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fishing dream meaning Tories urge PM to reject Netanyahu arrest warrant and alter ‘nonsensical’ stanceNominates Bentina Chisolm Terry and Leland Weaver to Join Board of Directors Two Long-Tenured Directors to Retire at Upcoming 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders "On behalf of the entire Board, I extend my gratitude to Lydia and Shirley for their contributions to Mueller and many years of service on the Board. Lydia's and Shirley's leadership, wisdom and expertise during their service have been enormously valuable to the Company and our management team as we have executed on our strategy to create value for shareholders. We also thank Brian Slobodow and Niclas Ytterdahl for their service,” said Stephen C. Van Arsdell, Non-Executive Chair of the Board. Mr. Van Arsdell continued, "Today's announcement reflects our strong governance as we continue to drive value creation across our business. The continuing evolution of the Board is a testament to our commitment to bringing new viewpoints to the boardroom while continuing to benefit from the guidance and experience of our more tenured directors. With the addition of Bentina and Leland, who most recently joined us as Board Observers, we are on course to complete our board refreshment plan next year. We are confident that each of our new directors will bring significant value to our diverse Board.” The Board's slate for the Annual Meeting is comprised of Christian A. Garcia, Thomas J. Hansen, Brian C. Healy, Christine Ortiz, Jeffery S. Sharritts, Bentina Chisolm Terry, Stephen C. Van Arsdell, Leland G. Weaver, and Marietta Edmunds Zakas. Following the Annual Meeting, the Board will comprise nine directors, eight of whom are independent and eight of whom will have been elected in the last six years. About Bentina Chisolm Terry Ms. Bentina Chisolm Terry currently serves as the President and CEO of Southern Linc and Southern Telecom, providing mission-critical LTE wireless and dark fiber networks and services to Southern Company electric utilities and external customers. She is an accomplished senior executive with more than 25 years of experience leading across a range of functions in the utility industry and a strong track record of driving growth and innovation. Prior to Southern Linc and Southern Telecom, Ms. Terry served as Senior Vice President of Customer Strategy and Solutions at Georgia Power. She joined Georgia Power in 2001, holding roles of increasing responsibility across multiple departments. Ms. Terry has led multiple environmental initiatives and has been responsible for health and safety. During her time serving as General Counsel for Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Ms. Terry led the Company to receiving the most significant rate increase in its history, ensuring continued service reliability and infrastructure upgrades. Ms. Terry received her Bachelor of Arts from North Carolina State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan. About Leland Weaver Mr. Leland Weaver currently serves as the President of DuPont Water & Protection. He is an accomplished senior executive with extensive experience across various industries and global markets. As President of the DuPont Water & Protection business, a global business with $6 billion in revenue, Mr. Weaver oversees 34 manufacturing sites and 7,000 employees, as well as the strategy to deliver sustainable, technology-based products and solutions for water, shelter, and safety. He previously held leadership roles within Dupont's investor relations and business strategy arm. Mr. Weaver has deep experience in both operational and manufacturing as well as growth strategy and transformation, managing relationships with institutional investors, and playing a pivotal role in significant corporate transformation initiatives, including the spin-off of DuPont's Nutrition & Biosciences business and its merger with International Flavors and Fragrances. Mr. Weaver has a strong track record of building high-performance teams, managing large-scale operations, and driving significant financial growth. Mr. Weaver received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Alabama and his master's degree in business from the University of Pennsylvania. About Mueller Water Products, Inc. Mueller Water Products, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of products and services used in the transmission, distribution and measurement of water in North America. Our broad product and service portfolio includes engineered valves, fire hydrants, pipe connection and repair products, metering products, leak detection, pipe condition assessment, pressure management products, and software that provides critical water system data. We help municipalities increase operational efficiencies, improve customer service and prioritize capital spending, demonstrating why Mueller Water Products is Where Intelligence Meets Infrastructure ® . Visit us at www.muellerwaterproducts.com. Mueller refers to one or more of Mueller Water Products, Inc. (MWP), a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries. MWP and each of its subsidiaries are legally separate and independent entities when providing products and services. MWP does not provide products or services to third parties. MWP and each of its subsidiaries are liable only for their own acts and omissions and not those of each other. Investor Relations Contact: Whit Kincaid 770-206-4116 [email protected] Media Contact: Jenny Barabas 470-806-5771 [email protected]NASSAU, Bahamas — At the tail end of a forgettable trip to Paradise (Island), the Arizona Wildcats found one of their key privileges had been taken away. They could have really used it this time, too. Normally able to quickly escape an away game via a charter flight that has minimal security and bag hassles, the Wildcats instead were subject to the madness that was Lynden Pindling International Airport on Saturday morning, just like everyone else. It actually had nothing to do with their 1-2 performance in the Battle 4 Atlantis, nor their 3-4 overall record, but simply because all U.S.