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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — There’s plenty of concern and second-guessing to unpack from how the Bills unraveled on defense, special teams and clock management in their loss to the Los Angeles Rams to wonder whether it was premature labeling Buffalo as Super Bowl contenders only a week earlier. But first, the good news. There’s very little wrong with Buffalo’s Josh Allen-led offense after the quarterback strengthened his NFL MVP case. A week after a four-TD performance that included the statistical anomaly of him scoring two touchdowns on the same play in a 35-10 win over San Francisco, Allen became the NFL’s first player to throw and rush for three scores apiece in 44-42 loss to Los Angeles on Sunday . That Allen's latest superhuman-like effort ended in defeat is what’s troubling for the five-time defending AFC East champions (10-3) in their bid to dispel questions of finding ways to fall short in the playoffs in each of the past five years. Buffalo’s defense had few answers in stopping the Rams’ dynamic attack while allowing a season-high 457 yards. Worse still, the Bills allowed Los Angeles to go 11 of 15 on third down for a 73.3 conversion percentage — the third highest allowed by Buffalo and worst since allowing Miami's 75% conversion rate in 1986. If that’s not bad enough, the Bills lost for the first time in 39 games in which they scored at least 42 points, while becoming the NFL’s second team to lose when scoring 42 or more and not committing a turnover. Special teams didn’t help. Aside from allowing a blocked punt to be returned for a touchdown, the Bills couldn’t muster an attempt to block the Rams’ final punt from midfield with 7 seconds left because they only had nine players on the field. As coach Sean McDermott concluded after finally addressing reporters more than an hour after the game ended: “I thought we lost two of the three phases today.” He failed to mention yet another clock management misstep. Rather than have Allen spike the ball to stop the clock after a failed quarterback keeper from the Rams 1 with 62 seconds remaining, McDermott called timeout. That left Buffalo with two timeouts and essentially relying on the slim chances of recovering an onside kick after Allen scored on his next attempt. McDermott defended his decision by saying he feared too much time would elapse before the Bills aligned for another snap. And yet, it would not have matched the 45 seconds the Rams ran off on their final possession after Buffalo used its final two timeouts. Together, these are the types of miscues that have haunted the Bills in their recent playoff losses. The bright side is the loss to the Rams didn’t end the Bills’ season, though they fell two games behind Kansas City (12-1) in the race for the AFC’s top seed . And perhaps, the loss can be chalked up to a team riding a little too high off a playoff-clinching win and having to travel across the country to face a Rams team in the thick of its divisional race. If that’s so, the Bills have a chance to address their flaws — and doubters — by how they respond in what still stands as a juicy showdown at the NFC-leading Detroit Lions (12-1) on Sunday. “They’re the top dog in football right now,” Allen said, looking ahead to Detroit. “We have to have a good week, learn from this one, and put it behind us.” What’s working Scoring. The Bills topped 30 points for a team-record seventh consecutive game and ninth time this season. Buffalo entered the day ranked second in the NFL averaging 30.5 points per outing, behind Detroit (32.1). What needs help Run defense. Though the Rams averaged just 3.3 yards per carry, they stuck with it in finishing with 137 yards, helping them enjoy a 17-minute edge in time of possession. Stock up Allen. If not for him, the Bills wouldn't have been in position to nearly overcome a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit. His 424 yards (342 passing and 82 rushing) accounted for all but 21 yards of Buffalo's total offense. Stock down With so many options, perhaps the focus falls on special teams coordinator Matthew Smiley. This is the second time in 13 months special teams personnel management became an issue. Buffalo was flagged for having too many men as time expired, providing Wil Lutz a second chance to hit a decisive field goal in sealing Denver's 24-22 win last season . Injuries Starting CB Rasul Douglas was sidelined by a knee injury. ... DE Casey Toohill injured his ribs. Key number 80-1-1 — The Bills' record when scoring 38 or more points, including a 38-38 tie with Denver in 1960. Next steps Facing Detroit represents Buffalo's final major test before closing the season with two games against New England and hosting the New York Jets. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl John Wawrow, The Associated PressWASHINGTON — The House passed a $895 billion measure Wednesday that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay raise to about half of the enlisted service members in the military. The bill is traditionally strongly bipartisan, but some Democratic lawmakers opposed the inclusion of a ban on transgender medical treatments for children of military members if such treatment could result in sterilization. The bill passed by a vote of 281-140 and next moves to the Senate, where lawmakers sought a bigger boost in defense spending than the current measure allows. Lawmakers are touting the bill's 14.5% pay raise for junior enlisted service members and a 4.5% increase for others as key to improving the quality of life for those serving in the U.S. military. Those serving as junior enlisted personnel are in pay grades that generally track with their first enlistment term. People are also reading... 'It could be very special': Why signs point to strong match between Nebraska, Pinstripe Bowl Scott Frost signs five-year contract to become UCF's head coach for second time Paige Hubl, former Nebraska volleyball player and Lincoln Southeast coach, dies at age 34 Lincoln Southwest vs. East boys basketball game briefly suspended due to 'unsafe environment' 'Straight up theft': Lincoln craft fair organizer under fire after canceling event Man found dead in north Lincoln, police say Andi's Ascent: She didn't want to play volleyball. Now Andi Jackson is the sport's next best thing Elite Eight's new format a 'no brainer,' and John Cook tries to pass Olivia Mauch's serve All-state volleyball: The Journal Star's postseason honors for 2024 season 140 layoffs hit Lincoln immigration services center; more likely Nebraska Portal Tracker: High-upside freshman defender intends to leave Huskers Here's how much it'll cost to travel to go see Nebraska football in the Pinstripe Bowl Amie Just: Scott Frost’s return to UCF offers glimpse into his complicated Nebraska legacy Wisconsin officer grabbing Donovan Raiola's arm a 'misunderstanding,' UW police say A smiling Scott Frost returns to UCF eager to prove himself after struggles at Nebraska Lawmakers said service member pay failed to remain competitive with the private sector, forcing many military families to rely on food banks and government assistance programs to put food on the table. The bill also provides significant new resources for child care and housing. "No service member should have to live in squalid conditions and no military family should have to rely on food stamps to feed their children, but that's exactly what many of our service members are experiencing, especially the junior enlisted," said Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. "This bill goes a long way to fixing that." The bill sets key Pentagon policy that lawmakers will attempt to fund through a follow-up appropriations bill. The overall spending tracks the numbers established in a 2023 agreement that then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., reached with President Joe Biden to increase the nation's borrowing authority and avoid a federal default in exchange for spending restraints. Many senators wanted to increase defense spending about $25 billion above what was called for in that agreement, but those efforts failed. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., who is expected to serve as the next chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the overall spending level was a "tremendous loss for our national defense," though he agreed with many provisions in the bill. "We need to make a generational investment to deter the Axis of Aggressors. I will not cease work with my congressional colleagues, the Trump administration, and others until we achieve it," Wicker said. House Republicans don't want to go above the McCarthy-Biden agreement for defense spending and are looking to go way below it for many nondefense programs. They are also focused on cultural issues. The bill prohibits funding for teaching critical race theory in the military and prohibits TRICARE health plans from covering gender dysphoria treatment for children under 18 if that treatment could result in sterilization. Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, the ranking Democratic member of the House Armed Services Committee, said minors dealing with gender dysphoria is a "very real problem." He said the treatments available, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy, proved effective at helping young people dealing with suicidal thoughts, anxiety and depression. "These treatments changed their lives and in many cases saved their lives," Smith said. "And in this bill, we decided we're going to bar service members' children from having access to that." Smith said the number of minors in service member families receiving transgender medical care extends into the thousands. He could have supported a study asking medical experts to determine whether such treatments are too often used, but a ban on health insurance coverage went too far. He said Speaker Mike Johnson's office insisted on the ban and said the provision "taints an otherwise excellent piece of legislation." Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, called the ban a step in the right direction, saying, "I think these questions need to be pulled out of the debate of defense, so we can get back to the business of defending the United States of America without having to deal with social engineering debates." Smith said he agrees with Roy that lawmakers should be focused on the military and not on cultural conflicts, "and yet, here it is in this bill." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, said his team did not tell Democrats how to vote on the bill. "There's a lot of positive things in the National Defense Authorization Act that were negotiated in a bipartisan way, and there are some troubling provisions in a few areas as well," Jeffries said. The defense policy bill also looks to strengthen deterrence against China. It calls for investing $15.6 billion to build military capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region. The Biden administration requested about $10 billion. On Israel, the bill, among other things, includes an expansion of U.S. joint military exercises with Israel and a prohibition on the Pentagon citing casualty data from Hamas. The defense policy bill is one of the final measures that lawmakers view as a must-pass before making way for a new Congress in January.
NoneTests keep coming for Auburn and Duke, who collide at Cameron Indoor Stadium in a typical prove-it game in a rare environment on Wednesday night. No. 2 Auburn and No. 9 Duke square off less than one month into the season as two of the most battle-tested teams in basketball. They're matched as one of the marquee games in the crossover showcase known as the ACC-SEC Challenge. Auburn (7-0) jumped two spots in the latest Top 25 poll propelled by its Maui Invitational championship. In one of Feast Week's toughest brackets, the Tigers rallied from 18 points down to beat then-No. 4 Iowa State, handled then-No. 12 North Carolina 85-72 and rolled past Memphis 90-76 in the title game. With a week off to shed any remnants of jet lag returning from the islands, Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl is pointing to another potential resume-building win. "The confidence that we're going to get from (Maui) is that we know we can play with anybody," Pearl said. "I promise you this, we'll stay humble and hungry. We will not begin to think too much of ourselves." Helping lead Auburn in Maui was fifth-year power forward Johni Broome. The tournament's MVP, Broome averaged 21.7 points, 15 rebounds, 4.3 assists and three blocks in the three-game sweep. Spearheading a veteran Tigers roster, Broome couldn't care less about individual honors. "I wanted to come to a place where the foundation was already built, and that's why I came to Auburn," Broome said. "Winning player of the year doesn't matter to me. I care about winning games, and making sure I can help my team in any way." Broome's 20.7 points and 12.9 rebounds per game lead the Tigers, while Chad Baker-Mazara adds 12.6 ppg and Denver Jones chips in 11.1. Auburn's next roadblock is earning its first-ever win against Duke. The Tigers are 0-3 all-time against the Blue Devils, including a six-point loss in the 2018 Maui Invitational. Duke (5-2) has already been through three games against ranked opponents. The Blue Devils had a 77-72 loss against then-No. 19 Kentucky, a 14-point win at then-No. 17 Arizona and a 75-72 defeat against No. 1 Kansas last week in Las Vegas. "Best team we've played so far," Pearl said of Duke. Bouncing back on Friday, the Blue Devils took down Seattle 70-48, holding the Redhawks to just 10 made field goals on 47 attempts (21.3 percent). Despite the suffocating defensive effort, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer knows his team has a long way to go. "I wasn't really happy with much tonight, to be honest," Scheyer said on Friday. "I thought we rushed some shots, had too many turnovers. We need to finish stronger, drive stronger, make extra passes, there were a whole bunch of things. ... We just need to get back to practice. In fairness to our guys, we've been traveling a lot and we just need practice time." Pacing the Blue Devils in scoring is five-star freshman Cooper Flagg. He's averaging 15.9 points per game to go along with 8.3 rebounds. Fellow freshman Kon Knueppel adds 13.4 points per contest. Far less seasoned raw freshman, big man Khaman Maluach has given Duke's interior defense an edge it was lacking last season. A projected lottery pick who can be overshadowed by the Flagg publicity train, Maluach (7-2, 248) is averaging 8.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and has two three-block games. In last year's inaugural ACC-SEC Challenge, Duke lost at Arkansas 80-75 and Auburn topped Virginia Tech 74-57. --Field Level MediaNeed some assistance with NYT Strands today? Today's theme — "Shape and bake" — is pretty direct in terms of what it's about, but you may still struggle to find the hidden answers. Below, we've compiled some useful hints for Strands #284, as well as the answers, should it come to that. We'll start off with some clues, before building up to the full answer for Strands #284, so read on if you need a little help. Warning: Spoilers lie ahead for Strands #284. Today's NYT Strands answer — Today's theme and hints The official theme for NYT Strands #284 is... "Shape and bake". And here's an unofficial hint from me: "Decorated treats". If you're still in the dark, here are some useful words to give you those valuable clue tokens: Still struggling? The spangram will give you a hint about the connection word. Today, it starts with 'C' and ends with 'R'. Scroll down to find out what it is... It's COOKIECUTTER. Today's Strands answers So, what are today's Strands