- AIMA Technology Group presentará siete productos innovadores en CES 2025 y anuncia una asociación estratégica con una conocida marca italiana LAS VEGAS , 24 de diciembre de 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AIMA Technology Group, líder mundial en movilidad eléctrica, presentará siete innovadores productos de movilidad eléctrica en CES 2025 y anunciará una colaboración estratégica con una renombrada marca italiana. Tras los exitosos lanzamientos de HYHAWK, BIG SUR, BIG SUR SPORT y SANTA MONICA, AIMA Technology Group dará a conocer sus últimas series y revelará la colaboración, consolidando aún más su liderazgo en el mercado mundial. Angela Zheng , consejera delegada de AIMA EBIKE, explicó: «CES 2024 fue solo el principio de nuestro viaje para redefinir la movilidad eléctrica. En 2025, lo estamos llevando al siguiente nivel con innovaciones revolucionarias que amplían los límites de los desplazamientos eléctricos sostenibles, elegantes y de alto rendimiento». En 2025, AIMA Technology tiene como objetivo superar las 600 ubicaciones de distribuidores independientes de bicicletas (IBD) en Estados Unidos y lanzar 6 nuevos productos. AIMA exporta a más de 50 países y ha desarrollado 11 bases de producción en todo el mundo, incluidas fábricas en el extranjero en Indonesia y Vietnam . Durante CES 2025, AIMA Technology Group ofrecerá una recepción a los medios el martes 7 de enero a las 10:30 AM (hora del Pacífico) para mostrar su nueva gama de productos. El 8 de enero a las 11:00 AM , AIMA desvelará en el expositor de CES el misterioso producto conceptual de edición limitada que redefine el futuro de la movilidad. Le invitamos a descubrir con nosotros esta revolucionaria innovación. Ubicación del expositor: Centro de Convenciones de Las Vegas , Pabellón Norte, expositor número 10947, donde se mostrarán nuestros últimos logros innovadores. Expositor de AIMA Technology: Centro de Convenciones de Las Vegas , Pabellón Norte, expositor número 10947. Logo - https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2449955/AIMA_Technology_Logo.jpg
Sue Heagy touches the colorful yarn circles her late daughter, Angie Kimmel, crocheted to relieve her pain and fear of dying. Kimmel was 39 and working in Corvallis eight years ago when she made her last stitch. “The pattern was challenging and hard to read let along crochet, so I asked her to set it aside,” said Heagy. “After her daily radiation treatment she would be wrapped in a blanket because she was so cold and work on this. She was trying to finish it within the few months she had left.” Kimmel completed a dozen autumn-colored circles, some resembling a flower. One flower medallion left in her craft bag, however, has the telltale sign that its maker never reached the end: a loose strand, frozen in time. Over the years, Heagy would take the pieces out to appreciate her daughter’s fine handwork. Late last year, Heagy decided it was time for the “complicated and unusual work” to be completed. She contacted the nonprofit Loose Ends Project and was matched to Bobbie Wallace, a volunteer “finisher” who lives in Arizona near Heagy. Wallace was guided by Kimmel’s clue-like stitches, as unique as a thumbprint, and a pattern of the project, which creative crafters like Kimmel modify to express themselves. When Wallace needed to make a decision to fulfill Kimmel’s vision, she relied on the stories Heagy tells about her daughter. Wallace heard Kimmel was a painter, photographer, quilter, crocheter, nature lover and marathon runner who worked as an accountant for an Oregon-based nonprofit collegiate sports association. Kimmel died in 2016 of brain cancer. Wallace applied her expertise in understanding the complex pattern, then relinquished the look, style and colors — yellow, orange, green, dark purple — to what Kimmel wanted. Kimmel’s pattern was freeform, multicolor and boho, while Wallace said she prefers vintage patterns in neutral colors. “Working on Angie’s project was definitely a stretch for me in all the best ways,” said Wallace. “I got out of my comfort zone, and learned about a lovely young woman who left her family too soon. I hope the finished piece helps fill the empty spot left in her mother’s heart.” Some Loose Ends projects, like Kimmel’s, come with patterns, a starting point. Many finishers are searching the fabric and thread for unspoken instructions. Heagy, who received the completed throw blanket this summer, said, “It’s so touching, so intimate” how finishers like Wallace work. “To have the sensitivity to delve into the creativity” of someone they never met. The place where Kimmel’s final stitch continued under Wallace’s hands is marked with a tiny heart-shape red button. “When I saw that, I burst out crying,” said Heagy, who has draped the throw blanket across her favorite reading chair. “Angie’s blanket hugs me,” said Heagy, “and it was a real comfort to talk to Bobbie, who has such an open heart, about my daughter.” Unlike wood crafters who use machines to make chairs or painters who navigate brushes, people who work with textiles are hands-on, massaging threads through fabric, pouring creativity, warmth and expression in every inch, and hopefully encasing it all with a border when the piece is complete. In the textile arts culture, hobbyist quilters, knitters and others skilled in making masterpieces from twisted fibers are known to spend hundreds of hours creating unique blankets and other labors of love they then give away. Each piece, created for comfort and to convey affection, is often gifted to a family member or friend marking an important event. Or it is donated to a worthy cause — the first recorded quilt raffle was in the 1830s — or is handed to a stranger. Members of the Westside Quilters Guild in Hillsboro make about 450 quilts a year for people in hospice, and youth and families attending Camp Erin grief camps. Children select one of the guild’s quilts to cuddle at CARES Northwest before they are interviewed about the sexual abuse committed upon them. Textile crafters’ openhandedness extends to help people who can’t finish a piece due to an illness or death. When crafters learn of an unfinished project, they circle around it until the last thread is tied. This longstanding, informal gift of experienced hands-on help inspired the founders of Loose Ends Project, a nonprofit that has grown from an idea in 2023 to having 30,000 volunteers around the world. Oregon alone has 638 Loose Ends volunteers, from teens to retirees, living in big cities and rural areas. “There are two things that connect all of us,” said Jen Simonic, a former Seattle educator who co-founded Loose Ends Project with her friend, Masey Kaplan of Portland, Maine. “We love to do fiber arts and we know everyone grieves at some point.” Simonic’s big message: “We have volunteers waiting for a project” to help someone who can no longer see or maneuver their hands well, or a family member hoping to finally hold a loved one’s work and tell their story. Posts on Loose Ends Project’s Facebook page show photos of recently finished work along with messages about the original maker of an afghan, cardigan, fair isle socks, doily, crochet bedspread, hooked rug. There are tales of finding a secret pile of 20 quilt tops. Some of the projects are generations old, kept safe because the family didn’t want to let it go. Finishers donate their time. The request received through LooseEnds.org could be cross-stitching a grandchild’s name on a homemade bear or mending a crocheted tablecloth. Or something much more time consuming. It may take six hours to complete a granny square lap blanket, 20 hours to finish a blanket poncho, months to knit a large blanket or 400 hours to finish a barely started quilt by hand. Once completed, the item is returned to the family. Recent projects include: • A quilt started in 1946 as a wedding gift to a daughter, who worked on it in the 1990s. It was finished by a Loose Ends volunteer in 2024. • A 30-year-old sweater project by a “creative knitter who never followed a pattern” and gave up on it when she was going blind, according to a family member who asked Loose Ends for help. • A 1995 quilt by a farmer