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As is my right and privilege, I want to write an entire newsletter off the back of a single sentence I read in a BBC Futures article several months ago.

The article was this one: Apparently, its the next big thing. What is the metaverse? Its about (obviously) the metaverse: the idea of a virtual-reality internet where we all walk around inside a 3D world and have meetings and so on.

And the line that caught my interest was: Hype about digital worlds and augmented reality pops up every few years, but usually dies away.

This is the sort of thing that might end me up in Pseuds Corner, but: Scottish philosopher David Hume would have loved that sentence.

Hume pointed out (Im writing this from dusty memories of philosophy seminars in the early 2000s, so it wont be perfect, but I think its basically about right) that we never see one thing cause another thing. We see a thing, and then we see the next thing, and we infer cause. We see a billiard ball hit another billiard ball, and we see the other billiard ball move, but we never see one thing cause the other.

So how do we decide what causes what? For Hume, we have to use induction: if every time we see Event A, it is followed by Event B, but if we dont see Event A we dont see Event B, then we can start to think that A causes B.

But theres a problem with induction. Philosophers loved to prove stuff. All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; ergo Socrates is mortal, that sort of thing. All bachelors are unmarried. No power of two is divisible by three. These things are logical truths: If you accept the premises, you cant help but accept the conclusion.

That doesnt work with induction, though. You see the sun rise a thousand times, but you can never logically prove that it will rise tomorrow. The turkey notices that the farmer feeds him 364 days in a row, and is thus taken entirely by surprise on the 365th, when the farmer slaughters him and roasts him for Christmas.

Hume points out that you can only think of inductive reasoning in terms of probability. I think its likely that the sun will come up tomorrow: but I cant prove it, in mathematical/formal Aristotelian logic terms.

OK, so the metaverse. Hype about digital worlds and augmented reality pops up every few years, but usually dies away.

Every time you have seen the sun rise in the past, its risen the next day too. Every time the farmer fed the turkey, he fed it the next day too. Every time hype about virtual reality pops up, it dies away. But can you actually draw any conclusions from those things? After all, if you said The sun has always come up before, ergo I predict it will come up tomorrow, youd be making a correct prediction. If you said The farmer has always fed me before, ergo hell feed me tomorrow, youd be wrong (eventually, but importantly). Is Tech hype has always faded away before, ergo itll fade away again like the sun, or like the turkey?

Well, lets look at some other things. Video-calling technology is the obvious example. There was hype about that every few years. I learn from Wikipedia that it was first mooted in the 1870s, basically immediately after the invention of the telephone. The German Reich had closed-circuit television technology which allowed video calls in 1936. In the 70s AT&T released the Picturephone to great fanfare. In the 90s it started to work over the internet.

There have been various waves of hype about it. And each one died away, because the tech wasnt quite there, or it was too expensive, or not enough people had the kit to make it work. And you could reasonably have drawn the conclusion Hype about video-telephones pops up every few years, but usually dies away. And then the pandemic happened and suddenly a large percentage of us are doing it every day. No one is ever going to talk about video-calling hype again, because its just something we do and itd be weird to hype it in the same way itd be weird to hype, I dunno, bookshelves. Its just a technology that we have and that works and that is useful.

On the other hand, 3D glasses. Everyone thought that was the future of cinema, and then it died away, and then it came back (Avatar!) and then there was that brief 3D television thing, and that died away. And I dont think thats a product of the tech not being there polarised glasses are cheap, using two cameras instead of one isnt exactly ground-breaking stuff I think its that its basically a novelty, and the inconvenience and discomfort of having to wear the silly glasses outweigh the gains to your Viewing Experience of seeing things in 3D. Sometimes hype cycles really are just hype cycles.

Whats the difference between video-conferencing and 3D glasses? Whats the difference between the sun rising and the farmer killing the turkey?

The fundamental difference is one of theory. We have a really good theory to explain why we should predict the sun to rise tomorrow: Newtonian physics (we can do even better if we use relativity, but Newtons laws are fine). You predict that the sun will rise tomorrow because your theory says that the Earth spins on its axis once every 24 hours. That theory predicts lots of previous data, makes sense in the light of other theories, and generally seems pretty sound. Predicting that the sun wont rise tomorrow would mean rewriting a lot of what we think we know about the universe.

