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SHC approves 20-day protective bail of Dr Alvi in three casesNearly seven years later, new Raiders practice squad running back Chris Collier smiles and puts his head down when asked about his high school coach’s comments before the Long Island championship game in his senior season. “You found that article?” he laughs. Then-Lawrence coach Joe Martillotti said before the game his team had a plan and was confident in its ability to contain Westhampton star Dylan Laube. Narrator: That plan did not work. Laube ran for 227 yards and six touchdowns in a 54-26 win, setting the Long Island (New York) record with 47 touchdowns on the season. ‘I knew we were done’ Collier, who scored a couple of times that day and had a long touchdown pass wiped out by a penalty, wasn’t surprised. He had first encountered Laube on a football field in a youth league game and was familiar with his abilities. “We were 9 when I played against him the first time, and he went crazy that day,” Collier remembered. “He’s been a great player his whole life. But I remember him because he had this crazy neck pad he wore as a kid all the way up to high school. “(In the championship game), this kid got the ball and he has this move that I’ve seen since we were 9 where it’s just a jab step and go around the corner. Once I saw him do that to probably the two fastest guys on our team, I knew we were done. I don’t even think we got a stop the whole game, and it seemed like he had about 400 yards.” Collier and Laube would go on to successful college careers, but they kept track of each other through social media and the occasional encounter. That was until this week when Collier signed with the Raiders after a stint in Baltimore and they found each other in the same locker room. It just so happens to be the week Laube is set for perhaps his most extensive action of the season with top running backs Alexander Mattison and Zamir White unlikely to play. “I think we’re the only two (current NFL) running backs from Long Island, which is a crazy thought,” Laube said. “But even crazier is that our last high school game was against each other. It’s a full circle thing for us. Football is a very close-knit community on the island because it’s a big lacrosse area. Just to see two kids who played against each other now on the same team on the biggest stage is one of the biggest achievements anyone could ask for.” Collier said it’s been a big topic of conversation back home. “It’s a ‘what are the odds?’ type moment,” he said. “When I heard I was coming to the Raiders, I was like, ‘No way. I’m playing with my boy Dylan.’ It was crazy. All my boys back home and everyone on Long Island has been talking about it. It’s pretty cool we’re in the same locker room.” Laube is doing his best not to live in the past in their interactions, however, regardless of how dominant his performance was that day. “I haven’t said much because I think he knows,” Laube laughed. “It was a tough game for them. But he was the best player on their team and a great athlete. I’ve mentioned it a few times, but it was years ago and now we just kind of have mutual respect for each other.” Laube has saved more of his ire for the host of that game, Stony Brook University. The local school declined to recruit Laube despite his record-shattering performances on the gridiron. “That game was even played on their field, and they never offered me (a scholarship),” he said. “I always took that personal every time I played them. I feel like I made a statement that game. It was the first time my town had made it to the Long Island championship, and it was a crazy game.” Laube went on to become an All-American at New Hampshire and won all four meetings he played in against conference rival Stony Brook. ‘My brother forever’ Collier had 1,800 yards and 25 touchdowns that senior season himself, but was barely recruited because of a serious knee injury suffered in his junior campaign. He had an even more circuitous journey from Nassau Community College to Wagner to Lock Haven, where he had an All-American season in 2023 and got on the NFL’s radar. Now they’re both enjoying defying the odds they overcame to be NFL running backs from an area that doesn’t produce many. And they are now doing it together. “We’ve always followed each other and kept in touch,” Collier said. “But we’ve never really been in the same area. Now that we’re in the same spot, I feel like he’s going to be my brother forever.”

