Tonight's thrilling episode of I'm A Celebrity saw a closely-watched return to action with the iconic Celebrity Cyclone challenge as the final four braved the legendary water slide obstacle. Emotions were running high amongst viewers when they had to bid farewell to another contestant, just shy of the grand finale tomorrow night. Ant and Dec were on hand to deliver the edge-of-your-seat reveal of who secured the fourth spot, leaving the camp with only three contenders remaining for that coveted jungle crown, reports . Ultimately, it was Oti Mabuse who garnered the least public support, leaving Coleen Rooney, Danny, Jones and Reverend Richard Coles to vie for the coveted jungle crown. Sitting down with Ant and Dec, Oti expressed how she was "happy" to be going home and that she felt "grateful" for the opportunity. She also identified her "winner" of the series as Danny. Following the shocking elimination, I’m A Celeb viewers took to X, the social media platform formerly known as , to share their thoughts on the outcome. One person lamented: "Loved Oti! Sad she’s not in the final." (sic) Another demanded: "NO PLEASE I NEED A RECOUNT." (sic) A third person raged: "THE F*** YOU MEAN OTI IS GONE??????" (sic) A fourth fumed: "BOYCOTTING THIS STUPID SHOW THAT WAS MY QUEEN OF THE JUNGLE." (sic) Another fan agreed: "Oti Mabuse MY Queen of the Jungle." (sic) One more wrote: "Thrilled that Richard is in the final, but Oti deserved to be there right at the end. I’m so glad she has shown the country what an absolutely beautiful human being she is." Dwelling on their time in the wilderness earlier on, Richard mused around the campfire: "I've had a great time, I've loved it. And even the tough stuff, looking back, I know I'll have loved the whole thing." Coleen shared her sentiments, adding: "These last few days have made it for me to say I actually have really enjoyed it." Danny concurred: "It's just been more fun, hasn't it? As we've gone on." "When we've been more intimate, as a smaller group," Oti chimed in. Richard then had his campmates in stitches with his humorous remark, as he said: "And when we're very old, and me exceptionally old, we'll remember it. We'll bump into each other as Coleen picks up her peerage, Lady Rooney, Danny's there to get his knighthood and Oti Mabuse is there to sit on the throne! I'll turn up with my sandwiches and go, 'I used to know them!'" To remove this article -
SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced the appointment of Janesh Moorjani as the company's chief financial officer, effective December 16, 2024 . Moorjani brings over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, with deep expertise in driving growth and efficiency at scale. Most recently, Moorjani served as CFO and COO of Elastic NV (NYSE: ESTC), the Search AI Company. Reporting to chief executive officer Andrew Anagnost , Moorjani will lead and oversee Autodesk's global finance organization. Moorjani will succeed interim chief financial officer Elizabeth "Betsy" Rafael, who will serve as an advisor to the company through the end of fiscal 2025 and will continue to serve on Autodesk's Board of Directors, resuming her status as an independent director following the transition period and end of her employment by the company. "We are excited to welcome such a high-caliber and seasoned CFO in Janesh," said Andrew Anagnost , president and CEO of Autodesk. "His deep finance and software experience will be instrumental in supporting Autodesk's continued momentum with sustained growth and enhanced profitability. I look forward to partnering with Janesh to drive Autodesk's successful path forward and continue creating additional value for our stockholders. I also thank Betsy for stepping into the interim CFO role at an important time for Autodesk, and for her continued contributions both through the transition and as a qualified and experienced board member moving forward." Moorjani brings strong experience leading dynamic public software companies. He recently was CFO of Elastic since 2017 and assumed the additional responsibilities of COO in 2022. Prior to Elastic, he served in executive and leadership roles at Infoblox, VMware, Cisco, PTC, and Goldman Sachs. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Cohesity, a leading AI-powered data security and data management company. "I am thrilled to join Autodesk and work with Andrew, the company's strong management team and the Board to capitalize on the compelling growth opportunities we have ahead," said Moorjani. "Autodesk has established a clear leadership position as a technology innovator by providing differentiated and connected solutions that allow customers across industries to design and make anything. I look forward to working with the team to build on Autodesk's strong financial foundation to drive continued growth, profitability and free cash flow to ultimately deliver sustainable stockholder value." ABOUT AUTODESK The world's designers, engineers, builders, and creators trust Autodesk to help them design and make anything. From the buildings we live and work in, to the cars we drive and the bridges we drive over. From the products we use and rely on, to the movies and games that inspire us. Autodesk's Design and Make Platform unlocks the power of data to accelerate insights and automate processes, empowering our customers with the technology to create the world around us and deliver better outcomes for their business and the planet. For more information, visit autodesk.com or follow @autodesk. #MakeAnything Autodesk is a registered trademark of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document. 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Further information on potential factors that could affect the financial results of Autodesk are included in Autodesk's Form 10-K and subsequent Forms 10-Q, which are on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Autodesk disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made. View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/autodesk-appoints-janesh-moorjani-as-chief-financial-officer-302316577.html SOURCE Autodesk, Inc.Lindsey Vonn finished 24th as the 40-year-old returned to competitive skiing after five years away in the second-tier FIS Fall Festival downhill race in Copper Mountain, Colorado, on Saturday. Vonn, who previously held the record for most World Cup wins by a woman (82) before being surpassed by Mikaela Shiffrin, is eyeing a possible Olympic berth in 2026 and is mulling returning to the World Cup circuit next weekend in Beaver Creek, Colorado. The race included other big names given there were no women's World Cup speed events this weekend and the giant slaloms in Tremblant, Canada, were called off. Mirjam Puchner of Austria topped the Copper Mountain event in 1 minute, 05.79 seconds. Vonn was 1.44 seconds behind the winner despite only returning to training in the past couple of months. She was 27th in a second race soon after, just 1.53 behind winner Cornelia Hütter of Austria. "Today was a solid start and I had a blast being in start with my teammates again! While I’m sure people will speculate and say I’m not in top form because of the results, I disagree. This was training for me. I’m still testing equipment and getting back in the groove," Vonn said on X. "This is only the beginning and the way I’m skiing is more important than the times at this point. Now I have the FIS points to race World Cup so that’s a successful day! Thanks to everyone who helped put on the races!" Vonn, who has returned after having knee replacement surgery, dominated the sport during her active career between 2000 and 2019. Her achievements include four overall World Cup titles, two world championships and one Olympic medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games.
Kolkata: Except during the pandemic, every winter Ustad Zakir Hussain graced the Swara Samrat Festival (SSF) in Kolkata since 2013. This year, he was supposed to perform at SSF in Kolkata the day he passed away in San Francisco in the US. Hussain's first Kolkata concert was in 1963. Impressed by the accompaniment of the 12-year-old Hussain at Mahajati Sadan, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan gave him Rs 100. All his life, Hussain treasured that currency. Sixty-one years later, he was slated to accompany Khan's disciple, Pt Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, on SSF's third day. On Nov 9, Hussain's secretary informed Majumdar that the maestro was "over-exhausted" and was prescribed a "long period of rest". The festival was truncated to two days with hopes of a Feb date post-recovery. "Besides his solo performances and fusion ensembles, he accompanied Pt Shivkumar Sharma, Rakesh Chaurasia, and Niladri Kumar at SSF. I initially performed with him in 1989. At SSF, he played with me twice. It is such an irony that we lost him on the day our third SSF concert was scheduled," Majumdar articulated. Just a week before leaving for India on Nov 27, tabla maestro Pt Swapan Chaudhuri spoke to Hussain over the phone. "By then, he ceased communicating with everyone. We discussed his health concerns and his fatigue. I mentioned that at our age, we need to slow down," the Padma Shri tabla player recalled. Chaudhuri got the news of Hussain being critical just before going to accompany Ustad Amjad Ali Khan at Nazrul Manch on Sunday. "Zakir's face flashed every time I shut my eyes while playing. I have known Zakir since the 1970s. He addressed me as Dadabhai. In America, we live just two miles apart. He loved my cooking and if I prepared something, I would send it over to him. Zakir was trustworthy, genuine, and spent a lot of time with his students. I sent my son and students to attend his workshops. People attempted to emulate him but few comprehended his profundity. It was painful for me to perform on Sunday," Chaudhuri expressed. On Monday, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan posted on social media that Hussain's contribution towards tabla and Indian classical music globally is "truly phenomenal". The reverence Hussain bestowed upon senior musicians like Chaudhuri was noticeable. "I marvelled at his versatility to adapt, embrace diverse cultures, and perform with equal finesse alongside a Brazilian percussionist or a Carnatic mridangam virtuoso. His legendary charisma was enhanced by the depth of his artistic substance. I have never witnessed him diminish any performer's stature on stage," Pt Bickram Ghosh said. Majumdar noted that Hussain's solo performances possessed the "richness" of classical music, "precision" of his talim, and remained "very communicative" with the audience. "While accompanying, he perceived the concert in totality and hypnotised all from the first beat he played when the ‘gat' commenced," Majumdar stated. Ghosh emphasised that Hussain made revolutionary transformations in sound production utilising conventional instruments and technology. "There was a subtlety of interpretation and execution yet with the projection that allowed the audience to connect with his music. That is a virtually impossible accomplishment," Ghosh observed. Music director Prabuddha Banerjee described him as a "consummate musician, not merely an Eastern classical instrumentalist virtuoso". "He was a brilliant music producer who understood the frequencies, tonalities, and nuances of the instruments. He generated tones giving space to each instrument and yet leaving his own mark as a rhythm player," said Banerjee, who first heard Hussain at a Shakti show in Jan 1983 at Kolkata's ITF Pavilion. "He was creating sounds on the tabla, rhythm patterns, and fractions I never heard before. At the crescendo, I was amazed when he suddenly took L Shankar's double violin and performed bass notes on the lower strings. As a film music director in ‘Saaz', he scored peppy numbers without resorting only to classical music and blended them with the language of films," Banerjee said. Those without formal music training, who loved his music as much as his hair flowing in slow motion in a tea commercial, are sad too. Anumita Dutta Roy, who was awaiting Hussain's concert, said, "Last year, his performance at Nazrul Manch was electrifying. I remember he wittily remarked he would be delighted to return if invited in 2024 too. Besides his music, I was captivated by his flamboyance and charismatic persona."LINCOLN PARK, Mich. – A suspect was arrested Tuesday afternoon after allegedly shooting a Lincoln Park police officer. The officer was shot in the leg near Fort Street and Outer Drive. Investigators have a portion of Outer Drive blocked off as they collect evidence near the old hospital building. A silver pick-up truck was also being towed from the scene. Officers from multiple agencies, including Southgate, Trenton, River Rouge, Woodhaven and Detroit also responded to the shooting. Michigan State Police posted an update on social media and said they Special Investigation Section was “requested for officer shot and suspect shot.” Request for Special Investigation Section: 11/26/2024 at 3:50 PM Location: 26400 Outer Dr Lincoln Park Synopsis: SIS requested for officer shot and suspect shot. More to follow. PIO heading to scene. pic.twitter.com/qVzDJuPZsZ This is a breaking news story, and updates will be posted as they become available.