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Fort Worth ISD announced school closures, relocations in 2024. Here’s where those standDespite the current economic situation, FCT minister Nyesom Wike has declared support for President Tinubu reforms Wike on Thursday, noted that before the end of Tinubu's first tenure, Nigerians will witness the desired change The minister emphasized his commitment to improving both urban and rural areas in the nation's capital, noting that the development of infrastructure will create opportunities for economic growth across the entire FCT CHECK OUT: Education is Your Right! Don’t Let Social Norms Hold You Back. Learn Online with LEGIT. Enroll Now! Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements. FCT, Abuja - Nyesom Wike , the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has asked Nigerians to be patient in the face of surging prices of goods and hardship . Hardship: Wike says Nigerians will attest to Tinubu's true changes Wike, on Thursday, November 21, stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's implementation of ongoing reforms would ensure that Nigerians would bear testimony to true changes before the end of the administration’s first tenure in 2027. Read also 2027: “How PDP leaders are secretly supporting APC,” Bode George spills PAY ATTENTION: Follow us on Instagram - get the most important news directly in your favourite app! Wike spoke on Thursday when he inspected two different road projects and bridges in the Gwagwalada Area Council of the territory. He said that under the present administration's Renewed Hope Agenda, he would work towards accelerating development in both the city and the rural areas. As reported by Vanguard, Wike said: “If you say that people have said that they have not seen anything, so these people who are jubilating here, are they not part of the people? I have always said that when something is bad, and I know because of our impatience, I agree, we expect a miracle to just happen. Now, take for example, the price of goods is still surging. Now, look at this road. If there was no road, why would the price of goods not go high? By the time these roads are completed and the farmers are now going to farm, it will reduce. Read also "Nigerians will testify to true changes before 2027": FCT minister Wike raises hope “Criticisms must always be there, and you cannot run away from it. But it is not everything that you have to react. Let the people see for themselves. But I can tell you, before this administration ends this first tenure, you will see that Nigerians will also say, indeed, things have really changed. Just like you can say that Abuja has changed.” Read more about Wike here: Wike gets nods for major achievement amid allegations “Tinubu is PDP’s problem”: Sowunmi shares how Wike’s appointment fuelled party’s crisis, video trends Drama as Wike celebrates Fayose after taunting Atiku with PDP’s 2027 ticket: “He never pretends” Why Wike is angry with PDP, Atiku In a related development, Legit.ng reported that Ovation Magazine publisher Dele Momodu voiced concerns about the crisis rocking the PDP and how Nyesom Wike contributed to it. In a trending interview, Momodu claimed Wike is yet to recover from his defeat in the 2022 PDP presidential primary. Read also FCT highway 105: Jubilation as Wike approves N1.1bn compensation for affected property owners He added that Atiku Abubakar's victory in the PDP primaries, with 371 votes, left Wike really disappointed, contributing to the party's defeat in the 2023 presidential election. PAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” block on the home page and enjoy! Source: Legit.ng
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Eduardo Camavinga injured in Real Madrid's match against LiverpoolCOLUMBIA, Mo. — They stormed the court named for "Stormin’" Norm Stewart, the coach who hates Kansas enough not to spend a dime in it. Missouri spent, instead, 38 minutes and 13 seconds in front of the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks and beat ’em on Sunday, an upset for the ages: unranked Mizzou taking down top-ranked Kansas. The final score in the 271st Border War: MU 76, KU 67. It was close near the end, closer than it had been for much of the game, but the Tigers’ student section had packed the perimeter of the court before the final buzzer sounded and flooded the floor in celebration. “I got upset at the (announcer’s) table for making an announcement to tell our fans not to rush the court,” Missouri coach Dennis Gates said. “You got to be kidding me. I was about to, in-game, take the mic and say, ‘Rush the damn court!’ For real.” Fans followed through, packing the hardwood between Mizzou Arena’s stands to capacity — with some then lifted above the happy horde. This kind of thing doesn’t happen every day in Columbia. The last time the Tigers beat the Jayhawks was in 2012, the last Big 12 matchup between the rivals that was played in CoMo. Missouri’s last win over a top-ranked team was in 1997, when it upset another KU team ranked No. 1 at the time. That year, MU needed double overtime to come out on top. This time, it needed less than two minutes of game time to take a lead it would never relinquish. Forward Mark Mitchell and guard Tamar Bates — two players from Kansas City, Kan. — combined for the Tigers’ first two buckets, and they wound up as the leading scorers. Bates scored a season-high 29 points as the offensive catalyst, shooting 9 for 15 from the field and a perfect 9 for 9 at the free-throw line. Mitchell wasn’t quite as efficient but posted 17 points, including eight from the charity stripe. When the Jayhawks closed to within two points with two minutes and 20 seconds left in the game, Mitchell hit a corner 3 to restore the hosts’ cushion and fend off a furious rally. Mizzou led by 14 points at halftime, a byproduct of some dismal KU offense: The Jayhawks had 15 turnovers and only 10 made shots through the first 20 minutes of the game. The Tigers’ advantage swelled to as much as 24 in the opening stages of the second half, only for the MU offense to go dark in turn. Nearly seven minutes without a point aligned with a 15-0 run in Kansas’ favor as the Jayhawks nearly closed the gap completely. With 14:15 on the clock, Missouri led 57-33. With 3:20 remaining, it was up just 62-57. Teetering on the verge of a blown victory, Mizzou looked a bit like its past self — a team that gave out second-half runs to any opponent that could use one during its winless run through SEC play. But that seemed a distant memory amid Sunday’s celebration. “What we’ve done since we got together in June and what we’ve worked on, our guys never severed, never went their different directions,” Gates said. “They stayed connected. They stayed true to the scouting report. They challenged each other, and those that were challenged responded in the right way.” To perhaps add to Mizzou’s glee at beating its most despised rival, the upset set off what amounts to an identity crisis for a Kansas team that lost twice this week: to Creighton by 13 points and now to the Tigers. “I don’t think the loss hurts,” KU guard David Coit said. “It’s the way we lost that’s frustrating. ... I think our identity was challenged today.” “I don’t know that we’re close to finding an identity,” added Jayhawks coach Bill Self, the target of more than a few middle fingers and unprintable chants from the crowd. “Because who are we? ... I’ll be honest with you: I think right now, we’re in a situation that it’d be hard for me to say, from game to game, what we are.” Self said that he didn’t think Kansas was ready for what it encountered in Columbia, in terms of both the pressure created by Mizzou and its crowd and the sizable difference between this MU team and those that had lost to the Jayhawks in each of the past three seasons. Missouri has a center in Josh Gray who held KU’s Hunter Dickinson in check and contributed to the star big man’s seven turnovers. Bates and point guard Anthony Robinson II stole the ball five times each. There’s a length, physicality and quickness to how the Tigers are defending these days. “I think it was probably a combination of them being good and us not being good,” Self said. “I don’t know that I could give them 100% credit. ... I would err on the side of giving them more credit because if I say we just sucked, that would take credit from them. But we did suck.” Words that are music, undoubtedly, to a Missouri fan's ears. Gates thought of them while celebrating the kind of victory that will be remembered for a while. “I want to see live video in people’s living rooms,” he said. “That’s what I want to see. Because I’m sure — I’m sure — on Kansas’ side, some people broke TV screens. And on our side, we broke ceilings by jumping up and down. That’s what it’s about. That’s the rivalry. It’s not just in this moment or the people that’s here. It’s the people that can talk about, the people that can brag.” Sunday was the day the Jayhawks went down and the crowd crashed onto the court because they finally had a reason to rush the floor. It was the day that defense unseated a confident team, timely offense survived a desperate rally and a guy from Kansas put up 29 points to beat a team he was fired up to play against. “You don’t got to go far to win big-time basketball games and play big-time basketball,” Bates, now in the history books as a Beaker-beater, said. ©2024 STLtoday.