News Don't miss out on the headlines from News. Followed categories will be added to My News. A federal government-appointed “gender equality ambassador” has come under fire from the Coalition after departmental documents revealed more than $335,000 taxpayer funds had been spent on airfares and hotels. The ambassador expenses are on top of almost $260,000 spent on travel by the “climate change ambassador” and $145,000 spent on overseas trips by the “ambassador for First Nations Peoples”, the latter role which Liberal leader Peter Dutton has already earmarked for abolition should he be elected. The latest ambassador travel expenses bill has prompted questions by Opposition government waste spokesman James Stevens as to what the existing “100 or so” Australian ambassadors already posted abroad were doing. Previously called the “women and girls ambassador”, the role was created by former Labor prime minister Julia Gillard in 2011 to advance the human rights of women and girls, “particularly in the Indo-Pacific region”. Stephanie Copus-Campbell has spent more than $335,000 of taxpayer funds on airfares and hotels. Picture: Sean Davey. In December 2022, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong appointed Stephanie Copus Campbell AM – an experienced aid worker and former senior executive – to the position. Department of Foreign Affairs documents obtained by the Opposition under freedom of information laws show Ms Copus has flown to 24 countries since her appointment. While some of the countries are located in the Indo-Pacific region, five of the trips – among the most expensive – were to the US. The first US trip was to attend a Commission on the Status of Women session in New York City and a bilateral visit to Washington in March last year at a cost of $23,442, including more than $13,800 in airfares and $6425 for accommodation. The next US visit occurred in June with Ms Copus attending the Australia-US Strategic Dialogue on Gender Equality in Washington at a cost of more than $21,600, including more than $20,000 in flights alone. In September, Ms Copus was again back in the US to attend a “global gathering on countering the gender equality pushback” in New York at a cost of $23,244, including more than $20,000 on flights. Ambassador for Gender Equality Stephanie Copus-Campbell. Picture: Instagram Ambassador for Gender Equality Stephanie Copus-Campbel. Picture: Instagram In March this year, another trip to the US occurred, this time to New York as well as Mexico and Chile for talks at a cost of more than $37,000, including over $28,000 worth of flights. It was back to New York again in June – and also a trip to Mexico – to attend talks including the “global dialogue on technology” at a cost of $21,154. There’s no suggestion Ms Copus’s trips were not within the rules or that any money was spent beyond her professional commitments. Seizing on Ms Copus’ five US trips, Mr Stevens questioned what work Australia’s official ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd, was doing. “If Anthony Albanese is so confident that our Ambassador to America is doing his job, he must explain why his gender ambassador has been to America fives times in 15 months,” he said. “Labor has spent $335,000 flying someone around the globe to do exactly what the more than 100 ambassadors we already have should be doing. “There is important progress to be made on gender equality, but this role seems to involve a lot of time sitting in airport lounges and on international business class flights, at great cost to the taxpayer. Together, the ambassadors for climate change, First Nations people and gender have spent almost $750,000 of taxpayers’ funds on international travel alone.” A Foreign Affairs and Trade spokesman said all countries used their international engagement to promote national interests and values. “That’s why an Ambassadorial role promoting women’s empowerment and gender equality has been in place for more than thirteen years – and many of Australia’s closest allies and partners have equivalent ambassadors, for the same reasons,” he said. Do you have a story for The Daily Telegraph? Message 0481 056 618 or email tips@dailytelegraph.com.au More Coverage Pollies rally behind national anti-bullying action plan Linda Silmalis, Aymon Bertah and Angira Bharadwaj Parents’ fury after ‘graphic’ classroom sex talk Linda Silmalis Originally published as Gender equality ambassador Stephanie Copus-Campbell has spent $335k on airfares, hotels More related stories News Laos vows justice after mass poisoning Australians Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles, both 19, died in Thai hospitals this week after falling ill with suspected methanol poisoning. Read more Motoring News ‘Shame’: Aussie EV push backfires big time Car industry warns that a policy intended to drive motorists toward electric cars could have the opposite effect. Read moreNew Delhi, Dec 22 (PTI) In a rare show of co-operation between VK Saxena and the AAP dispensation, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Sunday visited Rangpuri Pahari to take stock of the area's civic amenities that were flagged by the lieutenant governor. Ahead of elections to the Delhi Assembly, due in February, Saxena had on Saturday shared a clip of his visit to Rangpuri Pahari, detailing the plight of people, especially women, in the area. The lieutenant governor had said it was extremely disappointing and distressing to witness once again the helplessness and pathetic life conditions of lakhs of people of the national capital. He had referred to the local women, citing their problems of living in the area, with streets lined by overflowing sewers and lack of basic facilities. Earlier, a similar situation was seen in