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NoneBOULDER — Cam’Ron Silmon-Craig needed a few moments to soak it all in. After No. 23 Colorado’s 52-0 win over Oklahoma State to close the regular season, the Buffaloes’ senior safety sat down in between the 35- and 40-yard lines on the south side of Folsom Field. His final home game at CU was over — and he just needed a minute to take in the scene one last time . “I was there giving thanks, giving thanks to God for putting me in this position,” Silmon-Craig said. “I've been able to thrive when I got a chance to make my dreams a reality. So that was the thing I was thinking about. I was just spending my last few moments inside my favorite playground on Folsom Field. Nothing like it in the world. I wouldn't rather be anywhere else." For two years, Silmon-Craig poured everything he had into the Buffs’ program. He came to CU after two years playing for Deion Sanders at Jackson State — also playing his final two years of high school football for Coach Prime at Trinity Christian in Cedar Hill, Texas. But Silmon-Craig is originally from Alabama and grew up watching the early days of Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide dynasty. He knew he was never going to accomplish something like that in his college career, but he wanted to set the stones for something like that to happen in Boulder. “I remember the 2009 Alabama team that struck the match for the run that Alabama went on,” Silmon-Craig said. “So coming in this year, I always wanted to be the standard. I wanted to come in here and set a standard for us to live for years and years on hand. So for guys like (sophomore cornerback) DJ (McKinney), when they come back next year, they know the standard.” That standard didn’t exist when Silmon-Craig first transferred to CU. The Buffs hit rock bottom during the 1-11 season in 2022 and Coach Prime turned over both the coaching staff and the roster when he took over nearly two years ago. As Sanders often says, 2023 was about restoring hope and this season, 2024, was about restoring expectations. Mission accomplished — and it’s because of the group of seniors that played their final home game on Friday. “They're the ones who changed the game for us,” Coach Prime said. “They're the ones that impacted this wonderful learning institution. They're the ones that are responsible for the recruits that you're seeing commit. They're the ones that are responsible for the way that game was played, the way it panned out. They're the ones who put us on the map.” Coach Prime was always going to participate in the Senior Day festivities and he and his sons, quarterback Shedeur and safety Shilo, got to share their moment pregame and receive plenty of applause from the Folsom Field crowd for the final time as a trio. Colorado coach Deion Sanders, center, walks onto the field alongside sons Shilo Sanders, left, and Shedeur Sanders,during pregame Senior Day festivities at Folsom Field on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette) But Sanders also walked to midfield with another senior, wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr., who didn’t have his dad in attendance due to his current incarceration in Florida. Horn turned to Sanders right before he was about to have his name called and asked Sanders if we would walk with him. “You don’t have to ask me twice,” Sanders recalled telling Horn. “Just speaking pleasantries along the way, it (was) unbelievable. “Jimmy is like my kid. I love him that much. We've talked about some personal things throughout his couple of seasons (here). I want to go with him Sunday to see his father as well.” After the Buffs were done blowing out the Cowboys to cap a 9-3 regular season, Coach Prime made sure to bring up the seniors on the elevated platform in the middle of the CU locker room and acknowledge the impact they’ve had on the program and the legacy they’re leaving behind. “I don't just coach these young men, I love these young men like they’re family, and I just want them to soar, not just from the football aspect, but as young men in life,” Sanders said.
Think twice before cleaning up your leaf litter this fall, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert advises. Whether you shred or rake them, leaving some leaf piles will help pollinators and beneficial insects. “Remember, leaf litter makes great overwintering sites for insects,” said Larry Stein, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension horticulture specialist and professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Horticultural Sciences, Uvalde. While some bees and wasps live in hives, they are often ground nesters. These pollinators will need leaf litter and some loose soil to get through the winter. Keeping your garden insect-friendly through the winter months also means that when overwintering eggs, nymphs or larvae, and pupae hatch in the spring, you will have an already-flourishing insect population to get to work as pollinators and protection from “bad bugs.” Leaf drop may have come a little earlier than normal, this year. While October is typically a wetter time of the year, 2024 has proven to be different for much of Texas. “We would prefer leaf drop to be normal as opposed to being caused by drought, but many parts of the state didn’t get the precipitation levels they are used to seeing, and we are also seeing higher heat than usual as we head into November,” Stein said. However, once leaves do drop, whether early or “on time,” he said to think twice before disposing of them. Plant of the Month: Possum Haw Holly Stein’s plant of the month is a deciduous holly, better known as possum haw holly. It has the widest range of all Texas hollies and does well in various soil conditions. It can be grown in shade, but it fruits best in partial shade to full sun. Possum haw holly also attracts songbirds. Due to its heat and drought tolerance, it does well in many parts of Texas. Female plants will need a male pollinator for a good fruit set. “This is a truly outstanding small native tree that is very low maintenance,” he said. “The tree drops its leaves in fall to reveal showy red or orange berries on female plants that remain throughout the winter.” Other November Gardening Guide Tips What to plant, what to wait on: Container trees and shrubs can be planted; wait until January to plant bare root stock. It is also the ideal time to select and plant cool-season annuals like pansies, violas and ornamental cabbages and kale. However, establishment will be a bit more challenging if the higher temperatures continue, so more frequent watering would be needed. Be patient to prune: Don’t get in a hurry to prune woody plants. Late December through February is usually the best time to prune them. Know when to pick persimmons, citrus: As the temperatures cool, the full color of persimmons and citrus will highlight your landscape. However, just because astringent persimmons turn orange does not mean they are ripe; a light frost seems to expedite this process. Citrus does not need to be totally orange to be ready to eat. Keep an eye out for fungus: Monitor your lawn for late-season fungus issues, which can be exacerbated by too much moisture. Grow a winter salad: As temperatures cool, your cool-season crops will continue to develop. You can also do bi-weekly planting of salad greens, such as leaf lettuce, kale, chard and spinach. Prepare garden equipment for winter: Drain gasoline from power tools and run the engine until fuel in the carburetor is used up, unless you have made the switch to ethanol-free gas. Even with ethanol-free gas, it is a good idea to run the gas out of the carburetor. Drain and store garden hoses and watering equipment in a readily accessible location. Revisit your cold protection plan: As the temperatures begin to cool, make sure you have a cold protection plan in place. Think about the mulch, mounding around trunks, covers and other measures to protect plants. Bring in late-blooming plants such as decorative kalanchoes or Christmas cacti so they can finish flowering in the warmth of the house. Think variety: Place orders for seeds this month to have them available when you are ready to plant in the spring. In addition to ordering seeds you are already familiar with, try a few new kinds each year to broaden your garden contents. Change the way you fertilize indoor plants: Reduce the fertilization of indoor plants through mid-March. An exception would be plants in an atrium or a well-lighted window location.KARACHI (Monitoring Desk): Internet users across Pakistan encountered significant issues with connecting WhatsApp on Saturday, just days after the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) alerted the government of the severe repercussions of internet shutdowns and a potential virtual private network (VPN) ban. Reports from outage tracking website, Downdetector, noted a peak of 207 complaints within an hour, primarily around 10pm on Saturday, with 67% of users experiencing difficulties in sending messages, especially media files, and 16% facing problems receiving them. The disruptions in the Meta-owned instant messaging app predominantly affected Punjab, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa saw sporadic issues. Meanwhile, Karachi reported the most significant impact from the disruptions across Sindh, according to Downdetector’s heat map. Sources within the IT industry acknowledged facing problems while sharing media files. However, no one knew what the problem was. Internet service providers also faced backlash from customers due to the sudden outage of WhatsApp, with users complaining about their inability to share media files, but could not point to the cause of the issue. In the absence of any official notification, some users linked the disruptions with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) much-hyped protest in Islamabad today (Sunday). WhatsApp disruptions in the country have become a recurring issue, particularly during events like the PTI’s protests. Officials, however, have routinely attributed these outages to technical issues or submarine cable damage. On X (formerly Twitter), accounts affiliated with the PTI started a campaign on Saturday, requesting X owner Elon Musk, who also owns SpaceX, to make Starlink available in Pakistan. Starlink is a satellite network developed by the private spaceflight company SpaceX to provide low-cost internet to remote locations.
