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Share Hollywood Career In The Making Rapper and TV executive Donald Glover has confirmed that Malia Obama is one of the writers for his new Amazon series, and told Vanity Fair that Obama is an amazingly talented person. Shes really focused, and shes working really hard. Glover continued praising Malia by saying, I feel like shes just somebody whos gonna have really good things coming soon, adding, Her writing style is great. Stephen Glover, Donald Glovers younger brother and someone who he frequently collaborates with, shared that Donald always says perspective is important, and people with different perspectives are important for a writers room. And for sure, [Malia] definitely has a unique perspective on everything. So we wanted to hear her stories and have her work with us. Listening to her stories and having her involved really gave us a lot of good ideas. When Malia is in the room, she pitches ideas and doesnt get preferential treatment as President Obamas daughter. Well, you know, we just hurt her feelings. We cant be easy on her just because shes the [former] presidents daughter. Then he added, Nah, shes very down to earth, and cool. So, its not a problem at all. She has a lot of good ideas. Shes great. Shes just a regular person like everybody else. Donald Glover signed an eight-figure overall deal with Amazon Studios in February 2021. The series is potentially titled Hive, which is reportedly about a Beyonc-type character. This is not Malia Obamas first stint in Hollywood as shes been in several internships, including time at HBOs Girls in 2015 and at the Weinstein Company in 2017 while also having done work as a production assistant on the Halle Berry television drama, Extant, all before she graduated from Harvard in 2021. Atlanta Coming To An End Glover thrilled fans with his announcement last year that Atlanta was back with season 4, but later announced the show was coming to an end. Nearly four years after season 4 was renewed, Glovers Atlanta finally premiered this month via FX and Hulu. The critically acclaimed show had been on hiatus for a while since the airing of the last season in 2018. The actor and rapper announced in February that the hit show would be ending after Season 4and hes not sad.

Save To all the staunch proponents of "personal responsibility" and "my body, my choice," I have a suggestion: For those persons who are eligible for the COVID vaccine but refuse to take it, why don't we cap the amount of COVID-related medical bills that are paid for by the state and federal government? The evidence is overwhelming that vaccines and other mitigation practices are effective. While a person can choose not to avail themselves of these common-sense measures, I choose as a taxpayer to not be saddled with their staggering medical bills. The lack of personal responsibility is dealing a crushing blow to the health care system and to future generations who will have to ultimately pay the price. Please step up and do the right thing; our lives, and the quality of our lives, depend on it. Linda Taylor, Cedar Falls

Bibb County Schools open New Sports medicine pathway lab Bibb County Schools open New Sports medicine pathway lab MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) Bibb County high school students can now explore the world of sports medicine with a hands-on lab class. Monday, school leaders and students gathered to cut the ribbon on the newest Sports Medicine Pathway lab at W.S Hutchings College and Career Academy, providing more opportunities for students to immerse themselves into a new career pathway. This course is part of the dual enrollment courses offered by local colleges. Sports medicine instructor Sam Hadaway says the lab allows him to teach in different ways. This gives students the opportunity to learn hands-on with the skill-based learning, he said. Without any kind of real break in how were setting up the classroom. Hadaway says prior to opening the lab, the transition from textbook to hands-on was difficult in a small space. He says this new lab can offer a lot more options like physical therapy and wrapping wounds. Dr. Cassandra Miller-Washington, the academys CEO, says construction began in August. This was one of the pathways that was missing, she said. We have healthcare as CNA, we have EMT and EMR. As we start looking with our local colleges in our community, a lot of the colleges have added the sports athletic training. The lab was paid for with American Rescue Plan funds. It will cost around $150,000. According to Dr. Miller, once students go through the program, theyll be certified as student athletic trainers, giving students like Robbiana Jackson a chance to do what she loves. Jackson is in 11th grade at Northeast High School. My favorite thing to do here is practice with the game ready machine, Jackson said. Helping others isolate their legs, get warmed up for practice. Jackson says shes grateful the school district has invested so much into the lab. Categories

Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Rowan Public Library is ringing in the new year with updated hours at three of its four branches. As of Jan. 1, 2022, RPL East (Rockwell), RPL South (China Grove), and RPL West (Cleveland) will all operate on the same schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. When RPLs West Branch in Cleveland opened on June 1, its hours were announced as temporary. In the following months, RPL West staff conducted a survey to solicit feedback from the community about the ideal operating days and hours for the branch. Based on the responses to that survey, RPL learned that while respondents were satisfied with the then-current hours of operation, the community wanted the branch to be open more days and with more consistent hours. In the end, RPL West will be open an additional 19 hours each week, for a total of 57. Adding additional days and hours of operation to West Branch will allow customers more access to all the materials and services we provide. This change will allow us to expand our programming options, which will give more customers access to the various programs for all agesI am glad we can provide more library hours for the community, said RPL West Supervisor Lyndsey Maloney. The West Branch does the whole county proud for what it brings to its community, what it particularly offers to the young people of the western half of the county, and most of all, for what it represents about the best of Rowan, said RPL Board of Trustees President Gary Freeze, Ph.D. The long evolution that has led us to this day is proof of what a devotion to public service and a dedication to public betterment can do. RPLs goal is to improve access for all of its users, and after careful consideration, RPL Administration determined that consistent days and hours for RPL East (Rockwell), RPL South (China Grove), and RPL West (Cleveland) would make operations and staffing more efficient system-wide. RPLs Board of Trustees agreed and, on Dec. 1, unanimously approved the updated hours proposals. The Librarys Board of Trustees is very excited about the continuing expansion of library services in such trying times, said Freeze. We have been most pleased with the adaptations the RPL System has made to bring the most services possible to the greatest number of people. In the interests of best serving the needs of the Salisbury community, operating hours for RPL Headquarters (Salisbury) are not changing; that branchs schedule remains Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All four branches of RPL will be closed Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 for the holiday and will reopen at 9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 3. The updated hours will then be in effect at RPL East, RPL South, and RPL West. For more information about RPL, visit www.rowanpubliclibrary.orgor call 980-432-8670. Copyright 2021 WBTV. All rights reserved. Most Read

Share to Linkedin Topline Voting company Smartmatics defamation lawsuit against Fox News can move forwardbut challenges against other defendants including Sidney Powell cannota judge ruled Tuesday, as Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems pursue 11 defamation lawsuits over baseless election fraud claims about their voting machines. The Fox News logo outside the company's New York City headquarters. (Photo by Alex Tai/SOPA ... [+] SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Key Facts New York Supreme Court Justice David B. Cohen ruledSmartmatics $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News can move forwardas well as its claims against anchors Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromoafter Smartmatic suedthem in February 2021, alleging the defendants engaged in a conspiracy to spread disinformation about Smartmatic. Cohen dismissed Smartmatics allegations against far-right attorney Sidney Powell and Fox anchor Jeanine Pirro, and dismissed some claims against attorney Rudy Giuliani but let others move forward. Smartmatic has separately sued Powell in federal court, which is still pending Smartmatic sued MyPillow and CEO Mike Lindell in January for defamation and deceptive trade practices in federal court, alleging the CEO spread lies about the company and intentionally stoked the fires of xenophobia and party-divide for the noble purpose of selling his pillows. Smartmatic also sued One America News Network (OANN) in federal court and Newsmax in Delaware state court in November, alleging both networks reported a lie and spread fraud claims about the companywhose machines were only used in California in 2020knowing they were false; those lawsuits and Lindells suit are still pending. Denver-based Dominion filed its first lawsuit in January against pro-Trump attorney Powell , who has been the most prominent person spreading the fraud claims, seeking $1.3 billion in damages, and a federal judge deniedPowells motion to dismiss the case in August. U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols also ruled lawsuits Dominion filed against Giuliani, MyPillow and Lindell can move forwardthough the cases against them and Powell may not go to trial until late 2023 or 2024, based on a schedulethe judge set in early March. Dominion sued in March alleging the network had knowingly spread false news about its machines to improve failing ratings, and a Delaware state judge deniedFoxs motion to dismiss the case in December. Dominion sued OANN and anchors Chanel Rion and Christina Bobb in federal court and Newsmax in Delaware state court in August, alleging the two far-right networks promoted fraud allegations on their network knowing they were false and helped create and cultivate an alternate reality where up is down, pigs have wings, and Dominion engaged in a colossal fraud to steal the presidency from Donald Trump by rigging the vote. Dominion also sued in August former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, who has become known for spreading election conspiracy theories after stepping down from Overstock in 2019, alleging the businessman manufactured and promoted fake evidence to convince the world that the 2020 election had been stolen using Dominion voting machines, and accused him of doing so in order to boost his own investments in blockchain voting technology. What To Watch For Its unclear whether additional lawsuits will still be filed, but Dominion has identified more than 150 people as potential targets of litigation, and it sent lettersto preserve evidence and warning of potential litigation to right-wing figures including pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood Melissa Carone, who Giuliani has promoted as a witness to supposed voter fraud efforts. The company sent lettersto social media networks in February 2021 asking them to preserve posts from Trump and his campaign, as well as from Trump allies including former Trump advisor Michael Flynn, Pirro, Trump campaign attorney Jenna Ellis and far-right political commentator Dan Bongino. Dominion attorney Stephen Shackelford confirmed to reporters in August the company is still considering bringing additional lawsuits, saying the company is still exploring options as to how to hold others accountable and has not ruled out other parties. Big Number $1.6 billion. Thats approximately how much Dominion is asking for in damages against Byrne, OANN, Newsmax and Fox News. Its lawsuits against Powell, Giuliani and Lindell are each seeking $1.3 billion in damages. Smartmatics Fox News lawsuit is seeking $2.7 billion in damages, but its OANN, Newsmax and Lindell complaints do not specify exact figures. Chief Critics Those sued have largely remained defiant, and Fox News said in a statementafter the Smartmatic ruling that it was grateful the court dismissed the charges against Pirro but would immediately appeal the decision, as well as file a counterclaim to prevent the full-blown assault on the First Amendment which stands in stark contrast to the highest tradition of American journalism. Newsmax said in a statement after Smartmatic sued the network that it reported accurately on allegations made by well-known public figures, Giuliani said the lawsuit against him was another act of intimidation by the hate-filled left-wing and Lindell said he welcomed Dominions lawsuit, telling Forbes before it was filed, Dominion, please sue me. In addition to the motions to dismiss that have already been ruled on, other defendants including Byrne and OANN have also moved to dismiss the cases against them. Key Background The companies voting machines are at the heart of a right-wing conspiracy theory alleging they were used to fraudulently flip votes from Trump to Joe Biden, which is not substantiated by evidence. Dominion says that the claims have substantially hurt its business and put its employees in danger. The voting company controls about 30% of the U.S. market, according to data cited by ProPublicain 2019making it the second-largest business of its kind in the countryand said in its Fox News lawsuit that it has contracts with 28 states. Business analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet estimatedthe companys 2021 annual revenue will be $40.15 million, though the company alleges it has lost out on state contracts over the fraud claims, including a $10 million contract in Stark County, Ohio, and a $100 million contract in Louisiana. London-based Smartmatics machines were only used in Los Angeles County in the 2020 election, though CEO told Antonio Mugica told Forbesthe company has ambitions to expand further in the U.S. The company alleged in its complaints the fraud claims have caused Smartmatic to lose more than $2 billion in valuation since the 2020 election, going from more than $3 billion to less than $1 billion, though Forbes has independently valued Smartmatic at an estimated $730 million. 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Invalid Date, SHE decided to give a new nail salon a go. But Sophie was left disappointed when her trip to get her talons treated ended up with her looking like she had "goblin hands". 3 Sophie took to TikTok to admit she'd made a mistake by trying out a new nail salon Credit: TikTok/@sophienewtnewts She was left with long, luminous green talons Credit: TikTok/@sophienewtnewts She took to TikTok to showcase her eye-catching new nails, explaining in the video: "So I got my nails done today in a nail salon that I don't usually go to and I got infill and the guy totally didn't understand what I meant. "I wanted acrylic and ended up getting dipping powder - I don't even use dipping powder." Displaying her long, luminous green nails, Sophie continued: And my nails are so bad - like, they actually look like goblin hands from Harry Potter. "My friends have told me they look like those fake witch's fingers that you used to put on when you were a kid at Halloween. They're so bad!" Read more Nail fails

Stafford supervisors approve redistricting plan The Municipal Labor Committee, an umbrella group of unions that together represent about 350,000 city workers, said the city should offer a way for fired workers to get their jobs back. There cant be one system for the elite and another for the essential workers of our city. We stand ready to work out the details with the mayor, as we have been throughout this process, the group's chair Harry Nespolli said. The city's largest police union, which has sued the city over the mandate, said its officers dont deserve to be treated like second-class citizens. We have been suing the city for months over its arbitrary and capricious vaccine mandate this is exactly what we are talking about. If the mandate isnt necessary for famous people, then its not necessary for the cops who are protecting our city in the middle of a crime crisis, said said its president, Pat Lynch. The city last month fired more than 1,400 workerswho failed to comply with the vaccine mandate. The uneven application could likely invite more legal challenges over the mandate. Adams predecessor, Mayor Bill de Blasio, made vaccination mandatory as a workplace safety rule last year, before leaving office. Jay Varma, a health advisor to de Blasio, said in a tweet that the mandate had legal standing because it applied to everyone. #VaccinesWork unless youre rich and powerful, in which case, #LobbyingWorks, Varma wrote. He added: The #KyrieCarveOut opens City up to entire scheme being voided by courts as arbitrary and capricious. Adams had said he felt the vaccine rule was unfair when it came to athletes and performers because a loophole in the measure, imposed under his predecessor, allowed visiting players and performers who dont work in New York to still play or perform even if they are unvaccinated. Irving, a vaccine holdout, had been among the most high-profile people impacted. He was able to re-join the team in Januarybut only when they played out of town games. When New York lifted rules several weeks ago requiring a vaccine to dine in a restaurant, work out at a gym or attend a performance, Iving was allowed to watch the Nets' home games but not play or enter the locker room. The Nets need him as they push for a playoff spot with nine games left in their regular season. Concerns had been raised this that the rule would also impact Major League Baseball. Yankees star Aaron Judge refused to directly answer a question about his vaccine statusearlier this month, leading to speculation that another New York team would be hobbled by a player's refusal to get inoculated. When asked Wednesday about the rule being lifted, Judge said he was happy Kyrie can play some home games. The Yankees, who open their season at home against the Boston Red Sox on April 7, said earlier this month that the team president was working with city hall and all other appropriate officials on this matter. The Yankees declined comment Wednesday. New York Mets owner Steve Cohen gave $1.5 million to a political action committee supporting Adams during his 2021 campaign. Adams is a Mets fan. Adams has been rolling back vaccine mandates and other coronavirus restrictions, including on Tuesday when he said masks could become optionalfor children under 5 starting April 4. Mask mandates for older children have already been removed, as well as rules requiring people to show proof of vaccinationto dine in a restaurant, work out at a gym, attend a show, or go to an indoor sporting event. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Tags

, registeror subscribeto save articles for later. Normal text size Very large text size Advertisement Trees crashed through John Carlyles loungeroom roof and destroyed much of his Kalorama house, yet he has chosen to remain among the devastation left by Wednesday nights storm. Despite being warned it is unsafe to stay, Mr Carlyle has no plans just yet to leave the Dandenongs house he built himself over seven years even though it is virtually uninhabitable. John Carlyle in his Kalorama home, which was partly destroyed by five falling trees. Credit: Joe Armao Until its locked up and safe my plan is to stay, he said. Mr Carlyle is one of thousands of Victorians whose homes and properties were devastated when wild weather lashed large parts of the state last Wednesday night. A week on, in the cold of winter, many of those living in the hardest-hit and most remote parts of the state including the Dandenong Ranges remain without power, water and telecommunications. John Carlyle inspects the damage. Credit: Joe Armao Katie Williams parents, aged 80 and 71, live in the tiny township of Yellingbo, 48 kilometres east of Melbourne in the Yarra Valley. Still without power six days after the damaging storm, Ms Williams said her elderly parents were bathing out of a bucket and huddling around a battery-powered radio as their only form of communication. Quite often these little towns get left out. Yellingbo is often not even on the map, she said. Advertisement But they have no landlines, no mobile network to check for emergency updates and if their house catches on fire, or they have breathing problems, they cant call for help. A woman was rescued from her Olinda house last Thursday after it damaged by a falling tree. Credit: Joe Armao These are tough people, but its hard work. We were crippled in one night. Damaging 100km/h winds and torrential rain began to lash parts of the statelate on Wednesday night. By morning, close to 200,000 homes were without power. Loading The force of the wind uprooted hundreds of thousands of trees some crushing homes, and 271 millimetres of rain fell on the Dandenongs alone. On Tuesday, power had yet to be restored to more than 20,000 properties in areas including Woodend, the Yarra Valley, East Gippsland and the Dandenong Ranges. Thousands of emergency services staff, largely volunteers, are still pouring into the hardest-hit areas to help secure damaged properties and clear debris. In the east, the clean-up from major flooding is still underwayin areas surrounding the Traralgon Creek and Thompsons Rivers east of Melbourne. But damage remains littered across a vast 300-kilometre stretch from Ballarat to Sale. Adding to the devastation was news on Tuesday that efforts to reconnect power to the most remotely affected were likely to push into next week. Rain and thunderstorms are set to hit the state in coming days. Spokesman for AusNet power company Steve Brown said this could hamper efforts pretty significantly, with repair trucks already getting bogged in muddy areas. Speaking from the Emerald SES station on Tuesday, acting Emergency Services Minister Danny Pearson said the response was a balancing act. Lyn Osborne has second thoughts about rebuilding in Kalorama after the storm. Credit: Joe Armao In Kalorama, Lyn Osborne is unsure whether she will rebuild her home after the storm destroyed much of the house. Id love to stay on the mountain but having lived through that the other night Im not so sure, she said. A tangle of enormous branches lies on what remains of the roof on her two-storey house. Ms Osborne was inside when the trees smashed through the roof and she had to be rescued by CFA crews, who arrived on foot because the road was blocked. In her backyard, a crater deeper than the height of a person has been left behind by two enormous grey gums ripped out of the ground. Electricity has not yet been restored in Kalorama, but residents hop over the wires just to be sure. Despite the enormity of the devastation, Ms Osborne said many people were ignorant about her communitys trauma. We believe half of Melbourne still hasnt heard about it, and they need to know whats happened up here. North-west of Melbourne, those in the Trentham and Woodend areas are also feeling the pinch a week on from the storm. Woodend locals cleaning up in Garner Quadrant after the storm. Credit: Eddie Jim Over beers in the middle of a timber-laden dirt road in Woodend, residents reflect nightly on an arduous days work clearing another home, sharing generators and hot breakfasts with those whose power is still out. All say nothing wouldve been done without the community pulling together. Not many in Phil Swains neighbourhood have slept much or had a wash since the storm tore through. Its like being in a movie, its the only way to describe the feeling, Mr Swain said. Were still in disbelief. The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the days most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights.

Solarvest Holdings Bhd to be among the stocks to watch. AirAsia X along with AAX Leasing Two Ltd has withdrawm their application to challenge the registration of a UK court judgement by its lessor BOC Aviation Ltd for the airlines to pay US$23.37mil (RM96.84mil). It is understood AAX and AAX Leasing had agreed to pay RM5,000 costs to BOC Aviation. Destini has secured two contracts from the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) worth RM89mil in total to provide its services to the military. Axis REITs net poperty income rose 10.4% to RM53.77mil for its 4QFY21 from RM48.73mil a year earlier, mainly due to contributions from newly acquired properties and positive rental reversion. MMAG has raised its stake in ceramics and pottery products manufacturer CSH Alliance Bhd to 16.61% by subscribing for new shares in a rights issue. Solarvest, insurers QBE Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd and Anora Agency Sdn Bhd have collaborated to provide solar photovoltaic (PV) investors a solar investment insurance product, namely the SolarPro Line-Stoppage insurance policy. Supermax, whose products are facing an import ban in the US, has confirmed the Canadian government has terminated its nitrile glove supply contract over allegations of forced labour. Pantech's net profit jumped 132.8% to RM20.36mil in its 3QFY22, from RM8.75mil a year ago, due mainly to optimised operations, better product mix and higher selling prices. Meanwhile, the US market tumbled overnight amid rising bond yields and ongoing corporate earnings season. In contrast, European stocks advanced as investors brushed off inflation concerns. Following the selldown in Wall Street, the FBM KLCI could remain pressured with support at 1,515 points, JF Apex said. Article type: metered

No matter how diligently you drive, car accidents are sometimes unavoidable. It is important to know about the following steps to take in case you are involved in a crash. Step 1: Check Yourself & Your Passengers For Injuries If you are injured, call 911, or asked someone else to do so if you are unable. If you have passengers in your vehicle, check to see if anyone else has been hurt. If you are able, move off the road to safety. If your car is safe to drive, pull it off to the side of the road to avoid causing a hazard. Step 2: Call The Police Whether it is a minor fender bender or major collision with injuries, it is important to call the police and get a report on file. In fact, in some states you are legally required to do so. The officers who respond to the call will complete an accident report and document the scene of the crash. While you are waiting for the police or an ambulance to appear, turn off your engine, turn on your hazard lights, and use road flares to warn other vehicles. If it is a minor accident and no officer is available to come to the scene, go to the nearest police station and file a report yourself. You are likely to need a copy of the police report when filing a claim with your insurer. Step 3: Exchange Information With Other Drivers After a collision, it is important to get information from any other drivers involved in the crash. That information should include: Full name Insurance company and policy number Drivers license number License plate number Type, color, and model of vehicle Avoid discussing fault with the other driver or drivers. Insurance adjusters determine fault through an inspection of the vehicles, information provided by you and other parties, and documentation, such as the police report and photographs of the scene. Step 4: Document The Crash You can help protect yourself by gathering as much documentation as possible, including: Names and badge numbers of responding officers Copy of the police report Pictures of the accident scene Names and addresses of all parties involved, including passengers in the other vehicle(s) Contact information for any eyewitnesses to the accident Step 5: Notify Your Insurance Company Call your car insurance agent as soon as possible, maybe even while you are still at the scene of the crash. Your agent will tell you how to go about filing a claim and what to expect in the process. The Importance Of Having The Right Auto Insurance Company With distracted drivers, aggressive drivers, and drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs on the roadways today, the chances of being involved in a crash are greater than ever. It is important to have an auto insurance policy that provides the coverage you need from a company that provides excellent claims service should an accident occur. Our knowledgeable agents can help you find a policy that suits your needs from a reputable company at the best available rates. Filed Under:

Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) - Kelly Jefferson has been named president of OSF HealthCare St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group. The announcement was made on Jan. 19 by Carol Friesen, chief executive officer, Northern Region of OSF HealthCare. Jefferson had been serving as interim president since Jan. 7, 2022. Im looking forward to leading our Mission Partners through the remainder of this pandemic and then beyond. We have so many great things that we want to accomplish for healthcare in the Upper Peninsula that we havent had time to focus on necessarily during the pandemic but look forward to regaining momentum, said Jefferson. As president, Jefferson is accountable for leading OSF St. Francis in aligning with the overall strategy of OSF HealthCare. She is responsible for directing all internal operations while continuing to ensure that high quality and cost-effective health care is delivered to patients who we are blessed to serve. Kelly will carry forward a culture of compassion and collaboration that provides an excellent Mission Partner (employee) and patient experience, Friesen said. Jefferson joined OSF HealthCare in 1998 as a registered nurse at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center & OSF Medical Group in Peoria, Illinois. She went on to work for the OSF Ministry in Performance Improvement and became a six sigma black belt. Her leadership competency ultimately led her to Escanaba and a six sigma role with OSF St. Francis and then on to the vice president of operations in 2015. I am excited and humbled to serve our community in this capacity, Jefferson said. I have a deep commitment to OSF St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group, our Mission Partners and those who come to us for care. I look forward to working with our talented and dedicated team as we focus our efforts to best serve the health care needs of our community. Our Sisters have a tremendous commitment to the people of Upper Peninsula and I am proud to be a part of their Mission and the OSF Ministry. Jefferson earned her nursing degree from Graham Hospital School of Nursing and a Master of Science degree in Nursing Leadership and Management from Walden University. She and her husband, Brett, have one daughter, Olivia. She loves spending time with her family while enjoying nature and a variety of Upper Peninsula outdoor activities. Copyright 2022 WLUC. All rights reserved. Most Read

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Most Americans are reporting seeing the effects of surging inflation, according to a new survey, and many are cutting back on spending in certain areas. ( iStock ) Most Americans are beginning to see the impact that surging inflation is having on their wallets, according to a new survey from market research company Datassential Inflation rose to yet another new 40-year high in February, during which the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 7.9% annually. It marked the highest inflation rate increase since January 1982, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), also surpassing records set the previous two months. Nearly all the respondents in Datassential's survey (96%) said that they're noticing signs of higher prices in the U.S. economy as of March 2022, up from 82% in May of last year. Specifically, more women (97%) than men (96%) said they see the effects in the broader economy, and 99% of Boomers said that they did, too. The Federal Reserve is raising interest ratesfor the first time since 2018 as a way to combat inflation. If you're looking to pay off high-interest debt before rates go up, you could consider taking out a personal loan. Visit Credible to find your personalized interest ratewithout affecting your credit score. INFLATION RISES TO YET ANOTHER NEW 40-YEAR HIGH IN FEBRUARY How long will inflation last? Americans prep for the long-haul As inflation continues to rise, many Americans expect it wont let up anytime soon, according to the survey. About two-thirds of U.S. consumers said they expect no relief from inflation until at least the end of the year. Forty-three percent said that they expect inflation to last into 2023, or even longer. This consumer sentiment appears to fall in line with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellens prediction that inflation is will likely remain "very uncomfortably high" for another year. "We have seen a very meaningful increase in gas prices, and my guess is that next month well see further evidence of an impact on U.S. inflation of Putins war on Ukraine," Yellen said during an interview on CNBC's "Closing Bell." Consumers who want to take advantage of current interest rates before they increase could consider taking out a personal loan to pay off high-interest debt.

