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ZAGREB (Reuters) -Borussia Dortmund eased past hosts Dinamo Zagreb 3-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday to stay firmly on course for a top-eight finish and automatic qualification to the knockout stage. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens fired last year’s finalists into a deserved lead in the 41st minute before the unmarked Ramy Bensebaini headed in their second goal in the 56th. Forward Serhou Guirassy, back after a short illness, also got on the scoresheet in the 90th, slotting in after coming on as a substitute. The Ruhr valley club, who also hit the woodwork twice, have now won four of their five matches in the competition despite struggling on the road in the Bundesliga this season with no away wins. They are now on 12 points in fourth place of the new-format Champions League with three games left. Dinamo are on seven points in 23rd. The top eight teams automatically qualify for the knockout stage while the next 16 teams go into qualification playoffs. It was one-way traffic from the start with Dortmund controlling possession and hitting the woodwork through Bensebaini’s looping header and Donyell Malen’s effort a little later. The Dutch forward then saw Dinamo keeper Danijel Zagorac spectacularly stop his point-blank header in the 41st, seconds before the ball landed with Bynoe-Gittens who shook off two defenders and unleashed an unstoppable shot past the keeper. Bensebaini then did it better himself, heading in a corner after being left with far too much space in the box. Dinamo’s Zagorac had to come to the rescue again in the 65th, palming a deflected Malen shot wide. Zagorac could do nothing in the final minute of the game when Guirassy broke clear and pounced on a deflected pass to slot in through the keeper’s legs. (Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; editing by Clare Fallon) Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibilty for its content. var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );
The volunteer group running hospice services in Sussex says it’s trying to build up its organization as it aims to build a physical hospice in the next five years. Representatives from Hospice of Sussex presented at town council last week on its plans to launch a new “social enterprise” in the form of a medical equipment rental service, called Mobility+. Board chair Gwen Pope told council this came as part of the group’s strategic planning as it seeks to expand services and move towards a physical hospice building within the next five years. “In the last few years, the look has changed,” Pope told Brunswick News Friday. “Excitement doesn’t begin to describe how the board is feeling.” The non-profit, volunteer-run group was founded in 2006 and provides non-medical end-of-life support to the Sussex area, stretching as far as Norton and Penobsquis, according to a fact sheet. That includes arranging drives to medical appointments, short-term relief for caregivers, family support, and grief support, the hospice says. Vice-chair Florence Buchanan said they had been “very busy over the years,” but things “tanked” during the pandemic and the group has been trying to get back on track. They began developing a three-year strategic plan with consultants with goals to expand the group’s services, she said, including expanding the service to include those who have “life-limiting” chronic conditions or dementia.. “We want to get involved sooner,” Buchanan said. “You can improve their quality of life sooner, before they get to the end stage, and you also have a chance to develop a relationship with the family, so that when they get to the end stage they’re comfortable with you.” The group also partnered with Stockton Health Group to provide more types of grief counselling, including for caregivers and families who have experienced recent loss, with all services free of charge, Pope said. The group’s expansion has meant more training, which means more fundraising, taking up more of the volunteer board’s time, Buchanan said. That’s where the idea of a “social enterprise” comes in, similar to Hospice Greater Saint John’s Hospice Shoppe, or a small business that can be used to help fund the group’s operations, Pope said. “We have discovered there is a sad need for medical equipment,” Pope said. “We decided that medical equipment filled a need within the community, but it’s also part of our wheelhouse.” She said that people in the community after surgery face big price tags to stock equipment for home care, with the price of a hospital bed around $4,000. So the non-profit turned to a social enterprise developer to build a business plan and is trying to soft-launch online in January, Pope said. The idea is that those with leftover equipment would donate it to Mobility+, which would sell the equipment at a reduced price and then give the donor a tax receipt. The service could also purchase new equipment and rent it out, she said. “The client has secured equipment within the town of Sussex at a reasonable price, and the hospice has generated some income,” Pope said. “Any money generated will go towards not only sustaining our support services, but purchasing new equipment as well.” She said that the group’s board has also voted to pursue a physical hospice that could also help house the Mobility+ service, Pope said. That’s something they’d hope to do in at least five years, she told council. “We have great hopes and dreams,” she said. Sussex Mayor Marc Thorne asked if they have someone helping with grants, and Pope said their project manager was on it, but the problem is “visibility.” She said they’re working on a website and will be launching social media at that time. Asked about volunteers, she said that their grief counsellors are accredited professionals, but those who do home visits are trained volunteers, and that they have a volunteer base of about 20 people. Pope told Brunswick News that the group is without an executive director, but has a “great working board” with 11 of 12 seats full that will help execute the plan to launch the social enterprise. She said that they’ve had “tremendous success” thanks to partnerships, and are currently in negotiations for a location that can help host Mobility+ and the future hospice building. Pope