who “by necessity, was a very talented seamstress and quilter,” as described by a loved one. • A cathedral quilt by a mother who taught her daughter to sew, knit, crochet and do embroidery. “The Loose Ends finisher helped me appreciate things about my mom’s quilt that I wouldn’t have known about,” posted the daughter. Martha Robertson of Forest Grove heard about the wide-reaching Loose Ends Project during a Zoom call. A social work professor working in end-of-life care noticed Robertson’s quilt on the wall and mentioned the volunteer effort. “I was immediately hooked, and I registered online to be a finisher,” said Robertson, 61, who started sewing on her mother’s Singer Featherweight machine as a kid. She has been making quilts for more than 35 years. Robertson, a member of the Westside Quilters Guild, was soon asked to complete a difficult Hawaiian-style hand applique quilt. She agreed and received blocks of different sizes and colors, and cotton thread, not the silk thread Robertson uses. The original maker had only worked on one corner of one block. Finishers can decline a project or pass it back to the organizers if it’s too much. Robertson said volunteers are giving their time. “People ask, ‘How much would you charge for that?’ and there is no answer,” Robertson said. “We may not see the person who receives a quilt but we know the effect it can have on them.” Personalized projects, like a memory quilt, “preserve a moment in time,” Robertson said. Loose Ends projects envelop a world of cultures and textile traditions. A crochet blanket was completed with hibiscus, frangipani and other tropical flowers that remind the family of their Pacific Island heritage. Another crochet blanket mended by a volunteer displays the traditional Coushatta tribe colors. There’s an Irish chain quilt, a fragile Japanese Bunka embroidery piece with details as seen in oil paintings, and a handwoven 62-inch tallit (prayer shawl) with needlepoint art in each corner that needed to be painstakingly tied on a finisher’s loom before it could be worked on. One rug using 1/8-inch wool strips needed about 280 hours of work. Why do volunteers do this? Studies show knitting and other repetitive, calming creative hobbies reduce stress, and are a way to unwind. And there’s fun in tracking down patterns on Etsy, sourcing vintage yarn and modeling someone else’s tiny stitches and hand-sewn patchwork. Most important, volunteer finishers are front liners in hearing family members explain their loved one in rich detail. “I recall my dad saying to my mom, ‘Irene, I can’t wear just one sock, you know,’” wrote a daughter in an email request to Loose Ends. She hoped to have a matching argyle sock knitted to give it and the original sock to her son, “who says he will wear them in honor of both grandparents,” she wrote. Loose Ends volunteers without a project are waiting with open arms to be contacted. The organizers, who say the group has finished 3,500 projects, encourage people to help spread the word about this no-cost service. People can download and print flyers on looseends.org/flyers and post them at libraries, cafes, places of worship, senior centers, fabric and yarn stores, hospices or any community spaces where project owners or volunteers may see them. “The flyers are in more than 20 languages and we are always looking for native speakers to translate more,” said Simonic. “We want to be one-on-one with someone who might have lost the crafter in their life, the person they would have turned to ask, ‘What’s in this bag?’” Simonic said Loose Ends can help on any textile project. “We feel we are the Red Cross for crafts,” she said. Photos can be uploaded to LooseEnds.org/submitproject . Organizers work hard to match a person with a project to a volunteer skilled in that craft who lives in the same area. Some projects need a string of finishers, from needlepointing to sewing. Loose Ends can arrange volunteers skilled in each technique. Cards can also be printed and passed around to introduce the Loose Ends Project as one that “aims to ease grief, create community and inspire generosity by matching volunteer handwork finishers with projects people have left unfinished due to death or disability.” The group’s motto: “Started with love by them. Finished with care by us.” Crafters are also asked to help out. “Take a few moments to put LooseEnds.org on a note in your project bag, so your loved ones will be able to find us if they need us,” said organizers. People can also make a tax deductible donation to Loose Ends at LooseEnds.org/donate . “Donations help us provide the matching service done by our staff of two full-time and one part-time employees, and help us build our technology,” Simonic said. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
Less is more: Why an economical Iridium catalyst works so well December 6, 2024 Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie Iridium-based catalysts are needed to produce hydrogen using water electrolysis. Now, a team has shown that the newly developed P2X catalyst, which requires only a quarter of the Iridium, is as efficient and stable over time as the best commercial catalyst. Measurements at BESSY II have now revealed how the special chemical environment in the P2X catalyst during electrolysis promotes the oxygen evolution reaction during water splitting. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email In the future, hydrogen will be needed in a climate-neutral energy system to store energy, as a fuel, and a raw material for the chemical industry. Ideally, it should be produced in a climate-neutral way, using electricity generated from harnessing the sun's or wind energy, via the electrolysis of water. In that respect, Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis (PEM-WE) is currently considered a key technology. Both electrodes are coated with special electrocatalysts to accelerate the desired reaction. Iridium-based catalysts are best suited for the anode, where the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction occurs. However, iridium is one of the rarest elements on earth, and one of the major challenges is to significantly reduce the demand for this precious metal. A rough analysis showed that to meet the world's hydrogen demand for transport using PEM-WE technology, iridium-based anode materials should contain no more than 0.05 mg Ir /cm 2 . The current, best commercially available catalyst made from iridium oxide contains about 40 times as much as this target value. P2X-catalyst needs less Iridium But new options are already in the pipeline: Within the Kopernikus P2X project, a new efficient iridium-based nanocatalyst was developed by the Heraeus Group, consisting of a thin layer of iridium oxide deposited on a nanostructured titanium dioxide support. The so-called 'P2X catalyst' requires only an extremely small amount of iridium, reducing precious metal loading substantially (four times lower than in the current best commercial material). A team at HZB led by Dr. Raul Garcia-Diez and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marcus Bär, together with colleagues from the ALBA synchrotron in Barcelona, have studied the P2X catalyst, which shows remarkable stability even in long-term operation, and compared its catalytic and spectroscopic signature with the benchmark commercial crystalline catalyst. Operando measurements at BESSY II The HZB team has thoroughly investigated the commercial benchmark catalyst as well as the P2X catalyst at BESSY II during water electrolysis ( operando measurements). "We wanted to observe how the two different catalyst materials change structurally and electronically during the electrochemical oxygen evolution reaction using operando Ir L 3 -edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS)," says Marianne van der Merwe, a researcher in Bär's team. They also developed a new experimental protocol to ensure that the results are measured in both samples under exactly the same oxygen production rate. This made it possible to compare the two catalysts under equivalent conditions. Different chemical environments explored "From the measurement data, we were able to conclude that the mechanisms for OER in the two classes of iridium oxide catalysts are different, and this is driven by the different chemical environments of the two materials," says van der Merwe. The measurement data also show why the P2X catalyst performs even better compared to its more crystalline benchmark: in the P2X sample, the bond lengths between iridium and oxygen decrease significantly more than in the reference catalyst at OER relevant potentials. This reduction in Ir-O bond lengths can be associated to the participation of defective environments that are proposed to be key players in highly active pathways of the oxygen evolution reaction. "In addition, the electronic state observations also correlate with local geometric information," van der Merwe points out. "Our work provides valuable key information about the different mechanisms of iridium oxide-based electrocatalysts during the oxygen evolution reaction and deepens our understanding of catalyst performance and stability, while our newly proposed in situ spectroscopic electrochemical protocol approach is generally applicable to all anode materials studied under relevant OER conditions." 