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Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?" 1914 translation by H. Rackham "But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?" 1914 translation by H. Rackham "But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?" To keep reading, please log in to your account, create a free account, or simply fill out the form below.Pathstone Holdings LLC cut its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors ( NASDAQ:NXPI – Free Report ) by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,132 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock after selling 738 shares during the quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC’s holdings in NXP Semiconductors were worth $5,079,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NXPI. Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in shares of NXP Semiconductors in the 2nd quarter worth about $27,000. Addison Advisors LLC grew its holdings in NXP Semiconductors by 224.2% in the second quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 107 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. increased its stake in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 71.2% during the second quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 125 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 615.0% during the second quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 143 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of NXP Semiconductors by 36.4% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 150 shares of the semiconductor provider’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. 90.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. NXP Semiconductors Trading Up 0.8 % Shares of NXPI stock opened at $226.38 on Friday. NXP Semiconductors has a 1 year low of $198.00 and a 1 year high of $296.08. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $233.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $251.51. The company has a market cap of $57.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.60, a PEG ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.60. NXP Semiconductors Announces Dividend The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be issued a dividend of $1.014 per share. This represents a $4.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. NXP Semiconductors’s dividend payout ratio is currently 38.74%. Insiders Place Their Bets In other news, EVP Jennifer Wuamett sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.35, for a total value of $813,225.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 30,269 shares in the company, valued at $7,033,002.15. The trade was a 10.36 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink . Company insiders own 0.11% of the company’s stock. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of research firms recently weighed in on NXPI. Evercore ISI reduced their price objective on NXP Semiconductors from $370.00 to $315.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on NXP Semiconductors from $285.00 to $277.00 in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Susquehanna cut their price objective on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on shares of NXP Semiconductors from $300.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of NXP Semiconductors from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $274.14. View Our Latest Stock Analysis on NXPI NXP Semiconductors Profile ( Free Report ) NXP Semiconductors N.V. offers various semiconductor products. The company's product portfolio includes microcontrollers; application processors, including i.MX application processors, and i.MX 8 and 9 family of applications processors; communication processors; wireless connectivity solutions, such as near field communications, ultra-wideband, Bluetooth low-energy, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth integrated SoCs; analog and interface devices; radio frequency power amplifiers; and security controllers, as well as semiconductor-based environmental and inertial sensors, including pressure, inertial, magnetic, and gyroscopic sensors. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for NXP Semiconductors Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for NXP Semiconductors and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .National Don't miss out on the headlines from National. Followed categories will be added to My News. Labor’s controversial misinformation laws are in tatters with the federal government withdrawing a planned vote on the friendless proposal, while gambling ad restrictions are put on ice and time is running out to reach a deal on housing and environment bills. Opposition leader Peter Dutton has welcomed the Albanese Government’s decision to dump its “dodgy” misinformation and disinformation legislation, which he described as a “scandalous attack on free speech, with censorship at its core”. The Albanese Government has withdrawn its misinformation and disinformation bill. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman Labor failed to secure support from either the Coalition, who argued the bill sought to make “unelected bureaucrats the arbiters of truth” or the Greens who felt the proposal left too much power in the hands of tech companies and unfairly exempted media organisations. Independent senators including David Pocock, Jacqui Lambie, Tammy Tyrrell, Fatima Payman and Gerard Rennick also objected to the bill. Opposition leader Peter Dutton has welcomed Labor dumping the misinformation bill. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman Mr Dutton said Anthony Albanese should rule out any future iteration of the misinformation legislation, which had aimed to force tech giants to stop falsehoods spreading online before they caused serious harm. Labor lost significant time and political capital fighting for the changes this term, and will no head to the election – due by May at the latest – with nothing to show for those efforts. The government has a huge to-do list in the final sitting week before the summer break, with changing the HECS indexation rate for university debts, electoral funding reform, aged care changes and raising the minimum social media age to 16 years among the major bills expected to pass parliament. Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has criticised the Greens for blocking Labor’s proposals to help increase rentals and help first home buyers. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman But Labor has kicked plans for gambling ad restrictions into the new year, a move Mr Dutton described as a “cowardly and craven capitulation”. The government will forge ahead with a vote on two of it’s housing proposals, a “Help to Buy” shared equity scheme designed to help first home buyers, and a “Build to Rent” plan aimed at increasing the number of rentals in Australia. The Greens have abandoned demands such as a two-year freeze on rent increases and changes to negative gearing in favour of other asks, including that the government immediately fund 25,000 new home builds and increase the number of affordable rentals under the Build to Rent scheme. But Labor has dismissed the new requests, arguing the new builds would cost upward of $20 billion and the other requests would make the proposals untenable. Housing and Homelessness Minister Clare O’Neil said the Greens had consistently “blocked and delayed action on the housing crisis”. “You get the distinct impression the Greens want Australians to continue to be in housing distress, so Adam Bandt can try to harvest those grievances into votes,” she said. Greens Environment spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young says she wants to work with Labor to pass legislation, but wants native forest logging banned. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman Labor’s nature positive laws, which would create an Environmental Protection Authority that would be able to impose much heavier fines for breaches that damage the environment, are also tenuously placed. The Greens dropped their demand for a climate trigger to be included in any environmental approvals, but the party’s Environment spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young has called on Labor to end native forest logging instead. Ms Hanson-Young insisted the Greens had been “pragmatic” in ongoing talks with the government, and was “trying to get outcomes” in the parliament. Ahead of the final sitting week, Government leader of the house Tony Burke said delivering on cost of living relief had been Labor’s “number one” priority in 2024. “Peter Dutton and the Coalition have tried to block every cost of living measure this year,” he said. “We will continue delivering for Australians despite their obsession with saying no.” More Coverage Withdrawal of creepy, flawed bill double humiliation for weak Labor James Morrow Labor’s misinformation bill dead in the water Angira Bharadwaj Originally published as Labor dumps misinformation laws, delays gambling ad reform, picks fight on housing in final week of parliament for 2024 Join the conversation Add your comment to this story To join the conversation, please log in. Don't have an account? 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Saturday Night Live ’s Devon Walker has seen the online discourse comparing him and Pete Davidson . “There’s a longtime rumor that people think me and Pete Davidson look alike,” Walker, 33, exclusively told Us Weekly while attending the American Museum of Natural History Gala in New York City on Thursday, December 5. “And that’s been something that I tried to fight for a long time.” Walker was referring to the countless posts on social media stating that he and Davidson, 31, have similar facial features. In addition to their looks, the comedians are also the same height: 6-foot-3. “People don’t realize that I’m tall. I’m 6-foot-3,” he said while clarifying that the internet has gotten his height wrong. “Make sure that’s on record. I’ve seen some stuff that says otherwise. I’m 6-foot-3. Just note that.” While Walker and Davidson have the SNL connection , the men were not on the main cast at the same time. Davidson joined the variety show for season 40 in 2014. Eight years later, Davidson announced his departure following season 47. Walker, for his part, joined SNL the following season. In his first year as a featured cast member, many fans pointed out his resemblance to Davidson not only with his looks but his laid-back nature. In a March 2023 interview with GQ , Walker addressed the comparisons for the first time. While Walker doesn’t see the resemblance between him and the Bupkis