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“While scaling up finance is still a major challenge, I’ve come away feeling hopeful that the dedicated people and organizations working on these issues will be able to move the needle” on climate change, says Emily Dahl, F22, at right above. Other Tufts delegates at the U.N. summit included, from left: Hengrui Liu, a Ph.D. student at The Fletcher School; Jacob Werksman, a visiting professor of international law at Fletcher; and Eda Kosma, F23. Photo: Courtesy of Emily Dahl
Tufts students describe inspiring moments and slow progress at the U.N. conference in Egypt
Tufts student delegates at the U.N. climate conference in Egypt expressed excitement at experiencing high-level negotiations firsthand, even though the content of the talks on fighting climate change is often technical and complex.
“Not everything is headline-friendly or easy to see where it will land, but it has been a fascinating experience to get to stand in the kitchen while it’s being cooked.” said Lily Hartzell, F23, who attended the first week of the November 6 -18 conference. Diplomats attending the summit are trying to forge agreements on issues such as cutting carbon emissions and providing funding to developing countries suffering severe losses from climate change.
Comparing this year’s conference to last year’s in Glasgow, which she also attended, Hartzell said, “Glasgow was much more focused on high-level agreements, which in some ways made it easier to focus on one issue. This year is all about implementation [of the 2015 Paris Agreement], and because the Paris Agreement is so comprehensive, it means there are a million issues to track.”
Students and faculty from across Tufts are gathered in Sharm-el Sheikh, Egypt, for the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations. The conference is known as the Conference of Parties or COP27.
In addition to the country delegates who participate in the negotiation process, the conference brings together thousands of advocates, academics, students, and professionals from across the full spectrum of the climate field. The Tufts students in attendance represent this wide range of interests and have been eager to take advantage of all that the conference has to offer, while remaining critical of slow efforts by countries to adequately address the scale of the climate crisis.
Here Hartzell and nine other members of the delegation share their observations of the historic negotiations and their hopes for the future. The first five students participated last week.
Emily Dahl, F22, is earning a master’s degree in global affairs at The Fletcher School, with a focus on international climate policy and nature-based solutions.
Emily Dahl
Emily Dahl
“I’m here to see what progress is being made toward advancing nature-based solutions, which are projects and initiatives that restore or protect natural areas and ensure that new development incorporates climate-aware measures that also benefit nature, climate mitigation, and public health and wellbeing.
I’ve been inspired by the indigenous leaders who have shared their experiences of working with domestic and international partners to develop and finance nature-based initiatives. I’ve appreciated hearing from developing countries that are not only including environmental protection as part of their climate plans but are making progress toward climate goals with meaningful metrics.
And I’ve been learning so much from the NGOs, international agencies, developed countries and private sector financial partners that are developing new programs and mechanisms for valuing nature to yield environmental, economic, and social gains.
While scaling up finance is still a major challenge, I’ve come away feeling hopeful that the dedicated people and organizations working on these issues will be able to move the needle on joint conservation, climate, and societal aims.”
Lily Hartzell, F23, is earning a master’s degree in law and diplomacy at The Fletcher School, with a focus on international climate negotiation. “COP is a deeply overwhelming experience, and it can be difficult to process in the moment. This year, I’ve primarily focused on climate finance through staffing Dean Kyte on her engagements related to voluntary carbon markets and by tracking negotiations about the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance negotiations.
Lily Hartzell
Lily Hartzell
Even though there’s lots to pay attention to, there’s a sense of momentum here. Standards are being set for what a company’s net zero pledge should really mean and how to ensure that carbon credits are being well verified. There is discussion around how to reform the financial system to foreground climate change and how to create new partnerships among philanthropy, public, and private actors.
Even though these issues can feel overly technical or bureaucratic, they each contribute an important piece to the puzzle of transforming our financial systems to prioritize climate change.”
Eda Kosma, F23, is earning a master’s degree in law and diplomacy at The Fletcher School, with a focus on climate policy and the role of data and greenhouse gas inventories.
Eda Kosma
Eda Kosma
“As a master’s student researching the Global Stocktake, a key accountability mechanism of the Paris Agreement, it’s been invigorating to see the number of countries and non-governmental organizations who are eager to engage in the process. The Global Stocktake will ultimately inform how we assess our collective progress towards the Paris Agreement, and the dialogue happening at COP27 is a critical reminder that the global community is not yet doing enough, despite lots of enthusiasm.
The Global Stocktake is the focus of my capstone research and it has been so meaningful to experience it firsthand. I’ve also had the opportunity to participate directly in the negotiations as a notetaker, which has been rewarding and will greatly benefit my research. I’ve been able to have a front row seat to the granular discussions that will ultimately define the way the Stocktake works and how effective it will be, and it is so exciting to see this new and innovative process up close. Hopefully, this momentum continues after COP27 and countries remain committed to the agreements they make here.”
Hengrui Liu, a Ph.D. student at The Fletcher School, is focusing on energy and climate policy and China.
Hengrui Liu
Hengrui Liu
“I was most looking forward to learning more about negotiation progress on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the outcomes around carbon pricing and the voluntary carbon market. Unfortunately, progress has been very slow and it is still unclear how agreements around Article 6 will impact the compliance market and the voluntary carbon market.
This is my second time attending COP and every year it gets bigger. COP27 is probably the biggest negotiation ever, which means climate change issues are getting more attention from the world. In addition, this year’s negotiation is being held in Egypt, which is the first time COP has been held in Africa, a highly climate-vulnerable continent. For the first time, issues of adaptation and responding to climate change impacts are being given belated attention and being brought to the forefront of negotiations.”
Abay Yimere, a postdoctoral fellow at The Fletcher School, is focusing on renewable energy deployment and climate policy in Africa.
Abay Yimere
Abay Yimere
“Compared to last year’s COP, the progress this year has been very slow. There are many details to negotiate and so it can be frustrating to see at times. But I have been supporting party delegations with their negotiations, which is very rewarding.
I have also been presenting my own research through the Fletcher Climate Policy Lab at the COP Africa Pavilion and sharing my findings about renewable energy and energy diversification in Africa, which has been engaging and productive.”
Students who are attending the second week of the conference now have a front row seat to some of the final negotiations and are able to take advantage of the networking and learning opportunities provided by the many side events.
Sophia Friedman, N23, is earning a master’s degree in agriculture, food, and the environment at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, with a focus on sustainable business.
Sophia Friedman
Sophia Friedman
“Although I’ve been here for only been one day so far, there has already been so much to see and do. We hopped from fascinating event to fascinating event. After hearing a great panel discussion about innovative companies in aquaculture, we had the opportunity to speak directly with one of the panelists about her work in the cellular seafood industry, which isn’t something you hear about often.
As a student studying sustainable agriculture and the food industry, it has already been a great way to make connections in the field and put my studies into context at the international level.”
Olivia Grieco, N23, is earning a master’s degree in agriculture, food, and the environment at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, with a focus on sustainable agricultural practices, alternative proteins, and food law and policy.
Olivia Grieco
Olivia Grieco
“We are not even a full day into week two of COP27 and there is already so much to digest. The maze of pavilions and lack of windows creates a time warp. After attending back-to-back meetings, discussion panels, and a film screening, I am definitely going to need time to collect my many thoughts.
As a graduate student with a focus on agriculture and food, I was excited reading the list of events focused on food systems, considering this is the first COP with an official Food and Agriculture pavilion.
I’ve really enjoyed my time connecting with others in the field, including many focused on my specific interest area of alternative proteins and cellular agriculture.”
Emma Hibbard, AG23, is earning a joint master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy with a focus on an equitable energy transition through policy, renewable energy deployment, and adaptation mechanisms. 
Emma Hibbard
Emma Hibbard
“After a brief time here, I’ve been inspired by participants that are working on a wide range of issues from the role of gender and equity in climate to carbon markets and energy innovation. One key topic that I’m following is funding from developed countries to developing countries to meet finance goals, a focus of the conference. In each panel or discussion I’ve been to, there is a request for increasing transparency, credibility, and reliability throughout the process, whether that be a call for submitting detailed plans for using funds or setting more concrete definitions for what qualifies as funding.
With an energy focus, I’m particularly interested in the implications of these decisions on funding the energy transformation (which has co-benefits in mitigation and adaptation) in countries that don’t have a solid and reliable regulatory structure, as this ensures credibility and confidence for both public and private investments. As the conference continues, I’m excited to track how public, private, and government organizations work together on this and related topics to achieve energy equity, security, and innovation.”
Emily Holt is a Ph.D. student in computer science, with a focus on using data science to measure impacts of sustainability policies.
Emily Holt
Emily Holt
“I wanted to attend the COP to learn more about exciting initiatives and actions in climate policy. Though it’s a core focus of my dissertation work, I have never attended a conference with such an emphasis on climate policy before. Hearing about progress and work already underway in other areas and industries has been invigorating.
I have already been able to attend presentations on transitioning the steel industry to net zero, labor rights in the just energy transition, and the mobilization of K-Pop fandoms for reforestation efforts. This truly remarkable spread of presentations would not be possible anywhere else and it feels particularly important to showcase the diversity of stakeholders coming together for a singular purpose of slowing climate change.
Miriam Israel, F24, is earning a joint master’s degree at The Fletcher School and Harvard Divinity School, with a focus on adaptation, climate resilience, and the role of religious communities in climate policy and advocacy.
Miriam Israel
Miriam Israel
“No matter how much information you have beforehand, I’m not sure it’s possible to entirely prepare for the experience of COP. I am primarily interested in tracking the negotiations on adaptation and loss and damages for developing countries experiencing costly climate impacts and attending events about climate resilience. These issues will make a huge difference for how well developing countries are able to prepare for projected climate impacts and respond to the impacts they are already experiencing. Being able to sit in on those conversations and see how each party is communicating their position has been a master class in diplomacy and negotiation.
I’ve also really enjoyed meeting representatives of NGOs, government agencies, advocacy groups and other civil society. The first day of week 2 was Gender Day and it was so inspiring to start the week by seeing women from all over the world advocating for climate justice and gender inclusion as a priority at COP.
As a dual-degree student studying the role of religion in climate action, it has also been great to meet faith leaders and activists who are using their religious traditions to advocate for a just transition and a rapid move away from fossil fuels to preserve a liveable planet for future generations.”
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Johannesburg – Experts believe that the emphasis on mindfulness in modern educational practices are already yielding impressive results.
It is no longer the case when it’s enough to simply provide a teacher and syllabus to pupils, hoping they will take in information and perform well.
Today, learning is about the holistic development of young people, improving not only their academic skills but also their emotional intelligence (EQ) to make a meaningful difference in society.
The success of this consciousness-based approach is exemplified by South Africa’s Maharishi Invincibility Institute (MI), which has helped almost 20 000 graduates to launch careers in finance, banking, advertising, technology, management consulting, and more.
The educational facility in the Johannesburg inner city offers 39 nationally accredited South African qualifications through the Services SETA, MICT SETA, CATHSSETA, INSETA, BANKSETA, and W&R SETA.
Maharishi has also maintained a 95% job placement rate into quality jobs for nearly two decades, and 90% of these graduates have been taken into permanent or multi-year employment.
In addition, the non-profit private education and training provider is unique in that it offers transcendental meditation to develop the full potential of every student.
“I can honestly say my full human potential is advancing,” 23-year-old Masego Phaloane, a fourth-year student who grew up in Soweto said.
“I have developed academically, and my physical and mental well-being is much improved. There is an immense change from when I started. I was an average student when I began, but soon turned out to be an A student.”
The Maharishi Invincibility Institute’s culture seeks to inspire creativity and improve learning capacity while simultaneously reducing stress and anxiety. For this reason, health and wellness through daily yoga sessions and the provision of organic vegetarian meals are heavily encouraged.
The institute attributes a lot of its success to the backing of strategic partners, including the Datatec Educational and Technology Foundation, which has contributed more than R2 million to implementing programmes and projects.
Student Mduduzi Mahlangu, 23, another hailing from Soweto, came to MI in 2018, believing that mainstream education was too “narrow-minded” if he wanted to develop in alignment with his goals.
“For me, the mainstream was not enough as far as development is concerned. I had a conversation with one of the ladies I knew who had heard about this school, and when it offered an open day, I instantly knew this was where I wanted to enrol. I’ve never looked back,” he said.
Mahlangu’s enthusiasm for the institute is well-founded. He is a recipient of the Moshal/MI Scholarship, which recognises highly-motivated students by supporting them in their studies, as well as a recipient of the Roche Scholarship, sponsored by the Swiss healthcare company Roche.
What has struck him the most about MI is the diversity of personalities and the “diverse academic conversations one will have with people from different places who have experienced different challenges”.
This experience has strengthened his ambition to enter the political sphere upon completion of his studies.
“I want to demonstrate strong leadership abilities, which I believe are lacking in our country,” he says.
Limpopo’s Charlotte Marema, 24, followed in the footsteps of a relative who also attended MI.
She acknowledges she was “a little bit sceptical” when she first enrolled, but her entire perception has changed over time.
“When I started, I was a very shy person. But now I can do public speaking. The Insurance Academy has given me the opportunity to explore the insurance field, and obviously, this will require me to communicate with customers.”
The youngster was particularly grateful to MI during the height of Covid-19 when it provided students with data so they could continue learning at home.
And according to another Soweto resident Charisse Lupafya, MI makes every student feel like they are part of a family.
“Each lecturer is devoted to holding your hand throughout your studies to get the best results. I also love how they incorporate consciousness-based education to help students release stress and obtain high marks,” she said.
Meanwhile, like all her peers, Mpumalanga graduate Hazel Nkosi, 23, enjoyed returning to nature with field trips to Ezemvelo Nature Reserve.
These excursions are all part of the meditative experience, which Nkosi says helps to “reduce stress levels and impact positively on my life”.
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This week’s NHK Trophy will be decisive for several U.S. figure skaters eyeing spots in December’s Grand Prix Final, the most important competition of the fall and often a preview of March’s world championships.
NHK Trophy, which airs live on Peacock, features American women, a pair and ice dancers vying for the Final, which takes the top six per discipline from the six-event Grand Prix Series. NHK in Japan is the fourth of six events, and skaters compete twice over the series, so some skaters have already qualified.
Ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates head the U.S. contingent this week. The three-time world medalists won Skate America last month and will clinch a Grand Prix Final spot by finishing third or higher at NHK.
They would be the first U.S. skaters in any discipline to qualify for seven Grand Prix Finals (if including last year, when the Final was canceled after the qualifying series finished) and the second to compete in six Finals after 2014 Olympic ice dance champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
Bates, 33, can break the record for oldest American to qualify for a Final currently held by pairs’ skater Todd Sand from the 1996-97 season. Bates is already the only U.S. figure skater to compete in four Winter Olympics and the oldest to win a medal (in the team event).
This season, Chock and Bates rank fifth in the world by best total score (202.80). Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, who are not in the NHK field, have the best score of 215.70. None of the Olympic ice dance medalists are competing internationally this fall.
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While Chock and Bates are podium regulars, Americans Starr Andrews and Amber Glenn enter NHK coming off their first Grand Prix medals. Andrews, with her silver at Skate Canada two weeks ago, became the first Black American to make a Grand Prix podium. Andrews and Glenn likely need to finish in the top three again this week for any shot at the Grand Prix Final.
It’s a tall order. NHK has arguably the best women’s field of the six Grand Prix events, including world champion Kaori Sakamoto, Skate Canada winner Rinka Watanabe, both of Japan, and South Korean Kim Ye-Lim, who was second at Grand Prix France.
Another American, Isabeau Levito, the world junior champion, is not competing at NHK but can clinch her Grand Prix Final spot depending on other skaters’ results this week. At 15, she would be the youngest American to make a Final in 15 years.
World champion Shoma Uno of Japan headlines the men’s field. Uno, who won Skate Canada with 273.15 points, ranks third in the world this season by best total score. American Ilia Malinin, who is not at NHK, leads with 280.37 points.
NHK also has the world’s top-ranked pairs’ team of Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan. The next-highest-ranked pairs’ team at NHK is the U.S. duo of Emily Chan and Spencer Howe. Chan and Howe, fourth at last season’s nationals, will clinch their first Grand Prix Final berth if they repeat their runner-up finish from Skate Canada.
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In June, figure skater Jason Brown moved all his belongings out of the Toronto basement apartment where he had lived most of the last four years while training to make the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. He brought everything back to his family home north of Chicago, where nearly all those possessions – and his car – remain.
“No part of me thought I was coming back to Toronto,” Brown told me in a recent phone conversation.
Why would he have? Brown, 28 next month, had been in Toronto to work with coaches Tracy Wilson and Brian Orser on preparing for competitions. That lengthy phase of his skating career, with 12 years as a senior competitor and suitcases full of medals and achievements, seemed to be over with his solid sixth-place finish in the men’s singles event in China.
Brown had wearied of the blinkered perspective and single-minded focus necessary to be an elite competitive skater. He wanted to immerse himself more deeply in the other sides of skating, using his nonpareil artistry and body awareness to be a choreographer, to be a frequent and innovative show skater, to lay groundwork for the hope of one day producing his own show and having a skating camp.
None of those endeavors needed him to be based in Toronto.
And yet there he was in Toronto when we talked, back in the basement apartment with one suitcase of belongings, back training at the Cricket Club for his next competition, the U.S. Championships in late January, back with a frame of mind in which skating at the 2026 Winter Games is a far-off but not far-fetched thought.
It is a thought he will allow to cross his mind as long as the process to get there isn’t the same as it ever was, with the repetitiveness of that Talking Heads lyric.
“If I can do it on my own terms and it proves to be successful and healthy for me, it (2026) is totally a possibility,” said Brown, a two-time Olympian and 2015 national champion.
“I’m not going to keep coming in every day and drilling the technical again and again and again. I want to give myself the freedom to do it on my own terms and in my own time.”
To that end, he has spent some time this season choreographing a short program for Italian Olympian Daniel Grassl, European silver medalist last season.  And some time on the sidelines at Skate America, doing on-camera interviews for Team USA, a role he would like to expand upon.

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He will go home to the Chicago suburbs for 10 days around Thanksgiving.  He will go from there to do two shows on the East Coast in December, go back to Toronto for two and one-half weeks, return to Chicago for Christmas week and then leave for Japan to do six shows after New Year’s, returning to Toronto three weeks before the men’s event begins at the 2023 U.S. Championships in San Jose.
(Whew.)
Brown skipped the current Grand Prix season and does not plan to compete before nationals.
“If I’m going to do it my way, there is no point in rushing anything,” he said. “Before, it was always, ‘I need to be ready for this event right now.’ This season is about how we adapt to this new method of (intermittent) training and competing – not just me, but my coaches and my (physical) trainers.
“We haven’t done enough work yet to see how this translates. It could blow up in my face. It could be an utter disaster. But I don’t have it in me to keep doing it the way I had been.”
He had skated impeccably at the 2022 Olympics, getting personal-best scores for the short program, the free skate and the total, earning positive grades of execution on all 19 elements and finishing fewer than two points from fourth place. When it ended, in the Covid-cloistered Beijing environment, Brown had trouble processing what he called a “bizarre experience.”
“I remember finishing and thinking, `Is it over?  Is this how it ends?’” Brown said.
The idea of competing again took shape after he was invited to the Japan Open, a low-pressure, free-skate-only team event in early October that included active competitors and “retirees.” The chance to compete in it for the first time attracted him, so he put together a new program to “The Impossible Dream” with his longtime choreographer, Rohene Ward, and returned to Toronto to train for three and one-half weeks with Wilson.
“We thought, ‘Let’s use the Japan Open as a gauge,’” Brown said.  “Is competing something I still have a little bug to do? Or do I go there (to Japan) and say, ‘It was a great chapter, but this is not for me?’”
He skated respectably if not flawlessly at the Japan Open and realized he still had a love for competition, a feeling magnified by how good he felt physically. His regular off-ice sessions, both virtually and in person, with core movement specialist Lisa Schklar had kept him energetic and healthy while doing 50 shows between April and August. So on Nov. 2, he announced on Instagram that he would be competing at 2023 nationals.

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“Coming back was not in my mind in the summer, but after finishing the shows I felt great,” he said. “I have more energy than ever.
“The team around me makes me love it even more and makes me want to push more and more – and my body is holding up.”
Brown, who has not landed a clean quadruple jump in competition, was sure his quad attempt in practice the day before the Olympic free skate would be his last. Then he attempted one last week.
With reigning Olympic champion Nathan Chen and reigning world bronze medalist Vincent Zhou sitting out this season to concentrate on college, Brown should need no quads to be a strong medal contender at nationals in San Jose. His Japan Open free skate score is second best (easily) by a U.S. man so far this season, and the relatively lesser impact of quads in the short program has always worked to his benefit.
Brown said the absence of Chen and Zhou had no influence on his decision to compete at nationals. He actually had written to both, asking lightheartedly, “Do want to come back with me? Reunion?” Both told him they would be there to cheer him on – from the stands.
The @quadg0d, Ilia Malinin, will be a heavy favorite to win his first U.S. title after finishing second last year. Malinin, 18 in two weeks, lived up to his social media handle by becoming the first person to land a quadruple Axel in competition, first while winning the U.S. International Classic in September and again – with near perfect execution – while winning Skate America in October. His free skate and total scores lead the world this season.
At all his national meets from 2014 on, making the Olympic or world team was Brown’s objective. That will not be the case this time, even though Brown said he would be thrilled to compete at the 2023 World Championships if his skating earns one of the three U.S. men’s singles places.
“This isn’t about some unfinished business or an outcome or the need to do `X’ to prove myself,” Brown said. “It’s just out of love for the sport and the challenge of trying to better myself.
“There is nothing where I am saying, ‘I need this to feel finished.’ I am so proud of my career.”
Who wouldn’t be, with a record that includes: two Olympic appearances (and a team bronze medal); a U.S. title (and five other medals at nationals); four senior world championships appearances (with a fourth place in 2015); three junior world championships appearances (two medals), nine Grand Prix Series medals (one Grand Prix Final appearance); a Junior Grand Prix Final gold medal; and nine Challenger Series medals (six gold).
Brown has earned a lot of that hardware since his self-proclaimed rock bottom at 2018 Nationals, also in San Jose, where he cost himself a spot on that year’s Olympic team. At the time, he thought that hearkened the end of his competitive career, but a total break from the sport for six weeks, followed by a coaching change and the move to Toronto, reinvigorated him.
“I am shocked even to have this conversation about going to San Jose five years later,” Brown said.
Over those years he has become one of the sport’s biggest spectator favorites, especially in Japan, where his fluency in the language has added to the fans’ admiration of the purity and expressiveness of his skating. From crossovers to spins to split jumps to spirals to footwork, his skating skills are consummate. He had attracted the world’s attention with an easy-to-appreciate, upbeat “Riverdance” program in 2014 and has kept it with his refined interpretation of subtler, more internalized programs.
His short program this season, to a piano piece called “Melancholy” by Alexey Kosenko, falls into the latter category. He and Ward choreographed it in 2020, but Brown never has used it in a live competition. The music is moody and reflective, allowing Brown introspection over his career.
He sees the “Impossible Dream” long program as a statement that the dream is impossible only if you stop believing in yourself.
Competing in a third Olympics, 12 years after the first, might seem like such a dream. Nationals could be a form of reality check – but not necessarily a decisive one.
“At this point, let’s see if I can show up at nationals after not competing and see how it goes,” Brown said. “Beyond that, it could be, ‘I’ll see you again at nationals in 2024’ or ‘I’ll do the Grand Prix next season or ask for one senior B event and then do nationals.’
“Let’s see how this all unfolds. I have never done it before with blinders off. Can I manage it? If so, there is a huge possibility that 2026 could turn into a goal.”
Philip Hersh, who has covered figure skating at every Winter Olympics since 1980, is a special contributor to NBCSports.com.
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Allison Schmitt, a 10-time Olympic medalist, knew since college that she wanted to teach upon transitioning from full-time swimming. Maybe have a kindergarten, first grade or second grade classroom with 20 to 30 kids.
Schmitt, a 32-year-old whose last race was at her fourth Olympics in Tokyo, had left hip surgery in September. She will have right hip surgery in December. She hasn’t officially retired, but she doesn’t have any upcoming competition plans.
Instead, she will get her master’s degree in social work at Arizona State next spring.
Schmitt had not imagined she would become this kind of teacher, using a platform earned through all those laps in the pool to share her mental health journey with the goal to help others.
She was a panelist this week at “Mental Wellness and The Student-Athlete,” an event through the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s youth sport outreach program, TrueSport.
Seven years ago, Schmitt began sharing her struggles, specifically depression, that dated to 2011. She was motivated to speak publicly after her cousin April Bocian died by suicide in May 2015 at age 17. Bocian was a promising basketball player, and Schmitt related to her.
“I knew her story wasn’t over,” Schmitt said Wednesday. “And even though she wasn’t on Earth to share her story, that I can share that story. And I could use my experience as well to share my story so that people don’t feel alone.”
Schmitt texted her agent at the funeral that she wanted to get involved in the mental health space. Leading up to the 2016 Rio Games, she shared her experiences across media.
“I avoided every public speaking class [in school] to the point where I’d be like sweaty hands and breathing into a paper bag, like did not want to speak in front of people,” she said. “Now I’m so comfortable with it because I’m so passionate about mental health and sharing that story that it comes a lot easier to me, and I actually really enjoy it.”
Schmitt joked that whether she will swim competitively again is “the question of the century right now.”
Her 2012 Olympic 200m freestyle victory was epic — an American record time that still stands, fending off Katie Ledecky‘s best efforts over the last decade. She came back from not qualifying for the world championships in 2013 and 2015 to win two Olympic relay medals in 2016. In 2018, she came out of a two-year quasi-retirement and later made the Tokyo Olympic team, winning another pair of relay medals.
“I don’t have plans on competing, but right now I’m finishing school,” she said. “I’m passionate about that.
“I still want to be a teacher, but I feel like my sense of teacher is broader now. Yes, I can still go teach a room of 25 kids and impact their lives, but I feel like, now, my calling is more of a teacher in the mental health field.”
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Although Agricultural science and music has no direct correlation however, Adebajo Oluwanifemi Adebanjo also known as Niphkeys, a graduate of soil science and land management from the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) is changing this narrative one hit at a time.
For Niphkeys, the music studio became his fertile soil even while he was an undergraduate which continued post-graduation. With the deftness of a skilled farmer, he plants beats influenced by different genres of music. His beats which is sought-after by some of Nigeria’s biggest talents has germinated into a rich harvest of some the biggest music hits that has ruled the airwaves since 2020.
The Nigerian record producer, sound engineer and songwriter first caught attention in 2020 when he produced the hit single Koleyewon by Naira Marley and Kilofeshe by Zinoleesky. From then on, there has been no stopping the multi-talented producer.
He has worked with a slew of artistes namely Asake, Zlatan Ibile, Lyta, Zinolesky, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Omah Lay, Reekardo Banks, Lil Kesh, Bella Shmurda and Mohbad among others. In August, Turntable’s Industry Digest journal rated him as number one with a cumulative streaming of 347.83 million in a list of top 20 producers.
In a chat, he disclosed, “I have always wanted to do music even when I was in the university. My parents believe so much in my education so there was no way I could escape going to the University. But while in the university I had a studio where I improved on my skill and produced music for up and coming artistes.”
“I was 16 when I started learning the piano back in church and I started music production at the age of 22. I was just doing it for my passion for music with the dream of becoming one of the biggest musicians in the world,” he recalls.
Niphkeys grew up in Alagbado, Lagos State where he spent his formative years although he hails from Odogbolu, Ogun State. The second of three children, he learnt the piano at 16 but it would take six years longer at the age of 22 for him to make his first production.
Niphkeys has evolved from music production to churn out own singles such as Blessings featuring Zinolesky and Man Of The Year featuring Reekardo Banks. He has plans to do more by releasing a body of work.

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Pictured is an aerial shot of The Ryland, a 267-unit multifamily project in Philadelphia’s Society Hill neighborhood.
PHILADELPHIA — Developer LCOR has topped out The Ryland, a 267-unit apartment building in Philadelphia’s Society Hill neighborhood. The property will offer a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as two- and three-bedroom penthouses. The amenity package will comprise an outdoor pool, fitness center, multiple lounges, a rooftop deck, a children’s play area and concierge services. Hunter Roberts Construction Group is the general contractor for the project, which is scheduled for a fourth-quarter 2023 completion.

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Conifer Realty LLC has completed the $118 million rehabilitation of Park Square, a 335-unit fully affordable housing community in Rochester, N.Y. The property will be targeting tenants earning up to 60 percent of the area median income.
Completed in 1974 under the New York State Mitchell-Lama Program, Park Square comprises two adjacent buildings, situated at 10 Manhattan Square Drive and 16 Savannah St. The project received various types of financing:
Park Square is part of the city’s Inner Loop East Transformation project and also part of Governor Kathy Hochul’s $25 billion, five-year housing plan to create or preserve 100,000 affordable homes across New York. The scheme includes 10,000 units with support services for vulnerable residents, as well as the electrification of 50,000 homes.
A parking garage and 40 obsolete townhouses have been demolished for the rehabilitation of the community. The coming phases of the development will rebuild the razed townhouses and will create additional affordable units.
Park Square encompasses studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging between 438 and 1,223 square feet, according to Yardi Matrix. The upgraded common-area amenities include a community room, a fitness center, a playground, walking paths and parking lots. The renovated units now feature new appliances, new windows and doors. Other improvements comprise the replacement of the roof, high-efficiency boilers, along with replacing obsolete water, sewer and electrical systems.
The community is close to the conjunction of the city’s Inner Loop and Interstate 490. There are many entertainment venues, retail spaces, schools and dining options in the proximity, such as Rochester Contemporary Art Center and Rochester Museum & Science Center. Highland Hospital and University of Rochester are within a 2-mile radius from the community.

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The Dublin jazz/soul/rock outfit have been recording with Dan Fox of Gilla Band at Sonic Studios, Dublin. Check out their 17-minute performance in the UK’s Isle of Wight below.
Dublin six-piece genre-blending band Fizzy Orange stopped by Studio 5A in The Isle of Wight to record a live session with Coach Party’s Guy Page, with the full session premiered by Hot Press below.
Filmed by Silas Gregory (Chalkpit Cassette Club), the headline gig took place at Strings Venue in June 2022, arranged by local promoters Ears Peeled with a string of local bands.
Fizzy Orange packed their bags full of Dublin city soul, earning a well received reception on the English island (home to Wet Leg).
Opening with their new single ‘Rise and Shine’, the ‘Cafe Continental’ and ‘Oh Carling!’ musicians have a nostalgic funk, groovy sound that’s made for live performance.
The latest single from the lo-fi group marks their soulful eighth release. ‘Rise and Shine’ was recorded with Dan Fox (Gilla Band) at Sonic Studios, Dublin and mixed and mastered by long-time collaborator Karl Barnes. The track is Fizzy Orange’s attempt at a Rocksteady Reggae groover.
“Think Studio One, Alton Ellis and Delroy Wilson,” the band suggest. We’re loving the brass section, breathing fun and life into the track with a playful, laidback charisma that’s getting them noticed.
As with all their singles so far, ‘Rise and Shine’ was recorded with analogue equipment, and mastered straight to 2” tape.
“That was nice,” vocalist/guitarist Kevin tell their Isle of Wight audience after their opening number. “We came all the way from Ireland to do this show.”
‘Surf Song’ is up next, a soon-to-be-released offering with ’60s drum beats paired with addictive indie riffs that stick in the brain.
“Don’t know what to really think about it / Don’t know what is true / Going through the motions, lost without it / But I’m still here with you,” Jack croons as brass sections like sax are introduced.
‘Rita’ is a fresh, down-tempo number that the public have also yet to see land on streaming services. “Rita, can you tell me where it all went wrong?” Kevin sings above down-tempo beats and guitar lines.
Recent single ‘Cafe Continental’ picks things up a notch, penned about their Dublin hometown, before a “kind of untitled”, sunny-natured new song.
“Guys behind the camera, guys driving us around, guys giving us tents…thanks very much,” they declare as the laidback set concludes. All in all, quite the show.

“We sent an email to a venue (Strings) on the Isle of Wight, asking if they had any slots on the first weekend in June,” Fizzy Orange’s Eoin tells Hot Press of Studio 5A.
“We were all in London that week and were chancing our arm somebody might pick us up for an Isle of Wight festival slot, that was only a few weeks away.
“We had no luck. Venue and festival fully booked. Not too surprising really. But thought we best shoot our shot. A few weeks later we got an email from a local promotion project ‘Ears Peeled’ saying they had the booking on the first Friday in June. They were keen on our sound and said they’d move around the show so we could headline the Friday night. With some local Isle of Wight support, Romy Helen and Froglands PK. We didn’t know a sinner or a soul down there but Ears Peeled looked after us to no end.
“Our six Dublin heads rolled off that ferry to a very tropical looking island, as it was mid heatwave,” Eoin continues. “Lost and confused we were quickly scooped up and got a full tour of the island by our beautiful chauffeur’s Jay and Zak. Ears Peeled got us a session in Studio 5A with Guy Page from Coach Party. We drove down and set up in the studio. We didn’t have long as we were heading straight to soundcheck for the gig that night in an hour.
“But credit to Guy and Ears Peeled we were set up had headphone mixes in no time. All of a sudden the camera was rolling (operated by Silas Gregory). We hadn’t exactly prepared a set for this but we thought we’d get some practice in of some newer tunes before the gig that night. It was impromptu decision making and a very relaxed atmosphere. We got the tracks all down in one take and packed up quickly as we had to make a move onto the gig venue.
“We didn’t think much of it, a relaxed warm up jam really,” Fizzy Orange recall. “But when we saw the footage back in Dublin we were well impressed with the audio and visual job the guys had done. We’ve only just released the first of these new tunes ‘Rise and Shine’ as a single this week. So looking forward to getting the rest of the tracks fully out there soon! The gig went well and we were soon invited back in August. No hesitation we got back down and played another headline show to end our summer run in the UK.”
Fizzy Orange are due to announce London and Dublin live performances before the end of the year, along with a heap of new music.
The sextet take influences from the likes Ween, Connan Mockasin, Hall & Oates, Roy Ayers, The Isley Brothers, Erykah Badu, Lou Reed, The Durutti Column, MBV, Jaco Pastorius, Sun Ra, Junior Byles, Paul Brady, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Paul McCartney’s solo albums, Thin Lizzy and The Boomtown Rats.
Their recent tracks have been influenced massively by Northern Soul, but they’re not tied to any genre in particular.
“We’ve been pushing ourselves to be a bit more creative with our lyrics,” they told Hot Press in June 2021. “We just got back from a two-week recording session in Leitrim, writing songs about male sex workers, cowboys, religion, the Christian Brothers schools, the Irish music scene, relationships, and the frustrations of living in Dublin. We don’t have a consistent message behind our tunes, we usually make the music before the lyrics. We always like to try something new, whether that’s a reggae-inspired track, bossa nova instrumental or good old rock ‘n’ roll. We try not to take ourselves too seriously, either.”
Check out the performance in full below.

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ACC Network (ACCN) will take its signature studio programs ACC Huddle, In Play and ACC PM on the road this weekend and travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., for the Week 12 ACC Primetime Football matchup between Syracuse and Wake Forest.
ACC Huddle, with host Kelsey Riggs and analysts Eric Mac Lain, EJ Manuel, Mark Richt and Eddie Royal, will be live Saturday, Nov. 19 from 11 a.m. –  noon ET at Truist Field, and will have coverage throughout the day along with a primetime show from 6-8 p.m., and a one-hour show at the end of the day recapping all of the ACC football action.
Additionally, ACCN’s weekday afternoon studio shows – In Play and ACC PM – will also be live from Wake Forest on Friday. Both shows will originate from demo field at ACCN’s fan activation footprint on the lawn outside of Gate 1 at Truist Field beginning at 3 p.m. The fan activation outside of Gate 1 will also be open to visitors from noon-kickoff on Saturday.
ACCN Saturday schedule note: ACCN will no longer carry the NC State/Louisville game at 3:30 p.m., and will have the Northeastern at Syracuse men’s basketball matchup at 4 p.m.
ACCN Football Programming Schedule – Nov. 18-19
Taylor Tannebaum, EJ Manuel
Tre Boston, Taylor Tannebaum
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Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Lericia Harris
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And he said he has evidence to disprove them.
“This lawsuit is full of false, defamatory, and outrageous claims,” Willis said.
Willis spoke at a press conference at the Collin County courthouse on Wednesday with his wife and several female staffers from his office by his side. A lawsuit filed in federal court on Oct. 31 alleges that Willis treats “many female employees as objects that, without their consent, must gratify his sexual impulses and personal vanity.”
Willis said he has written and recorded evidence that disprove the allegations in the lawsuit. He shared excerpts from handwritten notes from plaintiffs that praised him and thanked him for being a great boss. He also played a portion of an audio recording from an exit interview with plaintiff Fallon LaFleur.
LaFleur says in the lawsuit that Willis gave her an unwanted hug, during which he moaned and gratified himself while her arms were stiff by her side. Willis played an audio recording from LaFleur’s exit interview, where she can be heard asking Willis for a hug.
“You just heard the recording. Did you hear me moan? Did you hear me make a noise of any kind?” Willis said.
Jeffrey Simon, one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs, said the notes and the recording bolster his clients’ claims — the lawsuit alleges that Willis demanded “incessant gratitude” and “effusive praise” from his employees. He also said the recording of LaFleur was taken without her knowledge or permission.
“The fact that Mr. Willis appears to have tried to secretly set her up in the event she later exposed his behavior is again entirely consistent with the conduct alleged against him,” Simon said.
The suit also claims that Willis’ assistant district attorney Bill Wirskye “runs the office as a crass, misogynistic fraternity complete with systemic hazing of the County’s attorneys, investigators and staff.” It also names Collin County Judge Chris Hill and the Collin County commissioners as defendants, claiming the commissioners court knew about the misconduct in the DA’s office for “years” but refused to take action or investigate.
Kim Pickrell, the first plaintiff listed in the suit, has worked in the DA’s office since 2006 and became chief investigator in 2016. She alleges in the suit that Willis would frequently “give her full frontal body hugs while pressing her breasts into his chest, rubbing her lower back with his hands and moaning.”
Willis first became DA in 2011 and was recently reelected for another term.
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Holiday Headliners Include Sean Green Dance Factory, Sarge the Comedian, Rock and Roll Playhouse
Boca Raton, FL – The Studio at Mizner Park, 201 Plaza Real, set to open on November 16, brings a new multi-dimensional, multi-generational and multi-operational arts and entertainment venue to Downtown Boca,
“This long awaited and much anticipated opening is poised to usher in a new era for Downtown Boca,” said Peg Anderson, President of the Cultural Arts Association Board, the organization responsible for managing the space.  “The Studio at Mizner Park will bring a year ‘round calendar of fresh and diverse programming to the area.”
Anderson, who has been an active civic and community leader for more than 20 years, and before that, built an illustrious career in New York City as a high-level executive in the hospitality, travel and commercial real estate sectors, recalls the initial opening of the building in 2010.
“The Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center was actually called ‘The Studio’ for a moment in time,” adds Anderson.  “We have come full circle, embracing the history of the venue as we look forward to an exciting, inviting future.”
The Studio at Mizner Park boasts a 3,750 square-foot flexible theater that seats up to 279 people, complete with front and rear curtains opening to a 30’ x 32’ stage; sophisticated sound and lighting; and in-house production team; control room equipped with sound and audio; and a dedicated lobby with sound locks.  The behind the scenes spaces include the VIP Green Room and two luxurious dressings rooms.
The venue’s South Room is a 4.575 square-foot multi-purpose space that can transform into a banquet/party room for up to 200; exhibition space; and a secondary performance venue with a 300-person capacity.  The Gallery welcomes guests to the second-level spaces with 4,775 square-feet lounge including a full bar and outdoor terrace with views of Mizner Park.
