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Gold miner backed by property tycoon Nick Candy snaps up rival in £90m dealIndia is set to significantly expand its presence in the global medical technology (MedTech) industry, increasing its market share from the current 1.6 to 10-12 per cent over the next 25 years, according to a report by EY India. The report noted that this growth aligns with the rapid development of the country's MedTech sector, which is projected to reach new heights in the coming decades. The Indian medical device market, valued at approximately USD 12 billion in 2023-24, is anticipated to grow more than four-fold to USD 50 billion by 2030. It said "the (Indian) market ranks among the top 20 countries globally, with a market share of 1.65 per cent This share is expected to rise between 10 per cent and 12 per cent within the next 25 years". The report mentioned that India's transition from a significant importer to a potential global leader and exporter in the MedTech industry will be driven by its strategic strengths. These include a skilled workforce, cost advantages, technological advancements, and government initiatives that encourage domestic manufacturing and innovation. Together, these factors position India to not only participate but lead the future direction of the global MedTech market. 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Key drivers for this growth include the rising prevalence of chronic diseases, a growing elderly population, and an increasing focus on preventive healthcare. Additionally, there is a shift toward digitally integrated healthcare systems, next-generation therapies, and care settings outside traditional hospitals. The expanding middle class, rising incomes, and greater penetration of healthcare insurance are also contributing factors. The report also highlighted that India's inherent strength in digital and technological innovation is another major asset. Combined with growing infrastructure, increased medical tourism, and a strong push from the government, the MedTech industry is set for a transformative journey. "While India is currently a significant importer of medical devices, it has the potential to emerge as a key exporter and a global MedTech industry leader" the report said. With these developments, India stands poised to redefine its role in the global MedTech landscape, emerging as a frontrunner in driving innovation and reshaping healthcare delivery worldwide. Nominations for ET MSME Awards are now open. The last day to apply is December 15, 2024. Click here to submit your entry for any one or more of the 22 categories and stand a chance to win a prestigious award. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )

Drones, planes or UFOs? Americans abuzz over mysterious New Jersey sightings

CHATHAM, N.J. (AP) — That buzzing coming out of New Jersey ? It's unclear if it's drones or something else, but for sure the nighttime sightings are producing tons of talk, a raft of conspiracy theories and craned necks looking skyward. Cropping up on local news and social media sites around Thanksgiving, the saga of the drones reported over New Jersey has reached incredible heights. This week seems to have begun a new, higher-profile chapter: Lawmakers are demanding (but so far not getting) explanations from federal and state authorities about what's behind them. Gov. Phil Murphy wrote to President Joe Biden asking for answers. New Jersey's new senator, Andy Kim, spent Thursday night on a drone hunt in rural northern New Jersey, and posted about it on X. But perhaps the most fantastic development is the dizzying proliferation of conspiracies — none of which has been confirmed or suggested by federal and state officials who say they're looking into what's happening. It has become shorthand to refer to the flying machines as drones, but there are questions about whether what people are seeing are unmanned aircraft or something else. Some theorize the drones came from an Iranian mothership. Others think they are the Secret Service making sure President-elect Donald Trump’s Bedminster property is secure. Others worry about China. The deep state. And on. In the face of uncertainty, people have done what they do in 2024: Create a social media group. The Facebook page, New Jersey Mystery Drones — let’s solve it , has nearly 44,000 members, up from 39,000 late Thursday. People are posting their photo and video sightings, and the online commenters take it from there. One video shows a whitish light flying in a darkened sky, and one commenter concludes it’s otherworldly. “Straight up orbs,” the person says. Others weigh in to say it’s a plane or maybe a satellite. Another group called for hunting the drones literally, shooting them down like turkeys. (Do not shoot at anything in the sky, experts warn.) Trisha Bushey, 48, of Lebanon Township, New Jersey, lives near Round Valley Reservoir where there have been numerous sightings. She said she first posted photos online last month wondering what the objects were and became convinced they were drones when she saw how they moved and when her son showed her on a flight tracking site that no planes were around. Now she's glued to the Mystery Drones