star, he takes the comparison as a compliment — especially given Davidson’s high-profile dating history . “People want to f— that guy, so I guess that’s nice,” he joked to the outlet. Davidson returned to SNL in season 49 to host, and the pair got to share the stage for the first time. Since his 2023 hosting gig, Davidson has returned to SNL on multiple occasions for brief cameos. Most recently, Davidson appeared when pal John Mulaney returned to host for season 50 in November. Davidson joined Mulaney for their latest musical sketch . Following the episode, Walker shared a pic via social media of him posing alongside Davidson. “Ok but after this we gotta stop talking about it,” Walker wrote via Instagram alongside the photo of him and Davidson standing with their arms crossed. You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News Fans of the comedians took to the comments section to share their thoughts on the duo’s resemblance. “Them ears, that nose, somebody call MAURY,” one user joked while another replied, “Having a twin off I see.” With reporting by Antonio Ferme

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Following the surprising announcement that Jung Woo Sung became a father and had a baby with model Moon Gabi (aged 35), past comments made by the actor about age differences have come under scrutiny. Jung Woo Sung, now 51, is facing backlash as netizens dig up his previous statements on the topic, accusing him of hypocrisy. A specific moment that has reignited controversy is a clip from 2017 that was recently re-shared online. An article reiterating the interaction tells of Jung Woo Sung politely turning down a fan’s marriage proposal. The fan mentioned being willing to overlook their age gap, to which Jung Woo Sung disagreed. Recently, a video of Jung Woo Sung rejecting a marriage proposal was uploaded to the official YouTube channel of Artist Company. He has long been known for his straightforward and decisive way of turning down proposals. In 2017, when a fan expressed their willingness to overcome the age gap and proposed marriage, he cheerfully responded with a bright smile, saying, “Age differences can’t be overcome.” — Jung Woo Sung Known for his blunt yet charming rejection of such proposals, the comment was initially well-received and earned the actor lots of praise. Age differences can’t be overcome. — Jung Woo Sung However, in light of the recent news, many are questioning the consistency of his stance. The actor’s relationship with Moon Gabi, who is 16 years younger, has sparked accusations that his remarks were disingenuous. Jung Woo Sung And Moon Gabi Weren’t Even Dating When She Became Pregnant — Now He Doesn’t Want To Get Married The lack of a marriage announcement has also added fuel to the fire, with some questioning why marriage is off the table despite the birth of their child. One online post retelling Jung Woo Sung’s words has attracted over 60,000 views and hundreds of comments, many of them harshly criticizing the actor for what they perceive as double standards and hypocrisy. “Turns out he’s such a fake person...” “He says he can’t overcome the age difference, so he doesn’t get married.” “They had a child, but marriage isn’t possible because of the age gap? Wow.” “Marriage isn’t okay, but everything else is fine, lol.” “LOL.” “So, not getting married makes what he said technically true? Disgusting.” “So, age difference is fine for pleasure-seeking like sex, but not for sharing a life together through marriage? Really?”The incoming Republican administration of Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all products from Canada and Mexico on the first day of his presidency — Jan. 20, 2025. Canada says it will continue to work with the United States on trade issues while Mexico has hinted at retaliation . The tariffs would be devastating to both the Canadian and Mexican economies, which depend heavily on trade with the U.S. for their economic well-being. The two targeted governments would in fact be forced to respond with retaliatory tariffs targeting American goods, creating economic carnage in all three countries. Would these tariffs be legal? “Are these tariffs legal?” is a natural question to ask. Simply put, no. In a typically hyperbolic, randomly capitalized post on his Truth Social platform, Trump writes that he will impose “a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders. This Tariff will remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!” The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) replacement that Canada, Mexico and the United States negotiated — under American duress six years ago — contains a clause stipulating that the deal doesn’t stop any of the three countries “from applying measures that it considers necessary for ... the protection of its own essential security interests.” But any attempt to invoke that clause would be so obviously a pretext that it’s laughable. As economist Paul Krugman notes , the U.S. Department of Commerce’s rules don’t allow for the clause to be used to coerce other countries into action; the tariffs have to be linked to an effect on a particular industry. So, no. The tariffs would not be legal. But the question itself is completely beside the point. It assumes that the North American relationship continues to be rooted in the rule of law and democratic norms that have