The catering kitchen is fully equipped to accommodate The Studio’s exclusive in-house caterer, Boca Raton-based Potions in Motion. 
Under the creative direction of Stephanie Siegel, the newly named Executive Director, The Studio will kick-off the holidays with a diverse and energetic schedule of headliners including:
Friday December 16 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Celebrate the grand opening of The Studio with a DJ, holiday beverages and light bites, and a tour of the spaces.  
Friday evening tickets: $10 admission adults/$5 children – all ages welcome – all drinks and bites included
Saturday, December 17 from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Ring in the holiday season with holiday baking crafts, treats and holiday sing-a-long by Jeff Kaye and Krescendo.
Tickets: $15/adults and $10/kids for all day access
Sunday, December 18 at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Sean Green is an internationally known choreographer who has traveled worldwide to share his knowledge of dance through workshops. He is currently a choreographer for the Miami Heat dancers, a judge for the Miami Dolphins cheerleaders, and founder of the Out of the Box dance intensives in West Palm Beach.
10:30 a.m.       Tik Tok Hip Hop Dance Party for Kids – Ages 5-12 – $55/person – snacks and drinks included
1 p.m.              Girls Night Out – $75 per person – champagne and small bites included 
December 24 – January 1
Sarge delights audiences with humor that resonates with audiences of all ages. And he is much more than a comedian – – Sarge is a self-taught piano savant, an author and motivational speaker.
December 24 at 8 p.m.
December 25 at 1 p.m.
December 30 at 8 p.m.
December 31 at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
January 1 at TBD
Tickets are $49 – $78
January 22, February 12 & March 19, 2023
The nationally sough-out entertainment for families is coming to Boca! The Rock and Roll Playhouse performs songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children aged 1-7, games, movement, stories and most importantly an opportunity to rock out. It allows parents to enjoy the music they love while little fans are encouraged to explore their creativity and have fun! The Rock and Roll Playhouse 
January 22 – The Sounds of Grateful Dead
February 12 – The Sounds of Stevie Wonder
March 19 – The Sounds of Bob Marley
Tickets are $17.50, $20.00 at the door
For more information and a link to purchase tickets, visit www.thestudioatmiznerpark.com or https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-studio-at-mizner-park-tickets-boca-raton/venue/107787.

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The 16-year-old Eline Roebers is the youngest player in the strong women’s Bundesliga team of the Hamburger SK. She joined the team two years ago.
Like many other young players, Eline Roebers was hampered in her chess development by the pandemic, as there were no opportunities to play over the board. But in December 2020 she became U14 Online World Junior Champion.
After the end of the lockdown, however, she went from success to success. In August 2021 Eline Roebers won the Brugse Meesters with 7.5 out of 9. At the end of 2021 she scored 7 out of 9 in the Women’s Team Championship in Brezice, Slovenia, had a rating-performance of 2504 and made her first IM norm. In January 2022 she won the Untergrombach Open with 6.5 out of 7, beating Grandmaster Ikonnikov in the final round.
 
YouTuber Levy Rozman, aka “Gotham Chess” already wondered if Eline Roebers is the real-life Beth Harmon, heroine of the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit”. In May 2022, Eline Roebers won the Dutch U18 Championship. At the Chess Olympiad in Chennai in the summer of 2022 she played on the top board of the Dutch women’s national team and made her third and final IM norm.
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Additional matches for January have been selected for live Sky Sports coverage; Tottenham’s trip to Fulham will feature on Monday Night Football on January 23; Newcastle’s matches against Fulham and Crystal Palace will also be shown live on Sky Sports
Wednesday 16 November 2022 17:29, UK
Arsenal vs Manchester United and the North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal are both among the January selections for live Sky Sports coverage.
The Gunners head into the Christmas break top of their Premier League table, with both of their January fixtures live on Sky Sports potentially crucial for their title challenge.
They face Spurs first on Sunday January 15, before welcoming Man Utd to the Emirates a week later. Both matches will kick-off at 4.30pm.
Tottenham’s trip to Fulham on January 23 will also be shown live on Monday Night Football as Newcastle also feature twice in their push for the top four.
They will welcome Marco Silva’s Fulham on Sunday January 15, with kick-off at 2pm, before a trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday January 21. Kick-off will be at 5.30pm.
Leeds and Brentford – who face each other on Sunday January 22 – have also had two games selected for Sky Sports coverage.
Friday January 13: Aston Villa vs Leeds – kick-off 8pm
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New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a notice to Delhi Police seeking status of installation of CCTV cameras in police stations and police chowkis.
The Supreme Court in 2020 directed all states and union territories to ensure that CCTV cameras, with night vision and audio recording should be installed in every police station of the country.
“In order to ascertain the status of installation of CCTV cameras in police stations and police chowkis in Delhi, the DCW chief, Swati Maliwal has issued notices to Deputy Commissioners of Police of all districts,” the DCW said in a statement on Wednesday.
The DCW has sought information regarding the number of rooms in each police station and police chowki along with number of CCTV installed.
It has also sought details on the number of CCTV cameras having the facility of audio recording and night vision.
“The DCW has attempted to ascertain whether all these places are under CCTV coverage in all police stations in Delhi or not? In case, the cameras are not there, the commission has asked for the timeline in which they shall be installed,” it stated.
Also, the DCW has asked the duration for which the recording of CCTV cameras is stored.
“Installation of CCTV cameras in police stations and chowkis is a major step for ensuring police accountability. I have issued notice to Delhi Police for ascertaining the status of installation of CCTV cameras in police stations,” said Maliwal
“The Commission will ascertain the implementation of Supreme Courts directives and shall give recommendations to the government in this regard. All police stations and police chowkis must be under CCTV coverage in Delhi,” she added.
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Highlights From NASA’s Artemis Moon Rocket Launch  The New York Times
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