Deeban Ratneswaran is Fueling Growth for Innovative Early-Stage Web3 Companies with GD10 Ventures Deeban Ratneswaran is Fueling Growth for Innovative Early-Stage Web3 Companies with GD10 Ventures Mar 24 2022, 14:24 ist updated: Mar 24 2022, 14:24 ist March 24: Founder and CEO of GD10 Ventures Dr. Deeban Ratneswaran recently posted on social media, "Tweets are not financial advice." Sage words; coming from a serial entrepreneur who created GD10 Ventures to enable innovative blockchain startups. Rather than tweets, Dr. Ratneswaran is fueling growth through strategic advice, growth marketing, influential networking, and smart capital. This combination has yielded impressive results as GD10 Ventures has had over $25M of assets under management (AUM) and over 70 Tier 1 project investments since 2018. In 2019, the company created a whopping 2500% return on investment. This is partially due to GD10 investing in and supporting some of the most prominent Web3 ventures circulating among this unique ecosystem. These investments have achieved top market status. With a sharp eye for potential, GD10 boasts lead investors highly educated in areas such as marketing, business, and communication. Combined, this team has won over 40 national and international awards in their respective fields. They serve as strategic advisors to outside venture capitalists, communities, and funding sources. GD10 Ventures further sets itself apart by focusing on specific niches, thus efficiently incubating the most innovative projects. The firm focuses on fundamental rather than technical analysis when determining a project's potential. Growth marketing is tailored per project with services that include content production, professional videos, growth hacking, and guerilla marketing. These services are planned in advance and based on a long-term partnership model. GD10 handles project marketing from start to finish, thus allowing the founders and core team of a project to focus on development. Dr. Ratneswaran himself works closely with the companies he invests in. This has resulted in a formidable network of high-value parties that can support growth through valuable partnerships. This network is summarized with GD10 Ventures' mission statement: merging great ideas into powerful relationships and smart capital. It is also a testament to Dr. Deeban Ratneswaran's achievements in the dynamic landscape of blockchain investments.

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Poor communication, a problem with GHAMRO Abena Ruthy By Kumah Prince Michael Listen to article One of the embattled organisations in the music industry is the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), which has been bedevilled with constant accusations of mismanagement leading to little or no payment of royalties. While successive managements have tried their best at explanations, Gospel musician Abena Ruthy believes a lack of communication or a communication gap is GHAMROs main problem. The main issue I see with GHAMRO is how well issues are communicated to members. So you will get a faction complaining about this while another faction says we have done that but because of the communication gap, there is always a problem. If we are able to pay attention to the end-to-end communication with our own people and then the users of music, I am sure we will get there and the issue of people being accused of squandering money will stop and we will get the expected results, she told Graphic Showbiz. Abena Ruthy is vying for the position of a board member in the upcoming GHAMRO elections and she said she would use her communication skills to improve the organisation's image. We will always make members aware of what is happening and let them know that we are working in their interest. We should collect and distribute, there is no way we should be there for six months and not distribute. For me, communication is key and that is the only way we can bring all factions together. If it means bringing out bulletins periodically, we will. Once you put your works out there, you are a major stakeholder so we wont wait for Annual General Meetings alone to update members. People dont understand why they have to pay when they play our music. My communications background will help reach out to the people and explain to them why they have to pay. We will have to bring our friends we have gathered in the corporate world on board because they can be of great assistance, she said. Abena Ruthy also touched on the other strengths she was bringing on board. I am also relying on my experience in banking; the main mandate of GHAMRO is to collect and distribute so as someone with a financial management background, I will ensure that we put the money we collect to good use and maximise the profit to get more money for our members. I also have a Business Development and Marketing background, I should be able to get out there and collect from the people because our main issue is that we are not able to collect from the people. My qualities are that I am transparent and people-oriented. I will work in the interest of my colleagues and ensure that anyone who has done a good job gets what he or she deserves. I will be the voice for the voiceless and not amass wealth for myself. It is financially draining putting in resources to come out with songs so if the collecting organisation doesnt support you then it is very discouraging that is why I am coming on board with my expertise to help, she added. Abena Ruthy is the Executive Director of International Women of Destiny, CEO of Incredible Cleaning and Trading Services Ltd, Managing Partner: Dvrest Perfect Ventures (a manufacturing company), President of Women in Gospel, Council Member: Christian Music Association, Ghana. She has two Masters degrees from the University of Ghana an Executive MBA and MA, Economic Policy Management. As a Gospel musician, she has two albums and five singles to her credit. She released a single titled Jehovah Shammah in January this year which is available on all digital platforms. Kumah Prince Michael Entertainment, Lifestyles and News Reporter Page:

This event is open to: Everyone Get tickets for this event Event Details: For more than four decades, the Tallis Scholars have sought to bring the sacred vocal music of the Renaissance to new audiences around the world. The group performs Antoine Brumels evening-length The Earthquake Mass with interstitial music composed by Stanford alum and renowned composer David Lang.

Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Stone has been our most profitable crop on average over the last three years. Our land is very sandy and gravelly and it has proven a constant problem. Stones cause untold damage to farm machinery, getting stuck in your drill, breaking power harrows or getting into combine or forage harvesters. Tim Gibson harvests stone and sells the 'crop' We invested in a Finnish machine that rakes and harvests the stone. It alleviates the need to pick up the stones manually and because many other farmers suffer similar problems we are picking up contracting work. The market value of the stone makes it viable for us to offer this service to other farmers. We need to put in a new access road to the farm for rural offices that we are shortly going to be launching. The stone that we have harvested would have cost us thousands if wed had to buy it. The other benefit is our fields are much better. Its making a big difference to our productivity as well as saving on machinery costs. Tim said his regular cropping is of winter wheat, barley, potatoes and racehorse haylage. He left dairying after a fire destroyed part of his farm in 2017 I buy a specialist mix of grass for racehorse haylage and this year I have 100 acres of it. It goes to a company called Wensleybale, which has a tremendous record in being fed to successful racehorses. They supply the major racehorse stables in the UK. Our rotation is usually two years of grass leys for the haylage followed by two years of wheat, then barley followed by stubble turnips which are followed by potatoes in the spring. After that it is two more years of wheat and then back to grass for two years. This year I have 100 acres of winter wheat, 70 acres of winter barley and will grow 40 acres of potatoes, some spring barley and the rest will be down to grass for racehorse haylage. Tim came out of dairying in 2017 after a lifetimes involvement in the sector. He had let go of his 200 Holstein cows six months earlier, but still had around 100 Guernsey cows that he was milking on contract for Brymor Ice Cream at Jervaulx. An electrical fire that wiped out his power for all mains electric, his generator, phone lines and internet saw an immediate end to any dairying at Hunters Hill. Tim said it was not how hed anticipated leaving the milk world. Judge to visit site following tragic death of worker at Yorkshire goat farm We had a decent contract with Brymor, but dairy cows have to be milked and we no longer had the resources. They had been milked by robots here, which meant that some would have milked overnight normally and were ready to milk. The fire brigade, having dealt with the fire, left the farm at 2am and the cows began leaving at 4.50am, initially to a dairy farmer four miles away, who put them through his parlour. Tims Holstein dairy cows had been sold before the fire, but he had kept some of his dairy heifers that had been bred to a Belgian Blue bull and he said those heifers now form part of his suckler herd. I now have a herd of 20 Belgian Blue-cross-Holstein suckler cows that Im currently putting to a British Blonde bull. Its all spring calving and Im turning them out as they calve. If we can, we run them fairly extensively keeping the cows out on root crops in the winter. The spring-born calves and their mothers come in at autumn while the calves are weaned but then if the weather is right the cows are back out again. Our original intention was to sell as stores but we went into a TB1 zone through no fault of our own nor our neighbours and I just felt that stores buyers having to undertake a post-movement test would knock the price. Tim said he is still on a learning curve having left the milking sector for beef, but he knows what hes looking for in his herd. I want cows that are easily manageable and when it comes to replacements I will probably purchase what Im looking for out of others dairy herd crosses. Im looking at bull calves going to market at around 15 months and the heifer calves at more like 18 months. Tim has always turned his hand to diversifying his farm enterprise utilising what he has at his disposal. His knowledge of the dairy farming world saw him as one of the first to enter the robotic milking sector and dairy sundries. Tim said it is a sector that hes still involved in today even though he is no longer a dairy farmer. We trade in exporting robotic milking systems all around the world. Recently that has included Canada, America, Cyprus, Poland and throughout mainland Europe. We have developed robotic milking add-ons and upgrades such as liners. There is even a dealer in Korea who supplies my products to Korean dairy farmers. Tim started a new business of self-storage in redundant farm buildings and is currently also working on a new rural office development in what were the old dairy buildings. He said, rather like his recently most lucrative crop, he is leaving absolutely no stone unturned. We opened the self-storage units as an offshoot to the farm in March 2020 just before the first lockdown. It took off and hasnt let up. We have 40 units. The new rural office development that will open later this year was a no-brainer. People are now looking to either work from home or closer to home. We had the buildings and are furbishing them as office space in a fantastic part of the world.

Many Florida beachfront homes and communities are at risk from sea level rise and storm surge. (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) By Risa Palm and Toby W. Bolsen Apollo Beach, Florida, is a maze of canals lined with hundreds of houses perched right near the waters edge. The whole community, just south of Tampa, is only about 3 feet above sea level, meaning its at risk from storm surge as sea levels rise. Homebuyers along the U.S. coasts can check each propertys flood risk as easily as they check the size of the bedrooms most coastal real estate listings now include future flood risk detailsthat take climate change into account. In Apollo Beach, for example, many of the properties are at least 9 out of 10 on the flood risk scale. That knowledge isnt stopping homebuyers, though. Waterfront homes are selling within daysof going on the market, and the same story is playing out all along the South Florida coastat a time when scientific reports are warningabout the rising risks of coastal flooding as the planet warms. We are professors of urban geographyand American politicswho follow the real estate industry. To understand why people are ignoring a risk that could lead to expensive damage and eventually lower their property value, we talked to hundreds of Florida real estate agents about their clients motivations and concerns. Heres what we learned. Nothing pushes buyers to consider long-term risk We surveyed 680 licensed Florida Realtors in late 2020. Their responses suggestthat prospective homebuyers, by and large, are not taking elevation or flood vulnerability into account when searching for new homes, and the availability of detailed flood risk maps has had little or no impact on them. Part of the problem may be that mortgage lenders and appraisers arent accounting for properties vulnerability to sea level rise, so homebuyers arent immediately feeling the risk in their pocketbooks. Wealthier buyers who dont need a mortgage arent requiredto purchase flood insurance, and Congress has a history of rolling backflood insurance rate increases. In short, nothing is forcing buyers to consider the long-term risks. At the same time, studies are clearly showing how risks translate into costs. One recent paper by scientists who create flood risk maps found that Hillsborough County, Florida, home to Apollo Beach and Tampa, is likely to see a 70% increasein annual flood damage by 2050 because of climate change. Thats less than a 30-year mortgage away. What real estate agents are hearing We reasoned when we started the survey in 2020that if some segment of the population was avoiding property at risk of flooding, then demand should decline and prices should fall. Our previous survey in 2018 involving coastal Florida homeowners, had found that Republicans and Democrats alike believed that their future home values would not be affected by rising seas. To test the theory that the market is largely ignoring flood risk, we asked real estate agents what they saw: To what extent had they observed house prices either falling or not rising as rapidly for properties at risk of flooding? Forty-five percent reported not at all. Only 11 of the 680 agents indicated that house prices for properties at risk of flooding were very frequently stagnating or falling. We also asked if they had seen mortgage lenders declining loan applications or increasing charges for loans in flood-prone areas, in the form of points or mortgage insurance, for example. Sixty percent said, not at all, and only 7% said somewhat frequently, very frequently or all the time. The vast majority of agents, almost 70%, said they expect little impact on the property market in the next five to 10 years. Heres some of what they said. People are and will still buy in the coastal areas of Florida, and if they are buying, there will be no decrease in value. The largest pool of buyers driving market are retired or soon to be retired people and they have the belief that they will be long gone before there is any impact from climate change. They mainly are buying on emotion and not factoring in the long-term cost of ownership. They are also buying with cash and no mortgage. Even lenders currently have no real incentives to decline mortgage applications for properties at risk from future sea level rise. Federal agencies that purchase conforming mortgages do not currently requirethe collection of information about flood risk or likely sea level rise. If these requirements were to change, then flood risk would be translated into lending decision. Buyers of coastal properties are financially able to be more risk-oblivious and can afford the higher rate for insurance or be self-insured. Sea-level rise is not currently top-of-mind in our local market. Federal flood insurance has been heavily subsidized by U.S. tax dollars for years. In fact, the National Flood Insurance Program owes the U.S. Treasury about $20 billionfor expenses exceeding the premiums homeowners pay. As of April 1, 2022, all of its new and renewed flood insurance policieswill be subject to a new pricing system termed Risk Rating 2.0designed to take risk into account. But the program faces political pressure from members of Congressto ensure rates do not rise too quickly or get too high. Further, buyers who purchase houses for cash, a relatively large part of the market in South Florida, are not subject to flood insurance requirements. Wealthy people will still be enamored by the idea of living in front of the sea, but they will probably spend a lot of money making the property more resilient to the effects of sea-level rise. This means that maybe the demand for high end properties will not weaken so much. A few agents suggested that wealthy homeowners are taking the risks seriously and plan to invest in structural changes such as elevating homesthat could make their properties safer from sea level rise and storm surge. The market isnt integrating long-term risks Because of rising sea levels and storm risksresulting from climate change, we conclude that many of the houses currently being sold in south Florida will not outlast their 30-year mortgages without damage or expensive adaptations, and that the resale of houses vulnerable to sea level rise is very likely to become increasingly difficult Florida isnt the only state dealing with coastal flooding. Businesses in Annapolis, Md., face increasingly frequent high tide and storm surge flooding, as do homeowners in parts of Virginia, South Carolina and other states. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Florida policymakers to date have either ignored the risk or have taken only limited measures to patch weaknesses, sometimes increasing the risks elsewhere. For example, when sea wallsare erected, they can change how sand washes in, increasing erosion in neighboring areas. Many people believe the market will take care of this issue: that homebuyers, recognizing the looming risks, will discount prices on vulnerable properti

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Create Free Account Anticipating surging demand for electricity, the Ford government has asked Ontario Power Generation to investigate the potential for building new hydroelectric dams in Northern Ontario. On Thursday, the Ministry of Energy gave OPG the task of working with the Ontario Waterpower Association, an industry lobby group. Together, theyll update previous evaluations of hydroelectric potential in the north, including life-cycle cost of building new stations as well as water availability. Their report is to be delivered to the ministry and the provinces Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) by April. The IESO, in turn, is to report back to the government by November. To power the Ontario of the future, we must explore new sources of hydroelectric power, Greg Rickford, Ontarios Minister of Mines, Northern Development, Natural Resources and Forestry, said in a statement. Further hydro development could spur job creation in Indigenous and remote communities, power industries and communities, and will ensure a cleaner future for our province. A Canadian advantage in peril: Why the next federal government will need a plan to double our supply of clean electricity Ontario has among the most diversified electricity generation mix of any province, with nuclear, natural-gas and hydroelectric fleets each accounting for around a quarter of the provinces generation capacity. (The remaining quarter comes largely from wind and solar.) Ontario has 9.3 gigawatts of capacity in existing dams, dominated by OPGs 66 hydroelectric stations. Harkening to the pre-1950s era when hydro provided substantially all of their electricity, Ontarians generally still refer to electricity as hydro. The provinces golden age of hydro development, though, is a distant memory. In 2015, OPG completed the six-unit, 438-megawatt Lower Mattagami River Project in partnership with the Moose Cree First Nation, which owns a quarter of the $2.6-billion project. Projects of that size, however, have been rare since the 1970s; for years, OPG has largely focused on refurbishing or updating old hydro facilities, often resulting in significant efficiency gains. In its latest annual planning outlook, the IESO anticipated that electricity demand will grow at rates not seen in many years. OPGs Pickering Nuclear Generating Station is to be retired within a few years, while other nuclear units will experience lengthy outages as they are refurbished. In November, the provincial government asked the IESO to consider a moratorium on procuring new natural gas-fired stations. If the province is going to electrify and many people believe that it will then were going to need a lot more clean, emission-free electricity, OPG spokesperson Neal Kelly said. And hydroelectric, that is going to be one part of that equation. Dams feature several compelling characteristics: They provide low-cost power while emitting few greenhouse gases. (Provinces with the most abundant hydroelectricity enjoy grids with the lowest greenhouse-gas intensities, according to the Pembina Institute.) Properly maintained, dams can last many decades, even centuries. Theyre flexible: Dams with reservoirs can effectively store energy for when its needed, in contrast with other renewable generation methods such as wind and solar, which typically lack storage. OPG and OWA seem likely to confirm the conclusions of their previous studies, which found abundant opportunities in Northern Ontario. As the demand for electricity increases, many waterpower sites that were previously deemed practical or uneconomic will become more feasible, a 2005 OWA study concluded. As well, developments that were previously proposed but not pursued may also become of interest. But Jack Gibbons, chair of the Ontario Clean Air Alliance, said he wasnt aware of any credible studies demonstrating significant new hydro-power opportunities. Ontario Hydros last major water power project was the Saunders Station on the St. Lawrence River in the 1950s, he said in an e-mail. After that, Ontario Hydro started investing in coal and nuclear because it had tapped out all of its low-cost water power opportunities. Waterpower Canada, a national industry lobby group, said Ontario could add between 7,000 and 9,000 MWs of new hydroelectric capacity, roughly double current levels. Its a common misconception that hydro power is tapped out, said Anne-Raphalle Audouin, the organizations president. I think it stems from the fact that its 60 per cent of overall electricity generation in Canada, so people assume that surely, we developed all the hydro power there is in Canada. But in fact, it couldnt be further from the truth. Even if opportunities exist, doubts remain about whether they can be exploited economically. The hydroelectric industrys image has been tarnished by large projects including the 1,100 MW Site C project on the Peace River in B.C. and the Muskrat Falls station on the Churchill River in Labrador, both of which suffered serious cost overruns. (Less commented on is Hydro-Qubecs Romaine Complex, which has not attracted such controversy.) The unnecessary Site C dam is shaping up as B.C.'s Muskrat Falls It makes sense to investigate opportunities for additional hydroelectric expansion in Northern Ontario, said Nicholas Rivers, a professor at the University of Ottawas Institute of the Environment. But pointing to Site C and Muskrat Falls, he added: Optimism should be tempered based on recent experience in other jurisdictions. Paul Norris, the OWAs president, said hydro projects have difficulty competing with other generation methods when procurement horizons are short. Youre talking six, seven years in advance preplanning, predevelopment and construction, he said. Thats different than some of the other technologies weve seen added to the grid, which might have a two- or three-year timeline and thats why I welcome the ministry really looking at the long term. Last summer, the International Energy Agency produced its first report dedicated to hydro power. It concluded that considerable untapped capacity exists, particularly in developing countries, and that much of it is economically viable. However, it predicted that hydro powers growth would slow, while noting that hydro power plants in advanced countries are aging and their share of generation capacity has been falling. This is something the world can ill afford, the IEA warned. Hydro power is the forgotten giant of low-carbon electricity; it produces more of it than any other source worldwide. Your time is valuable. 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The landmark 1970 law for preserving California's beauty has a long history of backfiring. Although the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, has made it harder to drain wetlands, pave nature preserves and build oil refineries, it has also stymied the construction of bike lanes, affordable housing and public transportation. When CEQA recently threatened thousands of young Californians' admissions to the state's flagship public university, legislators had enough. They introduced a bill to let the students enroll, passed it unanimously, and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed it all within four days. Admit those students now UC Berkeley, state Sen. Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles) tweeted after the vote. Students are not pollutants! Yet despite the outrage surrounding the Berkeley incident and regular, high-profile examples of the law blocking environmentally friendly projects, few believe that legislators will use the Berkeley case as an excuse for an overhaul. Too many interests including environmentalists, labor unions and neighborhood groups support CEQA, and any attempt to make robust changes threatens blowback and failure. Whats more likely is that lawmakers will continue to poke holes in the law, exempting or setting aside CEQA only in certain situations while leaving more widespread concerns about the laws effects on development unchallenged. Politicians will always fix a problem as narrowly as they possibly can, particularly when fixing a problem broadly is politically difficult, said Bill Fulton, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University and publisher of the California Planning & Development Report. The idea of limiting the California dream to UC Berkeley students resonated as an issue where somehow limiting the California dream by limiting the amount of housing does not. On its face, CEQA is a simple law. It requires developers to study a projects environmental effects on the surrounding community and take steps to reduce or eliminate them. But the law can result in thousands of pages of studies examining everything from soil samples, to traffic to shadows a project might cast. Successful court challenges can send a project back to square one. The whole process, lawsuit or not, can sometimes take years to resolve. Over time, legislators and court rulings have broadened the circumstances touched by CEQA including now student enrollment. In the UC Berkeley case, a neighborhood group sued the universitys long-term expansion plans, saying the schools growth needed to be analyzed due to its effects on traffic, noise, housing prices and the natural environment. In August, a judge ruled the group was right, ordered the school to do a more robust, time-consuming review and froze its enrollment in the meantime. With the clock ticking, university officials panicked last month, claiming that they would have to slash its incoming fall 2022 class by one-third and lose $57 million in tuition revenue at a time when the state increased funding specifically so that more students could go to Berkeley. The legislation that passed this week gave the university an additional 18 months to complete its environmental review. Lawmakers said they needed to act fast to avoid turning would-be students into victims. Some argued the situation revealed that the law goes too far. Lets pass this measure today. Lets get these students an education, state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) said during debate over the change. But lets not think for a minute that this mess was somehow an anomaly. When it comes to CEQA, this UC Berkeley train wreck wasnt a bug. Its a feature. Wiener said that CEQA's flaws have become more apparent over time as California's environmental challenges have changed. The law was born when environmentalism focused on stopping projects that had run roughshod over communities. But today, addressing issues such as climate change and clean air requires the construction of new clean energy sources and mass transit infrastructure, which CEQA makes more difficult. In many ways, tragically, CEQA is the law that swallowed California, he said. Another concern is that the law can be used by rival businesses to block projects. A billionaire developer in Newport Beach is suing a proposed 300-unit apartment building next door to its office complex under CEQA. Mall owners have filed cases to try to stop the construction of other malls nearby. And about 15 years ago, when a gas station in San Jose wanted to add a few more pumps, a competing station across the street turned to a CEQA lawsuit in an attempt to halt the expansion. Among the staunchest supporters of the law is the State Building & Construction Trades Council of California, a labor group representing construction workers. The groups leaders have conceded that unions have threatened to make CEQA claims when bargaining for higher pay and other benefits, noting that theyre not the only group that treats the law this way. As issues have festered over the years, lawmakers have carved out exemptions or narrow changes to the law like what they did for UC Berkeley with varying degrees of success. Mega-projects such as sports stadiums and tech company headquarters have gotten breaks from long CEQA litigation timelines. Legislators have had to pass laws to ensure that bike lane projects wouldnt get entangled in lengthy environmental reviews. Some environmental groups, however, contend that those who want to change CEQA trumpet occasional headline-worthy incidents rather than the laws actual effects. A recent report by UC Berkeley law professors for the California Air Resources Board found that fewer than 3% of housing projects in many big cities across the state over a three-year period faced any litigation. Instead, researchers concluded that many of the delays in getting housing built could be attributed to local land-use rules. Groups in the Inland Empire and Central Valley have used requirements under CEQA to stall or force changes to warehouse projects that threaten to further pollute neighborhoods that already face poor air quality. I cant tell you how many times that the only thing standing in the way of a community getting a really terrible project is CEQA, said David Pettit, a senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council. I dont want that taken away. Some lawmakers have blamed UC Berkeley for what happened rather than CEQA. Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), one of the architects of the carve out for the university, said the school should have analyzed its population growth and more timely appealed the court ruling so it could have met its requirements under the law. I dont see this as a flaw within the process, Ting said. I really see it as lawyers who really didnt quite do their jobs for the university. Thus far, no organized effort has emerged to to use the Berkeley situation to push for a CEQA overhaul, but instead some legislators are looking to create another exemption. Und

