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Impactful Speakers Series Regional Preparedness for Coping with Crisis and Fragility: From Covid to Climate
Impactful Speakers Series Regional Preparedness for Coping with Crisis and Fragility: From Covid to Climate 7 September, 2020 Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change (CSCCC), in collaboration with the World Bank, held the inaugural webinar in their Impactful Speakers Series. The webinar explored the possibilities of a coordinated response by countries in the region to crises and workable strategies for a future that puts people first. The lessons learnt from COVID 19 were used to contextualize discussion on the looming climate crisis to get input from the panelists on way forward. The panelists included Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Dr. Adil Najam, Dr. Nausheen H. Anwar and Mr. Abhas Jha. The session was moderated by Ambassador (rtd) Nadeem Riaz. In her introductory remarks the Chief Executive of CSCCC, Aisha Khan, emphasized the need for adopting a triple "C" approach (Collaborate , Cooperate, Coordinate) to address climate challenges in South Asia. She highlighted that COVID 19 had exposed the fragility of the world and our vulnerability to crises and used that as an example to amplify the need for regional cooperation. Climate change she said would disrupt life and dent the economy at multiple levels and therefore must be addressed in a holistic manner. As moderator for the session, Ambassador Nadeem Riyaz highlighted the challenges facing the world due to climate change. He specifically pointed out the risks associated with out migration and the spill-over impacts of trans-boundary movements of population that may cause a humanitarian crisis and geo-political fault lines if not managed through a coordinated plan. He noted that the South Asian Region, which is home to 1.94 billion people, did not have a concerted strategy to deal with the emerging challenges. He initiated the conversation by posing two options; to maintain the status quo or to open a new chapter of climate diplomacy in South Asia. Dr. Iftekhar Chowdhury remarked that regional cooperation was crucial to tackling climate change because "No nation is an island". He cited examples of the many shared commonalities in the region and said that it would be difficult to meet climate threats without collaboration. He talked about the collective climate conscience that had worked for Bangladesh and how the country had used advocacy and a heightened level of awareness to flag issues at the global stage. He endorsed the 3 "C" approach and called for out of box thinking that utilizes the intellectual resources of South Asia to develop a nexus between government, civil society and individuals. Dr. Adil Najam stated that he did not believe that under the current political dispensation, South Asia would come together to tackle with climate change from a regional platform. He cited the example of the pandemic that offered a perfect moment for starting a conversation on common action but failed to elicit the desired response from any quarter. He emphasized the point that it was not important to discuss the obvious (need for collaboration) but rather a time for recognizing the reasons for the lack of cooperation and trying to remove the roadblocks that stand in the way of progress. He made three important points; i) need to reduce levels of hope and expectation from international climate negotiations on finding timely and equitable solutions to climate change and putting greater focus on developing National Adaptation Plans using a bottom up approach; ii) Using lessons learnt from COVID19 memories to bring meaningful change; iii) Plan for a new economy, new infrastructure and new employment economy in a post COVID world. Dr. Nausheen Anwar emphasized on the need for a national initiative and said that the Karachi urban flooding was more a result of a severely degraded ecology and less due to climate change. She talked about the damage caused by poor urban planning, encroachments and its cumulative impact on compromising the relationship between people, land and nature. She stressed on the need for putting in place the right kinds of technologies and technocratic interventions for removing ambiguities that lead to impending climate chaos, land displacements, evictions, fragmented governance, climate refugees, infrastructure crisis, structural inequalities and food insecurity. She highlighted the gender dimension of climate change and need for credible data to reduce risk of violence and other forms of discrimination against women. Abhas Jha focused on Pakistan's climate challenges and emphasized its extreme vulnerability to climate change. Referring to a report prepared by the World Bank he talked about the risk faced by 800 million people in the SAR region,. He mentioned the sea level rise, floods, and droughts, stating that almost 21.4 million people would be pushed into poverty. He advocated for a push towards fixing the energy system, de-carbonizing the electricity grid and working towards energy efficiency. He said that cities needed to be built around people not cars, and investments made in green housing. He called for integrated urban upgrading programs and nature based solutions as the need of the hour. Most of the urban infrastructure, he said, built in the last 6000 years would be rebuilt in next 20 years. He stressed on the imperative to fix agriculture and food systems, move toward climate smart agriculture, early warning systems and effective water tariffs. The window of opportunity he said would continue to shrink and the time for action was now. Key Takeaways Ø There is need for developing a framework of systems in all countries. Ø Climate change goes beyond any single country and therefore requires political leadership to build consensus. Ø SAARC should not be used as a political tool for divisiveness but to create linkages to strengthen regional ties at multiple levels. Ø Cross learning and sharing best practices should be facilitated without hindrances. Ø Dialogue between science and society should be promoted to develop a better understanding of challenges and need for collaboration and cooperation among civil society actors. Ø All problems confronting South Asia will be exacerbated by climate change and a paradigm shift in thinking is needed for social, economic and ecological stabilization.


Many people hope for an inheritance in this life, but there is one of greater value that will never pass away. Despite the fact that those who trust in Christ have a secure inheritance, the pain and trials that we experience in this life are real. Alistair Begg explains that we should not allow trials in our life to be wasted, but Christians should endure trials with hope in God's work of salvation.


When English mountaineer George Mallory was asked in 1923 by The New York Times why he wanted to attempt to climb Mount Everest again (after having failed in 1921 and 1922), he gave what is likely the most famous three-word answer in history.
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12 New Year's Resolutions That Help You Live Longer
Lisa Marie ConklinUpdated: Mar. 30, 2022
Sure, losing weight and exercising more are healthy resolutions that can help you live longer, but these resolutions are something you can work on each month and end the year feeling younger!
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Take a naked selfie every month
Passcodes on smartphones are annoying, but if that's what it takes to store nudes on your phone to save your life, it's well worth it. Melanoma kills more than 9,000 people each year, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, and one surefire way to lower your risk is to do a monthly self-check for new moles or moles that change in appearance. This is why a monthly selfie is essential. Who can remember from month to month if a mole changed in appearance or if the lesion you noticed last month grew or disappeared?