areas such as Burari, Kirari, Kalandar Colony, Sangam Vihar, Mundka and Gokulpuri, among others, he had said. "I urge the former chief minister, current chief minister and ministers of the Delhi government to visit such areas to themselves witness the hellish conditions. They should take immediate steps to improve this pathetic condition," he had said. Responding to the concerns, AAP supremo and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal thanked Saxena for flagging the shortcomings, saying the Delhi government would take steps for improvements. "Earlier, the lieutenant governor had cited the bad condition of the Nangloi-Mundka Road. The road has been constructed and Chief Minister Atishi will soon inaugurate it. I urge the lieutenant governor to tell us about the shortcomings and we will correct them," Kejriwal said in a press conference. The lieutenant governor had called upon the stakeholders to come together and make Delhi great again. He had visited Rangpuri Pahari and Kapashera on the request of locals. He was accompanied by the BJP's former South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri. There are no drains, leading to silt- and dirty water-filled streets, non-existent roads, uncertain electricity supply and shortage of drinking water that forces women to carry water in buckets from tankers coming to the area once in seven to eight days, Saxena had said. The locals also complained of power cuts for eight to 10 hours every day as well as huge power bills, contrary to the claims of free electricity by the Delhi government, he had said. Saxena had also given suggestions to officials of agencies, including the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), to improve the situation. He had also assured the locals that a sanitation drive would begin and he would personally monitor the progress of steps being taken to improve the civic amenities. (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)

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MUMBAI: Say goodbye to the fear of needles, the syringe just got a painless upgrade. Holding out much promise is a prototype of a needle-free syringe developed by a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. Believe it or not, this potentially ground-breaking syringe was inspired not by medicine but by the world of aerospace engineering. Called a ‘shock syringe’, it was developed by a team led by Prof Viren Menezes of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT-Bombay. The breakthrough offers an alternative for patients who fear needle pricks, often leading to missed vaccinations and delayed treatments. A research paper published in September 2024 in the Journal of Biomedical Materials & Devices, compared the efficacy of the shock syringe’s drug delivery to traditional needles in laboratory rats and, it said, the results are promising. It showed not only comparable efficacy but also reduced skin trauma and quicker healing. So, how does the syringe work? Unlike conventional syringes, which rely on needles to penetrate the skin, the shock syringe uses high-energy shock waves, which travel faster than the speed of sound, to deliver drugs. In an effect similar to what happens during a sonic boom, where an aircraft travels faster than the speed of sound, shock waves compress the surrounding medium, pushing it at high speed. In the syringe, the shock wave creates a microjet of liquid drug that penetrates the skin without causing significant discomfort. Priyanka Hankare, research scholar and lead author of the study, said the team started working on the device in 2021 and took two and a half years to develop it. Slightly longer than a ballpoint pen, the shock syringe features a micro-shock tube with three components: driver, driven and drug holder. It releases pressurised nitrogen gas, which generates a microjet that travels at speeds twice as fast as a commercial airplane during takeoff, said Hankare. “As an aerospace engineer, I have always viewed shock waves as a powerful and often destructive phenomenon—capable of breaking barriers and creating immense forces. However, this project reimagines the potential of shock waves, transforming them into something constructive and beneficial. By applying the principles of shock-wave dynamics, we can design needle-free drug delivery systems that not only overcome the trauma associated with traditional injections but also pave the way for a more comfortable and accessible healthcare experience for all,” said Hankare, who has an MTech degree in aerospace engineering from IIT-Kanpur and is now pursuing a PhD degree from IIT-Bombay. In the research paper, Professor Menezes said, “The researchers conducted tests using three types of drugs, including an anaesthetic (Ketamine-Xylazine), an antifungal (Terbinafine), and insulin. The shock syringe matched the anaesthetic effect of traditional needles and performed better with viscous formulations like terbinafine, depositing the drug deeper into the skin layers. For diabetic rats, insulin delivered via the shock syringe maintained lower blood sugar levels for a longer duration compared to needle injections.” He also claimed that the shock syringe causes less skin damage and inflammation than a traditional syringe, allowing for quicker healing at the injection site. The shock syringe holds immense promise for making immunisation drives quicker and more efficient, particularly for children and adults with a needle phobia. Its design reduces the risk of needle-stick injuries, which can spread blood-borne diseases, and offers cost-effective reliability with over 1,000 uses per nozzle replacement. Hankare said the team is in the process of filing for a patent and will then apply for regulatory approval.