Whereas whats the turkeys theory for why the farmer is feeding him? Because he loves me and wants me to be happy, maybe, which is nice, but there are lots of equally plausible theories that could explain the data just as well.

The point is that you cant just look at the fact that there have been hype cycles and say from that that the thing will never happen. There have been AI winters before times when AI research stopped being fashionable, and funding into it slowed but I dont think there will be any more, because now AI is making people money. Theres a current hype cycle around fusion power, and maybe itll die away like the last several (fusion is 30 years away and always will be), but maybe one day itll just become profitable. [This thing] is coming and itll change the world will always be wrong every single time until its right.

So you need to look at the theory behind it and decide as best you can, not just on the hype cycle, whether you think its likely.

This isnt just true of new technology, by the way. Its true of disasters as well (every warning of an apocalypse will be false apart from one). Experts told us swine flu/bird flu/SARS/MERS would be a devastating global pandemic, and they were wrong every time, so we dont need to worry about this novel coronavirus.

There are various up-and-coming technologies that get repeatedly hyped and then die away again. Artificial general intelligence: people have thought that was on its way many times. Fusion energy. Life extension. Space colonies. Virtual reality.

For what its worth, I think true artificial intelligence and fusion energy probably will happen in the next few decades nature has proved theyre both possible (you can make an intelligent being out of neurons, you can make a fusion reactor in a star), obvious progress has been made towards them, and crucially people will be able to make lots of money out of both of them.

(Cheap energy is obviously valuable; really, really clever machines that can do exactly what you ask of them will have an incredibly wide array of uses if we manage to stop them from killing us all.)

Life extension seems to be plausible and, lets face it, rich people will pay for it once its available but super expensive, so I suspect theres a good chance of that happening. Space colonies are not likely to be profitable, but the worlds two richest people are interested in them and keep pushing money into technology that could make it happen, so I can see how that might happen.

And the metaverse I dont know. It always seems like a pain in the arse to me. The headsets are uncomfortable and I dont know if most of the use cases (conferencing etc) are so much better than a Zoom call that itd make it worthwhile. Maybe theyll get less clunky over time, but its pretty unlikely theyll ever get less clunky than a pair of 3D glasses. But Mark Zuckerberg obviously thinks its worth betting heavily on, and hes probably looked into it more closely than me.

But you cant know any of that just from looking at whether the hype has come and gone in the past. We do that too often. The climate has always changed! [So we shouldnt worry about it changing now.] Fusion is 30 years away and always will be! [So its not coming soon.]

Instead you have to actually look at the details. Its not enough to say that the farmer feeds you every day, so he always will. Sometimes Christmas happens.

Why do so many people believe things that are patently untrue? The point of believing things, surely, is to help us navigate the world: if there is a big hole in the ground in front of us, it is useful to believe that there is a big hole in the ground in front of us, so that we dont fall into it and break our legs. But lots of us all of us, probably believe things that are clearly untrue. A few that are probably relatively uncontroversial among Geek Week readers: astrology can predict your future; vaccines cause autism; there was a paedophile conspiracy involving Hillary Clinton run out of a Washington pizza restaurant.

(I dont know which of my beliefs are clearly untrue if I did Id stop believing them but it seems overwhelmingly likely that some of them are.)

Kevin Simler makes the case that beliefs have several roles. Some beliefs help us navigate the world. But others help us maintain social standing. Whether or not I believe in climate change will have very little effect on the actual outcomes of climate change, but it will have a huge effect on my ability to enjoy nice dinner parties in north London (or chats with rural Republicans in the American Midwest). He compares it to employees in a company in a corrupt, nepotistic town:

Consider the case of Acme Corp, a property development firm in a small town called Nepotsville. The unwritten rule of doing business in Nepotsville is that companies are expected to hire the city councils friends and family members. Companies that make these strategic hires end up getting their permits approved and winning contracts from the city. Meanwhile, companies that refuse to play ball find themselves getting sued, smeared in the local papers, and shut out of new business.