said finding funding for the building will take time, but the initiative is “much needed for the community,” she said. She said that getting awareness for the group’s services is also a need. “It comes back to the same old saying, until you need it you’re not aware it’s there,” she said. “People have a tendency to shy away from anything that has to do with dying and death. Sadly, it’s a part of life, and we’re all about quality end-of-life.” Thorne told Brunswick News that the hospice has the town’s “deep admiration” for the work it provides. “I can tell you from my own experience it’s life-changing,” he said. “The efforts that these volunteers provide, the comfort that they bring and the knowledge that they bring with them, long after you’ve lost your loved one, all of that remains.” He said he doesn’t think people “need to be convinced” of the group’s value, they just need to learn who they are and what they do. “I love their ambition, their vision, I think they will be successful, and I think they’ve got it just right,” he said. The group is currently running its Angels Remembered campaign until Dec. 21 at the Gateway Mall, and has a New Year’s eve gala planned at the Sussex Legion. More information can be found by emailing info@hospicesussex.ca .Photo: The Canadian Press NDP leader Jagmeet Singh leaves the Prime Minister's office in the West Block after taking part in a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and fellow opposition leaders on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he won't play Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's games by voting to bring down the government on an upcoming non-confidence motion. The Conservatives plan to introduce a motion that quotes Singh's own criticism of the Liberals, and asks the House of Commons to declare that it agrees with Singh and has no confidence in the government. The motion is expected to be introduced on Thursday and the debate and vote are set for Monday. Singh said he is not going to trigger an election when he believes Poilievre would cut programs the NDP fought for. "I'm not going to be playing Pierre Poilievre's games. I have no interest in that. We're frankly not going to allow him to cut the things that people need. I want to actually have dental care expanded, I want people to actually start to benefit from the pharmacare legislation we passed," Singh said. With the NDP's expected support, the Liberals should survive this next confidence vote brought forward by the Conservatives. The Tories have vowed to bring forward non-confidence motions every chance they get. The party will have two more opposition motions after this one, which are expected to continue to call for non-confidence. The NDP are scheduled to have their opposition day on Friday. Earlier on Tuesday, Singh did acknowledge that the Conservatives have a sizeable lead on the NDP in public opinion polls, while giving a campaign-style speech to visiting party staffers from across the country. Most pollsters in Canada have recorded a roughly 20 point lead for the Conservatives over both the Liberals and NDP for the last few months. 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CONCORD — Concord Hospital Health System recently received ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification by DNV Healthcare USA, Inc. ISO 9001 is the most widely accepted quality management system in use around the world and is quickly gaining acceptance among U.S. healthcare providers. “Concord Hospital Health System is dedicated to providing the safest and most effective healthcare services possible,” said President and CEO Robert P. Steigmeyer. “ISO 9001 certification not only reflects that mission, but helps to empower it. The effort required to achieve it fundamentally transforms the way we do business as a preferred and trusted health system.” ISO 9001 brings science to the art of caregiving; it helps to standardize processes around things that are proven to work, by the people doing the work. The ultimate impact of ISO 9001 within hospitals is the reduction or elimination of variation, so critical work processes are done consistently and the “best ideas” aren’t held by one person or one department, but are ingrained in the organization. “Concord Hospital Health System has worked hard to achieve this certification, and they have done so with unwavering commitment from their top leadership to make their health system the best it can be,” said President of DNV Kelly Proctor. “ISO 9001 certification isn’t just an award or trophy for something you’ve done, it’s public evidence that you are at the top of your game with an obvious plan to make excellence an everyday objective.” For more information about DNV, visit dnv.com/healthcare .Incoming San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder’s commanding win in District 9 has earned a singular distinction: Her 19-point ranked-choice edge over the second-place contender in the race, Trevor Chandler, makes it the largest margin of victory in any supervisorial contest this election cycle. Fielder, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, says she believes the victory is a sign that she has “a mandate” from district voters to pursue the platform that she campaigned on, which included many progressive priorities. “My plans resonated, because they were largely informed by the conversations I was having with constituents about public safety, homelessness, affordable housing and lots more,” said Fielder, a cofounder of the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition who ran unsuccessfully four years ago to oust Scott Wiener from his seat in the California State Senate . Fielder, who turned 30 in October, will be the youngest member of the incoming Board of Supervisors. She will be replacing termed-out Supervisor Hillary Ronen as the representative for District 9, which covers the Mission, Portola and Bernal Heights neighborhoods . Contacted by The Examiner, Ronen offered a ringing endorsement to her successor. “I’m excited that District 9 will continue to have a leader who will prioritize the interests of those suffering most in the city while simultaneously having a pragmatic approach to governance,” she said by text message. But even before Fielder enters office, her reputation as an outspoken progressive