Manmohan Singh: Architect of 1991 reforms and new economic eraHow far each of us would go to feel as good as we possibly can, and be the healthiest versions of ourselves, likely depends on a range of factors, from our experiences and family history to our personality, environment and socioeconomic status. The pursuit involves lifestyle changes that may seem extreme to some and aspirational to others, but for those who follow that path, it can feel transcendent. For Nick Thomas there was a time things like fasting, cutting out bread, alcohol and caffeine, seemed impossible – undesirable even. Nick Thomas. Credit: Joe Armao “If I can change, then anyone can,” says Thomas, who runs a marketing consultancy. “I’d love everyone to feel better like I do and have the energy I have because it didn’t use to be this way.” Three years ago, his hair started falling out. Rapidly. He had no family history of male-pattern baldness, so when a dermatologist suggested it was a natural part of ageing and the only answer was medication, Thomas thought “bullshit”. The Melbourne-based Brit went to see a functional medicine doctor, who suggested his body was under too much stress and that excess cortisol was stymying hair growth . Once he addressed his stress, inessential functions like hair growth would be restored, the doctor told him, advising that he start taking supplements and replace his six weekly sessions of F45 with yoga, breath work and meditation. “Within two months my hair had all grown back,” recalls Thomas. “I was like, ‘woah’.” Biohacking is the concept that we can enhance our biology to improve our healthspan, wellbeing, and performance. His partner was already on the “biohacking train”, so Thomas went deep on it too. He had known he should change, if he wanted to feel less tired, depleted and aged than he did, but now he had the motivation that he must. Following a raft of tests, he began a bespoke supplementation regimen including NMN – “the longevity molecule”, l-carnitine, resveratrol, probiotics and “perfect” amino acids. Next was an overhaul of his diet. He eliminated some of his favourite foods, including bread, his beloved cups of tea and eventually alcohol, reduced his dairy intake, began fasting between 7pm and midday, and changed up the household cleaning and skincare products he used. Biohacking is the concept that we can enhance our biology to improve our health span, wellbeing and performance. Credit: Marija Ercegovac Thomas bought an Oura ring to track his sleep and a CAROL bike, which uses AI technology to deliver personalised, high-intensity workouts. “‘Success breeds momentum’,” he says, quoting Tony Robbins . “I’d do something, I’d feel better, I’d do more. What I did three years ago to two years ago to now just keeps building.” That means infrared saunas (followed by a cold shower), which some research suggests may reduce stress, increase blood flow and improve heart rate variability; red light machines, which some experts believe stimulates collagen and improves the appearance of the skin; electromagnetic fields (EMF) blockers, which lack solid evidence and may even be risky; specialised lighting to remove blue light at night, which experts advise can support our circadian rhythm ; grounding mats, which, some claim, simulate ‘earthing’ and can can improve your mood, sleep, and relieve pain or inflammation but lack evidence; water filters, which can be pricey and can vary widely in effectiveness, but can reduce contaminants provided you flush them out and change them regularly ; and air filters, which may improve air quality . It’s an expensive pursuit – the Thomas’ monthly household organic grocery bill alone is $3000, not including supplements – and he stresses that he appreciates the privilege in affording it. There were so many changes, it was hard to tease out what was working or not. Sauna and a CAROL bike are part of Thomas’ routine, pictured here with his children. Credit: Joe Amao Does the grounding mat on their bed make a difference? He’s not sure. Likewise with nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), the “anti-ageing” supplement taken by Harvard biologist and longevity researcher David Sinclair, which shows promises in animal models, but does not have long-term evidence in humans, and may cause liver toxicity in high doses. “Do I feel better for it? I don’t know,” Thomas says. “But, when someone like