increase font size Obituary: Rodney John McCaslin WINSLOW - Rodney John McCaslin, 61, passed away on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020 at Maine General Hospital in Augusta due ... Share Rodney John McCaslin WINSLOW Rodney John McCaslin, 61, passed away on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020 at Maine General Hospital in Augusta due to liver and kidney failure and we are so happy that his beloved sister Barbara was by his side. During his hospital stay family and friends were able to stay by his bedside in shifts 24 hours a day so that he would not be alone and we are so grateful to the Maine General Staff for their kindness and loving care.Rodney was a kind and generous man who would do anything for his family and friends. He loved to play golf, a game of pool and hang with his beloved dog, Sadie. He was born Oct. 20, 1958 and was a graduate of Winslow High School. He graduated from Maine Maritime Academy and worked for years as a Merchant Marine until his retirement. He lived on the Heywood Road in Winslow with his wife, Judy, and his home was the residence for numerous family and friends who needed a place to stay. Although he hardly ever would be seen in the pool himself, it was a gathering place. Downstairs, the pool table could sure tell some stories and most days he enjoyed a game of pool with his good friend, Chad. He loved the game of golf and his un Orthodox way of teeing off could be seen every year at the Collier Clash and Randy and nephew, Nate, always had something to say to him. He enjoyed the after-golf pig roast at the Colliers.He loved the Giants football team and would rub it in if they ever won against the Pats or Dolphins. The Rocket Man was so great and helpful to his mom when she lived alone and he was first in line to help his family. He could tell a story and start things rolling and then step back and watch the fireworks. Those that got to share his company when they went on a road trip sure have stories to tell. He will be deeply missed by all those who knew him.He is survived by his wife, Judy; and siblings, Edward and Ruthanne, Carl and Annette, Barbara and David, Bruce, Colleen and Didin, Andy and Heather and sister-in-law, Brenda. He was especially close to nephews, Jonathan and Brian and niece, Kalena; and was the godfather to his great-nephews, Aidan and Connor. He also will be missed by all his other nieces and nephews (his favorites, depending upon who was in the room with him) Jeff, Julia, Rachel, Jeremy, Jennifer, Brandon, Nate, Tyler, Corey, Kyle, Lindsay, Nicole and Stephanie. He will surely be missed by friends, Bob and Jodi, Marc and Cyndi, Danielle and Erika, Mike Henry, Chad, Dawn, Todd, Chris, and Bill, as well as so many other relatives and friends.Rodney was predeceased by his mother, Marjorie and his dad, Harvey; and his brother, Ken .A Gathering will be held Saturday, June 6, at 6 p.m. at the family homestead on the Eames Road in Winslow on the back lawn maintaining social distancing as Rodney would want everyone to be healthy and safe. Be prepared to share stories, laughter, and we will even accept tears. For those unable to attend, please check Bruce McCaslins facebook page for a Zoom link. Arrangements under the direction and care of Dan and Scotts Cremation and Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan, ME 04976. In lieu of flowers donations may be made toAlmost Home RescueP.O. Box 9421 # 377South Portland, ME 04116(Almost Home Rescue.net) Guest Book

TAMILIAN PROVIDES A FRESH LEASE OF LIFE TO A KASHMIRI WOMAN Koo_Logo Versions Tamilian provides a fresh lease of life to a Kashmiri woman Published on: 1 hours ago Koo_Logo Versions Tamilian provides a fresh lease of life to a Kashmiri woman Published on: 1 hours ago Fatima had worsening heart failure symptoms due to Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), a condition where the chambers of the heart become stiff over time. She became terminally ill and her only hope of survival was early life-saving heart transplantation. Chennai (Tamil Nadu): A heart from an 18-year-old brain dead donor was transported over 350 kilometres to Chennai, which provided a fresh lease of life to a 33-year-old Kashmiri woman Shahzadi Fatima, suffering from terminal heart failure. Fatima, a resident of Srinagar, had travelled 3,000 kilometres for the treatment. Fatima had worsening heart failure symptoms due to Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), a condition where the chambers of the heart become stiff over time. She became terminally ill and her only hope of survival was early life-saving heart transplantation. With her condition worsening, she was admitted to MGM Healthcare in Chennai in December with signs of severe heart failure where she was treated with isotopes and other medications. On January 26, this year, a suitable brain-dead donor was identified in a private hospital in Trichy. The heart was soon rushed to Chennai through a green corridor and high-risk heart transplantation was carried out. She made an uneventful recovery after the procedure and is ready to begin a new life. Fatima an unmarried woman from Kashmir lives with her brother, a daily wage earner, who was not able to meet her medical expenses and the cost of the transplant. Seeing the plight of the woman, Aishwarya Trust, a non-profit health care organisation that supports the medical expenses of deserving patients bore the full medical expenses of Fatima. Chitra Viswanathan, the founder of Aishwarya Trust said it was a meaningful way for Aishwarya Trust to celebrate Republic Day by funding the ladys heart transplant on January 26, For its part, MGM Healthcare carried out the transplant at a subsidised cost. Dr KR Balakrishnan, Director, Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support of MGM Healthcare, who led the surgery lauded the efforts of the victims family in generously agreeing for organ donation in the face of great personal tragedy and Transtan, which oversees the organ donation activity in the state. Such lifesaving transplants need coordination and support from several people and are a true team effort, said Dr Suresh Rao, Co-Director, Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant & Mechanical Circulatory Support and D Ravikumar R, Sr. Consultant & Clinical Lead -Cardiology & Heart Failure Programme, MGM Healthcare. Heart failure is an under-recognised problem in India. The quality of life and longevity of end-stage heart failure patients, who are not responding to conventional therapy, can be improved by advanced procedures like heart transplants and Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). READ:

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Leave a comment 57 Views 6 out of 10 professionals perform 24-hour shifts, 39% 17 hours and 2% exceed 36 hours of continuous work. 9 out of 10 doctors consider that shifts are not properly paid and 40% demand that shifts be quoted as in other groups. Medical shifts are a professional practice that every doctor must go through, and more intensely during their first years of profession. It requires an extraordinary effort since the shifts of guards are added to the usual working day and, for this reason, the consequences of fatigue derived from these long hours, is what most worries the medical group consulted (52%). The whole of the Region of Murcia has a total of 8,011 registered doctors. This is reflected in the study Physical and emotional well-being of the doctor: the impact of medical shifts carried out by Mutual Mdica, the mutual society of doctors, with the participation of nearly 1,000 Spanish doctors with the aim of knowing how they affect health health professional and what aspects are of concern to doctors, as well as serving as a basis for the study of possible ways of improvement. According to the report, emotional toughness (23%); not being supported to attend to any type of emergency (16%), and not having the capacity to attend to patients quickly (7%), are other concerns associated with the long working hours of professionals. It is necessary to vindicate the physical and emotional well-being of the doctor to guarantee the correct exercise of his profession and that, in this way, he can fulfill his task of serving his patients in the best way, explains Antonio Lpez, general director of Mutual Medical. Physical and emotional exhaustion: effect of the pandemic The current on-call system, which involves long working hours, entails both physical and emotional wear and tear for the doctor, especially during the pandemic: for 48% of the doctors consulted, the shifts are more intense. However, because they are mandatory in general terms and, in addition, are an essential part of the salary, medical professionals cannot give up their practice. Specifically, the Mutual Mdica report reveals that 61% of doctors make one shift a week, 21% two and 13% more than two. Also, about 6 out of 10 doctors work 24-hour shifts, 38.7% 17 hours, and 2% exceed 36 hours of continuous work. And although 79% of them state that they get off duty after a shift, 7 out of 10 doctors warn that this time is not enough. Main demands of the medical community According to the report Physical and emotional well-being of the doctor: the impact of medical shifts, paying shifts as in other groups is the main demand of doctors (40%), followed by working shifts of fewer hours (24%). ) and improve their economic remuneration (23%). On this last point, and taking into account the weight of medical shifts in the doctors monthly salary, 80% of those surveyed affirm that in the event of sick leave and not being able to perform shifts, they see their salary decrease by 20% or more . In this sense, the report reveals that 9 out of 10 doctors on call feel underpaid and 40% claim that they should pay between 25% and 50% more per call, while 34% consider that they should charge more than 50%. About Medical Mutual Mutual Mdica is a non-profit entity created and managed by doctors to provide a service to doctors; reinvests all the profits it generates in the mutual members. In Mutual Mdica, the mutualist is, at the same time, the owner of the entity, and participates in decision-making through the Assembly. Mutual Mdicas mission is to ensure doctors so that they can practice their profession with peace of mind throughout their professional life, with special attention to the three moments that generate the greatest concern: the beginning of their working life, the beginning of an activity for self-employment and retirement. Mutual Mdica offers insurance that covers work disability, dependency, life and retirement benefits, among others, based on three fundamental values: trust, specialization and commitment.

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Abbott CEO touts future of biowearables in first-ever healthcare company keynote at CES Abbott (NYSE:ABT) Chairman & CEO Robert B. Ford highlighted what the future holds as he presented the first healthcare keynote ever at CES. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 event, Ford headlined the Human-Powered Health: Unlocking the Possibility of You event, announcing that Abbott is developing a new category of biowearables called Lingo. Get [] Ring Precision Components, New Vision Industries and Dieco combine into The Producto Group Culper Capital Partners announced that it acquired Ring Precision Components, New Vision Industries and Dieco. As a result of the acquisition of the Ring Precision, New Vision and Dieco, Culper has formed its first control platform, the Producto Group, according to a news release. Ring Precision and Dieco were sold as part of a corporate [] How Abbott seeks to improve care, health inequities for people with cardiovascular disease Abbott is on a mission to grasp the scope of the patient journey through cardiovascular disease diagnosis and treatment. The companys Beyond Intervention Initiative kicked off a few years ago to improve patient care and quality of life. What Abbott found was that there is plenty of ground to make up. Thats what all these [] VitalPath acquires Modern Catheter Technologies VitalPath announced today that it acquired catheter delivery system developer Modern Catheter Technologies. The Roseville, Minnesota-based company said in a news release that the acquisition builds upon its acquisition of VitalDyne in March 2021. Maplewood, Minnesota-based ModernCaths microcatheter expertise brings added strength to VitalPaths services in the neurovascular, coronary and peripheral market segments, the company [] MedAcuity appoints new COO, VP of engineering MedAcuity announced today that it appointed Karl Pessinis as its COO and promoted Tony Carter to VP of engineering. Pessinis joins Westford, Massachusetts-based MedAcuity having most recently served as managing director at All Covered (Konica Minolta Technology Services), responsible for New England. His experience ranges across other technology services leadership roles as he has also [] Design patents can provide extra protection for medical robots Filing design patents can protect a medical robots overall aesthetic and the software user interface. Roman Fayerberg, Todd C. Basile and David J. Dykeman, Greenberg Traurig Medical robotics companies often emphasize utility patents when building strategic patent portfolios, given the complex nature of robotics technology. However, dont overlook design patents, which provide another layer of [] The pandemic tested Medtronics mettle: Its CFO explains how CFO Karen Parkhill discusses leadership, innovation and restructuring Medtronic the largest organization in medtech. Karen Parkhill drew on her experience in the banking industry to offer Medtronic a prognosis as the COVID-19 pandemic started rippling across the globe. Parkhill, Medtronics CFO and EVP, was CFO of JPMorgan Chases commercial banking business during and after the [] TPG Capital makes majority investment in Confluent Medical Technologies Confluent Medical Technologies announced today that TPG Capital agreed to make a majority investment in the company. TPG Capital joins Amerpand Capital Partners, an existing investor that will retain a substantial minority interest in Confluent, according to a news release. Scottsdale, Arizona-based Confluent partners OEMs to support the design, development and manufacturing of life-saving implants, [] Abbott sees the delivery system as a differentiator for its TAVR A top Abbott executive explains how the companys FlexNav delivery system could make the Portico TAVR competitive. Abbott is aiming to claw away market share from transcatheter aortic valve replacement pioneers Edwards Lifesciences and Medtronic. The Abbott Park, Illinoisbased medtech company in September announced FDA approval of its Portico with FlexNav TAVR system, more than [] Withings plans launch for Body Scan smart scale platform Withings is promoting its Body Scan in-home connected health station smart scale platform, with a launch planned later this year. Las Vegas-based Withings Body Scan goes beyond weight management to offer a way for users to take proactive control over their health with segmental body composition, heart rate and vascular age monitoring, according to a [] Jury finds Elizabeth Holmes guilty on 4 counts After more than 50 hours and seven days of deliberations, the Elizabeth Holmes federal fraud trial jury found her guilty on four counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The San Jose, California jury, consisting of eight men and four women, also returned a verdict of not guilty on four other counts [] Primary Sidebar

Electric Vehicles Share EV charging company Allstar Business Solutions has announced it is enabling customers to search, plan and pay for charging on the road through a partnership with Zap-Map. Drivers can now download the Zap-Map app and add their Allstar Electric card to activate Allstar features, enabling them to pay for EV charging at participating sites on the Allstar network via Zap-Pay. A single-app payment system, Zap-Pay avoids the hassle of using multiple payment methods across different networks. In addition to in-app payments, Allstars customers can also benefit from enhanced features in the app, free of charge. Customers will be able to search for charge points across the entire Allstar electric charging network using Zap-Maps filters and map view. Additionally, drivers will have access to charge point information and site availability updated in real time, while being able to plan and save routes via the in-app route planner. Allstar Electric card holders can track their Zap-Map charging history and vehicle mileage through the app, providing simplified solutions to help businesses that need to charge on the road. All charging transactions made using Allstar Electric cards through the Zap-Map app are streamlined on one consolidated HMRC compliant invoice for businesses to help save both time and costs. Says Paul Holland, Managing Director of UK Fuel at Allstar Business Solutions: Partnering with Zap-Map has been a key strategic move for Allstar, allowing us to offer our customers a simplified, seamless in-app experience when charging on the road. Together we are able to support businesses through every step of their EV charging journey, whether thats making it easier to search for a charging location, offering route planning and live updates on the status of charging points, or easing the payment process. By increasing convenience for our customers and simplifying charging in this way, we are helping to remove some of the biggest barriers to entry for potential EV fleets. To find out more about the Allstar Electric network visit

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Miranda Kerr Stuns On The Cover Of The Launch Issue Of Ageless Edited by SHARE THIS Pioneering independent lifestyle platform Rescu (rescu.com.au) has expanded its portfolio with the launch of Ageless. featuring perennial model and entrepreneur Miranda Kerr as its inaugural cover talent. For the 75+ page launch issue, Kerr speaks candidly about the at-home rituals she swears by to defy time. Also featured are clinical expert-led biohacking tips, treatment and supplement suggestions, hormone advice, along with the best at-home anti-aging technology, and much more. Plus, youll find unfiltered advice from ageless muses including TV star Darren Palmer, fashion icon Megan Hess, celebrity stylist Donny Galella, and Melbourne-based feminist and womens rights advocate Dr Emma Fulu. Rescu founder and publisher, Bahar Etminan (former brand general manager, Estee Lauder Group), said: Ageless by Rescu magazine is here! I believe that beauty and vitality are ageless. I believe that we can look and feel better in our fifties than in our twenties and that the right lifestyle, good nutrition, high-performance products and leading-edge treatments can transform our confidence and glow. In the past decade, there has been a rapid and, some might say, radical advancement in the science of vitality, rejuvenation, and beauty, yet most publications and platforms focus on a narrow slice of these themes. This launch issue, supported by our first podcast series of the same name, opens the door to the experts, muses, products, treatments and innovations to inspire and inform you. I have partnered with the brightest experts, award-winning journalists, and inspirational men and women to bring you into a world that offers so much more than hope in a jar. I know you will find the magazine inclusive, diverse, and inspirational. More importantly, in an industry plagued by somewhat exploitative and confusing messages, our publication and podcast are trusted sources, giving you direct access to best practice experts and cutting-edge innovations in Australia and globally. The e-magazine is beautifully designed as a perennial and digital (thus sustainable) reference source you can come back to, share, shop, watch and listen to. Ageless is a 360-degree immersion and a new tool on your journey to be your best self, your own muse.

