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( MENAFN - Jordan Times) AMMAN - Minister of government Communications Mohammed Momani on Saturday highlighted the vital role of the national media in strengthening the Jordanian state. Momani, who is also the government spokesperson, stressed media's importance in defending the Kingdom against various challenges, while fulfilling its "crucial duty" of providing accurate information and facts to the public, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Speaking during a meeting with representatives of public and local radio stations, the minister pledged to provide all possible resources to improve the national media landscape. The meeting falls within the ministry's ongoing series of interactive sessions with various media sectors to engage in a constructive dialogue on the state of the national media and address the challenges it faces. He explained that the next step, following consultations with various media sectors, would be the formation of specialised working groups for each media sector to develop practical recommendations and solutions to improve the working environment, focusing on digital content development and addressing key challenges within each sector. Any improvements in the media industry must be in line with the state's modernisation efforts, which include political, economic and administrative reforms, the minister noted. He acknowledged that the production of traditional media content differs significantly from digital content, noting that the fast-paced technological age demands fast, accurate and efficient methods of information delivery. Momani listened to feedback from attendees who emphasised the need for faster digital content production that differs from traditional formats. They called for boosting the role of media spokespersons in ministries and government institutions to ensure smoother communication and efficient flow of information, especially for live service programmes and morning broadcasts. They also urged coordinated efforts to improve the quality of media output, enhance information dissemination and promote the development of digital media within official media institutions. MENAFN14122024000028011005ID1108993549 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.NEW YORK — Outside Nebraska football team’s hotel, sirens blared, horns honked and music cut through the cold December air. A lengthy procession of cars, escorted by the New York Police Department, paraded through the Manhattan streets reveling with passers-by as they celebrated Hanukkah in full force on Thursday night. While trips to a New York Knicks game, the 9/11 Museum and other sights around New York City have been highlights for the Nebraska football roster, head coach Matt Rhule is pleased with the level of focus he’s seen from his players. “Walking around New York City, there’s a lot of things to do that could pull you away (from the game), but they’ve done everything right and we’ve practiced well,” Rhule said. One final non-football activity took place Friday morning when Rhule, Ty Robinson, Isaac Gifford and Jahmal Banks went to the New York Stock Exchange. Rhule helped ring the bell to denote the opening of the stock markets for the day. People are also reading... Beatrice house suffers severe damage from Christmas fire Is John Dutton real? Meet the powerful rancher seemingly inspiring the 'Yellowstone' legend At the courthouse, Dec. 21, 2024 Beatrice church starts construction on fellowship hall Former Beatrice man sentenced for sex assault of runaway City employee retires after 47 years Gage County supervisors vote down FOP contract offer Two faces charges in January vehicle thefts Downtown Beatrice festive for the holidays Beatrice man pleads guilty to receiving child sex abuse images What’s open and closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2024? Beatrice's Schroeder wins at Junior Angus show Nebraska volleyball libero Lexi Rodriguez signs with LOVB's Omaha team Matt Rhule and Nebraska football plan Pinstripe Bowl practice in Central Park Main Street welcomes new director “I’ve grown up here and if you’d told me in one day I’d be on the floor of the stock exchange ringing the bell and a couple hours later I’d be on the field at Yankee Stadium, I never would have believed you,” Rhule said. Having arrived in New York on Monday, Nebraska has practiced in multiple different locations which include the New York Giants practice facility, Fordham University and a Christmas-day walkthrough inside Central Park. “When we landed we went right to practice, and the first thing we did was put our pads on and hit,” Rhule said. “We’ve given them some free time, we’ve done a lot of cool things and celebrated Christmas together, but at the end of the day this is an opportunity for us to finish our season the right way.” * Friday marked the first time Nebraska stepped foot inside Yankee Stadium for an on-field walkthrough prior to playing in the Pinstripe Bowl. As players and coaches alike soaked up the feeling of being inside the legendary sports venue, Rhule found himself impressed with the bowl game’s setup. “A lot of times they play a football game in a baseball stadium and it’s kinda shoehorned in there, but when they rebuilt Yankee Stadium they certainly did it right because (the field) fits perfectly,” Rhule said. * A photo posted by Nebraska football’s social media accounts on Thursday showed the nine newcomers who traveled with the team and have taken part in NU’s bowl game practices. Transfer defensive end Jaylen George and eight incoming freshmen have gotten a “jumpstart” to their Nebraska careers, Rhule said, by being part of team meetings and the on-field preparation. * With wide receiver Isaiah Neyor having opted out of Nebraska’s bowl game, Rhule identified Jaylen Lloyd and Keelan Smith as two wideouts who could see increased opportunities on Saturday. * Nebraska’s transfer portal efforts are not yet fully finished. Following the New Year, the Huskers can again host transfer players on campus for visits. “We’ll be back at work on the first,” Rhule said. “There’s no break, there’s no vacation and there’s no time away; there’s the game and then we’ll be ready to host people that first week (of January).” Get local news delivered to your inbox!