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US added a strong 227,000 jobs in November in bounce-back from October slowdown WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from the previous month, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes had sharply diminished employers’ payrolls. Last month’s hiring growth was up considerably from a meager gain of 36,000 jobs in October. The government also revised up its estimate of job growth in September and October by a combined 56,000. Friday’s report also showed that the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.1% in October to a still-low 4.2%. The November data provided the latest evidence that the U.S. job market remains durable even though it has lost significant momentum from the 2021-2023 hiring boom, when the economy was rebounding from the pandemic recession. Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US A federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the law - which requires TikTok to break ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance or be banned by mid-January — is constitutional, rebuffing TikTok’s challenge that the statute ran afoul of the First Amendment and unfairly targeted the platform. TikTok and ByteDance — another plaintiff in the lawsuit — are expected to appeal to the Supreme Court. Stock market today: Wall Street hits more records following a just-right jobs report NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about inflation. The S&P 500 climbed 0.2%, just enough top the all-time high set on Wednesday, as it closed a third straight winning week in what looks to be one of its best years since the 2000 dot-com bust. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.8% to set its own record. Treasury yields eased after the jobs report showed stronger hiring than expected but also an uptick in the unemployment rate. Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass NEW YORK (AP) — In an era when online anger and social tensions are increasingly directed at the businesses consumers count on, Meta last year spent $24.4 million to surround CEO Mark Zuckerberg with security. But the fatal shooting this week of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson while walking alone on a New York City sidewalk has put a spotlight on the widely varied approaches companies take to protect their leaders against threats. And experts say the task of evaluating threats against executives and taking action to protect them is getting more difficult. One of the primary worries are loners whose rantings online are fed by others who are like-minded. It’s up to corporate security analysts to decide what represents a real threat. Police believe the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO left NYC on a bus after the shooting NEW YORK (AP) — Police officials say the gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer three days ago may have quickly left New York City on a bus after escaping on a bicycle and hopping in a cab. Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told CNN on Friday that video of the gunman fleeing Wednesday’s shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson showed him riding through Central Park and later taking a taxi to a bus terminal, directly across from New Jersey. Kenny said police have video of the man entering the bus station but no video of him exiting, leading them to believe he left the city. Investigators also believe the shooter left his backpack in Central Park and are trying to find it. USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus The U.S. government has ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. The Agriculture Department on Friday said raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors nationwide must be tested on request starting Dec. 16. Testing will begin in six states — California, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Oregon and Pennsylvania. The move is aimed at eliminating the virus, which has infected more than 700 dairy herds in 15 states. Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims. The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” were written on the ammunition used to kill UnitedHealthcare's CEO. That's according to two officials who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday. The words are similar to the phrase “delay, deny, defend.” That's how attorneys describe insurers denying services and payment, and the title of a 2010 book critical of the industry. Police haven’t officially commented on the words. But Thompson’s shooting and the messages on the ammunition have sparked outrage on social media and elsewhere, reflecting frustration Americans have over the cost and complexity of getting care. Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democrats in Michigan are pressing to pass reproductive health care legislation before the party loses its majority with the new legislative session next year. A bill to protect digital reproductive health data including data logged on menstrual cycle tracking apps is a Democratic priority as lawmakers meet this month. Democratic women and supporters of the legislation say they are acting with new urgency before President-elect Donald Trump takes office because they don't believe his campaign promise to leave abortion to the states. The rush is also a reaction to Republicans taking control of the state House in January. Democrats kept control of the state Senate in the November election. Japan's Nippon Steel sets sights on a growing overseas market in its bid to acquire US Steel KASHIMA, Japan (AP) — The signs at Nippon Steel read: “The world through steel,” underlining why Japan’s top steelmaker is pursuing its $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel. Japan's domestic market isn't growing, so Nippon Steel has its eyes on India, Southeast Asia and the United States, where populations are still growing. Nippon Steel gave reporters a tour of one of its plants in Japan on Friday. The bid for U.S. Steet is opposed by President-elect Donald Trump, President Joe Biden and American steelworkers. If the deal goes through, U.S. Steel will keep its name and its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but become subsidiary of Nippon Steel. China's ban on key high-tech materials could have broad impact on industries, economy BANGKOK (AP) — China has banned exports of key materials used for a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export controls to include dozens of Chinese companies that make equipment used to produce computer chips. Both sides say the controls are justified by national security concerns. Analysts say they could have a much wider impact on manufacturing in many industries and supply chains, depending on the ability of each side to compensate for loss of access to strategically important materials, equipment and components. Here's why this could be a tipping point in trade conflict between the two biggest economies.