In this environment, Acme faces two kinds of incentives, one pragmatic and one political. First, like any business, it needs to complete projects on time and under budget. And in order to do that, it needs to act like a meritocracy, that is, by hiring qualified workers, monitoring their performance, and firing those who dont pull their weight. But at the same time, Acme also needs to appease the city council. And thus it needs to engage in a little cronyism, that is, by hiring workers who happen to be well-connected to the city council (even if theyre unqualified) and preventing those crony workers from being fired (even when they do shoddy work).

It might make sense to hire the mayors useless nephew, even though you know he wont pull his weight, because it will make your companys life easier. By comparison, it might make sense to believe things that arent true, as a signal that youre part of Team We Believe That Stuff. Sometimes those beliefs will actually be true.

Ive used relatively uncontroversial examples above. But I bet you could think of more mainstream beliefs that are clearly untrue (I cant face the row). And the real trick is to try to work out which of your own beliefs are held at least partly for crony reasons, because its just not plausible that there arent any.

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By Susan Collins-SmithMSU Extension Service

RAYMOND, Miss. When temperatures rise, its not just humans who need to take precautions.

Heat stress is just as serious and life threatening for pets as it is for humans.

While both dogs and cats can get too hot, dogs are more susceptible to overheating, heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Humans sweat to cool off, but dogs dont, said Carla Huston, Mississippi State University Extension veterinarian and professor with the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine. Dogs cool themselves by panting and drinking water. They have a very limited ability to sweat through their noses and foot pads. When the outside temperatures are too warm and they dont have access to adequate shelter and clean water, they can overheat easily.

Warm weather can be too much for dogs even when it does not seem that hot to humans.

Use caution with dogs and limit their outdoor time if they do not have appropriate shade and cool, clean water when the heat index is 80 degrees and above, Huston said.

The following protocols can help keep pets cool when temperatures rise: Provide unlimited access to fresh water and shade. Exercise dogs in the cooler parts of the day. Stay off hot surfaces, such as asphalt, when exercising dogs. Hot surfaces can cause serious burns to their paws. Never leave a pet in a vehicle, even for a short time. Temperatures in vehicles can rise to dangerous levels within minutes. Talk to the pets veterinarian about whether to trim or clip a dogs coat and whether to use sunscreen on the pet. If sunscreen is used, be sure to use products specially formulated for pets. Keep them free of parasites, including fleas, ticks and heartworms. Discuss the appropriate products and dosages with the pets veterinarian.

Heat injuries in pets can range in severity from heat stress, which is the least severe, to heat stroke, which can be very severe and lead to death. Early signs of heat stress in dogs include excessive panting, excessive drooling, anxiousness, restlessness, bright-red gums and unsteadiness. Animals showing signs of heat stress should be kept rested, taken inside or cooled off, and given plenty of water.

The more serious signs of heat stroke can include pale gums, unsteadiness, tacky or dry snout and mouth, vomiting and diarrhea, nonresponse to the owner or commands, and collapse. If dogs experience any of these symptoms, get emergency veterinary care immediately.

In cats, heat stress can cause restless behavior, panting, drooling, moist or sweaty paw pads, and excessive grooming as they try to cool off. Collapse, seizures and death can occur if the cat cannot cool down.

Another summertime danger for dogs is blue-green algae.

Pets should not be allowed to drink from or swim in lakes or ponds that may be contaminated by blue-green algae blooms, which are bacteria called cyanobacteria, Huston said. These algae can be toxic and result in fatal poisoning.

Contaminated water usually has a foul odor, may appear green with a bluish tint and could be covered with thick, slimy algae, she said.

For more information about blue-green algae, other places it can grow, and what to do if a pet is exposed, visit the Pet Poison Helpline website athttps://bit.ly/3AiE5N8and the VCA Animal Hospitals website athttps://bit.ly/3OSgebv.

Treating pets for external parasites will help keep their skin and haircoats healthy and maintain their ability to protect against temperature extremes and other potential injuries. Medications for fleas, ticks and heartworms are just the first step in protecting pets from parasites. Depending on where a family lives, it may also be necessary to treat the yard and other areas that pets frequent to successfully control fleas, ticks and mosquitoes.

Not allowing pets inside the house is the surest way to avoid having fleas inside the house, but not all pet owners favor this method, said Blake Layton, Extension entomologist. Whether or not pets are allowed inside, the first step in flea control is to treat pets with an effective and appropriate on-pet treatment.Good, on-pet flea preventive, combined with frequent cleaning of pet bedding areas, can keep fleas from becoming established in the house or yard, he said.