underwritten North American politics for more than 80 years. Five years ago, the question would have made sense. Now, it’s the wrong question to ask. Shattered relationship In his first term, Trump repeatedly threatened tariffs (including the absurd assertion that Canadian aluminum imports represented a national security threat ) to browbeat Canada and Mexico on trade and immigration. Back then, we could still imagine that Trumpism was an aberration. Canada acted appropriately for the time. Threatened with tariffs, Canadian officials responded in kind . Read more: Trump tariffs: What the president-elect's rhetoric tells us about how Canada could be affected — again From this perspective, the lesson today for Canada seems clear: don’t panic, don’t be afraid to target vulnerable and politically important American industries and figure out what will make Trump happy. This approach might work in the short run. But it only makes sense in a specific context. In 2016, it was possible to hope that Trumpism would be fleeting, Democrats would return to power and equilibrium would be restored. The world can no longer make that assumption. Trumpism has been institutionalized in the Republican Party. Even if — and that’s assuming free and fair elections — the Democrats regain the White House in 2028, the two-party system in the U.S. means the Republicans will eventually regain power. Chronic, systemic instability in the U.S. is now the best the rest of the world can hope for. But it’s next to impossible to make solid plans on instability. Canada, for its part, can no longer rely on the rules and norms that have underpinned Canada-U.S. relations since the Second World War. Abandoning the rule of law As I’ve written previously , the United States-Mexico-Canada trade deal’s renegotiation clause, embraced by both Democrats and Republicans , deprives Canada and Mexico of the protection from coercion that trade agreements usually provide smaller countries. Such protection traditionally means the larger country cannot use access to its market (which Canada and Mexico depend upon) to force smaller countries to adopt their preferred policies. But the renegotiation clause of the current agreement keeps coercion on the table, moving North America away from a treaty-based rule-of-law approach to economic relations toward one focused more on raw power. Read more: Facing trade renegotiations, Canada can no longer count on free trade to protect it from U.S. power Trump’s bombastic threats turbo-charge the problem of institutionalized coercion. The trade deal may still be renegotiated as scheduled in 2026, but a treaty violated at will by one party is no treaty at all. Trump’s willingness to hold the Canadian and Mexican economies hostage for a deal on drug trafficking and migration also shatters another foundational norm. In a relationship as complex as Canada’s with the United States, there will always be problems. But these haven’t previously paralyzed the relationship because of a tacit commitment between both countries not to link unconnected issues, ensuring one party can’t strong-arm or blackmail the other. That norm provided Canada with significant protection from its much-larger neighbour. This norm, as well as formal trade rules, gave Canada a degree of autonomy in dealing with the U.S. Despite perennial problems like softwood lumber, it allowed the U.S. and Canada to come to reasonable arrangements supported by a commitment to domestic laws and international treaties. Few good options As the region’s dominant power, the U.S. can remake the broader North American relationship as it sees fit. This is the third American remaking of the continent in 40 years. The first was its embrace of a globalization-focused free-trade model in the late 1990s, resulting in NAFTA. Then, post-9/11, it unilaterally decided that border security, rather than continental economic integration , was its top priority. Post-2001, many pundits and analysts, fearful of what this new American focus on security would mean for Canada, claimed that Canada had no choice but to integrate more deeply with the U.S. in case the Americans, in the words of Canadian military historian Jack Granatstein , became “unhappy with us” and “bring our economy to a crashing halt.” In the end, these fears were overstated. The U.S. did not crash Canada’s economy once the Liberal government of the day opted against following it into Iraq or joining its Ballistic Missile Defence system, two of Granatstein’s imagined red lines. As I explored in my dissertation on the subject — eventually reworked in my book, Copyfight: The Global Politics of Digital Copyright Reform — Canada was protected by NAFTA and by shared norms regarding the non-linkage of unrelated issues, as well as the shared respect for the rule of law. Asset becomes a vulnerability Those arguing in favour of appeasement — that Canada must do whatever the U.S. wants to avoid retaliation — should not delude themselves that Canada would be integrating more deeply with a fellow democratic country, protected by shared norms and the rule of law. To integrate further with a country that has rejected the rule of law would be to surrender Canadian sovereignty. Deep integration with the U.S., once our greatest asset, is now Canada’s greatest vulnerability. Canada-U.S. relations experts know this relationship is fundamental