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Meta is reportedly getting back into the subsea cable space, “planning one hell of a cable” that will span much of the globe. Undersea cables are a critical component to internet access, linking continents and providing fast data and communications. Unfortunately, geopolitical tensions are one of the biggest threats to undersea cables, and Meta appears to be preparing an insurance policy against existing cables in the Red Sea and South China Sea. According to , Founder and CEO of OpenCables, Meta’s new plans mark a return to the space after a nearly three year absense. Dubbed “W” — for it’s shape, the 40,000 Km cable costing $2 Billion, will be dedicated principally to India. It will start on the East Coast of the US and go straight to India with a stop in South Africa (for powering and restoration purposes). And it will also go from India straight to the Western Coast of the US with a powering and restoration stop in Darwin, Australia — avoiding the Red Sea, the South China Sea and more importantly Egypt, Marseilles, the Straits of Malacca and Singapore — all of whom are now major single points of failure. Interestingly, because of its massive length, latency will be an issues with the W cable. Nonetheless, Tagare says Meta believes it is an acceptable tradeoff. While this is brilliant, what W has to compromise on is latency. But I guess it is more important to have long-term security and peace of mind than worry about despotic countries and their never-ending issues and having to make ransom payments on a regular basis as in Egypt and Yemen. The cost of the cable will be monumental, not exactly a surprise, given its scope. So how much money are we talking about? In round figures, I believe this is going to be about a $10 Billion++ investment over the next 5-10 years. Let me break it down. $2 Billion for the bare bones cable, $2 Billion for the equipment to light up 1 Pbps capacity — two sides (East and West) with 500 Tbps capacity each (24 fiber pairs at around 20-25 Tbps each) and this is my assumption — at least $6 Billion++ in leasing or building AI Data Center capacity in India. Meta’s plans illustrate just how far companies are willing to go to maintain connectivity, and just how much is required to do so in response to the actions of governments that some would argue should be protecting vital technology, not threatening it.Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim hailed Arsenal as one of the best set-piece teams he has ever faced following the 2-0 defeat at Arsenal. The Gunners took two points out of Liverpool’s lead at the summit of the Premier League after Jurrien Timber and William Saliba struck in the second half – both from corners – to condemn Amorim to his first defeat as United boss. The hosts’ second-half strikes took their goals-from-corners tally to 22 since the start of last season – a statistic that is unmatched by any other team in the division. Asked if Arsenal are one of the best teams he has come up against on corners, Amorim replied: “If you follow the Premier League for a long time you can see that. “They are also big players and you see every occasion when (Gabriel) Martinelli and (Bukayo) Saka have one-on-ones, a lot of times they go outside and they cross, and they know that if the cross goes well, they can score, and if it is a corner they can score, too, so we have to be better on that. “You have seen in all Arsenal games that every team have had problems with that (corners). And the difference today was the set-pieces. “You see a goal and then the momentum changed, and it is really hard for us to take the full control of the game after that.” Timber leaned into Rasmus Hojlund at the front post before diverting Declan Rice’s set-piece into the back of Andre Onana’s net after 54 minutes to send Arsenal into the lead. Thomas Partey’s header from Saka’s corner then deflected in off Saliba’s shoulder with 17 minutes left. Arteta and the club’s set-piece guru Nicolas Jover embraced on the touchline as Amorim was left with his head in his hands. The Arsenal supporters cheered raucously every time they won a corner – landing 13 in all without reply. However, Arteta moved to play down the significance of Arsenal’s set-piece threat. “We need that, but we want to be very dangerous and very effective from every angle and every phase of play,” said Arteta. “Today we could have scored from open play like we did against West Ham and Sporting. Last year we scored the most goals in the history of this football club. Arsenal have won four consecutive Premier League matches against Man Utd for the first time ever! 💫 pic.twitter.com/biv1kvsJEP — Premier League (@premierleague) December 4, 2024 “Not because of only set-pieces, but because of a lot of things that we have. We want to create individual and magic moments, too.” Arsenal’s win against United – the first time they have recorded four victories in a row against the Red Devils in the league – was their fourth in succession since the international break. They will head to Fulham on Sunday bidding to keep the momentum going. Arteta continued: “The will to win is there. We try our best to do that. We won four in a row, but it doesn’t matter. We have to go to Fulham now, try to be better than them and try win the game. “It’s every three days that we play. It’s a crazy schedule. We’re going to need everybody and to mentally be very strong.”

