Jolie her third Oscar nomination. (She won supporting actress in 2000 for “Girl, Interrupted.”) For an actress whose filmography might lack a signature movie, “Maria” may be Jolie's defining role. Jolie's oldest children, Maddox and Pax, worked on the set of the film. There, they saw a version of their mother they hadn't seen before. “They had certainly seen me sad in my life. But I don’t cry in front of my children like that,” Jolie says of the emotion Callas dredged up in her. “That was a moment in realizing they were going to be with me, side by side, in this process of really understanding the depth of some of the pain I carry.” Jolie, who met a reporter earlier this fall at the Carlyle Hotel, didn't speak in any detail of that pain. But it was hard not to sense some it had to do with her lengthy and ongoing divorce from Brad Pitt, with whom she had six children. Just prior to meeting, a judge allowed Pitt’s remaining claim against Jolie, over the French winery Château Miraval, to proceed. On Monday, a judge ruled that Pitt must disclose documents Jolie’s legal team have sought that they allege include “communications concerning abuse.” Pitt has denied ever being abusive. The result of the U.S. presidential election was also just days old, though Jolie — special envoy for the United Nations Refugee Agency from 2012 to 2022 – wasn’t inclined to talk politics. Asked about Donald Trump’s win , she responded, “Global storytelling is essential,” before adding: “That’s what I’m focusing on. Listening. Listening to the voices of people in my country and around the world.” Balancing such things — reports concerning her private life, questions that accompany someone of her fame — is a big reason why Jolie is so suited to the part of Callas. The film takes place during the American-born soprano’s final days. (She died of a heart attack at 53 in 1977.) Spending much of her time in her grand Paris apartment, Callas hasn’t sung publicly in years; she’s lost her voice. Imprisoned by the myth she’s created, Callas is redefining herself and her voice. An instructor tells her he wants to hear “Callas, not Maria." The movie, of course, is more concerned with Maria. It’s Larrain’s third portrait of 20th century female icon, following “Jackie” (with Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy) and “Spencer” (with Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana). As Callas, Jolie is wonderfully regal — a self-possessed diva who deliciously, in lines penned by screenwriter Steven Knight, spouts lines like: “I took liberties all my life and the world took liberties with me.” Asked if she identified with that line, Jolie answered, “Yeah, yeah.” Then she took a long pause. “I’m sure people will read a lot into this and there’s probably a lot I could say but don’t want to feed into,” Jolie eventually continues. “I know she was a public person because she loved her work. And I’m a public person because I love my work, not because I like being public. I think some people are more comfortable with a public life, and I’ve never been fully comfortable with it.” When Larraín first approached Jolie about the role, he screened “Spencer” for her. That film, like “Jackie” and “Maria,” eschews a biopic approach to instead intimately focus on a specific moment of crisis. Larraín was convinced Jolie was meant for the role. “I felt she could have that magnetism,” Larraín says. “The enigmatic diva that’s come to a point in her life where she has to take control of her life again. But the weight of her experience, of her music, of her singing, everything, is on her back. And she carries that. It’s someone who’s already loaded with a life that’s been intense.” “There’s a loneliness that we both share,” Jolie says. “That’s not necessarily a bad thing. I think people can be alone and lonely sometimes, and that can be part of who they are.” Larraín, the Chilean filmmaker, grew up in Santiago going to the opera, and he has long yearned to bring its full power and majesty to a movie. In Callas, he heard something that transfixed him. “I hear something near perfection, but at the same time, it’s something that’s about to be destroyed,” Larraín says. “So it’s as fragile and as strong as possible. It lives in both extremes. That’s why it’s so moving. I hear a voice that’s about to be broken, but it doesn’t.” In Callas’ less perfect moments singing in the film, Larraín fuses archival recordings of Callas with Jolie’s own voice. Some mix of the two runs throughout “Maria.” “Early in the process,” Jolie says, “I discovered that you can’t fake-sing opera.” Jolie has said she never sang before, not even karaoke. But the experience has left her with a newfound appreciation of opera and its healing properties. “I wonder if it’s something you lean into as you get older,” Jolie says. “Maybe your depth of pain is bigger, your depth of loss is bigger, and that sound in opera meets that, the enormity of it.” If Larraín’s approach to “Maria” is