David Sinclair takes it, I’m in on that.” Biofeedback from his gadgets about the quality of his sleep and biological age tests that suggest his immune health and level of inflammation is equivalent to a 35-year-old are confirmation that he is on the right track: “I used to think I felt alright, but you don’t know how good you feel until you feel better.” He says he looks better, has more energy, is a better partner and a calmer and more consistent parent now too. Aside from missing the odd glass of red wine, which he hasn’t sworn off for life, it doesn’t feel like it’s a restriction, he insists: “My life has become about optimising stuff rather than compromising.” Exercise physiologist Veronika Larisova believes the line between better wellbeing and going too far depends on the intention behind the behaviour, and whether it causes anxiety. For instance, the 43-year-old doesn’t drink alcohol generally, but once in a while she’ll have a glass of red wine at dinner with friends. If she felt guilty about it, then she would be worried. The intention of biohacking, she says, is to feel fit, healthy and able to enjoy the rest of her life, no matter how long that is: “I don’t really care if I die when I’m 50 or 100.” Veronika Larisova It may not have been a long or healthy life, had she continued along the trajectory of her 20s: partying and drinking, taking drugs and rarely sleeping. By 30, living in the Gold Coast and still going out a lot, she was no longer having fun. A burgeoning boredom with the way she was living led her down the biohacking rabbit hole. Stopping drinking was easy enough in itself, but it was hard being around friends who weren’t interested in changing their habits or lives, and who gave her flak for trying to change hers. A move to Bondi where she found work as a personal trainer and met new friends, with whom she went trail running and picnicked instead of partied, helped. She began experimenting with what she could do to feel better, improve her osteopenia (low bone mineral density), reverse the potential damage caused by years of excess and to prevent constant injuries. Like Thomas, she has an Oura ring (she uses it to stop herself from over-training), EMF blockers, blue light glasses, a water filter and eats a diet of organic food (her weekly grocery bill is about $200, not including supplements). She has increased the amount of fat, fermented foods and overall diversity of foods she consumes to maintain lean muscle, gut health and hormones as she ages, and fasts for five days every six months to promote autophagy – the body’s cellular recycling system (prolonged fasting can have an adverse effect), improve mitochondrial function , give her digestive system and brain a break. She takes collagen daily, along with a thyroid support supplement and NMN, and meditates. And along with cardio and mobility training, she lifts heavy weights to offset age-related muscle loss, visits saunas and ice baths at least twice a week, and uses “all-natural” skincare and household products. A day in the life of a biohacker Though she trains every day, Larisova alternates between heavy weights at the gym, HIIT and body weight in an outdoors group session, trail runs, long slow runs, hill sprints, stair sprints, tempo runs, swimming, and yoga. Her workout depends on work and what she is training for. Her first meal also depends on work and training and is either yoghurt or kefir with berries and a collagen bar crumbled in at about 9.30am or a big veggie bowl with eggs or meat and avocado at about 11am. “My most consistent training is on the weekends,” says Larisova, who wakes between 4.30am and 5am each morning and starts the day with a cold shower followed by a tea or coffee. For Thomas, most days start around 6am and, if he is not in charge of looking after their children (he and his partner alternate mornings), he drinks a litre of water, has his supplements and does a 45-minute at-home session including strength training and eight minutes of HIIT on his Carol bike. He takes the dog for a walk, does an infrared sauna followed by a cold shower and has a decaf coffee with ghee. His first meal of the day, around midday or 1pm, is a smoothie with avocado, blueberries, pre- and post-biotics, and collagen followed by a wholefoods meal, like soup and a chicken salad. “My 40s is my favourite decade so far,” says Larisova, the co-owner of Chief