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cockfighting ordinance Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has lamented over the internal crisis facing the party. The elder statesman attributed PDP’s challenges to selfish interests among its members. Speaking at a news conference in Lagos State on Thursday to mark his 79th birthday, Chief Bode called for urgent steps to rescue the opposition party ahead of its forthcoming National Convention. He noted that someone who has the love of the party in him will always think of its progress all time. Chief Bode said: “As a loyal party man who lives, thinks, talks, breathes and defends the PDP, I have never left this party since it was formed, so today gives me a great opportunity to deliberate on the future of our party. READ MORE: Calm Down, Allow Elders Resolve PDP Crisis – Bode George Tells Atiku, Wike “Even as elders of the party are preparing to meet on Nov. 28 in Abuja to chart the way forward, I owe it a duty to declare openly that all is not well with our party. In fact, our party is derailing. “This is unfortunate because the crisis in our party has further complicated the present tragedy in the socio-economic indices of our dear nation. “I am raising the alarm today that our party is at the precipice of a dangerous looming crisis, if pending critical party issues are not urgently addressed. “They have one leg in PDP and another leg in APC. Such chameleonic characters are the ones trying to dictate the direction of this party. “In the name of everything that is dear to our great party, this pretension must be stopped immediately by patriotic members of this party. “Since the first elective convention of our party in 1999, when PDP was handed over to some of us as national officers, we have never had it this bad.”Fishburn leads at Sea Island as Dahmen keeps hope alive to keep jobPreorder the Trump Golden Driver, and prepare to experience the iconic and unrivaled Trump Golf championship courses. SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Trump Golf: The Game has officially opened its presale, allowing fans to preorder exclusive in-game items ahead of the June 2025 launch. 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COLUMBUS, Ga. , Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated AFL today announced that its Board of Directors has declared the first quarter dividend of $0.58 per share, payable on March 3, 2025 , to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 19, 2025 . This represents a 16.0% increase over the previously declared fourth quarter dividend. Commenting on the announcements, Aflac Incorporated Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Daniel P. Amos said: "I am pleased with the Board's action to increase the first quarter 2025 dividend. We treasure our record of 42 consecutive years of dividend increases, and our dividend track record is supported by the strength of our capital and cash flows. As an insurance company, our primary responsibility is to fulfill the promises we make to our policyholders. At the same time, we are listening to our shareholders and understand the importance of prudent liquidity and capital management. We remain committed to maintaining strong capital ratios on behalf of our policyholders and balance this financial strength with tactical capital deployment." Aflac Incorporated AFL , a Fortune 500 company, has helped provide financial protection and peace of mind for nearly seven decades to millions of policyholders and customers through its subsidiaries in the U.S. and Japan . In the U.S., Aflac is the No. 1 provider of supplemental health insurance products. 1 In Japan , Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of cancer and medical insurance in terms of policies in force. The company takes pride in being there for its policyholders when they need us most, as well as being included in the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for 18 consecutive years (2024), Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies for 23 years (2024) and Bloomberg's Gender-Equality Index for the fourth consecutive year (2023). In addition, the company became a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in 2021 and has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (2023) for 10 years. To find out how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn't cover, get to know us at aflac.com or aflac.com/espanol. Investors may learn more about Aflac Incorporated and its commitment to corporate social responsibility and sustainability at investors.aflac.com under "Sustainability." 1 LIMRA 2023 U.S. Supplemental Health Insurance Total Market Report The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" to encourage companies to provide prospective information, so long as those informational statements are identified as forward-looking and are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements. 