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New Regina podcast explores intersection of art and disability Back to video In January, when Bell first joined the VOICE Lab team, she started working with the young adults with disabilities involved in the program as they explored creative expression through many different art forms. Working in the VOICE Lab has been full of a lot of art workshops and creation and getting to know the Astonish! community, she said. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content continued The pandemic, however, brought these face-to-face sessions to a halt. The meetings transitioned to video calls, but Bell wanted a space to showcase and share the work many of the participants were creating. She thought of hosting a podcast. The intention was to share projects from the VOICE Lab and also connect to other people in other places across Saskatchewan or Canada that could speak to disability or art and were interested in sharing, Bell said. The podcast I think is also a way to have conversations about disability, art and access. Mia Bell, University of Regina masters student and Mitacs intern at VOICE Lab (top centre), helps lead Astonished! Inc members through an art project over Zoom. Photo by Mia Bell / Submitted Often when people think of people with disabilities creating art, they think of it as a therapeutic activity, said Kathleen Irwin, a theatre professor at the U of R and one of the faculty representatives with the VOICE Lab. She emphasized that art is much more than a therapy. Were not just looking at art-making as a therapeutic endeavour, were looking at it as a real form of expression and conceptualizing and thinking important thoughts and disseminating important thoughts, said Irwin. By viewing art through that lens, Irwin said supporting people with disabilities as they explore creative self-expression helps them to build confidence in their skills and to advocate for themselves. We have given them an opportunity to do podcasts, to express themselves musically, to express themselves artistically using creative apps that are readily available, she said. Were really just trying to expand the scope of their expression. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content continued Since its inception in early July, three episodes of The VOICE Lab podcast have been released so far, featuring stories, conversations and audio art pieces. Bell said she is aiming to have three more episodes released by the end of August and a few more in September. Her internship ends at the end of September, so whether someone else will take over the podcasts creation after that point isnt certain yet. Episodes are available on Apple Podcasts, Anchor and Spotify. More On This Topic

The Council last discussed the issue of alleged biological materials in Ukraine in a meeting on 11 March United States-Ukraine agreement Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia, told the Council that his delegation is in possession of new evidence of a United States-Ukrainian agreement to conduct biological weapons research on Ukrainian territory, dating back as far as 2005. He has circulated proof of that agreement to the Council, he said, including signed evidence of direct US funding to Ukraine, amounting to $32 million. While the US continues to assert that the country does not operate in any biological laboratories in Ukraine, the facts show otherwise, he said, claiming that Ukrainian authorities in fact gave the US permission to carry out dangerous experiments in return for free travel to international conferences. Todays evidence points to studies conducted on Crimean-Congo Fever, leptospirosis and other dangerous pathogens, he said. He also cited proof of studies into how such illnesses could pass from bats into humans, adding that use of biological weapons could be easily dressed up as naturally occurring. Bizarre conspiracy theories Responding to those allegations, US Ambassador, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, recalled that the Council already heard a tirade of bizarre conspiracy theories on biological weapons at its meeting a week ago. There are no such labs, not near Russias border, not anywhere, she said. Instead, Ukraine hosts several public health facilities, proudly supported by the United States, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) and other Governments and international institutions. She voiced deep concern that Fridays meeting could represent a potential false flag effort in action, warning of the possibility that Moscow is planning to use chemical or biological agents against Ukrainians. Describing the new allegations as a sign of desperation, she declared: This meeting is a result of [Russias] isolation on this Council, and on the world stage. WHO/Agata Grzybowska/RATS Agency Ukrainian refugees living in temporary accommodation in Krowica Sama. Biological Weapons Convention Reiterating her response to similar allegations raised on 11 March, High Representative Nakamitsu, emphasized that the UN has neither the mandate not the capacity to investigate such claims, which fall under the auspices of 1972 Biological Weapons Convention The treaty - to which both Ukraine and the Russian Federation are party - effectively prohibits the development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use of biological and toxin weapons. Against the backdrop of the latest allegations, she outlined several possible courses of action for resolving inter-State conflicts under that Convention, which include the possible convening of a consultative meeting. The UN Office for Disarmament Affairs stands ready to support any procedures under the Biological Weapons Convention that States Parties may decide to use, she said. IAEA/Dana Sacchetti Abandoned buildings in Pripyat, two kilometres from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine. Update on nuclear plants Turning to the issue of the safety and security of Ukraines nuclear power facilities, the disarmament chief said the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) reported that according to the Ukrainian authorities, all safety systems at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant remained fully functional as of 17 March. While officials from the Russian Federations State nuclear power company were present at the facilities in southern Ukraine, Ukrainian staff continue to operate the plant. Meanwhile, the Chornobyl plant remains connected to the national electricity grid, following reconnection on 14 March. However, Ms. Nakamitsu raised concerns that Ukrainian operators and guards have not been able to rotate for three weeks, and IAEA is still not receiving remote data transmission from its monitoring systems installed at the Chornobyl. Receive daily updates directly in your inbox - Subscribe hereto a topic. Download the UN News app for your iOSor Androiddevices.

Summary United Natural Foods has demonstrated attractive performance as of late. The future outlook for the company is also bullish, with revenue and profitability likely to grow year over year. Despite seeing shares rise nicely in recent months, the company does appear to offer attractive prospects still. Looking for a helping hand in the market? Members of Crude Value Insights get exclusive ideas and guidance to navigate any climate. Learn More Catherine Delahaye/DigitalVision via Getty Images When it comes to investment opportunities, the food distribution market is not, admittedly, one of the most exciting spaces to consider buying into. Having said that, this can be a good thing because it means that value might often be overlooked. This is especially true when you consider companies in this space that perform exceptionally well and that achieve consistent growth and profitability. One such firm is United Natural Foods ( NYSE: UNFI ). Recent performance by the company has been encouraging, building off of prior years worth of strong growth. On top of this, shares of the business are attractively priced, leading me to believe that it represents a strong opportunity for value-oriented investors. An undervalued food distributor The last time I wrote about United Natural Foods was in an articlepublished in May of 2021. At that time, I mentioned the company's good growth over an extended period of time, including performance generated through the first half of its 2021 fiscal year. I mentioned that shares were cheap and that leverage was continuing to improve. All the stars seemed to align nicely, leading me to rate the company a strong buy, indicating that attractive upside could be on the table for long-term investors. Since the publication of that article, management has done well to continue growth and that has reflected in the company's share price. Although the company is not crushing the broader market, it is outperforming it slightly, with a return since my last articles publication of 12.9%. That compares to the 5.8% achieved by the S&P 500 over the same window of time. A lot of activity takes place between the time food is initially created and the time somebody consumes it. One vital part of the supply chain is the actual distribution of food and related products. United Natural Foods excels in the space. To see how this is the case, we need only look at recent performance achieved by the business. As I mentioned already, when I last wrote about the firm, fundamental data only covered the first half of the company's 2021 fiscal year. Today, we have data covering the rest of that year as well as the first half of the 2022 fiscal year Author - SEC EDGAR Data For 2021 as a whole the company generated revenue of $26.95 billion. That represents a modest increase of 1.6% compared to the $26.51 billion generated in 2020. The great thing for investors is that growth has continued into the present day. In the first half of the company's 2022 fiscal year, for instance, sales of $14.41 billion implied a 6.1% increase over the $13.58 billion generated the same time one year earlier. Management expects this growth to continue for the foreseeable future. For instance, for the 2022 year as a whole, the company should generate sales of between $28.2 billion and $28.7 billion. At the midpoint, this would imply sales of $28.45 billion, implying a year-over-year increase of 5.6%. So although this means that growth in the second half of the current fiscal year will come in weaker than in the first half, that growth is still robust nonetheless. Author - SEC EDGAR Data Revenue has not been the only thing that has performed well. For 2021 as a whole, the company generated profits of $149 million. That compares to the $254 million loss generated in 2020. Of course, there are other profitability metrics to consider. Operating cash flow in 2021 came in at $614 million. That is 35.7% higher than the $452.37 million achieved a year earlier. Of course, not every profitability metric improved during 2021. If we adjust for changes in working capital, for instance, operating cash flow would have declined modestly, falling by 9.4% from $508.74 million to $461 million. Even so, EBITDA for the business did expand, climbing by 10.3% from $672.92 million to $742 million. Strong profitability performance has continued also into the current fiscal year. With the increase in revenue, management has seen net profits in the first half of 2022 come in at $142 million. That's nearly triple the $58 million generated one year earlier. Operating cash flow did decline, falling from $207 million to $43 million. But if we adjust for the changes in working capital like before, then it actually would have risen from $241 million to $334 million. Meanwhile, EBITDA for the business expanded from $365 million to $390 million. Management has provided some guidance for the 2022 fiscal year. At present, they anticipate net profits of between $285 million and $306 million. They also think that EBITDA will range from between $760 million and $790 million no guidance was given when it came to operating cash flow. But assuming that it will grow at a rate that is similar to what EBITDA will grow at assuming midpoint forecasts are accurate, then investors should anticipate operating cash flow of around $481.5 million. Author - SEC EDGAR Data Taking all of this data, we can easily price the business. Using what the company generated in 2021, we find that it is trading for a price-to-earnings multiple of 14.5. The price to operating cash flow multiple is considerably lower at 4.7. And the EV to EBITDA multiple of the company should be 6.2. When I last wrote about the firm, I had not looked at it from a price to earnings perspective. But the other two multiples are not too different from how the company was priced back then. At that time, the price to operating cash flow multiple was 4.2. And the EV to EBITDA multiple for the company was 6.1. Using the company's 2022 figures, meanwhile, these three trading multiples were 7.3, 4.5, and 5.9, respectively. To put the pricing of the company into perspective, I decided to compare it to five similar firms On a price-to-earnings basis, the range of these companies was from 13.9 to 194.2. Using our 2021 figures, we find that United Natural Foods was cheaper than all but one firm. Using the price to operating cash flow approach, the range was from 6.6 to 29.8. And using the EV to EBITDA approach, the range was from 6.6 to 18.9. In both cases, our prospect was the cheapest in the group. Company

(OP), a pediatric EHR and RCM company and the first "whole child" digital healthcare platform company, announces that Dr. Dan Feiten has been named Medical Director & Product Leader of Clinical Innovation. In his new role, Dr. Feiten will drive OP's clinical strategic direction, ensure its offerings meet the demands of the market and oversee the direction of the active OP Physician Advisory Council. Dr. Dan Feiten, Medical Director & Product Leader of Clinical Innovation, Office Practicum Dr. Feiten joined OP through its acquisition of RemedyConnect in February, where he served as its President, Co-Founder, and Chief Medical Officer. RemedyConnect provides a pediatric telehealth solution, business management support, and marketing services, including: website development and SEO, an after-hours answering service, and a patient education symptom tool. This year, OP expanded its portfolio of brands in order to meet the needs of today's pediatric practices. The acquisition of RemedyConnect follows that of NextStep Solutions , an ONC-certified, fully specialized behavioral health EHR and RCM solution. This expanded initiative will focus on building technology and services that allow pediatric providers to support the whole health and well-being of every child. NextStep Solutions will continue to provide both child- and adult-focused behavioral health specialists with EHR and revenue cycle management solutions. Likewise, RemedyConnect will continue to provide its full line of digital media solutions. With Dr. Feiten's guidance, the new OP family of brands will continue to invest in innovative features and functions that help pediatric practices evolve and meet the holistic healthcare needs of children and families nationwide. "We are thrilled to add Dr. Feiten to our leadership team," said Kraig Brown , CEO of OP. "Adding someone like him, with his extensive experience in pediatrics and leadership position in our industry, shows OP's continued commitment to providing the pediatric community with the products and services they need to care for the whole child." Dr. Feiten is a practicing pediatric physician and co-founder of Greenwood Pediatrics, a 26-provider office with three locations in Denver, Colorado . A 1983 graduate of the CU School of Medicine, he completed his residency and chief residency with UCHSC's Department of Pediatrics. As a founder of RemedyConnect, he speaks nationally to physicians and medical organizations about digital media strategies. He is also a co-founder of PediaClinic, an innovative collaboration of 25 pediatric clinicians to provide more affordable after-hours care for families in metro Denver . In his new role with Office Practicum, he will apply his clinical and technical expertise alongside contributions to the specialty practice community and industry-leading organizations, most notably AAP and the American Telemedicine Association. "I look forward to helping OP create new technology solutions that focus on the next frontier in Pediatrics the whole child," Dr. Feiten said. "With a focus on innovation and the input of the Physician Advisory Council, we believe we will be able to offer the technology pediatricians need to holistically support children's behavioral, emotional, and physical health." The OP Physician Advisory Council is a group of pediatricians and practice managers that provides quarterly product feedback and development direction based on real-time insights sourced from their daily practice management experience. Their rich perspectives, clinical expertise, and focus on improving care will support the whole child initiative and continue to drive innovation and advocacy for the diverse and growing OP community. To learn more, visit . About Office Practicum Office Practicum is the market's first "whole child" digital healthcare platform, designed to help pediatric practices and behavioral health clinics provide integrated healthcare that supports the whole health of their patients. We offer a full array of technology solutions including OP's industry-leading pediatric EHR, practice management, and revenue cycle management services, NextStep Solutions' best-in-class behavioral health EHR, and RemedyConnect's portfolio of website, SEO, telehealth, and after-hours answering services. Together, the three brands provide the full suite of technology solutions providers need to holistically support their patients' behavioral, emotional, and physical health. Today, Office Practicum serves over 9,000 pediatricians across 49 states. For more information, visit us at

Technologies Sintx Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SINT) has a beta value of 2.05 and has seen 1.36 million shares traded in the last trading session. The company, currently valued at $19.65M, closed the last trade at $0.77 per share which meant it gained $0.09 on the day or 12.02% during that session. The SINT stock price is -346.75% off its 52-week high price of $3.44 and 14.29% above the 52-week low of $0.66. If we look at the companys 10-day average daily trading volume, we find that it stood at 0.24 million shares traded. The 3-month trading volume is 352.91K shares. The consensus among analysts is that Sintx Technologies Inc. (SINT) is a Buy stock at the moment, with a recommendation rating of 2.00. 0 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, while 0 rate it as Overweight. 0 out of 2 have rated it as a Hold, with 2 advising it as a Buy. 0 have rated the stock as Underweight. The expected earnings per share for the stock is -$0.1. 3 Tiny Stocks Primed to Explode The world's greatest investor Warren Buffett has a simple formula for making big money in the markets. He buys up valuable assets when they are very cheap. For stock market investors that means buying up cheap small cap stocks like these with huge upside potential. We've set up an alert service to help smart investors take full advantage of the small cap stocks primed for big returns. Sponsored Sintx Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SINT) trade information Sporting 12.02% in the green in last session, the stock has traded in the green over the last five days, with the highest price hit on Tuesday, 12/21/21 when the SINT stock price touched $0.77 or saw a rise of 7.86%. Year-to-date, Sintx Technologies Inc. shares have moved -51.14%, while the 5-day performance has seen it change 7.45%. Over the past 30 days, the shares of Sintx Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SINT) have changed -16.71%. Short interest in the company has seen 0.66 million shares shorted with days to cover at 0.8. Wall Street analysts have a consensus price target for the stock at $2.63, which means that the shares value could jump 70.72% from current levels. The projected low price target is $1.75 while the price target rests at a high of $3.50. In that case, then, we find that the current price level is -354.55% off the targeted high while a plunge would see the stock gain -127.27% from current levels. Sintx Technologies Inc. (SINT) estimates and forecasts The companys shares have lost -55.14% over the past 6 months. Revenue growth from the last financial year stood is estimated to be 21.20%. 2 analysts offering their estimates for the company have set an average revenue estimate of $200k for the current quarter. 2 have an estimated revenue figure of $320k for the next quarter concluding in Dec 2021. Year-ago sales stood $66k and $116k respectively for this quarter and the next, and analysts expect sales will grow by 203.00% for the current quarter and 175.90% for the next. SINT Dividends Sintx Technologies Inc. is expected to release its next earnings report between August 10 and August 16 this year, and investors are excited at the prospect of better dividends despite the companys debt issue. Sintx Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SINT)s Major holders Insiders own 4.09% of the company shares, while shares held by institutions stand at 6.20% with a share float percentage of 6.46%. Investors are also buoyed by the number of investors in a company, with Sintx Technologies Inc. having a total of 24 institutions that hold shares in the company. The top two institutional holders are Renaissance Technologies, LLC with over 0.65 million shares worth more than $1.21 million. As of Mar 30, 2021, Renaissance Technologies, LLC held 2.63% of shares outstanding. The other major institutional holder is Vanguard Group, Inc. (The), with the holding of over 0.37 million shares as of Mar 30, 2021. The firms total holdings are worth over $0.7 million and represent 1.52% of shares outstanding. >> 7 Top Picks for the Post-Pandemic Economy << Also the top two Mutual Funds that are holding companys shares are Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund and Price (T.Rowe) Total Equity Market Index Fund. As of Mar 30, 2021, the former fund manager holds about 1.47% shares in the company for having 0.36 million shares of worth $0.68 million while later fund manager owns 0.13 million shares of worth $0.25 million as of Mar 30, 2021, which makes it owner of about 0.54% of companys outstanding stock. Get The Best Stocks To Trade Every Day! Join now to get the NewsHeater.com pre-market morning brief 100% free Email

Mount Kisco dentist Dr. Carolyn Clemenza alerted patients to oral-care products that stain teeth Clemenza had noticed increasing numbers of patients coming in with brown spots on their teeth Toothpastes with stannous fluoride and mouthwashes with cetylpyridinium chloride can stain teeth Read labels before using any oral-care products%2C and avoid those that may stain teeth%2C says dentist Everybody knows that red wine and coffee can stain your teeth. But what if you found out your mouthwash or toothpaste was doing the same thing? Actually, it's common with certain products. In fact, Mount Kisco dentist Dr. Carolyn Clemenza began seeing so many people in her practice with brown-stained teeth that she sent out an email, letting patients know that Crest Pro-Health mouth rinse and toothpaste can cause tooth discoloration. "It's a big issue for certain people, and some of those stains are very difficult to get off,'' says Clemenza, explaining that the products dislodge bacteria that may cling to the teeth, turning into brown spots. Crest Pro-Health toothpaste contains stannous fluoride, says Clemenza. "If you're using that every day, you're going to have what looks like coffee stains,'' she says. "In the past, we used to give stannous fluoride to patients who had a high rate of decay. But I don't believe you need to have your teeth stained. There are other products that do just as good a job." The active ingredient in Crest Pro-Health mouthwash is cetylpyridinium chloride. "If you read the fine print on the back of the bottle, it will tell you it stains your teeth,'' says Clemenza. Although Procter & Gamble representatives did not respond to repeated requests for comment, the company addresses the teeth-staining issue with its Pro-Health mouthwash on the Crest web site with this statement: "Like all mouthwashes that effectively fight plaque and gingivitis, Crest Pro-Health Rinse can contribute to temporary, surface-level brown tooth discoloration, which is reported by a small percentage of individuals." It also speaks to the "staining potential" of its Pro-Health toothpaste,stating that the FDA requires all products containing stannous fluoride to note that possible side effect on the label and that Crest Pro-Health toothpaste contains other ingredients that make teeth white. What's the best way not to stain your teeth as you're trying to keep them clean? Read labels carefully, and avoid stannous flouride and cetylpyridinium chloride whenever possible, says Clemenza.

Biotech company sues Belgian state over unpaid coronavirus tests Wednesday, 05 August 2020 Credit: Belga ZenTech, a biotech company from Lige, is starting summary proceedings against the Belgian state for not paying for an order of 1.25 million coronavirus (Covid-19) antibody tests, LEcho reports on Wednesday. We only ask that the state comply with the signed contract, said Eric Poskin, spokesman for ZenTech. The Belgian state placed an order for 3.65 million tests with ZenTech in mid-April at a cost of 20 million. The federal medicines agency, the FAMHP, approved the tests at that time. A first batch of 200,000 tests was produced in April, and 800,000 followed the next month, with another 250,000 at the end of June. But there was no sign of life from the government, according to LEcho. Related Posts Up to 70,000 corona tests a day: the governments autumn strategy Philippe De Backer, the minister in charge, told the media at the beginning of July that he wanted to re-examine the order, as recent analyses showed that antibodies disappeared after a few months. This made it less useful to clarify who was infected or not. But there was no concrete proposal, LEcho reported. On Monday evening, ZenTech finally received a request to wait until 15 September, prompting the company to go to court. A verdict is expected at the end of August. De Backer is not impressed, he told francophone broadcaster RTBF. His cabinet is negotiating with them, in a constructive atmosphere, he said, not continuing further on the matter. The Brussels Times

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Save Author Lara Tupper,founder of Swift Ink Stories, will present a free online writing class, "Journaling for Wellness,"from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, via Zoom. The program includes a brief discussion of the health benefits of journaling, short freewriting exercises, and tips about how to sustain greater self-compassion and self-awareness through writing. All are welcome. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lee Cultural Council. To register, send a message via Tupper's website,

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How synthetic biology could save us One bioengineers nuts-and-bolts approach to a biotech-based utopia By Hanae Armitage Illustration by David Plunkert Oct. 14, 2021 Most bioengineers will likely tell you the basic goal of those in the field is to make new, useful stuff yeast imbued with the power to produce medicines, synthetic tissue to help repair injuries or burns, furniture made from the fibers of fungi, that sort of thing. Drew Endy,PhD, a bioengineer at Stanford University, has a different goal: To create a planetary-scale civilization that harnesses bioengineering to flourish in partnership with nature, he said. That, and a renewal of liberal democracy for the 21st century. Mushroom furniture be damned. The aim of Endys bioengineering specialty, synthetic biology, is to refine the underlying fundamentals of life like the genetic code so that it is possible for more biotechnologies to be made real, including things that nature itself wouldnt dream of. Put simply, one of the main goals of synthetic biology is to make the making of things easier, said Endy. We tend to think of biology as something that happens to us, said Endy. But more and more, we are happening to biology. Were in an era, scientifically, where we can express our intentions into the very kernel of life to allow for possibilities that are simply never going to exist otherwise. layers Maybe thats an organism that glows in the presence of poison; crops that are suited for harsh conditions; or cells engineered to seek and destroy tumors, only to self-destruct when the cancer is cleared. The idea is to enable new solutions to our worlds biggest problems medical crises, environmental threats, humanitarian conundrums through a means that would be infeasible through nature or improbable through more traditional laboratory techniques. He hopes that in a few decades, biotechnology will emerge as a core pillar of society not only as an economic powerhouse for supplying food, materials and medicines but as an intrinsic aspect of our culture. Im talking about a civilization in which we dont think of biotechnology products as distinct but just a normal part of life because theyre everywhere and they work reliably. Endys current work ventures into a field of biology thats still under construction, and hes leading the effort to build the foundation by creating bioengineering-friendly organisms and systems that, quite literally, cannot fail. Every bioengineers dream. A partner in biology An engineer by training, Endy began dabbling in biology in the early 1990s, before synthetic biology came into its own. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he began his career, he helped launch the biological engineering major. Since coming to Stanford, where he is an associate professor of bioengineering, hes been recognized by the White House for his contributions to open-source biotechnology and has made a name for himself as a synthetic biology pioneer and leader. But its not just the science that drives Endy. Drew is incredibly socially conscious, said George Church, PhD, professor of genetics at Harvard University and a longtime colleague of Endys. Theres a fairly small subset of engineers in each field who are not only hacking physics, chemistry and biology but are also doing so with social structures in mind. Thats Drew. My greatest wish is that the culture surrounding bioengineering is one of love, said Endy. If this came true, all the good things that could be done in partnership with biology become possible. Because at its core, said Endy, love between two entities (yes, in this case, society and bioengineering) often relies on trust and partnership. To create a planetary-scale civilization that harnesses bioengineering to flourish in partnership with nature. That, and a renewal of liberal democracy for the 21st century. In his efforts to manifest this vision, Endy has served on the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicines Committee on Science, Technology and Law; he currently serves on the World Health Organization Advisory Committee on Variola Virus (Smallpox) Research and the International Union for the Conservation of Natures Synthetic Biology Task Force. He and others also founded a public-benefit charity, the BioBricks Foundation, the mission of which is building with biology to benefit all people and the planet. Its big talk especially because Endy admits that even he is unsure whether scientists know enough about biology, specifically genetics, to build entirely new organisms. Most every organism, including humans, contains some DNA thats basically useless; it serves no life-supporting function. It may be residual, left over from our ancestors, redundant or just a random genetic scribble. So, which are the vital bits? The core of Endys teams research explores taking away the guess work. The basic premise is twofold: first, parse the genetic elements critical to an organisms survival, then use that information to create organisms built only from their essential parts. For scientists manipulating biology to print organs from scratch or to engineer drought-resistant crops, for example, that total understanding of a living system is a be-all-end-all goal. If you want to build an organism, you want to definitively know what youre working with, and right now part of what bioengineers are working with is ambiguity, he said. What bioengineering really needs, according to Endy, is certainty as to which genes are needed for a particular organism to survive along with what each gene is doing. So, hes working on that, aiming to establish a bare-bones version of a genome, which hes dubbed a cleanome. Establishing a cleanome for key organisms would allow bioengineers to build and create with more certainty and safety, he said. It could even support the adoption of bioengineering as common practice throughout society, but thats a vision of a more-distant future. Phi-X174 To advance his ambitious idea, Endy started small with a simple, well-studied, bacteria-infecting virus called phi-X174. Scientists can tell where genes start and stop by looking at patterns in DNA sequences. But determining which genes are essential can be difficult. Strategies include looking across related species to spot conserved genes; searching for mutant (but still viable) versions of the organism to see how their gene patterns differ; and identifying evidence that the critical genes are making proteins. The next step is to turn off those genes one by one, monitoring how the organism fares. If it cant survive without the gene, the researchers deem the gene essential and mark it on the organisms genomic annotation the map charting significant elements along its DNA sequence. After that, most research moves on to asking what the obviously important genes do. But were saying, Are we sure weve found and labeled everything thats fu

mathematics Post-graduation plans: McClung will be attending the University of Colorado, Denver to pursue a master of science in bioengineering. How HPU helped you get there: The intellectual challenges on campus and the physical challenges from being an HPU track and field athlete helped me grow as a student and an individual. In the classroom, my professors and advisors guided me to become a versatile scientist by tailoring my studies to bridge two subjects that seemed exclusive. The incredible resources and laboratories, in tandem with encouraging professors, motivated me to work hard. I found a subject that I am passionate about, and Im pursuing a graduate degree because of my academic experience. In athletics, my coaches taught me to be the best human I could be on and off the track. When I struggled with the physical demands of the sport, I was always pushed to find the strength within me to complete the challenge. Through my experiences at High Point University, I achieved more than I thought I could have, before I even set foot on campus. Most impactful mentor at HPU: To single out one mentor would be unfair. My most impactful academic mentors were Dr. Brad Barlow, Dr. Kevin Ford, and Dr. Aaron Titus. All three of these professors motivated me to work hard and study something I am passionate about. Because of my experience learning from them and researching with them, I am now pursuing a graduate degree. Another impactful mentor at HPU is Scott Houston, Assistant Track and Field Coach. Coach Houston pushed me to be an incredible student-athlete that be competitive and perform and achieve at high levels. All four of these mentors helped shape my experience at HPU and guided me to achieve more than I thought I could have. Most impactful moment at HPU: My most impactful moment at HPU was when I was invited to do summer research in the Human Biomechanics and Physiology Laboratory as a Summer Research Fellow (SuRF). During this summer, I had a unique experience learning lab techniques and assisting in data collection for large studies. My mentor, Dr. Kevin Ford helped me identify skills that I could improve for graduate school. After this experience, I added a second major to my degree: Exercise Science, Concentration: Biomechanics. Advice for underclassmen: My graduation experience was unique. However, it is so important to remain optimistic and motivated to work hard. People will appreciate the genuine hard work you put in even in extraordinary times, such as this global pandemic. After graduation, be grateful and understanding of the things that happen because all things to follow are a part of one big adventure. Are you an HPU graduate with an exciting job or graduate school offer? for a chance to be featured! Related Posts

/ 7 hours Telemedicine is becoming more widely embraced by the day and not just for humans. With a pet in roughly 65% of U.S. homes, there is now a dizzying number of companies enabling vets to meet with their furry patients remotely, including Petriage, Anipanion, TeleVet, Linkyvet, TeleTails, VetNOW, PawSquad, Vetoclock, and Petpro Connect. One of these a two-year-old, 13-person, L.A.-based startup called Airvet unsurprisingly thinks it is the best among the bunch, and it has persuaded investors of as much. Today, the company is announcing $14 million in Series A funding led by Canvas Ventures, with participation by e.ventures, Burst Capital, Starting Line, TrueSight Ventures, Hawke Ventures, and Bracket Capital, as well as individual investors. The pandemic played a role in Canvass decision, as did a smart model, suggests general partner Rebecca Lynn, who says she has looked at many telemedicine startups over the last 11 years and that she fell for Airvet after using the service for the animals that live on her own small farm. While vets were initially slow to embrace the shift to more telehealth visits, Airvet has solved some of the objections unique to the space, she says. Plus, COVID has been a massive accelerant to adoption. We asked Airvets founder and CEO, Brandon Werber, to make the companys case to us separately. TC: Why start the company? BW: My dad is one of the most well-known vets in the U.S. celebrity vet Dr. Jeff Werber. We saw the impact that telehealth was making in the human world and wanted to bring the same access to and level of care we get for ourselves to our pets.Since I grew up in the pet space, I know it intimately and recognized a lot of inefficiencies in the delivery of care and how vets have been unable to meet the evolving expectations of pet owners. TC: How are you connecting vets with their pet patients? BW: We have two apps. One is for pet-owners to download to talk with a vet, and one is for vets to download to organize workflows and talk to their clients. We do not usurp any existing vet relationships. Instead, we partner with vet clinics and enable them to conduct telehealth visits and simultaneously enable pet-owners to have access to vets 24/7, even if they dont live nearby a vet hospital. A huge portion of pet owners in the US dont even have a primary vet. For serious health issues like surgery, animals still need to go in-person, and network vets can even refer them. Weve also seen Airvet used as curbside check-in, where pet-owners can chat and follow their pets in-person vet appointment via live video from the parking lot. TC: I see there is a minimum charge of $30 per visit. How do you make this model work financially for vets? BW: Vets view us as an additional revenue-generating tool on top of their base income. We dont hire vets. Our network of 2,600+ vets are largely the same vets who use Airvet within their own hospital. They can decide at will, like an Uber drive, to swipe online to be part of the on-demand network and take calls from pet parents anywhere in the country to generate additional income. TC: What have you learned from startups to try this model before? BW: All the startups that came before us are not consumer-first and are just focused on building tools for vets, so their platforms cannot be used by every pet owner. Instead, they can only be used by pet owners whose own vets use that specific platform, which is a tiny fraction of vets and therefore a tiny fraction of pet parents. TC: Do you have ancillary businesses? Beyond these vet visits, are you selling anything else? BW: For now, just the vet visits, which range from a $30 minimum to higher, based on the vet and specialty. Over time, we have plans and partnerships lined up to expand into other pet health verticals. A projected $99 billion will be spent on pets in the U.S. alone in 2020, and for us, telemedicine is only the beginning. TC: Does Airvet involve specific practice management software? BW: No. We provide the workflow layer enabling vets to schedule virtual appointments, which will soon be able to be fully integrated with their existing systems and workflows. TC: When a customer calls a vet for $30, is there a time limit? BW: There is no time limit and cases will usually stay open for three full days, so pet parents can continue to access the vet via chat for any follow up questions or concerns. TC: Are you competing at all on pricing? BW: Our goal is to work alongside the hospitals, not to compete with them or replace them. You cant take blood virtually or feel a tumor or do a dental. People always will need to go to the vet. What we want to do is help [pet owners] understand when [to come in]. The average pet parent only goes to the vet 1.5 times a year. A huge segment of users on Airvet have already connected with a vet six times more than that and save time and stress in doing so. Its not about competing for us, its about being the provider of care in between office visits [and helping] pet parents who have used our service ultimately avoid an unnecessary emergency visit.

02/02/2022 Eduardo Ramos Castaneda/Getty Images Atmospheric canals, ornate piazzas and pastel-hued Venetian palazzos, Venice is one of the most attractive cities in all of Italy and you can experience it in all its glory with a stay at one of the best hotels in Venice. BEST HOTELS IN VENICE Famous for its Grand Canal, St Mark's Square and the myriad of bridges, the city oozes charm and makes for a perfect cultural city escape or a romantic weekend break. Most visitors flock immediately to St Mark's Basilica, home to Italy's most famous Byzantine cathedral, or the Doge's Palace, a magnificent Gothic-style palazzo which dates back to the 14th century. While a favourite of the Old Masters' Canaletto and Bellini, Venice is also a hotspot for contemporary artists and Peggy Guggenheim Collection, on the Grand Canal, features work by modern greats like Jackson Pollack, Picasso and Joan Miro. Of course, a trip to Venice is a chance to order a classic Bellini in Harry's Bar, one of the world's most iconic bars. Open since the 1930s, its dcor, style and service has barely changed in almost a century. Looking to experience all of this and even a few of Venice's hidden gems during a European city break? You'll want to keep scrolling to browse our best hotels in Venice for the perfect base. From grand palazzos oozing opulence to stylish boutique hotels, here are the hotels to book in Venice. Covid-19: Check the latest guidance for Italy before travelling. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below

Burning Rock Biotech alerts: Separately, Zacks Investment Research lowered Burning Rock Biotech from a hold rating to a strong sell rating in a report on Tuesday. Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Millennium Management LLC grew its position in Burning Rock Biotech by 317.6% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 409,315 shares of the companys stock worth $3,901,000 after buying an additional 311,293 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in Burning Rock Biotech by 197.9% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 467,641 shares of the companys stock worth $8,361,000 after buying an additional 310,654 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in Burning Rock Biotech by 1,537.5% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 165,392 shares of the companys stock worth $1,576,000 after buying an additional 155,292 shares in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC grew its position in Burning Rock Biotech by 352.1% during the fourth quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 150,600 shares of the companys stock worth $1,435,000 after buying an additional 117,286 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in Burning Rock Biotech during the fourth quarter worth approximately $787,000. 40.83% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. About Burning Rock Biotech (

Lisa Firestone, CEO of Managed Care Advisors, Inducted to 2021 WIPP (Women Impacting Public Policy) Legacy Leadership Circle April 27, 2021 Lisa Firestone, CEO of Managed Care Advisors, Inducted to 2021 WIPP (Women Impacting Public Policy) Legacy Leadership Circle for Lifetime Contributions to Women in Business MCA BOOSTS CAPABILITIES WITH ACQUISITION OF CONTACT CENTER October 26, 2020 Managed Care Advisors (MCA) boosts capabilities with acquisition of Danbury, CT. contact center including 24/7 incident reporting hotline MCA Names Michael Smith as CIO October 20, 2020 Managed Care Advisors (MCA) has appointed Michael Smith as chief information officer (CIO) to support the organizations growth strategy and business opportunities, following the recent award of SaaS, Case Management and COVID-19 Management contracts. MCA Achieves National Recognition as One of the Fastest Growing Private Companies The company was ranked #2938 in the 2016 Inc 5000 List. Read more Lisa Firestone named one of the 2016 Enterprising Women of the Year Award The annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards is widely considered one of the most prestigious recognition programs for women business owners. WIPPs 2015 Public Policy Award MCA president, Lisa Firestone, has been awarded the 2015 Public Policy Award by Women Impacting Public Policy. How Can We Help You? Contact Us to Learn More! Call Us Today: 301.469.1660 7700 Old Georgetown Rd. Suite 750 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Phone: 301.469.1660

WDJT ) A Grafton nurse is being hailed a hero after her quick actions helped save a man life while out at a Port Washington bar. According to a news release from Advocate Aurora Health, Ryan Suetta, 44, of Cincinnati, was in town visiting his godson on New Years Eve when he collapsed. Nurse Jen Stern was also at the Port Washington bar. She worked at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, and performed CPR on Suetta until emergency responders arrived with a defibrillator. Suetta was taken to Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, where Dr. Scott Johnson performed a triple bypass. On Wednesday, Jan. 12, Suetta was discharged from Aurora Medical Center in Grafton and got to say a meaningful thank you to the nurse and care team who saved his life. Not a lot of people get to meet the person who saved their life. She really did save my life, Suetta said. Please note: This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.

New Anantara-Verita partnership to bring health centres into hotels, starting first with Bangkok By TTG Asia / Posted on 1 October, 2019 11:42 Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas has entered into its first-ever joint venture with Verita Healthcare Group to collaborate on a global network of integrated, property-based health centres, which will cater to the increasing demand for personalised innovative travel and wellness offerings that go beyond traditional fitness and spa services. William Heinecke, chairman and founder of Minor International, owning company of Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas, said that the joint venture is a global first and timely with the increasing demand for luxury tailored travel and wellness offerings, added to the fact that international wellness tourism on its own is expected to grow to US$1 trillion by 2022. With a handshake, Minor Internationals William Heinecke (left) and Verita Healthcare Groups Julian Andriesz seals the deal between both companies to collaborate on a global network of integrated, property-based health centres The partnership with Singapore-based MNC Verita is a vote of confidence for medical tourism industry, said Thomas Meier, senior vice president of Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas, Asia. Following the initial collaboration in Bangkok, joint projects will be launched in Thailand and throughout Asia-Pacific. Slated to open in 1Q2020, the Verita health facility is currently in development at Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort and represents Anantaras first foray into healthcare. The 677m2 centre will feature dark IV infusion rooms with sleep-promoting light therapy, streamlined VIP suites, a meditative garden and private consultations pods. Owing to aging populations and increasing levels of chronic diseases due to modern lifestyle habits, there has been a rise in the demand for more sophisticated, scientifically-based therapies and services focused on smart early prevention and life extension, said Anantara in a statement. Verita Healthcare Group founder and CEO Julian Andriesz said that the Anantara-Verita joint venture will allow people to take proactive, personalised steps towards extending their healthy lifespans, reversing the effects associated with aging, and enhancing their overall human performance. The health facilitys treatment menu will combine diagnostics and a digital health platform. Technology provides advanced health analytics and reports in real-time for immediate consultation and recommendation of personalised programmes. The latest innovations such as the recovery XR cryotherapy chamber and cardio-synchronised vascular physiotherapy specifically target issues such as biological age reduction and performance improvement. The facility will also help clients in customising diet and fitness plans to suit their genetics, aid them in issues concerning their weight, sleep, libido or immune system, or offer them a fast detox or energy boost. TAGS

AstraZeneca , Takeda and Novo Nordisk. It is Indgene's latest acquisition following its buyout of US-based Enicma Group for $16 million in 2016 to ramp up its analytics and omni-channel digital solutions capability. It had also bought Canada's Skura Technologies for $9 million in the same year. In December 2015, the company had acquired SmartCare, a health analytics platform, from Connecticut-based Vantage Point. "While we offer extensive capabilities already in customer experience and hybrid selling enablement, marketing technology, data & analytics, and medical expertise, with the addition of DT we can truly help our clients end-to-endfrom objectively measuring the current maturity of digital and customer excellence, to designing commercial models,said Manish Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO, Indegene. Founded in 1998, Bengaluru based Indegene helps US-based life sciences companies through its analytics, technology, operations and medical expertise (ATOM). Its CEO Manish Gupta, an IIT-BHU and IIM Ahmedabad alumnus who worked in Infosys up to 1998, is one of the cofounders. Indegene which was catering to the domestic market till 2004, expanded its business globally and focussed more into the overseas market. In 2015, Infosys co-founder NS Raghavans Nadathur Holdings acquired stake in Indgene from existing investor KITVEN Fund, which had invested in Indegene in 2002. The prospect of helping our clients beyond DX/CX measurement, benchmarking, and transformation management consulting, with deep expertise and capabilities in establishing consolidated centers of excellence for digital content, channel operations, performance measurement, and customer innovation is very exciting, said Dennis van Rooij, Managing Partner and co-founder of DT. Indegene's major competitors include US absed Veeva Systems Inc, ZS Associates, Accenture, Welltok, Oracle and cloud based platform Inovalon. The global life sciences BPO market which consists of contract reasearch, manufacturiing and technology outsourcing is expected to touch $286 bi

WhatsApp Chem-Man celebrates 30 years! I cant believe its been thirty years since Chem-Man was born! The year 1992 seems like yesterday when my parents built me a tiny office in their department store where I wrote custom programs in the good ole days of DOS. I had written hundreds of programs looking for that package that would take off. Little did I know when I was approached by a friend that ran a ground rig that I would be selling what became Chem-Man for 30 years and going. After the program was built, around six aerial applicators purchased the program for their businesses in the surrounding area. This confirmed my decision to make Chem-Man (for chemical management) the package I was looking for. I had a friend that was a graphic artist, and he helped me develop a manual. I had a cute little ag pilot as my logo, but it has been upgraded to a more modern look now (although I miss the cute man). I hired Lynn Hess Baum to help me, and we had a lot of fun building the program. It seemed the requests never quit coming. Everyone in different areas had their own set of regulations and needs. I advertised in the former Ag Pilot magazine and started getting calls right away. We started going to the southern conventions and then decided it was time to go to the nationals. Ill never forget it. We had to ship our big bulky computer to Reno, and when we got there, the monitor was lying there cracked. With snow on the ground, we started walking down the road (about a mile) and found a Best Buy where we bought our first flat monitor. (This was when the price had finally dropped). We loaded it in a grocery cart, and back to the convention hall we went. Lynn worked for me for about thirteen years and eventually married and moved off. In 2015 I decided to move the program to an online format. (I had hired someone to write an online medical program, and I felt like it was time for Chem-Man to move up). I hired more online developers and a support team. We added mapping, GPS, inventory, applied log data, and the ability to log in from anywhere. I never realized how fast it would take off! Our company has grown fast (now over 16 employees) and is still growing! Many people call us by word of mouth, but with the help of Ag Air Update and conventions and social media, most people know about us. Were also getting calls from South America, Australia, Brazil, Libya, and even Ecuador! One of the most incredible things in this industry is the wonderful people. My husband and I have traveled for many years to visit operations. Conventions are always so fun, and each area has its way of hosting. You never know if youre going to see a crawfish race, participate in a barrel throwing contest or feel like a penguin when youre trying to get to your motel! Ive genuinely built some great relationships in this industry that I feel are my best friends. Ive also tragically lost many friends in this industry and hope someday that this will change with the help of technology. Ive got so many customers that I started with retiring now. Im even helping some of their grandkids! Oh well, retiring is not for me! Im a people person, and I love working. Ill be working as long as yall can put up with me! Yall stay safe!

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Forth Worth , Texas. Joining Jet Health allows the Company to address this move and helps expand the depth of their offerings, the Carrington Hospice Care company indicated in a statement. Jet Health has established a solid reputation for quality patient care and service throughout Texas, and aligning with the Company will advance our market leadership position. According to a statement from Carrington Hospice Care, the Dallas/Forth Worth areas health care landscape is experiencing a shift toward providers with the ability to offer home-based care service lines. The acquisition is in line with an industry-wide trend in the hospice marketplace toward consolidation. Hospice saw the largest M&A deals in the post-acute health care sector during 2019 and thus far in 2020, even with record-high valuations in the space. Despite COVID-19 headwinds, hospice M&A activity in 2020 remains strong and is expected to burgeon further in 2021. Private equity investment firms SV Health Investors and Health Enterprise Partners, which partially owns Jet Health financed the deal. Stradling Yocca Carlson and Rauth acted as legal counsel to Jet Health on the transaction, and American Healthcare Capital served as acquisition advisors to Carrington Hospice Care. SV Health Investors and Health Enterprise Partners also financed Jet Healths entry into the hospice market last May with the acquisition of Boise, Idaho-based First Choice Home Health and Hospice for an undisclosed amount. First Choice began offering end-of-life care after merging with area hospice and palliative care provider A Better Way Home in 2012. A continuum of care offering drove the decision to move deeper into the hospice space, Brachter shared with Hospice News. Widening hospice services has been part of Jet Healths trajectory since its inception in 2016, according to founder and previous CEO, Jim Glynn. Jet Health expects to continue growing operations further with acquisitions and de novo development in its target markets. This acquisition affords Jet Health the opportunity to better service both our patients and referral sources in the Texas marketplace and to continue to grow Jet Healths hospice offering throughout our geographic footprint, Brachter added in a statement. Share

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Is U.S. push for permanent daylight saving time actually good for our health? One of the most common treatment options is extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, which uses shock waves to break stones into smaller fragments to make them easier to pass. This procedure must be performed in a hospital or clinic, and since it is often painful, most patients require sedation. It is mostly effective on smaller stones. But a new technique, known as burst wave lithotripsy, may be able to break up stones of a variety of sizes in a less painful and invasive way. Initial studies have shown some promising results. Burst wave lithotripsy, or BWL, uses focused ultrasound bursts to break up kidney stones. Researchers say it successfully fragments stones of a variety of sizes, locations and densities, breaking them into smaller, more-passable fragments within 10 minutes. The shorter procedure can be performed without sedation or anesthesia and it causes minimal tissue injury. What are kidney stones? Kidney stones are hard deposits of minerals and salts that build up in the kidneys. They can affect any part of the urinary tract from the kidneys to the bladder, according to the Mayo Clinic. The most common types of stones are made of calcium, uric acid, struvite or cystine. They tend to form when urine becomes concentrated, allowing minerals to crystallize. Diet, obesity, certain medical conditions, supplements and medications have been linked to an increased risk for kidney stones. Both men and women can have kidney stones, but they are more likely to occur in men. Some stones can easily pass on their own, but many times medical intervention is necessary. Treatment may include medications that relax the muscles in the ureter to allow the stone to pass more easily and with less pain, and surgical procedures to remove the stone. A game-changing treatment? In a study published in The Journal of Urology, 19 patients who were undergoing a ureteroscopy, a procedure used to treat larger stones, were first treated with the BWL technology for about 10 minutes. The researchers used the ureteroscope to observe how well the ultrasound waves worked and whether there was any injury to the kidney tissue. Overall, BWL technology completely broke up about 90% of the stone volume. Thirty-nine percent of the stones were completely fragmented; 52% were partially fragmented. After the procedure, most of the remaining fragments were less than two millimeters, which is small enough to be passed on their own with little pain. There was little or no tissue injury among the participants. This could be a game-changer for the management of kidney stones, a condition that often requires multiple visits to the emergency department, the use of opioids for pain management and repeated treatment even after surgery or xetracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, researchers said. "The ability to noninvasively break stones and expel the fragments in awake patients at first presentation in the ED or clinic has the potential to provide just-in-time treatment leading to a reduction of the overall pain, cost and resource burden associated with a stone event," the researchers wrote in their study. Their findings confirmed the results of pre-clinical studies. Researchers are planning future studies to determine whether the technique can meet their ultimate goal of a noninvasive, 30-minute treatment without anesthesia. The burst wave lithotripsy technology was licensed to SonoMotion which is developing a commercial version of the technology. The company is conducting its own clinical trials.