LONDON, Ontario, Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PEARL RIVER HOLDINGS LIMITED (“ Pearl River ”) (TSXV: PRH) announced that, due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, it has decided to cancel the annual general and special shareholders meeting currently scheduled for January 31, 2025. Certain equity compensation matters will require disinterested shareholder approval and therefore Pearl River needs to ensure that it meets the delivery obligations under applicable securities legislation. Pearl River will set a new date for the shareholders meeting once the strike is over. Pearl River also announced that its current auditor, Crowe MacKay LLP, has indicated that it will need to resign due to compliance with Canadian Public Accountability Board rules, which require the current auditor’s engagement partner for an audit to be turned over every seven (7) years. Unfortunately, Crowe MacKay LLP does not have any other partners with sufficient capacity to complete Pearl River’s audit, and therefore it is unable to comply with this requirement. Pearl River is currently in the process of engaging a new auditor, and will make a further announcement once the new auditor has been appointed by the Pearl River Board of Directors. About Pearl River Through its subsidiaries, Pearl River’s principal business is the manufacturing and distribution of plastic products in China, Australia and the United States of America. For further information please contact: George Lunick CEO T: (519) 645-0267 E: george@lunick.ca Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. This news release may contain certain forward-looking information. 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A description of other of other risk factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking information may be found in Pearl River's disclosure documents on the SEDAR+ website at www.sedarplus.ca. Pearl River does not undertake to update any forward-looking information except in accordance with applicable securities laws.“The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge — just a few metres from where we were — and the runway were damaged,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the social media platform X. He added that he and UN colleagues were safe. “We will need to wait for the damage to the airport to be repaired before we can leave,” he said. UN spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay later said the injured person was with the UN Humanitarian Air Service. Israel’s army later told The Associated Press it was not aware that the WHO chief was at the location in Yemen. The Israeli strikes followed several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel. The Israeli military in a statement said it attacked infrastructure used by the Iran-backed Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa and ports in Hodeida, Al-Salif and Ras Qantib, along with power stations, asserting they were used to smuggle in Iranian weapons and for the entry of senior Iranian officials. Israel’s military added it had “capabilities to strike very far from Israel’s territory — precisely, powerfully, and repetitively”. The strikes, carried out over 1,000 miles from Jerusalem, came a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “the Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah and Assad’s regime and others learned” as his military has battled those more powerful proxies of Iran. The Houthi-controlled satellite channel al-Masirah reported multiple deaths and showed broken windows, collapsed ceilings and a bloodstained floor and vehicle. Iran’s foreign ministry condemned the strikes. The US military has also targeted the Houthis in recent days. The UN has said the targeted ports are important entry points for humanitarian aid for Yemen, the poorest Arab nation that plunged into a civil war in 2014. Over the weekend, 16 people were wounded when a Houthi missile hit a playground in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, while other missiles and drones have been shot down. Last week, Israeli jets struck Sanaa and Hodeida, killing nine people, calling it a response to previous Houthi attacks. The Houthis also have been targeting shipping on the Red Sea corridor in what it says is an act of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The UN Security Council has an emergency meeting on Monday in response to an Israeli request that it condemn the Houthi attacks and Iran for supplying them with weapons.
SOLVIT System Wins CES 2025 Innovation Award, Illuminating Paths to Save Lives in Radio Shadow AreasTown Board member Michael Aragosa criticized Acting Supervisor Robert Kirkham Jr. for not providing Town Board members with information on a series of fourth-quarter budget adjustments until just hours before last week’s Town Board meeting. Aragosa said he did not receive information regarding the transfers until 2:45 p.m. last Wednesday — just over four hours ahead of the 7 p.m. meeting that same day. “I mean it’s outrageous,” Aragosa said. “I can’t imagine why there’s not outrage from everybody on this board that we are not getting our resolutions sooner than we are.” Aragosa, a Democrat in his second term, said lawmakers for months have not received information pertaining to pending resolutions and pushed back on Kirkham’s categorization that the budget adjustments were “not something that is extraordinary.” “Sure, they’re standard adjustments, but we need to be able to see them,” Aragosa said. “We need to be able to see them so that we can know what we’re voting on. It’s not — it’s no way to run a town government.” The documents were also not available for the public’s viewing 24 hours prior to the meeting as required under the state’s Open Meetings Law. “If the agency in which a public body functions maintains a regularly and routinely updated website and utilizes a high speed internet connection, such records shall be posted on the website to the extent practicable at least twenty-four hours prior to the meeting,” the law reads. Aragosa ultimately voted in favor of the budget transfers, but said he would not do so on any resolution moving forward until documents are provided to lawmakers at least 48 hours in advance. “That’s where I’m at,” he said. “Going forward, I’m done.” Kirkham pushed back, saying Aragosa should have been more proactive in seeking information on the proposed transfers, noting he has an open-door policy and is available to discuss any issue that may be of concern. “The agenda went out on Friday. And the agenda stated that there were going to be quarterly adjustments,” Kirkham said. “You chose not to reach out and have any discussion with me. I have an open-door policy. Our comptroller has an open-door policy. So to conduct yourself in this manner, I think, is uncalled for.” But Aragosa was not the only lawmaker to raise concerns about not receiving meeting documents in a timely manner. Board member Brendan Gillooley, a Conservative backed by Democrats, ultimately voted against the transfers because he did not have time to review the proposal. “We didn’t have time to look at it,” he said. “That’s the issue.” At one point, the meeting devolved into a back and forth between Aragosa and Kirkham with the men talking over each other. The exchange was ultimately disrupted by the town’s attorney, Jeffrey Siegel. “There should be some democrum here,” Siegel said. “One person at a time.” It’s not the first time that Aragosa and Kirkham have clashed in recent months. In October, Aragosa raised concerns about a series of pay raises for elected officials included in the town’s operating budget that amounted to just over $13,000. Aragosa felt it was an inappropriate time for the raises. Kirkham accused him of trying to gain political traction. The budget was ultimately approved in a 4-0 vote. Aragosa and Kirkham did not return a request seeking comment for this story.Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher on Thursday said the call for a ‘Punjab bandh’ on December 30 is getting good support from various sections. The decision to give a call for a ‘Punjab bandh’ was taken last week by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha. To ensure the success of the bandh, SKM (Non-political) and KMM convened a meeting of transporters, employees, traders and others at the Khanauri protest site on Thursday. “Punjab Bandh” will be observed from 7 am to 4 pm on December 30, he told reporters at the Khanauri border site. There will be a complete bandh on December 30, said Pandher, however, emergency services will remain operational. Pander said traders, transporters, employees’ unions, toll plaza workers, labour, ex-servicemen, sarpanches and teachers’ unions, social and other bodies, and some other sections have lent their support to the bandh. “This bandh will force the Centre to accept the demands of farmers, the farmer leader said as he slammed the union government for failing to accept the demands of farmers,” he said. Farmers under the banner of SKM (Non-Political) and KMM have been camping at Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13 after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forces. A “jatha” (group) of 101 farmers made three attempts to enter Delhi on foot on December 6, December 8 and again on December 14. They were not allowed to proceed by security personnel in Haryana. Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal (67) has been sitting on a fast-unto-death at the Khanauri border since November 26 to put pressure on the Centre to accept the farmers’ demands, including legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP). Amid Dallewal’s worsening health, on Wednesday, a delegation of Punjab’s ruling AAP met the farmer leader at Khanauri protest site and urged him to take medical treatment saying that his health is “important”. A senior leader of SKM (Non-political) Kaka Singh Kotra, who addressed the media at Khanauri on Thursday with Pandher, reminded the AAP leaders that “they sat on mass hunger strike when their leader Arvind Kejriwal was arrested. Now, why can’t they go and sit and protest outside the Prime Minister’s residence”. Kotra felt that ruling AAP in Punjab was not exerting enough pressure on Centre to force them to accept protesting farmers’ demands. The role which they (AAP) should have played they have not done so, he said. “Will only Punjab farmers benefit if a legal guarantee to MSP is given,” Kotra asked. Besides a legal guarantee on the MSP for crops, the farmers are demanding a debt waiver, pension for farmers and farm labourers, no hike in the electricity tariff, withdrawal of police cases and “justice” for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence.With paradisiacal white beaches, crystal clear blue sand and out-of-this-world scenery, the Maldives should be on everyone’s bucket list. Made up of over 1,000 islands, of which only a couple hundred are inhabited, the Maldives feels like an escape from real life. The dreamy destination is truly beautiful, and almost needs to be seen to be believed. Typically popular with honeymooners and quickly becoming more in-demand with young families and even solo travellers, it’s well worth a visit at least once in a lifetime. Here's how H Fashion recommends planning your trip... 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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Northern California was under a rare and brief tsunami warning alert Thursday that tested local emergency notification systems after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook part of the state. The National Weather Service canceled its alert after roughly an hour and before the tsunami was expected to arrive. In that hour, some cities and counties ordered evacuations while others relied on social media and text messages to inform people of the warning. Some people headed for higher ground, while others drove to the beach to get a better view. People took to social media to figure out why a warning was issued and then canceled so quickly, and how the NWS determines when to send alerts. Here are answers to more questions. What exactly is a tsunami? The word for tsunami comes from the Japanese characters for harbor and wave. It's a series of extremely long waves set in motion when energy from an earthquake causes the ocean floor to suddenly rise or fall, according to the National Weather Service . How common are they in California? Since 1800, California's shores have been struck by more than 150 tsunamis, most of them minor, according to the California Geological Survey. Phones buzzed Thursday when the National Weather Service issued its warning just minutes after the quake struck west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County. It read in part: “You are in danger. Get away from coastal waters. Move to high ground or inland now.” Why was there an alert if there wasn't a large tsunami? The National Weather Service Bay Area posted on the social platform X early Friday that the region doesn't get tsunami alerts often and “there are lot of questions, frustration, and even some anger” about Thursday's event. A warning alert is the most serious of four tsunami alerts, including a watch alert for a possible tsunami and an advisory alert telling people to stay out of the water and away from the shore. The last time California received a warning alert was 2011 when an earthquake in Japan caused about $100 million in damages along the California coast. Basically, a distant, offshore earthquake or other trigger event gives scientists more time to analyze data and confirm that a large tsunami was generated before sounding a warning. But Thursday’s earthquake was local and close to the coast, forcing a hasty high-level alert in order to give people the maximum time to prepare as tsunami waves can travel very fast, up to 500 mph (800 kph) in the deep ocean, the NWS wrote. “By the time we actually observe it, it may be too late, because it's right there in our back doors,” said Dalton Behringer, a meteorologist with NWS Bay Area, on Friday. Scientists used the time Thursday to monitor buoys and get more information on the earthquake itself, he said. They canceled the alert after seeing little sea-level change and determining the quake was a strike-slip type of temblor that shifts more horizontally and is less prone to cause tsunamis, he said. “These things happen so infrequently for us, I think it just caught a lot of people off-guard,” he said. How did Northern California respond? Authorities in Eureka, the biggest city in Humboldt County, sent texts and went door-to-door to order businesses in high-risk areas to evacuate, said City Manager Miles Slattery. He said only a small portion of the city was at risk, and Thursday's test run showed evacuees need to work on leaving by foot, rather than by car. In the San Francisco Bay Area, the commuter light-rail system known as BART stopped traffic in all directions through the underwater tunnel between San Francisco and Oakland, and the San Francisco Zoo’s visitors were evacuated. Responses varied as fire and police in Berkeley evacuated certain areas of the city while in San Francisco, officials sent alerts and messages on social media telling residents