Extension Publication 2597, Control Fleas on Your Pet, in Your House and in Your Yard has more information about flea biology and flea control methods and products for pets and homes. Find it on the Extension website athttps://bit.ly/2VOUv8D.

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Emily*, 25, and her husband, Rick, are expecting their first child in a few weeks, after having lost previous pregnancies. But rather than this being the most exciting time in their lives, the Forrest County couple is stressed and scared because Emily is unable to receive prenatal care. She recently was let go of her job, losing the familys health insurance.

While eligible for Medicaid, Emily hasnt received approval, yet, meaning she hasnt had the blood tests, ultrasounds, and medical appointments that are a routine standard of care for pregnant women and their unborn babies. Even if she gets approval in these final weeks, Mississippi will cut Emily off from Medicaid 60 days after she gives birth, leaving this new mother without health care.

Unfortunately, Emilys story is that of too many mothers in our state. With about 60% of pregnant women in Mississippi on Medicaid, this 60-day cutoff leaves new mothers without health care at the time theyand their infantsneed it most. This is becoming a matter of life and death. Twice the number of women in Mississippi die following pregnancy than the national average. And its even worse for Black women, who are three times more likely to experience a pregnancy-related death than White women.

But it doesnt have to be this way. At the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we want every child to thrive. That begins with a healthy start in life and ensuring their caregivers also have access to the resources they need, like postpartum care. Many lawmakers agree. Every other state in the Deep South has extended or is in the process of extending Medicaid coverage to 12 months postpartum, recognizing that healthy babies need healthy mothers.

Mississippi lawmakers have the opportunity to protect an entire generation of mothers and children. With more than 80% of maternal health issues arising between two months and a year postpartum, and 37% of maternal deaths occurring more than six weeks after childbirth, Medicaid extension would help all Mississippis children have a healthy start to life by ensuring care for their mothers. And extending Medicaid to new mothers for a year would only cost the state $6 million in the first year.

But theres a greater opportunityand a moral imperativeto do right by our children and families. Many expectant and new mothers only qualify for Medicaid after becoming pregnant, leaving a gap of health coverage for our working poor. Mississippi is one of 12 states that has not taken advantage of federal guidelines allowing Medicaid coverage for people with incomes one-third above the poverty line, cutting off eligibility for a family of three with a monthly income of $476. This means that the working poor earn too much to qualify for Medicaid in Mississippi but cannot afford other health coverage.

Expanding general Medicaid eligibility would provide 230,000 Mississippians with health coverage. It would enable more pregnant women in our state who have pre-existing conditions to get the care required to ensure their baby is born safe and healthy. Mississippi has the nations highest infant mortality and preterm birth rates. Valuing life means ensuring that our children, families and communities can thrive.

Make no mistakeexpanding Medicaid can save lives. But the economic benefits also make it a no-brainer. Business leaders in Mississippi say that expanding Medicaid makes economic sense for the state, reducing state costs by $1.2 billion over five years. It would improve the lives of workers and their families, as more than 60% of people who would be eligible are in a family with at least one worker. Healthier workers mean a healthier Economy.

Expanding Medicaid would create 20,000 new jobs and $14 billion in new economic activity statewide. Medicaid expansion would also ensure continuing medical care in rural areas, where hospitals are closing or in danger of closing because not enough patients are eligible for Medicaid. In 2019, hospitals in the state spent $600 million on uncompensated care. Expanded Medicaid means more preventive and routine healthcare, creating a healthier populace and easing the burdens on emergency rooms.

Mississippi would also gain $1 billion a year in federal funds, as our state receives the highest level of federal Medicaid matching funds of any state in the country. Lets stop leaving billions of dollars on the table.

At the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we want every child and family to thrive, especially here in Mississippi, a priority place for our investments. After the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization, Mississippi lawmakers can affirmatively demonstrate their commitment to valuing life and protecting families like Emilys and that of the working poor. The safety, lives and livelihood of women and their families are in the balance. Its time for Mississippi to act.

*Emilys name has been changed to protect her identity and that of her family.