UAH alumna Brittnie Granville and daughter Brailynn. Courtesy Alexis Blue, BPO + Digital Media Brittnie Granville, an alumna of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, has been named Ms. Black Alabama USA 2021 and is using her platform to advocate for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) awareness. Granville earned her B.S. in Acquisition Management from UAH in 2011. After a stint with the federal government as an Operations Research Analyst, the alumna turned entrepreneur, partnering with her daughter, Brailynn Camille, who is autistic, to create a Mommy and Me brand called My RICH Little Best Friend to encourage parents to create passive streams of income as sources to build wealth for their children. She is also the COO of her daughter's company, Brailynn Camille Enterprises LLC, which is the parent company of the brand and a non-profit organization, The Ausome Kid . The purpose of the organization is to spread Autism awareness, promote acceptance and encourage inclusion of children and families who are impacted by Autism and other special needs. In April, Brailynns first book in her series Adventures of the Ausome Kid, "Brailynn goes to Paris, France," was published. The series focuses on encouraging children to let their imagination take them on educational adventures around the world. Granville is a member of multiple service organizations that give back to the community, including the UAH Omicron Zeta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Greater Huntsville Chapter, and the Black Girl Social Club. Her passion for helping others has expanded internationally to support the Kliptown Youth Program in Soweto, South Africa, with money and school supplies, as well as contributing efforts to the Clean Water Initiative with the KMJ Foundation to provide clean water for developing villages in Accra, Ghana, Africa. Granville has also used her title to encourage literacy in children by reading and donating over 150 books to local elementary schools, helping dancers at performing arts studio, speaking to groups of young girls and supporting national causes during their respective months, such as Women's History Month, Autism Acceptance Month, Endometriosis Awareness Month, Mental Health Awareness Month and others. Born and raised in Florence, Alabama, the UAH alumna has been involved with pageants for much of her life, depending on her inner strength to lift her above the day-to-day challenges she was facing. I got my confidence from within, Granville notes. In high school I was bullied and would even get in trouble when I retaliated. I asked my grandmother why people disliked me so much when I had never done anything to deserve it? She informed me that they saw a light in me that they do not have, and they are trying to put out my fire because they are jealous. At that moment, I stopped being hard on myself, ignored the disgusting remarks of the bullies, and started embracing who I was and what I had to offer my community. I increased my self-esteem by nurturing my creative side with fashion and dancing. This is how I really recognized my full potential. With so many irons in the fire and a growing daughter to care for, one has to wonder if she ever struggles to keep up with it all? Absolutely! There are times where everything gets so overwhelming, Granville admits. However, life doesnt stop and cater to your lifestyle. At that point, I take a step back and create a list of things that need to be done on which day. It is imperative to me, as the mom, to NOT be under the pressure of sticking to a strict schedule. I say this, because if one thing goes wrong within that schedule, it could throw the whole day off. In life, things happen unexpectedly, so we must learn to adjust to circumstances and be as flexible as possible to avoid feeling like your whole day (or routine) has fallen apart. Starting my day with my intentions set regardless of what comes my way has really helped me manage! The alumna says the impetus to launch her Mommy and Me brand with her daughter grew out of a burning desire not only to help child, but ultimately to raise awareness in society in general about the kind of obstacles children with ASD can experience. What pushed me the most was how society treated my daughter, Granville says. She was often misunderstood, overlooked or manipulated. When I started noticing that in her everyday life, I realized society is not going to cater to her needs. As I watched her with other children, her peers, and even other adults and family that didnt necessarily understand, it became apparent that everyone wasnt just mean, they were just unaware. With that epiphany, I set out to spread Autism awareness, promote acceptance and encourage inclusion of children with Autism so that society will realize how much greatness they can contribute to the world. When asked what is it like to realize there are people out there who see her as a role model, particularly young girls, women and children of color, Granville doesnt shy from that responsibility. This is very important to me! I want them to see that I am a real woman who has been through various struggles and has made mistakes in life but still prevailed. A lot of Black women feel that becoming a single mom is the end of the world and opt to stay in abusive, degrading relationships for the sake of a family. Some believe that just because they arent as smart as their peers or have special needs that they cant make their mark in society. I want every girl and woman of color to know that they can be and do anything they want! If there is no lane for it, then create it! This is what we are doing with my daughters business. She is the 2021 Youth Entrepreneur of the Year. There was no lane for a little black girl with Autism Spectrum Disorder; so we made one. Granville will be competing at the national Ms. Black USA pageant in August. No matter the outcome, she says she will continue to build on her dreams and passions. In the future, I plan to continue my advocacy for Autism acceptance, awareness and inclusion. I hope to book speaking engagements and host trainings on how to be kind to those who are different. My goal is to create ways to give back to my community to assist impacted families and provide them with resources. I do feel like major companies like hotel chains and airlines need training on how to be treat those with special needs who enjoy the luxuries of travel. I would also like to target the workforce on how they can really support those with Autism by providing them with jobs and allowing them to be more independent with the appropriate training. I will be open to any new opportunities that come my way where I can make a positive difference in the world. The Ms. Black USA Organization is the first and oldest scholarship pageant for women of color, awarding over $500,000 in scholarships.

Apr 21, 2021 / 01:38 PM EDT / Apr 21, 2021 / 01:38 PM EDT CareLinc employees pose for a photo. (photo taken pre-pandemic) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOTV)-Work is just work if youre not passionate about the mission of the company. This is one of the reasons CareLinc Medical Equipment and their employees stand out. To put it simply, CareLinc cares. In a growing medical industry, CareLinc employees realize that every piece of medical equipment is important, because its going out in the community to help someone. Each piece of equipment that is delivered in a CareLinc van will improve someones quality of life by utilizing CareLincs products and services. Who is CareLinc? Take a look Job listings

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Mansfield argued that Tamaki poses no material offence risk because any offences relating to outdoor gathering and restrictions ended at midnight on March 25. Therefore, Tamaki should be allowed to go on holiday to Rotorua, Gisborne and Hastings in April. Justice Downs said Mansfields logic is unassailable. That Mr Tamaki may holiday is not because a defendant may ordinarily do so while on bail, Justice Downs said in his judgment. Rather, because the landscape informing Mr Tamaki's bail conditions has changed since they were imposed. Stuff Brian Tamaki was previously remanded in custody after an alleged bail breach. (File photo) Tamaki has been on a 24-hour curfew after he spent 10 daysin prison after allegedly breaching his bail conditions by attending a Christchurch protest gathering. He is also facing multiple charges of breaching the Covid-19 Public Health Orderand breaching his bail conditions after attending three separate demonstrations in Auckland against vaccine mandates and lockdowns. When Tamaki was released on the 24-hour curfew Justice Paul Davison also imposed further restrictions which included banning him from holding gatherings at his house for the purpose of organising, attending or encouraging non-compliance with the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act. Tamaki's bail conditions already ban him from organising, attending, supporting or speaking at any protest gathering in breach of Covid-19 requirements. He is also prohibited from accessing the internet to incite non-compliance. In December, Justice Venning allowed Tamakito enter Auckland Domain, providing it was not on a day when a protest or gathering against the Covid-19 restrictions were advertised to take place. Ricky Wilson/Stuff Brian and Hannah Tamaki at the Auckland Domian back in November at an anti-mandate rally. After he was arrested in January and taken into custody, Tamaki denied the breach and said he would defend himself. A number of Tamakis supporters followed him to prison and have been setting up daily. Before Tamaki's arrest, Hannah went live on social media with Tamaki saying he was not a criminal. People keep thinking Im breaching my bail conditions, but Ive always said Im not guilty.

6:48 PM EST February 26, 2022 Updated: 7:08 PM EST February 26, 2022 BUFFALO, N.Y. After a nearly two-year delay, Habitat for Humanity Buffalo dedicated the "House That Beer Built" on Saturday. Construction on the rehabbed home started in 2020. It was built with volunteers from different breweries across the Western New York region, hence the name. A virtual and in-person tour was held Saturday when they celebrated the home's completion and the King family moving in. "We are just so happy and excited about this process it's been a long time coming and now we can actually touch it," the family said. The project was put on pause because of the COVID pandemic and was then faced with labor and material shortages when the project picked back up again. The King family put in more than 400 hours of sweat equity to complete the home. More than 30 local bars, breweries, and distillers participated in the build. RELATED VIDEO:

Share via Text Message Quebec's auditor general Guylaine Leclerc unveils a report at the legislature in Quebec City, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot Quebec's auditor general is concerned that a boom in telemedicine since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic will have a negative impact on the quality of care offered to the population. In her 2021-22 annual report made public Wednesday, Guylaine Leclerc said the Health Department has not provided a framework for when consultations can be carried out remotely and when a physical examination is required. Her report states health-care providers and the Health Department weren't ready for the surge in telemedicine that came with the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020. "They were in no way equipped to be able to deal with the telemedicine needs that there were at that time," Leclerc said. Since then, the department has still not assessed the extent to which virtual care has contributed to improving the quality of care provided to patients. The province's emergency health decree, adopted in March 2020, allowed doctors to be paid for remote care, which wasn't the case before. From the outset, the Health Department recommended for technical reasons that physicians use the telephone instead of video conferencing when communicating with their patients, and between March 2020 and September 2021 just one per cent of telemedicine consultations were by video. "Certain medical acts require visual contact with the patient, if not a physical exam," Leclerc said. In April 2021, there were 293 doctors in the province who said 90 per cent of all their appointments were done remotely, a proportion judged unacceptable by the Health Department. Another 2,367 doctors favoured telemedicine 40 per cent of the time. It was that month that the department introduced its first guidelines on telemedicine since the beginning of the pandemic. Leclerc notes that remote medicine was not a new concept and had been used on an experimental basis with the aim of promoting better access to health care. Over the past 20 years, several initiatives were introduced to expand it, but none yielded the expected results. Given that amount of time, Leclerc said she would have expected the department to be far more advanced in its work when the pandemic hit. In 2018, the government set a target of increasing the number of telemedicine consultations in remote regions by 40 per cent within two years, an objective that was not met due to technological issues and a lack of high-speed internet. Leclerc noted while most departments devote five per cent of their budgets to technology expenses, the Health Department only sets aside two per cent. The auditor general concludes that the department will have to better regulate telemedicine in the future as it is here to stay, in particular by having proper guidelines about when it can be used and when a face-to-face appointment is required such as when meeting a new patient. The auditor's report said the government will also have to amend the law and adapt the remuneration of doctors to meet this new reality. The Health Department responded to the findings by saying telemedicine had evolved in the exceptional context of the COVID-19 health emergency, acknowledging that the changes had not occurred as desired. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 16, 2022. Jocelyne Richer, The Canadian Press This has been shared

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Ukraine: Medical students back in India left in the lurch Read full article Arunoday Mukharji - BBC News, Delhi March 27, 2022, 10:28 PM 4 min read More than 18,000 Indian students were studying medicine in Ukraine before the war began Sooraj Kumar is back with his family in Babuapur village in the central Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The 26-year-old was one of the more than 18,000 Indian students studying medicine in Ukraine who were evacuated after the war began. Mr Kumar was in a medical school in Uzhhorod for the past six years and would have qualified as a doctor in three months. Mr Kumar now stares at an uncertain future - he is unable to continue his studies or find a place in Indian colleges. The dream of becoming a doctor for thousands of young Indians begins from small towns and villages. But aspirants have always far outnumbered the vacancies available at affordable government-run colleges. Private medical colleges are accessible to only those who can afford very high fees. In 2021, over 1.5 million students appeared for qualifying exams to government colleges, but less than 6% managed to get admission. According to Public Health Foundation of India, a think tank, only one out of every 11 candidates in 2014 got into medical colleges. Last year, the number had increased to one out of every 19 candidates. 'Dismal results' "So you have an increase in the number of people wanting to be admitted, but the seats have not risen proportionately. As a result a large number of students look for outside avenues" says president of the foundation, K Srinath Reddy. A farmer's son, Mr Kumar was studying to be the first doctor not just in the family, but in his entire village. Since he could not get admission in a government college, heading to Ukraine was the next affordable option. "I would have had to pay nearly $150,000 (113,000) in a private Indian medical college, but in Ukraine it cost me around $30,000 for the entire six-year course. [Still] I took a huge loan and my father had to sell some of our ancestral land [to fund my studies]" Mr Kumar said. For medical students with a foreign degree, there is one final hurdle - clearing a qualifying exam to practice in India. Story continues "The percentage of success in these exams have been fairly dismal" says Dr Reddy. "Between 2015 and 2018, the pass percentage was only 19%. In 2019, it went up to 25% but it came down to 16% in 2020". He said the teaching system abroad "didn't adequately prepare" students to Indian medical practices. Now as students return from Ukraine, leaving their studies mid-way, there is uncertainty. "I worry, without a degree, I can't take the qualifying examination in India. How do I even fill out my application if I don't have a degree?" Mr Kumar laments. It's a reality that 22-year old medical student Swati Sagarika Sabat is still coming to terms with. She's back home in Kendrapara city in the eastern state of Odisha, struggling to learn medicine over a Zoom class her university in Ukraine has organised. "We are not sitting with our teachers or seeing patients. How can anyone learn how to perform a surgery online? We can't learn without getting any practical experience," says Ms Sabat. Shortage of doctors Some feel the government should allow the students from Ukraine to be accommodated in local medical colleges. The government has said it is looking into their matter. But what is essential is improving the existing infrastructure in India so that students have more choices in the country instead of having to go abroad. In the last seven years, the number of medical seats in Indian colleges has gone up from around 52,000 to nearly 89,000. This is a substantial rise, but still not enough. With one doctor for every 1,500 people, India desperately need more medical professionals The government is looking to set up hospitals in districts, especially in rural areas. The upgraded district hospitals will have medical colleges attached to them. "By using district hospitals as a training area, you are actually also creating a cultural shift. You are making them much more responsive to the needs of the community," says Dr Reddy. You may also be interested in: TRENDING

An often-overlooked facet of domestic violence is technology abuse, particularly the use of software to track or monitor online behavior. Yahoo Finance For a second time in less than two years, Tesla is seeking to split its stock and shares are jumping. 2h ago Bargain Hunting: 2 Top Growth Stocks to Buy Right Now Throughout the pandemic, investors were quick to put money into the market, and many popular growth stocks reached absurdly rich valuations. Rampant inflation is likely to drive a deceleration in business and consumer spending, and investors are worried about the negative repercussions for corporate revenue and profit growth. With prices falling, many of those richly valued growth stocks are priced more attractively now. 3h ago Stock Split or Not: 3 Reasons To Buy Tesla Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) seems to give investors a constant stream of news flow, but a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing this morning seemed to take many by surprise. Less than two years after the company announced a 5-for-1 stock split, it's preparing for another potential split. The company said in its filing it plans to ask shareholders to approve an increase in shares "in order to enable a stock split of the Company's common stock in the form of a stock dividend." 2h ago

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MENAFN - EIN Presswire) The report offers an in-depth analysis of key driving and restraining factors of the Asian revenue cycle management (RCM) system market. NE WIN SIVERS DRIVE, PORTLAND, UNITED STATES, January 25, 2022 /EINPresswire.com / -- The Asian revenue cycle management (RCM) system market is segmented based on product, component, deployment, end user, and country. The product segment is further classified into integrated RCM and standalone RCM. The components covered in the report are services, software, and hardware. On the basis of deployment, the market is further classified into web-based, on-premise, and cloud-based. End users included in the report are academics, ambulatory care solutions, hospitals, medical & diagnostic laboratories, and office based physicians. The market is segmented based on countries into Japan, China, India, and Republic of Korea. >>> The revenue cycle management (RCM) system is used for tracking financial records in healthcare facilities. The system includes tracking from registration and appointment to final payment of services. It integrates business sides and clinical sides, such as personal information of patients, insurance provider, and treatment received by patients. The time between providing service and receiving payment is reduced by interfacing various IT systems together. Patients can pay bills online, receive updates about upcoming appointments, and lessen the amount of denied claims with the help of RCM system. - : 1) The Covid-19 pandemic followed by lockdown has affected several manufacturing industries. 2) The prolonged lockdown resulted in a disrupted supply chain and increased the prices of raw materials. 3) However, as the world has been recovering from the pandemic, the market is estimated to get back on track. - @ >>> : This report entails a detailed quantitative analysis along with the current global Asia Pacific Revenue cycle management (RCM) system market trends from 2020 to 2030 to identify the prevailing opportunities along with the strategic assessment. The Asia Pacific Revenue cycle management (RCM) system market forecast is studied from 2020 to 2030. The Asia Pacific Revenue cycle management (RCM) system market size and estimations are based on a comprehensive analysis of key developments in the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography industry. A qualitative analysis based on innovative products facilitates strategic business planning. The development strategies adopted by the key market players are enlisted to understand the competitive scenario of the Asia Pacific Revenue cycle management (RCM) system market. : Quest Diagnostics, Cerner Corporation, McKesson Corporation, Athenahealth Inc., Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc., eClinicalWorks LLC, CareCloud Corporation, The SSI Groups Inc., GE Healthcare, Epic Systems, Siemens Healthcare, and Kareo Inc. are some of the prominent manufacturers operating in the market. They have adopted strategies, such as partnerships, mergers & acquisitions, agreements, expansions, joint ventures, and others to gain strong foothold in the market. ? >>> Questions answered in the Asia Pacific Revenue cycle management (RCM) system market research report: Q1. Who are the leading market players active in the Asia Pacific Revenue cycle management (RCM) system market? Q2. What current trends will influence the Asia Pacific Revenue cycle management (RCM) system market in the next few years? Q3. What are the driving factors, restraints, and opportunities in the Asia Pacific Revenue cycle management (RCM) system market? Q4. What future projections would help in taking further strategic steps? Q5. What is the Asia Pacific Revenue cycle management (RCM) system market prediction for the future? Q6. Who are the leading global players in the Asia Pacific Revenue cycle management (RCM) system market? Q7. What are the current trends and predicted trends? Q8. What are the key benefits of the Asia Pacific Revenue cycle management (RCM) system market report? - - ( -, - ) : AMR introduces its online premium subscription-based library Avenue, designed specifically to offer cost-effective, one-stop solution for enterprises, investors, and universities. With Avenue, subscribers can avail an entire repository of reports on more than 2,000 niche industries and more than 12,000 company profiles. Moreover, users can get online access to quantitative and qualitative data in PDF and Excel formats along with analyst support, customization, and updated versions of reports. . , :

Updated: 04-02-2022 10:16 IST | Created: 04-02-2022 10:13 IST Representative Image. Image Credit: ANI Country: Belgium SHARE The Belgian authorities on January 27, 2022, on the eve of the international day for the protection of data privacy, sanctioned EU DisinfoLab and the executive of Saper Vedere for unlawful activity. In 2018, an organization called EU DisinfoLab engaged in what South Asia Democratic Forum's (SADF) analysis considered to be the most important disinformation act in contemporary times, said ARCHumankind (Alliance to Renew Co-operation among Humankind) in a statement. The analysis convinced both the French political establishment and the French press of the existence of a supposed, major Russian conspiracy - which DisinfoLab itself later admitted was false Within their sophisticated disinformation activities, EU DisinfoLab, working in tandem with Saper Vedere, engaged in the political profiling of French citizens. ARCHumankind welcomed the Belgian authorities' decision; however, it regretted that this organization's activities continued unsanctioned for three and a half years. Furthermore, ARCHumankind said that this disinformation activity was only possible due to a large network of complicities and complicit actions and added that the network, and these actions, crucially, must also be scrutinized. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) Advertisement

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Reginald Davey Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has been used to detect instances of neurological disorders in patients across hundreds of studies since the first images were produced by the method in the early 1970s. Many patients and medical scientists have benefited from its use since these early days of MRI, with ever-more detailed images being produced as the method has been refined, leading to increased understanding of numerous conditions that affect the brain. Individuals on the autism spectrum have particularly benefited from the early and detailed detection and analysis that MRI has provided since its invention, and the information gleaned by clinical studies. Medical use of the machinery and technique has provided invaluable insight into the processes that lead to these conditions. Autism spectrum disorder Autism spectrum disorder is a term for a family of neurological conditions, which can be hereditary. The term spectrum applies to the range of symptoms and severity across these disorders. Image Credits: PhotoUG / Shutterstock.com Conditions now considered to be within the autism spectrum that were previously considered unrelated include Aspergers syndrome and childhood degenerative disorder. Aspergers syndrome is generally considered to be at the mild end of the spectrum. Autism spectrum disorder impacts the individual in a number of ways. The disorder develops early in life and symptoms are apparent usually within the first year, but a child may develop normally for this period and then may seem to regress as symptoms develop between 18 and 24 months. Early symptoms include reduced eye contact, indifference to those around them including caregivers, and a lack of response to their name. Children may become aggressive or withdrawn and lose language skills if the condition develops later in infancy. Core symptoms include problems with social reciprocity, nonverbal communication, sensory abnormalities, and insistence on sameness. Peripheral symptoms include behavioral comorbidities (hyperactivity/impulsivity, anxiety), cognitive comorbidities (language impairment, intellectual disability), and medical comorbidities (constipation, seizure disorders, hyper-serotonemia, developmental macrocephaly.) Genetic markers include fragile X disorders and rare variants include NRXN1 and NLGN4. Each autistic person has unique patterns of behavior. Additionally, social stigmas exist for autistic people, and these can have profound effects on them that come from a lack of understanding of their needs and wants and the conditions that fall within the autism spectrum. There continues to be conflicting and unhelpful information from various institutions, which only serves to further push social stigmas upon the autistic person. The use of MRI for the detection of autism: new frontiers in diagnosis Being a condition that has a neurological basis, it follows that using techniques that can image affected parts of the brain are advantageous in studies upon, and diagnosis of, autism spectrum disorders. Early detection of the neurological markers can lead to more accurate diagnosis, and hence more appropriate care and treatment. Recent research has been carried out into the use of MRI for this purpose. Image Credits: Roman Zaiets / Shutterstock.com Related Stories High Throughput Identification and Quantification of Breast Cancer With NMR-Based Metabolomics In a 2017 proof of concept study published in Nature and widely reported in various media outlets, a team led by Heather Cody Hazlett with researchers from the Universities of North Carolina, Minnesota, and New York University used data from the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS), which included MRI scans. The study aimed to investigate whether ASD could be detected around six months in high-risk children with a family history before symptoms developed. The team also wanted to see if these brain changes could be detected in children at low risk of developing ASD. The team analyzed data for 106 high-risk and 42 low-risk children to look for any link between the diagnosis of ASD at 24 months and the appearance of clinical symptoms in early infancy. The team found that in 15 infants who later went on to be diagnosed with ASD there were noticeable brain changes. These included cortical surface area expansion at around 6-12 months of age and brain overgrowth between 12 and 24 months. However, there was no difference in total brain volume growth at the 6-12 month stage of development between high and low-risk children. The team concluded that early brain changes occurred during the period where autistic behaviors and symptoms first emerge in infants and that early postnatal hyper expansion of cortical surface areas seems to be one of the key indicators of brain development in autistic children. Summary In conclusion, the study carried out in 2017 provides positive proof of concept that MRI scans can potentially aid earlier diagnosis of infants with ASD. However, studies including more data would be needed to see if these physiological changes are present in all children with autistic spectrum disorder. Also, a high degree of accuracy in tests is necessary to prevent under- or over-diagnosis of ASD in children. More studies in this area are ongoing currently and the use of MRI scans to provide a diagnostic tool for early detection of ASD before the onset of symptoms could prove invaluable for clinical science and the proper care and treatment of autistic people throughout their lives. References

