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Top Australian shares to buy right now with $5,000Xcede Group Announces Win of "Best Client Service" Award at Global Recruiter Awards 2024 12-05-2024 11:30 PM CET | Associations & Organizations Press release from: ABNewswire Xcede at the 2024 Industry Awards Xcede Group, a global leader in STEM talent recruitment, has been awarded the "Best Client Service" accolade at the Global Recruiter Awards 2024. This recognition highlights the company's unwavering dedication to delivering tailored recruitment solutions across its specialist brands, Xcede and EarthStream, serving industries such as technology, energy, and sustainability. The Global Recruiter Awards celebrate outstanding achievements within the recruitment industry, showcasing companies that excel in areas like client service, candidate experience, and innovation. The "Best Client Service" category honours organisations that consistently go above and beyond to meet client needs, offering exceptional support and value. Adam Marsh, CEO at Xcede Group [ https://www.xcedegroup.com/ ], commented on the win:"Winning this award is a testament to the expertise of our team. It reflects our commitment to understanding our clients' challenges and crafting innovative recruitment solutions that truly meet their needs. This recognition motivates us to continue setting higher standards in the recruitment industry." Xcede Group operates globally, specialising in connecting world-class organisations with skilled professionals in high-demand STEM fields. The company is structured around two specialist brands: * Xcede, which focuses on recruitment in areas such as Data, AI & Machine Learning, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Product, and Software. * EarthStream, which specialises in sourcing talent for the Renewable Energy, Power and Grid, and Industrial sectors, supporting projects across all stages of their lifecycle. Together, these brands ensure comprehensive coverage of the STEM talent landscape, offering contract, permanent, and project-based solutions tailored to meet the unique demands of their clients. This latest recognition builds on Xcede Group's history of industry accolades. In 2023, both brands received significant honours at the British Recruitment Awards, with Xcede named Technology Recruitment Agency of the Year and EarthStream recognised as Engineering Recruitment Agency of the Year. These achievements reflect the company's ongoing commitment to excellence across all areas of its operations. As global industries continue to evolve, the demand for skilled STEM professionals has surged. The shift toward renewable energy and the digital transformation of businesses has highlighted the critical role of recruitment firms in addressing talent shortages. Xcede Group has positioned itself as a trusted partner in this space, leveraging its global reach and local expertise to connect clients with the professionals they need to thrive. "The recruitment landscape is becoming increasingly complex," Adam Blaney, Xcede Global Managing Director, added. "This award validates our approach of ensuring our clients receive the best possible service." The Global Recruiter Awards serve as a benchmark of quality and innovation in recruitment, making Xcede Group's win a significant milestone. It demonstrates the company's ability to adapt to an ever-changing market while maintaining its focus on delivering value to clients. Looking ahead, Xcede Group's mission is to continue delivering exceptional service while fostering innovation in recruitment. For more information about Xcede Group, its award-winning services, and areas of expertise, visit their website. Media Contact Company Name: Xcede Group Contact Person: Janan Gok Email:Send Email [ https://www.abnewswire.com/email_contact_us.php?pr=xcede-group-announces-win-of-best-client-service-award-at-global-recruiter-awards-2024 ] Country: United Kingdom Website: https://www.xcedegroup.com/ This release was published on openPR.Jonah Goldberg Among elites across the ideological spectrum, there's one point of unifying agreement: Americans are bitterly divided. What if that's wrong? What if elites are the ones who are bitterly divided while most Americans are fairly unified? History rarely lines up perfectly with the calendar (the "sixties" didn't really start until the decade was almost over). But politically, the 21st century neatly began in 2000, when the election ended in a tie and the color coding of electoral maps became enshrined as a kind of permanent tribal color war of "red vs. blue." Elite understanding of politics has been stuck in this framework ever since. Politicians and voters have leaned into this alleged political reality, making it seem all the more real in the process. I loathe the phrase "perception is reality," but in politics it has the reifying power of self-fulfilling prophecy. Like rival noble families in medieval Europe, elites have been vying for power and dominance on the arrogant assumption that their subjects share their concern for who rules rather than what the rulers can deliver. Political cartoonists from across country draw up something special for the holiday In 2018, the group More in Common published a massive report on the "hidden tribes" of American politics. The wealthiest and whitest groups were "devoted conservatives" (6%) and "progressive activists" (8%). These tribes dominate the media, the parties and higher education, and they dictate the competing narratives of red vs. blue, particularly on cable news and social media. Meanwhile, the overwhelming majority of Americans