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“Many educators took the opportunity to talk about how laws are passed and the impact of peaceful protesting,” she added. |
At Yucaipa High approximately 115 students gathered around the flagpole from 10:30 to 10:47 a.m. Students who organized the event read a bio on each of the victims and a statement for improved school safety across the nation, according to an emailed statement from Principal Shad Kirkland. The walkout concluded with a m... |
Hilary Gil, a 16-year-old sophomore at Yucaipa High said she was pleased with the turnout, which was twice as high as she expected. |
While organizers tried to keep the rally apolitical, focusing on school safety and the Florida victims, some of the student speeches did discuss gun control. The attendees were very peaceful and respectful, she said, but afterward, people posting on social media were not. |
NEW YORK (AP) — Government researchers say the nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine didn't protect kids this past flu season. |
Health officials reported Wednesday that the spray performed dismally for the third straight year, while the traditional flu shot — the one that stings — worked reasonably well this winter. |
The vaccine's manufacturer, AstraZeneca, presented its own study that found the FluMist vaccine was somewhat effective, but still not did not work as well as flu shots. |
FluMist was once regarded as the best vaccine for protecting children against flu. |
The new research was presented at a medical meeting in Atlanta. |
An expert panel is expected to consider a proposal to rescind its recommendation for the spray. |
Cool weather conditions were expected to continue through mid-week. A slight chance of rain is forecast for later in the week. |
Monday: A slight chance of sprinkles after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South southwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. |
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. |
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. |
Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 8 to 11 mph. |
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind around 9 mph. |
Wednesday night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. |
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. |
Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. |
Friday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. |
Hours are noon-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. |
Visit ncboatshows.com for more information. |
The Lake Wylie Marine Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at First Presbyterian Church, 102 S. Central Ave., Belmont. |
Midlands Striper Club held its annual youth tournament July 21 with 35 young anglers bringing in 62 striped bass and one blue catfish to the scales at Dreher Island State Park. |
First place went to Tommy Gearheart fishing with his father Capt. Shawn Gearheart from Lexington. Tommy had a two fish creel weighing 13 pounds. |
In 2007, entrepreneur and music artist Michael Nova was on top of the world. He’d founded a successful business, Nova Custom Label Printing. He was busy giving back to the community through his work with Metrofly, a non-profit organization he’d co-founded to host charitable events. And, he had just begun work on an ins... |
Then, seemingly overnight, Nova lost his vision due to a mysterious illness. |
But Nova's story doesn’t end there. Not only did he make a miraculous recovery -- his sense of sight is now restored -- but he’s more committed today than ever before to affecting positive change on the world around him. And that starts with his business. |
1. Believe in yourself above all else. |
“If you don’t trust yourself and your instincts, you can’t get ahead,” Nova says. For years, he worked at a day job he hated until one day he decided enough was enough. He knew that if he didn't believe in himself, no one else would, either. |
2. Get serious about business finance. |
While Nova bootstrapped his business -- going so far as to live off canned tuna for months to make ends meet -- he also knew that he needed to get serious about business credit so his company could grow. |
"Bootstrapping your business can work for an initial startup period, but at some point you will need to take out a loan to expand or purchase new equipment," Nova says. "You won't be approved for a loan without substantial business credit. Entrepreneurs like to focus on the 'passion' that drives their bu... |
Small business loans can help cover cash flow troubles, equipment repairs or upgrades, inventory purchases and even marketing needs. To qualify for a small business loan, you'll need excellent credit. Learn how your business credit score is calculated, how this score is different from personal credit ratings and h... |
Take the time to learn about credit scores and financing options before you need an emergency cash influx. Learning about business finance may not be as exciting or rewarding as building customer relationships or perfecting personalized service, but it's just as critical for advancing your entrepreneurial vision. |
3. Priortize customers over profit, every time. |
All too often, businesses make sweeping “money-back guarantee” promises to build trust, but then make customers jump through so many hoops they never actually get their money back. Nova has no patience for this approach to business. His mission: Delight the client each and every time. |
In an age of mass production and mass consumption, Nova's highly personalized approach to business is refreshing. For example, rather than offering one-size-fits-all printing options at his label company, he makes sure every order is custom. He delivers this high level of customization while still providing the fa... |
Personalization can take many forms, depending on your business. Find what works for your customers and deliver each and every time. |
Bottom line: Nova's journey to entrepreneurial success began like many small business owners’ journeys do: He was fed up working for other companies and ready to be his boss. But his story took an unusual, and shocking, turn. Only by losing his vision, Nova says, did he become truly able to “see” what matters most... |
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WKMS reported that 8 former employees of two western Kentucky coal mines entered not guilty pleas at an arraignment hearing. Those defendants are being federally charged with cheating on safety monitoring which is meant to reduce the risk of black lung disease. Miners who work in the dustiest areas routinely wear monit... |
Controlling coal dust helps limit miners’ risk of lung disease. The indictment comes at a time when the region is experiencing a surge in cases of black lung. |
MSHA records show the two Armstrong mines were cited for ventilation system problems and had a rate of violations higher than the national average for similar mines. |
However, those charged include a superintendent, safety director and section foreman at Armstrong’s Parkway Mine and a safety director at the company’s Kronos mine. Armstrong Coal Company is referred to as “an unindicted co-conspirator.” No high level executives have been charged, but the U.S. Attorney isn’t ruling out... |
The trial date has been set for October 3rd in Chief District Judge Joseph McKinley’s court in Owensboro. The judge assigned each of the eight defendants an unsecured bond of USD 25,000 and instructed them to avoid contact with any co-defendants or witnesses. |
The Fayette County Farmers’ Market (FCFM) annual spring meeting is this Thursday at 7 p.m. |
It will be located in the OSU Extension meeting room, located at 1415 US Highway 22 SW in Washington Court House. |
The meeting will provide discussions on vendor applications and space reservations for this year’s market. Individuals interested in becoming volunteers are also able to find information and meet those officials at the FCFM. |
David Persinger is the secretary, treasurer and marketing director for the FCFM. Persinger explained that everyone who works for the Farmers’ Market is a volunteer. Currently, the board members are all vendors themselves. Persinger said he has managed the Farmers’ Market for 10 years voluntarily. |
Gwen Laurens met Persinger during one of these meetings last year. Persinger brought Laurens on as a volunteer, and she is now co-manager with Persinger over the FCFM. |
The Farmers’ Market has an abundance of activity. According to Persinger, they have a marketing tent, two tents for kids’ activities and live music. Many of their live music acts come from out-of-county, but he expressed interest in local groups getting involved. |
Visitors to the market can buy products with cash, check, debit/ credit card, EBT Snap Card and SFMNP (Senior Produce Coupons). |
The FCFM participates in the state-wide program, Ohio Produce Perks. It is a nutrition incentive program for SNAP recipients. The program allows a dollar-for-dollar match on fresh produce. |
For those interested in more information, vendor opportunities or volunteer opportunities, the meeting this Thursday is open to the public. David Persinger can be reached at 740-606-3467. |
More information on the Ohio Produce Perks can be found at www.prchn.org/OhioProducePerks. More information on the FCFM can be found at fayettecountyfarmersmarket.wordpress.com or on their Facebook page. |
Is Milwaukee really hemorrhaging people? |
New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that on population, at least, recent declines in Milwaukee leave it outside the top 20 cities in the United States for the first time in decades. And that finding seems to have precipitated some soul-searching among the city’s elected officials and business leaders. |
Our advice to Milwaukeeans: Take these numbers with a grain—if not a teaspoon—of salt. |
In 1999, the Bureau’s Population Estimates Program—the same unit that produced the most recent estimates—figured the city’s population at 572,000. That signaled an alarming 9.8% decline from its 1990 population of 628,000. |
With the advent of Census 2000, however, the city worked closely with the federal government to ensure a full and accurate count of its residents, and the results were quite a surprise. The city’s 2000 population came in at 597,000—representing a decline in the 1990s but one only about half as bad as the estimators pre... |
Now come the Census Bureau’s 2004 estimates, which show Milwaukee losing about 12,000 people in the first four years of this decade. Similar trends reported for other cities have generated newspaper headlines such as “Inner-city resurgence is over” and “Cities losing residents after ’90s influx” from coast to coast. |
Are the numbers any better this time around? |
Realize first that the Census Bureau produces population estimates for some 40,000 places across the U.S. every year and probably does the best it can with the data it collects. But local experts often have access to more detailed information with which to generate estimates. On that count, Wisconsin’s state demographe... |
It turns out that the same methods that produce good estimates in suburban counties like Waukesha, which grow largely through the addition of new housing, may produce less-reliable estimates in places like Milwaukee that are adding new immigrants and their children and reclaiming vacant land and property. |
Like Denver, Oakland, New York and other big cities, some of the Census Bureau’s methods effectively “cheated” Milwaukee out of population gains in the their mid-1990s estimates—and they may be doing the same thing this decade. |
It’s also worth asking: Do these estimates really matter? |
First, they help frame a national debate about the health of urban areas. Ten years is a long time between counts, and population change is one of the few indicators available for cities during that interval. |
Second, the estimates drive program and planning decisions at all levels of government—including the allocation of federal and state funding to localities. That’s why 20 to 40 cities challenge the census estimates each year. |
But when it comes to assessing the well-being of cities, size isn’t the only thing that matters. In fact, we’d argue that household change is a better indicator of a city’s trajectory than its population change. Housing demand, size of the tax base and local services needs are all better measured through household esti... |
On this count, local estimates indicate that Milwaukee is holding onto its households. Moreover, increased population doesn’t necessarily mean increased well-being. As researcher Paul Gottlieb has noted, the Milwaukee region is “growing without growth,” achieving rising incomes without attracting significant numbers of... |
Of course, none of the quibbles over the recent estimates detract from the larger story: Milwaukee and most metropolitan areas continue to spread out across the landscape. Far more people are heading for the exurban hinterlands than are taking up residence in downtowns. |
And while Milwaukee may still be holding steady, some big cities clearly lost population in the early 2000s—San Francisco and Boston, for instance, are still experiencing a hangover from the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s. |
In the end, though, we’re confident that the current decade hasn’t altered the fundamentals that produced city population gains in the 1990s—reduced crime, increased immigration, vigorous city leadership and a dynamic real estate market. |
So, Milwaukee, relax and take heart. Top 20 or not, you may be in for yet another surprise when the 2010 census rolls around. |
Baby frogs hatch in a hurry when snakes attack – IFLScience! |
Boston University Research article (with video) about the work we’re doing on our 5-year NSF-funded project. |
Another version of the “Escape Hatch” story, in Bostonia magazine. |
“How the treefrog has redefined our view of biology” – On red-eyed treefrogs, hatching, phenotypic plasticity, and our research life in the Warkentin Lab at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. |
Several people in the touristic district of Bodrum in the southern province of Muğla claim to have seen an illuminated object moving erratically in the sky, stirring speculation about a possible “UFO” sighting. A number of residents of the district’s Çiftlik neighborhood said the object they saw was both moving and sta... |
The alleged object was spotted during sahur, the meal before dawn during Ramadan, creating excitement in the district, as the residents claimed the object remained in the sky for 20 minutes. |
“When we got up for sahur, we went to the terrace of the house. I always look at the sky and watch the stars. I was shocked to see an object that I’ve never seen before shining in sudden movements and changing its color, while it stayed still sometimes,” said Necla Karaca, 39, who witnessed and took photos of the “UFO,... |
“Our neighbors and relatives also witnessed this. We got excited and became suspicious of the object being an UFO,” she added. |
ST LOUIS, Mo. - Holidays can be hard for kids who are in the hospital, but patients at St. Louis Children's Hospital still felt the love on Valentines Day. |
Employees with Spire delivered 250 teddy bears to patients at the hospital. Patients also enjoyed a pizza party and craft night. |
Staff with Spire said the special delivery is the latest event in a series of initiatives known as "Spire Serves," where employees are given the chance to give back through community service. |
Sen. Kamala Harris Kamala Devi HarrisCory Booker has a problem in 2020: Kamala Harris Booker to supporter who wanted him to punch Trump: 'Black guys like us, we don't get away with that' Tulsi Gabbard fundraises off 4/20: 'Appalls me' that feds consider marijuana illegal MORE (D-Calif.) has raised more than $1.5 millio... |
Harris's press secretary, Ian Sams, tweeted Tuesday that the number included more than 38,000 individual donors, with the average donation hovering at $37. |
NEWS - @KamalaHarris raised $1.5 MILLION online in first 24 hours. More than 38k individual donors. |
Harris announced her candidacy on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in an appearance on ABC's "Good Morning America." |
Harris is the only declared 2020 candidate to release public fundraising numbers so far. Like Sens. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth Ann WarrenTim Ryan doesn't back impeachment proceedings against Trump Schiff: Democrats 'may' take up impeachment proceedings Trump claims Democrats' plans to probe admin will cost them 'big ti... |
“I’ve actually made a decision since I’ve had that conversation that I’m not going to accept corporate PAC checks,” Harris told hosts of "The Breakfast Club" last year. |
“We’re all supposed to have an equal vote, but money has now really tipped the balance between an individual having equal power in an election to a corporation,” she added. |
Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernard (Bernie) SandersCory Booker has a problem in 2020: Kamala Harris Wage growth shaping up as key 2020 factor for Trump Booker to supporter who wanted him to punch Trump: 'Black guys like us, we don't get away with that' MORE (I-Vt.) touted small-dollar donations during his 2016 presidential ru... |
More than 170 candidates pledged during the 2018 midterm cycle to not accept money from corporate PACs, according to an Axios report, though such funding typically represents a small portion of overall fundraising. |
Faced with a family history of ovarian cancer and breast cancer, Joanna Rudnick got tested for a mutation in the BRCA genes, the so-called breast cancer genes. She tested positive, a diagnosis indicative of an incredibly increased risk of developing breast cancer (85-90% chance over her lifetime) and ovarian cancer (50... |
Right now, the best chance for women with the mutation to avoid breast and ovarian cancers is to have their breasts and ovaries removed, and soon, as the risk increases with age. It's an almost unimaginable decision -- radical mastectomy of currently healthy breasts, and oophorectomy, forever prohibiting the woman from... |
Could Prince Harry's Girlfriend Meghan Markle Be The Next Bond Girl? |
Meghan Markle has already won the heart of the U.K.'s most eligible bachelor. Could its most infamous fictional spy be next? |
According to reports, fans are placing bets on who will be the next Bond Girl to star in the 007 movies, and Meghan is near the top of the heap! |
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