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PETER VAN ONSELEN: The rot at the core of Team Albo has been exposed by these shady last minute acts - including a startling admission about the misinformation bill By PETER VAN ONSELEN, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 18:46 EST, 24 November 2024 | Updated: 18:48 EST, 24 November 2024 e-mail 6 View comments The poor priorities and inconsistencies of Anthony Albanese 's government are nearly summed up by the political manoeuvres taking place as we enter the final parliamentary sitting period before the summer break. They are tangible evidence for why Labor is floundering in the polls in just its first term in power. On the one hand, Labor spent months telling us its misinformation bill was a vital reform aimed at stamping out... you guessed it, misinformation in public discourse. Yet Labor dumped the bill once a united front lined up against it - the Coalition, the Greens, a plethora of crossbenchers representing the right and the left. But it didn't just walk away from what it once claimed was so important in the here and now. It has promised not to pursue the changes even after the election - assuming it is victorious - with Special Minister of State Don Farrell saying: 'That's the end of it'. I guess what was proposed can't have been that important after all. In truth the proposed laws were highly subjective, badly drafted, lacked consultation and transparency in their development, impinged on free speech, and even if you liked the idea of muzzling opinion they didn't go far enough to satisfy supporters. So they have been thrown in the policy garbage bin, as they should be. Anthony Albanese's government spent months telling us its misinformation bill was a vital reform aimed at stamping out misinformation. It has now promised not to pursue the changes even after the election, assuming it is victorious. I guess it mustn't be so important, after all Submissions for public comment on the misinformation bill closed back in September. However they have never been uploaded and made public. I suspect the government wanted them hidden from view because they were so scathing. It is so ironic that when Labor walked away from the misinformation bill its political spin to justify doing so was littered with untruths. They claimed, for example, that the Coalition and the Greens were in cahoots - even though their opposition to the bill was for diametrically opposing reasons. The Greens said the bill didn't do enough to stop misinformation, while the Coalition said it was an attack on free speech. The government's approach to its planned social media laws that ban under 16s from accessing platforms such as TiKTok and Reddit is equally shady. The government opened public comments on the bill for just a single day. That's not how good government takes consultation seriously. Labor will be successful rushing its youth social media bans through the parliament because the Coalition came up with the idea before the government did, and it plans to support the changes. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland is now pushing her bill to ban under 16s from social media. The government is likewise employing shady tactics to ram it through It will likely do the same when it comes to election donations reforms , which haven't even been sent to a parliamentary committee for consultation and public feedback. So much for good policy process on that front. Meanwhile, there won't be legislation forthcoming to curb online gambling or gambling ads, as had previously been promised. Why? Probably because Labor doesn't want to upset big media organisations who enjoy streams of revenue from its advertising. So what excuse have they used to justify the inaction and the broken promise? 'This is a very difficult and complex piece of work that simply cannot be finalised in the remaining week that we have of parliament this year', according to minister Murray Watt. Yet so are changes to social media usage and laws designed to curb misinformation. As are adjustments to political donations. Yet Labor found ways to rush these law making processes when it suited them. Such inconsistency is equally evident when you listen to Labor's rhetoric about concern for young Australians as it moves towards social media bans. But the sound of crickets is all you hear when asking the same politicians why they won't act to curb online access to violent and graphic pornography for minors. Be the first to comment Be one of the first to comment Comments Now have YOUR say! Share your thoughts in the comments. Comment now All of the above highlights the policy-making failures of this government. It's proof positive that it is a bad government unworthy of re-election. Which is not to say it won't win re-election. No first term federal government has lost a re-election attempt since 1931, so history favours Albo's chances of securing a second prime ministerial term. While social policy scripts such as those referred to above are dominating the final sitting period, voters could be forgiven for wondering why Labor's priorities are focused in that direction and not on the economy. On Wednesday we'll get updated monthly CPI figures. We already know inflation is higher than in other