Editors note: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has provided funding to the Mississippi Free Press, which did not influence publication of this opinion piece.

This MFP Voices essay does not necessarily represent the views of the Mississippi Free Press, its staff or board members. To submit an essay for the MFP Voices section, send up to 1,200 words and factcheck information to [emailprotected] We welcome a wide variety of viewpoints.

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Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 28, 2022) - Moneta Gold Inc. (TSX: ME) (OTCQX: MEAUF) (XETRA: MOP) ("Moneta" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the appointments of key project delivery team members as it advances the preliminary economic assessment ("PEA") study for its 100% owned Tower Gold project ("Project"), located 100 kilometres ("km") east of Timmins, Ontario. The Project hosts consolidated mineral resources of 4.3 million ("M") ounces ("oz") indicated gold ("Au") and 7.5 Moz inferred Au (see May 11, 2022 press release), positioning Moneta as one of the top advanced gold exploration companies in Canada.

Jason Dankowski - Vice President Technical Services & Geology

Mr. Dankowski has over 15 years of experience at major mining companies, focusing on delivery, integration, optimization, and risk mitigation. Most recently, with Appian Capital Advisory, Mr. Dankowski steered and supported the exploration, geology, and mine planning initiatives, and led technical and financial due diligence on potential investment opportunities worldwide. Prior to Appian, Mr. Dankowski was at Nevada Gold Mines, the Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick") and Newmont Corporation ("Newmont") joint venture, as Mineral Resources Manager at the Phoenix Mine, leading the team in ore control, geological modelling, resource and reserve estimation, mine-to-mill reconciliation, strategic mine planning, and near-mine exploration. Before this, Mr. Dankowski was Resource Geology and Growth Lead for De Beers, where he managed the exploration program, resulting in new discoveries and mine life extension at the Gahcho Ku Mine.

Mr. Dankowski is a registered Professional Geologist with an Executive MBA from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University, a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Geological Sciences from the University of Manitoba, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Geostatistics from the University of Alberta.

Mr. Dankowski will be primarily responsible for establishing and implementing the exploration and technical assessment strategy, and in collaboration with the VP Projects, the mine design and development strategy. Additional responsibilities include preparing and updating NI 43-101 technical reporting, including resource estimates, and mining and development plans.

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Gerry Rogers - VP Projects

Mr. Rogers has over 35 years of experience in international mine development, operations, and contract mining with both underground and surface projects. Mr. Rogers was part of the operating team that built the Eskay Creek Mine in Northern British Columbia, Cliffs Mine in the goldfields of Western Australia, and multiple mines in Africa. Moreover, Mr. Rogers has operated over four major mines as the General Manager with a notable focus on safety, unit cost, technology, and volume deliverables. Most recently, Mr. Rogers was Underground Operations Manager at Kinross Gold's Chirano Gold Mines, responsible for operating four underground gold mines and developing two new gold mines.

Mr. Rogers holds a BSc Geological Engineering Degree from the University of Manitoba and is presently a registered Professional Engineer with the Professional Engineers of Ontario.

Mr. Rogers will be primarily responsible for completion of progressive studies, including the PEA, pre-feasibility study ("PFS"), and bankable feasibility study ("BFS"), to bring the Tower Gold project into production.

Stephen McGinn - Director of Field Operations

Mr. McGinn has over 30 years of experience in the field of human resources and health & safety management. Mr. McGinn has worked as VP Human Resources and Health & Safety at Labrador Iron Mines, was VP of Operations of Kivalliq Marine Transportation Services and held senior roles with Dumas Contracting, KLG, and Black and McDonald.

Mr. McGinn holds an Executive Master's Degree in Human Resources Management (MHRM) from York University, Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Law & Sociology) from Laurentian University, and a Law and Security Administration diploma from Cambrian College.

Mr. McGinn will be primarily responsible in the implementation of Moneta's Human Resources and Health & Safety programs and managing the logistical support of the operations. Mr. McGinn will also be responsible for ensuring compliant implemented programs are to Best Industry Standard Practice.

Gary Connor, Moneta's CEO commented, "With over 80 years of combined industry experience, we are very excited to welcome Jason, Gerry, and Stephen to Moneta, further strengthening our project delivery team, as we continue to de-risk Tower Gold and bring it a step closer towards production. We look forward to delivering the PEA which we are currently working on."

