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NoneOTTAWA - The federal government has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit launched by casual and non-union employees over the Phoenix pay system. Law firm Saraïlis Avocats says casual workers, students and some short-term and part-time employees, as well as individuals appointed by the government, are among those who can get individual payments. It says problems with the government’s Phoenix system caused employees significant hardship and disrupted their lives and finances. The firm did not specify the total amount of the settlement but a document on its website indicates employees can expect to receive a maximum amount of $175 or $350 per financial year. The settlement will go to the Quebec Superior Court for approval in February. Hundreds of thousands of problems with the system have plagued the public service since 2016, with Ottawa aiming to clear the backlog of problems by March 2025. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 27, 2024.Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) Shares Acquired by Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — After losing to San Francisco in the playoffs three of the last five seasons, the Green Bay Packers wouldn’t mind seeing the 49ers get left out of the postseason entirely. The Packers (7-3) could damage San Francisco’s playoff hopes Sunday by beating the 49ers at Lambeau Field. San Francisco (5-5) dropped to .500 after losing at home to the Seattle Seahawks, though the 49ers remain just a game behind the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC West. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.After having advanced all the way to the Class 5A regional finals the previous two seasons, Liberty Hill was poised for another postseason run last year until it ran into a familiar foe that shattered any dreams of hoisting a trophy. The Lady Panthers had defeated district rival Cedar Park in both regular-season meetings earlier in the campaign, only to bow out to the Timberwolves in the third round of the playoffs – medicine Liberty Hill head coach Chris Lange said was tough to take. “Losing to Cedar Park isn't what you want,” he said, of the 42-37 regional quarterfinals setback that ended the Purple-and-Gold's season. “It was a hard pill to swallow – to let them beat us after we had beaten them twice, but that's on me.” According to Lange, lessons learned from not only that particular loss, but over the course of the entire season, have already been applied as he and his team readied themselves for the new season. “We had to take what happened last year as far as what worked and what didn't,” said Lange. “We needed to make adjustments with the plays we're running and try to avoid mistakes we made last year.” Senior point guard Gabby Mundy has been at the controls for the Lady Panthers for the past three seasons since taking over a starting role her freshman year and knows this is her last opportunity before moving on to college – although despite the experience she's gained in guiding Liberty Hill's ship to this point, she said leading now is certainly a different proposition than it was back then. “Actually, I think it's a lot harder being a leader now,” said Mundy, who has committed to NCAA Division I Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. “Before, I've always had seniors who taught me what I needed to do and this year we have a small senior class.” Aside from Mundy, the only other seniors on the squad are center Evie Bruce and guard Makaila Hay, so plenty of pressure will be on the trio to perform and Mundy said it's also more difficult now to produce with how opponents game-plan to neutralize her specifically. “Now when I go out on the court, it's harder to find shots,” she said. “But, one of the things I've learned over the past three years is knowing when the right time for me to score is based on what the defense is doing. But, I'm still a lot more confident in my 3-point shooting now than my freshman year.” Despite the fact Mundy remains the floor leader, Lange said going into this season he realized he needed to loosen his grip on the reins from the sidelines a bit. “Our girls wanted a little more freedom in our offense,” he said. “We still have certain rules and concepts we stick to, but now they have the option to do some different things if the situation presents itself.” But, it wasn't just Xs and Os Lange concerned himself with based on last season's experience – in addition he wanted to create more of a culture of togetherness. “I've definitely made more of an effort working on building a better team dynamic and keeping the chemistry by being a little more honest with everyone about what their roles are,” said Lange. “We've gone as a team to watch some other sports and done as much as we can together.” Sign up to get our free daily email of the biggest stories! Surprisingly, though, Lange decided to dial back a bit on one particular staple of offseason activity. “We had fewer summer workouts this year because I thought we were spending too much time with each other in the past,” he said. “Before, there wasn't a time when the girls could really get away from each other, so we wanted to find a happy medium – having them spend enough time together, but not too much.” Last season, the Lady Panthers finished with an overall record of 35-3 and a 12-2 district mark good for second in the league standings behind champion Glenn and burst out of the starting gates by winning their first 27 games before finally