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Become a pet parent
If you've been weighing the pros and cons of adopting a pet, you might want to resolve to do it this year because a furbaby could help you live longer. A study showed dog owners had a 15 percent lower risk of death caused by cardiovascular disease than non-dog owners. (The research took place over an 11-year period with Swedes aged 40 to 80 with no history of cardiovascular disease.) As you probably can guess, it wasn't just the cuteness factor that helped maintain a healthy heart; it's likely the dog walks and playing fetch.
Want to keep your wits sharp as you age? Then resolve to make more friends this year. And no, we don't mean more Facebook friends and Instagram connections, but in-person, authentic relationships. Turns out maintaining lifelong relationships has dividends beyond sharing laughs. Scientists asked super-agers (people in their 80s with the mental agility of a 50- to 60-year-old) and non-superagers (average-for-age) to complete a questionnaire about their psychological well-being. The compelling difference between the two groups is that the super-agers had higher levels of positive social relationships than the non-superagers. Follow these resolutions to have your happiest year ever.
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Stop eating over the kitchen sink
National Geographic fellow and journalist Dan Buettner knows the secret to why people who live in the "Blue Zone" live longer. ("Blue Zone" refers to parts of the world where scientists identified as having unusually long-living residents. Buettner's extensive research includes Sardina, Italy, Okinawa, Japan, Icaria (Ikaria), Greece, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica and Loma Linda, California.) One specific trait among the long-living residents of Sardina and Ikaria is they dine leisurely, taking time to enjoy the food and conversations with friends and family thoroughly. They also partake in small glasses of wine daily. Essentially, they practice mindful eating, a resolution that will have immediate and long-term benefits for you.
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What does 115-year-old Kane Tanaka attribute her longevity to? Her nephew Gary Funakoshi told the San Diego Union-Tribune it's her faith in God. And a study published in PLOS one reveals she may be onto to something. But this doesn't mean you have to join a church in January because it's not necessarily the sermons that help us live to a ripe old age. Study authors point to the effects that church attendance has on mortality. For example, things like compassion, respect, charity, humility, meditation, and inter-connectedness with others are all benefits attributed to having religious practices.
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Punch out on time
Your partner tells you all the time that you work too hard, but you shrug it off knowing that if you put in long hours now, it will pay off in the future. But will it? The American Journal of Epidemiology suggests that there's a whopping 40 percent increased risk of coronary heart disease among those who work 50 hours or more each week. Another study revealed workers who logged in more than 60 a week for 30 years tripled their risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis.
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Make an appointment for this test
If you're turning 50 this year and haven't had a colon screening, you should put it on your list. Fecal testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy are three screenings that contributed to a 52 percent drop in deaths from colon cancer. A study published in the journal Gastroenterology kept tabs on Kaiser Permanente's massive outreach that began in 2006 to get their patients screened for colon cancer. Overall, Kaiser Permanente patients are now 28 percent less likely to die from colon cancer than patients nationwide.
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Start drinking green tea
More than 40,000 Japanese adults aged 40 to 79 were followed for 11 years to investigate the association between drinking green tea and mortality associated with heart disease and stroke. The results, published in JAMA, revealed people who drank five cups or more daily were less likely to die from heart disease and stroke during the study. In fact, for heart disease, 31 percent of women and 22 percent of men were less likely to die from heart disease and 42 percent of women and 35 percent of men from a stroke.
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Make a playdate
We know exercise is an essential factor when it comes to living a longer life, but it's boring when you have to go it alone, and when exercise is a snoozefest, we find something else to do—like watch TV. Researchers found an interesting correlation between social sports and longevity. A study in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings showed that team sports added years to your life. About 8,500 adults were followed for up to 25 years and asked to name their primary form of exercise. The answers pointed to social sports as improving life expectancy. Playing tennis netted 9.7 years, badminton served up an additional 6.2 years, and soccer scored an extra 4.7 years. Check out these ways to make your resolution stick.
Strive for these traits
What is a common trait among the oldest people living in the world? Curious researchers conducted a positive psychological traits study to find out. They interviewed a group of rural Italians aged 90 to 101 years and their children and extended family. Rating scales for factors such as physical well-being, optimism, anxiety, depression, and resilience were used. Also, interviews were done with the older people and their family members to gather their narratives about things like their beliefs, traumatic events, and migrations. Researchers also got impressions from family members about the personality traits of their older relatives. Their ripe old age was due in part to close family ties, religion, a purposeful life, and the ability to grin and bear, when necessary, a positive attitude. Here are more ways to live longer, according to the longest-living people in the world.
If you have an immediate relative with diabetes, do this
According to the American Heart Association, there are 7.6 million adults with undiagnosed diabetes in the United States. Diabetes can sneak up on you and, if left uncontrolled, contributes to heart disease, kidney disease, blindness, and amputations. If you have an immediate relative with diabetes, the AHA recommends testing, which is usually a simple fasting glucose test of your blood sugars. Regardless of an immediate relative with diabetes, if you have a history of heart disease, high blood pressure or cholesterol, polycystic ovary syndrome, or physical inactivity, resolve to get your blood sugars tested.
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Start flossing
Seriously, brushing just isn't enough. Here's how to prove it to yourself—eat some popcorn and brush your teeth. Think you brushed all the particles away? Grab some floss and get between each tooth. Did you miss some spots while brushing? Just think of those particles sitting there, day after day, rotting in in your teeth and gums. That bacteria inflame your gums, which can pull away from the tooth causing pockets and more places for leftover food to hang out. Besides potential tooth and bone loss, your heart will pay the price as the bacteria find their way to your arteries causing plaque, more inflammation which causes arteries to narrow. Gerontologist Dr. Michael Roizen told Reader's Digest daily flossing can add 6.4 years to your life. Don't miss these 100 easy habits to help you live to 100.