page, she said. “I find myself — instead of Christmas shopping or cleaning my house — checking it,” she said. READ: She doesn't buy what the governor said, that the drones aren't a risk to public safety. Murphy told Biden on Friday that residents need answers. The federal Homeland Security Department and FBI also said in a joint statement they have no evidence that the sightings pose “a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus.” “How can you say it’s not posing a threat if you don’t know what it is?” she said. “I think that’s why so many people are uneasy.” Then there's the notion that people could misunderstand what they're seeing. William Austin is the president of Warren County Community College, which has a drone technology degree program, and is coincidentally located in one of the sighting hotspots. Austin says he has looked at videos of purported drones and that airplanes are being misidentified as drones. He cited an optical effect called parallax, which is the apparent shift of an object when viewed from different perspectives. Austin encouraged people to download flight and drone tracker apps so they can better understand what they're looking at. Nonetheless, people continue to come up with their own theories. “It represents the United States of America in 2024,” Austin said. “We’ve lost trust in our institutions, and we need it.” Federal officials echo Austin's view that many of the sightings are piloted aircraft such as planes and helicopters being mistaken for drones, according to lawmakers and Murphy. That's not really convincing for many, though, who are homing in on the sightings beyond just New Jersey and the East Coast, where others have reported seeing the objects. For Seph Divine, 34, another member of the drone hunting group who lives in Eugene, Oregon , it feels as if it’s up to citizen sleuths to solve the mystery. He said he tries to be a voice of reason, encouraging people to fact check their information, while also asking probing questions. “My main goal is I don’t want people to be caught up in the hysteria and I also want people to not just ignore it at the same time,” he said. “Whether or not it’s foreign military or some secret access program or something otherworldly, whatever it is, all I’m saying is it’s alarming that this is happening so suddenly and so consistently for hours at a time,” he added. ___ Golden reported form Seattle. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Omaha (US), Nov 25 (AP) Investor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by announcing plans Monday to hand more than USD 1.1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four of his family's foundations, and he offered new details about who will be handing out the rest of his fortune after his death. Buffett has said previously that his three kids will distribute his remaining USD 147.4 billion fortune in the 10 years after his death, but now he has also designated successors for them because it's possible that Buffett's children could die before giving it all away. He didn't identify the successors, but said his kids all know them and agree they would be good choices. “Father time always wins. But he can be fickle – indeed unfair and even cruel – sometimes ending life at birth or soon thereafter while, at other times, waiting a century or so before paying a visit,” the 94-year-old Buffett said in a letter to his fellow shareholders. “To date, I've been very lucky, but, before long, he will get around to me. There is, however, a downside to my good fortune in avoiding his notice. The expected life span of my children has materially diminished since the 2006 pledge. They are now 71, 69 and 66.” Buffett said he still has no interest in creating dynastic wealth in his family — a view shared by his first and current wives. He acknowledged giving Howard, Peter and Susie millions over the years, but he has long said he believes “hugely wealthy parents should leave their children enough so they can do anything but not enough that they can do nothing”. The secret to building up such massive wealth over time has been the power of compounding interest and the steady growth of the Berkshire conglomerate Buffett leads through acquisitions and smart investments like buying billions of dollars of Apple shares as iPhone sales continued to drive growth in that company. Buffett never sold any of his Berkshire stock over the years and also resisted the trappings of wealth and never indulged in much — preferring instead to continue living in the same Omaha home he'd bought decades earlier and drive sensible luxury sedans about 20 blocks to work each day. “As a family, we have had everything we needed or simply liked, but we have not sought enjoyment from the fact that others craved what we had,” he said. If Buffett and his first wife had never given away any of their Berkshire shares, the family's fortune would be worth nearly USD 364 billion — easily making him the world's richest man — but Buffett said he had no regrets about his giving over the years. The family's giving began in earnest with the distribution of Susan Buffett's USD 3 billion estate after her death in 2004, but really took off when Warren Buffett announced plans in 2006 to make annual gifts to the foundations run by his kids along with the one he and his wife started, as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Warren Buffett's giving to date has favoured the Gates Foundation with USD 55 billion in stock because his friend Bill Gates already had his foundation set up and could handle huge gifts when Buffett started giving away his fortune. But Buffett has said his kids now have enough experience in philanthropy to handle the task and he plans to cut off his Gates Foundation donations after his death. Buffett always makes his main annual gifts to all five foundations every summer, but for several years now he has been giving additional Berkshire shares to his family's foundations at Thanksgiving. Buffett reiterated Monday his advice to every parent to allow their families to read their will while they are still alive — like he has done — to make sure they have a chance to explain their decisions about how to distribute their belongings and answer their children's questions. Buffett said he and his longtime investing partner Charlie Munger, who died a year ago, “saw many families driven apart after the posthumous dictates of the will left beneficiaries confused and sometimes angry”. Today, Buffett continues to lead Berkshire Hathaway as chairman and CEO and has no plans to retire although he has handed over most of the day-to-day managing duties for the conglomerates dozens of companies to others. That allows him to focus on his favourite activity of deciding where to invest Berkshire's billions. One of Buffett's deputies who oversees all the noninsurance companies now, Greg Abel, is set to take over as CEO after Buffett's death. (AP) PY PY (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)

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(The Center Square) – After more than 82% of Evanston voters approved a 2022 referendum adopting ranked choice voting, Reform for Illinois will appeal a recent court decision they say limits the power of Illinois municipalities to reform their local elections. RFI Chairman David Melton said there were two parts to Cook County Judge Maureen Ward Kirby’s Nov. 12 ruling. One part of the ruling was where the judge said the referendum was ambiguously worded. “The second part of the ruling was that the Cook County clerk had no power to do anything to actually implement ranked choice voting because she found that the state board of elections has the power to certify voting equipment for use, and the Cook County Clerk could not submit the equipment, only the vendor of the equipment could submit it to the board for certification,” said Melton. Melton said these were “make-weight arguments” because the judge could have simply directed the Cook County Clerk to work with the Illinois State Board of Elections and the equipment supplier, which is Dominion. The Illinois State Board of Elections confirmed county clerks need a voting system that has been certified for use in ranked-choice voting. “We know, and we've put before the court, the fact that the Dominion voting machines in question that are used in Cook County, Dominion markets and sells a software module that can be added to the current machines to allow it to use ranked choice voting process,” said Melton. Melton said he believes the opposition to implementing ranked-choice voting is mainly coming from the Cook County Democratic Party. “The [Democratic] party feels that ranked-choice voting would undercut its power in connection with slating candidates, getting fees for slating candidates and dealing with the politics of primaries,” said Melton. “The Cook County Clerk in this case was represented by Michael Kasper, a well-known election law attorney who's, for a long time, represented Michael Madigan and has been active in representing the Democratic Party in Cook County.” The Cook County Democratic Party did not respond immediately to a request for comment. Separately, Kasper was hired in December 2022 by the town of Normal to prevent candidates’ running for Town Supervisor from appearing on the ballot, despite those candidates receiving petition signatures. Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Judge Mark Fellheimer dismissed legal action filed against Normal, saying his interpretation of state and municipal law does not indicate they were legally obligated to approve candidate petitions for offices that were either appointed or nonexistent at the time of filing. After the ruling, House Bill 3337 was born and passed in the Illinois House in 2023, that bill amended Illinois Municipal that originally conflicted with Normal’s code. Melton explained ranked choice voting is a process that allows voters to rank candidates for a particular office in order of preference. "The benefits are that it eliminates primaries but it also has a significant benefit in helping weed out the most extreme candidates and encouraging candidates to take a less partisan view of issues,” said Melton. Melton suspects the appeal will be briefed in the spring and could perhaps be orally argued before the summer of 2025. So, even if the judge rules in RFI’s favor, ranked choice voting will likely not be implemented before the 2025 