western nations and there are no guarantees interest rates will fall in the first half of next year. That's despite anaemic economic growth and falling real living standards. You would have thought Labor wanted the optics of its final sitting week to be all about the economy and its plans to address cost of living concerns hurting so many Australians. Yet that isn't the focus at all, probably because Labor can't say anything too positive on that front because it's fiscal policy settings - spending too much - are grinding up against the RBA's monetary policy advice. Reddit TikTok Anthony Albanese Share or comment on this article: PETER VAN ONSELEN: The rot at the core of Team Albo has been exposed by these shady last minute acts - including a startling admission about the misinformation bill e-mail Add comment

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Jhon Durán was angry. In October, a minute after he grabbed Aston Villa 's second goal against Bologna in the Champions League with a smart first-time finish, he was walking toward the bench having been substituted. The TV cameras caught him kicking the chair in front of him, throwing all manner of things around as the frustration at being substituted boiled over. Durán is one of the most lethal strikers in Europe, with 10 goals in 23 games. Five of those goals have come in the Premier League , but his only four starts this year for Villa have come against Wycombe Wanderers and Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup, Southampton in the Premier League, and Bologna in the Champions League. On Tuesday, he did it again against RB Leipzig , coming off the bench in the second half to score a sublime long-range goal and help Villa win 3-2 . Just five days before his Bologna tantrum, Durán was again visibly exasperated. This time he'd begun the game on the bench. Villa were 3-1 up away at Fulham when he was given the nod after 75 minutes for Ollie Watkins . For the next 20 or so minutes, Durán hovered on the shoulders of Fulham's high line hoping to break away for a chance, but the ball seldom came to him. Durán wanted the coup de grâce, but his teammates favoured consolidation; time after time he threw his arms up frustrated as the ball was knocked around the midfield, and not toward him. 6 - Jhon Durán has scored six goals after coming on as a substitute in all competitions for Aston Villa this season - the most by any player for clubs in Europe's big-five leagues in 2024-25. Super. pic.twitter.com/hPseCcju8A Durán is not the first -- nor will he be the last -- to be cast in this unwanted "super-sub" role: Jermain Defoe (Tottenham and England ), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ( Manchester United ) and Olivier Giroud ( Arsenal ) have all held it. But it's a shifting moniker. With teams allowed to make five substitutions in the Premier League, the bench has more scope than ever to shift the momentum of a match. Managers are changing the lexicon around replacements, calling them "finishers." That's not to say strikers will ever embrace that role. Welcome to the world of the super-sub -- a player who makes a match-shifting impact from the bench, knowing he has a small window to make an impression to force the manager's hand for a start. Super-subs are players who believe they have the ability to start, are frustrated to be on the bench, and are restricted to a cameo role to prove their talents. Even if they score, they might be back on the bench the following match. "You want to start," former Premier League striker Adam Le Fondre tells ESPN. "I think it comes down to it when you start playing football as a kid you don't go, 'Oh dad, I want to be on the bench today.' You want to start, you want to score goals, you want to win." Strikers making an impact from the bench is hardly a novelty. Ex- Liverpool striker David Fairclough even dedicated a book to it -- "Supersub" -- having played the support role from 1975 to 1983. Fairclough made 154 appearances for Liverpool and scored 55 goals (62 were appearances from the bench, as were 18 of his goals). On 76 occasions he sat on the bench and remained there. "In the old days, it was all about the XI," Fairclough said in 2017. "Clubs were lucky if they had a substitute who could make a difference. These days, people talk about success and say it's about the squad, not about the XI." Though he became synonymous with the role, it's not to say he grew to love it. "It did not help my career that I came off the bench and scored so often, and from 1977 onwards I made it clear I wanted to leave irrespective of the success Liverpool were enjoying at the time," Fairclough said in 2001. Le Fondre can sympathise, as can others who have worn that unwanted moniker. "Everyone who watches football, you see the players starting going, you know what?" Le Fondre says. "I want to be that guy who plays 90 minutes, scores four goals, walks off, he's the hero. You want adulation; you want love as a footballer." Le Fondre knows Durán's threats as well. "I played against Durán last season with Hibernian in the Conference League and he