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India’s historic Moon mission lifts off successfully

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India has launched its third Moon mission, aiming to be the first to land near its little-explored south pole.

The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft with an orbiter, lander and a rover lifted off at 14:35 on Friday (09:05 GMT) from Sriharikota space centre.

The lander is due to reach the Moon on August 23-24.

If successful, India will be only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, following the US, the former Soviet Union and China.

Thousands of people watched the launch from the viewer’s gallery and commentators described the sight of the rocket “soaring in the sky” as “majestic”. The lift off was greeted with cheers and loud applause from the crowds and scientists.

“Chandrayaan-3 has started its journey towards the Moon,” Indian Space Research Organization (Isro) chief Sreedhara Panicker Somanath said.

The third in India’s program of lunar exploration, Chandrayaan-3 is expected to build on the success of its earlier Moon missions.

It comes 13 years after the country’s first Moon mission in 2008, which carried out “the first and most detailed search for water on the lunar surface and established the Moon has an atmosphere during daytime”, said Mylswamy Annadurai, project director of Chandrayaan-1 .

Lawyer hired for land program at UAPB

10/07/202321/04/2025dansa

Amy Pritchard has been hired as a consultant attorney in a program that provides educational resources and technical assistance to Black forest landowners to protect and to retain their family land for future generations.

She will work for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Keeping it in the Family (KIITF) Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program.

Pritchard has served as a partner for the KIITF Program since its inception in 2016. In that capacity, she has helped educate Arkansas forest landowners through the program’s in-person and virtual outreach meetings.

“As a legal consultant, my main responsibility is to provide legal education and information to family landowners and help family landowners to address and prevent problems associated with heirs’ property,” she said. “I started hearing about heirs’ property when I was a legal aid attorney and law professor nearly a decade ago. This type of property leaves families without the clear titles that allow for active management of the land, thereby limiting any economic returns.”

Challenges associated with heirs’ property status are the leading cause of involuntary land loss among Black farmers, Pritchard said. Heirs’ property refers to family-owned land passed down without a will and held by

Oprah Winfrey Buys 870 Acres in Maui

01/05/202321/04/2025dansa

Oprah Winfrey has significantly expanded her real estate holdings in Hawaii.

The billionaire media mogul purchased a whopping 870 acres of land in several sales for a total of $6.6 million in the Kula area of the island of Maui, KITV4 reported.

Winfrey bought about 520 acres for $3.9 million and 330 acres for $2.5 million, from the seller, Hawaii-based Ulupalakua Ranch, Maui Now reported. She paid about $100,000 for the other 20 acres in separate transactions, the outlet said.

Winfrey, according to the outlet, owned already more than 1,000 acres of property in Kula and is one of the largest landowners on Maui, KITV4 and Maui Now said. She also bought 200 acres of land in Hana in the early and mid-2000s, Maui Now reported.

The land Winfrey recently purchased is zoned for agricultural use, KITV4 reported.

Winfrey, who has been a part-time resident of Maui for some 15 years, has filmed taking hikes with her friend, Gayle King, on the island, Maui Now says.

“Y’all should come here,” Winfrey wrote in a social media post, according to Maui Now. “Hawaiian hashtags, state of health. That’s the aloha spirit.”

Winfrey has been active with other real estate

NFL Mock Draft: Making all six of the Panthers’ 2023 picks

17/04/202321/04/2025dansa

(LR) Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer, Linda Reich, new Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich, team owners David and Nicole Tepper and team president Kristi Coleman pose for photographs following Frank Reich's introductory press conference at Bank of America Stadium on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. — (LR) Carolina Panthers general manager Scott Fitterer, Linda Reich, new Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich, team owners David and Nicole Tepper and team president Kristi Coleman pose for photographs following Frank Reich’s introductory press conference at Bank of America Stadium on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

JEFF SINER

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The wait is almost over.

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In less than two weeks, the Panthers will be on the clock with the first overall pick. And since it’s Monday, The Observer is taking another swing at predicting how the draft weekend will go for Carolina.

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Previous Mike Kaye mock drafts: March 8 | March 20 | April 3

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Previous Ellis Williams mock drafts: March 13 | March 27 | April 10

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Below is our latest Panthers-only mock draft:

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First round, No. 1 (via CHI): Bryce Young, QB, Alabama

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The Panthers have used the first overall pick on Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud in my previous two mock drafts.

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However, like many other reporters over the past couple of weeks (shout out to our own Ellis Williams), I’ve had some recent conversations that make me believe that Alabama’s Bryce Young has a ton of momentum with the Panthers entering

China and Taiwan ‘involved in stand off’ on the second day of military drills

09/04/2023dansa

A Taiwanese Coast Guard vessel patrols around a coastal area in Hsinchu, Taiwan on April 9 (EPA)

Military drills by China around Taiwan entered their second day on Sunday in what the latter described as “simulated joint precision strikes”.

China began the three-day military exercises a day earlier in a bid to send a message to Taiwan after its president Tsai Ing-wen returned from a US visit. China, which considers Taiwan to be its own territory, has consistently frowned upon the island nation’s ties with the West.

Taiwan’s defense ministry said that as of Sunday midday, 58 Chinese aircraft, including Su-30 fighters and H-6 bombers, as well as nine ships, were spotted around the island.

The drills also reportedly resulted in a stand off between 20 military ships, according to a source.

About 10 Chinese and as many Taiwanese ships were involved in the stand off near Taiwan Strait’s median line, which serves as a buffer zone between the countries, said the Reuters report.

China also conducted simulated attacks aimed at “foreign military targets” off Taiwan’s southwest coast, the source said while maintaining their anonymity.

One of China’s aircraft carriers being monitored by Taiwan, the Shandong, is more than 400

Lakewood Ranch builder plans ‘race village’ near DeSoto Speedway as county OK’s new homes

28/03/2023dansa

Thousands of homes are set to be built near the historic DeSoto Speedway in East Manatee County following approval from the Manatee County Commission last week.

It’s the first time the commissioners have approved a new development past the latest location of the county’s development boundary line, which protects agricultural land to the east.

A previous public meeting attracted dozens of speakers worried about the racetrack’s future when new homes surrounded it.

But plans for Taylor Ranch now include a “race village” on 140 acres closest to the speedway, developers announced during Thursday’s public Land Use meeting.

The idea was inspired by The Motor Enclave in Tampa, a 200-acre site which offers luxury garage space near a private paved track and off-road trails, as well as an events center.

“This area of the property will be constructed, designed and marketed to future owners and tenants who want to take advantage of being in close proximity to the racetrack — people who understand the options and want to be part of that lifestyle,” said Kyle Grimes, a land use attorney representing the developer.

Opponents of Taylor Ranch feared that new residents would complain about noise from the racetrack, which serves as

East Manatee neighbors oppose plans for 10,000 new homes

22/03/2023dansa

Manatee County

Two large-scale development projects working their way through the Manatee County permitting process could bring nearly 10,000 new homes to land that has traditionally been used for agricultural purposes.

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Neighbors are saying the projects, Taylor Ranch and East River Ranch, are too large, and too much for the rural roads to handle.

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On Thursday, the Manatee County Commission is set to consider approvals for Taylor Ranch with 4,500 housing units.

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Taylor Ranch would be the first project approved beyond the Future Development Area Boundary (FDAB) line, which the county uses to limit urban sprawl and protect agricultural land.

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Among those affected by the proposed Taylor Ranch are the owners of the Freedom Factory racetrack. The nearest home in Taylor Ranch, according to planners, would be built about 400 feet from the racetrack.

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Nearly 700 homes would be in the area closest to the racetrack, according to the site plan shared by Schroeder-Manatee Ranch.

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Local YouTube star voices concern

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“This is the racetrack,” Freedom Factory owner Cleetus McFarland, a YouTube star with over 3 million subscribers, said during a previous public meeting, pointing at his property on a map.

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“Although I

Surrey, BC to hold public meeting on potential 17.5% property tax hike – BC

20/03/2023dansa

A public meeting is being held on Monday to discuss Surrey’s budget and the potential 17.5 per cent property tax hike.

The proposed tax hike is a culmination of several factors, according to the city, including the possible halt of the city’s police force transition, global inflation, and other civic services.

The potential double-digit increase in property tax has people in the city worried.

What land is for sale in Squamish?

13/03/2023dansa

The available lots range from a roadless escape to a ready-to-build home already drawn up.

Empty plots of land are few and far between in Squamish these days.

Much like the rest of the housing in town, they are also often expensive. Currently, on Real Estate Works (REW), there are 13 lots listed for sale, although several of them have structures built on them which would then require some demolition.

As such, here are five lots with no structures available for purchase.

Squamish rural plots

For about $900,000 you can buy 40 acres located just south of Baynes Island on the west side of the Squamish River. The catch is there are no roads to the land.

“Amazing 40 acres located across the Squamish River,” reads the listing. “Property has been previously logged.”

The listing goes on to say that the plot is RE (resource) zoned, meaning only one principal building would be allowed. Resource zoning from the District of Squamish says things such as agriculture, aquaculture, airport, log transfer, gravel facility, telecommunications tower and horse stable are allowed here.

Other perhaps uncommon uses that are possible for this RE-zoned lot include a child care facility, a kennel or an

Missouri football lands first commitment in 2024 recruiting class from in-state tight end

26/02/2023dansa

Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz jogs off the field before a game against Arkansas on Nov. 25, 2022, in Columbia, Mo.

Missouri football landed its first commitment of the 2024 recruiting class on Saturday, and it came from in-state. Joplin tight end Whit Hafer announced his decision on social media.

“Thankful and blessed to announce my commitment to The University of Missouri,” Hafer said in a Tweet.

Hafer was rated as a three-star prospect at tight end by 247Sports. He chose the Tigers over offers from Kansas, Kansas State and UNLV.

He is listed in his Twitter bio as standing 6-foot-7 and weighing 235 pounds. 247Sports ranked him as the No. 32 tight end nationally in his class, and the No. 15 best prospects in the state of Missouri.

The 2024 class became Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz’s second in a row to have an in-state tight end as its first commitment. The class of 2023 started out with Brett Norfleet committing to the Tigers.

Residing in the Show Me State wasn’t Hafer’s only connection to the MU program. His father, Jeff Hafer, played four years of basketball for the Tigers from 1996-2000, when he bridged the head coaching tenures