Each Christmas, the Langley Advance Times publish letters to Santa from local children, and this year several classes in local schools have written to the jolly ol' elf. Here are letters from James Kennedy Elementary Grade 3 students. . This is Arjun Jackson i'm now 8 years old did you know that in your name the S stands for standing the a stands for awesome and the n stands for nice the t stands for tall and the other a stands for awessom again. By the way my elf has been in crazy spots you spred lots of joy all arond the earth and ive been really good this year ive don a lot of schol can i have stamps and a ink pad Thank you santa your frind Arjun! . Hello! My name is Abhay and I am 8 years old. I am Wondering which house do you like to go first. What is it like to live in the north Pole. Latey Santa, I have been working hard at school. If its not soo much trouble I am wishing for Pokemon cards. . mi namis Bennett I am 8 I op u ave a veri mire crismis at are yer and a veri alvi crismis attrar the alvs and The rindirs ahr old ar the elfs and The rindirs Wot ar you favvet coucis minar choclet chip if its not Iseg smoros coucis if its not tou much wouck I wod want a plansnt and I tene I deserv a pransnt cos I did the dech woche and I clein mi roum and I lwoud lek a ninjogo lego set You live in the norf porl ar youvriseg cold du you ave lots ave Hot choclet af a veri Happy crismis, you frend Bennett Bonjour Santa. . Hello! My name is cache, and I am 8 years old I am wondering How meni elfs do you av I am wondering How meni Heoses es var I am wondering You es ur randieres ar from I am wondering How meni candi can do you av I am wondering ot es ur mast ecspec av geft. I av beyn a god fren at Scol. Iav dinih vi tab0l com tim at my Hes. I ben wechin for cem pin Portci. I av ben a god Hiper at my Hes. I wont to bi a god Frend Vec wer. If it's not too much trouble I am wishing for a hoci stic. Your friend, Cache Have a Merry christ mas I was Wondering do you and Mrs Claus have or a kid? And does any of your elf’s not have a kid to go to wen it’s chirstmas cause i was wondering if I could have one. I think i’ve benn working hard (for example When my mom was sik I gave her a throt suker for her throt. And When my brother was playing on his game's I Was doing the hole dishwasher and i'd really like a bitse for chirstmas. And one more thing my mom has bean working verry hard and i want her to be happy i know you one gev presents to kid's but she really need’s a present to be Happy again. P.S my name is caitlynn . Hello my name Damir Haw Many years old and Haw Many elves do you have, Santa? Santa cen I have 20.000 Robux Plese. Happy Merry christmas. . Howdy Santa wahts in the North pole good bad or Yeah. I'm Edison by the way and I'm 8 years old and do speak every language. . Ca va? Je suis génial. I would like some markers and а truck for Christmas. Merci, Elam . Hello! My name is Eliz wondering how old are you? Is your fevit cookès coklitcip cookès wat is your fevit holaday myn is Christmas At hom I hav been helping my mom and my dad and I hav been haing my mom and my dad Im also hav been haing my bradr. Kan I fav a papit set and a axutoto satis. from your friend Eliz. Joyeux Noël . Hello My name is Ellis and I am 9 years old I hop for Havan e cel: good tam. I am Curious Santa about what it is lilce to lice in the North Pole. Are you freezing all the time. Lately Santa I hop man sitier doesn't get sic. And Sometemy I clin up ma livan room, And i oline clinup ma room. If it's not too much troubli, I am wishing for a remotcentrol car. Than you for anythiny, Your fren . , How are you doing? I hope you are haveing a nice time at the Noth pole. Hello! Bonjour ! My name is Emma and Iam 8 years old. I live in canada. I am wondering how many elfs do you have? I think you have a lot of elfs. I am curious Santa how do to evry home in one day? I have been working very hard at scoole to do my best work and I try my best at home. If it's not too much trouble Iam wishing for a cow stree that has bleu spost insead of Blanck. Thank for read ing my leter and for all the joy you bring in décembre your friend Emma . , I hope ther is no dilay in your trip. You have allway's givine joy to all. I have been very good this your. I have baked cakes and, Cleand my room too! May I pleas have a huver board and maby also a puppy if that is int too much. see you! thank you your pal, Alina . Hi My name is Finley and im 8 and i'm in frenche emerjon and im in grad 3 and i goo to James Kenedy and its amazing but it's soo sad because i moved away from my nabers but i Have frends Here now and