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Can you spot five different types of Christmas injury risks in this photo? (Photo: Getty) You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout. I'm telling you why. Accident causes may be coming to town. Christmas 2024 may bring you joy, rest and presents. But like any other December 25, it can bring Christmas injury risks that are not, shall we say, present during the rest of the year. Here are 12 of them, one for each day of Christmas: 1. Christmas Decorations Yes, that elaborate display of Snoopy and Rudolph fighting in the Peloponnesian War on your rooftop may be cool. But what happens if it falls on someone. And it may be great that you somehow managed to get 2,173,341 ornaments on your Christmas tree. But what if someone swallows some of them or injures a foot while stepping on them. That’s why you should make sure that all decorations are secure before leaving them up. Avoid decorations that have very sharp edges or can readily catch fire. Keep people who may swallow things without thinking—like young children or your fraternity mates—away from small ornaments. Putting up the decorations can be hazardous as well. Don’t try to reach for places where you may become off balance. Use appropriate equipment such as sturdy step-stools or ladders. Get someone strong enough to support you and, no, this isn’t your one-year old baby or that grandparent who needs a walker to stand. Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Why You Need A New Email Address In 2025 Ukraine Burns Russian Shahed Warehouse And Reveals New Capabilities Urgent New Gmail Security Warning For Billions As Attacks Continue 2. Candles, Fireplaces, Stoves, Ovens And Other Potential Fire Sources Chestnuts may not be the only things roasting on an open fire. Christmas combines a lot of potential fire sources with lots of flammable stuff such as Christmas trees, gift wrapping, stockings, alcohol and you. Keep these two sets of things as separate as possible, and make sure that any fireplace, candle and electric item you use is properly working, has been thoroughly inspected and doesn’t have defects like frayed wires. Double-check that things are turned off when not in use. 3. Packaging And Gift Wrapping It’s a wrap. Gift wrapping can be hazardous as well. Not only can it catch fire, it can also be a choking, suffocation and strangulation hazard as well. Once you’ve freed your gifts of their wrapping, pack or throw any potentially dangerous materials away safely as soon as possible. 4. Toys Just because something is called a toy and marketed for kids’ use doesn’t mean that it has been adequately tested and is completely safe for kids or for adults for that matter. Anything that can be swallowed can be choking hazard. Anything that has sharp edges can cut through body tissue. Anything that is heavy can fall on toes, legs, hands, arms, necks or heads. Before anyone uses any toy make sure that they know the potential hazards. 5. Batteries Lots of things you may get and use during the Christmas holidays may run on batteries including items, children’s toys and ahem adult toys. Batteries typically contain dangerous, corrosive, poisonous chemicals inside them. So quickly discard any batteries that appear to be leaking. Keep small batteries such as lithium ones that can be readily swallowed away from young children and food. 6. Alcohol Surprise, surprise, people drink alcohol during the Holidays. And drinking any type of alcohol in any type of immoderate way can bring more than a shot of risks. Risks can range from mood swings to alcohol poisoning to drunken accidents. Keep alcohol away from anyone who shouldn’t even be drinking the stuff such as your little kids. Monitor everyone’s alcohol consumptions. Someone protesting and saying, “Don’t worry, I can handle my alcohol,” is a reason enough to worry that things may get out of hand. 7. Holiday Foods Salmonella . Here you go again. My, my, how can people resist you? Over the years, I’ve covered for Forbes many different foodborne outbreaks from Salmonella and other microbes. And oh, Mamma Mia, can food poisoning be a risk for Holiday meals, especially with things like turkey that people are not used to cooking the rest of the year. Food allergies can be a problem too. But remember that food can bring injury risks as well. Food can have nuts, bits of dried fruit, bones and other small or sharp items that can be choking or gastrointestinal tissue damage hazards. However, before you think it is fruitcake-less to prevent food injury risks with any substantial food and serve nothing but gruel to everyone, keep in mind that a little caution can go a long way. Make sure that cooking operations are organized and do not resemble a rugby scrum in the kitchen. If you are going to get help in the kitchen, make sure that everyone is well-informed and directed so that they don’t end up inadvertently introducing something risky into the food. Inspect food before you serve and eat it. And when eating something, be mindful of what you are eating. Don’t get distracted. Chew your food carefully rather than think, “Darn it, why did Bill send me this fruitcake,” with every gram of your attention and plotting a response. 