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has once again lit the internet on fire with a cryptic post suggesting a $250 million boxing match against could soon become a reality. The rumored fight, reportedly set for iconic , has sparked widespread speculation. social media post included nothing more than an Indian flag emoji and a red heart, yet it was enough to send fans into a frenzy. The post referenced a potential "mega-fight" between and as part of India's " " campaign. Social media outlets, including Happy Punch, have amplified the rumors, claiming both fighters could earn $250 million each-a staggering figure that cements the fight as one of the most lucrative in combat sports history. Boxing, Hollywood, and a packed year ahead For , this potential bout marks a dramatic pivot after nearly three years away from the Octagon. During this hiatus, he has faced personal and professional challenges, including an ongoing civil lawsuit and delays in constructing his new home in Ireland. But the Irishman seems determined to turn the tide. Alongside training for the fight, recently hinted at a new project. His three-word tweet, "I'm in! #chasheen", has fueled speculation about his involvement in , a star-studded series by creator is no stranger to the big screen. Earlier this year, he appeared in Road House alongside where he played a menacing hitman. Now, as he balances acting gigs and intense training sessions, schedule is packed with potential milestones. Fans question McGregor's readiness Despite the excitement, not everyone is convinced is ready for a return to the ring. Recent training footage has drawn criticism from fans who question his speed and sharpness. Some have doubted whether the Irishman can recapture the form that once made him a two-division champion. Whether he steps into the ring with or shines on the silver screen, is poised for a high-stakes year. Will he reclaim his spot at the top, or are these ventures distractions from his prime?OKLAHOMA CITY — A new study has found that systemic barriers to voting on tribal lands contribute to substantial disparities in Native American turnout, particularly for presidential elections. The study, released Tuesday by the Brennan Center for Justice, looked at 21 states with federally recognized tribal lands that have a population of at least 5,000 and where more than 20% of residents identify as American Indian or Alaska Native. Researchers found that between 2012 and 2022, voter participation in federal elections was 7 percentage points lower in midterms and 15 percentage points lower in presidential elections than among those living off tribal lands in the same states. Earlier studies show voter turnout for communities of color is higher in areas where their ethnic group is the majority, but the latest research found that turnout was the lowest on tribal lands that have a high concentration of Native Americans, the Brennan Center said. “There’s something more intensely happening in Native American communities on tribal land,” said Chelsea Jones, a researcher on the study. Jones said the study suggests some barriers may be insurmountable in predominately Native communities due to a lack of adequate polling places or access to early and mail-in ballots. Many residents on tribal lands have nontraditional addresses, meaning they don't have street names or house numbers, making mail-in voting even more difficult. As a result, many Native American voters rely on P.O. boxes, but the study notes that several jurisdictions will not mail ballots to P.O. boxes. Long distances to the polls that do exist on tribal lands and little to no public transportation creates additional hurdles for Native American voters. In far-flung Alaska Native villages, polling places sometimes simply don't open if there's no one available to run an election, and severe weather can make absentee voting unreliable, The Associated Press reported last month. “When you think about people who live on tribal lands having to go 30, 60, 100 miles (up to 160 kilometers) to cast a ballot, that is an extremely limiting predicament to be in," Jones said. "These are really, truly severe barriers.” Additionally, Jones said they found Native American voters were denied the ability to vote using their tribal IDs in several places, including in states where that is legally allowed. All of these roadblocks to the ballot can create a sense of distrust in the system, which could contribute to lower turnout, Jones said. The Brennan Center study also highlights on ongoing issue when it comes to understanding how or why Native Americans vote: a lack of good data. “There are immense data inequities when it comes to studying Native American communities, especially as it pertains to politics," Jones said. Native American communities are often overlooked when it comes to polling data and sometimes when they are included those studies do not reflect broader trends for Indigenous voters, said Stephanie Fryberg, the director of the Research for Indigenous Social Action & Equity Center, which studies systemic inequalities faced by Indigenous people. “Generally speaking, polling is not well positioned to do a good job for Indian Country,” said Fryberg, who is also a professor of psychology at Northwestern University. “There are ideas that are held up as the gold standard about how polling works that don’t work for Indian Country because of where we live, because of how difficult it is to connect to people in our community.” Fryberg, a member