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The Ohio State Buckeyes thrashed the Indiana Hoosiers in their huge Week 13 matchup, with the final score settling in at 38-15. And after the game, there was shortage of trolling from the Buckeyes, which resulted in one of their social media posts quickly going viral. After Indiana opened the scoring with a touchdown, Ohio State proceeded to rattle off 31 unanswered points, before the two sides traded a pair of late touchdowns. The final score of the game, in particular, drew the ire of fans, as they accused Ryan Day of unnecessarily running up the score. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Thanks for the feedback.Incredible video shows Ukraine unleashing SHOTGUN-wielding drones to hunt down & blast Russians on frontlineLSU outlasts UCF 109-102 in triple-OT affair
Indian space agency ISRO is set to launch its next SpaDeX mission on a PSLV-C60 vehicle on December 30, 2024 (tomorrow) at 9:58 PM IST. SpaDeX will be one of the most critical missions for the Indian Space Research Organisation because upcoming major launches like Chandrayaan-4, Bharatiya Antariksh Station and others depend on the docking technology. The mission will deploy twin SpaDeX satellites in their determined orbit. The PSLV 4th will act as a POEM (PSLV Orbital Experiment Module), lowering itself into orbit and supporting the ISRO's science experiments. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Completes 132nd and 133rd Launches, Delivers 22 Starlink Satellites and Astranis From One to Many Mission. ISRO is set to launch their SpaDeX mission on PSLV-C60 tomorrow at 9️⃣:5️⃣8️⃣ pm IST!! 🚀 This is going to be one of the most important missions for ISRO, as several of their future endeavors (such as Chandrayaan-4, Bharatiya Antariksh Station, etc) will be dependent on docking... pic.twitter.com/VwJXupx2FR — ISRO Spaceflight (@ISROSpaceflight) December 29, 2024 (SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral trends and information from social media world, including Twitter (X), Instagram and Youtube. The above post is embeded directly from the user's social media account and LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.)The usually formal convocation ceremonies at universities have turned a platform for Ph.D. students to express their angst in recent months. On October 28, while receiving his degree at Bharathidasan University’s 39th convocation in Tiruchi, F. Israel Inbaraj presented a petition, complaining about the treatment meted out to research scholars, to Governor-Chancellor R.N. Ravi. The incident caused a flutter, as media teams mobbed Mr. Inbaraj after the ceremony seeking details. Talking to the The Hindu, Mr. Inbaraj, a Chennai-based management professional, said the “complete disregard for human rights” by some of the university research section staff and guides had made him pen the note. “I applied for a Ph.D. in Human Resource Management in 2017, but was able to get my degree only after six years. Though I was fortunate to have a supportive guide, there are many others who have been left high and dry in the recent past. I decided to present a petition to the Governor-Chancellor to inform him of what was happening to research scholars at the university,” said Mr. Inbaraj. On October 13, A. Prakash, a Ph.D. scholar at Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, handed a complaint to the Governor at the convocation. “At the time of the viva [voce], the research scholars are advised by some guides to shell out ₹50,000-₹1 lakh. Some scholars are being compelled to offer money, food, and gold to guides after the exam is completed successfully,” he said in the letter, highlighting the other alleged regulatory lapses at the university. “I was tired of seeing the inaction over the exploitation of research scholars by some guides and used the public forum to voice my concerns. Though my action grabbed headlines, there has been no change on the ground,” Mr. Prakash said. But the tide seems to have turned in favour of the scholars. This week, the Additional Chief Secretary to the Tamil Nadu government issued a note to the Registrars of all the universities to take immediate steps to stop the harassment of research scholars by their guides. “An online reporting mechanism may be put in place so that the research scholars can report their grievances and immediate action [can be taken] to redress them,” said the note. Culture of exploitation According to the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) report for 2020-21, Tamil Nadu had the highest number of Ph.D. scholars (3,206) that academic year. Making Ph.D. mandatory for senior teaching positions at colleges and universities has led to more students taking up research. Interestingly, it was reported recently that the University Grants Commission (UGC) plans to alter the eligibility rules in favour of candidates who hold a strong interest in fields like start-ups, entrepreneurship, and industrial collaborations. In other words, earning a Ph.D. may no longer be compulsory for faculty appointments. But unless the UGC makes a definitive announcement, the toxicity of the Indian doctoral research arena will continue to grow, say observers. The relationship between research scholars and their guides at Indian universities often appears feudal. Running errands for the guides is an accepted practice among research