-bound passengers face the same procedures regardless of their flight style. Still, it might have felt that way. Motiejus Krivas’ limited production and Tobe Awaka’s reliability prompted Tommy Lloyd to put Awaka in the starting lineup all week in the Bahamas. The Wildcats had to wade through a theme-park-style line that snaked tightly back and forth, skirted past a glass barrier, then snaked back and forth and around until hitting a security screening for U.S.-bound flights. Then they faced additional queuing for U.S. Customs and immigration pre-clearance. The whole process took so long that Arizona’s charter was delayed nearly two hours from its scheduled departure time, meaning the Wildcats’ plans to arrive before kickoff of the UA-ASU football game were pretty much shot. But just after Tommy Lloyd made it through all that, before making his way to the Wildcats’ overcrowded gate area, the UA coach still had half a smile left on his face. “We’ll be all right,” he said. Part of his team’s troubles could be attributed to a November in which Arizona played only two lower-level opponents at home before opting to play at Wisconsin, host Duke and then enter the always competitive Battle 4 Atlantis field. That was nearly the opposite approach of a team that schedules softies leading up to Thanksgiving or even afterward. Both can backfire: Too hard a schedule and you risk losing too many games and maybe your confidence. Too easy, and you won’t be prepared for higher-level play and the NCAA Tournament down the road. “The art of scheduling,” Lloyd said. Then there was some simple math: The Battle 4 Atlantis featured seven high-level teams, three of them ranked, and a proud mid-major program in Davidson. Not everyone was going to go home happy. “Coming here, one team is going to go 0-3, a couple teams are going to go 1-2 a couple are going to go 2-1 and one team is going 3-0,” Lloyd said. “Our hope was to come here and find a way to try to get to 3-0. We didn’t do that. We ended up in the one and two slot. That’s our reality. “We’re gonna wear it. We own it. We’ll take responsibility for it and see if we can make the necessary changes to flip it.” Lloyd and the Wildcats have basically two weeks to do so. They have only a Dec. 7 home game against Southern Utah before facing UCLA in Phoenix on Dec. 14, allowing plenty of time for practice, video review and deep thoughts. Maybe even positive thoughts. Guard Caleb Love tried one out during the postgame news conference after West Virginia beat Arizona 83-76 in overtime in the Atlantis third-place game Friday. “I still believe we’re a good team,” Love said. “It’s early in the season and I’m not panicking. We just know once we get back to Tucson we’re gonna regroup and figure this thing out.” West Virginia (40-39) outrebounded Arizona despite the Wildcats’ height advantage, Nov. 29, 2024. There are many places for them to start working on. Here’s a few of them: Find their 7-footers While the Imperial Ballroom’s 26-foot ceiling still left plenty of room above Motiejus Krivas and Henri Veesaar, neither one appeared comfortable all week. Krivas averaged just 8.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in UA’s three games, while playing 16.6 minutes off the bench behind Tobe Awaka, while Veesaar averaged 3.7 points and 2.3 rebounds despite averaging 24 minutes a game. Although Trey Townsend hit a groove as UA’s starting power forward after a slow start to the season, averaging 15.3 points and shooting 58.1% over the three games, center is still a question mark. Lloyd gave Krivas the start on Nov. 22 against Duke but Krivas’ limited production and Awaka’s reliability prompted Lloyd to put Awaka back in the starting lineup all week in the Bahamas. “If he’s going to eventually start, I wanted him to earn it,” Lloyd said of Krivas. “I’m kind of waiting for him to do that. It’s nothing against Tobe; it’s just me trying to kind of figure out a way to take advantage.” Get tougher Both Oklahoma (38-34) and West Virginia (40-39) outrebounded Arizona despite the Wildcats’ height advantage and that didn’t tell the whole story. While Lloyd complained the Wildcats were out-toughed physically against Oklahoma, the Wildcats also lost the mental game on Friday. West Virginia had played two overtime games just to get to a third one Friday against Arizona, but the Mountaineers didn’t let it faze them. “Going to the overtimes, you’re not really thinking much about how tired you are,” said West Virginia forward Tucker DeVries, who led the Mountaineers with 26 points. “I think the team that gives in the quickest and thinks about how tired they are is going to fold. I thought our group just stuck with it and just continued to focus on the next play.” Trey Townsend hit a groove as UA's starting power forward after a slow start to the season, averaging 15.3 points and shooting 58.1% over the three games. Emotional control