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Israeli police set to probe Netanyahu’s wife over ‘harassment of witnesses’SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol avoided an opposition-led attempt to impeach him over his short-lived imposition of martial law , as most ruling party lawmakers boycotted a parliamentary vote Saturday to deny a two-thirds majority needed to suspend his presidential powers. The scrapping of the motion is expected to intensify protests calling for Yoon’s ouster and deepen political chaos in South Korea, with a survey suggesting a majority of South Koreans support the president’s impeachment. Yoon’s martial law declaration drew criticism from his own ruling conservative People Power Party, but the party is also determined to oppose Yoon’s impeachment apparently because it fears losing the presidency to liberals. After the motion fell through, members of the main liberal opposition Democratic Party rallied inside the National Assembly, chanting slogans calling for Yoon's impeachment or resignation. The party's floor leader, Park Chan-dae, said it will soon prepare for a new impeachment motion. Opposition parties could submit a new impeachment motion after a new parliamentary session opens next Wednesday. “We'll surely impeach Yoon Suk Yeol, who is the greatest risk to Republic of Korea,” party leader Lee Jae-myung said. “We'll surely bring back this country to normal before Christmas Day or year's end.” Many experts worry Yoon won’t be able to serve out his remaining 2 1⁄2 years in office. They say some PPP lawmakers could eventually join opposition parties’ efforts to impeach Yoon if public demands for it grow further. The ruling party risks "further public outrage and national confusion if they don’t find a formula fast for Yoon’s departure,” said Duyeon Kim, a senior analyst at the Center for a New American Security in Washington. PPP chair Han Dong-hun said his party will seek Yoon’s “orderly” early exit but didn’t say when he can resign. Protests against Yoon are swelling On Saturday, tens of thousands of people packed several blocks of roads leading to the National Assembly, waving banners, shouting slogans and dancing. Protesters also gathered in front of PPP’s headquarters near the Assembly, shouting for its lawmakers to vote to impeach Yoon. A smaller crowd of Yoon’s supporters, which still seemed to be in the thousands, rallied elsewhere in Seoul, calling the impeachment attempt unconstitutional. Impeaching Yoon required support from 200 of the National Assembly's 300 members. The Democratic Party and five other small opposition parties, which filed the motion, have 192 seats combined. But only three lawmakers from PPP participated in the vote. The motion was scrapped without ballot counting because the number of votes didn’t reach 200. National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik called the result “very regrettable” and an embarrassing moment for the country’s democracy. If Yoon is impeached, his powers will be suspended until the Constitutional Court decides whether to remove him from office. If he is removed, an election to replace him must take place within 60 days. Credit: Ahn Young-joon, AP Protesters demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, Dec. 7, 2024. The signs read, "Impeach Yoon Suk Yeol." The president apologizes for turmoil Earlier Saturday, Yoon issued an apology over the martial law decree, saying he won’t shirk legal or political responsibility for the declaration and promising not to make another attempt to impose it. He said would leave it to his party to chart a course through the country’s political turmoil, “including matters related to my term in office.” “The declaration of this martial law was made out of my desperation. But in the course of its implementation, it caused anxiety and inconveniences to the public. I feel very sorry over that and truly apologize to the people who must have been shocked a lot,” Yoon said. Since taking office in 2022, Yoon has struggled to push his agenda through an opposition-controlled parliament and grappled with low approval ratings amid scandals involving himself and his wife. In his martial law announcement on Tuesday night, Yoon called parliament a “den of criminals” bogging down state affairs and vowed to eliminate “shameless North Korea followers and anti-state forces.” The declaration of martial law was the first of its kind in more than 40 years in South Korea. The turmoil has paralyzed South Korean politics and sparked alarm among key diplomatic partners like the U.S. and Japan. “Yoon’s credibility