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MONACO — Canadians Alex Tessier, Sophie de Goede and Laetitia Royer have been named to World Rugby’s Women’s 15s Dream Team of the Year. Canada sevens captain Olivia Apps, meanwhile, was selected to World Rugby’s Women’s Sevens Dream Team. The women’s 15s world all-star squad also featured six players from top-ranked England and three from No. 2 New Zealand. The other three came from the U.S., Ireland and France. Tessier was also a finalist for the World Rugby Women’s 15s Player of the Year award won by England fullback Ellie Kildunne. France’s Pauline Bourdon Sansus and England’s Alex Matthews were the other finalists. Tessier won her 50th cap in 2024 and, playing at inside centre alongside fly half Claire Gallagher, led the Canada women to a historic first-ever victory over New Zealand to win the 2024 Pacific Four Series in May. The 22-19 comeback victory lifted Canada into second place in the women’s world rankings, its highest position since November 2016. Tessier’s strong kicking game was also key for Canada. The 31-year-old from Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, Que., scored 27 points in starting all six matches for Canada in 2024 to up her career total to 48 points (including five tries) in 54 appearances. Tessier plays professionally in England for the Exeter Chiefs. De Goede made the all-star team despite tearing her anterior cruciate ligament in training in June. A finalist for the Women’s Player of the Year award in 2022, the Victoria back-rower plays in England for Saracens. Royer, from Loretteville, Que., is a second-row forward who plays in France for ASM Romagnat. Top-ranked South Africa dominated the men’s 15s all-star squad with seven players represented. Ireland had four players with New Zealand three and Argentina one. — World Rugby’s 15s Dream Teams of the Year Women 1. Hope Rogers (U.S.); 2. Georgia Ponsonby (New Zealand); 3. Maud Muir (England); 4. Zoe Aldcroft (England); 5. Laetitia Royer (Canada) ; 6. Aoife Wafer (Ireland)’ 7. Sophie de Goede (Canada) ; 8. Alex Matthews (England); 9. Pauline Bourdon Sansus (France); 10. Holly Aitchison (England); 11. Katelyn Vahaakolo (New Zealand); 12. Alex Tessier (Canada) ; 13. Sylvia Brunt (New Zealand); 14. Abby Dow (England); 15. Ellie Kildunne (England). Men 1. Ox Nche (South Africa); 2. Malcolm Marx (South Africa); 3. Tyrel Lomax (New Zealand); 4. Eben Etzebeth (South Africa); 5. Tadhg Beirne (Ireland); 6. Pablo Matera (Argentina); 7. Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa); 8. Caelan Doris (Ireland); 9. Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland); 10. Damian McKenzie (New Zealand); 11. James Lowe (Ireland); 12. Damian de Allende (South Africa); 13. Jesse Kriel (South Africa); 14. Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa); 15. Will Jordan (New Zealand). World Rugby Sevens Dreams Team of the Year Women Olivia Apps (Canada) , Michaela Blyde (New Zealand), Kristi Kirshe (U.S.), Maddison Levi (Australia), Ilona Maher (U.S.), Jorja Miller (New Zealand), Séraphine Okemba (France). Men Selvyn Davids (South Africa), Antoine Dupont (France), Aaron Grandidier Nkanang (France), Terry Kennedy (Ireland), Nathan Lawson (Australia), Ponipate Loganimasi (Fiji), Matías Osadczuk (Argentina). This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 27, 2024. The Canadian Press
I WAS delighted to read Tom Williams’ letter about his excellent experience at the Hospital, but also about our need to bring hard-working staff from overseas to support the teams. Many years ago Winchester Visitors Group supported asylum seekers who had arrived in this country and were instantly thrown into prison. In Winchester prison, I visited a wonderful young man from Cameroon, with only one eye and heavily scarred, who had been left for dead in the road for handing out political leaflets. He was found and hidden in the hills, where he spent his time taking a computer apart to see how it worked. When danger approached again, he was put on a plane to England – where he was thrown into jail. He only spoke French and had no idea where he was. Luckily the WVG managed to set up an asylum claim for him, and I took him to London as quickly as possible to receive his refugee status. He was then able to find a flat to rent, and start earning his own living – mending computers – rather than costing the country a fortune every day. He married and had two children – a wonderful positive man with whom I am still in touch. Surely speeding the asylum claims must be an obvious way to save money, and also be a deterrent for people who know they will have no right to claim, and would therefore be returned to their country of origin? So many essential roles are done by hard-working teams from abroad, taking on the work which we no longer want to do.