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Lisa Marie Conklin is a Baltimore-based writer and writes regularly about pets and home improvement for Reader's Digest. Her work has also been published in The Healthy, HealthiNation, The Family Handyman, Taste of Home, and Realtor.com., among others. She's also a certified personal trainer and walking coach for a local senior center.

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The Future of High-Speed Rail in U.S. Is in Texas
Carlos Aguilar, Texas Central president and CEO, comments on the changes to the San Francisco-to-Anaheim project announced last month by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and why his project linking Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth will progress.
March 5, 2019, 2pm PST | Irvin Dawid
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"We fully understand the complexities of the California High-Speed Rail (HSR) project and the drivers that have led to the Governor of California's decision to limit the scope of that state's HSR," writes Carlos Aguilar, a former senior vice president at the global engineering company CH2M Hill.
It is important to contrast both the physical facts that make our project different, as well as the government versus private approach to building such large-scale infrastructure.
Topographical challenges in California non-existent in Texas
"The main challenge ... is connecting the Central Valley to the main centers of population in the Bay Area and Los Angeles," continues Aguilar.
This is why the current range of expected cost in California is between $77 billion and $98 billion. Out of this figure, the tunnels required to link the valley to San Jose (Pacheco Pass) and Los Angeles (Tehachapi Mountains) collectively, could cost well over $20 billion with significant underground risk.
To put this in perspective, the potential cost of these tunnels alone, is more than the total projected cost of Texas Central's 240-mile project to link Houston and North Texas.
According to Texas Central, "the train system will cost more than $12-billion to construct. This includes the tracks, viaducts, berms, maintenance facilities, power substations, and three passenger stations."
Texas bullet train will remove cars from Interstate 45
The trip from Dallas to Houston, with one intermediary stop in the Brazos Valley, will take only 90 minutes, much faster than an auto trip today, let alone the future.
"Nearly 50,000 Texans travel between the two metropolitan areas at least once a week, 90% of them by car," writes Keith Barrow for Railway Age.
The current journey time by road ranges from 3.5 to 5.5 hours, and traffic has increased nearly 10% annually since 2012. A Texas Department of Transportation study estimates journey times could reach 6.5 hours by 2035, even with the additional capacity provided by planned highway enhancements.
Why Texas?
To paraphrase James Carville, "it's the jobs, stupid."
"After reviewing over 90 pairs of cities to determine the most commercially successful place to deploy a high-speed train, Houston to Dallas was the answer," writes Aguilar.
The Houston to Dallas/Fort Worth region is by far, the most rapidly growing region in the nation. In 2018, Dallas and Houston combined added 224,700 jobs, compared to number two city, New York, at 115,500 jobs. No other region even comes close.
At the right distance, with the right economic links between Dallas, Houston and the Brazos Valley, and without the complexities now evident in California, our approach is more financially feasible.
Private, not public approach to financing
The California project was launched in 2008 with a nearly $10 billion bond measure, and has received federal funding of $3.5 billion that President Trump, in light of Newsom's Feb. 12 announcement, wants to recoup. Additional funding has come from the state's cap-and-trade program.
In contrast, the Texas high-speed rail train is funded by "investors and entrepreneurs," according to the FAQ.
Texas Central is an investor-funded company utilizing a market-led approach to financing, led by a group of primarily Texan investors. The Railroad will not seek grants from the US Government or the State of Texas, nor any operational subsidy once operation begins. The project will be financed with a blend of debt and equity.
"We are confident the Texas line will provide the ridership to sustain the operations, repay the debt and provide a return to the investors," concludes Aguilar.
Construction is scheduled to start late this year.
The Difference in the Texas and California HSR projects
Published on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 in Texas Central
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Harborview Medical Center's Dr. Fred Rivara was 46 when Congress first froze funding for federal research into the public-health effects of gun violence.
He's 66 now and, two decades later, the Seattle injury-prevention expert is still fighting to lift the ban he says prevents the U.S. from understanding how to prevent gun deaths — and how to treat the trauma surrounding them.
Rivara's latest forum is an editorial in the journal BMJ published Wednesday.
"Research is needed on all aspects of gun policies and safety," wrote Rivara and his colleagues, including Dr. Margaret Winkler, secretary of the World Association of Medical Editors.
"By taking steps to permit public-health research, we can finally begin to understand the sources of the current epidemic of violence and how best to control it," the authors added.
The funding ban dates to 1996, when the National Rifle Association (NRA) charged that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was lobbying in favor of gun control through its published studies.
The move followed a 1993 study by Rivara and colleaguesin the New England Journal of Medicine that found homes with guns had a higher risk of homicide by a family member or intimate partner.
Before that, from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, the CDC conducted original, peer-reviewed research into questions surrounding gun ownership and use.
Spurred by the NRA, Congress added an amendment to a 1997 spending bill stating that none of the funds that went to the CDC "may be used to advocate or promote gun control." Similar language was later added to funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The result has been "a chilling effect" on gun-violence research for nearly 20 years, said Rivara, founding director of the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center.
The omnibus spending bill for 2016 again included the language, despite efforts to remove it in the wake of a series of mass-shootings in the U.S. Even Jay Dickey, the former Republican congressman from Arkansas who authored the amendment that limited funding, has said publicly he regrets the move.
Opponents of gun control, however, say there's a good reason to continue to stop federal money from flowing to the CDC and other agencies to investigate gun violence.
President Obama lifted the formal ban on government research into gun violence in 2013, but the move has had little effect. Congress never authorized the $10 million Obama called for to pay for it then — or any funding since.
The result, Rivara said, was that researchers don't know much about the causes or public-health effects of gun violence, which caused 33,599 deaths in the U.S. in 2014. Worldwide, 180,000 people were gun-homicide victims in 2013, according to the Global Burden of Disease. Among high-income countries, the U.S. accounted for 73 percent of those deaths.
Without federal funds, many researchers have relied on private money to conduct studies. In 2014, Rivara published a study that found shooting victims were more likely to die by gunfire in the future.
