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777 jogo tigre The surging Orlando Magic seek their eighth win in the last nine games on Saturday when they host the visiting Detroit Pistons. Orlando is returning home from a three-game Western swing in which it went 2-1, rebounding from a 104-93 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday with a 119-118 defeat of the Lakers on Thursday. The Magic weathered a combined 70 points from Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis, thanks to Franz Wagner's 37 points and 11 assists. Orlando also got 23 points from Jalen Suggs and 19 off the bench courtesy of Moritz Wagner. Franz Wagner notched 15 of his team-high in the fourth quarter, the final three of which came on a step-back jumper from beyond the arc with 3.3 seconds remaining. The game-winner put an emphatic cap on his fourth 30-plus-point performance in the last six outings. He is averaging a career-best 23.2 points per game through the initial stretch of this season and shooting 35 percent on a career-high 6.1 3-point attempts per game. The outside shooting consistency is a significant improvement from 2023-24 when Franz Wagner shot just 28.1 percent from beyond the arc. "A lot of this stuff is mental for us players," Franz Wagner said. "So for me to get over that hump a little bit over the summer and carry that over into the season means a lot." After the two games in Los Angeles and a 109-99 win in Phoenix on Monday, Orlando returns home where it is undefeated this season. The Magic held opponents to 94 points or fewer in all five games of a homestand from Nov. 8-15, buoying the NBA's lowest scoring yield of 103.2 points per game. Detroit comes in on a run scoring 120 points or more in four of its last six games, though three of those went to overtime. The most recent of the Pistons' trio of extra-frame contests came on Thursday in a 123-121 loss at the Charlotte Hornets. Cade Cunningham scored 27 points and dished 10 assists for his ninth double-double of the season and fifth in a row. Over the ongoing stretch, Cunningham also produced a 21-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist triple-double in a 124-104 win over Washington on Sunday. Cunningham is averaging 23.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game heading into Saturday's matchup, and his 8.9 assists per game are fourth-most in the NBA. Against Charlotte, however, the Pistons could not withstand a barrage of 38 points from Brandon Miller and 35 from LaMelo Ball -- or a 20-point deficit in the third quarter. "We can't have those type of starts, especially on the road, giving teams confidence," Tobias Harris said of Detroit digging a deep hole early. "Games like this are important, though. There's so many teachable moments of how every possession matters and counts coming down into the fourth quarter and overtime." In terms of team growth, the Pistons have made huge strides from a season ago when they endured the longest single-season losing streak in NBA history at 28 games. With seven wins through the initial stretch of 2024-25, this season's Pistons are halfway to matching the team's win total of a season ago. Harris, an offseason acquisition, has contributed to the turnaround with 14.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission.

Diawara, known for his exceptional skill and agility on the field, has always had a knack for understanding the game beyond the surface level. This has allowed him to develop a close bond with Umpire B. Fee, whose sharp eye for detail and fair judgment have earned him respect among players and fans alike. Their special communication goes beyond the typical player-umpire dynamic, as they share a mutual understanding and respect for each other's roles in the game.Strictly Come Dancing fans flocked to social media minutes into the semi-final to complain about the fact that Pete Wicks was still there - before he'd even set foot on the dance floor. Viewers argued that the ex-TOWIE celebrity hasn't displayed enough dancing prowess to justify his place in the closing stages of the BBC series, especially when more talented competitors have been sent home. Just moments into the episode on Saturday, December 7, which also showcased talents like Chris McCausland, Tasha Ghouri, JB Gill, and Sarah Hadland, audiences were voicing their disapproval at Pete's inclusion with some even saying they'd quit watching Strictly altogether should Pete get through to next weekend's final. One viewer vented on X: "If pete doesn't leave this week im actually never watching strictly again." Echoing the sentiment, another said: "Well let's go, although I'm sure the great voting public will let me down again," reports the Mirror . Someone else weighed in with: "There is not one couple who should go home over Pete." Another added: "PETE DOES NOT DESERVE TO MAKE THE FINAL." While one more simply asserted: "Let's stop messing about