Researchers create synthetic scaffold to help grow lab muscle tissue by King's College London Credit: King's College London The Lieberam Lab, in collaboration with the Song Group at UCL and led by Ph.D. student Aimee Cheesbrough, have developed a new synthetic scaffold to grow muscle cells from human stem cells, allowing scientists to effectively grow synthetic muscle tissue for research into muscle diseases. The results, published in Advanced Materials , showed that the scaffold successfully grew skeletal muscle tissue. Muscles are attached to their corresponding bone by tendons, and muscles contract to move a particular part of the body. Current research into muscle diseases has a problem with growing muscle tissues for experiments. This is because the myofibers ( muscle cells ) that collectively form the muscle tissue are surrounded by the extracellular matrix(ECM) which is difficult to replicate in laboratory conditions. The ECM acts as a connective scaffold that helps form the structure of myofibers. Having the ECM scaffold in the environment is vital for the growth and maturation of muscle tissue. Without a reliable way of replicating the ECM, scientists are unable to grow muscle tissues. The new research explores the development of a synthetic, flexible scaffold which replicates the ECM. Electrospinning technology weaves elastic nanofibers from synthetic biomaterials to build an ECM-replicant scaffold that can be used to grow muscle tissue from human stem cells Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the nanofiber scaffolds (left), and muscle cells (myofibers), grown on the nanofiber scaffolds (right). Credit: King's College London The paper shows that the synthetic-ECMthe nanofiber scaffoldsuccessfully supported the normal growth and stabilization of skeletal muscle tissue The authors also inserted a molecular light sensor into the genome of the stem cells to create myofibers that contracted upon exposure to light pulses. This means artificial muscle tissue can be contracted like muscles in the body. As a result, scientists can create many identical muscle tissue models for experiments. These help researchers to better understand contraction in muscle diseases, as well as testing drug candidates with the same ideal muscle tissue model. As well as modeling and testing drug candidates for muscle diseases, the artificial ECM scaffold has the potential to be used to grow replacement muscle tissue for patients with skeletal muscle injuries. The researchers also noted that the synthetic muscle tissuecan be used to study a range of diseases. Peter Harley, a Ph.D. student of the Lieberam Lab, has been growing myofibers that are connected to motor neuronsmade from human stem cells. This is designed to mimic a neuromuscular circuit for the study of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Explore further More information:Aimee Cheesbrough et al, Biobased Elastomer Nanofibers Guide Light-controlled Human iPSC-derived Skeletal Myofibers, Advanced Materials

The staff who locked down in Court House care home in Cheddar on their last night before coming out (July 6) (Image: Christopher Dando) Somerset's top stories direct to your inbox Join for free When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes theyll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for subscribing privacy notice Invalid Email The manager of a care home whose staff locked down with residents for 84 days has said there were times when the experience was "like Groundhog Day". Staff at the Court House care home in Cheddar moved into the home for 12 weeks through the coronavirus lockdown to create their own bubble and protect their residents. Nobody was allowed in or out of the home for the entire period, with staff unable to see family or friends. Get unmissable stories like this straight to your inbox: Sign up for our newsletter here. Among staff that made the move was Christopher Dando, the manager of the home, who was not able to see his wife and daughter for the whole period. Reflecting on the decision, he said the circumstances of the pandemic in March, before the move-in in April initially happened, made it a no-brainer. He said: "All our decisions were made on instinct really. The sight of other care homes having cases and things terrified us, there was a state of terror in my head about what might happen. The staff from Court House on the day they moved into the home, on April 14 (Image: Christopher Dando) "Things were looking pretty rough out there so the decision kind of made itself. We just thought, 'what is the best thing we can do to keep everyone safe?' and the answer was to lock down and stop staff going in and out, because that was our Achilles heel. "Our staff obviously were being very careful but they have families and others they live with, and we don't know who they may be seeing or what they were doing, it just wasn't safe. "The Easter weekend, where we organised this, was a very nervous weekend - we had to get enough staff to agree to it and make all the arrangements, including getting extra beds in and all that sort of thing." The home initially had twelve staff move into the home, but over the first two weeks two of these had to leave for different reasons. Staff had to take on all kinds of responsibilities within Court House due to reduced numbers (Image: Christopher Dando) This left the existing staff, which included people who had only worked for the company for a day and a week respectively before agreeing to lock down, working 12-hour days to make sure residents were cared for. Christopher said: "We originally planned to lock down for two weeks, but then at the end we were just hearing more and more about how badly care homes were being hit and we just thought there was no way we could come out now. "So we just kept extending for a week at a time, even though the news from outside was not getting better, and we eventually got to 12 weeks - 84 days - before the landscape looked better and we could come out again. "We were absolutely knackered by the end - if someone told us at the start we'd have done 84 days straight I can't imagine the staff would have been so keen to do it! Clinical manager Donna cutting a resident's hair during the Court House care home lockdown (Image: Christopher Dando) "But I have to say nobody complained or asked to bail out - we just kind of got into a groove with it. "It did become a bit like Groundhog Day at times though - so many days were just the same as yesterday." Christopher was keen to note that there were fun times during the lockdown as well - events like a socially-distant disco broke up the day-to-day atmosphere of the shutdown. Staff also found ways to help each other, such cutting each others' hair within the confines of the home. However, he still admitted there were major challenges and that as the enclosure wore on, staff became more stretched as they took on more responsibility. He said: "We were very emotional early on - I was leaving my wife and four-year-old daughter to do this, and others had families they weren't going to be able to see. Christopher Dando taking on the role of a wine waiter in full PPE (Image: Christopher Dando) "Everyone was a bit unsettled for the first week or two but then people kind of settled down. "What was funny was that people came in doing one job and then came out doing another. People who never did night shifts would end up doing it at various points, we even had a 17-year-old girl who came in initially only to do some washing up and such but ended up doing five six-day weeks of night shifts. "We got to the point, though, of getting down to the wire - we got to the stage because we lost staff from the original 12 that we were unable to help each other the same way. We were just exhausted by that stage and needed our energy to keep doing our jobs." Today's top stories

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Good Morning Britain has provided an update after Ranvir Singh was replaced halfway through the show. Louisa James took over from the newsreader after she suffered severe hay fever symptoms. On Tuesday, March 29, Ranvir joined Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid for the news headlines. However, she was later nowhere to be seen as the presenters explained what had happened. Susanna told ITV viewers at home: "It's five past seven, here's the rest of today's news. Now, it's no longer Ranvir. Louisa, you've stepped in. How's Ranvir doing?" Read more: Alja korjanec quits Strictly Come Dancing after nine years with heartfelt statement Louisa replied: "Ranvir is fine. Well, I think she's going to be fine. We think she's had a bit of an allergic reaction maybe, she's got a bit of a sore eye. She's just resting." Richard Madeley said: "I think it's the worst case of hayfever I've ever seen". Susanna added: "It is particularly bad for sufferers at the moment. So yeah, Ranvir's just off for a moment. Welcome Louisa." Ranvir on Good Morning Britian (Image: ITV) Before the start of the show, Ranvir told her followers how bad her symptoms were. She tweeted: "Anyone else got the worst most painful stinging hay-fever they've ever had? I can barely keep my eyes open. If there was a vaccine for this Id sign up asap." Good Morning Britian continues weekdays at 6am on ITV. For more showbiz and television stories, get our newsletter here Read More Related Articles

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Mozart The Six String Quintets Klenke Quartett & Harald Schoneweg [Accentus Music] Reviewed by Tully Potter Had it not been for Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806), the underrated younger brother of Joseph Haydn, we might never have had these six life-enhancing works. It is sad that we have only one portrait of Michael, showing him as an elderly bewigged eminence. We need to recall that in 1773 he was in his mid-thirties and in his full vigour as a composer. On February 17 he completed his C-major Notturno or Quintet, for string quartet and extra viola. On March 13 Mozart and his father returned to Salzburg from Italy and the teenager must soon have heard or even played Haydns Quintet. Probably in the late-Spring he wrote his own first Quintet, the B-flat, K174, a charming work with the strings muted in the Adagio. On December 1 Haydn completed his G-major Quintet, a lovely piece with a particularly memorable Minuet. Mozart must have been equally struck by this Quintet, as he revised his own work, giving it a new Trio and a longer, stronger Finale. In the meantime he had spent two months in Vienna, where he would have been exposed to some of Joseph Haydns latest music. At this point we can leave Michael Haydn out of our calculations: his five Quintets are delightful but he does not give the two violas the independence that we hear from Mozart who loved the instrument and his Quintets have the character of Serenades. The last two, dating from 1786, have the title Divertimento. The present set of Mozarts Quintets features the all-female Klenke Quartet, who met as students in Weimar and made their debut in 1994. I came across them early in their career but have not heard much from them lately. They have recorded all of Mozarts Quartets so this project, realised in the studios of SWR, is a natural progression. They are joined by one of their mentors, Harald Schoneweg, who was the original second violinist of the now defunct Cherubini Quartet: he sounds equally at home on the viola. The style of the group

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I think that will allow us also to monitor how well the virus is under control in the community, Epstein said. Like many organizations in New Mexico and across the country, True Health is still working out precisely what that will look like for employees, many of whom have come to value the additional flexibility that comes from working from home while still missing the connectivity of an office environment. A nationwide survey from Morning Consult updated at the end of May shows that 69% of current remote workers would feel comfortable going back to the office, but a majority enjoys working remotely and feels productive doing so. Epstein said the organization plans to pursue a hybrid model, which he said would provide opportunities for collaboration while helping the company attract and retain employees who like the flexibility of working remotely. We recognize that the labor market has changed, and we will be sometimes competing with folks from outside of New Mexico, Epstein said. Similar conversations are taking place in boardrooms and break rooms across New Mexico. Heres a sampling of how large employers around the state are adapting to the new reality. OFFICIAL BEST PRACTICES PENDING David Morgan, spokesman for the NM Department of Health, said the agency is working to update its list of best practices in compliance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state maintains a list of COVID-safe practices for employers through its All Together New Mexico program, which includes advice that employers should limit operations to remote work to the greatest extent possible. Looking down on Smith Plaza from the Student Union. June,02, 2021.(Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal) University of New Mexico Main Campus Address: Albuquerque main campus Number of employees: 4,563 staff and 1,394 faculty, not including University of New Mexico Hospital staff Where theyve been during the pandemic: Most employees have been working remotely during the pandemic. UNM has been operating under a tier system, where Tier 1 involves work that must be done on campus, Tier 2 involves working remotely, and Tier 3 involves not working because work is not needed at the time. University spokeswoman Cinnamon Blair wrote in an email that as the school prepares to phase back to campus, supervisors and employees have been working together to identify the appropriate tier by work function. Some supervisors have had discretion to allow a combination of any of the tiers with a mix of physical presence and telecommuting. Blair added that the UNM Health Sciences Center had a more accelerated phase back to in-person work last fall. Going forward: The process of transitioning to full operations for fall 2021 will occur over the summer by Aug. 2, Blair wrote. Specific departmental plans will be made during the first part of July and finalized at the end of the month. Guidance will be issued in the coming weeks to support both supervisors and employees. Employees will be expected to follow established COVID safe practices. More information is available at bringbackthepack.unm.edu. Employee reaction: Employees have expressed a desire for flexibility as we transition back to campus, Blair wrote. Journal Business Editor Gabrielle Porter RS21 Address: 301 Gold SW, Suite 201 Number of employees: 40 in New Mexico (80 total) Where theyve been during the pandemic: Data analytics firm RS21 was well positioned for remote operations when the pandemic hit, with many employees already working offsite under an existing company policy that allowed people to choose to come to the office or operate online from home. Pre-pandemic, most Albuquerque employees did work at least part-time onsite, but when the coronavirus started, everyone went remote. As health guidelines eased in summer 2020, RS21 allowed some employees to come in with masks, social distancing and fever checks at the door, but most remained remote. In April, RS21 reopened its offices, starting at 30% capacity, and then increasing to 50% in early May and 75% now. But office policy has fundamentally changed. Individual workstations are no longer assigned to employees. Instead, they use a software system to reserve a desk any day they plan to come in, with about one-fourth of local employees currently onsite daily. Going forward: The company may return to 100% capacity in late June. But the pandemic has converted RS21 into a hybrid firm where most people work remotely. Thats an operational advantage, allowing the company to hire new employees in communities across the country, said Chief Operations Officer Missi Rogers. Our employees have proven they can be productive, thrive and communicate and collaborate online as well as they did pre-pandemic, Rogers said. Were going all in to allow employees to choose what works best for them. Journal Staff Writer Kevin Robinson-Avila Professor Dennis Giever prepares to teach a criminal justice class as NMSUs Fall 2020 Semester kicked off with hybrid course offerings online classes as well as in-person instruction. Faculty, staff and students were asked to maintain social distancing and to wear masks. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman) New Mexico State University Address: 2850 Weddell Drive, Las Cruces Number of employees: About 5,507, including student employees NMSU Chancellor Dan Arvizu toured the campus, welcoming back students and thanking them for following the states health guidelines during the first day of the Fall 2020 Semester. (NMSU photo by Josh Bachman) Where theyve been during the pandemic: During the pandemic, about 85% to 90% of NMSU employees worked remotely. Going forward: NMSU spokeswoman Minerva Baumann wrote in an email that each department is setting its own parameters for bringing workers back to campus. Offices that serve students are more likely to have an on-campus presence. The timeline for Sonny Mata, left, asks Serena Martinez, right, if she needs anything else as she packs up her food to go at Taos Dinning Hall, Wednesday January 27, 20

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Trade Winds dismisses FTC's findings about its acquisition of Jamaica Beverages Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Observer business writer pated@jamaicaobserver.com THE Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has scrutinised fresh juice and milk products manufacturer Trade Winds Citrus's acquisition of its competitor, Jamaica Beverages Limited (JBL), citing issues with the sale agreement, dated September 29, 2020. Trade Winds is the producer of the Tru-Juice and Juciful brand juices. The FTC, which carried out an investigation into the matter, has deemed the sale agreement to be substantially lessening competition, in breach of section 17(1) of the Fair Competition Act (FCA), as it unduly impedes the re-entry of the principals of JBL into the relevant market as well as impedes their entry into other markets. Further, the FTC says it is not satisfied that the agreement qualifies for exemption in section 17(4) of the FCA. In its 30-page report, the FTC proposes remedial measures designed to mitigate the anti-competitive effects, citing Clause 2 of Appendix B of the sales agreement, in which the principals of JBL agree to a five-year non-compete applicable provision. However, while this provision was duly agreed to and signed by the principals of JBL, the FTC sees such as move as anti-competitive. In its investigation, the FTC concludes that Clause 2 of Appendix B in the Agreement for Sale of Assets does not support any legitimate business objective because it extends for a period beyond three years and covers product markets wider than is necessary to achieve the purported objectives of the Agreement. Therefore, the FTC recommends that Trade Winds either: a) Justify the identified restrictions of the agreement to the satisfaction of the FTC; or b) Limit the duration and product scope of the agreement to address the concerns of the FTC. Trade Winds hits back at FTC The Jamaica Observer contacted Trade Winds Citrus on the matter and was advised that the company only became aware of the FTC's Final Staff Report on March 11, 2022 when the Business Observer reached out to Managing Director Peter McConnell. In a written response McConnell expressed strong disagreement with the FTC's declaration on the sale agreement. According to McConnell, Trade Winds Citrus does not agree that this conclusion is correct, not least because the sale agreement contains a provision that any non-compete terms which are unlawful (ie too long) may be adjusted to such period as is reasonable. The concern with the wording of this conclusion is the inference that the agreement (as a whole) was written in such a way to intentionally lessen competition. McConnell argued that the FTC's contention is that the duration of the non-compete agreement of five years is too long and should be reduced to three years. The non-compete agreement specifically addresses the issue of whether the agreed period may contravene the law (ie be too long), and makes provision to reduce the non-compete period accordingly. He contended that the company's attorneys have explained this provision for adjustment to the FTC, which still contends that the five-year duration for this non-compete obligation as stated in the agreement is likely to be an infringement of the Fair Competition Act. He emphasised that our company's attorneys remain in dialogue with the FTC, but we consider this to be a non-issue because the FTC has expressed an opinion and not a ruling, but in any event Trade Winds Citrus has no difficulty engaging with the vendor on this point if they wish to do so. The Trade Winds Citrus managing director advised the Business Observer that to the best of the management's knowledge the principals of Jamaica Beverages have no interest in further dialogue on the issue. In response to the newspaper's desire to doing an article on the issue, McConnell commented, Trade Winds' principal concern with any article is to avoid misleading innuendo that the consequences of the JBL acquisition was substantively anti-competitive to the relevant markets because of the 'five year non-compete provision', when the FTC actually determined the markets were not affected by the JBL acquisition. Continuing, McConnell said, In short, Trade Winds Citrus wishes to avoid the substantive finding of the FTC report (that the acquisition has not affected the competitiveness of the relevant markets) to be overshadowed by the relatively insignificant point of an agreed five-year non-compete provision between buyer and seller. In the meanwhile, Trade Winds Citrus says it is pleased by the FTC's determination that its acquisition of JBL does not have the effect of substantially lessening competition in any of the relevant markets (ie premium juice, fruit juices, fruit drink and dairy). However, it is maintaining that the applicable sale agreement contains a contractual provision which allows for the reduction of non-compete periods as may be determined as reasonable and lawful by a Jamaican court. The company adds that it proposes to discuss this point further with its attorneys after a comprehensive review of the FTC report. ADVERTISEMENT

This hedge-fund legend is very excited after no-word blog on why value stocks should outperform growth By MarketWatch 6 days ago A paslama (or Lora) turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) is seen at the beach in La Flor Wildlife Refugee in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, during nesting season, on December 5, 2021. - La Flor is one of only seven beaches in Central America where more than hundreds of paslama turtles nest each year. (Photo by Oswaldo RIVAS / AFP) (Photo by OSWALDO RIVAS/AFP via Getty Images) By oswaldo rivas/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images NEED TO KNOW CORRECTION: Fixes the article to reflect that the relative spreads in emerging markets are greater than in U.S. markets. Thats it, thats the blog, says Cliff Asness, the founder and chief investment officer of AQR Capital Management and five-time winner of the Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy award for innovative portfolio management research. He presents this chart, showing the valuation spread of value stocks over growth globally. Now, in the footnotes, he explains the chart, and doesnt just drop the mic as it were. First, its a composite of five different measurements: book-to-price, earnings-to-price, forecast earnings-to-price, sales-to-enterprise value, and cash flow-to-enterprise value. The country split is 70% developed and 30% emerging. What we present here is the closest yet to how we actually view value and represents the value spread we look at most often in making decisions about tilts and the like, says Asness. The spread is extremely wide in the U.S. but even wider in emerging markets, he adds. Also, the spread has come in a tad in December along with value doing well, but it doesnt change the graph above more than a smidgen, he says. Of course, the huge question when it comes to value is when such a bias will be rewarded. In a year with inflation of nearly 7%, the S&P 500/Citigroup pure value index (XX:SP500PV) has narrowly outperformed the S&P 500/Citigroup pure growth index (XX:SP500PG) by 29% to 25%. When it will work is not a question that has escaped us, says Asness. (I feel ya, he said to a user on Twitter who posted a skeleton on a bench with the tag line, Waiting for value to outperform.) A common question is Whats the catalyst. I look back at times like the peak in March of 2000 (tech bubble) and note that 21 years later we still dont know what the catalyst was for it stopping there. But, while timing will always be bedeviling, we do believe the odds get better the crazier prices get, and the medium-term expected returns get better too. Making some money on value this year while its gotten way cheaper (and record cheap) is not a bad combination and has us very excited for 2022 and beyond, he adds. The buzz U.S. Steel (X) late Thursday said it was experiencing a temporary slowdown in orders in the fourth quarter. Rivian Automotive (RIVN) shares slumped after the electric-vehicle maker said production constraints are hindering sales. It lost $1.2 billion in the third quarter. General Motors (GM) said the head of its Cruise autonomous-driving unit was leaving. Medical-records company Cerner (CERN) surged in premarket trade as The Wall Street Journal reported Oracle (ORCL) was in talks to buy the company in a deal that could be worth $30 billion. Biogen said an advisory committee to the European drugs regulator gave a negative opinion on its Alzheimers drug. The market U.S. stock futures (ES00) were weaker Friday, with tech stocks (NQ00) experiencing the largest pull on worries on how rising interest rates will impact heady valuations. The Nasdaq Composite (COMP) on Thursday slumped 2.5%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury (BX:TMUBMUSD10Y) was 1.40%. Need to Know starts early and is updated until the opening bell, but sign up here to get it delivered once to your email box. The emailed version will be sent out at about 7:30 a.m. Eastern. Top tickers Here are the most active tickers on MarketWatch, as of 6 a.m. Eastern. Ticker

, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FORT Robotics, the first pure-play technology company creating safety-and-security solutions for autonomous machines, has closed on $13 million in funding led by Prime Movers Lab, an investor in breakthrough scientific startups working to revolutionize the world's most important industries and transform billions of lives. With the new investment, FORT will more than double the size of its workforce and expand its product offerings in key markets. "We're excited to partner with our new investors to help position FORT at the forefront of this rapidly evolving space," said founder and CEO Samuel Reeves . "The world is on the cusp of a new industrial revolution in mobile automation. With added investment and support, we'll be able to rapidly scale the company to capitalize on the convergence of trend and opportunity to ensure that robotic systems are safely deployed across all industries." Founded in 2018, FORT Robotics is Reeves' second company. In 2006, he launched Humanistic Robotics to produce an autonomous solution to safely clear landmines. Through the development of that technology, Reeves saw an opportunity to create a safety-and-security overlay that can be easily integrated into next-generation autonomous machines across multiple industries. In addition to Prime Movers Lab, investors included Prologis Ventures, Quiet Capital, Lemnos Labs, Creative Ventures, Ahoy Capital, Compound, FundersClub, and Mark Cuban . "FORT is creating systems that will accelerate the rise of autonomous vehicles and robotics, making work safer and more productive," said Suzanne Fletcher , General Partner at Prime Movers Lab. "We're proud to partner with this forward-looking company that recognizes that safe collaboration between humans and robots is synonymous with the workforce of tomorrow." "Robotics and automation are a way for industries such as manufacturing to remain competitive in 'America 2.0', but these advances in technology don't come without risks," said Mark Cuban . "I'm excited to partner with FORT because protecting the people who work with and around robots will be crucial as we enter this new era of automation." Though they can significantly enhance human safety and productivity in nearly every workplace, autonomous machines also pose serious risks. These machineswhich are controlled by software connected to the internetcan pose potential threats to people who work around them and are also vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks. Last year, FORT served more than 100 clients, including dozens of Fortune 1,000 companies, across industries such as warehousing, construction, agriculture, manufacturing, mining, turf care, last-mile delivery, and transportation. To learn more, visit FORT Robotics. About FORT Robotics FORT Robotics is building a first-of-its kind safety and security platform for smart machines. FORT's mission is to unlock the full potential of automation by accelerating development, reducing risk, and building trust in autonomous systems. Based in Philadelphia , FORT provides solutions for autonomous and intelligent machines in a variety of industries, including warehousing, construction, agriculture and manufacturing. About Prime Movers Lab Prime Movers Lab invests in breakthrough scientific startups founded by Prime Movers, the inventors who transform billions of lives. We invest in early-stage companies reinventing human augmentation, energy, transportation, infrastructure, manufacturing, and agriculture. Our team is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs in their mission to commercialize breakthrough science and serve humanity. For more information, visit: www.primemoverslab.com Contact:

A major gold rush may be about to kick off in Canada, with one little-known miner having surpassed all expectations with its latest drill results 8h ago Bitcoins Obstacles Mount Amid China Cryptocurrency Warning (Bloomberg) -- Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies slumped after the Peoples Bank of China conveyed a statement reiterating that digital tokens cant be used as a form of payment.The largest token fell below $40,000 for the first time since early February, dropping as much as 10% to $38,973 on Wednesday and continuing a weeklong slide sparked by Elon Musks back-and-forth comments on Tesla Inc.s holdings of the coin. Ether, Dogecoin and last weeks sensation, Internet Computer, also retreated.This is the latest chapter of China tightening the noose around crypto, said Antoni Trenchev, managing partner and co-founder of Nexo in London, a crypto lender.Virtual currencies should not and cannot be used in the market because theyre not real currencies, according to a notice posted on the PBOCs official WeChat account. Financial and payments institutions are not allowed to price products or services with virtual currency, the notice said.The statement doesnt have any new regulatory steps, according to Yu Lingqu, a vice director at the China Development Institute think-tank in Shenzhen. The notice was conveyed by the central bank but compiled by industry associations rather than government officials, making it less powerful, according to Liu Yang, a lawyer at Beijing-based law firm DeHeng Law Offices.They just want caution, said Bobby Lee, founder and chief executive officer of crypto storage provider Ballet. They feel the market is over-hyped, theres speculative trading, theyre looking out for the best interests of the people.Beijing since 2017 has abolished initial coin offerings and clamped down on virtual currency trading within its borders, forcing many exchanges overseas. The country was once home to about 90% of trades but the lions share of mining and major players have since fled abroad.China has recently taken steps to issue its own digital yuan, seeking to replace cash and maintain control over a payments landscape that has become increasingly dominated by technology companies not regulated like banks.Its no surprise to me, as Chinese capital controls can be challenged by cryptocurrency purchases in the country and transfers out of the country, said Adam Reynolds, CEO for APAC at Saxo Markets. So avoiding use of them in the country is essential to maintaining capital controls. The only tolerable digital currency to a government with strong capital controls is their own CBDC.Many chartists and technical analysts are looking at Bitcoins 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI), which entered oversold levels Tuesday, as well as the 200-day moving average around $39,800. Breaching the 200-DMA could mean it drops to $30,000, where its previously found support.Read more: Bitcoin Chartists See Rout Worsening With $40,000 in FocusFor Stephane Ouellette, chief executive and co-founder of FRNT Financial, the moves have more to do with Musks recent tweets about Bitcoin.TSLAs entrance into the space saw some of the most aggressive BTC buying Ive personally ever seen -- and it has to unwind, Ouellette said. The EV-makers retraction that it will accept Bitcoin as payment was the catalyst that accelerated the spread consolidation. Then over the weekend, little comments here and there have continued to confuse, he said.Meanwhile, the latest Bank of America fund manager survey showed that Long Bitcoin is the most crowded trade in the world right now. The poll captures 194 fund managers with $592 billion worth of assets under management overall.When an asset becomes the most crowded trade in the BofA survey, it has frequently signaled a near-term pullback in the past, said Matt Maley, chief market strategist for Miller Tabak + Co. When you combine this with the news out of China, its not a surprise that Bitcoin is seeing some more weakness.(Updates markets starting in second paragraph.)More stories like this are available on bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.2021 Bloomberg L.P. 2h ago Alibaba Leads $400 Million Investment in Vietnam Retail Firm (Bloomberg) -- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and partners are investing $400 million in Vietnamese conglomerate Masan Group Corp.s retail arm, a deal that will expand the Chinese e-commerce giants online groceries business in Southeast Asia.Alibaba and Baring Private Equity Asia are leading a consortium that will take a 5.5% stake in The CrownX, which holds Masans interests in Masan Consumer Holdings and VinCommerce, while the conglomerate will own 80.2% of the firm following the investment, according to a statement Tuesday. The deal implies a pre-investment valuation of $6.9 billion for The CrownX, the statement showed.Masan is in advanced talks with other investors on a further investment of $300 million to $400 million into The CrownX that is expected to close in 2021, the company said. Shares of the Vietnamese corporation rallied as much as 2.7% in early trading Tuesday.As part of the deal, the Vietnamese retail firm will team up with Alibabas Southeast Asian unit Lazada to expand its digital business in the country. Jack Mas corporation is seeking to expand its foothold in Southeast Asia, home to more than 650 million people, as competition and regulatory scrutiny intensify in its home market of China. Vietnams digital economy is forecast to grow to $52 billion by 2025, an annual 29% increase from 2020, according to estimates by Bain & Co., Google and Temasek.The move should strengthen Lazadas competitive position by broadening its offerings in groceries, similar to the RedMart acquisition in Singapore, Bloomberg Intelligence senior analyst Vey-Sern Ling said. The Southeast Asia e-commerce markets are nascent and Alibaba will probably invest much more in the future, especially since competition in the region is increasing.VinCommerce will provide groceries to Lazadas e-commerce platform in Vietnam and turn its physical stores into pick-up points for online orders, according to the statement. Groceries account for half of the countrys retail market and a quarter of consumer spending, but online penetration is still nascent, the statement said.Our immediate priority is to modernize Vietnams grocery market and develop an unparalleled consumer proposition from assortment to shopping experience, said Danny Le, chief executive officer of Masan Group.Masan Group is controlled by Vietnamese tycoon Nguyen Dang Quang. Founded in 1996, the Ho Chi Minh City-based firm is best-known for its fish sauce which it sells under brands including Chin-Su and Nam Ngu, according to its website. It has interests in retailing and mining as well as a stake in Vietnam Technological & Commercial Joint-Stock Bank, commonly known as Techcombank. Its VinCommerce arm operates one of the countrys largest co

Virginia AG Miyares Pushes Back Against Dominion Wind Project Posted on March 29, 2022 By WMAL.com The Office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares voiced opposition to Dominion Energys large offshore windfarm proposal in a filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission on Friday. The filing from his office claimed the proposed solar project is more costly than solar energy, not needed and accuses the company of overstating the projects economic benefits. Dominion Energys plan is to construct a wind farm off the coast of Virginia Beach that includes 180 wind turbines and is expected to cost $9.8 billion. If approved the proposed plan would pave the way for the construction of the largest energy project in the Commonwealths history. The wind farm would be the largest in the country and one of the largest in the entire world. State-of-play: the Virginia State Corporation Commission is currently considering the proposal. Dominion Energy needs the approval of the Commission to move forward with the project. The Commission will hold hearings on the proposal beginning May 16 and a public comment period will remain open until that time. The filing by the Attorney Generals Division of Consumer Counsel was made Friday at the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Tune in live for more on the stories that matter to you: WMAL.com | WMAL app | Alexa, play W-M-A-L Copyright 2022 by WMAL.com. All rights reserved. Follow WMAL on social media:

Finding a plan that worked That summer, the couple tried eating healthier Once the Hunters 8-year-old daughter was back in the classroom at the end of the summer, Sussy and Wes started doing 45 minutes to an hour of low-intensity aerobic exercise about four times per week. But weight was not coming off. We had tried to make some positive changes, but I was still having a lot of trouble losing weight, Wes said. Then Sussy heard about a friend who had lost 122 pounds using a nutrition and behavior change program, Optavia Sussy and Wes decided to give the program a shot and it worked. Wes started the program in November 2019. Sussy started a few months later, in February 2020. As part of the plan, they eat five small meals throughout the day that come directly from the Optavia and one meal they prepare themselves, which consists of a moderate portion of lean proteinand three servings of vegetables. Theres no specific exercise component to their plan, but the couple is focused on making healthier lifestyle choices overall. They drink more waterthroughout the day. They dont bring unhealthy food into the house. And they dont stay sedentary for too long. If wed been sitting on the couch for a while watching TV, well get up and wash dishes or go outsideand play with our daughter, Wes said. By February 2021, Sussy weighed 191 pounds and Wes weighed 345 pounds. But were not there yet, Sussy said. This is a lifestyle change. This is a lifelong journey for us. Theyre still following the eating plan today, but once they reach their goal weights, theyll shift into the maintenance phase of the program, which is more flexible. The couple said their daughter, now 8 years old, is a huge reason they are committed to losing weight. Courtesy Sussy and Wes Hunter Choose a rock-solid why and remind yourself of it over and over again Why did this weight-loss program work for Sussy and Wes now? They attribute their success in large part to having a really good reason why they are doing it. Our daughter is a huge reason were doing this, Sussy said. She and her husband wanted to be healthy enough to be a part of their daughters life for many years to come. We want to be around to see some of these milestones for my daughter. I dont want to miss out on those things, Wes said. I dont want to be unable to participate to our fullest because of our weight. Remembering that that is the motivation behind all of these efforts has helped the couple stay on track even during a global pandemic. Your why really does have to be stronger than your want to be unhealthy, Sussy said. I couldnt control what was going on outside my home, and some days I couldnt control what was going on inside my home. But I could control taking care of my health. It wasnt easy, especially when the pandemic hit in March and the Hunter familys school, work and social lives were turned upside down like everyone elses. There was a lot of fear Sussy said. But Sussy and Wes decided together they were going to stick to the weight-loss plan. I couldnt control what was going on outside my home, and some days I couldnt control what was going on inside my home. But I could control taking care of my health, Sussy said. Keeping their daughter in mind meant the weight loss effort was always worthwhile, even when it was challenging. In tough times, we just took it day by day and sometimes hour by hour, Wes said. We just decided to keep the main thing the main thing. Related

RMs, municipalities create collective ride-share bylaw Back to video Its really a simplification of what could be a very onerous process for a company, if they do want to go into different regions, said the RM of Edenwolds Jana Jedlic, who oversees the RMs planning and development files. Her RM partnered with the RMs of Lajord, Lumsden and Pense, plus the communities of Balgonie, Belle Plaine, Buena Vista, Grand Coulee, Lumsden, Pense and Pilot Butte in creating the bylaw, announced Thursday. Doing so was important, because ride-share regulations cover origins of a ride, not destinations, she said. The way the province has set this up is each municipality can have its own bylaws and regulatory process for ride-share. But the challenge with that is outside of the big city centre, if you want to start a ride-share in any region, you may have to go around a whole number of municipalities to get an approval. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content continued What we were doing was streamlining that process so you get one approval and then the company is able to operate in a whole region. An Uber driver, for example, can now pick up fares in Grand Coulee, Pilot Butte or any of the other nine communities; prior to the bylaw he or she could only do pick-ups in Regina; drop-offs can be anywhere. Transportation is one of those things that always crosses jurisdictional boundaries. Its not like a building for instance, (where) its in one municipality and thats where it is, Jedlic said. Theres not yet a ride-share option available in any of the 11 communities; companies like Uber or Lyft can now seek approval for a license to operate in them. Jedlic said her RM has been talking with Uber. Those conversations have been positive. The affected area includes regions west, north, east and southeast of Regina, with an approximate population of 16,500 people, based on an estimate from the RM of Edenwold. Among that area is the town of Grand Coulee, a bedroom community about 15 kilometres west of Regina. Its 2016 census data lists its population at 649 people. The towns mayor, Walter Botkin, says the collective bylaw is a way for the town to help its residents. We were thinking more along the lines of our elderly residents who might not have access to a vehicle or access to family members to get around, he said. Botkin said some of those residents have mentioned few options for getting to doctor appointments in Regina. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content continued It can be a barrier at times. Theres no public transportation to and from Grand Coulee, Pense, that region, into the city. So youre reliant on taxis, and sometimes the timing of doing that, its hard to schedule ahead of time. In the news release announcing the bylaw, Botkin also said it provides an opportunity to help eliminate drunk driving. Working toward elimination of that is a big thing that everyone wants to see happen, he told the Leader-Post. Botkin, who has lived in Grand Coulee for the past ten years, says the town now seems more drawn into Regina as the region has grown; he hopes the bylaw strengthens that connection, keeping the bubble from bursting. *Evan Radford is the Leader-Posts reporter under the Local Journalism Initiative

Image via Blizzard Entertainment The cards are flowing for Hearthstones next expansion. The latest card to join Voyage to the Sunken City is Commander Sivara, a four-cost Mage Legendary with three attack, five health, and a Battlecry. According to a translation, it reads, If youve cast three spells while holding this, return them to your hand. Another Naga, Commander Sivara brings even more to the table for the Mage class. Combined with a deck filled to the brim with spells, the Legendary has the potential to turn the tides of a match. Specifically, the card suits Tempo Spell Mage decks and Value Mage decks. At turn 10, players will be able to use low-cost spells in conjunction with Commander Sivara to quickly take control of the board. Voyage to the Sunken City, Hearthstones latest expansion, launches on April 12. Until then, more card reveals are on their way. Load More - March 17, 2022

Sanders 2020 News Podcasts & Media Vermont officials said Monday they were hopeful that the two sides were close to an agreement. Im very optimistic that this is going to be settled within 48 hours, Kevin Mullin, chair of the regulatory Green Mountain Care Board, told VTDigger. Mullin said he wrote to both sides earlier this month urging them to reach an agreement. The Green Mountain Care Board has jurisdiction over the health care plans offered on the state exchange, Vermont Health Connect, and has oversight of hospital budgets and the fees they charge, but it does not have any jurisdiction over UnitedHealthcare employer-provided plans, which are federally regulated. Pieciak said Monday he was optimistic that this will get resolved. UnitedHealthcare wrote to at least some patientslast month that it would stop considering UVM Health Network as an in-network provider as of April 1 because the two organizations could not agree on the fees the insurer would reimburse the health network. Leah Lotto, a Burlington resident, said she did not get that letter before finding out about the changes when a representative of UVM Health Network told her on the phone recently that her care would no longer be covered after Thursday. Lotto had just finished a session of radiation treatment for cancer when she spoke to VTDigger on Monday. The treatments were supposed to last four more weeks. I have a whole bunch of other cancer-related treatments scheduled and planned, Lotto said. And I dont know if those are going to be covered. Lottos 5-year-old child is also covered under her insurance plan. My understanding is we cant even try to get continuing care for him, Lotto said. So we need to figure out something else for him. Under the federal No Surprises Act, health insurers must provide certain types of coverage that a patient has already started receiving known as continuing care for 90 days after a contract with a health care provider ends. Pieciak said he has been in touch with UnitedHealthcare to find out what the insurer would be willing to do for patients beyond its 90-day obligation. He said the company is open to making coverage plans with patients who reach out to it. Pieciak said his office has heard from patients who are afraid of losing doctors and other providers theyve seen for years and sometimes decades. Hes also heard from employers who say it is hard to recruit employees if health insurance does not include the largest health care provider in the state. Vermonts chief health care advocate, Mike Fisher, told VTDigger his office has received calls from many Vermonters who are really harmed by this and who fear losing relationships with their providers. Mullin said UnitedHealthcare should have notified employers much earlier that it would no longer cover UVM Health Network within its network. Vermonters are being caught as pawns between two giant health care providers, Mullin said. UnitedHealthcare did not respond to a request for comment on Monday about its negotiations with UVM Health Network. A spokesperson for the health network declined to comment on the talks. Lotto said her understanding is that the 90-day provision under federal law would cover only her radiation treatments. She said she was frustrated not only by her possible loss of coverage, but by the way she learned about it in mid-March. She was trying to schedule a physical therapy appointment for the following month, she said, but was told that she couldnt because her insurance would no longer cover it. When she asked if this was only for physical therapy, she was told: No. All of UVM isnt going to take UnitedHealthcare anymore. Lotto said she had that conversation with UVM Health Network on the afternoon of March 18 just days before her radiation treatments were set to begin. Very weird and terrible news to get and it seemed like it couldnt possibly be true, Lotto said. She said she has not heard from UnitedHealthcare whether they would cover her treatments beyond Thursday. Could you tell me right now that Im not going to have to pay for this treatment that I need to start? she said she asked a UnitedHealthcare representative. And they wouldnt tell me. Report an Error

on 12 Tips to Survive Thesis, Reports, Case Studies and Other Big WritingProjects One of my Facebook friends asked for tips on writing her thesis. As three and a half years of research (and with that sweat, existential crisis stress, fears, tears) come to a close, now a potentially more daunting task begins. Writing a thesis, a final year report, or just any type of big writing exercise summarising a major piece of work is a huge undertaking. The output will be all thats left of it, it is life defining and a learning opportunity in itself. Ive got years of experience whether through my studies or work life, and every single time I have to write on a significant project theres yet a new journey. Heres the 12 tips Ive come up with. Please comment with yours, they will help. Facts. Facts. Facts You actually know more than you think. Take breaks. Loo breaks. Screen breaks. Food breaks. Hug breaks (Partner, best buddy, be weary of random strangers). Schedule some regular breaks. CTRL+S every 5-10 minutes Work on the cloud, and/or evolve the versions Some days will be tough, especially just before a breakthrough of thoughts. Its ok. Part of the process. You need a step back before you leap forward. Sometimes, especially towards the end, you may feel like giving up. Dont. See points 2, 3 and 6. If you havent done so already, build your support network. Call someone who will lift you up. Nutrition is everything. Feed your brain (protein, greens, fats) as a human being. Supplement with omega 3 (check the shop for Biomega but registerfirst as a preferred customer for discounts!) Sleep. Unless youre inspired, then indulge in a few more hours, but then have naps. Probably should be number 1, hydrate. With water, obviously. ENJOY! Every. Single. Moment. Of. It. The rough and the smooth. Biomega recommendation by freespirit.usana.com

, Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- BrightStar Carea nationwide home care and medical staffing franchise known for providing a higher standard of in-home care, announced today that Pete First has been promoted to Chief Development Officer. After serving as BrightStar Care's Senior Vice President Franchise Development since 2018, where he grew the number of locations to 365, he is now taking the next step in his career entering the C-Suite. As Chief Development Officer, First will be responsible for recruiting new franchise owners for all three brands under the BrightStar Group Holdings umbrella: BrightStar Care, BrightStar Senior Living, and BrightStar Care Homes and will lead operations for start-up brands, BrightStar Senior Living, and BrightStar Care Homes. First will also support the brand's expansion into new markets and territories, bringing opportunities for better experiences for clients in our communities. First's promotion comes after taking on an expanded role over sales and operations for the BrightStar Senior Living brand and most recently for expanding the BrightStar Care Homes program. In addition, First's promotion also comes on heels of his stellar franchise development track record for BrightStar Care overall. "I'm excited to be stepping into the role of Chief Development Officer of BrightStar Care. For the past four years, the BrightStar Care franchise development team has worked incredibly hard to grow the brand's national presence, I'm ready to continue leading this team with resiliency and passion," said Pete First , Chief Development Officer of BrightStar Care. "I've witnessed firsthand the tremendous company growth over the years and especially throughout the pandemic, and I am prepared to continue that trajectory in my new role." "As we celebrate 20 years of BrightStar Care, we're so excited to name Pete First as Chief Development Officer. Pete came to BrightStar Care with more than two decades of franchise experience under his belt and he quickly took the brand to new heights," said Shelly Sun , founder and CEO and of BrightStar Care. "I am thrilled to be welcoming Pete to the C-Suite, and no one is more qualified and equipped to run our franchise development team and efforts and continue the growth of our two newest brands, BrightStar Senior Living and BrightStar Care Homes, than he is." Under First's leadership, BrightStar Care has implemented innovative systems to successfully attract new franchisees and expanded operations into underserved markets and new untapped territories. In 2021 BrightStar Care grew from 340 nationwide locations to more than 365 locations and in 2022 the brand ranked on Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 list for the twelfth consecutive year. First also led the brand to be named Top Franchise by Franchise Business Review, rank on Forbes' Top Ten Franchises Under $150,000 Initial Investment and he's led the brand to consistently rank on Franchise Times' Top 400 list. Prior to joining BrightStar Care, First spent 14 years at Winmark Corporation. During his tenure at Winmark, the system grew to more than 1,200 locations across North America . First has extensive experience and knowledge about navigating the franchise landscape and executing strategic franchise development campaigns. Moving into this new role he will embrace technology and leverage data to sustainably grow BrightStar Care's operations and ensure current markets receive high-level support and continue to thrive. About BrightStar Care (Franchise): BrightStar Care is a national home care and medical staffing franchise headquartered in Chicago with more than 365 locations nationwide which provide medical and non-medical services to clients in their homes, as well as supplemental care staff to corporate clients. BrightStar Care operates with five separate revenue streams allowing franchisees uncapped earning potential. Over the last 20 years, Founder and CEO Shelly Sun has built BrightStar Care from a local business into a $639 million nationally recognized brand using a franchise model built for sustainable growth. In addition, BrightStar Care is the only national home care franchise to receive The Joint Commission's Enterprise Champion for Quality award every year since the award's inception. Other prestigious BrightStar Care accolades include making Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 list for eleven consecutive years, ranking on Franchise Business Review's Top Franchise for 2021 list, and Franchise Times Top 400 list for 2021. For more information on BrightStar Care please visit

WAVE 3 Listens Live! Old Louisville Craft Beer Festival August 13, 2021 Updated: 4 hours ago John Ramsey welcomes Derrick Pedolzky of the Old Louisville Neighborhood Council and Sam Gimbill of Holsopple Brewing to the Listens Live! studio.