of the Tulalip Tribe in Washington State, was one of several Indigenous researchers who denounced a recent exit poll conducted by Edison Research that found 65% of Native American voters who participated said they voted for Donald Trump. The poll only surveyed 229 self-identified Native Americans, a sample size that she said is too small for an accurate reading, and none of the jurisdictions in the poll were on tribal lands. “Right there, you’re already eliminating a powerful perspective,” Fryberg said. The Indigenous Journalists Association labelled that polling data as “highly misleading and irresponsible,” saying it has led “to widespread misinformation.” In a statement to the Associated Press, Edison Research acknowledged that the polling size is small, but said the "goal of the survey is to represent the national electorate and to have enough data to also examine large demographic and geographic subgroups." The survey has a potential sampling margin of error of plus or minus 9%, according to the statement. “Based on all of these factors, this data point from our survey should not be taken as a definitive word on the American Indian vote,” the statement reads. Native Americans are not just part of an ethnic group, they also have political identities that come with being citizens of sovereign nations. Fryberg said allowing those surveyed to self-identify as Native Americans, without follow-up questions about tribal membership and specific Indigenous populations, means that data cannot accurately capture voting trends for those communities. Both Fryberg and Jones said that in order to create better data on and opportunities for Native Americans to vote, researchers and lawmakers would have to meet the specific needs of Indigenous communities. Jones said passage of the Native American Voting Rights Act, a bill that has stalled in Congress, would ensure equitable in-person voting options in every precinct on tribal lands. “This is not an issue that we see across the country,” Jones said. “It’s very specific to tribal lands. 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Jubilation. Joy. Relief. Wonder. Pick your word for it — emotions, each and all of them felt by the masses, came pouring out as the clock struck zero inside Memorial Stadium. The Nebraska football program’s long eight-year bowl drought finally came to an end on a 50-degree November afternoon in downtown Lincoln. That achievement is worth celebrating on its own, but the way Nebraska got it done — dominating, rather than eking over the line against an opponent it knows well — made the accomplishment that much sweeter. Nebraska never trailed in a 44-25 win over Wisconsin on Saturday, securing the program’s first bowl game since the 2016 season. The victory also snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Badgers, and the four-game losing skid which NU entered the day with. For a Nebraska (6-5, 3-5 Big Ten) senior class which had never made the postseason before, their level of play on the field matched the seriousness of the opportunity in front of them. Particularly on the offensive side of the ball, improvements from last week’s loss to USC were evident. Offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen, calling his second game as a member of the Nebraska coaching staff, dialed up a blistering six-play, 55-yard touchdown drive to start the game. A 45-yard kickoff return from freshman Jacory Barney Jr. set Nebraska up on the drive, with junior Heinrich Haarberg scoring the 5-yard run to secure NU’s early 7-0 lead. Having parted ways with its offensive coordinator during the week, Wisconsin, (5-6, 3-5) showed no ill effects from that shakeup as it immediately responded with a scoring drive of its own. Helped by a key missed tackle near midfield, Wisconsin found the end zone on a 4-yard passing score from Braedyn Locke to Bryson Green. After the initial scoring drive, Wisconsin took three of its next four possessions into Nebraska territory but came away with just three points from those chances. A Janiran Bonner fumble deep inside Nebraska territory set up Wisconsin with a prime scoring opportunity, but a three-and-out and delay of game penalty contributed to a 34-yard field goal sailing wide. The Badgers pushed across a 33-yard kick later in the half but also missed a second field goal from 41 yards out, a miss which resulted in a 10-play drive netting zero points. Not all of Nebraska’s first-half drives were perfect — the Huskers punted twice and fumbled once — but when things clicked, Wisconsin could do little to slow down the surging Nebraska offense. Nebraska utilized its quick passing game during its second touchdown drive, with a 27-yard gain from Emmett Johnson on a screen pass quickly being followed by a 21-yard Barney gain on a touch pass in the backfield. Running back Dante Dowdell capped off the eight-play, 80-yard touchdown drive with a 12-yard rushing score in which Jahmal Banks and Nate Boerkircher sealed the edge with a pair of punishing blocks. Nebraska also took advantage of Wisconsin’s field goal miscues by scoring touchdowns immediately following both misses. An efficient drive just prior to the halftime break ended with a toe-tap catch from Banks in the back of the end zone, a 5-yard passing score from Dylan Raiola which extended Nebraska’s lead to 21-10. Taking the ball with just 17 seconds left in the half, Wisconsin could’ve kneeled out the clock but instead opted to give running back Tawee Walker a first down carry. NU’s Nash