answers for game #284? Drumroll, please... ...and the spangram was COOKIECUTTER. Strands #284 “Shape and bake” 🔵🟡🔵🔵 🔵🔵🔵🔵 Hi Strands fans. A nice and easy one today. "Shape and bake" - to me - can only refer to holiday cookies, and I was thus able to get the puzzle done pretty quickly. It helped that I found BUNNY right away in the top left, which confirmed the theme. When I saw the word "cookie" below it, I instantly realized that this was part of the spangram and followed it round to spell COOKIECUTTER in a circle. Now it was just a case of recalling popular cookie shapes. I saw FLOWER first in the bottom left, before tackling the two in the center of the spangram: ANGEL and HEART. DIAMOND was the last remaining long word, found in the top right, and that just left two to unpick in the bottom right. As they were four letters each, this presented a bit of a problem, but I was eventually able to figure it out: BELL and STAR. Yesterday's Strands answers Reading this in a later time zone? You can find the full article on yesterday's Strands answers for game #283 right here .
Syracuse vs. Washington State FREE LIVE STREAM (12/27/24): Watch Holiday Bowl online | Time, TV, channelThe mellowing of electric-vehicle adoption hasn’t prevented General Motors from introducing several such models, specifically for the Chevrolet and Cadillac brands. In particular, Chevrolet has three available, including the Blazer EV. A fourth – the Corvette EV – is expected sometime in 2025, with others reportedly in the development stage. The scalable platform, which is used for all GM EVs, large and small, can handle front, rear or front and rear electric motors. For the midsize five-passenger Blazer EV, the prominent nose does have a type of grille, but it’s mostly for aesthetics. The rest of the bodywork shares nothing – as in zero – with the gasoline Blazer, which remains in production. Both are same length, but the EV has about a 23-centimetre advantage in distance between the front and rear wheels. That means easier rear-seat access through the generously sized doors, plus plenty of legroom. Despite the EV’s lower roofline, cargo volume is greater than the gasoline Blazer’s, with the seat upright or folded flat. There’s no storage beneath the hood – commonly called a front trunk or a frunk – for smaller items, which is frequently found in other EVs, such as the Ford Mustang Mach-E. The interior has a 17.7-inch infotainment screen and a fashionably large 11.1-inch driver-information display. Instead of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, the Blazer EV gets Google software. Oversized air vents are positioned on either side of the dashboard and directly above the floor console. The base 300-horsepower LT lists for $57,900, including destination charges. It’s available in front- or all-wheel-drive ($61,400), has a range of 453 and 538 kms, respectively. Equipment includes the usual power features as well as heated front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, 19-inch wheels and standard active-safety technology such as front and rear emergency braking, active cruise control and blind-spot warning. The 365-horsepower rear-wheel-drive RS ($68,400) can also go up to 538 kms on a charge, but AWD claws that back to 453. The performance-oriented AWD Blazer SS ($73,400) makes 595 horsepower and 645 pound-feet. According to Chevrolet, it can hit 60 mph (96-km/h) from rest in less than four seconds. The range is advertised as 470 kms. For every 10 minutes the Blazer EV is plugged in to a Level 3 DC fast charger, 125 kms of range will be added. With a 240-volt home charger, expect a full top-up overnight. Note that the dual-level charge cord needed for Level 2 and Level 3 use is optional. The RS and SS come with heated and ventilated front seats, heated flat-bottom steering wheel and a hands-free power liftgate. They both have exterior lighting between the grille and the hood that illuminates when the driver approaches. Exclusive to the SS is a head-up driver’s info display (projects information such as speed onto the windshield), a rear-view camera/mirror, Brembo-brand front brakes, premium-grade interior trim and unique 22-inch wheels (21-inch versions are fitted to the RS). Standard with the SS is the latest version of General Motors’ Super Cruise system that allows hands-free driving on more than 640,000 kms of roads in the United States and Canada. GM says that Super Cruise allows the Blazer to safely overtake slower-moving traffic and return to the original lane, all without driver involvement. Chevrolet also says it is creating a Police Pursuit Vehicle model based on the SS, which, given its power output, likely makes the most sense. Given its size, styling, output and variety of trim levels, the Chevrolet Blazer EV has plenty going for it. It also happens to be competitively priced, further enhanced by government rebates. These factors are helping to create increased buyer interest and acceptance in electric vehicles.