to stay away from water, beaches, harbors, marina docks, and piers. “Move at least one block inland,” said the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management. Emergency personnel in vehicles with public address systems also went to make sure no one was on beaches and other low-lying areas. But some critics said San Francisco should have sounded its loud emergency sirens, which have been off-line since 2019 for repairs. In San Mateo County, just south of San Francisco, officials considered but decided against sounding its tsunami warning sirens after receiving more comprehensive information from the NWS that any tsunami would affect coastlines north of the Golden Gate Bridge, said Michelle Durand, a spokesperson for the county. Fire and police cleared the beaches while emergency personnel gathered to monitor the situation, she said, which “prioritized both public safety and the prevention of unnecessary panic.” Copyright 2024 The Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Both houses of North Carolina's state legislature voted to curtail the powers of newly elected Democrats in the state after overriding the Governor's veto . The GOP-led House of Representatives voted 72-46 on Wednesday to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto. The Senate, where Republicans also have a majority, had also approved the measure, according to NPR. The bill in question aims to provide relief to victims of Hurricane Helene with $227 million. However, the funding bill also included clauses aimed at curtailing the authority of the state's newly elected Democratic officials. The bill undermines the Governor's powers by transferring the ability to appoint State Board of Elections members to the state auditor instead, a position that will soon be assumed by Republican Auditor-elect Dave Boliek. The bill also curtails the authority of the state's attorney general, a position to be assumed by Democrat Jeff Jackson, by restricting which stances they can take and which consumers they may advocate on behalf of. Republicans currently hold the exact amount of seats they need to use a supermajority to override vetoes, though this will soon change as the state's GOP lost its supermajority in the state legislature this election year. The state's outgoing Governor, Roy Cooper, has been vocal in his criticisms of the efforts. "This legislation is a sham," Cooper wrote in his veto message, obtained by WRAL . "It does not send money to Western North Carolina but merely shuffles money from one fund to another in Raleigh." "This legislation was titled disaster relief but instead violates the constitution by taking appointments away from the next Governor for the Board of Elections, Utilities Commission and Commander of the NC Highway Patrol, letting political parties choose appellate judges and interfering with the Attorney General's ability to advocate for lower electric bills for consumers," Cooper continued. Democratic Governor-elect Josh Stein has also voiced his frustrations at the state's GOP representatives. "Many people and communities are hurting and need our help, but instead of stepping up, the Republicans in the General Assembly are grabbing power and exacting political retribution," Stein posted to social media Tuesday. "How about they do their jobs so we can do ours? North Carolina deserves better." I spent today with local leaders, business owners, and volunteers in western North Carolina. Many people and communities are hurting and need our help. But instead of stepping up, the Republicans in the General Assembly are grabbing power and exacting political retribution. How... Originally published by Latin Times.
Nokia Corporation Stock Exchange Release 12 December 2024 at 22:30 EET Nokia Corporation: Repurchase of own shares on 12.12.2024 Espoo, Finland – On 12 December 2024 Nokia Corporation (LEI: 549300A0JPRWG1KI7U06) has acquired its own shares (ISIN FI0009000681) as follows: * Rounded to two decimals On 22 November 2024, Nokia announced that its Board of Directors is initiating a share buyback program to offset the dilutive effect of new Nokia shares issued to the shareholders of Infinera Corporation and certain Infinera Corporation share-based incentives. The repurchases in compliance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR), the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 and under the authorization granted by Nokia’s Annual General Meeting on 3 April 2024 started on 25 November 2024 and end by 31 December 2025 and target to repurchase 150 million shares for a maximum aggregate purchase price of EUR 900 million. Total cost of transactions executed on 12 December 2024 was EUR 3,676,744. After the disclosed transactions, Nokia Corporation holds 213,393,499 treasury shares. Details of transactions are included as an appendix to this announcement. On behalf of Nokia Corporation BofA Securities Europe SA About Nokia At Nokia, we create technology that helps the world act together. As a B2B technology innovation leader, we are pioneering networks that sense, think and act by leveraging our work across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. In addition, we create value with intellectual property and long-term research, led by the award-winning Nokia Bell Labs. With truly open architectures that seamlessly integrate into any ecosystem, our high-performance networks create new opportunities for monetization and scale. Service providers, enterprises and partners worldwide trust Nokia to deliver secure, reliable and sustainable networks today – and work with us to create the digital services and applications of the future. Inquiries: Nokia Communications Phone: +358 10 448 4900 Email: press.services@nokia.com Maria Vaismaa, Global Head of External Communications Nokia Investor Relations Phone: +358 40 803 4080 Email: investor.relations@nokia.com Attachment Daily Report 2024-12-12Kansas City (14-1) at Pittsburgh (10-5) Wednesday, 1 p.m., EST, Netflix. BetMGM NFL Odds: Chiefs by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Chiefs 7-8; Steelers 10-5 Series record: Steelers lead 25-14. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Steelers 42-21 in the first round of the playoffs on Jan. 16, 2022, in Kansas City. Last week: Chiefs beat Texans 27-19; Steelers lost to Ravens 34-17 Chiefs offense: overall (13), rush (15), pass (12), scoring (11). Chiefs defense: overall (3), rush (3), pass (17), scoring (3). Steelers offense: overall (19), rush (11), pass (25), scoring (12). Steelers defense: overall (11), rush (8), pass (20), scoring (7). Turnover differential: Chiefs plus-4; Steelers plus-16. WR Marquise Brown, who hurt his shoulder on the first play of the preseason and landed on injured reserve, made an impressive regular-season debut against Houston last week. “Hollywood” caught five passes for 45 yards, including an early 13-yarder that converted a fourth down and led to an eventual touchdown. But perhaps most importantly, Brown's mere presence kept Houston from double-teaming Xavier Worthy, DeAndre Hopkins and Travis Kelce all afternoon. LB T.J. Watt. The perennial All-Pro is dealing with an ankle injury and had a quiet game in the loss to Baltimore, finishing with just four tackles and didn’t have a single hit against Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. Pittsburgh's best chance at pulling the upset relies heavily on disrupting Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes at every turn. To do it, Watt will need to do some Watt-like things. The 30-year-old leads the NFL in forced fumbles for a defense that thrives on takeaways. Steelers RBs Jaylen Warren and Najee