resided in, or were adjacent to, the "exhausted majority." These people, however, "have no narrative," as David Brooks wrote at the time. "They have no coherent philosophic worldview to organize their thinking and compel action." Lacking a narrative might seem like a very postmodern problem, but in a postmodern elite culture, postmodern problems are real problems. It's worth noting that red vs. blue America didn't emerge ex nihilo. The 1990s were a time when the economy and government seemed to be working, at home and abroad. As a result, elites leaned into the narcissism of small differences to gain political and cultural advantage. They remain obsessed with competing, often apocalyptic, narratives. That leaves out most Americans. The gladiatorial combatants of cable news, editorial pages and academia, and their superfan spectators, can afford these fights. Members of the exhausted majority are more interested in mere competence. I think that's the hidden unity elites are missing. This is why we keep throwing incumbent parties out of power: They get elected promising competence but get derailed -- or seduced -- by fan service to, or trolling of, the elites who dominate the national conversation. There's a difference between competence and expertise. One of the most profound political changes in recent years has been the separation of notions of credentialed expertise from real-world competence. This isn't a new theme in American life, but the pandemic and the lurch toward identity politics amplified distrust of experts in unprecedented ways. This is a particular problem for the left because it is far more invested in credentialism than the right. Indeed, some progressives are suddenly realizing they invested too much in the authority of experts and too little in the ability of experts to provide what people want from government, such as affordable housing, decent education and low crime. The New York Times' Ezra Klein says he's tired of defending the authority of government institutions. Rather, "I want them to work." One of the reasons progressives find Trump so offensive is his absolute inability to speak the language of expertise -- which is full of coded elite shibboleths. But Trump veritably shouts the language of competence. I don't mean he is actually competent at governing. But he is effectively blunt about calling leaders, experts and elites -- of both parties -- stupid, ineffective, weak and incompetent. He lost in 2020 because voters didn't believe he was actually good at governing. He won in 2024 because the exhausted majority concluded the Biden administration was bad at it. Nostalgia for the low-inflation pre-pandemic economy was enough to convince voters that Trumpian drama is the tolerable price to pay for a good economy. About 3 out of 4 Americans who experienced "severe hardship" because of inflation voted for Trump. The genius of Trump's most effective ad -- "Kamala is for they/them, President Trump is for you" -- was that it was simultaneously culture-war red meat and an argument that Harris was more concerned about boutique elite concerns than everyday ones. If Trump can actually deliver competent government, he could make the Republican Party the majority party for a generation. For myriad reasons, that's an if so big it's visible from space. But the opportunity is there -- and has been there all along. Goldberg is editor-in-chief of The Dispatch: thedispatch.com . Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly!Internally displaced people walk among the tents in a camp in Tabqa City, Raqqa governorate, northern Syria, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Thousands of Kurdish families displaced from Aleppo and Tel Rifaat have ended up in temporary shelters and on the streets in Kurdish-controlled areas of Tabqa City. (Associated Press Photo/Hogir El Abdo) BEIRUT — Syrian insurgents swept into the central city of Hama on Thursday and government forces withdrew, dealing another major blow to Syrian President Bashar Assad days after insurgents captured much of Aleppo, the country’s largest city. The stunning weeklong offensive appeared likely to continue, with insurgents setting their sights on Homs, the country’s third-largest city. Homs, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Hama, is the gate to the capital, Damascus, Assad’s seat of power and the coastal region that is a base of support for him. The offensive is being led by the jihadi group HTS and an umbrella group of Turkish-backed Syrian militias called the Syrian National Army. Their sudden capture of Aleppo, an ancient business hub in the north, was a stunning prize for Assad’s opponents and reignited the Syrian civil war that had been largely a stalemate for the past few years. Hama is one of the few cities that has remained mostly under government control in the conflict, which broke out in March 2011 following a popular uprising. By sunset, dozens of jubilant fighters were seen shooting in the air in celebration in live footage from Hama’s Assi Square. The square was the scene of massive anti-government protests in the early days of the uprising in 2011, before security forces stormed it and got the city under control. READ: After Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to a nearby province The Syrian Army on Thursday said it redeployed from Hama and took positions outside the city to protect civilians. Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the de facto leader of the Syrian insurgency, announced in a video message that fighters had reached Hama in a “conquering that is not vengeful, but one of mercy and compassion.” Al-Golani is the leader of the most powerful insurgent group in Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which previously served as al-Qaida’s branch in Syria and is considered a terrorist group by the United Nations as well as countries including the U.S. The group that was known as the Nusra Front in the early years of Syria’s conflict changed its name and said in recent years that it cut ties with al-Qaida. Al-Golani publicly toured Aleppo on Wednesday and spoke about Hama on Thursday from an undisclosed location in what appeared to be a video filmed with a mobile phone. “This is a massive win for the rebels and a strategic blow for the (Syrian) regime,” Dareen Khalifa, a senior adviser with the International Crisis Group and an expert on Syrian groups. She said the question is whether the opposition will be able to reach Homs and take over the area, which she said would be a game-changer. “I think then we are going to have to pause and consider whether or not this regime can actually survive this war,” she added. Internally displaced people sit in a camp in Tabqa City, Raqqa governorate, northern Syria, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. Thousands of Kurdish families displaced from Aleppo and Tel Rifaat have ended up in temporary shelters and on the streets in Kurdish-controlled areas of Tabqa City. (Associated Press Photo/Hogir El Abdo) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose country supports the opposition fighters, reiterated during a telephone call with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that the Syrian government should urgently engage with its people “for a comprehensive political solution.” Guterres said in a statement later that after 14 years of war in Syria, “it is high time” for all parties to engage seriously in talks to resolve the conflict in line with Security Council Resolution 2254.” That resolution, which was adopted unanimously in December 2015, endorsed a road map to peace in Syria. The measure called for a Syrian-led political process, starting with the establishment of a transitional governing body, followed by the drafting of a new constitution and ending with U.N.-supervised elections. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights — an opposition war monitor — said after fierce battles inside Hama, opposition gunmen now control the police headquarters in the city as well as the sprawling air base and the central prison from where hundreds of detainees were set free. “The process leading to the fall of the regime has started,” the Observatory’s chief, Rami Abdurrahman, told Associated Press. READ: Insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016 Aleppo’s takeover by Syrian insurgents marked the first opposition attack on the city since 2016, when a brutal Russian air campaign retook it for Assad after rebel forces had initially seized it. Military intervention by Russia, Iran and Iranian-allied Hezbollah, and other militant groups has allowed Assad to remain in power. The latest flare-up in Syria’s long civil war comes as Assad’s main regional and international backers, Russia and Iran, are preoccupied with their own wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine. This time, there appeared to be little to no help from his allies. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the renewed fighting, which began with the surprise opposition offensive Nov. 27. Hama is a major intersection in Syria that links that country’s center with the north as well as the east and west. It is about 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the capital. Hama province also borders the coastal province of Latakia, a main base of popular support for Assad. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy . The city is known for the 1982 massacre of Hama, one of the most notorious in the modern Middle East, when security forces under Assad’s late father, Hafez Assad, killed thousands to crush a Muslim Brotherhood uprising.
Cooper Rush passed for two touchdowns, Dallas returned two kicks for scores and the visiting Cowboys held off the Washington Commanders in a wild fourth quarter for a 34-26 win. Dallas led 10-9 after three quarters. With Washington trailing 27-26, Jayden Daniels hit Terry McLaurin for an 86-yard touchdown pass with 21 seconds left, but Austin Seibert missed his second extra point of the game. Juanyeh Thomas of the Cowboys then returned the onside kick 43 yards for a touchdown. Rush completed 24 of 32 passes for 247 yards for Dallas (4-7), which snapped a five-game losing streak. Rico Dowdle ran 19 times for 86 yards and CeeDee Lamb had 10 catches for 67 yards. Jayden Daniels was 25-of-38 passing for 274 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions for reeling Washington (7-5), which has lost three straight. He ran for 74 yards and one score. McLaurin had five catches for 102 yards. Trailing 20-9 late in the fourth quarter, Daniels drove Washington 69 yards in nine plays and hit Zach Ertz for a 4-yard touchdown. Daniels ran for two points and Washington trailed 20-17 with 3:02 remaining. KaVontae Turpin muffed the ensuing kickoff, picked it up at the one, and raced 99 yards for a touchdown to make it 27-17. Austin Seibert's 51-yard field goal pulled the Commanders within 27-20 with 1:40 left, With the score tied 3-3, Washington took the second half kick and went 60 yards in 10 plays. On third-and-three from the Dallas 17, Daniels faked a handoff, ran left and scored his first rushing touchdown since Week 4. Seibert missed the point after and Washington led 9-3. Dallas answered with an 80-yard drive. A 