I Live closer to my cousins dose Roudolf gyd your slay? If it's not too much trouble I am wishing for a eletrik scooter for Chrismas and i want it too be a good chrismas. I think i shed get it. beacause i realy realy ttry toodoo my best. good by I. hope you get evry good Kide. Your frend Finley Joyeux Noël . my name is Henry and I am 8 Years old. I know that im little but i can help my Family but somtimes they help me. And how are Your doing? Are your elvs werking harde Because I want a electrice Scouter. And what is your favourite Cookie? And that is all of it So bye bye have a great christmas! Your Friend Henry . Hi my name is Ivy and i am 8 years old! Thank you for all the merry Christmas's How many elf's do you have? Do you have 100 million elf's? Look i have tryd to be good. I like cat a lote. Hey Santa i like cookies!! like you!! I think? It it is not too much troubel I am Wishing for a Surpris. Thank you . How are you doing? I can't wait for christmas! By the way my name. is Jude I am 8 old. I am wondering how are your’e reindeers going? Latley I have been trying to be really good. I live on: XXXX XXXXX, Langley" What are your favorait cookies? Do you like orange Juice? Sorry, I like asking questions. Also my favorait tipe of cookies are ranger cookies. I don't know if you can but I really want a Magic Mixie" and a hover board. PS. Tell your reindeers I love them. PSS. I might leave carrots for reindeers. PSSS. don't forget to drink the orange Juice and eat the cookies . How are you doing. I hope you have the Best christmas ever how many elf’s doYou have I have cleaned my room alot and it it isn’t a lot of trouble I would want surprise and you are the Best ever and what kind of coukies would you like and I have trid to be good. My favourite coukies are chocolat chip. Have a very merry christmas. PS I will Bring carrots for the rindear and I will Bring cookies for you and my name is Kaia and I’m in Gr. 3. . my name is Milan and I am 8 years old. thes year I am cidav sad cas my old ilf Holly is not her Bat thes year I hav a noow Ilf my family is Pekig the nane. also how many lfs do you hav and wat do thay look like. thes Year I well leva you cokis and karets for your randear. avre year my family tow the crestmas tree farm. thes year good lack on your flit and your randears Your frand Milan Joyeux Noël how are your doing well my name Samantha and i'm 8 years old. I am wondering what it's like in the north Pole? And how many elvs do you thave working hard to have? Lately i have working hard to do the dishwasher and i halpt my sister when she was sik. If it’s not to much trobol i am wishing if you coud get me a corgy stufy. thank you Love Samantha . Hello my name is William and I am 7 Years old If it's not too much I am wishing for a set of fly Wheels. your ame, William . How are you doing? I hope you are ok. Hello my name is Xavier and i am 8 years and for Christmas can I have a hover Bord. Santa I wish you have a great Christmas

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Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: Game of the week No. 14 BYU (9-1, 6-1 Big 12, No. 14 CFP) at No. 21 Arizona State (8-2, 5-2, No. 21), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) League newcomer Arizona State has a three-game winning streak and BYU is coming off its first loss. The Cougars, after losing at home to Kansas, still control their own destiny in making the Big 12 championship game. They can clinch a spot in that Dec. 7 game as early as Saturday, if they win and instate rival Utah wins at home against No. 22 Iowa State. Arizona State was picked at the bottom of the 16-team league in the preseason media poll, but already has a five-win improvement in coach Kenny Dillingham's second season. The undercard People are also reading... No. 16 Colorado (8-2, 6-1, No. 16 CFP) at Kansas (4-6, 3-4), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Fox) Coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes are in prime position to make the Big 12 title game in their return to the league after 13 seasons in the Pac-12. If BYU and Utah win, Colorado would be able to claim the other title game spot with a win over Kansas. The Buffs have a four-game winning streak. The Jayhawks need another November win over a ranked Big 12 contender while trying to get bowl eligible for the third season in a row. Kansas has won consecutive games over Top 25 teams for the first time in school history, knocking off Iowa State before BYU. Impact players Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht has thrown a touchdown in a school-record 