to Canada’s prosperity and survival. Canada will find a way to manage this relationship because it has to. But it must do so within a context in which the question “is it legal?” no longer makes sense. Instead, the question confronting Canada is: “How can a liberal-democratic nation survive next to a much more powerful country with no respect for the rule of law?” The difference between these two questions is the distance between democracy and authoritarianism. It is here that Canada now finds itself.Public support has been key for Canada Post workers as they halted mail delivery across the country, but maintaining that support had been getting harder as the strike dragged on, experts say. “As strikes wear on, they become more difficult to sustain, and if the public is not rallying behind you, it can be demoralizing for the union,” said Brock University labour professor Larry Savage. More than 55,000 postal workers have been off the job in a strike that has lasted more than four weeks. However, an end may be in sight. With the two sides seemingly still far apart, federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said on Friday that he's asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to look into whether a negotiated deal is possible before the end of the year. If the board decides it's not possible, MacKinnon is asking that it order workers back on the job and extend the terms of the current collective agreements until May 22, 2025. In the meantime, a commission would examine the dispute and provide recommendations on how new deals can be reached. Canadian Union of Postal Workers negotiator Jim Gallant says on the picket lines, Canada Post workers have been getting the support they need — plus coffee, doughnuts, fried chicken, knitted hats and socks, and even turkeys from citizens. But Savage said he feels overall public opinion has been mixed so far on the strike. “It’s not clear to me that either party is winning the war of public opinion,” he said. “(It) seems like a good chunk of people seem to not care about the strike, but those who do seem evenly split between Canada Post and the union. And I think lots of people are just frustrated and surprised that the strike has lasted this long.” That divide was reflected in a recent Angus Reid poll, though it was conducted during the third week of the work stoppage. The survey of just over 3,000 Canadians found 34 per cent sided with Canada Post and its demands, while 29 per cent stood with the union. The rest were unsure, or didn't support either side. Social media posts reflect the mixed opinions, with some people expressing frustration with the disruption and others proclaiming their support for striking postal workers. Adam King, an assistant professor in the labour studies department at the University of Manitoba, said online discourse doesn’t tell the whole story. “It takes very little effort to post a comment on a story, but it takes much more to show up to a picket line,” he said. On the picket lines King has seen in Winnipeg, “CUPW has received lots of support,” he said, from the labour movement and the public. King and Savage said there’s been a broader trend of higher public support for striking workers in recent years. “The fact that Canada Post isn't a profit-making, billionaire-owned company complicates it a little bit, because it's easier to go after a grocery baron, for example, than Canada Post,” said Savage. But both said even for the public sector, which Canadians historically have had less support for amid labour disputes, the public has been surprisingly onside over the past couple of years. “I think the public has been generally very understanding and receptive of workers' demands coming out of the pandemic,” said King. “I think there was a level of understanding that maybe wasn't there in previous years, that people really do understand that people are in a crunch, union members are in a cost of living squeeze, and they're sympathetic to their demands.” As the Canada Post strike dragged on, "I think there might be maybe some shifts in public opinion, and it might be harder to maintain, especially as the Christmas season approaches,” said King. But for the most part, “I would fit this strike into that longer pattern" of stronger support for striking workers, he said. Gallant said as the strike continued, there has been a lot of pressure on both sides to reach a deal. “We don't want to be the people that ruin Christmas,” he said. Business associations had called for government intervention, saying the strike was harming business owners during the key holiday season. The day the strike started, Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke posted on X that Canada Post is an essential service and shouldn’t be allowed to go on strike. But strikes are meant to disrupt “business as usual,” Savage pointed out — the anger of customers and business owners is intended to pressure employers to reach a deal. However, strikes “also risk alienating the public,” added Savage. “The trick is for the union to align its demands with the interests of the public. And that is like ... walking a tightrope,” said Savage. Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said public support is important for workers during strikes because it not only boosts morale on the picket line, it puts pressure on the employer to come to the table. "I mean, they are really stuck, but there's pressure all the way around. There's pressure on the employer, and there's pressure on the union as well," she said. When a strike goes on for multiple weeks, "it's harder to see the end of the road," said Bruske. Groups within the labour movement like the Canadian Labour Congress try to keep the momentum going through social media, email campaigns and speaking to the media, she said. "Making sure that you maintain that momentum and that public support for the issue is critically important." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 13, 2024. Rosa Saba, The Canadian Press

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Ruben Amorim has been named the new head coach of Manchester United, replacing Erik ten Hag. Amorim added six new coaches to his staff, including trusted assistant Carlos Fernandes and 28-year-old Adelio Candido. The six new coaches each bring unique experience and strengths to help Amorim lead Manchester United. Since Sir Alex Ferguson left Manchester United in 2013, the club have not won the Premier League title, faltering to an eighth placed finish last season. Despite Erik ten Hag's FA Cup final victory against Manchester City in May 2024, he was dismissed by minority owners INEOS in October. He was promptly replaced by Portuguese Ruben Amorim, who officially started as the new head coach on Monday 11 November. His first game will be against Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Sunday 24 November. The 39-year-old has added five new coaches to United's staff, including his assistant head coach, Carlos Fernandes. On 11 November, the Red Devils announced that four coaches had left the club, including Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was in interim charge for three matches. Here is a closer look at the coaching staff at United for Amorim's first few months in the Old Trafford spotlight. Ruben Amorim's Manchester United Coaching Staff Staff Member Role Joined Manchester United Carlos Fernandes Assistant head coach 2024 Adelio Candido First-team coach 2024 Emanuel Ferro First-team coach 2024 Jorge Vital First-team goalkeeper coach 2024 Paul Barrier Physical performance coach 2024 Eduardo Rosalino Analyst 2024 Craig Mawson Goalkeeper coach 2019 Andreas Georgson First-team coach 2024 Darren Fletcher First-team coach 2020 Carlos Fernandes Fernandes worked with Amorim at Casa Pia, SC Braga and Sporting CP and is considered to be his right-hand man. When Amorim was playing for Benfica's first team, Fernandes was a coach in the club's youth setup at the age of 18. In 2018, he joined the 39-year-old as an assistant manager at Casa Pia after a successful spell as the youth manager for Benfica. The 29-year-old coach has stuck with Amorim at every club since as his closest advisor. He is believed to have strong opinions, with his voice holding weight with the players during his time at Sporting CP. Fernandes' ability to communicate effectively with the players tactically and emotionally was something that Amorim was quick to point out. In February 2022, the 39-year-old spoke about the importance of Fernandes to his coaching staff. He said: “He’ll be a much better coach than me. I often say if I become Bobby Robson, then he’ll be my Jose Mourinho! But there’s plenty of time, we’ve signed a 15-year deal!” Adelio Candido Adelio Candido is only 28-years-old, meaning eight players in the United squad are older than him. Jonny Evans , who is in his second spell at the club after originally leaving in 2015, is nearly nine years older than the incoming first-team coach. Like Fernandes, Candido joined forces with Amorim at Casa Pia and has remained as part of his coaching staff at every club since. Amorim joined Casa Pia in July 2018, but Candido had already been at the third-tier Portuguese side for a year. While Fernandes likes to stand alongside Amorim during matches, Candido often sits in a higher-up position in the stands to gain a different tactical perspective. He relays his thoughts on the game to Fernandes through headphones, which is then reported back to the 39-year-old. Candido is undoubtedly a hardworking, thoughtful coach who has completed a master's degree in football. It is worth noting that his arrival is subject to a visa. Ahead of his first game as Manchester United boss, here is a look at Ruben Amorim's managerial career so far. Emanuel Ferro Emanuel Ferro is much older than Fernandes and Candido, coming with experience of coaching at the Benfica youth team and in Kuala Lumpur at the age of 45. The first time Amorim and Ferro met was 15 years ago, when the 39-year-old head coach was a player at Benfica. When Amorim was appointed as the Sporting CP manager, he quickly moved to get the 45-year-old appointed as one of his assistants. Ferro had already spent time in the club's youth setup and as the assistant manager for the B team. He was believed to be crucial to Amorim's understanding of the club, and his track record of improving young players at various teams across the world impressed the United head coach. One of his key strengths is his ability to motivate and communicate effectively before and after matches. At Sporting CP, his experience demanded respect from the players, helping the club win their first league title in 19 years in 2021. Jorge Vital At the age of 63, Jorge Vital will be the oldest member of Amorim's coaching staff. Vital and Amorim first met in 2012 when they were both at Braga . Seven years later, they crossed paths again, with the 63-year-old still the goalkeeper coach, but this time the former Portugal international was the head coach instead of a player. When Amorim was appointed as the head coach at Sporting CP, he brought Vital along with him and he has also stayed loyal with him to join United. Vital is renowned for being an eccentric and energetic coach who has occupied the same role for over 20 years now. Under Amorim, he is in charge of all the drills for the goalkeeper, but does not participate in all of them due to a leg injury. As per The Athletic, his English isn't one of his strengths, with a former Sporting CP colleague saying: "I'd be surprised if he could say two sentences in English." Paulo Barreira Paulo Barreira has already worked for Arsenal and Liverpool , as well as stints in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, before joining Amorim at Sporting four years ago. The 42-year-old is an injury prevention and conditioning expert. He specialised in hamstring injury prevention at Liverpool John Moores University and has helped players recover from long-term concerns in the past. One of the players he helped was Hector Bellerin at Arsenal. Speaking about the role of Barreira in helping him recover from his anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL) in 2019, Bellerin said: "We became really good friends. I liked how he worked as a physio. He knew what to say to calm me down and make me feel good. I trusted him." Keeping players fit was a huge concern for the Red Devils last season. In fact, United had the most injuries in the 2023/24 Premier League campaign, with 45 separate issues recorded and 1,620 days lost to injuries. People often forget Ruben Amorim also had a successful playing career, but his stacked teammates XI is a good reminder. Eduardo Rosalino Eduardo Rosalino is perhaps the most low-profile new arrival in Amorim's coaching staff. The 39-year-old is a quiet, hard-working analyst who has been at Sporting CP since the 2013/14 season. He officially became the first-team analyst in 2014. It is likely that he will occupy a similar position at United, helping Amorim analyse the tactical intracies of the opposition through in-depth video analysis. The arrival of Rosalino is subject to a visa, but it is not anticipated that there will be any issues and the Portuguese analyst will be announced in the next couple of weeks. Jose Chieira, who worked as the head of scouring at Sporting under Amorim, spoke about the role of Rosalino when talking to The Athletic. He said: "He is an extraordinary professional, incredibly competent. He really understands the game, particularly when it comes to tactics, the collective side. He was always very dynamic using new technology and has a cohesive team. He's not someone who speaks a lot, but when he does, people respect him." Craig Mawson Craig Mawson was appointed as the club's goalkeeper coach in 2019 under the management of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Previously, he had been the U18 goalkeeping coach at Burnley for nine years. With the departure of van Nistelrooy, Rene Hake, Jelle ten Rouwelaar, and Pieter Morel on 11 November, Mawson's future at the club was uncertain. Despite the fact that Amorim has brought Vital with him from Sporting, it is understood that the 45-year-old will remain in the same role under the new Portuguese head coach. Whether his day-to-day coaching changes remains to be seen, but Mawson looks like he'll be staying at the 20-time league champions for the foreseeable future. Andreas Georgson Andreas Georgson was one of the few coaches to survive the ten Hag sacking. In the summer, he was appointed as a first-team coach, specialising on set-pieces, leaving Lillestrom where he was the head coach. Previously, he has worked at Brentford, Arsenal and Southampton. Georgson was appointed as a set-piece coach at the Saints by Jason Wilcox, who now operates as United's technical director. On 14 November, Georgson had an interview with Skanesport , breaking down his role at United. He said: "I am responsible for fixed situations, individual development and drive the work with our identity as a team together with the head coach. "The job was perfect, but the timing was bad. My first special competence is set pieces and throw-ins and that is also what we have prioritised during the first period. That's where I have a unique knowledge bank and a unique method, which has worked in all clubs. "Over time, we have also laid the foundations for the individual development programme and our identity as a team, and slowly I have also started those processes, which is very fun." Given the importance of set pieces in the Premier League now, Georgson has likely been kept on to prove his worth and improve United's record for the remainder of the season. In 2024, the Red Devils have scored 11 goals from set pieces, which is the fourth worst out of the 20 current top-flight teams. Ruben Amorim's preferred formation is 3-4-3, with progressive wing-backs. Darren Fletcher Finally, Darren Fletcher has been kept on in his role as first-team coach. The former United midfielder played over 300 times for the Red Devils and has been coaching at the club since 2020. In October 2020, the Scotsman was part of the under-16s staff before he was promoted to become a first-team coach in January 2021. A couple of months later, he was appointed as the club's technical director, and he was replaced by Wilcox in April 2024. The 40-year-old has been working as a first-team coach since the start of this season, and despite the removal of ten Hag, he will keep his position at the club. Recently, he was charged with misconduct on the touchline during United's 2-1 win against Brentford for using "abusive and/or insulting words" in the direction of the match officials. Information gathered from Transfermarkt , BBC Sport , Skanesport and The Athletic - Correct as of 20/11/24.John Parker Romo made a 29-yard field goal to lift the Minnesota Vikings to a 30-27 overtime win against the host Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon. Romo buried the game-winning kick in his third career game for Minnesota (9-2), which won its fourth game in a row. The score capped a 10-play, 68-yard drive for the Vikings after the Bears went three-and-out on the first overtime possession. Sam Darnold completed 22 of 34 passes for 330 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Vikings. Wideout Jordan Addison finished with eight catches for a career-high 162 yards and a touchdown. The overtime defeat spoiled an impressive performance from rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, who completed 32 of 47 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns for Chicago (4-7). D.J. Moore had seven catches for 106 yards and a touchdown, and Keenan Allen finished with nine catches for 86 yards and a score. Chicago erased an 11-point deficit in the final 22 seconds of regulation to send the game to overtime. Romo had put Minnesota on top 27-16 when he made a 26-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining in the fourth quarter. Williams trimmed the Bears' deficit to 27-24 with 22 seconds to go. He rolled right and found Allen wide open in the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown, and moments later he fired a strike to Moore for a two-point conversion. The Bears recovered an onside kick on the next play to regain possession at their 43-yard line with 21 seconds left. Cairo Santos' onside kick bounced off the foot of Vikings tight end Johnny Mundt, and Tarvarius Moore recovered it. D.J. Moore put the Bears in field-goal position with a 27-yard reception across the middle of the field, and Santos made a 48-yarder as time expired to even the score at 27-all. Minnesota led 24-10 after three quarters. Romo made a 40-yard field goal early in the third quarter, and Aaron Jones punched in a 2-yard run with 1:22 left in the period to put the Vikings on top by two touchdowns. Addison and Jalen Nailor each had receiving touchdowns in the first half for Minnesota. Roschon Johnson scored on a 1-yard run for the Bears' only touchdown of the first half. Chicago trailed 14-10 at the break. --Field Level Media

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Barry Armstead with his full-size replica of the famous Battlestar Galactica. Picture by Gary Ramage Throughout his journey, Mr Armstead received support from local craftspeople, industrial suppliers, and even the original Battlestar Galactica design team. "I've had a lot of help from a lot of people, because you get to certain stages where you go - you know what, this is just beyond me, and that's when you go to somebody else and you start outsourcing," Mr Armstead said. As he prepares to showcase the viper at the Canberra Knife Show, he hopes his story will inspire others to pick up their tools and build something lasting. "Knifemaking's about using your hands and manipulating steel and wood and making something beautiful and practical, and something that's going to last longer than you," Mr Armstead said. The replica will be on display at the annual Canberra Knife Show, held Sunday, December 1 from 10am to 3pm at the historic Cuppacumbalong Homestead. 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TORONTO - Canadian Western Bank says it has delayed the release of its fourth quarter financial results without saying why. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * TORONTO - Canadian Western Bank says it has delayed the release of its fourth quarter financial results without saying why. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? TORONTO – Canadian Western Bank says it has delayed the release of its fourth quarter financial results without saying why. The bank, which was scheduled to release results Friday, says it will instead put them out in mid-December. CWB’s shares fell almost 12 per cent in morning trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and was still down almost five per cent by mid-afternoon. National Bank is currently working to buy CWB in a deal that’s expected to close by the end of 2025. The takeover has shareholder and Competition Bureau approval, but still requires the go-ahead from Canada’s banking regulator and the finance minister. The bank on Friday declared it had raised its quarterly dividend by three per cent from the previous quarter to 36 cents. 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. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 6, 2024. Companies in this story: (TSX:CWB) Advertisement