dropping their first matchup with the Grizzlies by a 44-30 score. As a result, this time around, Lange chose to schedule a tougher non-district road for his team – something he had drifted away from in recent years, he said. “This year, I decided to go back to my old way of scheduling,” said Lange. “So, we loaded up our schedule.” Indeed, Liberty Hill will face perennial powerhouse programs Westlake, Wagner, Georgetown and Fredericksburg, as well as play in the annual Jack Frost tournament that traditionally attracts some of the top teams from across Central Texas in order for his club to be more battle-tested come the district slate and eventually the postseason, said Lange. “At that point in the season, it's not necessarily about wins and losses,” he said. “But, getting better.” In addition to Mundy and Bruce, much will also be expected from junior forwards Falon Stroup and Renee Stemmons, who provide rebounding and defense, as well as junior sharpshooter Reagan Robbins, who gives Lange an additional outside scoring threat. Additional returners from last season include juniors Julia Ortiz, Lyndsey Bullock and sophomores Katelyn Olds, Lexi Glenn and Audrey Richardson. Another pair of juniors in Josie Perkins and Brooke Schneider will make their varsity debuts, while sophomore Kallahan Erps will also feature, giving Lange the infusion of youth he always likes to add to his roster, he said. “I've always been all about giving kids a chance,” said Lange. “But, they have to show up and do the work.” Mundy is determined to make the most of her final high-school season. “I just want to have the best senior season possible because I know it's going to be a lot different when I go off the college,” she said. “So, I'm putting all my effort in because I really want to get a championship.”

Revolutionizing India’s Retail Fashion India's startup landscape is buzzing with innovation, reshaping industries and consumer experiences alike. In an exclusive conversation with The Hans India, Udit Mayor, Co-Founder of The Sock Street, discusses how evolving consumer trends, technology, and sustainability are shaping their approach to creating a modern D2C brand that aligns with India’s dynamic retail and fashion landscape. 1.⁠ ⁠The startup ecosystem in India is rapidly evolving. What inspired you to start the company, and what role do you see startups playing in shaping India's retail and fashion industry? I have been doing exports in the industry for the past 20 years. I felt that over time, Indian consumers have evolved and are now more experimenting type, they know how to look different from others, and they don’t hesitate to go extreme. This gave me an idea of why not start a D2C company and join in this mission. 2.⁠ ⁠Technology has become a core enabler for startups in every sector. How do you leverage technology to create unique products and enhance the customer experience in the sock and fashion space? True, Technology, when mixed with human intuition and gut feel, results in an unmatched performance. We use technology to fine-tune and convert our thoughts into a finished product. From designing on paper to fine-tuning it on illustrative software, sourcing material & quality checks by hand, to balancing the supply chain through technology, at every step, there is coordination between a human & machine, which produces the finest socks. 3.⁠ ⁠What challenges do you think startups in the fashion retail industry face when scaling in India? Ohh, many Indian consumer now prefers to shop online because of ease at every step, but the sad part is, most of it is an impulse buy, the icing on the cake is COD, you see a product you like, and you placed an order on COD, and then you forgot, or realise that Opps you don’t need it, and you choose not to take the order. What happens is the company has invested some amount to get that product delivered to your doorstep and now will invest again to get that product back. So, instead of making a sale, the company makes a loss. While there are many, this (RTO) is the biggest one. 4.⁠ ⁠With increasing consciousness around sustainability, how do you see balancing fashion, technology, and eco-friendly practices? I believe if you are true about the product, then you will follow the right path, for instances: we have launched 100% Bamboo fiber socks that are 100% natural and eco-friendly, and while others will say that their bamboo socks are 5X softer than cotton, we feel proud in saying that our socks are 3X softer than their bamboo, just because ours is pure bamboo. Even our cotton is 100% combed cotton; we don’t use polyester in any of our products here. 5.⁠ ⁠India’s growing youth population is increasingly becoming a market driver for innovative brands. How is "The Sock Street" aligning with this trend, and what role do you believe startups like yours play in building the 'New Bharat'? See, India is a growing economy, which also means that youths now have higher disposable income at hand, while their buying behaviour is contrary to their previous generations, for instance, our fathers won’t pay attention to what socks to wear on what shoes on what dress, but the young India understands the importance & impact that it brings into your perception. We at The Sock Street aim to provide unmatched comfort while elevating the look for this running India. We have got you covered every time, from Gym in the morning to Office meetings, from running on track to attending a bachelor party, from going on family trips to hitting the target in the office. We have socks for all moods and occasions.