Consolidated Elections.Jones alleges fraud and collusion marred the bankruptcy auction in which The Onion was named the winning bidder on November 14 over a company affiliated with him. US bankruptcy judge Christopher Lopez had been scheduled to hear an emergency motion to disqualify The Onion’s bid, but decided to put it off until either December 9 or December 17. That is also when the judge will hear arguments on a request to approve the sale of Infowars to The Onion. Mr Lopez said similar arguments are being made in both requests. He could allow The Onion to move forward with the sale, order a new auction or name the other bidder as the winner. At stake is whether Mr Jones gets to stay at Infowars’ studio in Austin, Texas, under a new owner friendly to him, or whether he gets kicked out by The Onion. The other bidder, First United American Companies, runs a website in Mr Jones’s name that sells nutritional supplements. Regardless, Mr Jones has set up a new studio, websites and social media accounts that would allow him to keep airing his show. His personal account with 3.3 million followers on the social platform X was not part of the sale, although Mr Lopez will be deciding whether it should be included in the liquidation and sold off later. In a new court filing on Monday, lawyers for X objected to any sale of the accounts of both Mr Jones and Infowars, saying X is the owner of the accounts and that it has not given consent for them to be sold or transferred. Mr Jones has praised X owner Elon Musk on his show and suggested that Mr Musk should buy Infowars. Mr Musk has not responded publicly to that suggestion and was not among the bidders. Mr Jones’ bankruptcy and the liquidation of his assets came about after he was ordered to pay nearly 1.5 billion dollars (£1.19 billion) to relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Mr Jones was found liable for defamation and emotional distress damages in lawsuits in Connecticut and Texas for repeatedly calling the 2012 shooting that killed 20 first graders and six educators a hoax staged by actors to increase gun control. Proceeds from the liquidation are to go to Mr Jones’s creditors, including the Sandy Hook families who sued him. Mr Jones alleged The Onion’s bid was the result of fraud and collusion involving many of those families, the humour site and a court-appointed trustee who is overseeing the liquidation. First United American Companies submitted a 3.5 million dollar (£2.7 million) sealed bid, while The Onion offered 1.75 million dollars (£1.3 million) in cash. But The Onion’s bid also included a pledge by Sandy Hook families to forego some or all of the auction proceeds due to them giving other creditors a total of 100,000 dollars (£79,400) more than they would receive under other bids. The trustee, Christopher Murray, said that made The Onion’s proposal better for creditors and he named it the winning bid. He has denied any wrongdoing. Mr Jones and First United American Companies claimed that the bid violated Mr Lopez’s rules for the auction by including multiple entities and lacking a valid dollar amount. Mr Jones also alleged Mr Murray improperly cancelled an expected round of live bidding and only selected among the sealed bids that were submitted. Mr Jones called the auction “rigged” and a “fraud” on his show, which airs on the Infowars website, radio stations and his X account. In a court filing, Mr Murray called the allegations “a disappointed bidder’s improper attempt to influence an otherwise fair and open auction process”. Mr Lopez’s September order on the auction procedures made a live bidding round optional. It gave broad authority to Mr Murray to conduct the sale, including the power to reject any bid, no matter how high, that was “contrary to the best interests” of Mr Jones, his company and their creditors. Hi friends! I wanted to give a quick update on The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars, which we can’t wait to relaunch as the dumbest site on the internet. Long and short of it: We won the bid and — you're not going to believe it — the previous InfoWars folks aren't taking it well. — follow @bencollins on bluesky (@oneunderscore__) November 16, 2024 But at a November 14 hearing, Mr Lopez said he was concerned about the process and transparency. “We’re all going to an evidentiary hearing and I’m going to figure out exactly what happened,” he said. “No one should feel comfortable with the results of this auction.” The assets of Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, that were up for sale included the Austin studio, Infowars’ video archive, video production equipment, product trademarks, and Infowars’ websites and social media accounts. Mr Jones is appealing the 1.5 billion dollar (£1.19 billion) in judgments citing free speech rights but has acknowledged that the school shooting happened. Mr Jones has brought in millions of dollars a year in revenue by hawking nutritional supplements, clothing, survival gear and other merchandise from his Infowars Store website, according to court documents. Many of Mr Jones’ personal assets, including real estate as well as guns and other personal belongings, also are being sold as part of the bankruptcy.

Rugby Australia's relief after injury update on $5million cross-code recruit Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii could play against Ireland Initial fears the centre, 21, had broken his wrist Signed $5million contract in 2023 to defect from NRL By ANDREW PRENTICE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and NCA NEWSWIRE Published: 23:01, 25 November 2024 | Updated: 23:01, 25 November 2024 e-mail View comments Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii could feature in the Wallabies team to play Ireland in the final match of the UK tour this weekend after he was cleared of a broken wrist. Suaalii, 21, who signed the most lucrative contract in Australian rugby history , was left wounded after handing out a big hit on Scottish captain Sione Tuipulotu, the Melbourne born former junior Wallaby who was inspirational in his team's 27-13 win that halted Australia's two-game winning streak. Amid serious concerns about Suaalii's wrist, after he walked from the field in Edinburgh , coach Joe Schmidt tried to downplay fears of a more serious injury and subsequent tests delivered the relieving news. 'After making a tackle Joseph Suaalii lost function and had severe pain in his right arm and was substituted,' a statement from the Wallabies camp read. 'Since full time and after travelling with the team to Ireland, his function is returning, and pain is subsiding. 'He was medically reviewed post-game and there is no evidence of a fracture and will be monitored throughout the week.' The loss of Suaalii in the opening half in Edinburgh proved pivotal in the loss which ended the Wallabies chance of winning the grand slam for the first time since 1984. In more positive news, lock Jeremy Williams also travelled with the side and is recovering from illness which ruled him out of the loss to Scotland. Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii could feature in the Wallabies team to play Ireland in the final match of the UK tour this weekend after he was cleared of a broken wrist The 21-year-old was injured in Australia's disappointing last start defeat against Scotland at Murrayfield Suaalii has impressed for the Wallabies on the Spring Tour after defecting from the NRL Meanwhile, coach Joe Schmidt is anticipating a response versus the Irish after his team missed 34 tackles and conceded 14 penalties at Murrayfield. ' I felt they still delivered a very good performance against a very good team,' he said. 'And I always said from the start, there's going to be days where it doesn't go as well as you'd like. 'They're not excuses, they're just reasons for why we were a little bit out of kilter. 'Hopefully, people can still see there's some quality starting to be built through an Australian side that's actually starting to show a bit of depth, albeit with some pretty inexperienced players.' 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North Korea, Russia defence treaty comes into forceIn this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Amazon founder Jeff Bezos spoke optimistically of President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday at The New York Times' DealBook Summit, saying he expects a more friendly regulatory environment in the upcoming administration. "I'm actually very optimistic this time around," Bezos said on stage. "He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. If I can help do that, I'm going to help him." Bezos' comments struck a cheerful tone despite Trump publicly lambasting the billionaire during his first term. Trump repeatedly attacked Bezos and his companies, Amazon and The Washington Post, accusing them of dodging taxes or publishing "fake news," among other things. Trump also repeatedly pointed the finger at Amazon for its use of the U.S. Postal Service, claiming the company contributed to the post office's demise. In 2019, Amazon blamed Trump's "behind-the-scenes attacks" against the company for its loss of a multibillion-dollar Department of Defense contract, then called JEDI. The animosity between the two preceded Trump's time in the White House. Prior to the 2016 election, Bezos criticized Trump's behavior, saying it "erodes our democracy." He offered to shoot Trump into space after the then-Republican candidate attacked Bezos for using the Post as a "tax shelter." But during the first Trump transition period eight years ago, Bezos expressed optimism similar to his current tone. Bezos was one of a number of major tech leaders , along with top execs from Alphabet , Apple , Facebook and others, who trekked to Trump Tower for a meeting with Trump in December 2016. At the meeting, both men appeared nothing but complimentary. "I found today's meeting with the president-elect, his transition team, and tech leaders to be very productive," Bezos said at the time. "I shared the view that the administration should make innovation one of its key pillars, which would create a huge number of jobs across the whole country, in all sectors, not just tech—agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing—everywhere." Bezos struck a fairly conciliatory tone with Trump in the lead up to this year's election. He's posted twice on X this year, giving his congratulations the day after Trump's victory last month and praising Trump's "grace under literal fire" following the attempted assassination of Trump at a Pennsylvania rally in July. Bezos said Wednesday that Trump appears calmer, more confident and more settled than his first term in the White House. "You've probably grown in the last eight years," Bezos said. "He has too." Bezos also publicly declared shortly before the election that the Washington Post would not be endorsing a candidate, breaking with decades of tradition. Editorial page staffers had drafted an endorsement of Democratic nominee Kamala Harris over Trump in the election, before Bezos killed the plan in late October. "We knew there would be blowback and we did the right thing anyway," Bezos said on Wednesday, acknowledging the criticism that followed. He called the move "far from cowardly." Bezos' space company Blue Origin will frequently interact with Trump's administration when it comes to vying to secure federal contracts. Blue Origin directly competes with Elon Musk's space exploration company SpaceX. Musk has been a key ally for Trump in his campaign for the White House, contributing nearly $75 million to America PAC, a pro-Trump super political action committee he established earlier this year. WATCH: Bezos says he's proud of decision not to have Washington Post endorse presidential candidate watch now VIDEO 1:41 01:41 Jeff Bezos: 'Very proud of the decision' for Washington Post to not endorse presidential candidate News VideosNEW YORK (AP) — There's no place like home for the holidays. And that may not necessarily be a good thing. In the wake of the very contentious and divisive 2024 presidential election, the upcoming celebration of Thanksgiving and the ramp-up of the winter holiday season could be a boon for some — a respite from the events of the larger world in the gathering of family and loved ones. Hours and even days spent with people who have played the largest roles in our lives. Another chapter in a lifetime of memories. That's one scenario. For others, that same period — particularly because of the polarizing presidential campaign — is something to dread. There is the likelihood of disagreements, harsh words, hurt feelings and raised voices looming large. Those who make a study of people and their relationships to each other in an increasingly complex 21st-century say there are choices that those with potentially fraught personal situations can make — things to do and things to avoid — that could help them and their families get through this time with a minimum of open conflict and a chance at getting to the point of the holidays in the first place. DO assess honestly where you are with it all For those who feel strongly about the election's outcome, and know that the people they would be spending the holiday feel just as strongly in the other direction, take the time to honestly assess if you're ready to spend time together in THIS moment, barely a few weeks after Election Day — and a time when feelings are still running high. The answer might be that you're not, and it might be better to take a temporary break, says Justin Jones-Fosu, author of “I Respectfully Disagree: How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World.” “You have to assess your own readiness,” he says, “Each person is going be very different in this.” He emphasizes that it's not about taking a permanent step back. “Right now is that moment that we’re talking about because it’s still so fresh. Christmas may be different.” DON’T miss the bigger picture of what the holiday is all about Keep focused on why why you decided to go in the first place, Jones-Fosu says. Maybe it’s because there’s a relative there you don’t get to see often, or a loved one is getting up in age, or your kids want to see their cousins. Keeping that reason in mind could help you get through the time. DO set boundaries If you decide getting together is the way to go, but you know politics is still a dicey subject, set a goal of making the holiday a politics-free zone and stick with it, says Karl Pillemer, a professor at Cornell University whose