Just as Love did at Wisconsin on Nov. 14, guard KJ Lewis committed what became a costly technical foul against Oklahoma. Love extended an arm out for a light shove on Wisconsin’s John Blackwell after fouling him, giving Wisconsin four ensuing free throws. They hit all four, expanding their lead from 9-8 to 13-8 while Love eventually fouled out with just six points. Lewis drew a T for taunting after his 3-pointer pulled UA within four points with 15 minutes left against the Sooners. But Oklahoma’s Jeremiah Fears took advantage by hitting both ensuing technical free throws, and UA’s momentum was slowed. Oklahoma won 82-77. Lewis finished with five points and was held out of the starting lineup against West Virginia as a result. “We’ve gotta exhibit more winning habits,” Lloyd said. “We’re gonna have to look deep within to find those.” Who: Arizona (3-4) vs. Southern Utah (6-2) When: Noon, Saturday, Dec. 7 Where: McKale Center TV: CBSSN Radio: 1290-AM, 107.5-FM Contact sports reporter Bruce Pascoe at bpascoe@tucson.com . On X(Twitter): @brucepascoe Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Reporter

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Today's fortune: Dec. 19, 2024 Published: 19 Dec. 2024, 07:10 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI Read what today holds in store for you under the 12 signs of the zodiac, each represented by an animal. Our astrologer Cho Ku-moon explores saju (the four pillars of destiny) and geomancy for your prospects on wealth, health and love while offering advice on the direction of your luck and fortune. Check the year of your birth for today’s prediction. Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024 (Nov. 19 on the lunar calendar) Rat Wealth: average Health: average Love: generous Lucky direction: west 1936: Parents rarely win against their children. 1948: Familiar things bring the most comfort. 1960: Eat well even if you lack an appetite. 1972: Protect and value what you already have over seeking new things. 1984: Align with your superiors’ expectations. 1996: Focus on learning rather than immediate profit. Ox Wealth: average Health: average Love: generous Lucky direction: south 1937: Reminisce about the past and share stories. 1949: One way or another, it’s all the same. 1961: Old things often prove to be the best. 1973: Avoid overambitious investments. 1985: You might gain new insights while working. 1997: Avoid dismissing elders as outdated or irrelevant. Tiger Wealth: steady Health: healthy Love: joyful Lucky direction: north 1938: Cherish traditions and respect them. 1950: Prioritize yourself before worrying about others. 1962: You might be lucky with food today. 1974: Useful information or proposals may come your way. 1986: Expect progress rather than setbacks. 1998: Pursue your goals with passion and energy. Rabbit Wealth: steady Health: healthy Love: joyful Lucky direction: east 1939: A peaceful day awaits you. 1951: Expect a relaxed and leisurely day. 1963: Things you are working on may proceed smoothly. 1975: Unplanned tasks or opportunities may arise. 1987: Build mutually beneficial relationships. 1999: Your image and reputation may improve. Dragon Wealth: good Health: strong Love: united Lucky direction: southeast 1940: Everything may feel perfectly aligned today. 1952: Follow your heart — it’s the right time. 1964: Preserve and secure even small gains. 1976: Unity and collaboration are the keys to success. 1988: Progress comes through blending ideas and efforts. 2000: Broaden your network and strengthen connections. Snake Wealth: average Health: average Love: generous Lucky direction: east 1941: There’s always something new to learn. 1953: Explore using technology like the internet or smartphones. 1965: Your morning might be more productive than your afternoon. 1977: Do not skip meals, even if you’re busy. 1989: Avoid rushing — act with caution and precision. 2001: Dress warmly rather than prioritizing style. Horse Wealth: average Health: average Love: generous Lucky direction: south 1942: Focus on letting go rather than accumulating. 1954: Release old things to make space for the new. 1966: Stick with what you know and trust. 1978: Do not think only you can handle a task — delegate wisely. 1990: Foster positive relationships with those around you. 2002: Take care of yourself before worrying about others. Sheep Wealth: average Health: average Love: generous Lucky direction: west 1943: Eat well and maintain a positive outlook on life. 1955: Smiling brings good fortune. 1967: Approach tasks with enthusiasm. 1979: Keep your good deeds discreet. 1991: Embrace competition as an opportunity. 2003: Stay confident but avoid arrogance. Monkey Wealth: steady Health: healthy Love: happy Lucky direction: north 1944: Today is always the best day. 1956: Your life may feel filled with happiness. 1968: Achieve your goals and enjoy a sense of fulfillment. 1980: Dreams may come true. 1992: Luck may favor you in unexpected ways. 2004: An exciting and uplifting day awaits. Rooster Wealth: steady Health: healthy Love: romantic Lucky direction: east 1945: A day filled with both giving and receiving affection. 1957: Regardless of conflicts, your spouse is the best. 1969: Trust your spouse for family harmony. 1981: Mutual understanding may bring progress and ease. 1993: You may get to do something you truly enjoy. 2005: Positive developments in romantic relationships. Dog Wealth: average Health: average Love: social Lucky direction: north 1946: Nothing particularly good or bad will stand out. 1958: Life’s challenges are more similar than they appear. 1970: Differences in perspectives may arise with others. 1982: Meetings or appointments might fill your day. 1994: New experiences or changes may occur. 2006: Foster good relationships with friends. Pig Wealth: spending Health: cautious Love: conflicted Lucky direction: west 1935: Avoid eating cold food. 1947: Worrying won’t solve problems — let it go. 1959: Silence is better than unnecessary words. 1971: Listen more and speak less. 1983: Keep record of promises in writing. 1995: Hard work may not always get immediate recognition. 2007: Use kind and polite words in all situations.‘World at dawn of third nuclear age’, armed forces chief warns