Harris against the Chiefs rush defense, which is ranked third in the NFL and allowing just 91.4 yards per game. The Chiefs held the Texans' Joe Mixon to just 57 yards rushing last week, the latest in a season-long trend of shutting down top running backs. The Browns' Nick Chubb had 41 yards the previous week, and the Ravens' Derrick Henry, the Falcons' Bijan Robinson and the Saints' Alvin Kamara are among those who have similarly struggled against Kansas City. Chiefs: LT D.J. Humphries (hamstring) and CB Chamarri Conner (concussion) are likely to miss a second straight game. DT Chris Jones (calf) and RT Jawaan Taylor (knee) are iffy after getting hurt against Houston. Steelers: WR George Pickens (hamstring) should return after missing the past three games. S DeShon Elliott (hamstring) and DT Larry Ogunjobi (groin) may also be back after sitting the past two weeks. Starting CB Joey Porter Jr. (knee) and backup wide receiver/special teams ace Ben Skowronek (hip) are out. The Steelers have dominated the series, leading 23-14, but the Chiefs have won the past three games. That includes a 42-21 rout in their most recent matchup in the wild-card round of the playoffs on Jan. 16, 2022 — the last game played by Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Prior to the Chiefs' three-game win streak, the Steelers had won three in a row, including an 18-16 victory in the divisional round on Jan. 15, 2017, that they won despite not scoring a touchdown. Kansas City can clinch the No. 1 seed and first-round playoff bye with a win over the Steelers, or if the Bills lose or tie when they play the Jets on Sunday. ... Pittsburgh has dropped two straight, but can still earn its first AFC North title since 2020 by winning its last two games. ... The Chiefs can set a franchise record for regular-season wins with their 15th by beating Pittsburgh or Denver in their regular-season finale, breaking a tie with the 2020 and ‘22 teams. ... The Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes needs three TD passes to break Peyton Manning’s record of 244 for a QB's first eight seasons. Mahomes did not start as a rookie and has played just 111 games while Manning played 128 over that span. ... Mahomes has dominated the Steelers so far in his career, throwing 14 touchdowns without a pick while leading Kansas City to three victories in as many tries. ... Chiefs WR DeAndre Hopkins has an NFL-leading 177 straight games with a catch. TE Travis Kelce is second with 173. ... Kelce has 76 TD catches, tied with Tony Gonzalez for the Chiefs record. Kelce has 79 total TDs, four shy of Priest Holmes' franchise record. ... WR Xavier Worthy has five TD catches, tied for the sixth most by a rookie in Chiefs history. Worthy also has three TD runs, and the eight total is also tied for sixth most in franchise history. ... Chiefs DB Trent McDuffie has intercepted a pass in back-to-back games. He did not have a pick in his first 48 games. ... This is the 12th game in Steelers history to be played on Wednesday and the first since 2020, when a showdown with the Ravens was repeatedly postponed because of COVID-19 issues. Pittsburgh is 5-6 all time on Wednesdays. ... A healthy Pickens will likely give the Steelers passing game a serious boost. QB Russell Wilson is averaging just 167.7 yards per game in Pickens' absence, down from 271 yards per game with Pickens in the lineup. ... This is Pittsburgh's first regular-season game against a team with 14 wins. ... The Steelers have five wins against the defending Super Bowl champions since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. ... Pittsburgh is 26-12 in Weeks 17 and 18 since the start of the 1990 season, the second-most wins in the NFL over that span behind Green Bay (28). ... The Steelers have won seven straight games and 12 of their past 13 the week following a loss of at least 17 points. ... Pittsburgh leads the NFL with 31 takeaways. and has forced at least two turnovers 11 times. It might be championship week in your league, so why not turn to a championship quarterback. Mahomes has earned the benefit of the doubt even in a “down” season by his standards and with Pittsburgh missing its top cornerback and the pass rush slowed of late, give Mahomes a start against a team he has toyed with in his career. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflChargers focused on avoiding a letdown and not a potential playoff berth in matchup with Patriots
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SEOUL, South Korea , Dec. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SOLVIT System, a recognized leader in innovative technology, will participate in CES 2025, taking place January 7–10 in Las Vegas . The company's iSARTM (intelligent Search and Rescue) has been honored with the prestigious CES Innovation Award in the "Smart Cities" category. At CES, SOLVIT System will showcase its groundbreaking technology to dramatically reduce search areas for individuals lost in radio shadow zones. Addressing the Challenges of Rescue Dead Zones Mobile communication shadow areas, often called "rescue dead zones" in current E911 services, pose significant challenges for locating missing individuals due to the absence of technology capable of identifying or narrowing these shadow zones. Wide-area searches without actionable clues often result in unsuccessful rescue attempts despite substantial investments of time and resources. Powered by advanced algorithms, the SOLVIT-iSARTM system reduces the search area to as little as 1/25 the size required by traditional methods. Cutting-edge technology for Swift and Accurate Rescues At CES, SOLVIT System will demonstrate iSARTM's functionality and the innovative algorithms behind its success. The solution leverages advanced mobile communication forensic technologies and intelligent inference, including: These fully automated processes enable rescue operators to complete professional-grade analyses within just 10 minutes, a significant improvement over the three hours typically required by radio forensic experts. The company will highlight its front-end applications for command-and-control centers and mobile devices. These tools enhance operational efficiency, allowing rescue teams to work quickly and effectively in the field. Proven Innovation with Global Recognition SOLVIT System's iSARTM has been celebrated for its groundbreaking contributions to public safety, improving the likelihood of rescuing individuals while ensuring the safety of rescue personnel. Before earning the CES Innovation Award, iSARTM was recognized as an "Excellent Research and Development Innovation Product" by Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy. Since its deployment in April 2024 at the Korea National Fire & Disaster Headquarters, the system has demonstrated exceptional efficiency and reliability. Motivation and Vision for the Future "We are proud to be honored with the CES Innovation Award for iSARTM that saves lives," said Yeong-Goo Kim , Founder and CEO of SOLVIT System. "Driven by our commitment to saving lives, we have applied our expertise to the search and rescue field." The company's participation in CES 2025 goes beyond showcasing its product. Mr Kim aims to connect with a wide range of people, agencies, companies, and institutions to explore opportunities for collaboration and the localization of iSARTM in different countries. He also hinted at the development of the next version of iSARTM, promising further groundbreaking innovations. He also hopes that iSARTM's CES Award will serve as a stepping-stone toward establishing legal and institutional frameworks for public access to radio resource