Nutrition. “I feel physically better than ever ... I always feel energetic, probably because I sleep more and don’t drink. I would love to maintain this as much as possible via training and biohacking. The only two things that suck about ageing are grey hair and wrinkles.” But then, there is Botox and hair dye for that, she points out. Biohacking, she believes, can augment the basics, but if we’re not looking after those, it is an expensive exercise in minutiae. “I think everyone should start with simple things and then [go deeper] if they want to enhance it,” Larisova says. “You have to put it in perspective and realise those biohacking tools make a marginal difference.” Make the most of your health, relationships, fitness and nutrition with our Live Well newsletter . Get it in your inbox every Monday .Jones, Mellott help Montana State run over Montana 34-11

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LEWISTON, Maine — Three touchdowns in as many trips to the red zone during the first half helped Wells High School jump out to a 21-0 lead and defeat Foxcroft Academy 34-0 in the Class D high school football state championship game Saturday afternoon at Don Roux Field at Lewiston High School. Wells won its second straight state title and finished a perfect 11-0 on the season. The Warriors have 14 consecutive victories dating back to the start of the 2023 postseason. A year ago the Warriors defeated Foxcroft 22-21 in Lewiston going ahead on a 2-point conversion completion in the final minute rather than trying a potential tying point after kick. That season the team returned to Class D after three years in Class C. Foxcroft ends at 11-1. The team has lost just three games in four seasons from 2021-24 with two of the losses coming against Wells to conclude 2023 and 2024. This year’s state championship appearance was Foxcroft’s fourth in a row, a record in Class D. This year’s matchup between the two programs was the fourth in seven seasons playing for the gold ball, with the Warriors defeating the Ponies 48-0 at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland in 2017 and 55-20 at the University of Maine’s Harold Alfond Sports Stadium in 2018 , making them 4-0 in these meetings. In its history Wells has now won seven combined state championships on the gridiron between Classes B, C and D. “Ultimately you have to tip your cap to your opponent, they are just a phenomenal team and a phenomenal program,” said Foxcroft head coach Danny White. After electing to defer and then holding Foxcroft to a 3-and-out, Wells took over at its own 26-yard line. The Warriors kept the ball on the ground to advance to the Pony-1 for a 2nd-and-goal. Here senior Eli Potter got his sixth carry of the drive and he went up the middle and into the end zone as Wells also chewed up 5:34 of clock. In the second quarter Wells had an 8-yard touchdown run by senior Dom Buxton after running the ball on all nine plays of the 4-minute drive that began at the team’s own 28. “Defensively we were on our heels, they got to their angles and their spots where they wanted to be,” White said. “It’s tough when a team gets momentum like that and starts to believe in what they are doing. We were fighting and scratching just to get to 2nd-and-7, 2nd-and-8 in those few and far opportunities where we were able to have a little defensive success. Ultimately they were really good today and we had to be nearly perfect.” Late in the first half Foxcroft got into Wells territory at the 28, which would be the furthest the Pony offense would get for most of the game until a drive late in the fourth stalled on the Warrior-23 following four straight incompletions. On this drive in the second quarter Buxton made a fourth down interception. An 87-yard pick six was nullified by a holding call on the return but Wells still had possession at the Foxcroft-21. A half dozen plays later junior Dominic Carbonneau scored on a 17-yard counter to the left to put his team ahead 21-0. Potter and Carbonneau would both run the ball into the end zone a second time in the third and fourth quarters respectively on 9- and 3-yard runs. “It puts a lot of pressure on kids when you are really only going about 15 deep and they are probably going into the 20s” White said about Wells’ depth advantage. “It just makes it a big challenge and they were able to execute today.”Partisanship, merit devaluation cripple univs