About Moneta

Moneta is a Canadian based gold exploration company focussed on advancing its 100% wholly owned Tower Gold project, which currently hosts a gold mineral resource estimate of 4.3 Moz indicated and 7.5 Moz inferred. The Corporation's 2022 drill program is primarily designed to infill and upgrade the resource categories of the mineral resources. An updated PEA study encompassing the entire Tower Gold project is planned to be completed in H2, 2022. Moneta is committed to creating shareholder value through the strategic allocation of capital and a focus on the current resource expansion drilling program, while conducting all business activities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:Gary V. O'Connor, CEO416-357-3319

Linda Armstrong, Investor Relations647-456-9223

The Company's public documents may be accessed at http://www.sedar.com. For further information on the Company, please visit our website at http://www.monetagold.com or email us at info@monetagold.com.

This news release includes certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements, collectively "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are frequently identified by such words as "may", "will", "plan", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend" and similar words referring to future events and results. Forward-looking statements include but are not limited to information with respect to the future performance of the business, its operations and financial performance and condition such as the Corporation's drilling program and the timing and results thereof and the timing of the Corporation's PEA. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties including without limitation the impact of COVID-19 related disruptions in relation to the Corporation's business operations including upon its employees, suppliers, facilities and other stakeholders; uncertainties and risk that have arisen and may arise in relation to travel, and other financial market and social impacts from COVID-19 and responses to COVID 19 and the ability of the Corporation to finance and carry out its anticipated goals and objectives. International conflicts and other geopolitical risks, including war, military action, terrorism, trade and financial sanctions, which have historically led to, and may in the future lead to, uncertainty or volatility in global commodity and financial markets and supply chains; the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the widespread international condemnation has had a significant destabilizing effect on world commodity prices, supply chains, inflation risk, and global economies more broadly, may adversely affect the Corporation's business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Forward-looking statements are based on the current opinions and expectations of management. All forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, fluctuating commodity prices, competitive risks and the availability of financing, as described in more detail in our recent securities filings available at http://www.sedar.com. Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in the forward looking-statements and we caution against placing undue reliance thereon. We assume no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements.

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during the forecast period. Rising incomes have prompted households to increase their budgets and spend more on health and nutrition in addition to necessities such as food. Nutrition bars, in addition to protein supplements, are gaining popularity, particularly in urban areas.

New York, June 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Bone & Joint Health Supplements Market by Type, Distribution Channels, Form, Target Consumers and Region - Global Forecast to 2027" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06288924/?utm_source=GNW According to experts, food/sport supplements are becoming more popular, particularly vegetarians, increasingly feel the need to meet their protein requirements in order to stay healthy.

North America is projected to witness the growth of 7.9% during the forecast period.The bone & joint health supplements market in North America is growing at a CAGR of 7.9% due to the rising awareness related to health trends, the popularity of bone & joint health supplements is witnessing a surge in the region. Insufficient exercise, low vitamin D levels, and inadequate calcium are becoming more widely recognized in modern life. Vitamin D deficiency affects around 70% of children in the United States. Adults have been shown to have a similar level of vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D is found in oily fish such as salmon and swordfish, as well as smaller amounts in tuna and other seafood. Vitamin D is difficult to obtain in sufficient amounts through diet alone. Along with that, insufficient exercise, low vitamin D levels, and inadequate calcium are becoming more widely recognized in modern life. Vitamin D deficiency affects around 70% of children in the United States. Adults have been shown to have a similar level of vitamin D deficiency. More than three-quarters of Americans take nutritional supplements each year, a clear trend that demonstrates the importance of supplementation in their overall health and wellness routines.

The elderly people segment dominated the bone & joint health supplements market by target consumers. It is estimated at USD 5,410.2 million in 2022.It is projected that the elderly people segment by target consumers will witness the highest growth during the forecast period, owing to the increasing aging populations associated with it.Aging gracefully, adopting a healthy lifestyle, staying active are some of the key goals of the majority of the aging population.

As one ages, it becomes a challenge to get the right amount of vitamins and minerals for the body.Fortunately, consumption of bone and joint health supplement fills the gap for such deficiencies.