There’s a famous allegorical story by the late essayist David Foster Wallace where two fictitious fish in the ocean have a strange conversation. One of them asks the other how the water feels, which prompts the other to ask the revealing question, “What the hell is water?” In other words, if you’ve grown up knowing only one way of existence, the possibility of existing without it is completely alien to you. So it was with me and gated communities—or “subdivisions,” as they are known in Philippine English. Ever since I was a young boy, I have spent many occasions within gated communities—and always as a welcome guest, if not a regular visitor. Being in such a privileged position, I used to think nothing of them. But as an adult who’s been through what I’ve been through, I now feel a sense of discomfort and alienation within me whenever I go to a gated community. Or even think of one, as I am doing now. For those readers not familiar with what a gated community is, a gated community is what the name implies; a community protected by a gate, armed guards, and walls. For proponents of such communities, the benefit of safety is obvious; said exclusionary measures keep drug users and would-be thieves at bay. And for the longest time, that benefit was enough explanation for me. In other words, I never had any reason to question their existence. I was content to just participate in whatever social occasion was at hand without thinking. It wasn’t until I studied a Filipino poem in my college years that this peaceful, unthinking bubble was shattered. I can’t remember the poem’s title, but it commented on the gated community from the perspective of someone from the outside—that by keeping a privileged few in, said community kept many others out. That poem forced me to confront how gated communities would look from the perspective of someone from the outside. In the years between then and now, I have met several proponents of gated communities, and they’ve all used the same argument—that gated communities keep residents safe from drugs and crime on the outside. But that raises the question of why the supposedly dangerous and thus excluded people outside resort to drugs and crime in the first place. Social science is not neutral on this subject; overwhelmingly, these people turn to such a lifestyle to escape poor economic conditions. And as the scholarly work of, among others, academic Dr. Roy Maconachie shows, gated communities exacerbate poor economic conditions, reinforcing the system that creates the excluded individuals. In other words, gated communities play an active hand in creating and perpetuating the problems that they seek to address in the first place. Part of the problem, as Dr. Setha Low describes in her own extensive research on the subject, is that the dangerous people aren’t thought of as full “people” by this system of gated communities, but instead as problems to be solved. To use the language of sociology, they are “othered” by this housing system—considered just problems to be excluded, not people with their own reasons for behaving in destructive and erratic manners. Once that in-group/out-group distinction is established, objectifying and dehumanizing behavior of the out-group by the in-group becomes easier. But the blame can’t solely be placed on individual bad actors or even individual governmental administrations. The problem here is the system: a system of exclusionary housing that, regardless of its admittedly legitimate concerns, reinforces the unequal and unjust living conditions of the people excluded. As previously mentioned, those living conditions in turn reinforce the behaviors that lead to said concerns in the first place. Now, whenever I’m in a gated community, I feel a deep sense of unease and discomfort. As the scholarly work of both academics also reveals, gated communities don’t just cause adverse economic conditions, they also erode the sense of community within the areas they are situated in. I think of the narratives that the people within inevitably develop about the people without and consequently feel sad. To me, this is not what being a human being living among humanity should be like. I’ll be the first to admit that while this housing system is a problem, I don’t know the solution to it. After all, it isn’t ethical to stop people from living wherever they want to live. Problems and solutions of this scale tend to be complicated. But as the local academic and columnist Dr. Gideon Lasco said while writing on the same subject: “If we want to be a nation, we need to build more bridges and less walls.” —————- Alfonso Divinagracia, 26, is a freelance journalist and writer based in Manila. He is taking up graduate studies at the University of the Philippines Diliman. Subscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy .

South Korea faces a significant political crisis as opposition lawmakers seek to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his contentious declaration of martial law. This move aimed to suppress political activity and censor the media, triggering outrage within South Korea and concern among its international allies, including the U.S. The decision has sparked internal divisions among Yoon's People Power Party, with opposition lawmakers preparing to vote on impeachment. In response, Yoon accepted the resignation of Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and nominated a successor, yet the situation remains tense with ongoing protests and paralyzing governmental activities. The ramifications of this political turmoil have extended beyond South Korean borders, affecting its economy and creating unease in Japan and the United States. International figures have expressed concern over the stability and future of South Korea, with potential impeachment threatening to alter the political landscape significantly. (With inputs from agencies.)December 18, 2024 This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlightedthe following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread by Max Planck Society Astronomers have discovered an important piece of the puzzle of how supermassive black holes were able to grow so quickly in the early universe: a special kind of active galactic nucleus so distant that its light has taken more than 12.9 billion years to reach us. This so-called blazar serves as a statistical marker: its existence implies the presence of a large but hidden population of similar objects, all of which should emit powerful particle jets. This is where the discovery becomes important for cosmic evolution: black holes with jets are thought to be able to grow considerably more quickly than without jets. The research appears in a paper published in Nature Astronomy and another in The Astrophysical Journal Letters . Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are extremely bright centers of galaxies. The engines driving their enormous energy output are supermassive black holes. Matter falling onto such black holes (accretion) is the most efficient mechanism known to physics when it comes to setting free enormous amounts of energy. That unmatched efficiency is why AGN are able to produce more light than all the stars in hundreds, thousands—or even more—of galaxies put together and in a volume of space smaller than our own solar system. At least 10% of all AGN are thought to emit focused high-energy beams of particles, known as jets. These jets shoot out from the direct vicinity of the black hole in two opposite directions, sustained and guided by magnetic fields in the "accretion disk" of material: the disk formed by gas swirling around, and falling into, the black hole. For us to see an AGN as a blazar, something very improbable needs to happen: Earth, our base of observations, must be in just the right location for the AGN jet to point directly toward us. The result is the astronomical analog of someone shining the beam of a really bright flashlight directly into your eyes: a particularly bright object in the sky. Characteristically for a blazar, we also see quick changes in brightness on time scales of days, hours, or even less than that—a consequence of random changes in the swirling accretion disk at the base of the jet and of instabilities in the jet's interplay between magnetic fields and charged particles. Finding active galactic nuclei in the very early universe The new discovery was the result of a systematic search for active galactic nuclei in the early universe conducted by Eduardo Bañados, a group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy who specializes in the first billion years of cosmic history, and an international team of astronomers. Since light takes time to reach us, we see distant objects as they were millions or even billions of years ago. For the more distant objects, the so-called cosmological redshift, due to cosmic expansion, shifts their light to far longer wavelengths than the wavelengths at which the light was emitted. Bañados and his team exploited this fact, searching systematically for objects that were redshifted so far that they did not even show up in the usual visible light (of the Dark Energy Legacy Survey, in this case) but that were bright sources in a radio survey (the 3 GHz VLASS survey). Among 20 candidates that met both criteria, only one designated J0410–0139 met the additional criterion of showing significant brightness fluctuations in the radio regime—raising the possibility that this was a blazar. The researchers then dug deeper, employing an unusually large battery of telescopes, including near-infrared observations with ESO's New Technology Telescope (NTT), a spectrum with ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), additional near-infrared spectra with the LBT, one