overseas has been undermined by declaring martial law, so he won’t be able to exercise leadership in his foreign policies especially when his days are numbered,” Kim, the analyst, said. “Its government bureaucracy will need to continue business as usual for existing alliance and foreign policy initiatives as best it can because there is a lot of important work to do globally.” Tuesday night saw special forces troops encircling the parliament building and army helicopters hovering over it, but the military withdrew after the National Assembly unanimously voted to overturn the decree, forcing Yoon to lift it before daybreak Wednesday. Eighteen lawmakers from the ruling party voted to reject Yoon’s martial law decree along with opposition lawmakers. PPP later decided to oppose Yoon's impeachment motion. Yoon’s speech fueled speculation that he and his party may push for a constitutional amendment to shorten his term, instead of accepting impeachment, as a way to ease public anger over the marital law and facilitate Yoon’s early exit from office. Lee told reporters that Yoon’s speech was “greatly disappointing” and that the only way forward is his immediate resignation or impeachment. His party called Yoon’s martial law “unconstitutional, illegal rebellion or coup.” Lawmakers on Saturday first voted on a bill appointing a special prosecutor to investigate stock price manipulation allegations surrounding Yoon’s wife. Yoon accused of ordering arrests of politicians On Friday, Han, who criticized Yoon’s martial law declaration, said he had received intelligence that during the brief period of martial law Yoon ordered the country’s defense counterintelligence commander to arrest unspecified key politicians based on accusations of “anti-state activities.” Hong Jang-won, first deputy director of South Korea’s spy agency, told lawmakers Friday that Yoon had ordered him to help the defense counterintelligence unit to detain key politicians including Han, Lee and Woo. The Defense Ministry said Friday it suspended three military commanders including the head of the defense counterintelligence unit over their involvement in enforcing martial law. Vice Defense Minister Kim Seon Ho has told parliament that Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun ordered the deployment of troops to the National Assembly. Opposition parties accused Kim of recommending to Yoon to enforce martial law. 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This week we’re handing over the newsletter to Paul Durica , director of exhibitions at the Chicago History Museum. In his own words, he reflects on his past year of research: “Over the last year, I have started my day by reading the Chicago Tribune, that is, the corresponding edition from 100 years ago. “The decision to read each day’s newspaper from 1924 came from a realization that two events that have meant a lot to my work occurred in the same calendar year. Those events are the kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old Robert Franks by Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb, considered the crime of the century at the time, and the passage by the United States Congress of the nation’s most restrictive piece of immigration legislation. “I wondered what else happened in 1924 and what would I learn by letting the year unfold day by day, in real time. Much from that year is still remembered, while many events, meaningful in their moment, have faded from memory. “I discovered a year that continues to shape Chicago. In many ways, we are all living in the city that came into existence in 1924. We engage with that year on the streets we walk, the buildings we enter, and the festivals and events we attend. “Despite many successes and advances, the year serves as a warning. In Chicago, crime is out of control. In Washington, corruption is rampant. And in Europe, authoritarianism is on the rise. We know what became of the people who lived through that year. What will become of those who lived through 2024 is the task of a future historian.” — Paul Durica Reader Daniel Knopfloch asked: What songs describe the city “in the best way?” Great question, Daniel. What’s your favorite song about Chicago and why? Email us. We might use your answer in an upcoming edition of the newsletter. Dec. 26, 1908: Jack Johnson became the first Black heavyweight boxing champ, in Sydney, Australia. He defeated Tommy Burns of Canada after the fight was stopped in the 14th round. Dec. 26, 2018: Retiring Chicago Ald. Daniel Solis signed a secret agreement with federal prosecutors in which he admitted to taking bribes from real estate developers in exchange for his help on zoning issues. The terms of the