8. Kitchen Items The kitchen can be a hazardous location. (Photo: Getty) Speaking of keeping things organized in the kitchen, the kitchen can be like a ninja warrior obstacle course, full of things that can hurt people in different ways. Now, people may know not to do things like put their heads in the blender. You could say that their heads are too big for that. But you’d be surprised as to what immature things people may do with various kitchen items, like using knives or spatulas to launch butter packets so that they stick on the ceiling. As a result, seemingly innocent items can quickly turn into dangerous weapons. Heck, even a baguette can do serious damage when you swing it like Shohei Ohtani would a bat. 9. People And Other Animals News flash. People can do stupid things. So can other animals like dogs and cats. The jury is still out on who can be stupider. But the injury can result in any case. As I’ve written for Forbes before , the Winter Holidays can be a particularly stressful and challenging time for many. All of this can bring out even more careless behaviors than seen the rest of the year, which can in turn put everyone else at greater risk. Therefore, take heed of any warning signs such increased agitation or discussions that are likely to end up in arguments and alleviate them as soon as possible. 10. Travel Lots of people are traveling for the Holidays. The combination of navigating unfamiliar places and stuff like stress and alcohol in different people’s bodies can raise the risk of accidents happening. Therefore, be mindful of your surroundings. Don’t drink and drive. Be cautious when around hazards such as stairs and train tracks. Put down your freaking smartphone. You don’t have to know what is happening to the Kardashians at every moment. 11. Snow And Cold Weather Beware of ice, snow or slush covered surfaces and clear them off as soon as possible. Otherwise, you chances of avoiding injury may go slip sliding away. Also, the cold and dry weather can leave you skin drier and more susceptible to damage. Therefore, keep your skin well-moisturized. 12. Sex Christmas may make you want to put a partridge in a pear tree or whatever euphemism you use for the word sex. But beware of being a bit too overzealous when riding the sleigh ride for two. It can lead to injury and not the type of holiday break that you want. Speaking of break, take a look at what I wrote about penile fractures during the Ring-a-ling-a ding-dong-ding season. A German study published in the British Journal of Urology International (BJUI ) found the rate of penile fractures to be 43% higher around Christmas Day than around any other day of the year. A penile fracture is actually a tearing of tissue in the penis rather than a real fracture since there are no bones in your penis, regardless of what you might call an erection. It’s also not the only injury that can result when sex is too vigorous or a bit off target. Therefore, before rocking around the Christmas tree in any way, remember what the Pointer Sisters sang about a slow hand and an easy touch. If you want to make this the most wonderful time of the year, do what you can to avoid Christmas injury. Make a list. Check it twice. You gotta find out. What around you will be naughty or nice. Don’t let accident causes be coming to town.NIO Unusual Options Activity For November 22
As bad as many of us believed a Trump 2.0 administration would be, President-elect Donald Trump ’s promises and actions since he won underscore that it will be even worse than we could have imagined. Look no further than the basket of deplorables he has put forward for Cabinet and White House posts: radical right-wing polemicist Stephen Miller as deputy White House chief of staff ; Russia sympathizer Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence ; defender of soldiers charged with war crimes Pete Hegseth for defense secretary (who paid off a woman who accused him of sexual assault but denies her allegations); former wrestling executive Linda McMahon for education ; pseudoscience promoter Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services ; and snake-oil-peddling TV doctor Mehmet Oz for Medicare and Medicaid , to name a few. What