In conclusion, Evergrande Group's response to the criticism and scrutiny it is facing demonstrates a commitment to addressing key issues, implementing necessary reforms, and restoring trust and confidence in its stakeholders. The company's proactive approach to resolving its financial difficulties and improving its governance practices is a positive step towards achieving long-term sustainability and success.All you have to do to become a South Dakota resident is spend one night. Stay in a campground or hotel and then stop by one of the businesses that specialize in helping people become South Dakotans, and they’ll help you do the paperwork to gain residency in a state with no income tax and relatively cheap vehicle registration. The system brings in extra government revenue through vehicle fees and offers refuge to full-time travelers who wouldn’t otherwise have a permanent address or a place to vote. And that’s the problem. State leaders are at a stalemate between those who say people who don’t really live in South Dakota shouldn’t be allowed to vote in local elections and those who say efforts to impose a longer residency requirement for voting violate the principle that everyone gets to vote. And at least one state has gotten wind that its residents might be avoiding high income taxes with easy South Dakota residency and is investigating. Catering to the nomadic lifestyle for nomads has become an enterprising opportunity for businesses such as RV parks and mail forwarders. “That’s the primary concept here, is the people that have given up their sticks and bricks and now are on wheel estate, we call it, and they’re full-time traveling,” said Dane Goetz, owner of the Spearfish-based South Dakota Residency Center, which caters to full-time travelers. “They need a place to call home, and we provide that address for them to do that, and they are just perpetually on the move.” Goetz estimated more than 30,000 people are full-time traveler residents of South Dakota, but the actual number is unclear. The state Department of Public Safety, which handles driver licensing, says it doesn’t track the number of full-time traveler applications. Officials of the South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office did not respond to emailed questions or a phone message seeking the state’s tally of full-time travelers registered to vote. The office is not responsible for enforcing residency requirements, Division of Elections Director Rachel Soulek said. Victor Robledo, his wife and their five kids hit the road a decade ago in a 28-foot (8.5-meter) motorhome to seek adventure and ease their high cost of living in Southern California. They found South Dakota to be an opportunity to save money, receive mail and “take a residency in a state that really nurtures us,” he said. They filed for residency in 2020. “It was as simple as coming into the state, staying one night in one of the campgrounds, and once we do that, we bring in a receipt to the office, fill out some paperwork, change our licenses. I mean, really, you can blow through there — gosh, 48 hours,” Robledo said. Residency rules spark election concerns Residency becomes thorny around voting. Some opponents don’t want people who don’t physically live in South Dakota to vote in its elections. “I don’t want to deny somebody their right to vote, but to think that they can vote in a school board election or a legislative election or a county election when they’re not part of the community, I’m troubled by that,” said Democratic Rep. Linda Duba, who cited 10,000 people or roughly 40% of her Sioux Falls constituents being essentially mailbox residents. She likes to knock on doors and meet people but said she is unable to do “relationship politics” with travelers. The law the Republican-controlled Legislature passed in 2023 added requirements for voter registration, including 30 days of residency — which don’t have to be consecutive — and having “an actual fixed permanent dwelling, establishment, or any other abode to which the person returns after a period of absence.” The bill’s prime sponsor, Republican Sen. Randy Deibert, told a Senate panel that citizens expressed concerns about “people coming to the state, being a resident overnight and voting (by) absentee ballot or another way the next day and then leaving the state.” Those registered to vote before the new law took