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COPPERAS COVE — For many, the holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and coming together with family and friends. Yet for some, in spite of the gifts, music, good food, and events, there is a struggle with depression, stress, and more. A Copperas Cove church wants people to know they are not alone. On Sunday, Dec. 1, at 9:30 and 11 a.m., Cadence City Church in Copperas Cove will devote its two service times for the 7th annual Mental Health Sunday. Jo Anne Harrison, M.Ed., LPC-S, is the founder of Killeen-based Restorative Hope Sanctuary, a Christian counseling facility which also uses equine therapy and talk therapy by licensed counselors. “This really means a lot to me, because of what God lets me do in the world. I’m super pumped about being able to share with people and get them hooked up with resources that they may need,” Harrison said. This year, Harrison has spearheaded the event for the church and has engaged with a lineup of counselors, mental health organizations, and community professionals to present their services and missions. The idea is to provide encouragement for those struggling with issues — and possibly the stigma — of looking for help. “We want to give people tools that when they do need them, they know where to look. Because if you don’t know where to look, then you try to suffer in silence,” Bernier said. On Dec. 1, the church hopes that those who attend the services will get connected with a group or organization that can help them. About Cadence City Church Cadence City Church is a nondenominational church with a vision to help people know God, find freedom, discover their purpose, and make a difference. Cadence started in 2018, bringing life-giving experiences, as well as community events and outreaches to the Central Texas area. Cadence City Church meets on Sundays at 9:30 and 11 a.m. at 815 E. Business 190 next to Dollar Tree. More information about Cadence City Church can be found at www.cadencechurch.com or on its social media site, https://www.facebook.com/cadencechurchtx . Organizations confirmed at this time include: Restorative Hope Sanctuary (Killeen) Mindful Primary & Psych Care (Killeen) Bring Everyone In the Zone (Killeen) Eleftheria Equine Therapy Center (Killeen) FBCTI Faith Based Counselor Training Institute (FBCTI) (Temple) 411 House (Temple) Boys Matter 2 Men (Killeen) - Dr. Elizabeth Jennings and Donte Jennings Hearts Renewed Counseling (Harker Heights) Luxe Living Life Coaching (Harker Heights) Aware Central Texas Central Counties ServicesGuggenheim upgraded shares of SolarEdge Technologies ( NASDAQ:SEDG – Free Report ) from a sell rating to a neutral rating in a report published on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. William Blair initiated coverage on SolarEdge Technologies in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of SolarEdge Technologies from $26.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of SolarEdge Technologies from $20.00 to $15.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Citigroup lowered their price target on SolarEdge Technologies from $31.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, StockNews.com raised SolarEdge Technologies to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nineteen have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, SolarEdge Technologies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $22.79. Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on SolarEdge Technologies SolarEdge Technologies Stock Performance SolarEdge Technologies ( NASDAQ:SEDG – Get Free Report ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The semiconductor company reported ($15.33) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.55) by ($13.78). SolarEdge Technologies had a negative net margin of 158.19% and a negative return on equity of 65.79%. The company had revenue of $260.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $272.80 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($1.03) earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 64.0% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that SolarEdge Technologies will post -19.05 earnings per share for the current year. Insider Activity at SolarEdge Technologies In other news, Chairman More Avery purchased 156,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $13.65 per share, with a total value of $2,129,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 244,478 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,337,124.70. This trade represents a 176.32 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link . 0.67% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. Hedge Funds Weigh In On SolarEdge Technologies Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of SolarEdge Technologies by 3.