can be done before Trump and his gang of delinquents start running the show? The first line of defense occurs over the next nine weeks. Joe Biden is still president until noon on Jan. 20. Democrats still have the majority in the Senate until Jan. 3. It is incumbent on them to use their powers to the maximum to lessen the damage that lies ahead, by highlighting the threats from unqualified and unacceptable nominees and from the dangerous policies that Trump and his team are set to implement. Let’s start with the president. Biden has already acted to protect Ukraine as much as he can from Trump’s virtual promise to sell Ukraine out to Vladimir Putin’s Russia . In addition to this week lifting restrictions on Ukraine so they can launch U.S. missiles into Russian territory, he has agreed to send U.S. land mines and allow U.S. military contractors to deploy to Ukraine . He can follow up by delivering as much aid and as many weapons as possible, and by releasing to Ukraine several billion dollars we hold in frozen Russian assets and convincing our allies to do the same. It is critical that Biden put Ukraine in the best standing and negotiation position before Trump takes over and presses the nation to accept any press deal. Neal Urwitz Nov. 21, 2024 Biden cannot prevent Trump from eviscerating NATO, withdrawing U.S. troops from South Korea, withholding support from Taiwan and creating a global trade war, but he can use his bully pulpit now to lay out why the political, security and economic framework crafted since World War II is far better than the hellscape Trump proposes with an alliance of vicious dictators and a regime of huge tariffs that will raise prices for all of us. Whatever pain America endured in fighting wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, a world where our allies in Europe, South Korea and Taiwan are threatened could drag America into bigger wars and create global economic catastrophe, a small version of which would occur with a trade war over tariffs. Whatever the limits of our global trade structure, it has avoided a global depression. Biden should also wield his pardon power to protect the innocent people whom Trump could target with bogus prosecutions – starting with retired members of the U.S. military whom Trump and his defense secretary nominee are threatening to charge with treason over the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Trump has vowed to prosecute a long list of his perceived political enemies , from the three Democrats against whom he ran for president – Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – to Special counsel Jack Smith, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, former FBI Director James Comey and the Democrats in Congress who ran his impeachment hearings, among others. He’s also threatened Republicans who dared to challenge him, from outspoken former House GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger to lawyer and Lincoln Project co-founder George Conway, as well as those closer to him – his niece Mary Trump and his former lawyer Michael Cohen. President Gerald Ford’s pardon of former President Richard Nixon on Sept. 8, 1974 occurred before any prosecution against Nixon, so we know it can be done. Of course, even with preemptive pardons for imagined offenses, that does not mean that Trump and his attorney general cannot invent new charges. But prosecutions of that sort would look even more punitive and illegitimate than what Trump has threatened so far. The fact that Trump could also use the pardon power for malignant ends should not stop Biden from employing it for legitimate ones. As for the Senate, its first and most urgent responsibility is to act as a judicial confirmation machine before the next Congress begins on Jan. 3, working night and day to fill every federal judicial vacancy for district and appeals courts. Senate Democrats have confirmed a slew of Biden-nominated judges , and they are confirming more. But the pace is still too slow, and the willingness to cut deals with Republicans is too great. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin must not be swayed by the use of the so-called blue slip – a norm that allows senators to block the confirmation of judges in their home states. There is zero doubt that if Durbin allows seats to stay vacant for this reason, the GOP will ignore the blue slip when they take power, only to fill seats entirely with right-wing Trump loyalists. Albert R. Hunt Nov. 6, 2024 These judicial appointments are particularly important to ensure the legal system can be used after Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20 to impede maneuvers by Trump and his cronies to bypass laws and conventions. If lower court judges who can be appointed now put up some speed bumps and stop signs to slow down Trump’s reckless policies, even this pliant Supreme Court is unlikely to green-light all of them. The Senate can also act immediately to oppose Trump’s nominees and raise the alarm over White House officials and policy who are not subject to Senate approval. Once the GOP controls the chamber in early January, it is unlikely to give the president-elect’s picks the scrutiny they deserve. Some appointees, like anti-immigrant extremist Tom Homan for border czar ; tycoons and political dilettantes Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy for the made-up Department of Government Efficiency ; and Miller for a senior White House job, are not subject to Senate confirmation despite wielding enormous power. Trump’s destructive plans – from detaining and deporting immigrants and awarding ginormous tax cuts to the rich to eviscerating health protections and destroying the civil service – need to be spotlighted and stopped before they are inflicted on the country and the world. We need every Senate committee to mobilize for pre-confirmation hearings on this rogue’s gallery of Hegseth, Gabbard, Kennedy and Oz, not to mention Pam Bondi for attorney general , John Ratcliffe for the CIA and others. This isn’t what Democratic senators and their leader, Chuck Schumer, want to do over the holiday period. But it’s vital that they frame for America the very dangerous consequences of Trump’s victory, and the dire implications for all of us if his worst excesses aren’t blocked. This is no ordinary time, and it cannot be met by ordinary responses. Norman Ornstein is an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and co-host of the podcast “Words Matter” on the DSR Network.NATO, US To Address Global Security, Alliance Challenges
The US Says It Pushed Retraction of a Famine Warning for North Gaza. Aid Groups Express Concern
WASHINGTON (AP) — A lead organization monitoring for food crises around the world withdrew a new report this week warning of imminent famine in north Gaza under what it called Israel's “near-total blockade,” after the U.S. asked for its retraction, U.S. officials told the Associated Press. The move follows public criticism of the report from the U.S. ambassador to Israel. The rare public dispute drew accusations from prominent aid and human-rights figures that the work of the U.S.-funded Famine Early Warning System Network , meant to reflect the opinion of unbiased international experts, has been tainted by politics. A declaration of famine would be a great embarrassment for Israel, which has insisted that its 15-month war in Gaza is aimed against the Hamas militant group and not against its civilian population. U.S. ambassador to Israel Jacob Lew earlier this week called the warning by the internationally recognized group inaccurate and “irresponsible ." Lew and the U.S. Agency for International Development, which funds the monitoring group, both said the findings failed to properly account for rapidly changing circumstances in north Gaza. Humanitarian and human rights officials expressed fear of U.S. political interference in the world's monitoring system for famines. The U.S. Embassy in Israel and the State Department declined comment. FEWS officials did not respond to questions. “We work day and night with the U.N. and our Israeli partners to meet humanitarian needs — which are great — and relying on inaccurate data is irresponsible,” Lew said Tuesday. USAID confirmed to the AP that it had asked the famine-monitoring organization to withdraw its stepped-up warning issued in a report dated Monday. The report did not appear among the top updates on the group's website Thursday, but the link to it remained active . The dispute points in part to the difficulty of assessing the extent of starvation in largely isolated northern Gaza. Thousands in recent weeks have fled an intensified Israeli military crackdown that aid groups say has allowed delivery of only a dozen trucks of food and water since roughly October. FEWS Net said in its withdrawn report that unless Israel changes its policy, it expects the number of people dying of starvation and related ailments in north Gaza to reach between two and 15 per day sometime between January and March. The internationally recognized mortality threshold for famine is two or more deaths a day per 10,000 people. FEWS was created by the U.S. development agency in the 1980s and is still funded by it. But it is intended to provide independent, neutral and data-driven assessments of hunger crises, including in war zones. Its findings help guide decisions on aid by the U.S. and other governments and agencies around the world. A spokesman for Israel's foreign ministry, Oren Marmorstein, welcomed the U.S. ambassador's public challenge of the famine warning. “FEWS NET - Stop spreading these lies!” Marmorstein said on X . In challenging the findings publicly, the U.S. ambassador "leveraged his political power to undermine the work of this expert agency,” said Scott Paul, a senior manager at the Oxfam America humanitarian nonprofit. Paul stressed that he was not weighing in on the accuracy of the data or methodology of the report. “The whole point of creating FEWS is to have a group of experts make assessments about imminent famine that are untainted by political considerations,” said Kenneth Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch and now a visiting professor in international affairs at Princeton University . “It sure looks like USAID is allowing political considerations -- the Biden administration’s worry about funding Israel’s starvation strategy -- to interfere." Israel says it has been operating in recent months against Hamas militants still active in northern Gaza. It says the vast majority of the area’s residents have fled and relocated to Gaza City, where most aid destined for the north is delivered. But some critics, including a former defense minister, have accused Israel of carrying out ethnic cleansing in Gaza’s far north, near the Israeli border. North Gaza has been one of the areas hardest-hit by fighting and Israel’s restrictions on aid throughout its war with Hamas militants. Global famine monitors and U.N. and U.S. officials have warned repeatedly of the imminent risk of malnutrition and deaths from starvation hitting famine levels. International officials say Israel last summer increased the amount of aid it was admitting there, under U.S. pressure. The U.S. and U.N. have said Gaza’s people as a whole need between 350 and 500 trucks a day of food and other vital needs. But the U.N. and aid groups say Israel recently has again blocked almost all aid to that part of Gaza. Cindy McCain , the American head of the U.N. World Food Program, previously called for political pressure to get food flowing to Palestinians there. Israel says it places no restrictions on aid entering Gaza and that hundreds of truckloads of goods are piled up at Gaza’s crossings and accused international aid agencies of failing to deliver the supplies. The U.N. and other aid groups say ongoing combat, looting and insufficient security by Israeli troops make it impossible to deliver aid effectively. Lew, the U.S. ambassador, said the famine warning was based on “outdated and inaccurate” data. He pointed to uncertainty over how many of the 65,000-75,000 people remaining in northern Gaza had fled in recent weeks, saying that skewed the findings. FEWS said in its report that its famine assessment holds even if as few as 10,000 people remain. USAID in its statement to AP said it had reviewed the report before it became public, and noted “discrepancies” in population estimates and some other data. The U.S. agency had asked the famine warning group to address those uncertainties and be clear in its final report to reflect how those uncertainties affected its predictions of famine, it said. “This was relayed before Ambassador Lew’s statement,” USAID said in a statement. “FEWS NET did not resolve any of these concerns and published in spite of these technical comments and a request for substantive engagement before publication. As such, USAID asked to retract the report.” Roth criticized the U.S. challenge of the report in light of the gravity of the crisis there. “This quibbling over the number of people desperate for food seems a politicized diversion from the fact that the Israeli government is blocking virtually all food from getting in,” he said, adding that “the Biden administration seems to be closing its eyes to that reality, but putting its head in the sand won’t feed anyone.” The U.S., Israel’s main backer, provided a record amount of military support in the first year of the war. At the same time, the Biden administration repeatedly urged Israel to allow more access to aid deliveries in Gaza overall, and warned that failing to do so could trigger U.S. restrictions on military support. The administration recently said Israel was making improvements and declined to carry out its threat of restrictions. Military support for Israel’s war in Gaza is politically charged in the U.S., with Republicans and some Democrats staunchly opposed any effort to limit U.S. support over the suffering of Palestinian civilians trapped in the conflict. The Biden administration’s reluctance to do more to press Israel for improved treatment of civilians undercut support for Democrats in last month’s elections. ___ Sam Mednick and Josef Federman in Jerusalem contributed to this report. Ellen Knickmeyer, The Associated Press
A pair of teams with minimal rest will face off in Nassau, Bahamas, on Sunday when No. 22 St. John takes on Georgia. St. John's (5-1), which will play its third game in four days, began the stretch in the Bahamas Championship on Thursday, dropping a heartbreaker to No. 13 Baylor. The Red Storm led by 18 in the first half before Baylor forced overtime. From there, St. John's rallied from five down with 1:47 left to send the game to a second overtime, where it saw Baylor knock down a pair of 3-pointers in the final seven seconds -- including Jeremy Roach's buzzer-beater -- to knock off the Red Storm 99-98. In the third-place game on Friday, St. John's breezed past Virginia 80-55. RJ Luis Jr. led the way with 18 points and four steals, followed by Kadary Richmond's 12 points, as the Red Storm took a one-point lead with 15:21 left in the first half and didn't trail again. "I'm really impressed with our guys, coming off a double-overtime, extremely emotional loss," St. John's head coach Rick Pitino said. "To respond that way was extremely impressive, both offensively and defensively." Pitino, in his second year with the Red Storm, was moved by something off the court on Friday, involving captain Zuby Ejiofor, who chipped in eight points, nine boards, two steals and two blocks. Ejiofor was serenaded by St. John's fans during the win, following his two missed free throws at the end of double overtime against Baylor. "When you've only been in a job for a year, you search for things you love about a place," Pitino said. "Tonight I found out what I love about St. John's. Our fans chanted Zuby's name the whole game, which doesn't happen anywhere else in America. I was really impressed with our fans and I thank them for making Zuby feel good, because he gives you all the energy." Luis leads the Red Storm with 17.3 points per game, followed by Ejiofor (10.7), Aaron Scott (10.5), Deivon Smith (10.3) and Richmond (10.2). Georgia enters Sunday's matchup looking to rebound from its first loss after falling to No. 15 Marquette 80-69 on Saturday. Georgia (5-1) battled back from a 15-point, second-half deficit, but was held to just three points over the final 4:57 in Saturday's loss. Blue Cain led the Bulldogs with a season-high 17 points, including five 3-pointers. "It's a process. It's a journey with this team," Bulldogs head coach Mike White said. "It's about continuing to make strides, continuing to protect our culture. ... At the end of the day, wins and losses are going to take care of themselves. We just have to embrace the process and enjoy it." Five-star freshman recruit Asa Newell was held to a season-low nine points but leads the team with 15.5 points per game. Silas Demary Jr. is second with 13.8. --Field Level MediaLiberal leader defamed expelled MP, to pay $300k
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Overhauls of 'heritage brands' raise the question: How important are our products to our identities?Alibaba Group Holding ADR shares were up 0.83% on Thursday morning after the retail giant agreed to a joint venture between its e-commerce operations and South Korea’s E-Mart Inc.’s e-commerce platform, Gmarket, as retail sentiment stayed cautious. According to media reports, e-commerce assets of AliExpress Korea and Gmarket will join forces to form a 50-50 joint venture. The companies will reportedly invest additional funds into the JV, which will own 100% of Gmarket. The new e-commerce business is valued at about $4 billion, Bloomberg reported earlier. According to a WSJ report, Shinsegae, the parent of E-Mart, expects Alibaba to enhance Gmarket services and customer experience. Retail sentiment on Stocktwits improved to ‘neutral’ compared with ‘bearish’ a week ago. One retail commenter was upbeat about a potential recovery on the cards. Last week, a consortium consisting of Youngor Fashion and members of Alibaba’s Intime Stores' management team announced a deal to buy Intime Stores for 7.4 billion yuan. That transaction was part of Alibaba's strategy to combine its domestic and international e-commerce businesses and divest certain non-core assets. The retail giant is set to book a $1.3 billion loss from the divestment. So far this year, Alibaba’s stock is up 15.8%. For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.<
Christmas is just a few weeks away and many of us want to make our celebrations more meaningful as well as more sustainable. From eco-friendly gifts to eco-conscious decorations, there are countless ways to have a green Christmas without compromising the festive spirit. It’s time for you to draw up your green Christmas list for decorations, home essentials, and gifts and make your way to the nearest SM Store. SM Store carries SM Green Finds products that are eco-friendly, made from natural and local ingredients and supports local communities. Together with their partners, SM Store offers product options that help promote the well-being of our planet. If you have not decorated your home for the holidays, Kultura at SM Store carries Christmas ornaments and decorations that are made of indigenous materials. Consider getting a 15-inch Christmas tree made from abaca. It comes in green and red and will fit in well in a small corner of your living room. Other ornaments made of abaca include star parol and star parol wreath. Don’t forget to check out those hanging abaca bears and lupis star parols that will look good in your front yard. If you collect angels, you might want to add the 10 or 12- inch angels to your assortment. While at SM Store, don’t forget to drop by ACE Express at SM Store to get hold of eco-friendly cleaning solutions like the Bio Glow collection. It is also a good idea to stock up on ACE’s LED light bulbs. You can then move on to SM Home and look out for eco-friendly gifts. Canadian or Hosh Bamboo Bath Towels will make perfect gifts as they are highly absorbent. Check out also the KEA line of dining and kitchen ware. The brand has oval trays, rectangular baskets and chopping boards, great gifts for friends who are into dinnerware. SM Green Finds can also be found in Toy Kingdom. Gift children with toys that will keep them busy for hours. Get them Play Doh’s School Day Adventure or Crayola Silly Scents Unicorn Medium Set. Children will also enjoy Woodlets’ Bankee, Melissa & Doug’s Self-Correcting Number Puzzles and and Hape’s Fix-it Tool. Before you leave SM Store, don’t forget to drop by SM Stationery for sustainable gift bags. There are jute bags that come with Christmas designs or no design. If you like to wrap your gifts, get a roll or two of kraft paper and pair it with a simple card or ribbons. Being mindful of our choices, we can make this holiday season not only joyful but also kinder to the planet. Whether you are gifting thoughtfully or decorating sustainably, your green Christmas list will help keep the festive spirit alive while reducing your environmental footprint. Being business-savvy should be fun, attainable and A+. BMPlus is BusinessMirror's digital arm with practical tips & success stories for aspiring and thriving millennial entrepreneurs.COLUMBUS, Ohio — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana, 38-15, on Saturday. All Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, CFP No. 2) has to do now is beat Michigan at home next Saturday, and it will earn a return to the Big Ten championship game for the first time since 2020 and get a rematch with No. 1 Oregon. The Ducks beat Ohio State, 32-31, in a wild one on Oct. 12. The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1, No. 5 CFP) had their best chance to beat the Buckeyes for the first time since 1988 but were hurt by special teams mistakes and disrupted by an Ohio State defense that sacked quarterback Kurtis Rourke five times. “In life, all good things come to an end,” Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said. Late in the first half, Indiana punter James Evans fumbled a snap and was buried at his own 7-yard line, with the Buckeyes taking over. That turned quickly into a 4-yard TD run by Henderson that gave the Buckeyes a 14-7 lead. Early in the second half, Caleb Downs fielded an Evans punt at the Ohio State 21, raced down the right sideline, cut to the middle and outran the coverage for a TD that put the Buckeyes up 21-7. It was the first time a Buckeye returned a punt for a touchdown since 2014. Howard finished 22 for 26 for 201 yards. Emeka Egbuka had seven catches for 80 yards and a TD. “Our guys just played with a chip today, and that’s the way you got to play the game of football,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. Indiana scored on its first possession of the game and its last, both short runs by Ty Son Lawson, who paced the Hoosiers with 79 rushing yards. Rourke was 8 for 18 for 68 yards. “We had communication errors, pass (protection), every time we dropped back to pass, something bad happened,” Cignetti said. Indiana’s 151 total yards was its lowest of the season. And it was the most points surrendered by the Hoosiers defense. Indiana’s special season was blemished by the Buckeyes, who beat the Hoosiers for the 30th straight time. Indiana was eyeing its first conference crown since sharing one with two other teams in 1967. That won’t happen now. “Ohio State deserved to win,” Cignetti said. “They had those (third quarter scores), and we just couldn’t respond.”