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"That show is all over the country, I just want people to know that she's still missing," Debra Tuders says about the special "Disappeared" which aired early this month.
"I feel blessed that they picked Tabith's story do to the show on," she adds.
Debra and her husband Bo haven't left their East Nashville home. The 58-year-old says she can't bring herself to move for fear Tabitha might come back to the only home she ever knew. All around them though the neighborhood is now filled with new houses and new people.
"If we leave and she does come home she won’t know where we’re at, so I can’t leave. I'll sit here among these big ol’ houses but I’ll be here until she’s home ," Debra says.
Metro Police are still continuing to chase down tips but they don't come in as frequently as they once did. Tabitha would be 28-years-old if she's still alive.
Stewart prepares new push for data center tax hike in Prince William Co.
Prince William Board of County Supervisors will take another look at increasing the county’s tax rate for data centers. The board will hold a special meeting to discuss a possible increase on Wednesday, April 17.
Virginia Republicans are outlining a tax plan they say avoids a “hidden” tax hike and is a better deal for lower and middle class taxpayers than Gov. Ralph Northam’s recent proposal.
If taking control of your money and wealth is one of your resolutions for 2019, Dawn Doebler, a senior wealth adviser at The Colony Group and co-founder of Her Wealth, lays out a yearlong series on how to support your efforts.
If you took advantage of an extension to file your Virginia income tax return, your time is almost up.
Another Maryland county council will consider ending a monthly tax charged to owners of mobile homes.
Tax on home-buying could pay for new schools in Montgomery Co.
Council President Roger Berliner wants to use bonds that would be guaranteed by some of the funds from a recordation tax increase.
Chances are, year after year, you’ve signed your tax return without ever taking the time to examine the information.
When it comes to IRS cons and phishing scams, here’s what to watch out for and how to protect yourself.
Tax burden is the portion of the total personal income of residents in a state that are paid toward state and local taxes. Find where Maryland and Virginia rank.
Pay less and save more this week in Maryland starting on Sunday. It\’s the beginning of the state\’s sales tax-free week and it\’s the second busiest shopping period of the year.
With a $140 million budget deficit, Fairfax County Public School leaders are hoping they\’ll be able to shake the money tree.
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NEW DELHI: Ferns N Petals plans to come out with its initial public offer (IPO) in 2020 while it expands its operations beyond the core business of flowers and gifts retailing, a top company official said.
Jim Hatfield has smoked since he was 10 years old and doesn’t have quitting on his list of New Year’s resolutions.
But he knows he will stop smoking one of these days.
About 30 percent of cancer deaths in the U.S. are caused by smoking, Texas Oncology physician Phillip Periman said, and the risks of smoking are by no means limited to lung cancer.
Hatfield’s wife and fellow smoker Beverly, 64, may be especially at risk for skin cancer.
A recent study from the Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center shows women who smoke have a “markedly increased” risk of squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, with women who smoked for 20 years, doubling their risk for the disease.
The study, which examined the smoking habits of 355 men and 343 women, found the more people smoked, the more likely they were to develop skin cancer, though it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.
More than 1 million cases of skin cancer occur in the U.S. every year, Periman said, and women who smoke may be at a higher risk than men because of their higher estrogen levels.
Whatever the reason for women smokers’ heightened risk, the study is yet another indication smoking is unhealthy and dangerous, he said.
But cigarettes can be difficult to quit, the Hatfields said. They have tried.
Most smokers who quit successfully make the change after multiple failed attempts, the American Cancer Society website said, and more than 48 million Americans have quit successfully.
“Those people are the ones who have the highest success rates — people who have tried and done it for a while, fallen off the wagon, gone back to smoking again,” Periman said.
Clint Sanford, 29, of Amarillo started smoking toward the beginning of 2011 during a difficult breakup. He turned to cigarettes to cope, and now he is ready to quit, he said.
Periman said there are multiple ways to quit successfully. Some can simply throw them away and endure withdrawal symptoms including upset stomach, irritability, sleep disruptions and coughing.
Others have more success tapering their smoking, smoking fewer cigarettes every day until cravings are reduced to a manageable level. Still others find success with prescription medications like Chantix, which boasts a 70 percent success rate for patients one year after they start using the drug, Periman said.
The American Cancer Society recommends smokers keep a positive mind frame about their decision to quit, decide on a definitive “quit date” to give themselves time to prepare, establish a support group with family, friends and co-workers for encouragement, consult a physician about the best way to go about quitting and keep their resolve to quit even if they slip up.