That research, however, was paid for with $153,000 from the Seattle City Council, the first city in the U.S. to provide public dollars for gun research. Another project is pending, with $275,000 from the city granted for a two-year study about ways to intervene with gunshot victims to reduce similar injuries in the future, Rivara said.
A portion of Seattle's new tax on gun and ammunition sales will also fund such public-health research, city officials have said.
The NRA opposed that tax, as did Gottlieb, who said he sees no need for a public health agency to focus on gun violence.
"Gun ownership is not a disease," he said.


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Leominster man held in Douglas break-in after being found in trash barrel
Susan Spencer Telegram & Gazette Staff @SusanSpencerTG
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DOUGLAS — A Leominster man suspected of a break-in at a Forest Street home on Monday was found hiding in a trash barrel in Sutton by Uxbridge's police dog, Bear.
The man allegedly stole firearms, a large flat-screen TV, which was smashed on the ground in the backyard of the house, and a toilet seat, among other items, according to Douglas Police Chief Nicholas Miglionico.
Miglionico said Tuesday police were seeking a search warrant for a van that the suspect allegedly filled with items from the house.
John D. Boguzis, 35, 27 Graham St., Leominster, was held on $50,000 bail Tuesday after arraignment in Uxbridge District Court on charges of breaking and entering in the daytime for a felony, destruction of property worth more than $1,200, and larceny from a building.
Judge Gerald A. Lemire ordered Boguzis held at the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction. Boguzis also faces a violation of probation charge from Leominster District Court, where he was charged last year with assault and battery on a pregnant woman and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to Miglionico.
He is scheduled to return to court for a pretrial hearing Jan. 28.
Assistant District Attorney Henry A. Nydam II said in court that Boguzis has a nine-page Board of Probation record.
Boguzis' lawyer, Kevin D. Quinlan, said that most of the charges in his client's history were relatively minor. He said in the Douglas burglary, "no one was placed in fear." He requested $500 bail.
According to court documents, the Forest Street resident called police around 6 p.m. Monday to report the break-in. Police found a ladder at the rear balcony of the master bedroom, the balcony door damaged, and the house ransacked.
Neighbors told police a dark blue Chrysler minivan had been seen backing up to the front door of the house and a white man wearing dark clothing was seen moving items into the van from the house.
While Douglas police were at the house, Sutton police reported a suspicious vehicle on Torrey Road that matched the description of the minivan. A man ran from the van into the woods as police officers from Sutton and Douglas approached. The van's license plates had been removed and the van was stuffed full of items. A document with the address of the Forest Street house was seen inside in plain view, police said.
Police requested help from Uxbridge's police dog to track the driver. Officer Thomas Stockwell arrived with Bear, a Dutch shepherd, who picked up the scent. They found Boguzis hiding in a trash barrel in a carport a short distance away on Torrey Road.
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RY is Royal Bank of Canada's stock. Stock exchange NYSE (Currency USD). Average price in 50 days is 97.72$. Average daily volumn in 3 months 913.83k. Market cap 139.49B
Stock symbol : RY. Exchange : NYSE. Currency : USD
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According to Royal Bank of Canada's financial reports the company's revenue in 2022 were 48.5B an decrease(-4%) over the years 2021 revenue that were of 50.45B. In 2022 the company's total earnings were 15.79B while total earnings in 2021 were 16.04B(-6.25%).
Royal Bank of Canada operates as a diversified financial service company in Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Personal & Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, Insurance, Investor & Treasury, and Capital Markets. The Personal & Commercial Banking segment engages in the personal and corporate banking operations and retail investment businesses. The Wealth Management segment offers investment, trust, and other wealth manageme... nt solutions and businesses that provide asset management products and services through RBC distribution channels and third-party distributors. The Insurance segment provides a range of life, health, home, auto, travel, wealth and reinsurance advice and solutions, as well as creditor and business insurance services to individual, business, and group clients. The Investor & Treasury segment offers custodial, advisory, financing, and other services to institutional investors. The Capital Markets segment provides a range of capital market products and services in corporate and investment banking and global markets. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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A school in Desford and a Leicester based charity have both scooped a £5,000 cash award as part of a leading housebuilder's hugely successful charity campaign supporting under-18s.
Persimmon Homes has handed out more than £1,000,000 in cash prizes to organisations across England, Scotland and Wales as a part of its Building Futures campaign, supporting three categories, sport, education & arts and health.
Bosworth Academy and The Spark Arts for Children both represented Persimmon Homes North Midlands.
Bosworth Academy will use the money towards the installation of a much-needed, new artificial grass pitch that will serve as a training and match venue so that we can continue to serve the needs of the local communities.
The Spark Arts offers children opportunities to immerse themselves in the arts by experiencing a range of high-quality work that inspires, empowers and educates. With this funding, the charity would like to extend its festival into two communities in Leicester – Braunstone and Belgrave.
Derbyshire based CHICKS also represented the North Midlands region and received £5,000.
Persimmon Homes congratulated 96 organisations for getting to the final stage of its Building Futures competition. During a gala dinner, three finalists were each awarded the top prize of £100,000, three the second prize of £50,000 and three the third prize of £20,000. The remaining 87 finalists were handed £5,000 each.
From February to May, Building Futures has also given away £128,000 to 128 organisations supporting young people in sport, education & arts and health throughout England, Scotland and Wales.
The first, second and third prize winners were decided by a public vote and more than 250,000 votes were cast.
Liam Scott, managing director at Persimmon Homes North Midlands, said: "The Building Futures scheme has been a great success and we had a brilliant evening celebrating the fantastic work of so many organisations supporting young people in our communities.
"We have been overwhelmed by both the response to the competition, and the hard work and dedication of those involved within all the groups."
The £100,000 prize winner in the sport category was Scrappers Gym based in Swindon, Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association secured the award for education &arts and the Young People's Counselling Service Annabelle Davis project in Peterborough was handed the health award.
The second prize awards of £50,000 went to Leeds Rowing Club for sport, UK Astronomy in Milton Keynes for education & arts and Norwich-based Toy Like Me for health.