work includes research on family estrangement. “Will a political conversation change anyone’s mind?" he says. “If there is no possibility of changing anyone’s mind, then create a demilitarized zone and don’t talk about it.” DON’T take the bait Let’s be honest. Sometimes, despite best efforts and intentions to keep the holiday gathering politics- and drama-free, there’s someone who’s got something to say and is going to say it. In that case, avoid getting drawn into it, says Tracy Hutchinson, a professor in the graduate clinical mental health counseling program at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. “Not to take the hook is one of the most important things, and it is challenging,” she says. After all, you don’t have to go to every argument you’re invited to. DO think about what will happen after the holiday If you risk getting caught up in the moment, consider engaging in what Pillemer calls “forward mapping.” This involves thinking medium and long term rather than just about right now — strategy rather than tactics. Maybe imagine yourself six months from now looking back on the dinner and thinking about the memories you'd want to have. “Think about how you would like to remember this holiday,” he says. “Do you want to remember it with your brother and sister-in-law storming out and going home because you’ve had a two-hour argument?” DON'T feel you have to be there uninterrupted Things getting intense? Defuse the situation. Walk away. And it doesn't have to be in a huff. Sometimes a calm and collected time out is just what you — and the family — might need. Says Hutchinson: “If they do start to do something like that, you could say, `I’ve got to make this phone call. I’ve got to go to the bathroom. I’m going to take a walk around the block.'"

Aaron Rodgers has opens up about his relationship with his father in his new Netflix documentary. In a new trailer for the New York Jets quarterback ’s Aaron Rodgers: Enigma, Rodgers said he felt like his emotional intelligence was “stunted” because his father refused to show emotions. The clip begins with the NFL player at an ayahuasca ceremony, as he is known for being an avid psychedelic user. “I think part of the real joy in this work, is, there is such a feminine spirit to ayahuasca,” Rodgers can be heard saying. He then begins discussing the benefits he’s experienced since beginning the ceremonies such as being able to “model a new way of thinking about masculinity, or what it means to be a man,” and helping him to be able to achieve “the balance between the divine masculine and the divine feminine.” The former Green Bay Packers quarterback transitioned to talking about his father, Ed Rodgers, as he admitted that he could only recall him crying once which was when his grandfather died. “I think I saw my dad cry when my grandfather passed. And that might have been it,” he said. “There wasn’t space for emotion, so I definitely had some stunted emotional intelligence.” He explained that he didn’t start to become more in tune with his feelings until he discovered what the public perception of him was. “People who haven’t been around me a lot have this idea of who I am or whatnot, and in these situations, you start to peel back some of those layers of who they think you are and start getting deep and getting emotional,” Rodgers said. “I think that’s what it means to be a well-balanced man,” he added. “To be able to tap into that divine feminine and be vulnerable.” The documentary, directed by Gotham Chopra and Liam Hughes, will be split into three parts as Rodgers discusses his injury during the 2023 NFL season when he tore his left Achilles only four minutes into his debut game as a Jet. The football player will also discuss his more controversial opinions such as his false claims regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Back in May, Rodgers said in a discussion with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson : “I’ve been strong against the vax, against lockdowns, against mandates, against all of it. In the last few months, I’ve been looking at things a little bit differently. “Those people had a ton of fear. They thought they were doing the right thing, for themselves, for their friends, for their families.” He continued: “They went through all the mass-formation psychosis that we all did — the full-court propaganda against us – and are now going, ‘oh s***. Maybe that wasn’t the best. Maybe they lied to us. Maybe this wasn’t safe...’” Aaron Rodgers: Enigma will be available to stream on Netflix on December 17.Ireland AM fave, TV chef, ‘gangster’s moll’, ex-teacher & another Olympian sign up for DWTS before final name confirmed