14 consecutive games, while receivers Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel both have more than 800 yards receiving. San Jose State is the only other FBS team with a pair of 800-yard receivers. Becht has 2,628 yards and 17 touchdowns passing for the Cyclones (8-2, 5-2), who are still in Big 12 contention. Inside the numbers Oklahoma State goes into its home finale against Texas Tech with a seven-game losing streak, its longest since a nine-game skid from 1977-78. The only longer winless streak since was an 0-10-1 season in 1991. This is Mike Gundy's 20th season as head coach, and his longest losing streak before now was five in a row in 2005, his first season and the last time the Cowboys didn't make a bowl game. ... Baylor plays at Houston for the first time since 1995, the final Southwest Conference season. The Cougars won last year in the only meeting since to even the series 14-14-1. ... Eight Big 12 teams are bowl eligible. As many as six more teams could reach six wins. Repeating 1,000 The Big 12 already has four 1,000-yard rushers, including three who did it last season. UCF's RJ Harvey is the league's top rusher (1,328 yards) and top scorer with 21 touchdowns (19 rushing/two receiving). The others with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons are Texas Tech career rushing leader Tahj Brooks (1,184 yards) and Kansas State's DJ Giddens (1,128 yards). Cam Skattebo with league newcomer Arizona State has 1,074 yards. Devin Neal, the career rushing leader at his hometown university, is 74 yards shy of being the first Kansas player with three 1,000-yard seasons. Cincinnati's Corey Kiner needs 97 yards to reach 1,000 again. Be the first to know

Cerity Partners LLC Purchases 20,444 Shares of NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI)Aston Villa return to winning ways by blowing away BrentfordORLANDO, Fla. — An Orlando citizen’s advisory board is headed toward preserving a portion of the defunct Pulse nightclub — but not the whole structure — to memorialize the 2016 mass killing there. The future of the nightclub building, a safe space for Orlando’s LGBTQ+ community until the massacre, long has sparked disagreement among victims’ families and survivors of the mass shooting that killed 49 people and wounded 53 others. “A significant majority” of family members and survivors who joined the advisory board or shared their opinions want the building to be torn down, though a few want to preserve it, said Larry Schooler, who serves as a facilitator for the advisory group’s discussions. “To me, it’s a sacred place,” said committee member Mayra Alvear Benabel, whose daughter Amanda died at Pulse. Demolishing it would be akin to erasing her daughter, she said. But its presence on South Orange Avenue creates trauma for others. Both feelings are true, said Schooler, who urged the group to strive to understand rather than persuade. The discussion came as three memorial designs were unveiled this week for the Pulse Advisory Committee, which met Wednesday and Thursday to discuss ideas, their preferences and their concerns for a permanent tribute to those killed in the massacre, their lives and those who survived. The group has been taking input and shaping concepts since earlier this year. Schooler said memorial designers will likely return to the group in December with a refined concept that preserves parts of the former nightclub, “but does not assume the building will stay there fully intact as part of the memorial.” He said those in favor of demolition wanted the Pulse sign, a chandelier and other features saved — and they wanted a final walk-through the nightclub. Of the three designs, the first option shows a U-shaped covered walkway, held up by stone pillars with each victim’s name on them. The interior of the property has benches, shrubs, trees and a fountain dedicated to the 49 killed in the center. This option closely resembles a design originally produced for the now-defunct onePulse foundation, which led the memorial efforts before going belly up last year. The second concept is highlighted by a pavilion in the shape of the nightclub building, with a water wall feature dedicated to the victims and a tribute to survivors. It has lawn space and greenery, as well as seating for reflecting. The third is mostly open space with a reflecting pool and fountain, as well as a vertical beacon. Like the others, it has a lawn and trees. Members of the public can weigh in at engage.orlando.gov . Schooler, who worked on mass-shooting memorial efforts in Virginia Beach and San Leandro, Calif., plans to discuss the concepts