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 708,044 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $16,227,000 after purchasing an additional 25,474 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in SolarEdge Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth about $278,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP grew its holdings in SolarEdge Technologies by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 1,142,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,166,000 after buying an additional 3,400 shares in the last quarter. Soros Fund Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of SolarEdge Technologies during the third quarter valued at about $5,293,000. Finally, Erste Asset Management GmbH purchased a new stake in shares of SolarEdge Technologies in the third quarter worth about $4,420,000. Institutional investors own 95.10% of the company’s stock. SolarEdge Technologies Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) SolarEdge Technologies, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells direct current (DC) optimized inverter systems for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Solar and Energy Storage. Read More Receive News & Ratings for SolarEdge Technologies Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for SolarEdge Technologies and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

This writer is going to take a victory lap. Back in August , she said Tim Walz was a terrible pick for VP. He was weighed down by his record on crime, COVID, his views on socialism, and is very in-your-face weirdness. And now the media are catching up to where she was almost four months ago: 🧵 1/ The election ended 3 weeks ago. Enough time has passed. We -- or I -- can now safely pronounce that the Tim Walz VP pick was a dud. Let me explain: pic.twitter.com/w2BOkokFAN Hahahahahahahahaha. These are the people who think they're our moral and intellectual superiors. Forgive us for laughing. 2/ Before I get into it, let me say two things. One: Tim Walz did not lose Harris the race (or even close to it) Two: Josh Shapiro would not have made Harris win -- or even win Pennsylvania. Mark your calendars, because this writer is going to say Chris is right here. 3/ That said, I just don't think the Walz pick made a ton of sense for Harris. I genuinely think Walz was the pick because he called Trump/Vance "weird" on MSNBC in late July and instantly went viral. Yeah, that turned out to be the pot calling the kettle black, didn't it? The more voters got to know J.D. Vance, the more they realized he's not only normal, but likable. He was the only candidate to end the campaign with net positive favorability . 4/ Remember that Harris had an incredibly compressed timeline to choose a VP. From the day Joe Biden dropped out to the day Harris picked Walz was 16(!) days. That's it. This is not an excuse. As POTUS, Kamala would've been expected to make very big decisions within very limited timeframes. It was a test of her leadership and policy-making skills. And she failed it. 5/ And Walz peaked at the exact right time. Just as Harris was looking around for a VP, Walz was the hottest thing in politics. He had cracked the code on how to attack Trump! He was plain spoken! He was a football coach! The theory that she picked Walz because he was going viral is an interesting one. This writer won't lie about that, and it fits with a campaign that ran on vibes and relying on social media to drag them across the finish line. 6/ To be clear: I think Harris genuinely liked Walz and felt a rapport with him. And that she and her strategists convinced themselves that Walz’s “big dad energy” might help her appeal to critical voters in the upper Midwest. Harris was clearly fed up with Walz in the waning days of the campaign. And the whole 'big dad energy' thing was a lie. 7/ But, without “weird,” Walz is never on her radar. Period. And, he never really found a 2nd act after "weird." Because Walz is weird . Seriously. There's something deeply, fundamentally off about that man. 8/ Yes, there was excitement about the ticket after the pick. But in retrospect that looks to me a LOT like excitement that Biden wasn't the nominee anymore. Like, if Harris had picked Shapiro or Gretchen Whitmer would the energy have been less? I don't think so. And a lot of it was the media trying to gin up fake momentum and enthusiasm. 9/ Walz was mediocre (at best) in the VP debate. His tendency to exaggerate/misremember details about his past turned into a national story. And toward the end of the campaign, he was just a nonentity. He was a liar, Chris. You don't have to spin it as 'exaggerating' or 'misremembering' -- the dude straight up lied about his military record and a slew of other things. Why couldn’t you say it until now? It’s because you picked a side, isn’t it? He sure did pick a side. Why was it unsafe before now for you, Christopher? Please, tell us, Chris. Very enlightening thread about something everyone knew a month ago. https://t.co/Vcf1hRiz7x Or four months ago. Maybe if the media said this during the campaign it wouldn’t look like f**king liars and sycophants right now. WE pointed out he was a terrible choice, and the media tried to say we were wrong about his service lies. We were right. The media lied. Again, https://t.co/CEpJB3oxqG All the media do is lie.