Andover BMX Club scooped £20,000 for sport in third place, while Wargrave House in Newton-le Willows won the education & arts award and Butterwick Hospice Kidz Club in Stockton was handed the health award.
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"Weird Al" Finally Sticks It To Craigslist!!!
Sigh. As funny as this is at some points (slightly used sombrero, LOL), there's no denying Al's on autopilot. To paraphrase myself, forget phoning it in—this motherfucker's FAXING it in. Come on, Yank, you got a number one hit with "White & Nerdy." It's time to start challenging yourself again. Where's the all-polka album? Where's the UHF sequel?
Fuck it, bro—why don't you freak out all the squares by going totally straight and making an album of non-comedic tunes? The most shocking thing you could do right now is to reinvent yourself as a serious musical artist. Get all pretentious n' shit. Go from "Weird" to "Crazy." Do the Rick Wakeman ice capades rock opera thing and blow people's minds. Or kill Dexter Holland and join the Offspring. Either way, it'll be way more refreshing than aping some hippie clown from a million years ago.
On a related note, has anyone ever confirmed that story about Billy Joel's wife trying to punch out "Weird Al" for that unreleased parody he made called "It's Just Billy Joel To Me" or whatever it was? The song pretty much called Joel a trend-whoring hack. I guess I'd try to punch "Weird Al" if he wrote a song like that about the person paying my rent the person I loved.
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The Chevy Trailblazer completely surprised me with its combination of technology and a small yet punchy engine
1 Bring on the three-cylinder power!
2 Industry-leading tech and my soft spot for the bowtie brand's SUVs
3 The 702-horsepower Ram 1500 TRX is Ram's blisteringly quick answer to the Ford F-150 Raptor
4 Ram just dropped its long-awaited competitor to the Ford Raptor, calling the pickup the "quickest, fastest, and most powerful mass-produced truck in the world."
5 To build the truck — dubbed the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX — Ram took its 1500 pickup and crammed in a supercharged, 6.2-liter V8 that it says is good for 702 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque.
6 That combination sends the full-size pickup from 0 to 60 mph in a ludicrous 4.5 seconds, the company said.
7 The TRX hits 100 mph in a frightening 10.5 seconds and smashes the quarter mile in just 12.9.
8 The all-around-absurd truck also is capable of a top speed of 118 mph, Ram says.
9 The TRX's hood scoop is actually functional and accounts for roughly half the air fed to the truck's monstrous engine.
10 The Ram badge up front is also hollowed out to help with airflow.
11 But the company didn't just plop a 702-horsepower engine into the 1500 and call it a day. Ram gave the 1500 numerous upgrades to make it a better performer in harsh, off-road conditions.
12 For starters, the TRX sits on a new frame made from high-strength steel …
13 … and is eight inches wider than the standard 1500.
14 It rides on an overhauled suspension …
15 … that allows for 13 inches of wheel travel at all four corners, a 40% increase over other 1500 models.
16 The TRX rides two inches higher than than 1500, giving it 11.8 inches of ground clearance.
17 It can also ford up to 32 inches of water …
18 … and comes with knobby, 35-inch tires.
19 Built for high-speed off-roading, the TRX sports a "Baja" mode that calibrates four-wheel-drive and steering systems, suspension, and stability control for "ultimate desert performance."
20 Let's face it, most TRX buyers — like most Raptor owners — are not going to tear across the desert at high speeds.
21 But the TRX can be practical, too, offering a 1,310-pound payload capacity and 8,100-pound towing capacity.
22 Inside, the TRX gets plenty of bells and whistles like a heads-up display, a 12-inch touchscreen, and a wireless charging dock.
23 Plus, there's an option for a leather and suede interior with carbon-fiber and red trim.
24 The Ram 1500 TRX starts at $69,995, while the 702-unit launch edition comes in at $90,315.
25 We'll have to wait and see whether the TRX proves to be the Raptor-crushing "apex predator" Ram hopes it will be.
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The Chevy Trailblazer combines high-tech with snazzy styling. Matthew DeBord/Insider
I tested a 2021 Chevy Trailblazer, with all-wheel-drive in the well-optioned Activ trim.
The as-tested price was $32,350, but the vehicle can be had for $19,000, base.
The Trailblazer borrows some snazzy design cues from the larger Chevy Blazer. These set it apart from the competition, which includes compact crossovers from Kia, Mazda, and Honda.
The Trailblazer has two engine and transmission options. My tester had a 155-horsepower, turbocharged, three-cylinder powerplant that offered nice punch at lower speeds, but that was slow to 60 mph and not as easy on gas as I thought it would be.
What sets the Trailblazer apart from the competition is a suite of technology features, ranging from infotainment to wifi connectivity to driver-assist, that are enviable in a budget package.
I really wasn't sure about the 2021 Chevy Trailblazer going into a week-long test of the small crossover SUV. This is not your father's Trailblazer, and in this case, I'm the father who remembers the nameplate from a larger, truck-based SUV that was discontinued in the mid-2000s. I was expecting a basic, entry-level crossover, easy on gas but nothing too impressive otherwise.
Instead, I enjoyed a nifty little SUV with compelling exterior styling, fully loaded with industry-leading infotainment and connectivity systems.
The white floating roof added some panache. Matthew DeBord/Insider
The best way to think about the Trailblazer is not as a blazer of trails, but as an ambler of suburban roads that borrows its design inspiration from the new Chevy Blazer — which is also questionable as a blazer of trails, but is an excellent SUV interpretation of the Camaro.
That makes the Trailblazer is a subcompact muscle-car SUV, except that it lacks anything even vaguely resembling muscle. The upshot? Chevy wants you to have something slightly jazzier than the Trax to start you out on the GM brand ladder.
Bring on the three-cylinder power!
As cute utes go, the Trailblazer is less cute than cool. Matthew DeBord/Insider
My nicely optioned test vehicle cost $32,350, but the price before goodies was $26,900, and I sampled the Activ trim level with all-wheel-drive. The base front-wheel-drive version goes for $19,000. I got a white floating roof and a paint job dubbed "Zeus Bronze Metallic," which suggests a lot of chromatic firepower for a ride this modest. The interior was "Jet Black," boring but not cheap-looking.
