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Baker Library at Harvard Business School. Just 10 weeks before the first application deadline on September 4, Harvard Business School today released a newly revised application for MBA candidates, which also includes three new short essays. New prompt? Business-oriented essaysReflect on how your experience has influenced your career choices and aspirations, and how it will impact the business, organization, or community you plan to serve (300 words or less). Leadership Focused Essays: What experiences have shaped you as a person, how do you serve others, and what kind of leader do you want to be? (250 words or less) Growth…

The Conservatives won an election they thought they couldn’t win, electing Don Stewart as MP in the Liberal stronghold of Toronto-St. Paul with 42 per cent of the vote. The results are truly dramatic and demonstrate the organizational strength of the Conservative Party of Canada, but also suggest that the end of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party is near. Trudeau can remain leader of the Liberal party, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to justify his position as leader of a party that can’t rely on winning the safest seats. Compared to the 2021 federal election, the by-election saw an overall swing…

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The days of simply incorporating a landscape feed into a vertical video may be coming to an end With the Euro and Copa America soccer tournaments underway, Fox Sports has an opportunity to lean heavily into vertical production as it looks to tap into the TikTok generation. By broadcasting live studio content on the platform, Fox Sports’ TikTok feed can give TikTok users more exposure, driving them to the main broadcast or converting them into followers. But the question is how to produce one studio show in two different aspect ratios: widescreen 16:9 and vertical 9:16. For Fox Sports, the…

Image caption, The agreement aimed to “enrich the cultural and artistic life of both cities.”25 June 2024 12:19 BSTUpdated 43 minutes agoEdinburgh City Council has shelved plans for a new “friendship agreement” with a city in Taiwan, citing concerns it could have a negative impact on ties with China. Local authorities were set to consider a five-year partnership to strengthen cultural and commercial links between the Scottish capital and Kaohsiung. The report also raised concerns that this could lead to an increased risk of cyber attacks.Groups including the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Airport and Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce have warned…

EUGENE, Ore. — A fan favorite at Hayward Field has blossomed into a 16-year-old sensation: Quincy Wilson.Competing against athletes nearly twice her age at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, Wilson drew cheers and attention from fans in the stadium and at home in Monday night’s 400-meter final, with the top three finishers selected for the U.S. team that will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.Wilson broke the under-18 world record in the 400 meters on Friday when he clocked 44.66 seconds in the first round, then improved it again Sunday in 44.59 seconds to advance to Monday’s final,…

In a statement on Tuesday, the PTI strongly rejected the provincial government’s tough action against Khan’s supporters and said the arrest of around 5,000 civilians under security orders was a dark chapter in Pakistan’s history. File photo of Imran Khan – ReutersPakistan’s Punjab provincial government has arrested around 4,800 supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan, who has been jailed since unprecedented protests began on May 9 last year, under security orders, in a move the party has described as a “dark chapter in Pakistan’s history”.The Punjab government on Monday informed the Lahore High Court (LHC) that it has arrested…

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court said Tuesday it had issued arrest warrants for Russia’s former defense minister and military chief of staff on suspicion of an attack. Ukrainian power plantThis is the third time that the International Court of Justice has indicted senior Russian officials on war crimes charges.There is no immediate risk that former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu or Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov will be held for war crimes or crimes against humanity for inhumane acts. Russia is not a member state of the court, does not recognize its jurisdiction and refuses…

MP Ranka Sundaram, an expert in international law, was keen to see consensus reached on the Speaker’s post and said the government should leave the Deputy Speaker’s post to the Opposition, a point that did not catch the attention of most MPs.Two candidates — GV Mavlankar, proposed by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and Shankar Shantaram, proposed by Leader of Opposition AK Gopalan — were in the fray and the motion to install Mavlankar as Speaker was passed by a vote of 394 to 55. Sundaram’s name does not feature in the voters’ roll.As the story goes, the current opposition…

S-Current Inc.New plan sponsor data from Cogent Syndicated reveals that large and very large plans have shorter plan provider tenure while cybersecurity threats dominate concerns.LIVONIA, Mich., June 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New Cogent Syndicate Among 401(k) plan sponsors who changed recordkeepers in the past two years, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and healthy business growth emerged as the top drivers for recent plan provider changes, highlighting some new challenges in today’s marketplace, according to a report from Escalent.While quality of service to participants was the top driver for switching plan providers last year, recordkeepers should pay attention to multiple factors,…