23-yard pass interference penalty gave the Cowboys a first-and-goal at the 4. Two plays later Rush found Jalen Tolbert in the end zone and the extra point made it 10-9. Brandon Aubrey's 48-yard field goal made it 13-9 with 8:11 remaining in the game. On the next play, Daniels hit John Bates for 14 yards, but Donovan Wilson forced a fumble and Dallas recovered at the Washington 44. Five plays later, Rush found Luke Schoonmaker down the middle for a 22-yard touchdown and Dallas led 20-9 with 5:16 left. The first quarter was all about field goals. Aubrey's field goal attempt was blocked on the opening drive and Michael Davis returned it to the Dallas 40. Washington later settled for Seibert's 41-yard field goal. On the next Dallas drive, Aubrey hit the right upright from 42 yards out, and then Seibert missed from 51 yards. With 14 seconds left in the half, Rush found Jalen Brooks for a 41-yard gain to the Washington 28. On the next play Aubrey connected from 46 yards to tie it. --Field Level Media
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NFL Thanksgiving, Black Friday CapsulesThanks for your calls & messages. Love you fuckers. Had a blast getting to record @spittinchiclets today and share some laughs with the gang. See you tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/5WOxkxARvx Paul Bissonnette — former Arizona Coyotes ice hockey player who also goes by the nickname “Biz” — was attacked at a bar in Scottsdale, Arizona. Bissonnette, 39, broke his silence about the fight in a social media video on Tuesday, November 26. In the clip that he shared via X, the “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast co-host noted that the men who assaulted him are “just bad dudes” and were “way too drunk,” adding, “I’m very, very angry about these guys and want their names out there.” Learn all about the incident below. Thanks for your calls & messages. Love you fuckers. Had a blast getting to record @spittinchiclets today and share some laughs with the gang. See you tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/5WOxkxARvx — Paul Bissonnette (@BizNasty2point0) November 26, 2024 What Happened to Paul Bissonnette? This past weekend, Bissonnette went out for dinner to a local restaurant in Scottsdale, which he said he visits “three [or] four times a week.” “At one point, there was a bit of a ruckus going on in the bar,” Bissonette said in his X (previously known as Twitter) video, which was shared on Monday, November 25. “It was a bunch of drunk golfers. Things obviously continued to escalate. They [asked] one guy to leave, and one guy kept getting in the manager’s face and put his hands on him. And that went on probably for about 30, 45 seconds.” After seeing the group harass the restaurant’s manager, Bissonnette claimed he “just grabbed the guy’s arm,” and told him, “Sir, if you continue to harass and assault the staff, we’re gonna have problems.” At this point, the group of golfers “started chucking,” Biz claimed. “It escalated extremely quickly,” the NHL alum explained, adding that he fought with the men in the restaurant and outside in the parking lot. “Got taken down a couple times. Got boot f**ked to the head three times.” While he didn’t “get knocked out,” Bissonnette had to go to the hospital. So, he wanted to clarify to his followers that he is physically OK and to emphasize that he wanted the attackers to be exposed. “Just bad dudes. Way too drunk, and I don’t know what else they had in their system,” Bissonnette elaborated. “But, yeah, I’m very, very angry about these guys and want their names out there and want them to pay the piper.” Bissonnette sustained minor injuries from the fight, which he showed on camera in his X video. Two scrapes were visible on both sides of his face. His Barstool Sports podcast co-host, Ryan Whitney , reshared the mugshots of the six perpetrators via X . Barstool’s owner, Dave Portnoy , also reshared the mugshots, tweeting that the assailants “picked the wrong guy” to fight. Maybe the most Minifan looking crew to ever exist https://t.co/jb2c6gjWxr — Ryan Whitney (@ryanwhitney6) November 26, 2024 Who Attacked Bissonnette in Scottsdale? According to Fox10 Phoenix , the names of Bissonnette’s attackers are Danny Bradley, John G. Carroll, William J. Carroll, Sean Daley, Edward Jennings and Henry Mesker. All were arrested; five of the six men are facing misdemeanors, and one of them is facing a felony charge, the outlet reported. Why Was Paul Bissonnette Attacked? Per Biz, the group of drunk golfers assaulted him and harassed the bar’s staff because they “couldn’t get another cocktail,” he claimed in his X video.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Ethan Taylor's 21 points helped Air Force defeat Mercyhurst 82-48 on Sunday night. Taylor added 10 rebounds for the Falcons (2-4). Wesley Celichowski scored 14 points, going 6 of 11 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Luke Kearney had 12 points and shot 4 for 5 from beyond the arc. The Lakers (4-3) were led by Aidan Reichert, who posted 11 points. Jeff Planutis added 10 points for Mercyhurst. Mykolas Ivanauskas also had seven points, six rebounds and three blocks. Air Force took the lead with 15:21 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 31-24 at halftime, with Taylor racking up nine points. Air Force extended its lead to 45-26 during the second half, fueled by a 14-0 scoring run. Taylor scored a team-high 12 points in the second half as Air Force closed out the win. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .I’m a ‘reverse’ super-commuter —I love living in NYC and working out of state for a lower salary