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Author’s Note: I’m writing this on the morning of Sunday, May 19th, two days before Election Day in Stockbridge. Win or lose, what I want to say about my first foray into politics remains the same: Strange as it may seem to some, but for a writer, every experience is food for thought. Stand for election I’ve been writing about politics for 22 years. This year, in 2024, I agreed to run for office. As a columnist, I’m an outside observer of politics. Being on the inside is different. It’s harder. But I made a promise, and so I ran.…
Education SpotlightAn algorithm developed by Florida Tech graduate student Zachary Ferris has created a new ecological survey method that allows scientists to extract important historical data from vast photographs of coral reefs going back more than a century. (Florida Tech image) BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – An algorithm developed by Florida Institute of Technology graduate student Zachary Ferris has resulted in a new ecological survey method that allows scientists to derive important historical data from vast photographs of coral reefs going back more than a century. Zachary Ferris, a biological sciences doctoral student at Florida Institute of Technology, led…
HOWARDON, Iowa (KCAU) – History was made in Hawarden on May 22, as the West Sioux boys soccer team punched its ticket to the IHSAA State Tournament for the first time in program history. It was a memorable moment for Falcons past and present, but the team is determined to achieve more victories in Des Moines. Every time the bell rings, West Sioux will have a home win. “We’re on home soil and every time we win the bell rings,” West Sioux coach Steve Topete said. Nowhere was that sound louder than on May 22, when the Falcons defeated Underwood,…
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at key data and trends to watch heading into the 2024 NFL season. In the first half of each pod, Matt Harmon and his guest will take a closer look at a trend and how it played out last season. The second half of the pod will be dedicated to identifying the players who will benefit most from that trend in the upcoming season.In the first episode of the series, Fantasy Points’ Ryan Heath appeared on the show. “First down per route run.” It should be one of the…
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday sharply raised its growth forecast for China’s economy this year and next, citing surging exports and heavy investment in new factories.The IMF now projects China’s growth to be 5% this year and 4.5% in 2025, 0.4 percentage points higher each year than the fund’s forecast just six weeks ago.China’s gross domestic product grew 5.2% last year as the economy recovered after nearly three years of strict pandemic countermeasures that included numerous local lockdowns and mandatory quarantines. Many economists, including the IMF, had expected growth to slow this year due to a severe contraction in…
Carlsbad, California – Georgia Institute of Technology Bartley Forrester and Carson Kim He lost one game in overtime Tuesday afternoon and the other two on the 17th hole.Number The Yellow Jackets were defeated on this hole in a 3-2 loss to Florida State in the semifinals of the NCAA Men’s Division I Golf Championship.Tech finished the 2023-24 season by reaching the NCAA Match Play semifinals for the third time and second consecutive year.The afternoon game saw the return of the ACC Player of the Year. Christo Lamprecht He joined the lineup after missing the morning quarterfinal and the final 54…
Many officials say China’s large Anti-Corruption Campaign Unsuspended death sentences remain rare in corruption cases since President Xi Jinping came to power more than a decade ago.CHIH is the offshore unit of China Huarong Asset Management Co. (CHAM), which was acquired by CITIC Group in January and renamed China Citic Financial Asset Management Co.Bai is the second China Huarong executive to be sentenced to death for corruption. In January 2021, the same court sentenced Lai Xiaoming, The former chairman of CHAM and Baek’s former boss suffered a similar fate.Lai, who was executed one month after his verdict, was convicted of…
Pakistan, Saudi investors to set up $5 million edible oil refinery in Saudi Arabia – Pakistan trade official KARACHI: Pakistani and Saudi Arabian investors will set up a $5 million edible oil refinery in Saudi Arabia through a joint venture (JV), following recent business-to-business interactions between the two countries, a senior Pakistani trade official said on Tuesday. The move comes weeks after a 50-member high-level delegation led by Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Investment Ibrahim Al Mubarak arrived in Pakistan to explore investment opportunities in the South Asian country. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have been working closely in recent weeks…
BHUBANESWAR: If the Indian National Congress comes to power in Odisha and at the Centre, every poor family in the state will get financial assistance of at least Rs 26,000 per month each, a party leader said on Tuesday.At a press conference here, Indian National Congress leader Ajoy Kumar said if his party forms government in Odisha, it would provide assistance of 2,000 rupees to poor women and pensions of 2,000 rupees to farmers, widows, disabled and elderly people under the Guru Lakshmi Yojana.Similarly, the Indian National Congress has promised to provide up to 200 units of electricity free of…
When Michelle Atherly isn’t out of town competing, she can usually be found running on the track at the University of Miami. Azalie was a heptathlete, honing her skills in seven events: the 100m hurdles, long jump, high jump, shot put, 200m sprint, javelin and 800m. “Every heptathlete has their own strengths. The challenge and the fun of the sport is to master everything as best as you can and distribute your talent equally across all of them,” Atherly said between hurdle and javelin training sessions. The South Florida native is now focused on next month’s Olympic track and field…