stalwart has some members of The City’s moderate political camp viewing her upcoming term with apprehension. “The way she ran her campaign and her public profile has been that of an uncompromising ideologue,” said Todd David, the political director of Abundant SF. The moderate advocacy group backed the campaign against Fielder in the run-up to the November election. “There's a sense that she’s going to be Dean Preston 2.0,” David said, referencing District 5’s incumbent supervisor who just lost his reelection bid to moderate challenger Bilal Mahmood. Preston — who is also a democratic socialist — has clashed on multiple occasions with The City’s moderates over the course of his term. This cycle, a number of moderately aligned political groups poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into the campaign to defeat him. During Fielder’s 2020 campaign for state Senate, her platform championed progressive causes like the Green New Deal and a state single-payer health-care system. In the years since, she has helped to lead the Stop the Money Pipeline advocacy group, which aims to hold those responsible for climate change accountable. But in her run for supervisor, Fielder downplayed ideological labels, positioning herself instead as a pragmatic leader capable of delivering practical solutions for the residents of District 9. While out knocking on doors, she often referred to herself as a “policy nerd,” and spoke at length with voters about the finer points of her vision for city governance. Following her victory, Fielder spoke with The Examiner about her top priorities as she prepares to assume office in January. Very high on the list, she said, will be working to resolve the longstanding illegal-vending problem on Mission Street . Concerned by chaotic street conditions, The City instituted a vending moratorium in the area last year. The decision seems to have helped restore order, but it has also displaced legal vendors in the process, many of whom have been left without their primary source of income. Fielder said she would like to see The City adopt a plan to allow legal vendors to return, while also keeping the public safety situation in check. So far, however, she has not endorsed any specific measures. “I'm in my fact-finding mode right now,” she said. Another top priority, Fielder is working to shore up protections for San Francisco’s immigrant community. In light of President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to carry out a campaign of mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, Fielder would like to see The City reaffirm its commitment to its sanctuary-city laws, which bar local law enforcement from working with federal immigration officials. “We fully expect that San Francisco will be at the top of his list for targeting,” she said. Fielder’s other major agenda items also include reforming The City’s public-safety practices, boosting its affordable-housing stock, expanding tenant protections, securing funds to fill Muni’s budget gap, and pushing for greater taxation of wealthy residents to fund city programs, she said. Fielder’s District 9 victory was aided by a narrow spending advantage over her opponents. Meanwhile, her campaign also benefited from an energetic ground game, she said, that saw her supporters knock on every door they could get to in the district at least three times. As for Chandler, a public-school teacher who became the moderate standard bearer in the race, political observers say he faced an uphill battle in District 9 , a progressive stronghold that is home to a relatively young and ethnically diverse electorate. Third place went to Roberto Hernandez, who ran on his decades of community work in the district. Over the course of the election, Fielder’s stance on police funding became a major campaign issue , with Chandler taking pains to remind voters of statements she made on the topic during her 2020 state Senate run. That race followed the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. In the aftermath of the incident, Fielder issued a call to “disarm and defund” the San Francisco Police Department, going so far as to sell campaign face masks emblazoned with the words “defund the police” along with her name. Fielder’s current public-safety platform is an eight-point plan to make communities safer in San Francisco . The plan, outlined on her campaign website, never uses the phrase “defund the police.” However, it does assert the need to “address the excessive budgets of SFPD and Sheriff's Department.” Other measures in the plan include calls for additional investments in crime-prevention programs as well as improved access to services that support victims of domestic violence. Earlier this year, San Francisco passed a budget that included $821.6 million for SFPD — a record-high sum. During the campaign, Chandler accused Fielder of attempting to run away from her prior stances on public safety. Now, he says he remains skeptical of her ability to lead effectively. “I have significant concerns that she's going to focus on an agenda that prioritizes ideological issues rather than the quality of life issues that affect District 9 residents the most,” he said. In response to such criticism, Fielder pushed back against the use of the term “ideological” as a pejorative. “I think it's actually good to have a vision for the future and to stand by principles,” said Fielder. “I think that's also why I had a huge margin.” Still, she said that as supervisor she will not neglect “bread-and-butter issues” like maintaining clean streets and filling potholes. “As a democratic socialist, I'm invested in a functioning city government,” said Fielder, who cites her Native American heritage as a major influence on her political outlook. “I'm invested in a government that serves the people of all walks of life, not just people who have the connections and the wealth and access to power.”Washington : Kamala Harris has spoken out about her election defeat in a widely pilloried video in which she talked up her losing campaign’s record fundraising haul and urged demoralised Democrats to continue to mobilise against Donald Trump. After weeks of silence and a brief holiday in Hawaii, the vice president appeared in a 10-minute video to thank supporters and encouraged them to remain resilient in the