now, it's time for Pete and Jowita to go." Nevertheless, Pete did receive backing with one stating: "I'll be voting for Pete and Chris tonight. Strictly is an entertainment show. Those two men came into the show with no dancing experience and they for me, is what the show is all about. I really hope they both make the final." The semi-final opened with Tasha and Aljaz Skorjanec as the first to perform, causing alarm amongst fans who think of the opening slot as the "death slot". Viewers took to social media to express their concerns, with one fan stating: "Reading that Tasha is in the death slot... F*** THIS SHOW man. Why are they doing everything to protect Pete." Another commented: "Tasha in the death slot? Interesting." One viewer speculated: "Why have they dressed Tasha up stupidly? Hope they aren't setting her up." The semi-final followed last weekend's results show when Olympian Montell Douglas and partner Johannes Radebe's were eliminated after facing Tasha and Aljaz in a surprise dance-off. Strictly Come Dancing is on BBC One and BBC iPlayerOne of the key features of HeSaie's Mini 3D Lidar is its precise and high-resolution scanning capabilities. Equipped with state-of-the-art 3D imaging technology, this mini lidar sensor is capable of capturing intricate details with exceptional accuracy, allowing robots to perceive their surroundings with unmatched clarity and precision. Whether navigating complex environments or executing intricate tasks, robots equipped with HeSaie's Mini 3D Lidar will have a significant edge in terms of perception and localization.

Even with access to blockbuster obesity drugs, some people don't lose weightHOUSTON (AP) — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud and greed after it went bankrupt in 2001. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * HOUSTON (AP) — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud and greed after it went bankrupt in 2001. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? HOUSTON (AP) — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud and greed after it went bankrupt in 2001. If its return is comedic, some former employees who lost everything in Enron’s collapse aren’t laughing. “It’s a pretty sick joke and it disparages the people that did work there. And why would you want to even bring it back up again?” said former Enron employee Diana Peters, who represented workers in the company’s bankruptcy proceedings. Here’s what to know about the history of Enron and the purported effort to bring it back. What happened at Enron? Once the nation’s seventh-largest company, Enron filed for bankruptcy protection on Dec. 2, 2001, after years of accounting tricks could no longer hide billions of dollars in debt or make failing ventures appear profitable. The energy company’s collapse put more than 5,000 people out of work, wiped out more than $2 billion in employee pensions and rendered $60 billion in Enron stock worthless. Its aftershocks were felt throughout the energy sector. Twenty-four Enron executives, including former CEO Jeffrey Skilling, were eventually convicted for their roles in the fraud. Enron founder Key Lay’s convictions were vacated after he died of heart disease following his 2006 trial. Is Enron coming back? On Monday — the 23rd anniversary of the bankruptcy filing — a company representing itself as Enron announced in a news release that it was relaunching as a “company dedicated to solving the global energy crisis.” It also posted a video on social media, advertised on at least one Houston billboard and a took out a full-page ad in the Houston Chronicle In the minute-long video that was full of generic corporate jargon, the company talks about “growth” and “rebirth.” It ends with the words, “We’re back. Can we talk?” Enron’s new website features a company store, where various items featuring the brand’s tilted “E” logo are for sale, including a $118 hoodie. In an email, company spokesperson Will Chabot said the new Enron was not doing any interviews yet, but that “We’ll have more to share soon.” Signs point to the comeback being a joke. In the “terms of use and conditions of sale” on the company’s website, it says “the information on the website about Enron is First Amendment protected parody, represents performance art, and is for entertainment purposes only.” Documents filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office show that College Company, an Arkansas-based LLC, owns the Enron trademark. The co-founder of College Company is Connor Gaydos, who helped create a joke conspiracy theory that claims all birds are actually surveillance drones for the government. What do former Enron employees think of the company’s return? Peters said that since learning about the “relaunch” of Enron, she has spoken with several other former employees and they are also upset by it. She said the apparent stunt was “in poor taste.” Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. “If it’s a joke, it’s rude, extremely rude. And I hope that they realize it and apologize to all of the Enron employees,” Peters said. Peters, who is 74 years old, said she is still working in information technology because “I lost everything in Enron, and so my Social Security doesn’t always take care of things I need done.” “Enron’s downfall taught us critical lessons about corporate ethics, accountability, and the consequences of unchecked ambition. Enron’s legacy was the employees in the trenches. Leave Enron buried,” she said. ___ Follow Juan A. Lozano on X at https://x.com/juanlozano70 Advertisement AdvertisementRemittances to reach $35bn in current fiscal: Aurangzeb Government would give policy framework and investors will remain key to achieve export-led growth: FinMin KARACHI: As PTI founder Imran Khan plans to ask overseas Pakistanis to stop sending money back home, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday hoped the remittances would touch an all-time high at $35 billion in the current fiscal year. Aurangzeb didn’t comment when asked about the call of PTI founder chairman about stopping workers remittances to Pakistan when he talked to the media at the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) in Karachi. The minister claimed the country was able to achieve macroeconomic stability due to strenuous efforts of the last several months and the business confidence in the country restored. “We can’t be complacent now and have to remain on the course for achieving high growth through export-led strategy,” he declared. The finance minister said the government would give the policy framework and investors will remain the key to achieve export-led growth. He, however, pointed out that Pakistan has the dilemma of facing balance of payments problems as when the economic growth reaches four percent, we have to run back. “We need export-led growth for achieving 5-6 percent growth as presently the growth is largely dependent on imports,” he said. He said the business model cannot be run by evasion of sales tax. Talking about state-owned entities (SOEs), Aurangzeb said these are causing the national exchequer a loss of Rs2.2 billion a day and the country sustained losses to the tune of Rs6 trillion in the last 10 years, which comes to around 50 percent of the revenue collection target set at Rs12.9 trillion for FY25. “Privatisation, liberalisation and deregulation are the way forward.” He said that foreign companies operating in Pakistan have repatriated profit and dividends worth $2.2 billion in May-June 2024, clearing the entire backlog of the repatriation to-date. “Now there is no restriction on sending the repatriation from the Ministry of Finance and State Bank of Pakistan and it’s now up to commercial banks to facilitate the foreign companies in continuing to send profit and dividends without any delay,” he stated. The minister said the government has nothing to do with rupee-dollar parity as it depends on the demand and supply of the greenback in the market, while market forces are determining the exchange rate instead of the government. He said the government has prioritised inviting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in export-led projects and increasing exports to achieve sustainable economic growth. Emphasizing the need to improve the taxation system, he said that the old system of taxation can no longer go on. “We have to widen the tax net. The business model cannot be run by tax evasion, digitalisation systems are being brought in for checking tax evasion.” The minister said efforts were being made to bring real estate, agriculture, wholesalers and retailers into the tax net. He said leakages in sales tax and income tax were being stopped through the digitalisation process. He said that continuity of policies and political stability were requisite for development. Dharnas and rallies cause a loss of Rs190 billion per day. Asked about the high prices of essential items despite the government’s claim of reduction in inflation, the minister said that inflation was decreasing, but people were not benefiting from it. The price of pulses, commodities and poultry and petroleum products was decreasing in the global market, but the price in Pakistan was increasing instead of decreasing. “We have to activate the price control committees to extend benefit to people.” He announced a crackdown on the middlemen to pass on the benefits of reduced prices of various items to end consumers. Replying to a question, Aurangzeb said talks are underway with the Sindh government regarding the agriculture tax. He said the Punjab government had already done work on it and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan were working on it. Responding to a question about the IMF’s demand to charge sales tax on petroleum products, the minister denied that any such demand was made by the global institution.

