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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Clark Atlanta University mourns death of athletics trailblazer
Clark Atlanta University is mourning the death of Raymond 'Tweet' Williams, a trailblazer of CAU athletics, who died on Monday at age 99. His connection to the school goes all the way back to the age of 11, at what was then known as Clark College in Southwest Atlanta. 'When they started to practice for football, I would go up there to watch them. So, they decided that since I was there every day, they made me into the water boy,' Raymond told Channel 2's Berndt Petersen last year. In the 1940s, he made the team and decades later was named the first Athletic Director at what is now Clark Atlanta University. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] He also spent time as a coach, assistant principal, and principal for various schools in the Atlanta Public School system. Raymond said he got the nickname 'Tweet' back in the day as a student athlete. He said he had skinny bird legs, so teammates called him 'Tweet Tweet' and everybody called him that from then on. Atlanta City Councilmember Byron Amos shared the following statement after Williams' death: 'Atlanta is mourning the loss of a man who was not only a Hall of Fame athlete in his own right, but also a mentor to generations of youth athletes across the city. As a fellow graduate of Booker T. Washington High School and a Clark Atlanta University alumna, Williams used his All-American and All-SIAC honoree athletic talent and skills to give back to his community. He established Clark Atlanta Athletic Booster Association and became a successful football coach at Clark Atlanta University, Turner High School, Frederick Douglass High School, and Northside High School. His career as an athletic educator and coach has made him an invaluable mentor to Atlanta's youth athletes.' TRENDING STORIES: Secret Service agents uncover dozens of card skimmers at GA businesses Car speeding away from traffic stop slams into apartment building, injuring woman inside GBI releases photo of suspected gunman in CDC attack [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Time of India
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Unregistered players from hills get trial call for season 2 of U'khand Premier League
Dehradun: The Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) will conduct trials for unregistered players from rural areas ahead of the second edition of the Uttarakhand Premier League (UPL), scheduled for Sept. CAU secretary Mahim Verma said on Monday that the trials will take place on Aug 4, 5, and 6 in Dehradun and Udham Singh Nagar districts. "The trials for the players not registered with the state cricket board will be held at Ayush Cricket Academy in Dehradun and Amenity Cricket Academy in US Nagar. There's no age bar for participation. Trials will be overseen by observers, selectors, and match officials," said Verma. "Male players must pay a one-time registration fee of Rs 2,000, and female players Rs 1,500, before 8.30 am on the trial day." He added that each UPL franchise has also been instructed to select four players who are not affiliated with any cricket board and have not played in formal tournaments. "This initiative aims to identify 25–30 such players for the second season and promote cricket in rural and hill districts of Uttarakhand," Verma said.
Business Recorder
02-07-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Customs appraisement: Southern region collects Rs3339bn revenue in FY25
KARACHI: During the FY 2024-25, the Southern region of Customs appraisement collected revenue of Rs. 3339 billion from imports, registering an increase of over Rs. 688 billion compared to the previous year. The collection under Custom Duty amounts to Rs. 963 billion, which is 30% higher than the previous year. Over Rs. 130 billion were collected through administrative measures like auction, encashment of bank guarantees, better valuation, and post-release audits. According to Jamil Nasir, Chief Collector, the major reforms introduced on the appraisement side under the transformational plan of FBR have been successfully implemented on the ground. The phase of teething problems of technical nature is now over, and CAU is functioning smoothly from 8.00 am to 11 pm in two shifts. With the posting of additional examining officers in the Central Examination Unit (CEU) and with better monitoring by the senior officers, examination time has decreased considerably. 'We are now entering into the consolidation phase. Our aim is to complete all customs processes on the same day. The system of Virtual Reviews is being introduced to further enhance trade facilitation and digitalization. With the introduction of Virtual Reviews, importers and their representatives shall not be required to visit the customs offices in person.' Copyright Business Recorder, 2025 Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Express Tribune
01-07-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Customs Appraisement collects Rs3.3tr on imports
Listen to article The southern region of appraisement collected revenue of Rs3,339 billion from imports during fiscal year 2024-25, registering an increase of over Rs688 billion compared to the previous year. According to a statement, the collection of customs duty amounted to Rs963 billion, which was 30% higher than the previous year. Over Rs130 billion was collected through administrative measures like auction, encashment of bank guarantees, better valuation and post-release audits. Chief Collector Jamil Nasir said that major reforms introduced on the appraisement side have been successfully implemented. The phase of teething problems of technical nature is now over and the Central Appraising Unit (CAU) is functioning smoothly from 8.00 am to 11 pm in two shifts. With the posting of additional examining officers in the Central Examination Unit (CEU), examination time has decreased considerably, he said.
Borneo Post
29-06-2025
- Science
- Borneo Post
Farmers gain precision edge with AI smart glasses
A farmer harvests grapes in a vineyard at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua) BEIJING (June 30): At first glance, they look like ordinary glasses until they are worn, when cutting-edge agricultural expertise brings the field to life. These high-tech lenses can scan crops for disease, track fruit growth in real time, and even deliver step-by-step farming instructions directly to the wearer. These smart farming glasses are currently under development by researchers from the artificial intelligence (AI) research center at China Agricultural University (CAU). By combining computer vision, deep learning, the Internet of Things and augmented reality, these glasses aim to tackle some of agriculture's toughest challenges, from labor shortages and inconsistent fieldwork to the battle against pests and diseases. 'Traditional methods like manual inspection or fixed cameras cost a lot and are not very efficient,' said Li Xiang, the project's lead researcher and an associate professor at CAU. 'After extensive field research and technical evaluation, we chose smart glasses, a wearable AI terminal capable of offline operation and real-time feedback, as the next-generation tool for farm supervision and crop monitoring.' The glasses track every move and provide real-time voice prompts and on-screen alerts to guide farmers with instructions like, 'Please prune moderately here' or 'This fruit is ready for harvesting.' According to Li, the glasses are empowered by a suite of AI models, from object detection and hand tracking to motion recognition and phenotype analysis. These allow the system to recognize specific targets like leaves, fruits, or pest damage even in complex environments. When anomalies are detected, the glasses issue instant audio or visual alerts to prompt quick intervention and minimize crop loss. During its technical tests in a grape farm in southwest China's Yunnan Province, the technology has cut pruning errors from 10 percent to less than 2 percent, saving farmers significant losses. 'Right now, we're focusing on high-value crops such as grapes, strawberries and tomatoes,' Li said. 'Not all produce suits this method. We target technically demanding cash crops, including citrus, blueberries, apples and pears.' Developing field-ready AI glasses was no easy task. The team had to compress large AI models to run efficiently on portable devices, employing technologies such as quantum neural networks to enable offline operation in remote areas with limited internet access. 'The development of smart glasses is not just a technical challenge,' Li said. 'It requires breakthroughs in three areas — data collection, hardware design and AI optimization. Through large-scale field trials, precise hardware selection and iterative algorithm refinement, we're steadily overcoming these hurdles.' The team also has plans to develop personalized versions for urban gardening. 'Future models might be lighter, voice-interactive, or equipped with virtual displays to assist with balcony farming,' he said. 'They could help people spot over-fertilization, underwatering, or early-stage pests, creating a potential niche market for hobbyists.' 'What we're building is the idea that AI models will become as fundamental to farming as seeds or fertilizer,' Li said. 'Agriculture will move beyond relying on good weather or gut instinct. It will be a smart industry capable of autonomous judgment, rapid response and continuous optimization.' In this transformation, he said, AI will serve as agriculture's 'new brain' by not just identifying problems, but offering solutions and automating decisions across production, management and services. 'AI smart glasses are just one node in our broader smart farming ecosystem,' Li said. 'To truly achieve intelligent agriculture, we must complete a closed-loop system encompassing data collection, intelligent analysis, precise execution and continuous refinement.' 'Our team will continue to strive to make that vision a reality,' he added. – Xinhua artificial intelligence China farmers glasses