was fantastic that night and I know he's going to have a phenomenal career," he says. "It's hard when a young player comes on, scores a few goals, he starts to make a name for himself, but I think Durán's work has been eased by the work Watkins has done beforehand. Now it's on Durán to beat Watkins for that position, but Watkins is a fantastic player." Le Fondre can also relate to Durán's current situation. Le Fondre holds the record for the most goals off the bench in a single Premier League season, scoring eight to help Reading survive the drop in 2012-13. "I always knew I'd score goals no matter if I started or was on the bench. But I had to accept the objective of the team was to stay in the Premier League. It wasn't to give me starting minutes and hope I'm happy." In the Premier League, Defoe has scored the most goals off the bench (24), closely followed by Giroud (21) and Javier Hernandez (19). Defoe hated being pigeonholed as an impact player. "I don't want to have the title of super-sub," he said in 2009. Solskjaer was also frequently handed that title, leading to Sir Alex Ferguson calling him "the substitute from hell" in 2000. "Sir Alex knew that if he put me on the bench then I'd be angry, but also fired up and ready to give everything when I came on," Solskjaer said earlier this year. "Not every sub does that. A lot of subs are sulky and hopeless on the bench. I went on with the aim of proving the manager wrong." Regardless of title, players have to adapt. "I think for me I was always in the mindset that I'm always ready to play no matter what," Le Fondre says. "So if I knew I was on the bench, I'm still ready to play. I'm watching the game, I'm studying, the visualization stuff beforehand that I would do anyway if I was starting. If I'd seen a missed chance -- I'm sure any other player would be the same -- I'd say to myself, 'Yeah I'd have taken that.'" The key to ensuring a team gets the most from its bench is man management, according to leadership and mindset expert Steve Sallis. Sallis has worked with UEFA, England's Football Association, the Scottish Football Association and various individual players on mindset and sees a binding thread: effective communication. "Look at internal and external factors: internal being the player and external being the culture and your relationship with your manager," Sallis tells ESPN. "Some managers drop you well and communicate with you about it, while some managers are still living in 1965 and chuck the team on the wall and they expect you to deal with it." Editor's Picks Villa's long UCL wait brings win over Bayern and memories of 1982 69d Tom Hamilton and Luis Miguel Echegaray Mohamed Salah: Stay or go? What Liverpool and the player should do 1d Ryan O'Hanlon Champions League as it happened: Madrid win thriller against Atalanta, Villa snatches winner 3h ESPN He admires Jurgen Klopp, remembering how Klopp would hug the Liverpool players who'd only got 15 or so minutes at the end of the match, ensuring they felt a key part of any performance. "The key to success is the strength and happiness of your weakest link in a team," Sallis adds. "The top managers have emotional intelligence, and not only do they speak five languages, they have seriously agile brains, so they can engage with each player." Sallis says another shifting aspect of the existence of the modern-day substitute is the relentless fixture calendar and how managers can use five subs in the Premier League -- a rule change which was introduced temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic to help manage player fatigue. Several Premier League clubs opposed it becoming permanent as they thought it would favour the bigger teams, but it was ratified ahead of the 2022-23 season. "If we look at the psychology of motivation years ago, players weren't even sure if they were going to get on," Sallis says. "You pretty much know you're going to get used now. Players have got to be more ready than ever because there are more consistent changes." That has seen managers trying to change the narrative around substitutes, adopting terms from other sports. In baseball, they have "closers" -- the players who are there to get the final outs in the last throes of a match. In rugby, Eddie Jones, the Japan coach and ex-England coach, introduced the term "finishers" to describe his bench. "I always believed rugby should be seen as a 23-player game, rather than just the 15 players starting," he told ESPN. In 2011, Jones was coach of Suntory in Japan and had two brilliant options for the same position -- George Gregan and Fourie du Preez at scrum-half. So, he tweaked the terminology -- rather than having first and second -- he chose Du Preez to start and Gregan as a "finisher"-- Jones used Gregan's love of baseball to put him in the role of the New York Yankees' Mariano Rivera. Jones knows Mikel Arteta well -- they're on the same WhatsApp group with coaches from other sports -- and Arteta calls his Arsenal bench "impactors." "I think it was the best way to express how we feel about them and how they have to feel towards the team, especially