predicated on an unknowingness, he's inclined to say something similar about his star. “Because of media and social media, some people might think that they know a lot about Angelina,” he says. “Maria, I read nine biographies of her. I saw everything. I read every interview. I made this movie. But I don’t think I would be capable of telling you who she was us. So if there’s an element in common, it’s that. They carry an enormous amount of mystery. Even if you think that you know them, you don’t.” Whether “Maria” means more acting in the future for Jolie, she's not sure. “There's not a clear map,” she says. Besides, Jolie isn't quite ready to shake Callas. “When you play a real person, you feel at some point that they become your friend,” says Jolie. “Right now, it’s still a little personal. It’s funny, I’ll be at a premiere or I’ll walk into a room and someone will start blaring her music for fun, but I have this crazy internal sense memory of dropping to my knees and crying.”Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Securities Litigation Partner James (Josh) Wilson Encourages Investors Who Suffered Losses Exceeding $75,000 In Dentsply To Contact Him Directly To Discuss Their Options If you suffered losses exceeding $75,000 in Dentsply between December 1, 2022 and November 6 2024 and would like to discuss your legal rights, call Faruqi & Faruqi partner Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or 212-983-9330 (Ext. 1310) . [You may also click here for additional information] NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP , a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (“Dentsply” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: XRAY) and reminds investors of the January 27, 2025 deadline to seek the role of lead plaintiff in a federal securities class action that has been filed against the Company. Faruqi & Faruqi is a leading national securities law firm with offices in New York, Pennsylvania, California and Georgia. The firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors since its founding in 1995. See www.faruqilaw.com . As detailed below, the complaint alleges that the Company and its executives violated federal securities laws by making false and/or misleading statements and/or failing to disclose that: (1) Dentsply targeted low-income people who did not have access to good oral hygiene education, a dentist, or dental insurance, which often meant patients signing up for Byte had underlying dental issues that would have made them ineligible for treatment; (2) the push for Byte growth and sales commissions caused sales employees to sell to contraindicated patients; (3) as a result of the above, the Byte patient onboarding workflow did not provide adequate assurance that contraindicated patients did not enter treatment; (4) before and during the Class Period, reports of Byte patient injuries were pouring in; (5) Dentsply knew that its Byte aligners were causing severe patient injuries for years but did little to investigate those injuries or notify the FDA; (6) Dentsply had no systems in place to notify the FDA of these injuries, which the Company is required to do within 30 days of learning of a problem; (7) the FDA had received a sharp uptick in reports of serious injuries from Byte patients; (8) as a result of the above, Dentsply materially overstated the goodwill value of Byte; (9) as a result of the above, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. The truth began to be revealed after markets closed on October 24, 2024, when Dentsply announced the “voluntary suspension of sales and marketing of its Byte Aligners and Impression Kits while the Company conducts a review of certain regulatory requirements related to these products.” Dentsply claimed that the Byte sales and marketing suspension was a “precautionary measure.” Dentsply further disclosed that it “expects to record non-cash charges for the impairment of goodwill within the range of $450-$550 million” for its Orthodontic and Implant Solutions segment. During a “Byte business update call” before markets opened on October 25, 2024, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) Simon D. Campion gave more context about the Byte suspension: “[I]n connection with our ongoing discussions with FDA, we have determined that our patient onboarding workflow may not provide adequate assurance that certain contraindicated patients do not enter treatment with Byte Aligners.” On this news, the price of Dentsply stock fell over 4%, from a closing price of $24.41 per share on October 24, 2024, to a closing price of $23.31 per share on October 25, 2024. The truth was revealed on November 7, 2024 when, before the markets opened, Dentsply reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2024, disclosing that Dentsply had “recorded a non-cash charge for the impairment of goodwill of ($495) million net of tax within the Orthodontic and Implant Solutions segment.” During the corresponding earnings call held later that day, CEO Campion further disclosed that although Dentsply was “not at a point in our analysis to make a definitive decision concerning Byte,” the Company was “thoroughly evaluating strategic options, which may include a discontinuation of some or all of this business.” On this news, the price of Dentsply stock fell over 28%, from a closing price of $23.98 per share on November 6, 2024, to a closing price of $17.26 per share on November 7, 2024, on extraordinary trading volume. 