Under the hood, the Trailblazer has a 1.3-liter, three-cylinder (yes, three) turbocharged engine that makes 155 horsepower with 174 pound-feet of torque. This is a step up from the 137-hp base motor, and the larger powerplant is mated to a nine-speed automatic rather than a continuously variable transmission. That's a lotta gears for not a lot of power, and I anticipated fuel economy that was better than the rated 26 mpg city/30 highway/28 combined.
The 1.3-liter three-banger has enough torque to be punchy in around-town driving. Matthew DeBord/Insider
A snappy o-60 mph time is barely worth thinking about with a vehicle such as this; I clocked something like 10 seconds. However, the Trailblazer can muster sufficient torque to pass semis on the highway, and the motor's punch is more appealing in zippy, around-town driving. You have normal, sport, all-wheel-drive, and sport modes to play with. Sport firms up the steering, but the steering was adequately frisky and assured in other modes.
Cargo capacity is 25 cubic feet under the (powered!) liftgate, rising to 54 if you drop the rear seats, which are bench design, provided limited legroom for adults. The fronts split the difference between firm and compliant.
The interior isn't fancy, but it isn't uncomfortable or cheap-seeming, either. Matthew DeBord/Insider
Ride quality doesn't come off as jittery, but the Trailblazer doesn't always feel fully planted to the pavement, and as I noted earlier, I'd steer clear of trying to blaze any trails in this thing. One can tow up to 1,000 pounds, good enough for a small trailer or micro-camper, if you're taking an outdoorsy excursion or working on the house.
The best part of the Trailblazer is undoubtedly the infotainment system, running on an eight-inch central touchscreen, combined with OnStar's 4G LTE WiFi and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to go along with wireless charging (there are also USB ports for device connectivity, and Bluetooth pairing is a breeze). This is one of the best systems on the market, better than what you'd find in many luxury brands. An optional seven-speaker Bose audio system brings superb sound to the cabin.
Industry-leading tech and my soft spot for the bowtie brand's SUVs
Chevy's infotainment system is industry-leading. Matthew DeBord/Insider
Throw in a passel of driver-assist features and crisp, high-definition rear-facing camera and you start to think that while the Trailblazer is pricier than some other compact SUVs in this segment, at least as mine was well-configured, it's money well spent. That $32,000 sticker is not excessive when you consider that infotainment and audio outdo a significant slice of the premium market, and the flashy styling tended to put a smile on my face.
The market for the Trailblazer is first-time car buyers, as well as vehicle-deprived urbanites striking out of the 'burbs. But I could also see this package appealing to retirees who have a moderately active lifestyle, as well as frugal singles who aren't chasing status. It's certainly worth a test drive, if you're eyeballing the Kia Seltos, the Mazda CX-3, or the Honda HR-V — and even if you're considering slightly larger crossovers with bigger engines.
I could see this package appealing to retirees who have a moderately active lifestyle, as well as frugal singles who aren't chasing status. Matthew DeBord/Insider
For me, well, I have a soft spot for Chevy SUVs, from the Trax (which performed admirably when I tested it in a blizzard several years ago) to the Suburban, a commendable beast whose latest iteration I enjoyed just a few weeks ago.
Much of my affection can be chalked up to the genre of small crossovers being fairly same-old-same-old, regardless of manufacturer. This makes styling and technology matter, along with propulsion. In the last category, the Trailblazer is rewarding as a suburban runabout, and it's fun to take to a denser setting like Manhattan, to zoom around with the yellow taxis.
But in the end, it's the tech that sets Chevy apart from the competition. And it's the chief reason that you should consider buying or leasing a Trailblazer.
Gallery: The 702-horsepower Ram 1500 TRX is Ram's blisteringly quick answer to the Ford F-150 Raptor (Business Insider)
The 702-horsepower Ram 1500 TRX is Ram's blisteringly quick answer to the Ford F-150 Raptor
Ram just unveiled the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX, a ridiculously powerful off-road pickup that the company hopes will take it to the Ford Raptor.
The TRX sports a 6.2-liter, supercharged V8 that puts out a wholly unnecessary 702 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque.
According to Ram, it can hit 60 mph in 4.5 seconds, which is blisteringly quick for a hulking, gas-powered truck.
The 2021 Ram 1500 TRX will start at $69,995, while the 702-unit launch edition is priced at $90,315.
For years, Ram's had the idea for a Ford Raptor-beating, desert-thrashing, high-performance pickup in the works — and now it's finally arrived.
On Monday, the company unveiled the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX, a completely over-the-top truck with 702 horsepower, 650 pound-feet of torque, and a 0-to-60 time of 4.5 seconds. You read that right — Ram says this massive pickup will sprint to 60 mph as quickly as some purpose-built sports cars. All that oomph comes from the 6.2-liter supercharged V8 Ram stuffed under the hood, courtesy of the Dodge Hellcat engine.
But make no mistake: Ram did a lot more than just Hellcat-ify a run-of-the-mill 1500 pickup. The company transformed the truck into a desert-ready beast by building a stronger frame, revamping its suspension, giving it a wider stance, and lifting it by two inches.
Keep scrolling to learn more about the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX.
Ram just dropped its long-awaited competitor to the Ford Raptor, calling the pickup the "quickest, fastest, and most powerful mass-produced truck in the world."
To build the truck — dubbed the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX — Ram took its 1500 pickup and crammed in a supercharged, 6.2-liter V8 that it says is good for 702 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque.
That combination sends the full-size pickup from 0 to 60 mph in a ludicrous 4.5 seconds, the company said.
The TRX hits 100 mph in a frightening 10.5 seconds and smashes the quarter mile in just 12.9.
The all-around-absurd truck also is capable of a top speed of 118 mph, Ram says.
The TRX's hood scoop is actually functional and accounts for roughly half the air fed to the truck's monstrous engine.
The Ram badge up front is also hollowed out to help with airflow.