on matchday," Arteta said in 2023. Ex-England boss Gareth Southgate has used the term "finishers" before. For Sammy Lander, a specialist substitutions coach who has worked with the U.S. men's national team, he says the days of using terms like "super-sub" are numbered. "The term substitute comes with a lot of negative connotations," Lander tells ESPN. "When I started my role as a sub coach, I asked players to talk to me about being a substitute. And a lot of the words were sort of defeated, anxious, isolated. We've added layers to that. We'd now say, 'What sort of finisher would you be today?' "Each club has different names -- so I'll just use Wimbledon as an example, we had six there in the end. We used energizer, impactor, match winner, closer, destroyer and controller. Beyond just super-sub. That gives the player a little bit of direction about what we want from them in the game, but it also really gives them a role in that game, it gives them a process, it gives them an identity to associate with." Durán has occupied all six of Lander's roles this season. But semantics aside, Durán just wants to score goals, so it is down to Emery's management to keep him and the rest of the team happy. "It is a squad game now and you must have everyone singing on the same hymn sheet across the whole team," Le Fondre says. Emery's management of Durán is working. The Colombian striker signed a new contract in early October, taking him through to 2030. All this after he nearly left the club in the summer, with as many as 40 clubs keen on signing him, according to sporting director Monchi. Durán risked the ire of the Villa fans amid strong interest from West Ham when he crossed his arms -- mimicking the West Ham symbol -- during an Instagram live. In the end, Durán stayed, and as chance had it, Villa's first match of the season was away at West Ham. Durán came off the bench in the 62nd minute and scored the winner 17 minutes later. He has done that four times this season. Emery understands how talented Durán is and has worked with him to ensure he stays patient and focused, while not trying to change his "cheeky" personality, according to an ESPN source. Emery was measured after seeing Durán's reaction after being substituted against Bologna. "I am managing everything and the reaction of players," Emery said. "We are sending a message in the dressing room: respect our values and try to be mature and be responsible. It's not only Jhon Durán; other players react, but it's under my control." The collective effort has worked. "There's no magic wand to super-subs," Sallis says. "The relationship with the manager is massive. The intrinsic motivation from the player is massive: Is it a f--- you to the manager? Or is it, 'I want to help this team'? The key is to get a balance between the two, and Emery has done that." However, for now, Watkins remains the first choice. "Sometimes [Durán] has been impatient, and I need to speak to him as a person and connect to him as a person," Emery said after the Bayern match where Durán had scored the winner. "His talent is there, and he can help us." During the last international break, Durán was on the bench twice for Colombia . He impressed again, but that itch of not being in the starting XI remains. Emery has toyed with the option of starting Durán and Watkins together, but it looks like Durán will have to stay patient. Watkins' form is showing no signs of letting up, but that won't stop Durán from looking for any and every opportunity to get his spot in the starting lineup. "I am ready to start wherever I am," Durán said. With Villa currently in 6th place in the Premier League and 9th in the Champions League, can Durán continue to make his mark and earn a starting spot? Over the next few weeks, he'll have his chance against Nottingham Forest (Dec. 14), Man City (Dec. 21) and Newcastle (Dec. 26).Bisk Amplified Partners with St. Catherine University to Advance Healthcare and Leadership

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Tim Hardaway Jr.’s start to the season with the Detroit Pistons took a turn for the worse after the forward sustained three hits to the head in quick succession in his team’s Emirates NBA Cup game against the Miami Heat on November 12th. His father, Tim Hardaway Sr. joined Mark Jackson’s podcast to discuss what he went through as he saw his son take a nasty fall in the game. He described how, as a father, it was difficult to see his son in pain, and he recalled how he felt concerned seeing him hit the ground. He mentioned how he kept talking to himself, almost urging his son to stand up so that he’d know he was okay. He said, He was relieved that Hardaway Jr. passed concussion protocol and was declared fit to return to the court after the scary incident. Tim Hardaway Jr.’s head injury The Pistons beat the Heat 123-121 in overtime, but their celebrations were muted due to the nasty hit that their veteran forward took in the third quarter. He took an elbow to the face, and a knee to his head, then crashed headfirst on the court and had to be taken to the locker room in a wheelchair. The