scholars. A Ph.D. scholar of Periyar University in Salem said, “Students who are unable to satisfy their guide’s financial demands will have to take on chores for them like grocery shopping, chauffeuring, and babysitting. A faculty member demanded that his students buy lunch for him every day.” Guides help students who comply with their demands in getting their papers published in research journals and clear their thesis, he added. Today, a sovereign of gold is commonly expected, and given. There are guides who demand a gold coin for each of the two Doctoral Committees convened during the course. At times, scholars with an approved Ph.D. may still be expected to pay an additional bribe of ₹1 lakh-₹2 lakh when their work is signed, said a management professor from a college affiliated to Anna University. Then, there are experts who come for the Ph.D. panel with their families and demand freebies, the cost of which again has to be borne by the student. “An expert from Chennai came to Coimbatore with the whole family and asked for a tour to Ooty!” said the professor. A Ph.D. scholar of Media Studies at Madurai Kamaraj University said that in his third year of research, his guide, the senior-most professor of the department, had hardly allowed him to work on his research topic. “I used to work on presentations and collect inputs for my guide’s research work. Even when I wanted to take time off to spend time on my research, he would blatantly refuse and ask me to do it after the work hours,” he added. A silent conspiracy Prabhu Panneerselvam enrolled for Ph.D. at Bharathidasan University’s Department of Commerce and Financial Studies (2024-29) and then quit because of the issues he had faced with his guide. Among the things he was allegedly forced to do for her were buying lunch and parking her two-wheeler using its double stand every day. “Some of the other scholars are treated like slaves and have been made to edit her curriculum vitae and prepare citations and presentations for her own personal work,” he claimed. When contacted, the guide refuted Mr. Panneerselvam’s allegations. “I thought we had a normal guide and scholar relationship, based on mutual respect. He seems to have misunderstood the situation. All our research students are treated like family,” the academic said. But it seems the pressure to please guides has pushed some scholars beyond endurance. In November 2023, Sachin Kumar Jain, a 31-year-old Ph.D. scholar at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), took his own life. His brother Bhavesh Jain had written a six-page letter to IIT Director V. Kamakoti, alleging that his brother was under “undue pressure” from his Ph.D. guide Ashish Kumar Sen. The professor was suspended after an inquiry committee found him responsible for the student’s death. Another research scholar in Salem said Ph.D. students are treated like school children at Periyar University. “We have to mark attendance in the morning and the evening. Research departments should be allowed to function throughout the day, but, here, all the rooms are locked after 5.15 p.m. Ph.D. students have to do more field work because of the limited resources,” the scholar said. A Coimbatore-based academic who had also been a Syndicate member at Bharathiyar University blamed the current situation on a system that “focuses on creating a record of work”. Teachers are burdened with clerical chores, especially in computerisation of academic papers. “There is no teaching or research any more; the focus is on creating a record of work. The rat race to publish and linking increments to publications puts pressure,” he said. However, in rare instances, there are supervisors who spend money for their students. “I know one in Erode, who pays the fees for his researchers,” he added. Publishing articles in journals approved by the UGC-Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (UGC-CARE) is a thorny issue because of its arbitrary nature. “Take, for instance, Anna University’s annexure I list of journals in which publication is mandatory. Almost all journals listed here are publications that demand money from the scholar, and some of them are dubious. The list has skipped Vikalpa, the prestigious journal of Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A), but has included some other random publications,” said a professor. With the performance index of the faculty being dependent upon the articles being printed in these journals (according to National Assessment and Accreditation Council rules) and scholars needing them for their Ph.D. course, the cost of publication is usually borne by the latter. The published paper bears the name of the supervisor as the second author. The demand for Scorpus journal publications is unreasonable for humanities, said researchers. “Universities have their own list of publications that are not even mandated by the UGC-CARE, needlessly adding to the financial burden of the scholars,” added a professor of English. The rush for publication has created a grey market wherein “research paper mills” that print in return for payment prosper. “Nowadays, you come across agents looking for Ph.D. candidates. I often get calls from some agents in Nagercoil asking me to accept a scholar, with the assurance that they will write the thesis and I will just have to clear it,” said a professor. Independent researchers (who work without a guide until