But the company didn't just plop a 702-horsepower engine into the 1500 and call it a day. Ram gave the 1500 numerous upgrades to make it a better performer in harsh, off-road conditions.
For starters, the TRX sits on a new frame made from high-strength steel …
… and is eight inches wider than the standard 1500.
It rides on an overhauled suspension …
… that allows for 13 inches of wheel travel at all four corners, a 40% increase over other 1500 models.
The TRX rides two inches higher than than 1500, giving it 11.8 inches of ground clearance.
It can also ford up to 32 inches of water …
… and comes with knobby, 35-inch tires.
Built for high-speed off-roading, the TRX sports a "Baja" mode that calibrates four-wheel-drive and steering systems, suspension, and stability control for "ultimate desert performance."
Let's face it, most TRX buyers — like most Raptor owners — are not going to tear across the desert at high speeds.
But the TRX can be practical, too, offering a 1,310-pound payload capacity and 8,100-pound towing capacity.
Inside, the TRX gets plenty of bells and whistles like a heads-up display, a 12-inch touchscreen, and a wireless charging dock.
Plus, there's an option for a leather and suede interior with carbon-fiber and red trim.
The Ram 1500 TRX starts at $69,995, while the 702-unit launch edition comes in at $90,315.
We'll have to wait and see whether the TRX proves to be the Raptor-crushing "apex predator" Ram hopes it will be.
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Dining Diaries: Where Does Michael Chiarello Get His Tuesday Night Mexican Takeout?
Dining Diaries will ask one chef each week about his or her personal favorite dining spots. Not recommendations, or hawking their co-star's newly opened whatever as a PR favor. But where a celeb chef goes to eat or drink or brunch or late-night snack or hangover binge on his own time.
This week, we grilled Chef Michael Chiarello on his favorite spots. Michael is the chef/owner of Bottega in the Napa Valley. In 1999, he added his own winery to the mix: the Chiarello Family Vineyards. Besides coming in second as a competitor on Top Chef: Masters, he has also judged on various installments of the Bravo franchise. He also competed on The Next Iron Chef, and hosted the Emmy Winning series Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello. Outside the kitch, Michael boasts an olive oil line called Consorzio Flavored Oils, and a retail line called NapaStyle, featuring artisanal foods, kitchenware, and home decor.
To get an after work nightcap: Bouchon is perfect for a nightcap. It was set up to accommodate the restaurant industry!
For a late night meal: I love to get a snack at the kitchen side of the bar at Redd, watching my friend and super chef Richard Reddington finish the night cooking and expediting.
For your early morning coffee: Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company has been a local favorite for 15 years.
For a weeknight dinner in the neighborhood: The counter at Cook. My old sous chef, Jade Wilmoth runs this great Italian joint. I sit at the counter and enjoy the show!
For dinner with visiting friends and family: My good friend Cindy Pawlcyn's Mustards has been a Napa stand-out for over 25 years. The food is great and the garden is perfect for kids romping when they need a break.
To get your favorite sandwich: I love the ahi burger at Gott's. Only roadside stand with a stellar wine list.
For a lazy Sunday brunch: There's something about the serene environment of the Bardessono hotel that helps Sundays feel less cluttered.
For your weekly grocery shop: Sunshine Market is my go-to favorite for everyday staples and high-end entertaining needs.
To order Tuesday night takeout: Azteca Market has some of my favorite Mexican food in the Napa Valley and jet cold beer.
To while away a sunny Saturday afternoon: Ah, the deck of Auberge du Soleil. A lovely glass of champagne with an even lovelier wife. Perfect.
To celebrate your birthday: The Restaurant at Meadowood. Not only is Chris Kostow the youngest chef in America with 3 Michelin stars, but I adore him and his very personal style of cooking.


I love these new heart paintings I've been working on. They're graphic and simple, and each one is a little different. I started with a few colors like coral, lilac and peach and focused on a group of simplified flower designs that mimic each other in style and texture.
I'm currently working in small, limited editions where I focus on color, pattern and size. These are original paintings using a small scale floral design inside a simple heart that is hand drawn in a purposefully organic fashion; and then the design is free-hand painted using acrylics on watercolor paper.
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Sword Art Online Volume 2 DVD: Biggest show of recent years rests on its laurels / January 24, 2014 by shadebug
This Monday (27th of January) see the release of Sword Art Online. "But Wait!" I hear you cry, "didn't you already review Sword Art Online?" Why yes, yes I did, but that was volume one of the four volumes that will cover the two seasons of Sword Art Online. Now it's time for volume two. I hope you're strapped in.
Now, for brevity's sake (I figure I should throw brevity a bone every so often) we'll assume that criticisms levelled at the first volume apply here, so I'll mostly be talking about the things that are different. Starting with:
This is, of course, the major difference between the two volumes and brings us to the end of the first season. There's a school of Otaku that will tell you that that makes this the end of the good bit and, from an action point of view, I would say that's fair.
This volume deals with a world that we now understand and we can get on with making things happen and messing with what we understand. Where the first volume taught us the mechanics of battle, this one shows us how the mechanics are tweaked and broken and how people manage to live their lives as though they were real lives.
As I've said before, this is the action volume and there is plenty of that (yet somehow it also manages to have the most boring moments which I, of course, love it for). This is the volume where we keep not having seen people's final form and it's a joy to watch because of that.
Action hero!
A lot of people dislike this bit because of the boring episodes, the episodes they consider filler. Personally, I never had a problem with filler as long as it wasn't inappropriate (see my Naruto Shippuden 14 review for rants on filler done poorly) and here that filler meant that we got to see relationships develop and it means that there are some very well executed emotional scenes going on. That contrast is one of the reasons why this show was so universally loved. There's something for everybody.
You would think that you might be able to get away with just getting the first two volumes and a lot of people might agree with you but I will give you a word of warning: this volume ends on a cliffhanger and, if you've not seen it already, you may well be compelled to see what could possibly merit a whole other season. That or you'll pretend to the whole world that it ended very neatly and you're satisfied with it.