NoneSubscribe Search Search Sort by Relevance Title Date Subscribe ALBAWABA - Nearly all Gen Z workers are utilizing AI tools on daily basis, according to a new Google Workspace survey conducted with The Harris Poll revealing how younger knowledge workers are driving the use of AI technologies and changing how work is done across sectors. Also Read Quarter of Google's new code is AI generated, CEO reveals According to the survey, 79% of millennials (ages 28–39) and 93% of Gen Z workers (ages 22–27) use at least two AI products each week. These tools, which include ChatGPT, Otter.ai, and DALL-E, are mostly used to help with tasks like note-taking automation, document refinement, and email composition. "Almost all (98%) of those surveyed anticipate that AI will have an impact on their industry or workplace within the next 5 years." Full survey, via Google Workspace: https://t.co/N2sudkjvA1 — Morning Brew ☕️ (@MorningBrew) November 25, 2024 86% of participants think AI may improve leadership capacities by facilitating better management practices and boosting communication, and a remarkable 98% expect substantial AI-driven developments in their sectors over the next five years. “Rising leaders are not just exploring AI, they’re integrating it into workflows to enhance communication and focus on strategic work,” says Yulie Kwon Kim, VP of Product at Google Workspace. However, Concerns regarding AI persist, regardless of their advantages. Gen Z, in particular, are reportedly experiencing anxieties regarding their employment security, with 62% of them anticipating that AI might replace them within the next decade. In contrast, these concerns are felt by only 6% of senior executives, Fortune reports. While AI chatbots can assist in the automation of work and the completion of repetitive duties, such as proofreading texts or composing emails, employers such as Apple and JPMorgan Chase have implemented limitations on the utilization of ChatGPT over concerns regarding their inappropriate utilization and potential of errors. A passionate about the Gaming Industry with a career of over 5 years in the field, I write about current trends and news in the Game Development business and how it impact the industry and players. Laith has recently started a new position at Al Bawaba as a freelance business writer. Subscribe Sign up to our newsletter for exclusive updates and enhanced content Subscribe Now Subscribe Sign up to get Al Bawaba's exclusive celeb scoops and entertainment news Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive updates and enhanced content Subscribe
DeWayne Carter jumped right back into the defensive line rotation for the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. The rookie third-round draft choice played 24 snaps during the team’s 44-42 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. That was 31% of the defensive total. Carter made his return to the lineup after missing five games with a wrist injury suffered in Week 7 against Tennessee. Position grades: Bills' defense sinks in third-down ranking after loss to Rams He did not register any statistics in his return to the lineup. Here are four more takeaways from the Bills’ snap counts in their Week 14 loss. 1. Lewis Cine played special teams in his Bills debut. Called up from the practice squad Saturday, Cine played 16 snaps on special teams against the Rams, which was 48% of the team total. 2. Dawson Knox was busy. Down Dalton Kincaid and Quintin Morris at the position, Knox played 49 snaps, which was 82% of the team total. That was the highest amount for any player on offense, with the exception of quarterback Josh Allen and the starting offensive line. Knox had one catch for 5 yards. Bills linebacker Matt Milano attempts to make a tackle on Rams receiver Puka Nacua during Sunday's game. 3. Matt Milano played a healthy amount again. In his second game back from injury, Milano played 65 defensive snaps, which was 84% of the team total. Milano finished with three tackles, including one for a loss. Upon Further Review: With 14 targets against the Rams, it's clear Amari Cooper has Josh Allen's trust “I thought there were some flashes from Matt,” head coach Sean McDermott said. “He’s getting his legs back underneath him.” 4. Ray Davis never touched the ball. The rookie running back played 13 offensive snaps (22%), but did not receive a carry and was not targeted in the passing game. Obviously. The Bills’ quarterback became the first player in NFL history to ever record three rushing and three passing touchdowns in the same regular-season game. It’s hard to believe that perhaps the best two games Allen has ever played – the “13 seconds” postseason game against the Chiefs and this one – both resulted in losses. He deserved so much better Sunday. Three questions: Run defense looms as recurring worry for Bills “I hate losing. If you lose by two, you lose by 100, it doesn't matter, you're still losing. Offensively, we've got to find ways to score before the half and score after the half, so didn't do our part, either. Just trying to go out there and execute the play call to the best of our ability, and we didn't do that well enough tonight. I don't know the stats. I don't know how well we were on third down or completion percentage. I don't know any of that. I just know it wasn't good enough to win a football game.” – Allen, who shouldered way more blame for the loss than he needed to, which is what a true leader does. The record of teams to score at least six touchdowns and not turn the ball over in the Super Bowl era (dating back to 1970) before the Bills became the first team to lose such a game. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — After three straight losses, including back-to-back blowouts , the San Francisco 49ers needed a get-right game. The Chicago Bears helped provide just that. 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.The Chicago Bears helped provide just that. Brock Purdy carved up Chicago's defense to lead San Francisco to its best offensive output of the season and the defense dominated the Bears in a 38-13 win Sunday that looked a lot more like the team that went to the Super Bowl last season than the one that has struggled in 2024. “I think just the biggest thing was just getting some energy and momentum,” Purdy said. “This league is hard. It’s tough. If you don’t have momentum or energy and belief within a building, it can be really tough.” The problem for San Francisco (6-7) is it might be too late to salvage its playoff hopes. Three blown fourth-quarter leads to division rivals and the lopsided losses at Green Bay and Buffalo the previous two weeks leave the Niners two games out of the playoffs with only four games to go. They might need to win out to get back to the postseason for a fourth straight season, and even then they could need some help because their three division losses will make it tough to win any tiebreakers in the tightly packed NFC West. “If we win every single game, I think we’ve put ourselves in a very good position to either win the division or somehow sneak our way into playoff contention,” tight end George Kittle said. “I thought everyone’s focused on this one week. ... Forget the whole season whether you’ve played like crap the entire season, whether you’ve had missed opportunities, or whether you have a bunch of touchdowns. Whatever it is, flush all that and just focus on this one game.” Big plays. The Niners repeatedly gashed the Bears for big plays as the passing game looked as good as it has all season. Purdy had eight completions go for at least 20 yards — tied for the most in any game for the 49ers since at least 1991 — with Kittle catching four of them, Isaac Guerendo two and one each for Deebo Samuel and Jauan Jennings. Kickoffs. Jake Moody attempted two line-drive kicks as San Francisco tried to pin Chicago deep instead of allowing a touchback. But both kicks landed shy of the landing zone at the 20, giving the Bears the ball at the 40. DL Yetur Gross-Matos. The Niners have been struggling to generate a pass rush with Nick Bosa sidelined, but Gross-Matos made a big impact on Sunday. He had a career-high three sacks in the game after coming into the game with just one this season. S Ji'Ayir Brown. The second-year safety lost his starting job with the return of Talanoa Hufanga from a wrist injury. Brown played 15 defensive snaps in a spot role and was beat on a TD pass to Rome Odunze in his limited action. Guerendo has a sprained foot and will be evaluated later this week to see if he can play. ... OL Ben Bartch will likely go on IR after suffering a high ankle sprain Sunday. ... LB Dre Greenlaw could return this week for the first time since tearing his Achilles tendon in the Super Bowl. ... DL Nick Bosa (hip, oblique) and LT Trent Williams (ankle) will be evaluated this week but there is no timeline on when they will return. ... LG Aaron Banks cleared the concussion protocol and should play this week. ... LB Dee Winters (ankle), S Malik Mustapha (chest, shoulder) and LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles are day-to-day. 305 — The 49ers outgained the Bears by 305 yards in the first half for the ninth best advantage in a first half since at least 1991. The 319 yards for San Francisco were the most by any team in a first half this season and the 4 yards allowed were the fewest. The 49ers host the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL
PM orders strict action against tax defaulters PM Shehbaz says that ongoing measures for FBR’s digitization would bring billions in benefits to national treasury Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gestures as he speaks in a meeting. — PID/File LAHORE: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to bring tax defaulters into the tax net and take strict action against non-compliance. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700472799616-0'); }); He made these remarks while presiding over a crucial review meeting on strategies to enhance revenue collection on Saturday. During the meeting, officials briefed the prime minister on the installation and monitoring of video analytics in the sugar industry. Highlighting the importance of technology, the prime minister said, “Improving the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) performance through technology is the government’s top priority.” He emphasized that the use of video analytics in the sugar industry would significantly improve revenue collection, eliminate hoarding and help stabilize prices. “Our utmost effort is to ensure the availability of sugar at affordable prices for the public,” he stated, directing regular monitoring of sugar stocks to maintain an uninterrupted supply chain. The prime minister also ordered stringent and indiscriminate action against tax evasion and under-reporting by sugar mills. He underscored that ongoing measures for FBR’s digitization would bring billions of rupees in benefits to the national treasury. Additionally, the prime minister instructed the swift completion of FBR’s value chain digitization and called for rapid implementation of video analytics in cement and tobacco industries. The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Minister of State for Finance Ali Pervaiz Malik, and senior government officials. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took notice of the non-implementation of recommendations of the inquiry committee on the death of Pakistanis in the boat incident in Greece in 2023. An inquiry has been ordered in the context of the recent boat sinking incident in Greece. The prime minister has directed the three-member committee to review the implementation of recommendations of the inquiry committee set up in June 2023 and determine the responsibility of officers who did not implement it. Chairman Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism (AML & CFT) Authority and former IG Police Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhira has been appointed as the chairman of the inquiry committee. The members include DG Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Destruction Authority Ehsan Ghani and Director (NCB-Interpol) FIA Malik Sikandar Hayat. The Prime Minister’s Office has also issued the Terms of Reference of the inquiry. Meanwhile, the prime minister has constituted an 8-member committee under the chairmanship of Rana Sanaullah, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Inter-Departmental Liaison Division, on the issue of implementation of tax regime for the newly merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Other members of the committee include Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Engineer Amir Muqam, Minister of State for Finance Ali Parwez Malik, FBR Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langriyal, Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, representative of Pakistan Association of Large Steel Production, representative of Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturing Association and former president KPCCI Zahidullah Khan Shinwari.LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration plans on reducing part of Intel's $8.5 billion in federal funding for computer chip plants around the country, according to three people familiar with the grant who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations. The reduction is largely a byproduct of the $3 billion that Intel is also receiving to provide computer chips to the military. President Joe Biden announced the agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans in March. The changes to Intel’s funding are not related to the company’s financial record or milestones, the people familiar with the grant told The Associated Press. In August, the chipmaker announced that it would cut 15% of its workforce — about 15,000 jobs — in an attempt to turn its business around to compete with more successful rivals like Nvidia and AMD. Unlike some of its rivals, Intel manufactures chips in addition to designing them. Two years ago, President Biden hailed Intel as a job creator with its plans to open a new plant near Columbus, Ohio. The president praised the company for plans to “build a workforce of the future” for the $20 billion project, which he said would generate 7,000 construction jobs and 3,000 full-time jobs set to pay an average of $135,000 a year. The California-based tech giant's funding is tied to a sweeping 2022 law that President Biden has celebrated and which is designed to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. Known as the CHIPS and Science Act , the $280 billion package is aimed at sharpening the U.S. edge in military technology and manufacturing while minimizing the kinds of supply disruptions that occurred in 2021, after the start of the coronavirus pandemic, when a shortage of chips stalled factory assembly lines and fueled inflation . The Biden administration helped shepherd the legislation following pandemic-era concerns that the loss of access to chips made in Asia could plunge the U.S. economy into recession. When pushing for the investment, lawmakers expressed concern about efforts by China to control Taiwan, which accounts for more than 90% of advanced computer chip production. In August, the administration pledged to provide up to $6.6 billion so that a Taiwanese semiconductor giant could expand the facilities it is already building in Arizona and better ensure that the most advanced microchips are produced domestically for the first time. The Commerce Department said the funding for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. meant the company could expand on its existing plans for two facilities in Phoenix and add a third, newly announced production hub. The administration has promised tens of billions of dollars to support construction of U.S. chip foundries and reduce reliance on Asian suppliers, which Washington sees as a security weakness. _____ Boak reported from Washington. Josh Boak And Sarah Parvini, The Associated Press
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