thesis submission) are not better off either. “There was a time when I had submitted a paper online, and within seconds, I got a message saying that it had been accepted, without any scrutiny,” said a professor, who had completed her Ph.D. in 2014, after starting her work in 2009. “I chose to do an independent Ph.D. because I had heard a lot about the toxic research space, demands for payment, and harassment faced by women scholars,” she said. However, at the time of submission and allocation of a supervisor at the end of submission, she had to pay ₹1.5 lakh to the ‘guide’. The practice of guides receiving gold coins, gifts, and money from the candidates as a “mark of gratitude” is all too common, said T. Veeramani, principal, Government College for Women, Coimbatore, and former State president of Government College Teachers’ Association. A professor of English in Coimbatore, who regularly supervises students, flags how colleges restrict staff payments. “Ph.D. students pay a fee to the college, but the remuneration is not paid to the supervisor. Often, an external examiner from an international university will demand $1,500 for adjudication of a thesis. The university allocates only $100, the balance has to be paid up by the scholar,” says the professor. Hosting external examiners adds to the expenses, even if universities are willing to bear the cost. “It leads to the fee for the Ph.D programmes getting drastically hiked. Unfortunately, the problem is here to stay,” Professor Veeramani said. Lack of integrity There can be no quick-fix solution to the malady, said academics. The integrity of the external examiner invariably becomes suspect when they accept the elaborate hospitality of the candidate. “As though the deterioration in the quality of research is not enough, the personal corruption precipitates the decline,” said P.K. Ponnuswamy, former Vice-Chancellor of Madras and Madurai Kamaraj Universities. “The exploitation has existed for ages; perhaps, only the range has changed over the years. It is unfortunate that the corrupt have become bolder and are not bothered even by student suicides,” said E. Balagurusamy, former Vice-Chancellor of Anna University. While news headlines focus on the plight of male candidates, the condition of women research scholars is more precarious, Professor Balagurusamy said. “Guides have been known to demand sexual favours from their women scholars for processing the paperwork. The victims’ plea for help often goes unheard, because women are expected to ‘adjust’ themselves to the situation if they want their degree,” he added. Professor Balagurusamy, an advisor to the Confederation of Indian Private Universities, said playing fast and loose with the rules would affect the quality of research in the long run. “When guides are taking money for everything, they will not be worried about the quality of their scholars’ submissions. Reputation matters only to those with integrity,” he said. (With inputs from R. Krishnamoorthy in Coimbatore, P. V. Srividya in Krishnagiri, M. Sabari in Salem, and Palanivel Rajan in Madurai.) Published - November 24, 2024 01:03 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit
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A senior Republican lawmaker urged President-elect Donald Trump’s intervention to avoid a House leadership battle, saying he should reach out to GOP members who haven’t committed to reelecting Mike Johnson as speaker. With the speakership vote scheduled for Jan. 3 and Trump about to take office, the tiny Republican majority in the House is raising the specter of a factional fight among Republicans like the one that led to Kevin McCarthy’s removal as speaker last year. “We have five Republicans that won’t commit to voting for Mike Johnson — and he can only lose one or two votes,” House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer said on Fox News’ "Sunday Morning Futures." “It’s a terrible challenge.” Johnson has faced ire from some ultraconservative lawmakers after backing a temporary spending deal that didn’t include Trump’s initial demand for lifting the U.S. debt ceiling. While Trump hasn’t taken a public stand on the speaker’s future, no declared challenger to Johnson has emerged. “I strongly encourage Donald Trump to get on the phone with those five or six members who won’t commit to voting for Mike Johnson, because all this is going to do is delay us,” including on the certification of Trump’s election victory and his early agenda as president, Comer said. New York Representative Mike Lawler warned ultraconservative Republicans against moving to topple Johnson. “The fact is that these folks are playing with fire,” Lawler said on ABC’s "This Week." “And if they think they’re somehow going to get a more conservative speaker, they’re kidding themselves.” Republicans can count on 219 House seats, Lawler said, and need 218 votes to elect a speaker without Democratic support. GOP congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky has said he won’t support Johnson. Lawler called the infighting that led to the October 2023 House vote to oust McCarthy as speaker “the single stupidest thing I’ve ever seen in politics.” “With that said, removing Mike Johnson would equally be as stupid,” he said. Trump’s decisive election victory in November and his sway over House Republicans means he could wield his power to try to install someone else as speaker, though he hasn’t taken a public stand on Johnson’s future. “We can’t get anything done unless we have a speaker, including certifying President Trump’s election on Jan. 6,” Lawler said. “So to waste time over a nonsensical intramural food fight is a joke.” ©2024 Bloomberg L.P. Visit bloomberg.