We all see through your lies.
There's not really much I can say here that wasn't said last time round. We get to explore the world more so we get to see yet more scenery and fashion choices and we get to see boss fights with ever more ridiculous bosses, so it's still nice to watch.
You would think that this, much like artistry, couldn't have changed too much. I don't know about that, but I will talk about it anyway.
The first volume had dubs that had some very odd choices peppered about them. This volume is no different and, as before, betray what seems to be a lack of understanding by the dubbers of what they were actually making. It's little things but things that grate, like how the original Japanese has Asuna shouting "Kirito, switch!" as part of their precision, lightning fast, coordinated attacks whereas the sub has her shouting "switch with me, Kirito" as if it's a polite favour that he should think about doing. Similarly there's a moment where a character complains about being poisoned in the dub whereas the sub told us they were suffering from paralysis poison. This wouldn't be a problem except that on the screen it's clearly paralysis that they're suffering from, not just regular poison. Not major things, but things that the sub managed to get right and the dub really had no excuse not to.
I'm not gonna say it's NSFW, but it gets pretty raunchy
The real problem with the dub for me, however, was that this is the volume where the love story flourishes. Without wanting to spoil, it's where sexy times happen. You may or may not have noticed that the standard voice actors that get roped into these things have voices that seem to range from eight year old to sixteen year old. As you might imagine, this makes those sexy scenes all sorts of awkward to listen to. I realise that the characters themselves are only young, but we're meant to believe that they've struggled through having the weight of a world on their shoulders so I'm still not a fan.
Actually, as I watch through again to get screen grabs I'm hating the voices more and more. Maybe you need somebody less prejudiced against dubs.
Once again, surely this could only be exactly the same as the previous edition. Well you'd be wrong because, this time round, the DVD actually has extras. What extras? Why the original extras that came on the Japanese release, Sword Art Offline.
That's right, even though you didn't get to watch the Sword Art Offline that relates to the first volume, they're sure you'll find these ones perfectly easy to understand. In fairness, they are. It's the standard sort of aftershow like the Xtra Factor or Doctor Who Confidential where the stars of the show talk about what's been happening and interview the characters.
If only I'd paused a moment later I could've pretended the show was called Fart Offline
I remember watching these way back when they came out in Japanese and finding them a lot of fun. I say I remember doing it because on my disk those shorts were playing at 75% speed for some reason, which meant everybody just sounded weird and deep and it just got really boring to watch because things were taking so long.
I'll also warn you that if you've been watching the show dubbed you'll get a culture shock when watching Sword Art Offline. Not so much because it's not been dubbed but more because you won't see any subs if you haven't been watching the main show with subs. I know. Classy, right?
So what we have is what many would consider the best quarter of a modern great for Shounen-as-a-loosely-defined-genre. It is, however, marred by poor execution and, once again, it's difficult to know why you would bother with this on DVD when you can stream the whole show, plus the new special linking into the new season, in better quality. The DVD bonuses might seem worthwhile and, as long as the weird slowing down thing on my review copy was a freak anomaly, they may well be for the true SAO fan, but that fan would have much preferred getting to see the first two episodes that weren't in the first volume.
So at once much better and much worse than the first volume but still an essential addition to your film shelf if you like to see you some big damn heroics (which obviously deserve some BluRay).
Don't let my review fool you, it's actually awesome
Which I'd say sounds like another
for managing to squarely take as many steps back as it did forward.
Sword Art Online Part 2 (Episodes 8-14) Blu-ray/DVD Double Play
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Sword Art Online Part 2 (Episodes 8-14) [DVD]
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Finding the perfect match can seem like finding a needle in a haystack, but remember it is the journey, not the destination. Once your account is activated, the sky is the limit. They will not necessarily notice when you have had your hair done. If no-one makes the first move, it may well turn into a staring contest before anyone strikes up the nerve to start a conversation or openly admit a mutual attraction. Also, the Swiss almost always stay within their own race.
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Techsters host Charlotte
The Lady Techsters face a key C-USA game at home against Charlotte.
Techsters host Charlotte The Lady Techsters face a key C-USA game at home against Charlotte. Check out this story on thenewsstar.com: http://tnsne.ws/1EquzBA
University News Services Published 8:39 p.m. CT Feb. 18, 2015 | Updated 9:51 p.m. CT Feb. 18, 2015
Louisiana Tech's Kelia Shelton (1) drives to the basket against UAB.(Photo: Donny Crowe/LA Tech Athletics)
RUSTON – Louisiana Tech will play its final two regular season home games this week starting with Thursday night's 6:30 matchup against Charlotte at the Thomas Assembly Center.
Tech (13-11, 8-5 C-USA) is fighting for a top-four seed in the upcoming Conference USA Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama, and with five regular season games remaining, the Lady Techsters are tied with UAB for fourth place in the league standings. The top four teams will all receive a bye in the first round of the C-USA Tournament.
"We are taking it one game at a time," Tech head coach Tyler Summitt said. "We aren't even thinking about three weeks from now. We have to concentrate on being the best team we can be on Thursday night against a very good Charlotte team. We didn't play well in our last homestand. Charlotte will provide us a huge challenge, and we continue to look for that 40-minute game."
Tech enters the game after two straight road wins in Florida over FAU and FIU. The Lady Techsters are 6-3 at home this season after losses to UAB and Middle Tennessee in its last homestand as they look to bounce back this week in the TAC.
Whitney Frazier (14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and Kelia Shelton (13.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg) continue to pace Tech offensively although the Lady Techsters are receiving production throughout the lineup.
Charlotte (10-14, 6-6 C-USA) boasts three double digit scorers in Lefty Webster (13.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg), Hillary Sigmon (10.7 ppg, 35-85 3-pointers) and Kira Gordon (10.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg) as the 49ers are coming off an impressive 74-54 win over UTSA Saturday.
The series between the two teams is tied 1-1 with Charlotte winning in Ruston 85-61 and Tech prevailing at the C-USA Tournament in El Paso 64-55 – both games last season.
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