Irish premier Simon Harris has said Fine Gael will gain seats in the General Election despite a further fragmentation of Irish politics. Fine Gael won 35 seats in the 2020 election, but 18 of those TDs did not seek re-election in Friday’s poll. An exit poll puts the party’s support at 21%, a fraction of a percentage behind the main opposition party Sinn Fein. Mr Harris, the outgoing Taoiseach, was elected with 16,869 first preference votes, well above the quota. He celebrated with his wife Caoimhe, his parents Bart and Mary, his sister Gemma and his political team at the count centre in Greystones, Co Wicklow. Ahead of his re-election, Mr Harris told reporters he was “cautiously optimistic” about the election result and said it was “clear that my party will gain seats”. “It’s also clear that Fine Gael will top the poll in at least 10 constituencies, many more than we did the last time, that we will gain seats in constituencies where we haven’t had seats in many years, like Tipperary South and Waterford, and that we will add second seats in other constituencies as well,” he said. “I think the people of Ireland have now spoken. We now have to work out exactly what they have said, and that is going to take a little bit of time.” In one of the five consecutive broadcast media rounds he did from the Greystones count centre, he said there were a lot of areas where there were “straight shoot-outs” between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael for final seats. He described the Sinn Fein vote as “pretty significantly down”, the Fianna Fail vote as “marginally down” and the Fine Gael vote as “static” compared with its 2020 vote. He said it was “a very close, a very competitive election” and that “we haven’t seen a Sinn Fein surge or anything like it”. He said: “It was predicted by many that I would become the Taoiseach for a brief period of time, take over from Leo Varadkar, and then have to rebuild my party from the opposition benches as Sinn Fein led a government. “We don’t know what’s going to happen on government formation yet, but that is now looking less likely than it was.” He acknowledged that it was “a very difficult day” for the Green Party and paid tribute to their work in the coalition government, alongside his party and Fianna Fail. “Definitely, politics in Ireland has gotten much more fragmented,” he said. Fine Gael minister Helen McEntee said that her party’s campaign had been “positive”. “The feeling on the doors was very much that people were relatively happy with the government,” she said on RTE Radio. “It will come down to the last seats and it will come down to transfers,” she said of the final result, adding that Fianna Fail and Fine Gael were performing better than the exit poll estimated.John McGinn reveals his family ticket ultimatum for Aston Villa v Celtic and predicts Hoops’ next clash with Club Brugge

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Irish premier Simon Harris has said Fine Gael will gain seats in the General Election despite a further fragmentation of Irish politics. Fine Gael won 35 seats in the 2020 election, but 18 of those TDs did not seek re-election in Friday’s poll. An exit poll puts the party’s support at 21%, a fraction of a percentage behind the main opposition party Sinn Fein. Mr Harris, the outgoing Taoiseach, was elected with 16,869 first preference votes, well above the quota. He celebrated with his wife Caoimhe, his parents Bart and Mary, his sister Gemma and his political team at the count centre in Greystones, Co Wicklow. Ahead of his re-election, Mr Harris told reporters he was “cautiously optimistic” about the election result and said it was “clear that my party will gain seats”. “It’s also clear that Fine Gael will top the poll in at least 10 constituencies, many more than we did the last time, that we will gain seats in constituencies where we haven’t had seats in many years, like Tipperary South and Waterford, and that we will add second seats in other constituencies as well,” he said. “I think the people of Ireland have now spoken. We now have to work out exactly what they have said, and that is going to take a little bit of time.” In one of the five consecutive broadcast media rounds he did from the Greystones count centre, he said there were a lot of areas where there were “straight shoot-outs” between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael for final seats. 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The Salem Planning Board gave the green light last week for a charitable gaming facility to open in the former Lord & Taylor space at the Mall at Rockingham Park in Salem, the second such project in Southern New Hampshire. The board voted 5-2 to approve the project. The approval includes 24 conditions, including paying a public safety impact fee of approximately $106,200. Live! Casino is expected to bring more than 900 historic horse racing machines, table games, multiple restaurants, a sports lounge, golf simulators and a ballroom across two floors of the approximately 159,000-square-foot space. A similar concept is under construction at the former Sears at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, which will be called The Nash Casino, and expected to open this winter. The 130,000-square-foot venue will feature three restaurant concepts, a two-story sports entertainment complex with 1,200 historic horse racing machines and 62 table games, according to a news release. Two prominent local developers, Joe Faro