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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The American experiment can be summed up in one big idea: don’t put too much power in one place. That is why the federal government has three branches – executive, legislative and judicial. Unfortunately, the modern presidency undermines that separation of powers and concentrates as much power as possible in itself. The best thing President Joe Biden can do as he leaves office is to cut the presidency back down to size. Perhaps people forget why it’s essential to keep the president in check. Presidential scholar Gene Healy observes that the public imagines the president as “a combination of guardian angel, shaman and supreme warlord of the earth.” People expect the president to say healing words at every tragedy or natural disaster, cure diseases, manage business cycles, and fight injustice worldwide. He is supposed to create millions of jobs and reimagine entire industries. No human being can meet those expectations. No wonder presidents often leave office deeply unpopular. As Biden experiences the downside of this cycle, his parting legacy could be a legitimate effort to restore the presidency and break the unpopularity curse. Biden did the same thing most presidents do: give himself more power. That meant more spending and more regulations. Not only did this not solve any problems – the national debt is more than $36 trillion, inflation is still too high, and annual regulatory burdens are now more than $15,000 per household. Biden would win the lasting respect of the people with a bold parting gesture: returning legislating powers back to Congress. The executive branch now does most of the legislating. Congress passed 65 bills in 2023, but executive branch agencies issued 2,018 regulations. The difference is a factor of 46. Additional executive branch legislation comes from utterances from regulatory agencies: guidance documents, notices and press releases. The regulatory system is opaque, expensive, unfair and counterproductive. Congress’ lack of involvement is part of the reason. Biden should return judiciary powers to courts. More than 40 regulatory agencies have their in-house court systems called administrative courts that operate outside the proper judicial branch. These agencies select their judges and pay their salaries. They set the rules for procedure and evidence and, perhaps not surprisingly, stack the deck in their favor. In these in-house agency courts, the government wins 90% of the time against only about 60% of cases in regular courts. That is what it looks like when the president takes over other branches’ powers. We have checks and balances for good reason. They prevent abuse of power. Where there isn’t abuse, there is incompetence. Washington can’t even build what its bill requires because the regulatory permits and environmental reviews take 4.5 years to finish before a shovel can break ground. Another problem is mission creep. Executive branch agencies may start with a clear purpose but can’t resist expanding those missions. Biden initiated a “whole-of-government” management philosophy. That meant the Federal Reserve was tasked with slowing climate change and the EPA with addressing economic inequality, for example. Neither agency is suited to those new tasks. Realistically, Biden won’t want to lose face by acknowledging this was a bad idea. So this reform — forcing agencies to stick to their original missions — must be left to the Trump administration. Still, Biden should encourage people to expect less from their politicians. This cultural shift will take far more than a president’s speech, but it must start somewhere. It might as well be now. The more power a president has, the more damage he can do. Each party warns about this when the other side takes power, but neither does anything about it. The least-followed rule in politics is not giving yourself any power you don’t want your opponents to have. Trump’s rhetoric on executive power is even grander than Biden’s. He has made it plain that he will use his powers to raise import taxes, go after political opponents, pressure the Federal Reserve to loosen monetary policy, and grow federal debt even more. Here is a novel idea. Triumphing Roman generals traditionally had a slave stand behind them on parade who whispered into his ear that he was a man, not a god. American presidents could use a similar aide. So, too, could the public. Ryan Young is a senior economist at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He wrote this for InsideSources.com. ©2024 Tribune Content Agency, LLC'Thiru Manickam' coming on OTT soon! When and where to watch Tamil family drama