of the Keck telescopes and the Magellan telescope, X-ray images from both ESA's XMM-Newton and NASA's Chandra space telescopes, millimeter wave observations with the ALMA and NOEMA arrays, and more detailed radio observations with the US National Radio Astronomy Observatory's VLA telescopes to confirm the object's status as an AGN, and specifically a blazar. The observations also yielded the distance of the AGN (via the redshift) and even found traces of the host galaxy in which the AGN is embedded. Light from that active galactic nucleus has taken 12.9 billion years to reach us (z=6.9964), carrying information about the universe as it was 12.9 billion years ago. Discover the latest in science, tech, and space with over 100,000 subscribers who rely on Phys.org for daily insights. Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates on breakthroughs, innovations, and research that matter— daily or weekly . 'Where there is one, there's one hundred more' According to Bañados, "The fact that J0410–0139 is a blazar, a jet that by chance happens to point directly towards Earth, has immediate statistical implications. As a real-life analogy, imagine that you read about someone who has won $100 million in a lottery. Given how rare such a win is, you can immediately deduce that there must have been many more people who participated in that lottery but have not won such an exorbitant amount. "Similarly, finding one AGN with a jet pointing directly towards us implies that at that time, there must have been many AGN in that period of cosmic history with jets that did not point at us." Long story short, in the words of Silvia Belladitta, a post-doc at MPIA and co-author of the present publication, "Where there is one, there's one hundred more." Light from the previous record-holder for the most distant blazar has taken about 100 million years less to reach us (z=6.1). The extra 100 million years might seem short in light of the fact we are looking back more than 12 billion years, but they make a crucial difference. This is a time when the universe is changing rapidly. In those 100 million years, a supermassive black hole can increase its mass by an order of magnitude. Based on current models, the number of AGN should have increased by a factor of five to ten during those 100 million years. Finding that there was such a blazar 12.8 billion years ago would not be unexpected. Finding that there was such a blazar 12.9 billion years ago, as in this case, is a different matter altogether. Helping black holes grow since 12.9 billion years ago The presence of a whole population of AGN with jets at that particular early time has significant implications for cosmic history and the growth of supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies in general. Black holes whose AGN have jets can potentially gain mass faster than black holes without jets. Contrary to popular belief, it is difficult for gas to fall into a black hole. The natural thing for gas to do is to orbit the black hole, similar to the way a planet orbits the sun, with increased speed as the gas gets closer to the black hole ("angular momentum conservation"). In order to fall in, the gas needs to slow down and lose energy. The magnetic fields associated with the particle jet, which interact with the swirling disk of gas, can provide such a "braking mechanism" and help the gas to fall in. This means the consequences of the new discovery are likely to become a building block of any future model of black-hole growth in the early universe : they imply the existence of an abundance of active galactic nuclei 12.9 billion years ago that had jets, and thus had the associated magnetic fields that can help black holes grow at considerable speed. More information: Eduardo Bañados et al, A blazar in the epoch of reionization, Nature Astronomy (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41550-024-02431-4 Eduardo Bañados et al, [C ii] Properties and Far-infrared Variability of a z = 7 Blazar, The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2024). DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ad823b Journal information: Nature Astronomy , Astrophysical Journal Letters Provided by Max Planck SocietyRussia plans to take 1.48 million metric tons of refining capacity offline in December, up by 35% from a previous estimate but still below the 2.4 million tons in November, according to Reuters calculations based on data from industry sources. A decline in idle capacity means refineries use more crude oil to produce fuel, making fewer volumes available for export. Technological stoppages and maintenance of some units at the Ufaneftekhim, Komsomolsk, Volgograd, Novoshakhtinsk oil refineries will contribute to the upwards revision for December. Expected cumulative offline primary oil refining capacity in Russia reached 40.7 million tons in 2024, up 13% from 2023. Source: Reuters (Reporting by Reuters, Editing by Louise Heavens)