Sanford plans to quit cold turkey. He said he cut out drinking when he found out he had a baby on the way, so he knows he can put out his final cigarette soon.
West Moor Primary School children planting up the islands for Killingworth Lake.
Pupils from West Moor Primary School put on their gardening gloves to help bring life to Killingworth Lake for the final phase of the £6m Killingworth and Longbenton flood reduction scheme.
The floating islands on Killingworth Lake.
The joint project between Northumbrian Water, North Tyneside Council and the Environment Agency aims to protect more than 3,500 homes in Killingworth and Longbenton from flooding.
As part of the project, floating eco-systems, designed and made by specialist contractor Biomatrix Water, have been installed on Killingworth Lake to give plants and animals a place to live, both above and below the water.
Fixed in the centre of the lake, they will also help to keep the lake clear, with their plant roots sucking up nutrients and cleansing the water.
Northumbrian Water’s project manager Lynn Preston said: “It’s been really exciting to see it all take shape, especially with the installation of these fantastic islands.
“It was a pleasure to have West Moor Primary School join us in establishing the floating islands with plants and shrubs, and for them to learn about biodiversity with a talk from Biomatrix.
The scheme, carried out by Northumbrian Water’s supply partners Esh-Stantec, is due to be completed in early summer.
Coun Carole Burdis, cabinet member for community safety at North Tyneside Council, said: “It’s great to see the progress being made on this important project, which will protect thousands of homes and families in the surrounding area.
“I am also really pleased to see local schoolchildren getting involved in the planting and learning all about biodiversity.
Nicola Hyslop, lead officer for the project from Environment Agency, said: “We are well under way with the final phase of this scheme and have worked closely with our partners to ensure the scheme reduces flood risk, while enhancing the environment.
Google Shopping is turning out to be a hit for Google and for advertisers, it seems. We keep seeing report after report come out with nothing but positive data.
Earlier this month, we looked at data from Kenshoo indicating that Google’s Product Listing Ads (on which Google Shopping is based) are proving way more effective than text ads. Not long after that, we spoke with Adobe, who shared some similar findings.
Today, a report from Wired discusses data from Marin Software finding that advertisers managing $4 billion annually in ad campaigns spent 600% more on Google PLAs after Google’s transition to Google Shopping in October, and that the PLAs were generating 210% higher clickthrough rates than the text ads from the previous year.
On a semi-related note, Google recently launched a beta for Google Shopping For Suppliers for B2B-specific searches, though currently, it only includes electrical and electronic results.
You can get a drink, hit the spa or even grab a nap at airports around the country.
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Business travelers often spend more than their fair share of time stuck in airports waiting for connecting flights or biding their time through lengthy delays. Thankfully, airports in larger cities are catching on to the fact that travelers need a quiet refuge to decompress, relax or get some work done, and today's frequent fliers can find everything from spas to gyms as soon as they make their way through security. Although the options aren't always cheap, they can add a level of comfort or much-needed productivity to an otherwise stressful travel experience.
The bar will always be a popular spot for travelers looking to decompress, says Bob Diener, co-founder of Hotels.com and Getaroom.com.
"People love getting a drink, and they love sports," Diener says. "Sports bars in airports are really building out. Standing around, drinking and watching the games is an excellent way to pass the time when you're waiting for your flight."
Also, premium bars at airports are growing in popularity just as premium restaurants have done in recent years, says Gary Hayward, brand ambassador of Bombay Sapphire gin. The Bombay Sapphire Lounge at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York frequently welcomes business travelers looking to decompress, Hayward says.
"What we're seeing today is that people want a place where they aren't rushed, where they don't have to stand around three-deep at the bar," Hayward says.
Bars are also a great option for travelers with a little time to kill -- but not a lot. Even travelers with a 45-minute layover can usually find 15 or 20 minutes to have a drink, he says. "It's one of those things you can do in a short period of time, relax for a few minutes and then get on with your travels."
Spas that offer quick 15- or 30-minute treatments are popping up at airports nationwide, says Orbitz Senior Editor Jeanenne Tornatore.
"You're getting that relaxation, but you're also getting it in 15 minutes so you're in and you're out," she says. "Also, in many cases people really need to get that manicure done before they make it to their meeting or wedding they're headed to."
At the exhale spa at the American Express Centurion Lounge in the Dallas/Fort-Worth International Airport, weary travelers can get a 15-minute long manicure, facial or massage. The majority of visitors to the spa are business travelers, says Laura Benge, national spa director at exhale, adding that manicures are the most popular service offered -- for men and women.