Hutmacher made Wisconsin regret that decision by jarring the ball loose for a Bager turnover. One completion later and Nebraska brought kicker John Hohl onto the field for a 37-yard try, one he dispatched to give the Huskers a 14-point halftime lead. The 24 first-half points scored by Nebraska marked the team’s second-most all season, and the most since NU’s win over Colorado in September. The Huskers came out firing after the halftime break, too, forcing a Wisconsin three-and-out prior to putting together a scoring drive of its own. While the Nebraska drive stalled out prior to the end zone, a 45-yard Hohl field goal gave the Huskers a three-score advantage, 27-10 in their favor. Unable to trust its kicker in a similar situation, Wisconsin instead opted to keep its offense on the field for a fourth down outside the NU red zone. Walker’s carry up the middle was stuffed by the Blackshirts, resulting in a turnover on downs midway through the third quarter. When Nebraska turned that opportunity into a touchdown of its own, the game just about escaped Wisconsin’s reach. Another well-executed scoring drive, this time a seven-play march down the field which took three-plus minutes, ended in a Dowdell 3-yard touchdown run. As Nebraska’s lead reached 34-10, it marked the most points NU has scored against a Big Ten foe under head coach Matt Rhule. Wisconsin did fire back with a touchdown drive late in the third quarter and another midway through the fourth quarter. A third made field from Hohl helped keep Nebraska’s lead safe to the end, though. Nebraska can take away many positives from its win over Wisconsin, with the all-around performance of Johnson at running back and its much-improved offense taking center stage. Most important of all was the fact that Saturday’s win meant six on the season, a mark Nebraska fans hadn’t celebrated since the 2016 season. That major season milestone now secured, Nebraska’s regular season will come to a close during a Black Friday matchup against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola (15) and Dana Holgorsen celebrate a touchdown during the second quarter of the game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Head Coach Matt Rhule (left) high-fives Janiran Bonner (16) and Dana Holgorsen after a touchdown during the second quarter of the game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Dante Dowdell (23) runs into the end zone for a touchdown during the second quarter of the game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Dante Dowdell (23) dodges a tackle by Wisconsin's Austin Brown (9) as he runs into the end zone for a touchdown during the second quarter of the game on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Jahmal Banks (4) catches a pass during the first quarter of the game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Jahmal Banks (4) catches a pass while defended by Wisconsin's Justin Taylor during the first quarter of the game on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola reacts to a fumble recovered by Wisconsin during the first quarter of the game on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen looks over his notes during the first quarter of the game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen looks over his notes during the first quarter of the game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Heinrich Haarberg (10) runs through a tackle by Wisconsin's Austin Brown (9) and Preston Zachman (14) into the end zone for a touchdown during the first quarter of the game on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Heinrich Haarberg (center) leaps over Dante Dowdell (23) as he runs into the end zone for a touchdown during the first quarter of the game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Jahmal Banks (4) catches a touchdown pass while defended by Wisconsin's Ricardo Hallman (2) during the second quarter of the game on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. In a play that was ruled incomplete, Nebraska's Isaiah Neyor (18) catches a pass in the endzone while defended by Wisconsin's Xavier Lucas (10) in the second quarter on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Ceyair Wright (15) and Nash Hutmacher (0) try to block a field goal kick by Wisconsin's Nathanial Vakos (90) in the second quarter on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Dante Dowdell (23) runs in to the endzone for a second quarter touchdown on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Wisconsin's Austin Brown (9) tries to tackle Nebraska's Dante Dowdell (23) as he runs the ball in for a touchdown in the second quarter on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Wisconsin's Braedyn Locke (18) is sacked by Nebraska's Willis McGahee (12) in the first quarter on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Marques Buford (3) defends Wisconsin's Bryson Green (9) as he catches a touchdown in the endzone in the first quarter on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's John Hohl (90) scores a filed goal in the first quarter on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Heinrich Haarberg (left) celebrates his touchdown with quarterback Dylan Raiola during the first quarter on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Heinrich Haarberg (left) celebrates his touchdown with quarterback Dylan Raiola during the first quarter on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska players take the field after the tunnel walk