unprecedented deferred-prosecution agreement that Solis signed with the U.S. attorney’s office that day weren’t made public until April 2022. He became a government mole by wearing an undercover wire to help federal investigators build cases against former 14th Ward Ald. Edward Burke and ex-House Speaker Michael Madigan . On Jan. 24, 1924, The Chicago Daily Tribune announced plans for the John G. Shedd Aquarium to be built at Grant Park by Graham, Anderson, Probst and White. (Chicago Tribune) Local: Kate Buckingham and John G. Shedd made gifts to the South Park Commission that will change the city. National: Teapot Dome scandal began to emerge in Washington. International: V.I. Lenin died in Russia. Elsie Stoneman, played by Lillian Gish, and her brother attend Ford’s Theater on the night of Lincoln’s assassination in the 1915 motion picture “Birth of a Nation.” (D. W. Griffith) Local: Police shut down screening of “The Birth of a Nation” at the Auditorium Theatre. National: Former President Woodrow Wilson died. International: Adolf Hitler went on trial in Munich for having helped lead a failed coup there in 1923. Archbishop George Mundelein leaves Chicago on March 6, 1924, from the Baltimore and Ohio station headed to New York where he will sail for Rome to become a cardinal in 1924. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) Local: Archbishop George Mundelein was elevated to cardinal — the city’s first — in Rome. National: Harry K. Thaw received the right to a new trial for the 1906 murder of architect Stanford White. International: The Tribune interviewed Mahatma Gandhi not long after his release from prison. Beulah Annan gave her confession at the Hyde Park police station after shooting her lover, Harry Kalstedt, earlier that day, on April 3, 1924. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) Local: Beulah Annan , the inspiration for Roxie Hart in “Chicago,” killed her lover Harry Kalstedt. National: The U.S. Senate passed a restrictive immigration bill . International: Fascists won big in Italian parliamentary elections. Eight of Robert “Bobby” Franks’ friends from the Harvard private school he attended act as pallbearers at the 14-year-old’s funeral on May 25, 1924. Franks, the youngest son of millionaire Jacob Franks, was killed by Richard Loeb, 18, and Nathan Leopold, Jr., 19, on May 21, 1924. The funeral service was held at the Franks home at 5052 Ellis Ave. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) Local: Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Robert Franks. National: Black Gold , owned by Osage woman Rosa M. Hoots , won the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby. International: Several nations vied for the “death ray” technology purportedly developed by British inventor Harry Grindell Matthews. Belva Gaertner and her attorneys Thomas Nash, to her left, and Michael Ahern, to her right, were all smiles after the jury’s verdict that found her guiltless on June 6, 1924, in the murder of auto salesman Walter Law on March 12, 1924. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) Local: Belva Gaertner went on trial for killing her lover. National: Republicans nominated Calvin Coolidge for president and Evanston resident Charles Gates Dawes for vice president. International: George Mallory and A.C. Irvine were reported dead after attempting to summit Mount Everest. Sybil Bauer, the swimming champ who won the gold medal in the 100-meter backstroke at the 1924 Summer Olympics, circa 1920s. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) Local: Oak Park native Ernest Hemingway was reported to have been gored by a bull in Pamplona, Spain; largest fleet to date set off from Belmont Harbor on the race to Mackinac Island. National: Deadlocked Democrats compromised on John W. Davis and Charles W. Bryan for their presidential ticket. International: Olympic games kicked off in Paris, where Chicago swimmers Sybil Bauer and Johnny Weissmuller excelled. George C. Blakeslee, chief photographer at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, circa 1926. The observatory boasted a collection of over 170,000 photographic plates. (Chicago Herald and Examiner) Local: Cigarette foe Lucy Page Gaston died of throat cancer. National: Conman Charles Ponzi was released from prison but faced state charges. International: Astronomers from around the world — including from Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin — observed Mars , which was passing the closest it would be to Earth until 2007. “Jumpy conditions,” however, prevented local experts from a clear view. The plane Chicago lands at a small airstrip just outside of west suburban Maywood on Sept. 15, 1924, during the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe by the U.S. Army World Fliers. The Chicago was flown by Lts. Lowell Smith and Leslie Arnold. (Chicago Herald and Examiner) Local: The trial of Leopold and Loeb ended with a verdict of life in prison with no possibility of parole. National: Miss Philadelphia Ruth Malcomson won what became the Miss America contest in Atlantic City. Miss Chicago Margaret Leigh placed second. International: A trio of American flyers — who stopped in Chicago — successfully circumnavigated the globe by plane. Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales, third from left, visits Chicago in October 1924. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) Local: The Prince of Wales visited Chicago. National: The Washington Senators beat the New York Giants in a seven-game World Series. International: Conservatives toppled the Labor government in a snap election in England. A crowd gathers outside gangster Dean O’Banion’s flower shop, Schofield Co. at 738 N. State St., after he was shot and killed on Nov. 10, 1924. Three assassins entered the flower shop, talked with O’Banion and then opened fire at only a few feet’s distance. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) Local: North side gang leader Dean O’Banion was assassinated in his flower shop. National: Calvin Coolidge and the GOP won big in federal elections. International: Composer Giacomo Puccini died. President Calvin Coolidge and first lady Grace Coolidge posed for a Tribune photographer after they arrived in Chicago to attend a stock show in 1924. (Chicago Tribune historical photo) Local: President Coolidge visited Chicago; John J. Glessner donated his house to the American Institute of Architects; and the Field Museum purchased the lions of Tsavo . National: Labor leader Samuel Gompers died; tobacco magnate James B. Duke established a trust that led to Trinity College becoming Duke University. International: Sun Yat-Sen arrived in modern-day Bejing and set out to become China’s president early in 1925. Become a Tribune subscriber: It’s just $1 for a 1-year digital subscription Follow us on Instagram: @vintagetribune Thanks for reading! Join our Chicagoland history Facebook group and follow us on Instagram for more from Chicago’s past. Have an idea for Vintage Chicago Tribune? Share it with Kori Rumore and Marianne Mather at krumore@chicagotribune.com and mmather@chicagotribune.comSUNDAY, Dec. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Shingles can strike anyone who had chickenpox when they were young, and the intense pain that can accompany this body rash has sidelined many a senior. Here, one expert explains how and why shingles can surface, and what you can do to treat it, or better yet, avoid it. Shingles can happen at any age, but it most typically affects people over 50 who have stress and compromised immunity. “Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It’s the same virus that causes chickenpox,” said Dr. Eugene Fellin , a family medicine physician at Penn State Health Medical Group – Fleetwood. “For most of us who grew up before the 1990s, when children began being immunized against chickenpox, we’ve been exposed to the virus and are at risk for shingles.” How can shingles surface? After lying dormant in the nervous system for years, the virus can reemerge as shingles, which causes painful rashes that typically surface on the face or around the side of the torso, Fellin explained. “It’s like a poison ivy rash that won’t go away,” he added in a Penn State news release. “It can occur in patches, but along that same nerve root. A lot of times, people feel some tingling or a burning sensation prior to the rash actually breaking out,” Fellin noted. “When we’re looking for the rash, it will be in a string on the torso because the nerves wrap around the torso. You get a line around you, from the back to the front.” “The other issue we worry about is if it breaks out on the face and involves the eye because this can lead to blindness,” Fellin said. “Shingles around the eye is considered dangerous, and an instant referral to an ophthalmologist is always recommended.” What can you take to treat shingles? Antivirals such as Valacyclovir can be prescribed, but they’re time-sensitive and need to be taken within 36 hours of the start of the rash because they work by slowing the spread of the virus, Fellin said. While symptoms subside after three to five weeks, pain can sometimes return in the form of postherpetic neuralgia , he said. This long-term nerve pain occurs where the shingles rash appeared and can last for months or even years. Older adults are more likely to develop postherpetic neuralgia and have longer lasting and more severe pain, Fellin said. Luckily, there is something you can do to avoid shingles altogether: get vaccinated. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the Shingrix vaccine, given in two doses, with the second dose given two to six months after the first. People who get shingles can still receive the vaccine, which can lower the chances of another outbreak, Fellin noted. Most family doctors and pharmacies stock the vaccine, which is covered by Medicare, he added. “Most insurance programs are covering it because it has been out long enough and shows a real benefit,” Fellin said in a Penn State news release. “There’s a lot of misinformation about vaccines circulating out there. My message is this: Don’t be afraid of this or any vaccine.” SOURCE: Penn State Health, news release, Dec. 5, 2024Christopher Nolan is following his Oscar-winning “Oppenheimer” with a true epic: Homer’s “The Odyssey.” It will open in theaters on July 17, 2026, Universal Pictures said. Details remain scarce, but the studio teased that it will be a “mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX technology.” It will also be the first time that an adaptation of Homer’s saga will play on IMAX film screens. Nolan has been an IMAX enthusiast for years, going back to “The Dark Knight,” and has made his last three films exclusively using large format film and the highest resolution film cameras. For “Oppenheimer,” the first black-and-white IMAX film stock was developed. Nolan hasn’t said specifically what the new technology for “The Odyssey” will be, but earlier this month he told The Associated Press that they’re in an intensive testing phase with IMAX to prepare for the new production. “They have an incredible engineering staff, really brilliant minds doing extraordinary work,” Nolan said. “It’s wonderful to see innovation in the celluloid film arena still happening and happening at the highest level possible.” “The Odyssey” will be Nolan’s second collaboration with Universal Pictures following “Oppenheimer,” which earned nearly $1 billion at the box office and won the filmmaker his first Oscars, including for best director and best picture. Rumors about his next project have been swirling ever since, with near-daily speculations about plot — none of which turned out to be true — and casting. While there are many reports about actors joining the ensemble, none has been officially confirmed by the studio.
Dangote Group, says it is committed to scaling up its investments in Nigeria, in area of manufacturing finished goods and products that are usually imported in the country, a move said to be in support of the nation`s desire for economic diversification. The group revealed that the decision was in line its corporate strategy borne out of the need to help Nigeria to reduce importation, and curbing the exportation of raw -material that is draining the country`s foreign earnings. Aliko Dangote, president of the group, made this disclosure weekend, during the Special Day of his company, at the ongoing 45th Kano International Trade Fair, holding in the commercial city of kano, north west Nigeria. Dangote, whose address was delivered by Aliyu Dawo Aliyu, director, in charge of the Northern Office, Dangote Cement, said that in line with his vision for Nigeria, the new petroleum refinery established by the group has started the exportation of finished products across the world. Just as the group has also commenced the exportation of finished fertilizer, and, exports of these products have created an upended distributive system which now position the country as an end destination, and origin of refined export products, he further said. In addition to this development, he stated that also the company has also started the exportation of refined petroleum byproducts such as ‘naphtha, a development would assist the country in earning additional foreign exchange overtime. “The theme of the 2024 Kano International trade Fair, “Non-Oil Export for Economic Prosperity “, aligns closely with Dangote `s vision of economic diversification. Our investment strategy is to produce domestically goods and products that were usually imported. “We adopted backward integration as our industrialization strategy and built plants to harness the raw materials that were exported or even neglected in favour of imports. Our cement subsidiary, Dangote Cement evolved from cement bagging to company having integrated plants. “Dangote Cement has three integrated plants in Nigeria-Obajana cement, Ibese Cement Plant, and the Gboko Cement Plant. The three plants have helped Nigeria to become self-sufficient in cement production and we now