face of Trump’s election victory. “Ability to engage and inspire”: Vice President Kamala Harris. Credit: X/TheDemocrats “The outcome of this election, obviously, is not what we wanted,” she said. “It is not what we worked so hard for, but I am proud of the race we ran, and your role in this was critical. What we did in 107 days was unprecedented... Don’t let anyone take your power.” The video went viral on social media, but was widely mocked by critics noting the vice-president’s tired and somewhat rattled appearance, with some even going so far as to question whether she was under the influence of alcohol. In a sentiment shared by many, TV personality Megan McCain, the daughter of former Arizona Republican Senator John McCain, also called for Democrats to remove the short clip posted to the party’s X account. Attendees react as US Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, speaks at Howard University in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Credit: Bloomberg “Take this down,” McCain wrote. “She’s still the sitting Vice President for God’s sake - this is awful. Like really, really awful.” But it was Harris’ comments about the “historic $1.4 billion” raised from grassroots supporters that angered some donors, who questioned how so much money could be spent, only to lose all seven battleground states, the popular vote and both houses of Congress. Speaking on News Nation, mega-donor John Morgan, who refused to back Harris’s presidential bid at all, said the expenditure would “follow Harris for the rest of her career.” “I think this disqualifies her forever,” said the founder of Washington-based law firm Morgan & Morgan. “If you can’t run a campaign, you can’t run America.” Elise Stefanik Credit: Bloomberg Harris’ video was the first time she has spoken publicly about the election since her concession speech at Howard University on November 6. It came as Trump’s campaign revealed that several of his cabinet and staffing picks had been targeted by bomb threats and swatting - a process that has become quite common in America, whereby police are called to someone’s home to check what often turns out to be a hoax. The campaign has not disclosed who was targeted, however, the office of New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick for UN ambassador, posted that she was among them. “Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees and administration appointees were targeted in violent, unAmerican threats to their lives and those who live with them,” said Trump’s spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. Loading “In response, law enforcement acted quickly to ensure the safety of those who were targeted. President Trump and the entire Transition team are grateful for their swift action.” President Joe Biden’s decision to stand down on July 21 and elevate Harris as the Democratic candidate changed the trajectory of the 2024 presidential race and broke fundraising records in the three-month period to election day. However, in the aftermath of her crushing defeat, the campaign’s spending and political strategy have come under growing scrutiny amid recriminations about what went wrong. As the soul-searching continued, Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon, senior adviser David Plouffe, deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks and senior adviser Stephanie Cutter, appeared on the left-leaning Pod Save America podcast to provide their insights, blaming everything Biden, the media, and the truncated campaign time frame. Kamala Harris and Joe Biden at a rally together for her campaign in Maryland in August. Credit: Eric Lee/The New York Times Plouffe, a former Obama adviser, rejected as “nonsense” the idea that Harris should have done more to educate voters about who she was as a candidate, rather than focus on Trump. “To win a race like this given the political atmospherics, which were quite challenging, we had to raise the risk of a Trump second term,” he said. Dillon, meanwhile, said perceptions that the vice president spent too many weeks avoiding interviews was “completely bulls***” and said that when Harris did do interviews, the questions were “small and processy” and they did not help to inform voters wanting to know about her. Cutter added that many of the questions were just “dumb”. Loading Harris also received a lot of criticism during the campaign over comments she made on the TV show The View in which she said there wasn’t anything she would have done differently than Biden. This became an instant attack ad for the Trump campaign, and one of the most damaging errors for Harris as she tried to present herself to voters as the candidate of change. Asked about this on the podcast, Cutter said that the campaign tried to differentiate Harris from Biden by talking about her as a new generational leader who spent most of her career outside of the Washington beltway. “We were trying to tell a story and give the impression that she was different without pointing to a specific issue,” she explained. Elsewhere, veteran Democratic Party strategist James Carville hit out at young progressives in the Harris campaign, suggesting their role in thwarting her interview with Joe Rogan may have contributed to her crushing defeat. “The vice president was thinking about going on Joe Rogan’s show and a lot of the younger, progressive staffers pitched a hissy fit,” he said. “What I would tell them: ’Not only am I not interested in your f---ing opinion, I’m not even gonna call you by your name. You’re 23 years old, I don’t really give a s--- what you think.” Harris, meanwhile, used her video to urge supporters to stay positive. “You have the same ability to engage and inspire,” she said. “So don’t ever let anybody or any circumstance take your power from you.” Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. Sign up for the weekly What in the World newsletter here . Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. License this article Kamala Harris Donald Trump Farrah Tomazin is the North America correspondent for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald. Connect via Twitter or email . Most Viewed in World LoadingMarvell Technology, Inc. Reports Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results
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