on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Wisconsin's Trech Kekahuna (left) escapes a tackle from Nebraska's Isaac Gifford, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Javin Wright (right) breaks up a pass intended for Wisconsin's Tucker Ashcraft, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Heinrich Haarberg scores against Wisconsin, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Jacory Barney (right) celebrates his opening kickoff return against Wisconsin with teammate Janiran Bonner and Kwinten Ives, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Joey Mancino (67) embraces head coach Matt Rhule during a senior day ceremony before the game on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's MJ Sherman embraces head coach Matt Rhule during a senior day ceremony before the game on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Fans arrive at Memorial Stadium before the Wisconsin, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. 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Next year, the cost of parking in the most expensive blue zone in Vilnius could rise to 4 euros per hour (from 2.5 euros currently). The municipality says the changes are long overdue. According to the proposal, from July next year, the parking fee in Vilnius’ blue zone would increase from €2.5 to €4 per hour, in the red zone from €1.5 to €2.5 per hour, in the yellow zone from €0.60 to €1 per hour, and in the green zone from €0.30 to €0.50 per hour. The white zone would also be introduced further away from the city centre at €0.20 per hour. “Currently, parking prices in Vilnius are among the most affordable in the European Union: the cheapest zone has the lowest rate among EU capitals, while the most expensive zone also remains one of the lowest (half the price of Riga and Tallinn),” the municipality said. But is it true? The most expensive place in Europe to leave a car is the centre of Amsterdam, which costs €7.5 per hour. Copenhagen and Tallinn are also expensive, with a €6 charge in their most expensive parking zones. But there are some cities where it is cheaper to park even in the centre. In Sofia, Athens, and Warsaw parking costs €1 per hour in the most expensive zone. The European average is similar to the current price in Vilnius’ blue zone – between €2 and €3. When comparing parking prices in the cheapest zones, Vilnius is indeed the leader. The overall average for the cheapest zones in EU capitals is around €1, with only Helsinki at €2. According to Jonas Damidavičius, Head of Mobility Transformation at the municipal company JUDU, the comparison with other cities is only part of the reasoning behind the change in pricing policy. “We have compared with foreign countries what pricing and principles they apply; we have taken stock of where Vilnius is among other European capitals and cities, and that is what we have come up with,” he said. But the main motivation, he stressed, was to reduce parking occupancy. It is particularly high in the Old Town, where almost 100 percent of the spaces are always occupied, while the aim is to maintain 70 percent occupancy. “When the occupancy rate of parking spaces in the city is approaching or exceeding 85 percent, we need to take steps to reduce the occupancy rate somewhat, to maintain a threshold so that if you want to park your car, it does not cause additional congestion and pollution, so that everyone finds a space,” said Damidavičius. Weekly newsletter every FridayWix.com ( NASDAQ:WIX – Free Report ) had its price target raised by B. Riley from $190.00 to $220.00 in a research note published on Thursday morning, Benzinga reports. B. Riley currently has a buy rating on the information services provider’s stock. A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group lifted their price target on Wix.com from $200.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 8th. KeyCorp started coverage on Wix.com in a report on Thursday, July 25th. They issued a “sector weight” rating for the company. Benchmark lifted their price objective on Wix.com from $225.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their price objective on Wix.com from $200.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded Wix.com to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $210.44. Get Our Latest Stock Report on WIX Wix.com Stock Performance Institutional Inflows and Outflows A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WIX. Quadrature Capital Ltd grew its holdings in Wix.com by 65.1% in the 1st quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 22,515 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $3,095,000 after buying an additional 8,879 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in Wix.com by 19.5% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 10,401 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $1,431,000 after buying an additional 1,696 shares in the last quarter. Bayesian Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Wix.com during the 1st quarter worth $779,000. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Wix.com by 246.5% during the 1st quarter. Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc. now owns 686 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $94,000 after purchasing an additional 488 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Wix.com by 163.7% during the 1st quarter. Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC now owns 3,829 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $526,000 after purchasing an additional 2,377 shares in the last quarter. 