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EDITOR'S NOTE: On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. No one wants to see any player take a vicious hit like the one that knocked Trevor Lawrence out of the game. It’s easy to agree on that point. Eliminating violent shots is the hard part. The NFL has instituted several rules to protect quarterbacks but football is a physical sport and players have to react instantly and make split-second decisions going at high speeds so injuries keep occurring. Lawrence was carted off the field in the first half of Jacksonville’s 23-20 loss to Houston on Sunday after Azeez Al-Shaair leveled the defenseless quarterback with a forearm to the facemask. The late hit put Lawrence in the fencing position — both fists clenched — and he stayed on the ground for several minutes, while a brawl ensued. Lawrence didn’t require hospitalization for his concussion but it’s unknown when he’ll return. “Thank you to everyone who has reached out/been praying for me,” Lawrence wrote on X. “I’m home and feeling better. Means a lot, thank you all.” Al-Shaair was ejected from the game and faces a fine and potential suspension after his latest unsportsmanlike penalty. The Texans' linebacker was flagged and later fined $11,255 for a late hit out of bounds on Titans running back Tony Pollard last week. He was fined earlier this year after he punched Bears running back Roschon Johnson on the sideline in Week 2. That occurred during a scuffle that started after his hard shot on quarterback Caleb Williams near the sideline that wasn’t flagged. Al-Shaair once got away with grabbing Tom Brady by the throat on a pass rush in a game between the 49ers and Buccaneers. Outraged Jaguars players called Al-Shaair’s hit “dirty” and Texans coach DeMeco Ryans made it known he didn’t condone it. “It’s not what we’re coaching,” Ryans said. “Want to be smart in everything we do and not hurt the team, get a penalty there. Have to be smarter when the quarterback is going down. Unfortunate play. Not representative of who Azeez is. He’s a smart player, really great leader for us. We felt his presence not being there. His loss really affected us on the defensive side. Just not what we’re coaching. Didn’t want to see the melee and all the aftermath. That’s not what we’re about. Not representative of us. I’ll talk to Azeez, address him personally, and we’ll move forward from it.” Fox Sports color analyst Daryl Johnston, a former fullback for the Dallas Cowboys, didn’t hold back his criticism, calling it a “cheap shot.” “It’s everything you’re not supposed to do,” Johnston said. “Everything. You’ll see this in slow motion and Azeez Al-Shaair does everything you’re trying to prevent in this situation. It’s reckless. It’s disrespectful. There’s an honor that you give to your opponent on the football field and you respect him. And there’s opportunities to be physical and give big hits and play this game in that manner. And there’s other times when there’s a respect that you grant to your opponent.” Some former NFL quarterbacks blasted Al-Shaair on social media. “There is no place in the game of football for dirty hits like this one,” Robert Griffin III wrote on X. Chase Daniel called it “one of the dirtiest hits” he’s ever seen on a quarterback. Even defensive players struggled to defend Al-Shaair. “That was uncalled for,” Hall of Fame defensive lineman Michael Strahan said on Fox’s studio show while fellow Hall of Famer Howie Long agreed. But the play also sparked debate about the quarterback slide. Lawrence slid feet first, which signals that he’s giving himself up on the play. The NFL rulebook states: “A defender must pull up when a runner begins a feet-first slide.” But defensive players aren’t automatically penalized if they make contact with a sliding quarterback if they already committed and the contact is unavoidable. The rules state it’s a foul when “the defender makes forcible contact into the head or neck area of the runner with the helmet, shoulder, or forearm, or commits some other act that is unnecessary roughness.” Al-Shaair did that so he was penalized and will face other repercussions. Still, given the hard-hitting nature of the sport, it won’t be the last time this happens.Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports November Sales ResultsRihanna's Big, Big Hat and Teeny Tiny Corset Is Her Best Look of the Year
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