game had to be halted for several minutes as medical staff tended to Hardaway, who at one point tried to stand up but then sat back down on the court. According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, Hardaway underwent a CAT Scan as there were concerns that he had sustained a severe brain injury. Fortunately, the results were negative. Despite being cleared by the doctors, he was forced to enter the league’s concussion protocol and had to miss a few games for the Pistons. He was averaging 12.5 points per game and hitting 45.7% of his 3-point attempts before the injury. His three-game absence has certainly affected his game, as he’s only scored two points in each of his two outings since. Of course, given the nature of the injury, he was never expected to come back and produce at the same level, but the Pistons will be hoping his return to full health will be sooner rather than later. His leadership and 3-point shooting were essential to the team that has fared much better than expected this season.Haircare buffs are racing to Amazon to make use of the shopping giant's Black Friday week discounts, in which a set by L'Oreal Paris that shoppers are describing as 'insane' due to the 'shimmering' and smooth results has been massively reduced. Usually costing £57.96, the L'Oréal Paris Elvive Glycolic Gloss for Dull Porous Hair set has been slashed to just £24.19 - beating Boots' price of £28.98. Containing the brand's Shampoo, Conditioner, Lamination Treatment and Leave-In Serum , this bundle is designed to give you the 'shiniest hair of your life' thanks to its glycolic acid-powered products. Th e L'Oreal Paris set promises to transform your hair for up to five washes, giving it two times more shine and leaving it 88% smoother. Crafted with The Gloss Complex which contains skin-loving ingredient glycolic acid, the set's formulas is made with "conditioning agents to seal cuticles with a lasting shine glaze". These work to 'penetrate the hair’s fibre improving shine, smoothness and strength'. READ MORE: Shoppers hail £24 serum for 'keeping my face smooth' after 20% discount READ MORE: From Taylor Swift to sparkling crystals - three last minute advent calendars you can still snap up today Injecting life and volume into dull hair, it's been a real hit with shoppers snapping the set up for less on Amazon , garnering an overall 4.4 star rating, with one in disbelief at the change in her locks. "I have seen this set advertised over social media and the rave reviews influencers have been giving but the RRP was just too much in my eyes," they said. "Finding this set on amazon for half the price was a bargain that could not be missed. First, the smell of this product is gorgeous! Even the next day after wash day I could smell it! "And the shine you get from using all 4 products is unbelievable. It felt so smooth and soft to the touch and was literally shimmering in the light." They concluded: "My hair has not been dyed in a few months but after using this everyone kept complementing me on my new hair and they were shocked to learn it was just from using this set. 100000% would get again!" Its scent has received high praise from another with one shopper adding: "The smell is amazing. People keep complimenting on how they smell [it] and that’s 3/4 days after washing it! Makes my hair feel really soft and when I dry it, it really looks shiny and sleek. "HOWEVER, this is not magical! It will NOT change your hair’s nature, it will only amplify its beauty. I have not-fine-not-thick hair that’s wavy, and this makes the [waves] look like I came out of the salon. Which I love. And they stay that way for about 4 days." It's been marvelled at by one curly-haired user, too, for helping brings their curls back as they remarked: "The shampoo is very rich so you only need to use a small amount. I have very thick, frizzy shoulder length hair. After using this my hair gets it's curl back. Use a microfiber turban and don't rub dry. You'll be amazed! " While it worked wonders for some people, other shoppers were left slightly disappointed when their experience using the set didn't match up to expectation. One shopper left a three star review and said: "I love the smell of it. I was hoping for a nourished feeling but it just feels like regular shampoo & conditioner." Another added: "I'm afraid the jury's out a little on this one. I actually waited as long as I could to do the review as I wanted to keep trying this set out to make a final conclusion, but I'm still a little unsure." They shared how 'there wasn't the high gloss shine I was expecting. My hair did feel clean and fairly soft but not really any different to other products I use' and added how they 'found my hair got slightly greasier after day 2', declaring it as 'nothing special'. You can get it here. If you're more of a Color Wow fan when it comes to obtaining smooth tresses, its Dream Smooth Travel Kit is available on M&S here for £29. Alternatively, Philip Kingsley's Smooth & Shiny Jet Set Travel Kit is reduced from £46 to £34 and contains

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