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GMOs subjected to rigorous scientific scrutiny before release, NBMA replies criticsA Chinese military think tank is recommending the party leadership strengthen economic and emotional bonds with tech billionaire Elon Musk to influence President-elect Donald Trump on how to respond to the Taiwan issue, according to insider information obtained by Yuan Hongbing, a former law professor at Peking University and renowned Chinese dissident living in exile in Australia. According to Yuan’s source within the CCP, who The Epoch Times did not communicate directly with due to security concerns, vice chairman of the CCP’s Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia convened nine of China’s top geopolitical experts and military strategists from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and the ministry of foreign affairs to author new report from a Chinese military think tank on the likely impact of the 2024 U.S. election on geopolitics. Yuan, who viewed the report, said the report outlined recommendations for the party leadership on how to handle U.S.–China relations, and correctly predicted that Trump would be returning to the White House. One of the strategic recommendations involved Musk, CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and X. “This think tank has advised the Xi Jinping administration to focus the CCP’s United Front to work on targeting Elon Musk and his family members, especially his mother,” Yuan told The Epoch Times. The United Front coordinates thousands of groups to carry out foreign political influence operations, suppress dissident voices and activities, gather intelligence, and facilitate the transfer of technology to China. Ultimately, the CCP uses the United Front to advance its economic, political, and security interests worldwide. In December 2023, Xi met with Chinese diplomatic envoys in Beijing and told them they must “make good use of the effective instrument of united front work,” according to Chinese state-run media. Yuan believes the think tank’s strategy of influencing Trump through Musk is unlikely to be effective. “It’s a low-probability event,” he told The Epoch Times. “Trump’s national aspirations and the CCP’s authoritarian strategy are fundamentally incompatible.” He added that the administration team appointed by Trump is composed of politicians with a clear understanding of the CCP’s oppressive regime. “Trump is a terminator of appeasement policies toward the CCP’s authoritarianism,” he said. Yuan said he hopes that Musk and his family members will stick to their consciences if they are approached by CCP personnel. “CCP’s totalitarian regime is the enemy of the free, democratic world and the greatest adversary of the United States,” Yuan said. “It’s hoped that entrepreneurs will stand on the side of freedom and democracy at this critical moment in history.” The report also includes several other recommendations to Xi, such as further strengthening military and economic aid to Russia, fracturing America’s various alliances on a global scale, and strengthening political relations with the Middle East’s resisting powers to the United States. While some China experts believe that if the United States escalates its countermeasures against the CCP, Xi Jinping will retreat on issues like Taiwan and the South China Sea, Yuan himself holds that this view “contradicts the fundamental political logic of the tyrannical CCP regime.” “Xi Jinping is currently facing an extremely dire situation, both domestically and internationally,” he told The Epoch Times. “He has no room to retreat. “In this context, Xi Jinping’s only possible way out—or the way he perceives it—would be to initiate a war over Taiwan to fully counter the pressure from the United States,” he said. “If he abandons his strategic response, the CCP will be in a completely passive position in its geopolitical struggle with the United States. This passive state could lead to a complete collapse of the CCP” due to domestic discontent, Yuan said. The law professor, who has been analyzing China affairs for years, predicts that based on the political record of the incoming U.S. administration, a direct confrontation between Trump and Xi is inevitable. “[The administration] will certainly hold the CCP accountable for the harm caused to the international community and humanity over the years,” he said. “The investigation into the Wuhan virus is an integral part of the overall U.S. strategic deployment.” “The only force that can stop this is the global expansion of CCP’s tyranny, the authoritarian expansion strategy that Xi Jinping’s regime is currently executing,” he said. “This means that for Trump to achieve his political vision of making America great again, he must completely defeat Xi Jinping’s global expansion strategy of communist authoritarianism. “Therefore, the conflict between the U.S. and China has become inevitable.”
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