and Sal Lupoli, have partnered with The Cordish Companies, a Baltimore developer-operator, for the project. Faro is the developer of the sprawling Tuscan Village across the street from the mall at the site of the old Rockingham Park horse track. Cordish has developed similar casinos at other malls, including Arundel Mills in Maryland, which, like the Salem mall, is owned by Simon Properties. The applicants first came to the board in October and have since worked to tweak plans for landscaping, parking and traffic improvements. The developer worked on the design with Planning Director Jacob LaFontaine and a hired consultant. “They have a brand identity that they would like to replicate,” he told the board. He said the town voted in 2017 to allow charitable gaming in certain areas of town, including the mall property. According to the developers, the facility will bring $31 million in charitable gaming and tax revenue and $125 million in annual economic stimulus to the region. The casino is expected to create 700 permanent jobs. Joe Sweeney, chairman of the Town Council, spoke in favor of the project and of the collaboration that went into the project. “I think we are going to see a lot of the questions that we have about this facility will be worked out between the town and the developers that are bringing it forward,” he said. “The business owners that are involved in this have really good strong ties to Salem.” Jamie and Chris Cummings of South Policy Road hired lawyer Amy Manzelli to speak about how the project will adversely impact them as neighbors of the project. The application doesn’t provide enough information about how it will impact abutting properties, including lighting conditions. She called the project “hypothetical” because of a deed restriction which prohibits any gaming facilities. “The application is lacking in required consideration of neighborhood impacts and cannot be approved,” Manzelli said. A lawyer for the project said under New Hampshire law the deed restriction has expired. The developers have proposed fences and other landscaping to block the view of the casino of nearby homes based on some of the feedback. Live! Casino is expected to open next year.Sustainability Management Software Market size is set to grow by USD 1.47 billion from 2024-2028, shift toward green initiatives to boost the revenue- Technavio

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NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Justin Thomas was long off the tee and made a few long putts on the back nine to overtake Scottie Scheffler with a 6-under 66 and build a one-shot lead Saturday over golf’s best player going into the final round of the Hero World Challenge. Thomas is trying out a 46-inch driver — a little more than an inch longer than normal — that he previously used for practice at home to gain speed and length. He blasted a 361-yard drive to 8 feet on the par-4 seventh hole and led the field in driving distance. But it was a few long putts that put him ahead of Scheffler, who had a 69. Thomas was on the verge of falling two shots behind when he made an 18-foot par putt on the par-3 12th hole. On the reachable par-4 14th, he was in a nasty spot in a sandy area and could only splash it out to nearly 50 feet. He made that one for a most unlikely birdie, while behind him Scheffler muffed a chip on the 13th hole and made his lone bogey of a windy day. Scheffler never caught up to him, missing birdie chances on the reachable 14th and the par-5 15th. Thomas hit his approach to 3 feet for birdie on the 16th after a 343-yard drive. Scheffler made an 18-foot birdie putt on the 16th to close within one. Scheffler missed birdie chances on the last two holes from the 10-foot and 15-foot range, while Thomas missed an 8-foot birdie attempt at the last. “I had a stretch at 13, 14, 15 where I felt like I lost a shot or two there, but outside of that I did a lot of really good things today,” Scheffler said. Thomas hasn’t won since the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills, and a victory at Albany Golf Club wouldn’t count as an official win. But the two-time major champion has made steady progress toward getting his game back in order. “I’m driving it great. I’ve had a lot of confidence with it,” Thomas said of his longer driver. “I feel like I’ve been able to put myself in some pretty good spots going into the green. I’m still not taking advantage of some of them as much as I would like, but that’s golf and we’re always going to say that.” Thomas was at 17-under 199 and will be in the final group Sunday with Scheffler, who is trying to end his spectacular season with a ninth title. Tom Kim put himself in the mix, which he might not have imagined Thursday when he was 3 over through six holes of the holiday tournament. Kim got back in the game with a 65 on Friday, and then followed with 12 birdies for a 62. He had a shot at the course record — Rickie Fowler shot 61 in the final round when he won at Albany in 2017 — until Kim found a bunker and took two shots to reach the green in making a double bogey on the par-3 17th. Even so, he was only two shots behind. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley (68) was four back. “Feel like I’ve been seeing signs of improvement, which is what you want and that’s all I can do,” Thomas said. “I can’t control everybody else or what’s going on, I’ve just got to keep playing as good as I possibly can and hope that it’s enough come Sunday.” ___ AP golf: