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Marcus Wheldon, CTO at Nokia, explained why 5G is accelerating the fourth industrial revolution and how it will impact peoples daily lives.

Imagine using augmented reality (AR) to deeply learn any topic in real time from the comforts of your home. Once a plot point from The Matrix, it is becoming a closer reality on a daily basis as 5G networks are rapidly integrated.

During a short presentation at this years online Collision conference, Marcus Wheldon, CTO at Nokia (NYSE:NOK), spoke about 5G and the ways it is accelerating the fourth industrial revolution.

Describing an AR knowledge overlay outfitted on everything, Wheldon talked about the ability to have perfect knowledge.

I think being perfectly augmented is the one (5G aspect) that I like to focus on, he said. That I will become a superhuman in some ways. Not by putting on a suit and growing muscles and laser beams coming out of my eyes or whatever it is, but by having access to perfect knowledge.

When asked if this would lead to the singularity, a hypothetical point in time when machines become smarter than humans, he was clear it would not. Wheldon pointed out that he prefers the idea of augmentation, or assistance using a machine, to the scarier singularity concept.

If you think about the (main) problem confronting humanity in terms of data and information, it is an overwhelming deluge of data and information, said Wheldon, who is also president of Nokia Bell Labs.

Theres something called the Buckminster Fuller Knowledge-doubling Curve, he added. In a 1982 book, Buckminster Fuller suggested that until 1900, knowledge had doubled every century; at the time he was writing, the doubling rate had increased to every 18 months.

According to Wheldon, knowledge is now doubling at a staggering rate of every 12 hours. Meanwhile, human capabilities to absorb this massive influx of data have not increased.

He then referenced the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve. This theory states that humans forget learned knowledge in only days or weeks if the new information isnt reviewed consistently.

Wheldon believes artificial intelligence (AI), AR and 5G will come together to allow humans to absorb, interpret and then deploy new information.

So if you think of that as the perfect setup, the only way that works is this incredibly reliable, high-performance fabric that connects human, machine and AI systems. And thats the 5G network. So yes, its the nerve system of the future, said Wheldon.

AR may seem like the fodder of science fiction, but there are many ways 5G is already impacting our lives. Especially in the last few months of growth due to the spread of the coronavirus.

As countries locked down in March, the majority of the global workforce switched to working from home. The shift was widely facilitated by enlarging 5G networks.

But what I think COVID-19 has taught us is that fundamentally, all businesses need the ability to remotely optimize themselves over a digital media, Wheldon told listeners.

Since March, remotely controlling, managing, diagnosing, operating on, interacting with and having an expert at a distance have become part of our daily routines.

The transition to work-from-home software and programs has not been seamless, but it has proven to be efficient. These technologies will only be made more useful and harmonious as 5G-enabled AR and virtual reality systems become mainstream, according to the Nokia CTO.

The mining sector is one space that is presently utilizing 5G to advance. Mining has been in the vanguard of automation because of the perilous nature of the mining task, said Wheldon.

He went on to explain that autonomous vehicles programmed to drive the roads in and out of open-pit mines reduce the chance of human injury or error.

Other areas, like offshore oil rigs and energy-generation systems, as well as agriculture, will all benefit from the functionality that 5G-enabled remote access provides.

Its this massive amount of efficiency that could be improved, he said. I love the phrase necessity is the mother of invention. The ones that have led industrially are the ones where theres the greatest need.

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HBO Max wins bid to put pilot on animated series ‘Chinos’ – – Animation Xpress

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HBO Max has won an auction and committed to a put pilot on Chinos, an original animated series idea from Fresh Off the Boats Eddie Huang. The writer/producer (and food personality) is executive producing the series with his producing partner Raf Martinez, acclaimed tattoo artist Dr. Woo and comics artist/designer Bernard Chang, who will also serve as art director.

Chinos is a show that will shatter the model minority myth and hopefully usher in a generation of Asian American storytellers that do not feel beholden to the expectations of others, Huang told Deadline. It is a project that seeks to shine a light on our singularity as individuals and the shared problems that bring us together as a community. Even my mom approved of this deal, excited to do this with HBO Max.

Audiences will witness the urban subcultures of Los Angeles through the lens of the Asian-American experience with Chinos. The show will shatter the model minority myth and hopefully usher in a generation of Asian American storytellers that do not feel beholden to the expectations of others, Huang added.

Huang is currently in post on Boogie, the film he directed for Focus Features with Taylour Paige, Taylor Takahashi, Domenick Lombardozzi and Mike Moh starring with the late Pop Smoke. He will direct Elephant Mountain in Taiwan, based on his original idea.

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LIAT Discussion Bigger Than That Of An Airline And Travel; It Is About Us – St. Lucia Times Online News

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Some weeks ago, there was commentary addressing the subject of cost as it relates to our treasured regional airline LIAT and it is unfortunate we all now sit and observe the very public regional disagreement about its future.

Yes, LIAT is not the most viable airline for any tangible operation, based on its current structure and top-heavy management style; certainly not form the business level. And, it is most unfortunate that we, as a region, have not been able to capitalize on our collective talents and ambitions to effectively grow this airline as a viable asset for us today, and our future generations.

Still, do we need to do away with it?

We are a CARICOM collective of nations and within that an OECS collective literally larger than the singularity that is Caribbean Airlines out of Trinidad and Tobago. Are we unable? Incompetent? Or unwilling?

Arguments from the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda as well as the former Chief Executive of LIAT augurs well with many consistent sentiments on the viability of what is truly ours.

And, while Antigua is poised to continue the legend that is the Leeward Island Air Transport (2020), we must still accept that LIAT has served more than the Leewards and it is, without doubt, the longest-standing Caribbean Airline.

Many things within the region attract opposition and indifference integration being top amongst them.

Why though cant we argue as strongly about the unfortunate restrictions of travel amongst CARICOM states, as we do about the actual airline that connects us all?

The simple answer, in my view, is we are too caught up with what is more important to us as individual states than what is important us a collective.

Looking at the United States or even the European Union, it is obvious that we have failed or outright refused to follow any guidelines form those that have established similar systems before us.

A collective currency is only so far-reaching within the Caribbean, with the EC dollar. Airlines are invested in by the selected few and freedom of movement is demanded accordingly.

But we are an Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) AND, we are a Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

Some of us can relate to the challenges of immigration and movement. But lets not forget the advantages we enjoy as Caribbean nationals in another state.

Being able to land in London and travel the European Union without interruption. Being able to land in Miami and move the states without challenge. Traveling at a domestic level in each domain. Enjoying freedom of movement within a collective, that we are having so much difficulty achieving between our islands.

It is understandable that not every Caribbean destination is financially equipped to carry an airline on its own. But, it should be equally understood that some of us could to a large extent handle the collective burden of such an enterprise.

What we need to do is set politics and egos aside and allow the collective to be a collective. There is a reason insurance companies and banks work the simple trust and reliance on coming together and pooling of resources.

Dominica, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Guyana these are some of the economies within CARICOM that are not nearly as viable as that of Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, and Saint Lucia; but we are still a collective.

For too long we have allowed our individual development to affect the freedom of movement of our people. Forgetting that regardless of the individual moving, the cost is the same. The tax is the same. This is akin to some of us paying taxes two folds, and to others, it is a deterrent to even want to move.

How do we explain this unfortunate challenge to those who are stranded in islands that are not their native?

Do we expect them to travel to the United States, get quarantined for two weeks, then travel to their respective territories, and get quarantined again? Taking away four weeks of their liberty and time because we cant handle the simplicity of movement?

And, who are we to even entertain the idea that most or any of these individuals have a US Visa, or more so have the revenue to move that way.

Let us take it to another level and examine the challenges of CARICOM nationals without the CSME Free Movement Certificate or those OECS nationals who are free to move between the individual states. How are they expected to anchor themselves in non-native states for extended periods? Are we asking these people to pay for residences (temporary or otherwise) with non-existent incomes? Are our immigration departments prepared to overlook these challenges and allow these travelers to move on with their lives without a red stamp in their passports?

We are a collective and regardless of how we might view our territories, we are THE CARIBBEAN to the outside world a singular grouping. Our small islands do not matter to most. And that makes us responsible for each other.

LIAT is our airline. Not Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, St. Vincent, and St. Kitts, Nevis. It is ours as Caribbean nationals because we all contribute to each others economies in one way or another.

Unfortunately, some of us can look at LIAT despite that literal threat to our overall freedoms and consider dissolving it, as opposed to putting our minds together and establishing systems that cater to our individuality as a region with according airport and other facility taxes and considerations for regional movement.

The maturity of the Caribbean as a collective outside of the OECS and CARICOM as individual sub-groupings is demanded today.

Are we mature enough to step up, or do we subject ourselves to a consistent atmosphere where it is cheaper to travel directly on the likes of British Airways from Grenada to Antigua for less than is required to travel the same space on OUR regional airline?

Let us defy the odds and expectations of those that want to see differently and connect on this if not for anything else for our present, future, and collective history.

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Lingard to Everton: the most predictable transfer rumour of all time – Football365.com

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Date published: Thursday 9th July 2020 7:51

Jesse Lingard being linked with a move to Everton feels significant. Not because it would represent a particularly good or bad move but because it feels like were rapidly approaching some kind of transfer rumour singularity here.

It just absolutely stands to reason that Everton are going to sign someone who isnt quite good enough for Manchester United. Thats what Everton do. And if they arent actually interested in signing Lingard then youd still say they were anyway because it just all makes sense, doesnt it?

Once someone mentions the idea of Lingard to Everton, you actually find yourself surprised that he hasnt in fact been there for a season and a half already with seven goals to his name from 48 games. Could be enough to get him back in the England reckoning.

Stats arent everything, but Lingard is without a goal or an assist in his 20 Premier League appearances this season. Not even Ole Gunnar Solskjaers fondness for quintuple substitutions is getting Lingard any minutes right now hes not made a Premier League matchday 20 since Uniteds first game of Project Restart at White Hart Lane 2.0 and has played two minutes of league football since January. Its one thing to have fallen behind Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes in the pecking order, another to be so firmly behind Nemanja Matic. Frankly, Lingard might as well have been at Everton for the last 18 months.

I challenge you to come up with a more predictable transfer rumour than Jesse Lingard, fringe Manchester United player and sometime England international, to Everton, perennial Premier League underachiever and welcoming home for those not quite good enough to shine at the Big Six.

And if you answered Jesse Lingard, fringe Manchester United player and sometime England international, to David Moyes West Ham, perennial Premier League underachiever and welcoming home for those not quite good enough to shine at the Big Six then you still lose because that ones happened as well this weekwith the added bonus of some Phil Jones thrown in for good measure. It must be the huge success that Moyes had with his United raids for Paddy McNair and Adnan Januzaj at Sunderland that has him keen to go back for more.

Everton, though. Thats the real place when youre not quite good enough for Manchester United. Cleverley, Gibson, SchneiderlinSessions. A group designed to thoroughly debunk the myth that you have to be pretty good to have played a number of games for Manchester United. Wayne Rooney, to be fair, was pretty good but even his emotional return to Everton could hardly be called a great success.

The Toffees also tried to sign Marcos Rojo in January, because of course they did.

And its not just United who have managed to use Goodison Park as a dumping ground; Arsenal have also successfully offloaded Theo Walcott and Alex Iwobi on a club that should frankly by now have learned their lesson.

All right, Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea well give you. That one was pretty good. But it was also six years ago now. The failures are more frequent and more recent.

Enoughs enough now, surely. If Evertons plan is to bridge the gap between them and a splintering Big Six and hiring a manager of Carlo Ancelottis calibre is a pretty clear indication that it is then theyve got to do more than signing their cast-offs, has-beens and never weres. Leave that sort of thing to West Ham.

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Fatal Encounters: One man is tracking every officer-involved killing in the U.S. – NBC News

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For nearly two months, protesters around the world filled city streets, marched on government buildings and demanded justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain and Andres Guardado all who died during encounters with law enforcement.

But for every high-profile police-related killing, there have been countless others where the names and faces of the victims never made national headlines. Much of what we do know about these deaths comes from the work of one man.

D. Brian Burghart, a former reporter and editor, has dedicated eight years to doing what federal agencies have not done: meticulously track every known law enforcement officer-involved killing in the United States. The result is Fatal Encounters, a national database that shines a light into the darkest corners of policing in America.

As of July 10, Fatal Encounters lists more than 28,400 deaths dating to Jan. 1, 2000. The entries include both headline-making cases and thousands of lesser-known deaths.

Burghart uses whats known as open-source information gleaned from news reports and public records to chronicle each reported killing. Users can search by name, age, race, gender, date, city and more to find people who have died during interactions with police.

On his website, Burghart modestly calls Fatal Encounters a step towards creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database. Observers have been far more laudatory. A 2019 critical review of his work by the Journal of Open Health Data called it the largest collection of PRDs [Police Related Deaths] in the United States and remains as the most likely source for historical trend comparisons and police-department level analyses of the causes of PRDs. Other databases do exist, including The Counted by The Guardian and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post Fatal Force project, but neither go as far back as 2000.

In the years since Burghart started the project, national news organizations have come to see the import of this sort of large database, both as a means of educating the public and encouraging transparency between law enforcement and civilians.

For Burghart it began with one death. It started when the government told me, No, he said. Im a journalist. You dont tell me No.

In 2012, Burghart drove by a scene that was plainly chaos. Everything about what he saw - the heavy police presence and flashing lights instinctively told Burghart, an investigative journalist by training, that someone had a fatal encounter with law enforcement.

Burghart went home, turned on his police scanner and waited. Police officers had pulled over, then shot and killed a man named Jace Herndon, who was driving what turned out to be a stolen car.

Burghart scanned local news reports. He wanted to know how many other people in his area had died during interactions with police. But that information was missing from every story.

That bothered him. A few months later, an 18-year-old college student, Gil Collar, was killed by University of South Alabama campus police. Again, Burghart wondered how often that happens.

The earliest thing I found out was that nobody knew, he said.

At the time Burghart was the editor and publisher of The Reno News & Review in Nevada, a free alternative weekly based in the biggest little city in the world. As he became more and more intrigued by the lack of information surrounding the deaths of Collar and Herndon, Burghart channeled his interest in data to begin the task of figuring out just how many people die each year during interactions with law enforcement.

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He started with the official counts. I always feel like the numbers are the truth, he said.

His initial plan was to get the mailing addresses of every law enforcement agency in the country he estimates there were about 16,000 at the time that participated in the Department of Justices yearly Uniform Crime Report, the largest collection of crime data available in the U.S.

He then intended to crowdsource public records requests to each one of those agencies. But he knew not all agencies are required to participate; there is no national mandate to report local crime statistics to the federal government.

Burghart hit a roadblock with the FBI, which told him the agency did not maintain a running list of all law enforcement departments in the country that contribute to the Uniform Crime Report. Undeterred, he filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for new information and was eventually able to submit some 2,500 additional requests to various agencies.

I think I got through the entire states of Texas and Nevada, he said, laughing at the memory. Ive got FOIAs still out from that time period.

Some agencies did not respond to his queries while others asked for tens of thousands of dollars in payment for copies. Eventually he received data in the form of two CDs filled with spreadsheets saved as jpegs. But images arent searchable every photo had to be manually combed, a painstaking process. As he described it nearly a decade later, he felt like "the FBI was messing with me.

Burghart still bristles at how difficult it was to find accurate numbers for police-involved killings.

It offended me on a couple of different levels, he said. Rankling him most was the very peculiarity of his own singularity: Why am I the guy figuring this out?

About 4 years ago Burghart quit his day job to focus exclusively on Fatal Encounters. In that time he has been forced to reckon with the fact that because the federal government does not systemically track every police-involved killing in the U.S., Americans, lawmakers and even law enforcement departments dont have a complete picture of what policing in this country truly looks like.

Unquestionably its a failure, Burghart said. It enables people who dont want to know.

Over the years, as more people have been killed by law enforcement and video footage of these incidents continues to surface, Burgharts decision to aggregate the information began to feel almost prescient. Sociologists and criminologists from all over the country now use data mined from Fatal Encounters to further their research.

Last month Harvard researchers used his data in publishing a study that mapped fatal police violence encounters across U.S. cities from 2013 to 2017. They found that police were six-and-a-half times more likely to kill Blacks than whites in Chicago and its western suburbs.

Brians dataset is incredible, enormous and a huge effort for one journalist to have undertaken, said Brian Finch, a sociology and spatial sciences research professor at the University of Southern California.

Finch is one of several researchers who have combed through Burgharts numbers to reveal patterns in deadly interactions with law enforcement.

In a 2018 USC study using Fatal Encounters, Finch found that police homicides represent between 5 and 12 percent of all homicides in the country in any given year. He also found that the New York Police Department held the lowest police-homicide rate compared to the citys overall murder rate, while the Los Angeles and Houston police departments had among the highest police-homicide rates. Finch concluded that police-involved homicides have actually increased over time while violent crimes and murders have decreased.

Arriving at these conclusions would have been nearly impossible without Burgharts work, Finch said.

Its unheard of to work as Brian does, he said, adding that Burghart doesnt rely on programs or algorithms. Instead, he inputs every field by hand.

Burghart is now working with a team of artificial intelligence experts to create new ways of processing information. He isnt ready to release any details about the project, but said the work he has undertaken as a private citizen would be better completed at the federal level.

And yet the attention Fatal Encounters receives is episodic, according to Burghart.

It goes away for a little while until something so excruciating happens again to ignite the flame, he said.

Recently, that flame was sparked by the death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police in May. His killing inspired both lawmakers and activists to revisit criminal justice reform efforts.

Burghart isnt sure if the national outcry will last this time around, but he warns that a lack of transparency within law enforcement agencies could lead to continued unrest.

The number of people killed by police is microscopically small compared to the general population, he said. But those deaths are so important to the families of the people who were killed because they symbolize systematic racism.

A self-professed numbers guy with an appetite for adventure, Burghart was preparing to embark on a four-leg journey from the Arctic Circle in Alaska to Alabama when he spoke with NBC News.

The same curiosity that compels Burghart to travel is also what inspired him to undertake a mammoth enterprise like compiling two decades worth of data into a spreadsheet available to any journalist, researcher and interested individual.

Some cases never leave him. He still thinks about the death of Daniel Shaver, an Arizona man shot by police after crawling on the floor of a Mesa hotel and sobbing for his life, and Kelly Thomas, a California man who had been living on the street before a fatal encounter with the Fullerton police.

Even when I'm done with this, it will be a part of me forever, Burghart said.

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Food Emulsifiers Market to Surge at a Robust Pace in Terms of Revenue over 2017-2026 – Apsters News

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According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Food Emulsifiers Market is accounted for $2.55 Billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $4.48 Billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 6.4% from 2017 to 2026. Some of the factors such as growing consumption of convenience foods and premium products, rising beverage industry and high demand for specialty food ingredients in various applications will boost the market growth. However, growing health concerns and Complex US regulatory environment may hinder the market growth.

Emulsifiers used in food are also known as emulgents. Emulsifiers or colloids are extensively used as additives during processing of victuals. These products have a broad application spectrum ranging from bakery to meat processing. The food emulsifier is a substance that stabilizes food emulsion by increasing its kinetic stability. Food emulsifiers are either synthetic or natural food additives, which assist the stabilization and formation of emulsions by reducing surface tension at the oil-water interface.

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Blueberry Extract Market Forecasted To Surpass The Value Of US$ XX Mn/Bn By 2017 2025 – Cole of Duty

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With the travel industry experiencing huge pressure, manufacturers of commercial aircraft also have seen their business shrinking significantly. While around the globe we are seeing countries and states reopening, the travel industry still is under pressure as the recovery is likely going to take years. Among my readers, that has sparked a renewed interest in defense. That is why we launched the Defense Contracts Monitor which we expand along the way as it forms the basis of our expansion toward covering defense and is accessible to subscribers of The Aerospace Forum.

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In this report, I will have a look at the defense contracts Boeing received during the month of June. If you want to read the May report, you can find it here.

Figure 1: Boeing Defense, Space & Security contracts (Source: AeroAnalysis)

In June, Boeing received nearly $600 million in contracts, but the funds obligated was slightly higher. This might sound weird, but it does happen in some instances that no amount of money changes hands upon contract award and when the contract is modified (for instance due to an extension), the cash from a previous award is being handed over as well. So, that's how Boeing ended up with 101% of funds received during the month.

Nearly 80% of the contract awards was for the AH-64 Apache as Morocco became the 17th country to order the attack helicopter of which Boeing has now delivered 2,500. The contract covers the procurement of 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters as well as Longbow trainers, a simulator to train crews and rehearse missions. Apart from that contract, Boeing received some contracts for the P-8A to perform certification and test flight activities, training devices for the F-15 for Saudi Arabia, upgrades to the Super Hornet and Growler and a contract for the B61-12 Life Extension Program. Unsurprisingly, Morocco accounted for the bulk of the funds during the month: Almost 75%.

Month over month, we saw a decline of $5.6B driven by lower P-8A and Harpoon sales. It's a sharp month-over-month drop, but nothing truly concerning. Year-over-year there's a decline as well as Boeing last year received a $6.5B contract for a five-year extension for the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), which turns "free fall bombs" into precision-guided munition.

So, we are seeing contract declines but I'm not too worried about that. Overall, we are seeing that some key programs continue receiving contracts providing Boeing with some useful cash at the moment. When Boeing received some big contracts in previous months, we saw some readers claiming that Boeing was being granted contracts by the US government to infuse the company with cash. That's not completely true, as 70% of the contracts granted during the year came from foreign military sales.

Where the difference is made progress payments and from what I can see more funds obliged at the time of contract award. Progress payments have been increased and that provides the biggest boost as the company now receives 90% of the costs it makes on defense contracts instead of the usual 80%.

During the month of June, Boeing received almost $600 million in defense and services contracts marking a month-over-month as well as a year-over-year decline. Noteworthy is that while year-to-date contracts awards fell >$40B to $7.3B, obligated funds have been in line with last year. We don't quite know how much of those obligated funds Boeing keeps and how much is distributed among suppliers, but for Boeing having these funds come in is important given the state of the commercial aircraft industry. Just like last month, the order inflow wasn't carried by the United States to infuse Boeing with cash.

Important to realize is that just like with the commercial aircraft business, defense and associated services have contract time frames spanning multiple years and generally revenues also will be recognized over that time frame. So, the contract awards we are seeing now do not translate directly into revenues nor do they actually offset the declines at Boeing Commercial Airplanes contrary to what many believe.

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Are we doing our real #WFH lives right? – Deccan Herald

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These days, I cant make out where one activity ends and the next begins. There are mornings when I am stuck between a sink of unwashed dishes, an article that requires editing on the double and a homework submission that is not even mine to finish. I feel like Ive fallen headlong into one long, unbroken activity with neither beginning nor end.

In the initial days of this new mode of existence, my brain very presciently read the hashtag #WFH as #WTF. Now, of course, Ive become an expert at asking friends and acquaintances if they, too, are working from home or simply, WFH.Only, its not very clear to me, and it seems to those I am enquiring after, what this now commonplace term really signifies.

If we turn to the media, we have to be mostly content with advice on the right daily routines or the right furniture to achieve that perfect #WFH life. Online clothes retailers, Ive realised lately, are one step ahead. There are now whole #WFH lines that you can order to wear to that all-important, ten-thousandth Zoom call.

Then, there is a glut of material warning us about the mental health impact of #WFH during these lockdowns and after. Although some of it has the merit of being well-intentioned, its largely uninspiring stuff. Youll sooner find me outdoors in a crowded market area than browsing the internet for tips on how to maintain my mental wellness at this time. I suspect that many like me are unconvinced about mental health being just another internet keyword that can be maxed with listicles about what to do and what to avoid. All the same, it is becoming clearer that all of us need to process what has been happening over the past few months.

As lockdown has progressed into unlock, I sense that there are many more people who are feeling cut-off from themselves. Older people, for whom the act of going to the neighbourhood shop was never just that, want a breather. Every new extension of local containment measures seems to sap their spirits a little more. Children of all ages, but especially those for whom hanging out with friends is the most crucial aspect of their lives at this stage, are unable to understand why things cant get back to normal. Those who are constantly on, whether working or doing something else, find themselves hostage to mind-numbing information loops that cant be turned off.

For many, it may seem to crush their aliveness. Ive caught myself feeling something close to total indifference towards all and everythingon more than one occasion these past few weeks.

With no clear end to the epidemic in sight, it is becoming apparent that the work of tending to our deeper emotional needs is something that each of us must undertake in earnest. I am not speaking here of people who might need help to manage existing mental health conditions or even emerging ones. These need to be looked at by doctors and professionals in the field.

For many, there is the work of asking what it means to be really home and safe. To reflect upon what we mean when we speak of a home. While there is the physical structure and a place where we can shelter in place, what we are also talking about is a refuge. A sense of emotional security that was hopefully built up while being brought up by people who cared for us. Despite the widespread prevalence of the infection and the fear that we, or our loved ones, could be affected, are we able to locate an anchoring place, a home, from where we can operate on a day-to-day basis?

It seems to me this is what really #WorkFromHome means right now. This task of locating our homes and working from there is as important as, say, attending the next Hangout meeting or catching an upcoming deadline. As for me, Ive found that I can cut through my lack of interest by doing what I love best -- writing in my journal.

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Trying to do the best I can in this situation: Sourav Ganguly on difficulties running BCCI amid Covid-19 crisis – India Today

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Running the richest cricket board amid a global pandemic has been one of the toughest challenges in BCCI president Sourav Ganguly's life as an administrator but the former India captain is no stranger to dealing with ups and downs in life which is why he has accepted the current situation and working around the problem to make sure that Indian cricket doesn't suffer.

Ganguly was appointed the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in October last year and his tenure will end in September this year. But so far, 4 months out of his 8-month tenure have been hit by the coronavirus crisis.

Whether he will get an extension or not still remains uncertain. Rumours are also doing the rounds about Ganguly looking to run for the president's post in the International Cricket Council.

Talking about his tenure so far in the BCCI, president Sourav Ganguly said he has accepted the situation and doing his best to keep everything on track for Indian cricket amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

"This is unreal. For 4 months we havent been to the officie in Mumbai. This is my 7th or 8th month as BCCI president out of which 4 months have been taken away by Covid.

"So we have been working on video conferencing but thats what it is. I cant change it. I have to accept it and try and do the best I can in this situation.

"I dont know whether we will get an extension or not. If we dont, we dont, I move on to something else. At the moment, the last 8 months as BCCI president, 4 months I have been sitting at home," Ganguly said on the latest episode of India Today Inspiration.

International cricket finally resumed after 117 days with England hosting the West Indies in a 3-match Test series. Other sports like football, tennis and Formula One restarted before that. With things slowly resuming, Ganguly sees light at the end of the tunnel with sport coming back elsewhere.

"I can see light (at the end of the tunnel). All of us want to see light, because we want to get out this and see normal lives back where we can hug each other, shake hands with other without being scared, sit next to each other without being scared. Sports has started, football has started, tennis has started which is good because life cant wait.

"Having said that, the fear is a bit more than what more than what it was in March and April. The numbers are a bit more than what it was in March-April, especially in India.

"This is a unique country, so from that point of view, as much I am optimistic, my optimism comes with a little bit of fear. I go to the office to work. I am scared. Fifty percent of the people I work with have been told to work from home. I still have 3 or 4 people who are working who are still scared. I am exposed, my people are exposed.

"My brother works, my brother runs all our factories. He is the most exposed. All of us are exposed. The problem is there is not one person who is not exposed and knows how not to get exposed," Ganguly said.

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Readers’ Views: Column a refreshing take on issue of free speech – The Mercury

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Thank you for publishing Its time to start resisting the crusade to erase history.

This column by Christine Flowers reflects the opinion of many, and it comes at a time when many in positions of influence are afraid to express it.

Were told that violence is peaceful, the flag is racist, our anthem is racist, everything must be erased from history, police deliberately look to kill blacks, politicians suck up to thugs and vandals and the list of absurdities goes on. And politicians and people with influence embrace it. The media reports all this in a favorable light, so it is refreshing to see an article with some sanity.

I am grateful to Flowers for writing it, and I urge her to continue to write on the anti-Orwellian philosophy she expressed. I hope we see more of this.

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A pro-democracy group involved in selecting candidates for upcoming local elections was raided by police just hours after it published a poll showing that over 60% of residents no longer believe Hong Kong is a free city.

The offices of the Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI) in Wong Chuk Hang were raided on Friday night, hours before pro-democracy primaries are scheduled to take place and which PORI is helping to organize.

A live stream of the incident showed police officers entering the offices with a warrant and after searching the office and seizing computers. No arrests were made.

However, the organization was charged with the dishonest use of a computer, a piece of legislation that was originally conceived to apply to cyber fraud and hacking but has been broadened by the Hong Kong government to become a catchall.

It carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

The police told reporters that the raid was sparked by a complaint from a member of the public who claimed PORI was the source of a recent leak of personal information relating to police officers, Stand New reported.

But many pro-democracy activists on social media linked the raid to the draconian national security law that came into force last week and which gives the police sweeping new powers to crack down on those who undermine Beijings rule.

Hours before the raid, PORI had published a survey on peoples opinions of Hong Kong since the new law came into force. The results show that 61% of residents believe Hong Kong is no longer a free city, while just 32% believe it still is.

The raid also comes 24-hours after Hong Kongs constitutional affairs minister warned that the upcoming primary election may violate the new national security law. Those who have organized, planned, or participated in the primary election should be wary and avoid carelessly violating the law, Erick Tsang said.

PORI is set to be a co-organizer of this weekends primaries which are designed to select pro-democracy candidates to run in Septembers legislative election.

Following the raid, PORI's deputy head emphasizes that the pro-democracy primary will still go ahead as planned and the police raid should not affect PORI's technical ability to carry out the vote.

Beijing has repeatedly warned about the threat posed by pro-democracy candidates winning over 50% of the seats in Septembers elections, a warning given added impetus when pro-democracy candidates won over 80% of seats in last Novembers District Council elections.

Following the raid, another organizer of this weekends ballot, Benny Tai, said that Friday nights incidents show that the primaries were now more important than ever.

In a time when people are accused of violating the national security law for holding blank pieces of paper, we must not be intimidated but insist on living in reality, Tai said in a statement on Facebook according to a translation from activist Kong Tsung Gan As long as there are many people who are not intimidated and insist on using the referendum to refute lies, we can still see a little light in this dark age and continue the spirit of resistance.

Cover: Police officers walk past a plaque outside the Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region after its official inauguration on July 8, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. China opened their new office to supervise and guide the local government's enforcement of the new national security law. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

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Thank you for publishing Its time to start resisting the crusade to erase history (June 20).

This column by Christine Flowers reflects the opinion of many, and it comes at a time when many in positions of influence are afraid to express it.

Were told that violence is peaceful, the flag is racist, our anthem is racist, everything must be erased from history, police deliberately look to kill blacks, politicians suck up to thugs and vandals and the list of absurdities goes on. And politicians and people with influence embrace it. The media reports all this in a favorable light, so it is refreshing to see an article with some sanity.

I am grateful to Flowers for writing it, and I urge her to continue to write on the anti-Orwellian philosophy she expressed. I hope we see more of this.

Joe Kolenda

Amity Township

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Torrence, Johnson, Line and Krawiec Lead the Way as NHRA Returns – Autoweek

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Two-time Mello Yello champ Steve Torrence earned the top spot in Top Fuel for the 25th time in his career, thanks to a solid 3.779 blast in his Capco Contractors dragster during Saturdays second qualifying session at the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals. Torrence managed to outrun all of his competitors, and a late afternoon thunderstorm, to claim the green low qualifier hat.

Torrence, who was the low qualifier five times last year and started from the No. 2 spot in his most recent appearance in Phoenix five months ago, will face off with Luigi Novelli in Sundays opening round. Clay Millican and points leader Doug Kalitta entered the final session in the No. 1 and No. 3 spots, respectively, but did not get a chance to improve before the rain hit.

One of the highlights of the Indy race has been the return of eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher after a two-year layoff. Schumacher, driving a Global Electronic Technology branded dragster, landed in the No. 7 spot with a 3.877 and will be paired with DSR teammate Leah Pritchett on Sunday morning.

Tommy Johnson Jr., winner of the most recent NHRA event in Phoenix nearly five months ago, qualified No. 4 at the first two events and is the qualifying leader in Funny Car after opening Saturdays action with a 3.983 in his MD Anderson Cancer Center Dodge. Johnson did not improve in the second session, but his 4.122 provided a competitive baseline heading into Sundays final eliminations. Johnson has the top spot for the 19th time in his career, but his reward for the top spot will be a round one matchup against his DSR teammate, Ron Capps.

To be able to carry that momentum from Phoenix into this race and not miss a beat is great, said Johnson. It looks good. Weve had a really good race car and it continues to be. Its going to be a tough day tomorrow because conditions are going to be so much different but its good to know we have a good baseline and well go from there. Testing on Friday was so valuable, you cant put a price on it. We probably wouldnt have qualified if we hadnt tested, because we had issues with our new body. We also found a problem with one of our controllers for the clutch and the fuel system. To find those issues on Friday and come out and run so good on Saturday just shows you that we needed a couple of runs to work everything out after being off for four months.

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Jonnie Lindberg entered as a substitute driver in the Motorcraft Ford while Bob Tasca III continues his recovery from a bout with COVID-19. He has an excellent shot to score points for his new team with a pair of solid runs, including a second-best 3.987 and a 4.032. Lindberg has appeared in four final rounds in his nitro career but has yet to win a Wally as a professional. Hell face Bob Bode in Sunday mornings opening round.

Current points leader Fast Jack Beckman was in danger of missing the field for just the eighth time in 327 starts but the Infinite Hero team rallied with a competitive 4.050 run to move into the top half of the field. Beckmans heroics relegated Jim Campbell and Terry Haddock to the outside of the 16-car field.

A mechanical malfunction prevented Jason Line from making his second run during Pro Stock qualifying, but the Summit driver needed just one run to secure the top spot for the 56th time in his career. Line, who opened his 2020 campaign with a runner-up at the Winternationals and a semifinal in Phoenix, kept that momentum going with a 6.626 that was not bettered by any of the other 21 Pro Stock drivers on the ground at Lucas Oil Raceway Indianapolis. Five-time champion Jeg Coughlin Jr., who, like Line, has announced this as his final season as a full-time Pro Stock driver, earned the No. 2 spot with a 6.635, while reigning champ Erica Enders also racked up a few bonus points with a third-best 6.637.

I finally shifted right, Line joked. Actually, I have to give Greg [Anderson] the credit for that because he worked way harder than I did, said Line. Obviously this is a strange time and none of us really knows how to handle it. We just did the best we could. Were much better than we were when we left off from [testing in March]. I made a good run. Of course we didnt get to make two but we got it fixed and were ready for tomorrow.

The battle for the final spots in the Pro Stock field was a seesaw battle, with the bump spot changing hands several times before Alan Prusiensky finally secured his spot in the field with a 6.700 in his Hemi-powered Dodge. Rookie drivers Kyle Koretsky and Troy Coughlin Jr. made the field with runs of 6.66 and 6.67, respectively, while fellow debutante Mason McGaha just missed with a 6.706 best in his Harlow Sammons Camaro. The new two-qualifying session format helped make for a few intriguing round one match-ups, including a battle between world champs Enders and Bo Butner.

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In the first event of the season for Pro Stock Motorcycle racers, Eddie Krawiec picked up the 47th low qualifier award of his career with a 6.897 on his Screamin Eagle Harley-Davidson FXDR. Krawiec, who also sits on 47 career wins, held off a late charge by three-time world champion Matt Smith to claim the top spot. Krawiec last led a Pro Stock Motorcycle field at the 2019 Norwalk event more than a year ago. He will be paired with David Barron in Sundays opening round.

Its great to be back to racing, said Krawiec. To come out the way we have today I believe the downtime efforts are showing. We just need to shift focus to race day now and keep the bikes running consistently and fast each round.

Krawiecs teammate, reigning champ Andrew Hines, finished as the No. 3 rider in the field and Scotty Pollacheck is fourth on his Strutmasters.com EBR. One of the most intriguing matchups of the first round will feature No. 6 qualifier Angie Smith against the White Alligator Suzuki of Jerry Savoie, who qualified in the bottom half of the field with an 11th quickest 7.054.

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NHRA E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway Brownsburg, Ind. Sundays first round pairings

TOP FUEL

1. Steve Torrence, 3.779 seconds, 321.19 mph vs. 16. Luigi Novelli, 8.836, 91.78; 2. Doug Kalitta, 3.804, 316.30 vs. 15. Lex Joon, 5.221, 135.63; 3. Terry McMillen, 3.812, 316.75 vs. 14. Antron Brown, 4.397, 185.82; 4. Billy Torrence, 3.859, 316.08 vs. 13. Terry Totten, 4.286, 203.12; 5. T.J. Zizzo, 3.862, 310.41 vs. 12. Cory McClenathan, 4.120, 228.58; 6. Clay Millican, 3.866, 314.02 vs. 11. Doug Foley, 3.999, 268.28; 7. Tony Schumacher, 3.877, 292.90 vs. 10. Leah Pruett, 3.934, 306.33; 8. Shawn Langdon, 3.919, 314.02 vs. 9. Justin Ashley, 3.922, 270.64. Did Not Qualify: 17. Kyle Wurtzel, broke.

FUNNY CAR

1. Tommy Johnson Jr., Dodge Charger, 3.983, 317.72 vs. 16. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.555, 184.70; 2. Jonnie Lindberg, Ford Mustang, 3.987, 318.24 vs. 15. Bob Bode, Mustang, 4.436, 221.74; 3. Jack Beckman, Charger, 4.050, 298.47 vs. 14. Mike McIntire, Toyota Camry, 4.425, 199.11; 4. J.R. Todd, Camry, 4.056, 282.95 vs. 13. Alex Miladinovich, Camry, 4.382, 246.53; 5. Alexis DeJoria, Camry, 4.083, 310.48 vs. 12. Dale Creasy Jr., Charger, 4.317, 235.43; 6. Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.090, 289.07 vs. 11. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.194, 256.80; 7. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 4.097, 304.53 vs. 10. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.168, 254.47; 8. Paul Lee, Charger, 4.110, 267.80 vs. 9. Blake Alexander, Mustang, 4.146, 259.36. Did Not Qualify: 17. Jim Campbell, 4.905, 167.72; 18. Terry Haddock, 5.073, 153.51.

PRO STOCK

1. Jason Line, Chevy Camaro, 6.626, 206.10 vs. 16. Alan Prusiensky, Dodge Dart, 6.700, 205.10; 2. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.635, 206.89 vs. 15. Bruno Massel, Camaro, 6.692, 206.64; 3. Erica Enders, Camaro, 6.637, 206.86 vs. 14. Bo Butner, Camaro, 6.684, 205.72; 4. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.638, 206.70 vs. 13. Troy Coughlin Jr., Ford Mustang, 6.678, 206.16; 5. Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.642, 206.29 vs. 12. Val Smeland, Camaro, 6.677, 206.51; 6. Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.653, 206.61 vs. 11. Kyle Koretsky, Camaro, 6.662, 205.60; 7. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.654, 206.95 vs. 10. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.661, 206.92; 8. Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 6.658, 205.94 vs. 9. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.660, 207.05. Did Not Qualify: 17. Mason McGaha, 6.706, 206.39; 18. Fernando Cuadra Jr., 6.721, 204.32; 19. Cristian Cuadra, 6.728, 204.60; 20. John Gaydosh Jr, 6.737, 205.01; 21. Fernando Cuadra, 7.888, 130.00.

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Ascension Wisconsin Spirit 2 Helicopter to discontinue operations – WAOW

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WOODRUFF, Wis. (WAOW) -- Ascension Wisconsin is announcing adjustments to its air medical transprot operations in northern Wisconsin.

The adjustments include the discontinuation of service of the Spirit 2 Helicopter based at Howard Young Medical Center by the end of 2020, and the sunset of an operational agreement at the end of August for Spirit 3.

There are many changing dynamics in the delivery of healthcare services in the region that created the need for these difficult decisions, said Stewart Watson, M.D., Vice President-Clinical, North Region, Ascension Wisconsin.

Watson says those dynamics include the current landscape of medical transportation services available in central and northern Wisconsin, the ongoing realignment of healthcare facilities in the region and patient volumes. Spirit conducted an extensive review of its operations thatfocused on past, present and predicted patient volumes and transportation needs.

Our review concluded that our air medical transport needs would be best met with a single helicopter strategically placed at the Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) at Mosinee, said Watson.

Spirit will maintain a critical care ground base and resources for transport out of Woodruff from Howard Young Medical Center. Other Spirit ground bases are in Rhinelander, Weston and Stevens Point.

The response time with Spirit 1 from CWA to the Northwoods is consistent with the average time to diagnose and stabilize most patients in the emergency room prior to being ready to transport, said Ted Ryan, Director, Ascension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transport. We will leverage the full resources of our dispatch center and the talents of our dedicated associates to continue to manage our patient transport needs safely and effectively."

Ryan states that an effort will be made to transition affected Spirit associates into current open positions within Ascension Wisconsin.

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MILWAUKEE A group of Wisconsins brave nurses are heading to battle COVID-19 on another front line: Deep in the heart of Texas.

The group was sent off Sunday at General Mitchell International Airport to help in Travis County, Texas. The area, which holds Texas capital city Austin, has eclipsed 11,000 cases this past week.

Nurses gathered in a small prayer circle before taking flight.

Its kind of been a whirlwind. It kind of came up quickly, said Lisa Knigge, a respiratory therapist at Ascension St. Josephs.

Colleen Henley, an Intensive Care Unit specialist said she is anxious and nervous about the big assignment.

I didnt sleep last night. Im excited for the opportunity, Henley said.

The group will be helping out in many ways, as part of a greater 20-person team. Each person volunteered to go.

This week, there was a call for help and I put a call out to the state and asked... lets start with volunteers, Heather Schimmers, Chief Nursing Officer of Ascension Wisconsin said.

Kathleen Henley, Colleens mother, dropped off her daughter. Kathleen is also a nurse in the Ascension network.

Very proud. Im very proud of her, Kathleen Henley said.

The team is expected to return to the Milwaukee area in the next two weeks.

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Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta, who holds one of five seats on the statewide body that governs utility providers, railroads and other public services in Louisiana, will be the featured speaker at the July Ascension GOP Roundtable, sponsored by Ascension Republican Women.

The Roundtable starts at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 16 at the Clarion Inn, 1500 W. La. 30 in Gonzales.

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Skrmetta, who is a lifelong resident of south Louisiana and a graduate of LSU, Southern University and Tulane University Law Schools, has a masters degree in maritime law and has attended the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. He is the Louisiana co-chairman for the Trump Reelection Campaign.

Again this year, ARW is coordinating with Volunteer Ascension to provide school supplies for Ascension schools. Members and guests are asked to bring school supplies to the meeting.

Cost for the lunch is $22. Reservations are requested. RSVP to (225) 921-5187 or email ARWrUS@aol.com.

Ochsner Healths community testing has resulted in over 25,000 coronavirus swabs performed at sites across Louisiana. In the Capital Area, locations are secured in cooperation with government officials and focus on testing near local hot spots and/or under-tested areas.

Testing is open to Louisiana residents, age 2 and older. Doctors orders are not required. People coming for testing are required to bring a picture ID and insurance card, if applicable. There are no out-of-pocket costs for those seeking a test and no one will be turned away based on their insurance status. For questions about community testing, visit ochsner.org/testing.

Testing will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 9 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at River Parishes Community College

925 W. Edenborne Parkway, Gonzales.

Saturday is election day.

Polls will open Saturday for the Presidential Preference Primary. This is a closed party primary election, which means that only Democrats and Republicans can vote. If you are registered as any other party or no party, you are not eligible to vote in this election.

Voters may view their specific ballots at geauxvote.com or the Louisiana secretary of states Geauxvote app.

Bridget Hanna, Clerk of Court for Ascension Parish, has announced the dates for qualifying as a candidate for the Nov. 3, election. Qualifying will be held on July 22, 23 and 24, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Clerks Office located at 815 E. Worthey St., Gonzales, or 300 Houmas St., Donaldsonville.

Qualifying will be held for the following offices: 23rd Judicial District Judges, 23rd Judicial District Attorney, Justices of the Peace, Constables, Mayor, City of Donaldsonville, Council Members, City of Donaldsonville, Mayor, City of Gonzales, Chief of Police, City of Gonzales, and Council Members, City of Gonzales.

The cost for qualifying for each office is listed at http://www.ascensionclerk.com. Fees are payable in cash, cashiers check, or money order to the Ascension Parish Clerk of Court.

For information, call the clerks office at (225) 473-9866 or (225) 621-8400, ext. 223.

Join the Ascension Parish Library for the Basics of Backyard Beekeeping virtual presentation to be provided on Wednesday, July 22, at 6 p.m. using Zoom. Join Chairity Waugh to learn all about backyard beekeeping. Waugh will discuss things to consider before getting the bees, the basic beekeeping equipment, basic information about bees including their lifecycle, how to acquire bees, basic tips for inspecting a beehive, and nectar plants in Louisiana.

To learn more on how to become a successful beekeeper, register for this virtual Zoom presentation by calling Gonzales (225) 647-3955, Galvez (225) 622-3955, Dutchtown (225) 673-8699, or Donaldsonville (225) 473-8052. Once registered, the library will send an email with meeting information for the scheduled session. To join the live session, you will need the Meeting Room ID from email, or you can click on the direct link found in your email.

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Remember Viktor & Konnor, former NXT Tag champs The Ascension? Their main roster run started bad when D-X, the APA, and the New Age Outlaws clowned them at Raw Reunion. They got a win over Road Dogg & Billy Gunn, but it never really got better. It did allow them to show off their comedic chops on Breezangos Fashion Files, though! So... that was cool.

The duo were released by WWE back in December 2019, and worked a handful of indie shows as Big Kon & Vik in the small window between their non-competes expiring and the pandemic shutting everything down. They never got a chance to unveil a new team name though.

Until last week, when they revealed their new name to WrestleZone, along with a rejected idea.

Vik: We just got our new name basically, thankfully enough. We were going to use FKA for the time being just because we liked that. We knew everybody just knew us as The Ascension for the longest time, and to jump off [of that], we couldnt really figure it out for a while. Wed been talking back and forth so much, going through all of these other ideas and it kinda got presented to us the other week via interview do you want to tell him?

Big Kon: The Awakening. Its like its the next step up from The Ascension. Its still got that connection so the fans can understand it and its something that Vik and I think is badass regardless.

FKA - as in formerly known as - is pretty funny. But its not super marketable, and there are already a couple guys doing the ambiguous acronym gimmick over at AEW.

The Awakening works for the reasons FKA Konnor describes, though. Sounds like a winner.

Now lets talk about Big Kon...

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25-year agreement with Central Michigan University and 2 hospitals aims to keep medical graduates in the regi – mlive.com

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MOUNT PLEASANT, MI - Central Michigan University has signed a 25-year agreement with Covenant HealthCare and Ascension St. Marys hospitals reaffirming their shared commitment to graduate medical education.

CMU recently announced the commitment, which will provide a framework for future resident education and increase the health care capacity of the Great Lakes Bay Region. Dr. George Kikano, CMUs vice president for Health Affairs and dean of the College of Medicine, stated that the commitment ensures residents will learn from highly trained medical professionals while serving Saginaw and 14 other counties.

The CMU College of Medicine is one of six Michigan medical schools with full accreditation, according to CMU. All students who are preparing to become a medical doctor must complete a residency. Students at CMU can complete residencies in emergency medicine, family medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatric medicine and surgery or psychiatry.

CMU works with 60 faculty-physicians who are employed by CMU Medical Education Partners, CMU stated. These individuals are considered CMU College of Medicine faculty members. The 25-year agreement will allow more CMU residents to be placed within the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Dr. Samuel Shaheen, executive director of CMU Medical Education Partners, stated that around two-thirds of doctors opt to continue practicing medicine in the area where they competed their residencies. As such, the extended agreement with Covenant and Ascension may keep more CMU students in the Great Lakes Bay Region after graduation.

This agreement provides a vision for comprehensive educational programs that will enhance medical services and public health initiatives while providing a pipeline of physicians for the region, Shaheen stated.

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