Lewandowski joins Ronaldo and Messi in Champions League 100-goal club. Haaland nets 2 but City drawsNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump used his image as a successful New York businessman to become a celebrity, a reality television star and eventually the president. Now he will get to revel in one of the most visible symbols of success in the city when he rings the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday as he's also named Time Magazine's Person of the Year. Trump is expected to be on Wall Street to mark the ceremonial start of the day's trading, according to four people with knowledge of his plans. He will also be announced Thursday as Time's 2024 Person of the Year , according to a person familiar with the selection. The people who confirmed the stock exchange appearance and Time award were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. It will be a notable moment of twin recognitions for Trump, a born-and-bred New Yorker who at times has treated the stock market as a measure of public approval and has long-prized signifiers of his success in New York's business world and his appearances on the covers of magazines — especially Time. Trump was named the magazine's Person of the Year in 2016, when he was first elected to the White House. He had already been listed as a finalist for this year's award alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, X owner Elon Musk, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kate, the Princess of Wales. Time declined to confirm the selection ahead of Thursday morning's announcement. “Time does not comment on its annual choice for Person of the Year prior to publication,” a spokesperson for the magazine said Wednesday. The ringing of the bell is a powerful symbol of U.S. capitalism — and a good New York photo opportunity at that. Despite his decades as a New York businessman, Trump has never done it before. It was unclear whether Trump, a Republican, would meet with New York's embattled mayor, Democrat Eric Adams , who has warmed to Trump and has not ruled out changing his political party. Adams has been charged with federal corruption crimes and accused of selling influence to foreign nationals; he has denied wrongdoing. Trump himself was once a symbol of New York, but he gave up living full-time in his namesake Trump Tower in Manhattan and moved to Florida after leaving the White House. CNN first reported Wednesday Trump’s visit to the stock exchange and Politico reported that Trump was expected to be unveiled as Time's Person of the Year. The stock exchange regularly invites celebrities and business leaders to participate in the ceremonial opening and closing of trading. During Trump’s first term, his wife, Melania Trump, rang the bell to promote her “Be Best” initiative on children’s well-being. Last year, Time CEO Jessica Sibley rang the opening bell to unveil the magazine's 2023 Person of the Year: Taylor Swift . After the Nov. 5 election, the S&P 500 rallied 2.5% for its best day in nearly two years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,508 points, or 3.6%, while the Nasdaq composite jumped 3%. All three indexes topped records they had set in recent weeks. The U.S. stock market has historically tended to rise regardless of which party wins the White House, with Democrats scoring bigger average gains since 1945. But Republican control could mean big shifts in the winning and losing industries underneath the surface, and investors are adding to bets built earlier on what the higher tariffs, lower tax rates and lighter regulation that Trump favors will mean. Trump has long courted the business community based on his own status as a wealthy real estate developer who gained additional fame as the star of the TV show “The Apprentice” in which competitors tried to impress him with their business skills. He won the election in part by tapping into Americans' deep anxieties about an economy that seemed unable to meet the needs of the middle class. The larger business community has applauded his promises to reduce corporate taxes and cut regulations. But there are also concerns about his stated plans to impose broad tariffs and possibly target companies that he sees as not aligning with his own political interests. Trump spends the bulk of his time at his Florida home but was in New York for weeks this spring during his hush money trial there. He was convicted, but his lawyers are pushing for the case to be thrown out in light of his election. While he spent hours in a Manhattan courthouse every day during his criminal trial, Trump took his presidential campaign to the streets of the heavily Democratic city, holding a rally in the Bronx and popping up at settings for working-class New Yorkers: a bodega, a construction site and a firehouse. Trump returned to the city in September to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Manhattan tower and again in the final stretch of the presidential campaign when he held a rally at Madison Square Garden that drew immediate blowback as speakers made rude and racist insults and incendiary remarks . At the stock exchange, the ringing of the bell has been a tradition since the 1800s. The first guest to do it was a 10-year-old boy named Leonard Ross, in 1956, who won a quiz show answering questions about the stock market. Many times, companies listing on the exchange would ring the bell at 9:30 a.m. to commemorate their initial offerings as trading began. But the appearances have become an important marker of culture and politics -- something that Trump hopes to seize as he’s promised historic levels of economic growth. The anti-apartheid advocate and South African President Nelson Mandela rang the bell, as has Hollywood star Sylvester Stallone with his castmates from the film “The Expendables.” So, too, have the actors Robert Downey Jr. and Jeremy Renner for an “Avengers” movie and the Olympians Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin. In 1985, Ronald Reagan became the first sitting U.S. president to ring the bell. “With tax reform and budget control, our economy will be free to expand to its full potential, driving the bears back into permanent hibernation,” Reagan said at the time. “We’re going to turn the bull loose.” The crowd of traders on the floor chanted, “Ronnie! Ronnie! Ronnie!” The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed in 1985 and 1986, but it suffered a decline in October 1987 in an event known as “Black Monday.” Long reported from Washington. Associated Press writer Josh Boak in Washington contributed to this report.