with families and survivors for the next few weeks until the board meets again Dec. 12. At that meeting, the committee is expected to see refined drawings. It could choose a final design in January. The city took over the memorial effort last year when it purchased the nightclub property for $2 million from the Poma family, who owned the nightclub and founded onePulse. The cost of the memorial remains unclear, though Mayor Buddy Dyer has said he expects it will take a public contribution to construct it. Wayne Dunkelberger, chief creative officer of design for Baker Barrios, said the goal should be to create an homage to the community that made Pulse thrive. He suggested it would be difficult to save the aging nightclub building on South Orange Avenue as a whole, but would be more practical to retain pieces of the structure. The firm’s work includes the HostDime Data Center which is visible from I-4 north of the Lee Road exit; the Kia Center and the Electronic Arts Sports headquarters in Creative Village near the University of Central Florida’s downtown campus. ©2024 Orlando Sentinel. Visit at orlandosentinel.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Danny Coulombe , fresh off the two best seasons of his career, is mow an unrestricted free agent and looking for a new contract. Coulombe, 35, spent the majority of the early stage of his career bouncing between the major leagues and minor leagues. His MLB debut came for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2014. Then, Coulombe headed to the Oakland Athletics, where he spent the next five years of his career. In 2017, he had a career year, appearing in 72 games for the Athletics, while posting a 3.48 ERA. After Oakland, Coulombe found his way to the New York Yankees’ minor league system, then to the Minnesota Twins, where he appeared in 41 games over parts of three seasons. Just before the start of the 2023 season, Coulombe was traded to the Baltimore Orioles and immediately made the MLB roster. During his two seasons in Baltimore, Coulombe became a shutdown reliever and was a key part of the team’s back-to-back postseason appearances. However, the Orioles non-tendered Coulombe following the 2024 season. Now, he is a free agent looking for a place to provide his services. Danny Coulombe Free Agent Profile Coulombe’s Time In Baltimore In Baltimore, Danny Coulombe was excellent. The soft-throwing lefty was extremely reliable and consistent and was ready to step up whenever the Orioles needed him. In 2023, Coulombe pitched in 61 games and finished with a 2.81 ERA. He struck out 58 batters while walking just 12, and had just a 1.110 WHIP. Although he dealt with an elbow injury during a large part of the 2024 season, Coulombe managed to appear in 33 games. In those outings, Coulombe had just a 2.12 ERA and a minuscule 0.674 WHIP. Coulombe was dominant in every sense of the word when he pitched over his two seasons in Baltimore. What Coulombe Brings To The Table As a shutdown lefty, Coulombe already has a lot of value. The advanced side of the veteran’s stats shows how truly dominant–and valuable–he is. Although his fastball velocity is consistently in the bottom 10 percent of MLB, Coulombe routinely shuts down opposing hitters. He does this by limiting hard hits and forcing ground balls. His cutter, his primary pitch, constantly forces low exit velocity. In 2023, Coulombe was in the 96th percentile for average exit velocity allowed. Then, his offspeed pitches force a lot of whiffs. Danny Coulombe, Filth. pic.twitter.com/ZXh81gQGQA — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 24, 2024 Overall, the skillset of Coulombe is a valuable one to have. His ability to force weak contact and generate outs is incredibly impressive. Projected Contact for Coulombe As an older reliever, Coulombe will not command much. Spotrac projects Coulombe to earn a one-year contract worth $1.2 million. That is about $1 million lower than the deal he was on in 2024. It makes sense that the price would be a tad lower due to Coulombe’s injury in 2024 and his age. Coulombe is a Strong Option For Bullpen Neady Teams Although he is already 35 years old, Coulombe has just begun to hit his peak. He should be widely sought after by a variety of teams, including many playoff contenders. The Orioles may want to bring him back, but teams like the Kansas City Royals or Boston Red Sox, whose bullpens struggled during the 2024 season, could also use his services. This article first appeared on Last Word On Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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