effect remain registered, but some who tried to register since its passage had trouble. Dozens of people recently denied voter registration contacted the American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota, according to the chapter’s advocacy manager, Samantha Chapman. Durational residency requirements for voting are, in general, unconstitutional because such restrictions interfere with the interstate right to travel, said David Schultz, a Hamline University professor of political science and a professor of law at the University of St. Thomas. “It’s kind of this parochialism, this idea of saying that only people who are really in our neighborhood, who really live in our city have a sufficient stake in it, and the courts have generally been unsympathetic to those types of arguments because, more often than not, they’re used for discriminatory purposes,” he said. State lawmakers at odds over residency law Earlier this year, the Legislature considered a bill to roll back the 2023 law. It passed the Senate but stalled in the House. During a House hearing on that bill, Republican Rep. Jon Hansen asked one full-time traveler when he was last in South Dakota and when he intends to return. The man said he was in the state a year earlier but planned to return in coming months. Another man who moved from Iowa to work overseas said he had not lived “for any period of time, physically” in South Dakota. “I don’t think we should allow people who have never lived in this state to vote in our state,” Hansen said. Republican Sen. David Wheeler, an attorney in Huron, said he expects litigation would be what forces a change. It’s unlikely a change to the 30-day requirement would pass the Legislature now, he said. “It is a complicated topic that involves federal and state law and federal and state voting rights, and it is difficult to bring everybody together on how to appropriately address that,” Wheeler said. Out-of-state residents may see tax benefits More than 1,600 miles (2,500 kilometers) east, Connecticut State Comptroller Sean Scanlon has asked prosecutors to look into whether some state employees who live in Connecticut may have skirted their tax obligations by claiming to be residents of South Dakota. Connecticut has a graduated income tax rate of 3.0% to 6.99%. Connecticut cities and towns also impose a property tax on vehicles. South Dakota has none. Scanlon and his office, which administers state employee retiree benefits, learned from a Hartford Courant columnist in September that some state retirees might be using South Dakota’s mail-forwarding services for nefarious reasons. Asked if there are concerns about other Connecticut taxpayers who are not state retirees possibly misusing South Dakota’s lenient residency laws, the Department of Revenue Services would only say the agency is “aware of the situation and we’re working with our partners to resolve it.” A South Dakota legislative panel broached the residency issue as recently as August, a meeting in which one lawmaker called the topic “the Gordian knot of politics.” “It seems like it’s almost impossible to come to some clear and definitive statement as to what constitutes a residency with such a mobile population with people with multiple homes and addresses and political boundaries that are easy to see on a map but there’s so much cross-transportation across them,” Republican Sen. Jim Bolin said. ___ Dura reported from Bismarck, North Dakota. Associated Press Writer Susan Haigh in Hartford, Connecticut, contributed to this report. Jack Dura, The Associated Press11-2 (8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season) What's next: at No. 6 Penn State, State College, Pa., Dec. 21, Noon ET Head coach: Rhett Lashlee (three seasons, 29-11 overall) About Lashlee: The 41-year-old is enjoying success in his first college head coaching gig and has guided the Mustangs to back-to-back 11-win seasons. He was offensive coordinator at SMU from 2018-19 before heading to Miami for two years and returning to take the head job. He was named Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year this season. Resume SMU notched ranked wins over then-No. 22 Louisville and then-No. 18 Pitt but really served notice while racking up 66 points in a win over TCU. The Mustangs lost two games by a total of six points: 34-31 to Clemson in the ACC title game and 18-15 to BYU. Postseason history This is SMU's first trip to the playoffs during the CFP era. The Mustangs have lost their past four bowl games, including two under Lashlee. The program had a memorable run in the early 1980s behind stars like Eric Dickerson and Craig James but numerous NCAA violations sank the Mustangs and they eventually served a two-year death penalty. The road to Atlanta SMU hits the road for the first-round matchup at No. 6 Penn State. The winner advances to play No. 3 Boise State (12-1) in the quarterfinals in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. Names to Know QB Kevin Jennings He threw for 304 yards and three TDs in the ACC title game, his fourth game over 300 yards passing this season. Jennings had a strong regular season with 2,746 yards and 19 TDs in the air and four scores on the ground. He can hurt teams with his feet, proven by a 113-yard outing against Louisville. "What is new now is the amount of criticism I receive from everyone. I get a lot of comments and messages from people on social media always criticizing everything after each game," Jennings said. RB Brashard Smith Stellar runner averaging 5.9 yards per carry to go with 1,270 yards and 14 TDs on the ground. LB Kobe Wilson Stands out against both the run and the pass, leading the team in tackles (110) and adding three sacks and two interceptions. S Isaiah Nwokobia He has enjoyed an outstanding season with 91 regular-season tackles and three interceptions while patrolling the back end. He has nine career interceptions. DT Jared Harrison-Hunte A force with 6.0 sacks, one interception and 38 tackles. He's in his first season with SMU after four at Miami. He has 15 career sacks. --Field Level Media
In recent years, the global financial market has witnessed a significant surge in interest towards investing in Chinese assets. The allure of the world's second-largest economy with its rapid growth and immense potential has captured the attention of both domestic and foreign investors alike. Among them, a mysterious group of Wall Street funds has made headlines by strategically positioning themselves in the Chinese market, already reaping impressive profits exceeding 1 billion RMB.Hoda Kotb ’s ex-fiancée Joel Schiffman is joining in on her family’s 2024 Christmas celebrations. “For us, our Christmas isn’t huge ‘cause it’s me, my kids, my mom, my sister, Joel,” Kotb shared on the Tuesday, December 24, episode of Today With Hoda & Jenna , which was pre-recorded. “We get together. That’s the group, and it’s kind of just a cozy Christmas. So, we’ll put out cookies tonight for Santa and the carrots. He always seems to like the cookies more.” Kotb shares her two daughters — Haley, 7, and Hope, 5 — with Schiffman, 66. The exes quietly dated for two years before making their romance public in 2015. After adopting Haley in 2017, Schiffman popped the question to Kotb in 2019, the same year they adopted Hope. However, Kotb revealed on a January 2022 episode of Hoda & Jenna that the pair had decided to call it quits after eight years together. “We decided that we are gonna start this new year and begin it on our new path as loving parents to our adorable, delightful children and as friends,” she explained on-air at the time. “And it’s not like something happened. They say sometimes relationships are meant to be there for a reason, for a season or for a lifetime. And I feel like ours was meant to be there for a season.” Schiffman’s inclusion in this year’s holiday festivities is special as it’s the first Christmas Kotb and her girls will spend in their new suburban home. (Kotb announced in March that she and her kids were moving outside of New York City .) “I’m so excited because to have stockings hung in a place that you know will be the place where they’re gonna be hanging for years — we just, for the first time, decided where the tree was gonna go, and we know from this day on, this is where it’s gonna go — all these cool things,” she told her cohost, Jenna Bush Hager . “We decked our house out, like, all those kinds of neat things.” Kotb went on to note that her new house began to feel like a home after she hosted her first Thanksgiving in the space last month. “The fact that we all sat at a table together, and I’m imagining that at Christmas, too,” she stated. (Schiffman was not featured in Instagram pictures Kotb shared of her Thanksgiving celebration.) Kotb teased Schiffman’s participation in her Christmas plans over the weekend. Sharing Instagram pics of her home’s holiday decorations, a stocking with the name “Dad” was shown among the rest of the family’s stockings hung over Kotb’s living room fireplace. You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News “It’s all happening! Merry Everything!!