Many older adults in the United States take one or more bone and joint supplements either as a pill or drink.Popular supplements include some nutrients that are under consumed among older adults, including calcium and vitamins D and calcium.

Among all other vitamins, vitamin D has been consumed at a higher rate. In older adults, vitamin D helps to support skeletal health by building and protecting bones.

Other distributions channels is fastest growing segment. It is projected to grow at 9.2% during forecast period.Others distribution channels includes speciality food stores, convenience stores, direct-to-consumer, fitness institutes, and E-commerce.Many companies and retailers offer online services to facilitate consumers in terms of placing an order as well as delivering the same.

Several one-stop shops are present on the web in easing the purchasing process of the consumers.These online retails also offer a variety of options for a particular bone and joint health supplement product at discounted rates than traditional retail prices to attract more customers.

Since the last decade, the increased frequency of online shopping had created opportunities to enhance the product sales of leading online players as well as for regional domestic e-retailers, such as Wheafree in India and Healthy Supplies Ltd. in the UK.

Break-up of Primaries: By Value chain side: Supply side-59%, Demand side-41% By Designation: CXOs- 31%, Managers- 24%, Executives 45% By Region: Europe - 29%, Asia Pacific 32%, North America - 24%, RoW 15%

Leading players profiled in this report: Bayer AG(Germany) Procter & Gamble (US) Amway (US) Basf SE (Germany) Archer Daniels Midland (US) Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Pfizer (US) Vita Life Sciences Ltd (Australia) Arazo Nutrition (US) Natures Sunshine Products, Inc (US) (France) Glanbia Plc (Ireland) Vitawin(India) Nutramax Laboratories Consumer Care, Inc(US) Simply Supplements(UK) Love Life Supplements(UK) Now Foods(US) Bellavita Healthcare Pvt Ltd(India) Vitaco(New Zealand) Nutravita(UK) Life Extension(US) Pure Encapsulations, LLC (US) Herbs Nutriproducts Pvt. Ltd. (India) Millennium Herbal Care (India)

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Missouri is a solid pro-life state. Over time, legislation has been passed and restrictions implemented which have shut down facilities and made abortion rare, if not illegal, in our state.

I believe most people understand abortion is taking the life of a child and it is wrong. From the Senate side of the General Assembly I can tell you that Republicans will support strong abortion restriction as evidenced by passing the Heartbeat Bill a few years ago; one of the most restrictive in the nation. Missouri Republican state senators support life.

Two years ago a fight erupted in the Missouri senate over the extension of the Federal Reimbursement Allowance, which is a tax levied on hospitals and nursing homes, among others, and is used to draw down about $2 billion. The issue started when an amendment was attached to the proposed extension which was intended to defund Planned Parenthood. Myself, and many Senators, feel that we have already defunded Planned Parenthood to the extent possible. Put simply, there were two opposing opinions on whether that measure would be constitutional by rules implemented and monitored by the Biden administration.

After hours of lecturing and posturing by the amendment sponsor, the advice that Republican Senators received was if this pro-life amendment was attached to the FRA it might be viewed as non responsive to rules for the federal money discussed before, and that money could be clawed back by the federal government. This could mean money already obligated to nursing homes, sheltered workshops, and the like could be withdrawn. Most of these facilities are already operating on a very restricted budget and they are serving a vulnerable population that doesnt have alternative options.

This put Senators between a rock and a hard place. The amendment was introduced and while I voted for it, the measure failed. I believe this was because Senators were unwilling to risk vulnerable populations and had not seen any legal interpretation which would protect them. Hours later the FRA was extended, and I voted for it. MRL apparently wanted that extension to be voted down thus jeopardizing our nursing homes, sheltered workshops, etc. I didnt feel it would be very pro-life for me to endanger Missourians dependent on this federal money. I believe life at any age should be protected.

Missouri Right to Life has decided not to endorse many of the sitting Senators over this issue, myself included. That is their right to endorse who they choose. Yet I feel they have exceeded their mission and have now alienated a large segment of the Missouri Senate. The two issues you can generally count on full support of from me are the protection of life and guns. The explanation MRL gives includes this statement, We refused to accept we need a permission slip from the Biden administration to protect babies within our own state borders and with our own tax money. My response to that would be the current administration does what they want, when they want, and their political goals trump everything else. We see this on a daily basis, and punishing Senators for understanding this and being cognizant of it does not strengthen your cause. In fact, it weakens it, especially when the endorsements dont reflect the pro-life votes of legislators.