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It is a snowball gathering speed. Or may-be it’s a mudslide gaining momentum. Or maybe it’s a virus. Whatever it is, it seems to be birthing more and more litigation across mostly North India. It certainly seems that keeping the “country on the boil” is back in favour as a tried, tested, easy and successful strategy for the “Hindu Right”, led by the BJP and the nearly 100-year-old voluntary social service outfit RSS. On a mission to hoist India to the “pinnacle of glory” by reorganising history, chronically litigious Hindu outfits like the International Hari Har Sena Sri Ram Sena, Hindu Sena and a bevy of lawyers and fervent petitioners have filed a slew of cases, in war mode in district courts across North India. The demand is straightforward: demolish and dig up 30,000 sites where believers are certain temples were built over and mosques established. By adding Ajmer Sharif, the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, that needs to be dug up to reportedly uncover a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Hindu Right has outdone itself. Among the devout, it is usual to place “chadars”, a sheet, on the grave of the Sufi mystic. Among those who have done so in recent times are India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tens of thousands of devotees from all across the world. When Mr Modi sent the chadar, duly captured on camera, it was believed he was trying to appease Muslim voters ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Others, however, have prayed and visited Sufi shrines, including the Fatehpur Sikri dargah near Agra, like former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his partner Carla Bruni, who prayed for a child and indeed had one. Hindutva or Hindu fundamentalism, or Hindu revival — though why something that flourished for millennia needs rev-ival is a mystery, because it never faded, verged on extinction, though it was in danger of being eclipsed by Buddhism around and after Emperor Ashoka's times. But in twenty-first century In-dia, some people believe it needs kindling to keep it burning. Reviving temples suspected or believed to have been destroyed is the new and supplementary agenda of Hindutva. A new archaeology has been established in service of Hindutva. Thanks to former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, the starter or spark or kindling was his 2022 decision to overturn the 1991 law, which sought to “prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August 1947”, otherwise known as the Places of Worship Act. While the law was meant to be tamper proof, the former Chief Justice, who seemed to fuse his piety with his professional responsibilities, decided that digging into the foundations of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Masjid to uncover a “Shiva linga” was perfectly in order. The outcome of the reversal and its consequences are four dead and several injured in UP’s Sambhal over a dispute on what lies below the Shahi Jama Masjid. The claim by a mahant was followed up by a lawyer, who is involved in other places of worship disputes, starting with the Gyanvapi, Mathura’s Shahi Idgah Mosque and the Sambhal dispute. Having retired and thus free to presumably pursue his pieties in private, instead of in front of a camera that turned his devotions into a public spectacle, the retired Chief Justice can now watch from the sidelines the consequences of his decision. The Hindu Right in pursuit of Hindu revival, aided and abetted by a judiciary that brandishes God to support its decisions that are fundamentally flawed, as in the Ayodhya land dispute, is now part of the archaeology of Hindutva. To legitimise the digs and gigs, advocates and various litigants have a judiciary that is willing to overturn the law to enable what the law said could not be done. So, claims can be confidently made that legal proceedings will progress faster than a “bullet train” and that justice, as defined by them, will be done. Hindutva archaeology is essential to the project of “de-Islamisation”, as Mujibur Rahman calls it in his recent book, Shikwah e Hind. Digs and gigs are the window dressing required to legitimise the supplementary project to avoid committing what the apex court led by former Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi described as a “heinous crime”, of mosque demolition in the Ayodhya case. The law and the taxpayer are vulnerable to being used as a tool of cynical exploitation of sentiment since the Hindu revivalists are essentially a bunch of freeloaders ra-ther than philanthropists or zealous crusaders. With the courts turning into the revivalist’s fa-vourite tool, the changes proposed to the law on Waqf properties will certainly add to the thousands of cases that are already in the judicial system over land and other disputes relating to Waqf-administered properties. The choice for the Narendra Modi government is simple: it can support the supplementary project of mosque demolition-temple rebuilding and do so by abandoning the Constitution and its basic structure of which secularism is a part. Or, he can rein in the Hindu Right and demolish the supplementary project. He can follow the route he has adopted on the Waqf issue or duck responsibility, albeit temporarily. If that is a choice too stark for the Prime Minister, he can resort to playing cat and mouse with the secularism project and the supplementary project of Hindutva. Legalising the demolition of Muslim places of worship on the pretext of unverified claims to temples buried under them is a political problem; it is not a problem that the judiciary can solve. The choice and decision that the Modi government has to make is simple. It can either amend the 1991 Places of Worship Act and open the floodgates to the new archaeology that Hindutva is trying to establish; or, it can, in Parliament, in this Win-ter Session, unequivocally declare its commitment to upholding the 1991 law. Any waffling on this as a government is unacceptable. Flawed and weak as the attempt may have been, from within the ranks of the BJP there was a move to throw out the words “secular” and “socialist” added through the 42nd Amendment in 1976. The Supreme Court, currently headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna, has thrown out the petition. It does not mean that another petition will not be filed at a different time to which the apex court’s response could be different. The Places of Worship Act reversal is a case in point; mischief can be made whenever there is a convergence of ideas, ideologies, politics and petitioners.Symmetrical Cryptography Pioneer Targets the Post-Quantum Era
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Continuously optimize user experience, Baijiayun's live and on-demand products complete autumn upgradeAs agriculture and food security take center stage in Uganda’s national discourse, the Housing Finance Bank (HFB) is pleased to announce the signing of a transformative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Uganda. This partnership will enable HFB to finance large-scale commercial farming initiatives aligned with government programs that are crucial to the growth of Uganda’s agricultural sector, economic development, and poverty reduction efforts. “As we embark on this new partnership with the Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (MOFPED), we are excited about the opportunities to further enhance our impact on the agricultural sector. This marks a pivotal moment in the country’s journey toward becoming the leading food basket in the region,” said Michael Mugabi, Managing Director of Housing Finance Bank. “This partnership is a testament to our unwavering commitment to supporting Uganda’s agricultural revolution. It aligns perfectly with our focus on empowering farmers, agribusinesses, and rural communities through innovative financial solutions, such as our microfinance and SME lending programs for smallholder farmers, as well as our land loans, which enables customers to acquire land that can be put to agricultural use, among other initiatives,” he added Since transitioning from a specialized mortgage bank to a fully-fledged commercial bank, Housing Finance Bank has positioned itself as a leading partner in Uganda’s agricultural sector. The bank has consistently supported government initiatives aimed at fostering food security and economic development. Over the past five years, HFB has disbursed over UGX 700 billion in loans to more than 600 customers, directly contributing to Uganda’s agricultural growth. The bank has empowered farmers by facilitating access to credit, enabling technology adoption, and supporting value-added initiatives that create a more robust and sustainable agricultural economy. At the heart of this effort is HFB’s commitment to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2: Zero Hunger. The bank’s strategic approach ensures that agriculture remains a priority sector in its mission to alleviate poverty and promote inclusive economic growth. Housing Finance Bank is dedicated to driving long-term sustainability in the agricultural sector. As part of this commitment, the bank has embedded sustainability practices into its operations. These include financing initiatives that prioritize climate-smart agriculture, water conservation, and soil health. By adopting these practices, HFB aims to ensure that the growth of Uganda’s agricultural sector remains both environmentally and economically viable for generations to come. The success of this initiative is further strengthened by HFB’s strategic collaborations with several key players in Uganda’s agricultural ecosystem. These include: “We are confident that this initiative will play a vital role in transforming the agricultural sector into a key driver of national growth.”We urge all intended beneficiaries of this initiative to embrace sustainable agricultural practices. Adopting environmentally friendly, economically viable, and socially responsible methods will not only safeguard our natural resources but also ensure profitability for farmers and the long-term success of the sector,” Michael concluded. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Housing Finance Bank and the Government of Uganda is poised to transform the agricultural sector, positioning Uganda as a regional food hub and equipping farmers with the tools, knowledge, and financial resources to succeed. This partnership underscores agriculture’s crucial role in driving the nation’s economic growth and improving the livelihoods of its people. Housing Finance Bank remains dedicated to supporting the sector through innovative solutions, strategic partnerships, and a long-term commitment to sustainability. Together, they are shaping a future where agriculture not only drives Uganda’s economy but also fosters opportunity, prosperity, and food security for all. editor
Lauren Sanchez is ready for a white Christmas. The media personality and author looked stunning for her latest holiday dinner following her recent birthday celebration with her closest friends and family members. Lauren has been sharing her excitement about her upcoming wedding with Jeff Bezos , this time in a white look. Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez end rumors of $600 million lavish wedding celebration Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez meet with Donald Trump and Melania Trump at Mar-a-Lago Lauren Sanchez looked glamorous in strapless gown and opera gloves at Katy Perry's birthday in Switzerland Lauren wore a festive ensemble consisting of a fuzzy white maxi dress, seemingly from Kylie Jenner's fashion brand in collaboration with Entire Studios, featuring thin straps and a low back detail. She paired the look with black pointed-toe boots and stunning diamond jewelry, including a cross necklace and matching earrings. Lauren was all smiles, taking to social media to share a mirror selfie. She showed off her look which accentuated her curves, and rocked a glamorous makeup look, including a glossy pink lip. She styled her brunette hair in loose waves and posed for the photo. Details about their wedding: While Lauren and Jeff have yet to unveil all the details about their wedding plans, they recently denied rumors about spending $600 million on her wedding party. “You know the saying, ‘don’t believe everything you read’? Well, it’s never been more relevant than it is now,” he recently said. The response comes after The Sun reported that they were planning an opulent wedding in Aspen. “They are preparing for a winter wonderland wedding in Aspen this Christmas,” a source told the publication.“They are planning an extravagant ceremony and are sparing no expense in creating a white Christmas party,” the insider added. However, Lauren recently shared how thrilled she is to be walking down the aisle, and has been taking inspiration for her wedding dress. "I’m really excited, thinking about the dress. I have to say, I have a Pinterest—I’m like every other bride, so I have a Pinterest board," she said on the Today show.NoneTua Tagovailoa's strong play has helped keep the Dolphins' playoff hopes aliveIlkay Gundogan insists 'EVERY Man City player has to question themselves' and blames 'mental issues' as Juventus defeat puts Champions League hopes in jeopardy The former club captain was offered a grim assessment after European defeat Man City have now recorded just one win in their last 10 matches played LISTEN NOW to It's All Kicking Off! : Why can't Chelsea win the league? They made seven changes and still scored five. Do you think Liverpool could do that? By TAMARA PRENN Published: 17:59 EST, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 17:59 EST, 11 December 2024 e-mail View comments Ilkay Gundogan has called upon 'every single Manchester City player to question themselves' and fix the team's 'mental issue' after another underconfident performance saw the side fall 2-0 to Juventus in the Champions League . Pep Guardiola 's side were frustrated by the hosts on Wednesday night in a cagey first-half, before Dusan Vlahovic opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Second-half substitute Weston McKennie doubled the Old Lady's lead at the Allianz Stadium with a superlative acrobatic strike, for which the visitors had no reply. Worryingly for the serial champions, Wednesday's result leaves Man City sitting 22nd in the league standings, well outside the automatic qualification places, and in danger of failing to qualify for the knockout stages all together. In their last 10 games, the English champions have won only once, and in Gundogan's eyes, the team's issue is 'a mental issue'. 'It's very disappointing,' Gundogan told TNT Sports. 'I feel like we had chances to score actually a few goals, but at the moment, it just feels like every attack we concede is so dangerous. I don't know. Ilkay Gundogan did not mince words after Man City's Champions League loss to Juventus The former club captain called upon his team-mates to look within themselves to stamp out 'careless' play Pep Guardiola's side have now recorded only one win in their last 10 matches home and abroad Read More Man City lose a SEVENTH game in 10 to leave Champions League knockout hopes hanging in the balance 'I have a feeling sometimes we are a bit careless on the duels and instead of playing simple, we overcomplicate things. '(Confidence) is a big part of it and obviously that's a mental issue as well. I feel like you can see we are, one action we miss the ball or lose the duel and you see we drop immediately and lose the rhythm. 'They are able to break our rhythm with the smallest of things. In the crucial moments right now we are always doing the wrong things. 'I feel like we know exactly what is going wrong and the reasons, and still if you look at the most part of the games, we don't play bad, (we play) quite good football, we just miss to score and it is not that easy to come back it is so obvious what is going wrong but it is trying to find the switch. This is my personal opinion and how I feel. In a rallying cry to his team-mates, Gundogan added: 'Every single player individually has to question themselves and how they can sacrifice more to contribute.' Man City will now return to England with a view to turning around their lacklustre run against a side with a similarly spotty recent record, crosstown rivals Manchester United. 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Last Email from Shaheed BibiAnge Postecoglou comes out firing as he insists 'I don't feel any extra anxiety' despite Tottenham's poor form... with teenagers drafted in to solve Spurs injury crisis ahead of clash with Wolves Tottenham have lost four of the last five in the Premier League and sit 12th Ben Davies has suffered a setback while Radu Dragusin is struggling to be fit By MATT BARLOW Published: 17:58 EST, 27 December 2024 | Updated: 17:58 EST, 27 December 2024 e-mail View comments Ange Postecoglou has promised to hold his nerve through Tottenham's latest sequence of misfortune and misfiring form. He dismissed the idea pressure must be building and anxiety seeping in, instead insisting his players are behind him, fully on board with his adventurous playing style and that the club's recruitment department are trying to ease what he considers the worst injury crisis of his coaching career. 'I get where people kind of look at my situation and think "Jeez, he needs to do something or else he is in trouble" but I don't think that way,' said Postecoglou. 'It's not how I am wired. 'My motivation is try to create teams who win things and have success. That doesn't really change. I will keep doing what I am doing. It doesn't add any pressure or I don't feel any extra anxiety about anything. I firmly believe we will get through this and come out stronger and create the team we want to be.' Spurs have lost four of the last five in the Premier League and suffered another untimely blow yesterday(FRI) with Ben Davies ruled out for at least two more weeks after suffering a setback on his return to training after three weeks out with a hamstring problem. Djed Spence misses Sunday's game against Wolves, banned after a red card in the Boxing Day defeat at Nottingham Forest. Radu Dragusin is struggling to be fit with an ankle injury from the same game. With Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven still out, it leaves Postecoglou desperately short in central defence. Yves Bissouma and Alfie Dorrington will lead the contenders to partner Archie Gray if Dragusin is out. Even so, Postecoglou tried to remain positive. 'We're not that far off,' he said. 'A week ago, I was sitting here after winning a Carabao Cup quarter final and having beaten Southampton 5-0. And we're in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup and still in great position in Europe and there's the FA Cup. 'Our league position is not great but it's super tight. If you look at some of the teams four or five points above us, I don't think that's going to stretch by any great lengths over the next period because all teams you see are suffering at some point. Ours is probably a bit more extreme than others but I'm confident we'll work through that. 'There's still everything for us to play for this year to make it a season where we can have success.' Reinforcements, though, would certainly help. 'The players need some help, more importantly, and the club is working really hard to try make that happen,' said Postecoglou, but the January market can be difficult, and Tottenham intend to hold their discipline in line with recent windows. Richarlison and Mikey Moore are expected back in training next week, before the Premier League game against Newcastle, and Yang Min-Hyeok, an 18-year-old South Korean winger, can be registered in the New Year. Yang signed from Gangwon in July but completed the K-League season before making the switch to London. Postecoglou insisted the players were still firmly behind his methods. 'They are still trying so hard,' said Postecoglou. 'That's the first thing you look at as a manager, are the players still responding or are they out there looking to an alternative? 'It's human nature to think we need to do something different or we're obviously undermanned, let's change something. I haven't sensed that. The players still want to tackle this the way we are tackling it. It's a credit to them. 'But it's up to me to guide them through that and show them all these things are temporary, and that you will get through it. If we do get through them in a positive way, the bonus and the benefit is that makes you stronger. 'There's always people in life who people look at a bit curiously because they do things a bit differently and they're a bit of a joke until they get it right then all of a sudden they're a genius. That's probably relevant to us right now.' Ange Postecoglou Tottenham Hotspur Share or comment on this article: Ange Postecoglou comes out firing as he insists 'I don't feel any extra anxiety' despite Tottenham's poor form... with teenagers drafted in to solve Spurs injury crisis ahead of clash with Wolves e-mail Add commentBTFD Coin Offering Big50, Pepe Coin Rising, AI Companions Gaining Making These The Top New Meme Coins to Invest in This Week
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