information and time-series data. Special thanks go to KCA for providing refined radio resource information, ATDI for supplying a proven radio analysis engine, and the institutions that supported technical validation. Key Features of SOLVIT-iSAR Join Us at CES 2025 For more information, visit SOLVIT System at CES 2025 in LVCC North Hall, Booth 8879 , to experience the award-winning SOLVIT-iSARTM — a revolutionary step forward in rescue operations designed to save lives and resources through advanced technology. About SOLVIT System Since its establishment as a corporation in 2007, SOLVIT System has grown into a small but strong enterprise that provides military communication Modeling & Simulation (M&S), radio analysis, digital twin technology, edge AI, and security solutions. It supplies these solutions to defense research institutions such as the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and the Korea Research Institute for Defense Technology (KRIT) and defense companies like Hanwha Systems and LIG Nex1. The company has been recognized by Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) as a "Defense Industry Innovation Company." More at CES 2025: LVCC North Hall, Booth 8879 ( https://exhibitors.ces.tech/8_0/floorplan/?hallID=A&selectedBooth=8879) Website: https://en.solvitsystem.co.kr/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEjBF993Pwc For further information: SOLVIT System: Hansol Kim , +82-2-6241-6667, hansolkim@solvitsystem.co.kr , sales@solvitsystem.co.kr ; View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/solvit-system-wins-ces-2025-innovation-award-illuminating-paths-to-save-lives-in-radio-shadow-areas-302339454.html SOURCE SOLVIT System
The Minnesota Twins acquired infielder Mickey Gasper from the Red Sox on Tuesday, sending left-hander Jovani Moran to Boston. Gasper, 29, made his major league debut in 2024 with the Red Sox, going hitless with four walks and one run in 18 at-bats over 13 games. The switch-hitter spent most of the 2024 season at Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester, hitting a combined .328 with 27 doubles, 12 home runs and 58 RBIs in 92 games. The Red Sox selected him from the New York Yankees in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft. A 27th-round pick of the Yankees in the 2018 draft, Gasper has played four positions in the minors -- first base, second base, third base and catcher -- along with serving as designated hitter. In 407 minor league games with the Yankees and Red Sox farm systems, he has hit .275 with 48 home runs and 207 RBIs. Moran, 27, underwent Tommy John surgery after the 2023 season and didn't pitch in 2024. In 79 relief appearances with the Twins from 2021-23, Minnesota's seventh-round pick in the 2015 draft is 2-3 with one save along with a 4.15 ERA, 52 walks, 112 strikeouts and a 1.33 WHIP in 91 innings. --Field Level Media
quarterback is out for Week 12's matchup with the . Defensive end will not play either. Purdy did not practice on Friday, which made his status uncertain. But head coach Kyle Shanahan officially announced he was out when meeting with reporters after practice. will start at quarterback versus Green Bay. Additionally, left tackle is listed as questionable with an ankle injury and will be a game-time decision, according to Shanahan. Kyle Shanahan shares final injury updates ahead of . — San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) Earlier on Friday, on its injury report. He was previously listed as questionable, but has now been officially downgraded. Bosa was also listed as out on the injury report due to hip and oblique issues. He suffered the injury in practice on Nov. 6 and played through the injury in Week 10's matchup with . The pass rusher left last week's matchup with the Seahawks in the third quarter and did not return. Following the game, Bosa told reporters that he while compensating for the hip injury. Williams suffered his injury in Week 10, as well. He played against Seattle after taking a painkilling injection for his ankle, but that may have made the situation worse. The veteran offensive lineman did not participate in practice all week. Brock Purdy is NOT practicing as 49ers final session underway in rain before flight to Green Bay — Cam Inman (@CamInman) Right shoulder soreness on Wednesday and Thursday, and he did not participate in the team's final practice session before traveling to Green Bay. General manager John Lynch that Purdy had an MRI and described his status for Sunday as "tenuous." "Hopefully, he makes progress, and we can have a shot at this weekend, but we’ll see," Lynch said. "I think it’s tenuous.” Brock Purdy shuts himself down mid practice. — Grant Cohn (@grantcohn) At Thursday's practice, Purdy's participation consisted of soft throws while San Francisco's other three quarterbacks went through drills with QB coach Brian Griese. Purdy stopped after approximately five minutes, had his shoulder worked on by trainers and went back to the locker room, according to reporters on the scene. Purdy appeared to suffer the injury during to the . He finished the game, yet did not make any throws over 10 yards following the hit that potentially injured him. There was no indication afterward that Purdy was hurt. Allen is in his second season with the 49ers after seeing no action behind Purdy and during the 2023-24 campaign. He played 2019 with the , followed by three seasons with the .Emmy Russell Is Pregnant! Loretta Lynn's Granddaughter and “American Idol” Finalist Is Expecting First BabyFormer Fresno State quarterback Mikey Keene is transferring to Michigan with one year of eligibility remaining. Confirming earlier reports, Keene posted an image of himself in a Wolverines uniform on social media on Monday. Keene passed for 2,892 yards with 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 12 games for the Bulldogs in 2024. Fresno State opened the season with a 30-10 loss at Michigan on Aug. 31, with Keene throwing for 235 yards with one touchdown and two picks. Including two seasons at UCF (2021-22), Keene has completed 67.8 percent of his passes for 8,245 yards with 65 TDs and 28 interceptions in 39 games. Keene's competition for the starting job at Michigan includes incoming freshman Bryce Underwood, the 247Sports Composite's No. 1 overall player in the 2025 recruiting class. --Field Level MediaSOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is “alert” and conscious after being taken off the field on a stretcher during the team's 1-0 win at Southampton in the Premier League on Thursday, manager Julen Lopetegui said. The game was delayed for around eight minutes as Fabianski received treatment on the field at St Mary's Stadium. The 39-year-old Polish goalkeeper was hurt in a collision from a corner and was replaced by Alphonse Areola in the 36th minute. Southampton 'keeper Aaron Ramsdale had run the length of the field to check on Fabianski amid worrying scenes. Fabianski was then greeted by applause as he was taken off with an oxygen mask on, but did not need to go to the hospital. “He had one big knock around the head, around the neck and he was not very sure about his actions. Fortunately the news is he is talking, he is alert, he is conscious,” Lopetegui said. “I talk with him. The doctors say that he feels better and well. I am positive with him. He showed he more or less recovered his sense. I am not afraid. We feared but now he is better and it is a positive feeling because we were very worried.” West Ham, which also saw defender Max Kilman go off in the first half, scored through Jarrod Bowen in the 59th. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer