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Nebraska offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen has no shortage of memories of the Iowa football program. An Iowa native born in Davenport, Holgorsen’s days as a Hawkeye fan are long in the past — but he remembers what it’s like to coach against them. An experience that Holgorsen first underwent as a young Texas Tech assistant in 2001 will be reprised again this weekend. “Twenty-some years later, it’s the same scheme, the same coach, the same everything; this is crazy,” Holgorsen said of Iowa. “It’s going to take another good effort and more improvement to be able to go to Iowa and play in that atmosphere against a good football team.” Nebraska’s recent surge on offense will have the Huskers feeling confident about their upcoming matchup. While Nebraska may not have equaled its recent 44-point outburst against Wisconsin during a loss to USC two weeks prior, foundational improvements were there from the start in Holgorsen’s eyes. Despite scoring 13 points on offense against the Trojans, the Husker offense “just felt better” in that game, Holgorsen said, leading to a “very motivated team” during the week’s practice efforts. And when NU hit the field on Saturday, improvements were there. After struggling to finish drives against USC, Nebraska scored five touchdowns in its seven red zone attempts against Wisconsin. Nebraska threw the ball well, protected its quarterback and found a "difference-maker" in running back Emmett Johnson. “We ran the ball better; that’s the second week in a row I thought the O-line has played well,” Holgorsen said. “Dylan (Raiola) hasn’t been hit a whole lot, he feels good, he’s getting better and processing things well. We’re throwing it and catching it better and our receivers are in the right spots.” It’s been no easy task to drive those improvements in a short amount of time. Holgorsen has only been in Lincoln for a little over three weeks, having first been summoned by head coach Matt Rhule to evaluate the team’s offense before taking over control of it. Midseason coordinator changes may not be rare, but hiring a new face from outside the program is, and Holgorsen admits it made for a “rough” first week on the job. After all, none of the Husker coaches Holgorsen was joining and players he was beginning to coach knew exactly how the situation would play out. Instead, they had to go through it together. “I started getting into the offensive room and those coaches were looking at me crazy like, ‘What are you doing here?’ It’s just true, so we had to sit down and talk and start feeling things out and start working together,” Holgorsen said. “Give those assistant coaches a lot of credit because they didn’t bat an eye. I thought we were smart with how we handled it — I could’ve came in here and changed specific things and that wouldn’t have been the right thing to do for the coaches and the players. I was the one that had to learn.” A desire to challenge himself was one reason Holgorsen said he took the Nebraska job, something which showed up in the new offensive language he needed to familiarize himself with. Having come up as a young coach in the Air Raid offense, Holgorsen exclusively learned, mastered and taught those principles in the years since. It had been 35 years since he last had to learn a new offensive language, Holgorsen estimated. Flash cards with terminology from the Nebraska offense and help from other assistants have helped smooth over that process. Holgorsen may not have been able to stamp his identity all over the offense yet, but he has been able to tweak things, including the very playbook Nebraska operates from. Rhule’s original concepts of a pro-style offense have been added to, transformed and adjusted over the years, with current coaches Marcus Satterfield, Glenn Thomas and Donovan Raiola all bringing different principles and focuses to the playbook. “There’s just all kinds of ideas, so that playbook got pretty big,” Holgorsen said. “I was just like, ‘Look, there’s only one sheet and whatever’s on the sheet is what’s going to get called.’” Trimming down the number of plays Nebraska practices is one such adjustment Holgorsen has made, a process that is collaborative among the Husker coaching staff. Holgorsen also said Nebraska was “probably playing people in too many different spots,” something he’s looked to change so players can focus on their individual roles with more accuracy. “We’ve done a good job of coming together and coming up with a plan of what makes sense to our players,” Holgorsen said. “If it don’t make sense to me, it ain’t gonna make sense to them.” Those changes, and the potential Nebraska showed on offense last week, have excited Husker fans about what the future of a Holgorsen-led offense will look like. However, nothing is guaranteed yet. Holgorsen said that when taking the job he told Rhule he’d get the team ready for USC, Wisconsin and Iowa before figuring out what the future holds. “I don’t want to talk about it, and I don’t want to know what’s next,” Holgorsen. What Holgorsen does know is that he’s enjoying the opportunity in front of him. In part because of the responsibilities he had as a head coach compared to being an offensive coordinator, Holgorsen said he had “more fun on Saturday than I’ve had in a long time” overseeing the Husker offense. As Holgorsen continues furthering improvements within the Nebraska offense, the only guarantee Husker fans have is that he’ll be on the sidelines Friday. It’s currently “the plan” that he will continue as Nebraska’s playcaller during its bowl game, Holgorsen said. “My plan’s to focus on Iowa, try to beat Iowa and see what happens after that.” Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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Blue Ocean Acquisition Stock Hits All-Time High at $12.5Daily Post Nigeria Buni approves N70,000 minimum wage in Yobe Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport News Buni approves N70,000 minimum wage in Yobe Published on November 23, 2024 By Shehu Usman Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has approved the payment of N70,000 as minimum wage to civil servants in the state. The implementation of the new salary scale will commence in December 2024. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the governor’s spokesman, Mamman Mohammed, and made available to newsmen on Saturday. According to the statement, the approval is contained in a memo signed by the governor following recommendations by the Committee on Minimum Wage constituted by the state government. “The committee had recommended for a reconciliation of local government finances to ensure a hitch free transition process of the local government councils from the existing salary structure to the new minimum wage. “The reconciliation process, which is nearing completion, is expected to be concluded soon for approval, and quick enrolment of the local government employees into the new minimum wage salary structure,” the statement added. The statement noted that civil servants in the state are expected to reciprocate the gesture by putting in their best to ensure effective and efficient service delivery. Related Topics: Buni Minimum wage yobe Don't Miss NECO accredits more foreign schools for SSCE, BECE You may like Ignore fake strike notice, we did not issue it – NLC to civil servants in Yobe Minimum wage: Zamfara NLC threatens indefinite strike Troops kill notorious terrorist in Yobe, neutralise 114 others nationwide Yobe: NSCDC arrests four suspected vandals, uncover over 100 motorcycles hidden in FG’s silos Hisbah destroys 170 bottles of confiscated liquor in Yobe Minimum Wage: Labour postpones planned strike in Cross River Advertise About Us Contact Us Privacy-Policy Terms Copyright © Daily Post Media Ltd

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California wound up with more money challenging the first Trump administration than it spent, the state Department of Justice said. With state leaders bracing for a new round of legal fights with the president-elect’s administration, the attorney general’s office said it spent nearly $42 million on litigation involving the Trump team from 2017 to 2021. That total included the resources spent defending California laws from federal lawsuits. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get the latest news, sports, weather and more delivered right to your inbox.The dairy behind flu-contaminated milk is linked to 7 previous recalls and at least 35 illnesses.HP Stock Is Falling Wednesday: What's Going On?

Every day millions of people share more intimate information with their accessories than they do with their spouse. Wearable technology — smartwatches, smart rings, fitness trackers and the like — monitors body-centric data such as your heart rate, steps taken and calories burned, and may record where you go along the way. Like Santa Claus, it knows when you are sleeping (and how well), it knows when you’re awake, it knows when you’ve been idle or exercising, and it keeps track of all of it. People are also sharing sensitive health information on , including online mental health and counseling programs. Some women use period tracker apps to map out their monthly cycle. These devices and services have excited consumers hoping for better insight into their health and lifestyle choices. But the lack of oversight into how body-centric data are used and shared with third parties has prompted concerns from privacy experts, who warn that the data could be sold or lost through data breaches, then used to raise insurance premiums, discriminate surreptitiously against applicants for jobs or housing, and even perform surveillance. The use of wearable technology and medical apps surged in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, but indicates that current laws offer little protection for consumers who are often unaware just how much of their health data are being collected and shared by companies. “I’ve been studying the intersections of emerging technologies, data-driven technologies, AI and human rights and social justice for the past 15 years, and since the pandemic I’ve noticed the industry has become hyper-focused on our bodies,” said Mozilla Foundation technology fellow Júlia Keserű, who conducted the research. “That permeates into all kinds of areas of our lives and all kinds of domains within the tech industry.” The report “From Skin to Screen: Bodily Integrity in the Digital Age” recommends that existing data protection laws be clarified to encompass all forms of bodily data. It also calls for expanding national health privacy laws to cover health-related information collected from health apps and fitness trackers and making it easier for users to opt out of body-centric data collections. Researchers have been raising alarms about health data privacy for years. Data collected by companies are often sold to data brokers or groups that buy, sell and trade data from the internet to create detailed consumer profiles. Body-centric data can include information such as the fingerprints used to unlock phones, face scans from facial recognition technology, and data from fitness and fertility trackers, mental health apps and digital medical records. One of the key reasons health information has value to companies — even when the person’s name is not associated with it — is that advertisers can use the data to send targeted ads to groups of people based on certain details they share. The information contained in these consumer profiles is becoming so detailed, however, that when paired with other data sets that include location information, it could be possible to target specific individuals, Keserű said. Location data can “expose sophisticated insights about people’s health status, through their visits to places like hospitals or abortions clinics,” Mozilla’s report said, adding that “companies like Google have been reported to keep such data even after promising to delete it.” Related Articles revealed that data brokers were selling sensitive data on individuals’ mental health conditions on the open market. While many brokers deleted personal identifiers, some provided names and addresses of individuals seeking mental health assistance, according to the report. In two public surveys conducted as part of the research, Keserű said, participants were outraged and felt exploited in scenarios where their health data were sold for a profit without their knowledge. “We need a new approach to our digital interactions that recognizes the fundamental rights of individuals to safeguard their bodily data, an issue that speaks directly to human autonomy and dignity,” Keserű said. “As technology continues to advance, it is critical that our laws and practices evolve to meet the unique challenges of this era.” Consumers often take part in these technologies without fully understanding the implications. Last month, that users submit X-rays, PET scans, MRIs and other medical images to Grok, the platform’s artificial intelligence chatbot, to seek diagnoses. The issue alarmed privacy experts, but many X users heeded Musk’s call and submitted health information to the chatbot. While X’s privacy policy says that the company will not sell user data to third parties, it does share some information with certain business partners. Gaps in existing laws have allowed the widespread sharing of biometric and other body-related data. Health information provided to hospitals, doctor’s offices and medical insurance companies is protected from disclosure under the , known as HIPAA, which established federal standards protecting such information from release without the patient’s consent. But health data collected by many wearable devices and health and wellness apps don’t fall under HIPAA’s umbrella, said Suzanne Bernstein, counsel at Electronic Privacy Information Center. “In the U.S. because we don’t have a comprehensive federal privacy law ... it falls to the state level,” she said. But not every state has weighed in on the issue. Washington, Nevada and Connecticut all recently passed laws to provide safeguards for consumer health data. that aimed to require tech companies to adhere to strengthened privacy provisions regarding the collection, sharing, use or sale of consumer health data. In California, the California Privacy Rights Act regulates how businesses can use certain types of sensitive information, including biometric information, and requires them to offer consumers the ability to opt out of disclosure of sensitive personal information. “This information being sold or shared with data brokers and other entities hypercharge the online profiling that we’re so used to at this point, and the more sensitive the data, the more sophisticated the profiling can be,” Bernstein said. “A lot of the sharing or selling with third parties is outside the scope of what a consumer would reasonably expect.” Health information has become a prime target for hackers seeking to extort healthcare agencies and individuals after accessing sensitive patient data. Health-related cybersecurity breaches and ransom attacks increased more than 4,000% between 2009 and 2023, targeting the booming market of body-centric data, which is expected to exceed $500 billion by 2030, according to the report. “Nonconsensual data sharing is a big issue,” Keserű said. “Even if it’s biometric data or health data, a lot of the companies are just sharing that data without you knowing, and that is causing a lot of anxiety and questions.”RICHMOND, Va. — A company pioneering the use of fusion for commercial energy plans to build the nation’s first grid-scale fusion power plant in Chesterfield County outside Richmond by the early 2030s, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and other state and company officials said Tuesday. Commonwealth Fusion Systems, based in Massachusetts, said it will invest billions of its own dollars to build the unique facility, which — if the technology can be proved — promises to supply about 400 megawatts of electricity, enough energy to power about 150,000 homes, according to a state news release. “This is an historic moment for Virginia and the world at large,” Youngkin (R) said in the release. “Commonwealth Fusion Systems is not just building a facility, they are pioneering groundbreaking innovation to generate clean, reliable, safe power, and it’s happening right here in Virginia. We are proud to be home to this pursuit to change the future of energy and power.” Fusion is a long-sought source of power that can generate almost limitless energy by combining atomic nuclei. It is unlike fission, the more common form of nuclear energy, in which the nucleus is split, and which generates large amounts of radioactive waste. Efficient fusion energy technology has been elusive, with systems requiring more energy to achieve atomic fusion than can be reliably generated by the reaction. Recent advances, though, have held out hope that the technology could be achievable in the next few years. CFS was spun off of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2018 and is considered an industry leader. The company said in the news release that it conducted a global search for a site to build a commercial fusion power plant, which will be called Arc and which the company will finance, build and operate on its own. “In the early 2030s, all eyes will be on the Richmond region, and more specifically Chesterfield County, as the birthplace of commercial fusion energy,” CFS co-founder and chief executive Bob Mumgaard said in the release. “Virginia emerged as a strong partner as they look to implement innovative solutions for both reliable electricity and clean forms of power.” CFS is building a demonstration plant in Massachusetts, called Sparc, aimed at proving the technology it hopes to scale up at the Virginia facility. Dominion Energy, Virginia’s biggest electric utility, owns the Chesterfield County site and will lease it to CFS. “Our customers’ growing needs for reliable, carbon-free power benefits from as diverse a menu of power generation options as possible, and in that spirit, we are delighted to assist CFS in their efforts,” Dominion Energy Virginia president Edward H. Baine said in the release. While fusion has been seen as a potential solution for the vast energy demands of new industries such as data centers, which have become a huge demand on Virginia’s power grid, experts caution that reliable fusion energy at that scale is still a long way from reality.

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Luke Altmyer found Pat Bryant for a catch-and-run, 40-yard touchdown pass with 4 seconds left, sending No. 24 Illinois to a wild 38-31 victory over Rutgers on Saturday. Illinois (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten) was down 31-30 when it sent long kicker Ethan Moczulski out for a desperation 58-yard field goal with 14 seconds to go. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano then called for a timeout right before Moczulski’s attempt was wide left and about 15 yards short. After the missed field goal was waved off by the timeout, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sent his offense back on the field. Altmyer hit Bryant on an in cut on the left side at the 22, and he continued across the field and scored untouched in a game that featured three lead changes in the final 3:07. Rutgers (6-5, 3-5) gave up a safety on the final kickoff return, throwing a ball out of bounds in the end zone as players passed it around hoping for a miracle touchdown. ___ AP college football: and Tom Canavan, The Associated PressThe federal government has laid out a five-pillared approach to boosting border security, though it doesn’t include specifics about where and how the $1.3-billion funding package earmarked in the fall economic statement will be allocated. The announcement comes after U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports unless Canada halts the flow of illegal drugs and migrants over the shared border. Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc — who is temporarily also maintaining the public safety portfolio until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles his cabinet — Immigration Minister Marc Miller, International Trade Minister Mary Ng, and Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks are making the announcement. In Monday’s fall economic statement, the federal government earmarked a $1.3-billion border-security package over six years, with money rolling out to several agencies and organizations, including the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the RCMP, without revealing the specifics of the plan. LeBlanc, meanwhile, has insisted plans to bolster the border have been underway for months, and are not an attempt to appease Trump to avoid the tariffs. LeBlanc also said last month he’s been working with the RCMP and border services to acquire “new technologies,” including drones and helicopters. He later added, in an interview with CTV News Channel’s Power Play, the federal government will “absolutely” increase CBSA and RCMP “human resources” at the border. When asked by host Vassy Kapelos in that interview whether the added resources will include blunting contractions in the CBSA budget, LeBlanc said “yes.” In the most recent budget cycle, the CBSA’s funding contracted by 2.6 per cent, according to documents on the federal government’s website. Leblanc insisted front-line officers have not been cut. Canada’s premiers have also weighed in on the issue. Ontario Premier Doug Ford — who chairs the Council of the Federation of Canada’s premiers — has said provincial and territorial leaders are united in their belief that securing the border and boosting defence spending are the two ways to “make a deal with the U.S.” “It was very clear that all premiers believe we should hit our two per cent (of GDP on defence spending) when it comes to NATO. So, we’re all in agreement,” Ford said earlier this month. “Every one of us is in agreement that we have to tighten up the borders.” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, however, has laid out a series of border-security measures, including $29 million to create a team of specially trained sheriffs tasked with patrolling the Alberta-U.S. border. Quebec Premier François Legault, whose province’s border sees the highest number of illegal crossings across the country, spoke with Trump in Paris earlier this month, during the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral. Legault later said Trump told him “very clearly that we can avoid those tariffs if we do what needs to be done with the borders.” The National Police Federation welcomed the news of additional funding in a statement Tuesday, despite that the exact details of the plan are yet unknown. “The National Police Federation has long advocated for increased funding for the RCMP’s federal policing program, which includes border security, and we welcome today’s promise for such investment,” NPF President and CEO Brian Sauvé wrote in the statement. Federal Conservatives, meanwhile, say the Liberals should have presented a border plan sooner, adding that with Trump set to head back to the Oval Office in just 40 days, the government “has still not presented a Canada First plan to save Canadian jobs and secure our border.” But Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, when asked during a press conference on Tuesday how much he would spend on the border — whether more or less than the $1.3 billion the Liberals are allocating — wouldn’t say. “We should not judge a program based on how expensive we can make it,” Poilievre said. “We should judge it by what it can do: how many helicopters, how many drones, how many boots on the ground?” “That’s the question I will be asking when I’m prime minister,” he added. “And how do we deliver it for the lowest possible price to taxpayers?” Poilievre did not elaborate on specifically which human and equipment resources he would commit to the border.

KMC Solutions’ inaugural hackathon empowers next-generation developersAfter Ukraine claimed that Russia had used an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a recent attack, Moscow clarified that it was instead an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). The strike targeted the city of Dnipro as tensions in the 33-month-long conflict continue to rise. In a televised statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed using a new missile system, the "Oreshnik," which he described as carrying hypersonic equipment. "Russia reserves the right to use weapons against military targets in countries permitting strikes on Russian soil," Putin said. He added that the launch was in response to Ukraine's use of Western-made long-range weapons against Russian territory​. Kyiv initially identified the missile as an ICBM based on its speed and trajectory. "Today, there was a new Russian missile. All the characteristics—speed, altitude—are [of an] intercontinental ballistic missile," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, calling for an international response. U.S. officials disputed Ukraine's claims, identifying the missile as a medium-range IRBM with hypersonic capabilities. The Pentagon said it was an RS-26 "Rubezh" road-mobile ballistic missile with an MIRV payload carrying six conventional warheads. Putin confirmed it was non-nuclear, stating, "In response to the use of American and British long-range weaponry, on 21 November this year, the Russian armed forces carried out a combined strike on one of Ukraine's military-industrial complex sites." Hypersonic Missiles vs. ICBMs: Key Differences Both hypersonic missiles and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) represent cutting-edge military technology, but they are designed for different purposes and operate using distinct mechanisms. Hypersonic missiles are known for their exceptional speed, traveling at over Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) and their ability to maneuver mid-flight, which makes them incredibly difficult to detect and intercept. ICBMs achieve similar speeds but follow a high-arching ballistic trajectory, with limited maneuverability during their descent. When it comes to payload, ICBMs are primarily used to deliver nuclear warheads over vast intercontinental distances. Many are equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), allowing a single missile to strike several targets simultaneously. Hypersonic missiles, on the other hand, are often deployed for precision strikes on critical targets and can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads. Experts point to range as a key differentiator in recent tests. ICBMs are designed for global reach, with ranges exceeding 5,500 kilometers (about 3,418 miles). In contrast, IRBMs, like the one tested by Russia, have a shorter range of 1,800 to 5,500 kilometers (about 1,118 to 3,418 miles), which confines their use to regional targets. The Broader Context The missile launch follows Ukraine's recent use of United States-supplied ATACMS and United Kingdom-provided Storm Shadow missiles against targets inside Russia. Earlier this week, the Biden administration authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied, longer-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, a move that drew an angry response from Moscow. Days later, Ukraine fired several of the missiles into Russia, according to the Kremlin. The same day, Putin signed a new doctrine that allows for a potential nuclear response even to a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power.

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