81.52% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Wix.com Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Wix.com Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a cloud-based web development platform for registered users and creators worldwide. The company offers Wix Editor, a drag-and-drop visual development and website editing environment platform; and Wix ADI that enables users to have the freedom of customization that the classic editor offers. 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Big houses and grand spaces leave lots of potential for some strange games. Melanie Cable-Alexander investigates. Driving a Land Rover blindfolded might not be everyone’s idea of fun, but, according to the Duchess of Fife, it can be a hoot. The idea, she explains, is to place two pairs of people in two vehicles and to encourage them to navigate a series of cones set in separate lanes, with one person in each couple at the steering wheel wearing a pair of blacked-out swimming goggles and the other issuing directions. ‘It’s hilarious when a husband-and-wife team is involved,’ she adds. The Duchess and her husband are nothing if not adventurous when it comes to entertainment at their home, Kinnaird Castle in Angus — particularly at Christmas, when the weather is inclement and the castle, by virtue of its sheer size, comes into its own, with games (albeit not the aforementioned Land Rover driving) being transferred from outside to indoors. You can tell that the corridors at Kinnaird are one big playground from the moment you walk into the main entrance hall, which has an air-hockey table right in the middle of it. Tractors, scooters and rollerblades (‘easier on stone than grass’) are given free rein in the long stone downstairs corridors and the top-floor corridor is devoted to crazy golf and bowls (‘the carpet is green, so it made sense’). The old kitchen is the trampoline room and the former staff dining room is for yoga. Best of all is the dedicated (and unheated) games room, created from a two-storey library and a second drawing room that was never rebuilt after a fire 100 years ago. The space houses, among other things, a ‘near enough life-size’ badminton court and a full-length cricket pitch with a strong net ‘to prevent broken windows’. It’s a room that Ben Cowell, director-general of Historic Houses, recalls vividly from his visit to the castle a few years ago. ‘It was cavernous, with the full height of the room reaching up to the rafters as the ceiling had not been replaced,’ he remembers. ‘The Duke explained that they were quite happy for the space to remain as it was because the family played games there.’ It may seem surprising for such grand spaces to be set aside for light-hearted recreation, but it is not unusual, as art historian Kate Retford, professor of History of Art at Birkbeck, University of London, points out in her essay A family home and not... a museum: living with the country-house art collection . ‘Scholarly interest has generally focused on the country-house art collection as a site of display,’ she writes. ‘We less often think of them as elements of a backdrop to the inhabitants reading, sewing, playing music, conversing’ — and, of course, playing games. Prof Retford refers to a painting by Elizabeth Chute of the lower gallery at the National Trust’s The Vyne in Hampshire, dating from 1877. The gallery in question had been converted into a place in which the then owner’s many children could play. Prof Retford writes that in the picture, ‘marble statues, busts and paintings jostle with a rocking horse, a horse on wheels, a net strung up for battledore (or shuttlecock), a train track with a couple of carriages falling off the end and a large variety of tools’. It all sounds not dissimilar to sights met at Kinnaird, suggesting that these big country houses make natural playgrounds, especially their corridors. This point was made by another Duchess, the late Deborah (‘Debo’) Cavendish, who described children roller-skating along the corridors of Chatsworth, Derbyshire, in her book about the house, adding that ‘on a wet day you can walk for hours, be entertained and keep dry’ (she did also say that, less conveniently, ‘a bag put down can be lost for months’ and ‘it is a terrible place to train a puppy’). Etymologically, the word corridor derives in part from the Latin currere , meaning to run, which is a trifle irritating for children when that’s what they are mostly told not to do in them. One of the first times the word appeared in the English language was when the 1st Duchess of Marlborough questioned Sir John Vanbrugh’s design for her new home Blenheim Palace and his unusual distribution of rooms in 1716. The architect explained: ‘The word Corridoor, Madam, is foreign, and signifies in plain English, no more than a passage.’ Later on, the Duchess’s descendant, Sir Winston Churchill, used these same Vanbrugh-designed corridors and rooms to invent a game called The English and the French, which, according to Antonia Kearney, Blenheim’s social historian, ‘resembled a rugby scrum and had only two rules: one, that Churchill was always the General and two, there was no promotion. No prizes for guessing why!’ Churchill’s game is a classic example of H. G. Wells’s belief that country-house corridors could give ‘the men of tomorrow [...] new strength’ and ‘build up a framework of spacious and inspiring ideas in them’, as well as ‘keeping children happy for days’. So inspired was he by life at Easton Glebe, Essex, where he was staying as a tenant of the Countess of Warwick, that he wrote Floor Games , in which he penned these words, in 1911. Two years later, he followed it with Little Wars , which set rules for playing with toy soldiers. Cartoonist Oliver Preston recalls playing real-life soldiers as a child with swords grabbed from the walls at his friend’s house, Arbury Hall in Warwickshire (‘fortunately, they were blunt’) and participating in a version of corridor football at Eton in Berkshire. ‘My house had three floors of narrow, wiggly corridors with fire doors breaking up the passageways. These made excellent goals.’ It was another school, Charterhouse, then in London, that played a version of football in its corridors, which later led to the creation of the offside rule. Mr Preston also remembers a cartoon in Polo magazine of a child riding the family great Dane down a long corridor, swinging a mallet. Country Life’s own Annie Tempest has illustrated an equally unexpected sight — that of a butler riding a Sinclair C5 (Sir Clive Sinclair’s doomed recumbent electric vehicle) along an endless corridor. It was inspired by C5s being ‘a bit of a joke at the time’ and her life at Broughton Hall, her family home in North Yorkshire, now a smart wellness sanctuary run by her brother Roger. The cartoon may have been semi-fictional, but it is not unknown for motorised vehicles to whizz down country-house corridors, as the Duke of Richmond reveals. ‘My grandfather always said he rode his motorcycle in Gordon Castle quite a lot,’ he reminisces. The Duke’s own family home, Goodwood House in West Sussex, doesn’t have many corridors as the rooms open onto each other — although he did once hold Goodwood’s legendary annual cricket match indoors in the ballroom ‘because the weather was so awful, which probably wasn’t the best idea’. At Christmas, everyone plays a version of hide-and-seek across the ground floor in a game devised by the Duke’s grandmother. Spooky games are often a feature of country-house corridors, particularly as the nights draw in. The Countess of Carnarvon makes much of ghostly corridor creepings in her blog about Highclere Castle, Hampshire, and Viscount Hereford says that his father, the 18th Viscount, ‘always encouraged his house guests to embark on a ghost hunt after dinner’ down the corridors of Hampton Court Castle in Herefordshire. Growing up at the castle perhaps allowed him to have ‘fond’ rather than petrifying childhood memories of visiting the Drummond family at Megginch Castle in Perthshire, where his friend’s father Humphrey Drummond ‘would encourage us to head down through a secret door to a winding staircase to the dungeon, where a skeleton attached to fishing nylons and chains would leap to life, terrifying us’. Fishing lines were used for a different purpose by Miss Tempest’s father, who wanted to put a stop to corridor creeping of another kind. ‘To prevent us misbehaving when we were in our teens, Dad would put fishing-line trip-wires by the boys’ bedrooms,’ she recalls. Had that happened to the zoologist Desmond Morris, he would have been far less amused, for it was during a spot of corridor creeping when playing sardines at a country-house party in 1949 that he met his future wife. He declared the episode as proof of love at first sight — but the story may have been very different had the pair been sitting next to each other in a Land Rover on the Duchess of Fife’s instructions. Melanie Cable-Alexander is a journalist and editor

How to watch Nebraska volleyball vs. Wisconsin (11/23/24) | FREE LIVE STREAM, Time, TV, Channel for Big Ten gameST. LOUIS (AP) — Jason Zucker scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 9:30 remaining and the Buffalo Sabres notched their third straight victory by beating the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Sunday. Jiri Kulich extended Buffalo’s lead with a breakaway goal that went between Blues goalie Jordan Binnington’s legs with 3:41 to play. Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist against his former team as the Sabres won in St. Louis for just the second time in 12 years to sweep the season series. Zucker had a goal and an assist, and Jack Quinn had two assists for Buffalo. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 35 shots. Brayden Schenn and Nathan Walker scored for the Blues. Binnington had 12 saves. Buffalo scored on two of its first three shots, including its first of the game. Takeaways Buffalo: After a 13-game losing streak (0-10-3), the Sabres have scored 17 goals while winning three straight. St. Louis: The Blues, who are tied for an NHL-low five power-play goals at home, went 0 for 4 with the man advantage. Key moment After Walker pulled the Blues even with 14:04 left in the game, rookie Zack Bolduc took a cross checking penalty midway through the third period that led to the decisive goal. Key stat The Sabres had scored on only six of 43 road power plays (14%) this season before going 2 for 3 on Sunday. Buffalo ranked 27th out of 32 NHL teams. Up next The Blues play Chicago in the Winter Classic on Tuesday at Wrigley Field. Buffalo will play at Dallas on Tuesday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl

GSA Capital Partners LLP cut its stake in The ODP Co. ( NASDAQ:ODP – Free Report ) by 58.4% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 8,258 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 11,601 shares during the quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP’s holdings in ODP were worth $246,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ODP. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System boosted its holdings in ODP by 53.7% during the first quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 15,034 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $798,000 after purchasing an additional 5,250 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in ODP by 0.4% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,982,531 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $211,273,000 after buying an additional 16,584 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in ODP by 16.2% during the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 5,788 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $307,000 after buying an additional 809 shares during the last quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd bought a new stake in ODP during the first quarter worth $413,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in ODP by 3.2% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 29,279 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,554,000 after acquiring an additional 914 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.56% of the company’s stock. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth ODP has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of ODP from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. StockNews.com upgraded ODP from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. ODP Trading Up 2.4 % ODP stock opened at $27.26 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $821.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -29.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $29.25 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.90. The ODP Co. has a one year low of $23.69 and a one year high of $58.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.47. ODP ( NASDAQ:ODP – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The specialty retailer reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.60 by ($0.89). The company had revenue of $1.78 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.82 billion. ODP had a negative net margin of 0.52% and a positive return on equity of 12.15%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.88 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that The ODP Co. will post 3.26 EPS for the current year. ODP Company Profile ( Free Report ) The ODP Corporation provides business services and supplies, products, and digital workplace technology solutions for small, medium, and enterprise businesses in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The company operates through four divisions: ODP Business Solutions, Office Depot, Veyer, and Varis. Further Reading Want to see what other hedge funds are holding ODP? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for The ODP Co. ( NASDAQ:ODP – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for ODP Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for ODP and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signed revised Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Eastern University of Sri Lanka (EUSL) and the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka (SEUSL), reinforcing its commitment to supporting the educational and career aspirations of undergraduates. The SEC began its partnership with national universities in 2008 through the signing of MoUs, and the MoUs were initially signed with the EUSL and SEUSL in 2010. This marked the start of a lasting partnership aimed at nurturing the development of future professionals in the capital market. The updated MoUs aim to offer valuable benefits to undergraduates, such as a cash award and Gold medal recognising academic excellence in capital market-related subjects, a cash award for the top research project in the capital market field, and opportunities for enhanced industry knowledge, hands-on learning experiences, and career development within the capital market and the SEC through internships. The revised Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were formally signed with the participation of key representatives from both universities and the SEC. SEC Deputy Director Tushara Jayaratne represented the Commission, while SEUSL was represented by its Acting Vice Chancellor Dr. U.L. Abdul Majeed, and EUSL by its Vice Chancellor Prof. V. Kanagasingham. The signing ceremony at SEUSL was also attended by Department of Management and Information Technology Head Prof. Sabraz Nawas and M. Farwis of Department of Accountancy and Finance. At EUSL, the MoU was signed in the presence of Deputy Vice Chancellor Dr. T. Prabaharan, Faculty of Graduate Studies Dean Prof. J. Kennedy, Faculty of Arts and Culture Dean Dr. V. Gunabalasingam, Department of Management Acting Head V.R. Ragel, Department of Commerce Head M.S. Thayaraj, Faculty of Commerce and Management National Link Coordinator T. Sellar and Healthcare Sciences Dean Prof. T. Sathaananthan. The SEC will continue to renew MoUs with other national universities, underscoring its dedication to broadening access to professional opportunities for students across the country. Through this initiative, the SEC seeks to inspire a new wave of young professionals, fostering academic excellence and innovative contributions to the capital markets sector.None

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