export cement to neighboring countries, contributing significantly to non-oil export for economic prosperity. “Dangote Fertilizer Limited is the largest Granulated Urea Fertilizer Complex in Africa. The plant has a capacity for 3 MMTPA, with a vision to making Nigeria self-sufficient in food production by improving crop yield and overall productivity for the farmers. Dangote Packaging Limited, DPL, is a subsidiary of Dangote Industries, established to meet the needs of Business units, as well as the economy manufacturing and productive sector”, further stated. Commenting on his group investment of about $100 million in a joint venture-Dangote SINOTRUK West Africa, Dangote said that the venture was formed to assemble different types of trucks, pointing out that the company is owned 65 percent by the group, while, SINOTRRUK owns the 30 percent, and, Andaz owned the remaining 5 percent. “Dangote Sugar is the leading brand that has made a remarkable impact on the Nigerian Sugar Sector. The company is committed to ensuring that Nigeria ends the importation of raw material of raw sugar into the country by actively executing a robust backward integration. “About $700 million had been invested in Land Acquisition, Machineries, Infrastructure, Manpower, Community Relations, Corporate Social Responsibility, and other impactive activities. “In order to support the government in Food security, we have been investing in the agriculture sector. These agricultural products will soon be in the market. NASCON Allied Industries Plc (Dangote Salt), one of our subsidiaries that produce salt, seasoning and spices is also into exportation of its products”, he added.
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12. Clemson Tigers 10-3 (7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season) What's next: First-round at No. 5 seed Texas, Dec. 21 Head coach: Dabo Swinney (17th season, 180-46 overall) About Swinney: The 55-year-old, who is 6-4 in the CFP, took over during the 2008 season and has won two national titles (2016, 2018). He will take the Tigers to the CFP the first time since the 2020 season and the seventh time overall. Resume The Tigers, the only three-loss team in the 12-team field, were in a must-win situation in the ACC championship game, prevailing on a last-second, 56-yard field goal to defeat SMU 34-31. Clemson lost two games to SEC opponents (Georgia and South Carolina) this season. The Tigers' other defeat came at home to Louisville. The matchup with Texas will be Clemson's first true road game against the SEC this season. Postseason history A nine-time winner of the ACC Championship Game, the Tigers notched a double-figure win total for the 13th time in the last 14 seasons. Along with its two national titles, Clemson reached the title game two other times (2019 and 2015). This will be the first Clemson-Texas matchup. The road to Atlanta It will be a tricky road for the Tigers to reach the CFP title game in Atlanta at a venue familiar to Clemson fans. The Tigers will take at least two and maybe three trips outside of their own time zone to qualify for the final. Names to know QB Cade Klubnik Klubnik, a Texas native, has been taking snaps in crucial situations since a limited role as a freshman in 2022, when he rescued the Tigers in an ACC Championship victory vs. North Carolina. Sporting a 19-8 career record as a starter, Klubnik has thrown for 3,303 yards and 33 touchdowns along with five interceptions this season. He tossed four TDs in the ACC title game Dec. 7 against SMU after receiving All-ACC honorable mention following the regular season. "He's battle-tested," Swinney said. "He has got a lot of experience under his belt. He has had some failure, which has made him better." RB Phil Mafah The senior has racked up 1,106 rushing yards with eight touchdowns this season and has 28 career scores. Mafah has averaged fewer than 17 carries per game, so he makes the most of his opportunities, and at 230 pounds he can be a load to bring down. DE T.J. Parker He's been disruptive on a regular basis, racking up 19 tackles for loss (11 sacks) this season. The 265-pound sophomore helped set the tone in the ACC title game when the Tigers feasted on early SMU mistakes. Parker is tied for the Division I lead with six forced fumbles this season. K Nolan Hauser The freshman joined the Tigers this season with great acclaim and produced a career highlight with a 56-yard game-winning field goal -- the longest in ACC title game history -- to beat SMU at the buzzer. --Field Level MediaHow the Right overtook the Left in IndiaHut 8 Mining stock hits 52-week high at $28.48 amid crypto surge
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