🥰,” Kotb captioned the photos, which included a selfie of her being hit in the face with a snowball while playing outside with Haley, Hope, and her mother, Sameha . Bush Hager, 43, shared her own holiday plans on Tuesday’s episode of Hoda & Jenna , stating it’s her family’s “tradition” to travel to her home state of Texas for Christmas. (She shares kids Mila, 11, Poppy, 9, and Hal, 5, with her husband, Henry Hager .) “We’re outdoors. Especially when we lived here in the city, it was so good for my kids because they didn’t know — I remember when Mila was 2, she’d go, ‘No buggy! No buggy!’ because she’d never seen a bug before,” she joked. “And my dad [former President George W. Bush ] was like, ‘Oh, Jenna. You’re gonna need to get her outdoors.’ So, we go outdoors, we hike, we hang. It’s just fun. And then, carolers come from this local church and they sing, like, ‘Oh Happy Day,’ which is my dad’s favorite. He wants it at his funeral.”
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The addition of a player of this caliber would undoubtedly inject a new sense of excitement and optimism into the Barcelona faithful, who have witnessed their team go through a period of transition in recent years. With an emphasis on youth development and a return to the club's trademark possession-based style of play, Barcelona seems to be laying the foundations for a promising future under Coach Xavi.Overall, the upcoming year could mark the beginning of a new phase in the evolution of AI large models, characterized by a shift towards rationality and a focus on addressing critical challenges. By embracing transparency, accountability, and efficiency, organizations can navigate the complexities of the AI landscape and unlock the full potential of these powerful models in a responsible and sustainable manner. As the market for AI large models undergoes a period of reshuffling and introspection, the stage is set for a more mature and balanced approach to AI development, paving the way for a future where AI technologies benefit society in a meaningful and equitable way.
The first half saw an intense exchange of plays, with both teams showcasing their strengths and vulnerabilities. Wolves, despite their best efforts, struggled to find their rhythm and faced formidable resistance from their opponent. The deadlock was eventually broken by a well-executed goal from the opposition, sending shockwaves through the Wolves' camp and setting the tone for the rest of the match.Dollar Tree shopper blasts store for ‘tacky’ $1.25 tags on toys & points out permanent feature when you’re ready to giftImpactful and transformative authors recognized at Canada PrizesAs Emily continues to adjust to her newfound reality and reconnect with her long-lost loved ones, she hopes to raise awareness about the plight of missing children and provide a beacon of hope to those who are still searching for their families.
In addition to addressing the left winger position, Arsenal also need to work on improving their overall attacking cohesion and movement off the ball. Too often, the Gunners have looked disjointed and predictable in the final third, with their build-up play lacking fluidity and penetration.As the year draws to a close, Waikato Herald is taking stock of 2024. What moved readers most? As part of a 12-day series, Waikato Herald reporter Danielle Zollickhofer looks at the top stories each month. Welcome to day 9: September. September 2024 was another busy month. Kīngi Tūheitia’s tangi was being held at Tūrangawaewae Marae and his daughter Ngā Wai hono i te pō was named as his successor . Members of the New Zealand Defence Force helped to form the honour guard that guided the late Kīngi Tūheitia on his final journey at the banks of the Waikato River, while behind the scenes hundreds of marae staff and volunteers worked tirelessly to make sure food was never in short supply. Meanwhile, the Philip Polkinghorne trial came to an end as the retired eye surgeon was acquitted of the death of his wife Pauline Hanna.