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Prospera Financial Services Inc reduced its position in shares of VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF ( NYSEARCA:PFXF – Free Report ) by 12.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 53,494 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,297 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc owned about 0.06% of VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF worth $977,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Creekside Partners purchased a new stake in VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF in the second quarter valued at $232,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF by 29.9% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 404,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,003,000 after acquiring an additional 93,192 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its position in VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF by 5.5% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,254,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,702,000 after acquiring an additional 65,109 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF by 8.1% in the third quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 417,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,616,000 after acquiring an additional 31,165 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its position in VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF by 4.7% in the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 292,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,343,000 after acquiring an additional 13,139 shares during the last quarter. VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF Price Performance Shares of PFXF opened at $18.02 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.67 billion, a PE ratio of 0.59 and a beta of 0.51. VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF has a 1-year low of $16.62 and a 1-year high of $18.45. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $18.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.69. VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF Company Profile The VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund tracks an index comprised of USD denominated preferred securities and securities that the index provider deems to be functionally equivalent. Securities issued by financial firms are excluded. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
The annual iPhone release is a major event, sparking excitement and anticipation among tech enthusiasts and casual users alike. But before you rush to pre-order the latest model, consider this: you might actually get a better deal, and a better phone, if you wait until the following year. This might seem counterintuitive. After all, who doesn’t want the shiniest new gadget? However, there are compelling reasons why delaying your iPhone purchase can be a smart move, both financially and technologically . We’ll delve into the historical trends, analyze the tech cycle, and explore the potential benefits of holding onto your current phone for just a little longer. The iPhone Tick-Tock Cycle: Understanding Apple’s Release Strategy For years, Apple has followed a somewhat predictable pattern when it comes to iPhone releases. Major redesigns and significant feature upgrades are typically introduced every other year, followed by an “S” year with more incremental improvements. This has been referred to as the “tick-tock” cycle. Historically, waiting for the “tock” year has often meant getting a more polished and refined version of the “tick” year’s phone, often with fewer initial bugs and potentially at a lower price. Why Waiting Might Be Worth It But What If I Really Want the Latest and Greatest? Of course, there are valid reasons to opt for the newest iPhone. If you’re someone who: In these cases, the premium price and potential early adopter risks might be worth it. Real-World Example: The iPhone 14 vs. the (Potential) iPhone 15 Let’s look at a recent example. The iPhone 14 Pro brought significant changes: a new “Dynamic Island” notch replacement, an always-on display, and a 48MP main camera. However, early users reported some bugs and issues, including camera shaking in third-party apps and problems with the always-on display draining battery life. Now, consider the rumored iPhone 15. It is expected to refine the iPhone 14’s features, potentially addressing those early issues. It may also introduce a more efficient processor, improved battery life, and perhaps even a periscope zoom camera. Plus, the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will likely see a price drop, making them a more attractive option . Beyond the Tick-Tock: The Evolving iPhone Landscape It’s worth noting that Apple’s release cycle isn’t always perfectly predictable. The iPhone 14 line, for example, saw a bigger difference between the standard models and the Pro models, suggesting a shift in strategy. Furthermore, factors like global chip shortages and economic conditions can influence release schedules and pricing. It’s always wise to stay informed about the latest rumors and official announcements from Apple before making a purchasing decision. Making the Right Choice for You Ultimately, the decision of whether to buy an iPhone now or wait depends on your individual needs, budget, and priorities. By carefully weighing these factors, you can make an informed decision and get the best iPhone for your needs at the best possible price. Tips for Saving Money on an iPhone By following these tips and being a savvy shopper, you can save money on your next iPhone purchase, whether you choose to buy now or wait.
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