"A lot of people just run out of time preparing for a trip and didn't have time to get their nails done," Benge says. "For people heading to big meetings or presentations, it's great to be able to clean up a little bit and decompress from the stress of carrying luggage or sitting at a computer. More travelers are realizing the importance of taking care of yourself when you're on the road and finding that moment of zen."
"We're seeing a lot more fitness centers coming into airports," Diener says. "Some are actually inside the terminal, while others may be at nearby hotels, and you can just pay a one-time fee to access them."
At the Dallas/Fort-Worth International Airport, the gym at the Grand Hyatt hotel can be accessed for $30, and at San Francisco International, Terminal 2 boasts a "yoga room" where travelers can work their way through their favorite poses or simply stretch for a while. Airport gyms are so common these days, there's actually a website devoted to finding them -- AirportGyms.com.
Of course just walking to your gate or making a few laps around the terminal is often good enough, Diener says.
"You can take a fast-paced walk through the airport -- sometimes that's all you really need. Just stretch your legs and work up a little sweat. Some of the Delta lounges coming into JFK will have showers," he says. "Overall, travelers are seeing the importance of getting in a good workout to improve the rest of their trip. We expect to see more and more airports with fitness centers."
To save on airfare, many travelers opt for flights with longer layovers, but longer layovers mean more time to kill, and thus sleeping and relaxation "pods" are becoming more common, Diener says. The pods, arranged like small rooms, often contain a couch, a desk and a pillow. One company, Minute Suites, offers small rooms for $34 an hour at several airports nationwide.
"It's a place to stretch out and rest up a little bit between flights," Diener says. "Sure, people still leave the airport and go to a hotel room, but if you just need a couple of hours, a hotel is going to be much more expensive, and if you stay in the airport you don't have to navigate your way back through security."
Small rent-by-the-hour rooms are ideal for the traveler who needs a nap but doesn't want to stretch out on a bunch of chairs at the gate, Tornatore says.
"Maybe you are on a business trip and you have to go straight from your flight to your meeting and you need to get some shuteye," she says. "It's the perfect option for people who want to be somewhere quiet with a lot of privacy."
Although a lot of people may pay for admission to club lounges when they need to get work done, Tornatore advises checking to see if your airport has its own business center.
"Look for a business center. It's not something you're going to see publicized right next to the food court, but if you go to the information desk they can give you a directory so you can see what's available in your terminal," she says.
Business centers are perfect for travelers who need to get online, print documents or hop on a conference call, Tornatore says. Although not every airport will have them, they are on the rise.
"It depends on what you're looking for," she says. "Many travelers love getting work accomplished while they're on the road. If you can do that while sitting at the gate waiting for your flight, that's great, but if you need a real desk or access to a printer, check out the business center."
Bloom, shown in this rendering, is a seven-storey Class A office building planned for St. Paul Street in St. Catharines, Ont.. It's the latest of many developments transforming the Niagara city's core.
Decades after Teenage Head played its last punk-rock show there, 201 St. Paul St. will soon be vacant no more.
The corner lot on downtown St. Catharines’s main thoroughfare still sits empty, as it has done since the 1996 demolition of the infamously decrepit Russell Hotel. But that is set to change. Last October, the city’s council approved Bloom, a seven-storey Class A office building that’s slated to combine soaring ceilings and expansive windows with roomy outdoor terraces and high-end tech infrastructure.
Bloom is but one example of downtown St. Catharines’ property development boom, which is being fuelled by a mix of public and private investment, savvy urban planning, and forward-thinking government policy.
“These are exciting times,” says Walter Sendzik, mayor of the Niagara-region city of 130,000 about 120 kilometres south of Toronto along the Queen Elizabeth Way.
The first stage began in 2010, when the city unveiled its Garden City Plan, a 191-page, long-term land-use strategy that was formally approved shortly after the province designated most of downtown as the sole Urban Growth Centre in the Niagara region. This designation provided public funding that has totalled more than $270-million so far, and established a density target of 150 residents and jobs per hectare, up from 109 in 2006.
Four years later, the opening of the 5,300-seat Meridian Centre arena helped answer the Garden City Plan’s call for a vibrant core. Owing to the Meridian Centre’s valley setting and the shortage of nearby parking – a major sticking point among proponents of a suburban venue – an elevated pedestrian walkway was built to link the $55-million arena to historic St. Paul Street. Brock University’s $42-million Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts opened next door in 2015, with the $62-million FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre completing the revitalizing triple play shortly thereafter.
The $62-million FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre opened on historic St. Paul Street in 2015. It's one of three public institutions recently built to revitalize downtown.
This new vibrancy also inspired Mr. Kulakowsky to spearhead The Lincoln, the two-storey commercial development at 386 St. Paul where his company, Advisors Realty & Consulting, is now based. The former Lincoln Theatre is about 75-per-cent occupied, Mr. Kulakowsky says, with its 30,000-square-feet of commercial suites already housing eclectic tenants such as the SEIU Healthcare trade union, a financial services company, and a photography studio. An upscale restaurant, meanwhile, is slated to open on the main floor in February.
Many downtown properties have also been extensively renovated. Last year, the former Niagara Regional Police headquarters at 110 James St. was converted into a six-storey innovation and technology hub by Clickback Inc., a software firm that now occupies the top floor. Then there’s the nine-storey 80 King St. office and retail complex. It recently underwent a $10-million overhaul of its airy public spaces and suites, which range from 2,074 to 36,895 square feet.
New, refurbished, under construction or in the planning or approval stages, several projects promote a live-work theme that Mr. Sendzik, the mayor, says makes downtown especially appealing.
Another mixed-use property, Carlisle Square, has been approved next to the Carlisle Suites, a 75-unit luxury rental apartment building that recently replaced the venerable Leonard Hotel. The $75-million tower is slated to include three levels of underground parking, two floors of retail and commercial space, and 16 floors of upscale apartments that together will make Carlisle Square the tallest building in town.
A luxury condo project at 77 Yates Street is emerging to offer high-end living in the core. 'There are more cranes in the air every month, and that’s a sign of the next stage of development,' says St. Catharines Mayor Walter Sendzik.
Where do tarot cards get their fortune-telling power?
Danielle A. Scruggs "When you have a random input, the random input can get you thinking in new ways," Salmi says of the potential of tarot.
Chicagoans is a first-person account from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford. This week's Chicagoan is Alan Salmi, tarot-card reader.
The tarot originated as a card game in Renaissance Italy. It was a game with images that were part of the general moral instructions of the time. Like, Temperance and Judgment were the names of some of the cards. The regular playing-card deck that you know—aces, clubs, and whatnot—evolved from tarot cards.
"Tarot decks became mass-produced once the printing press came along, and then the tarot became grafted onto things like the Jewish kabbalah. You can study the tarot as a spiritual path, in which you spend time meditating on the figures on the cards and imagining yourself speaking to them, or you can use the cards as a way of doing divination, which is the fancy term for fortune telling.
"Where do the cards get their power? The most extreme explanation would be that there is an angel who presides over the spirits of the cards and helps you place them in the right places. There is a more scientific explanation, though.
"There's a guy named Edward de Bono who developed something called lateral thinking. He says when you're stuck in a problem, you're usually stuck because your thinking is channeled in a certain way. And when you have a random input, the random input can get you thinking in new ways. For example, you've had the experience of somebody asking just the right question, and it flips something in your brain, and it organizes in a new way. I think the tarot can also be thought of as that kind of process.
"Last year, I almost died. I woke up thinking I had the flu, and by that night I was in the ER. I had a massive infection in my heart, and that caused some strokes. I'm on disability as my major income. I wanted to feel useful still, and there's a new restaurant just a half block from where I live, Five and Dime. So the third Tuesday of every month, I read cards there. I'm trained in three different types of psychotherapy too.
"Work for yourself, if you're going to work. Be the best at it."
Ajay Devgn shared a brand new poster of Kajol's next film Helicopter Eela on Thursday. "She's here, there, everywhere!" wrote Ajay but that's not just his words, that's how Kajol's onscreen character has been described in the poster. The new poster stars 19-year-old National Award-winning actor Riddhi Sen and if you're hoping to see Kajol, all we can tell you is, you can spot the actress pulling the strings (quite literally) in it. Kajol, who also tweeted the new poster of Helicopter Eela, described the protagonist as "Yahaan, wahaan, sab jagah... aa rahi hai Helicopter Eela." Kajol's Helicepter Eela is scheduled to release in September.
Directed by Pradeep Sarkar, Helicopter Eela is the onscreen adaptation of a Gujarati play written by Anand Gandhi - The Ship Of Theseus. Riddhi Sen, who won his first National Award for Nagar Kirtan, plays the onscreen son of Kajol's character in the movie, which is said to explore the different shades of a mother's relationship with her son. Eela will mark Kajol's first film after she made a comeback to Tamil movies with last year's VIP 2, in which she co-starred with Dhanush.