Moreover, every single Senator that MRL is not endorsing committed to staying up all night and, if necessary, using the uncommon motion of moving the Previous Question to pass the Heartbeat Bill back in 2019. This is labeled the Nuclear Option and is used in only the most extreme cases. That seems pretty pro-life to me.

State Senator Cindy OLaughlin was sworn into office on Jan. 9, 2019, to serve the residents of Northeast Missouris 18th Senatorial District.

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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) applauded the Biden Administrations extension and expansion of Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) and employment authorization for Liberians who have long called the United States home.

Under the Presidents memorandum, the removal of any Liberian national, or person without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia, who is present in the United States and who was under a grant of DED as of June 30, 2022, as well as any Liberian national, or person without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia, who has been continuously physically present in the United States since May 20, 2017 will be delayed through June 30, 2024.

In their letter to President Biden earlier this year, Senators Reed and Whitehouse and Congressman Cicilline urged the Administration to provide this extension, noting that previous DED extension have been a vital lifeline for the Liberian community and backlogs at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would put those who have already applied for lawful permanent status at risk of having their DED run out before their applications could be processed.

Congress acted in 2019 to provide Liberians with DED status a pathway to citizenship. Todays action by the Biden Administration ensures that people who have built a life here, put down roots, and contributed to our communities have a fair opportunity to apply to become American citizens, said Reed, Whitehouse and Cicilline in a joint statement.

Senator Reed and Congressman Cicilline are the leading sponsors of the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, which became law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92). This created a pathway to citizenship for the thousands of Liberians who have called the U.S. home for years contributing to our workforce, paying taxes, and become integral members of our communities.

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Today, we are back in a world where the U.S. Navy is once again worried about Russian submarines and what they could do to assets on the water and on land. The good news we have tools like the P-8 Orion to deal with such threats. There was during the Cold War the P-3 Orion, which had a similar mission: Anti-submarine warfare capability, or ASW, is one of the U.S. Navys top priorities. After all, adversary submarines such as theRussian Typhoon classand Red ChinasType-093A Shang-II Classpose arguably the deadliest threat toAmerican carriers. To counter the threat of silent submersible stalkers, the Navy continues to use an aerial platform that has served faithfully for over 50 years: the Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion.

Still Going Strong

Though the P-3 Orion is slowly but surely beingreplacedby theBoeing P-8 Poseidonfor ASW work, the transition is far from complete. The older Orion unlike other famous Cold War-era Navy warplanes such as theF-14 Tomcat, A-6 Intruder, and A-7 Corsair IIhas definitely not been retired yet. The P-3 iscurrently being usedby two Navy Reserve patrol squadrons, VP-62 and VP-69. It also lives on as a land-based multi-intelligence reconnaissance variant, the EP-3E Aries II.

And thats without even counting the 16 foreign countries that still fly the Orion.

The P-3 was based on a commercial airliner, theLockheed L-188 Electra, that was first flown in 1957. This is somewhat akin to how the E-3 Sentry AWACS plane was based on the commercial Boeing 707. The militarized Orion variant made her maiden flight in November 1959 and officially entered service in August 1962a mere two months before the Cuban Missile Crisis. Thus, in 2012, the P-3 joined the pantheon of military aircraft that the U.S. has used for 50-plus years, joining the B-52, the KC-135, the C-130, and the U-2.

The key distinguishing feature of the P-3 that you wont see on the civilian L-188 is the Magnetic Anomaly Detectionboom at the tail end of the fuselage. This feature makes the P-3s submarine-hunting mission feasible in the first place. Needless to say, the Cold War never went hot, so the Orion never got to put its sub-killing potential to the test in the real world. But that doesnt mean the Orion didnt get battle-tested.

P-3 Orions over Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Balkans

Indeed, it was during 2002sOperation Anacondain Afghanistan that the P-3 pulled off what is arguably its most remarkable wartime feat. As noted by the official Lockheed Martin website, During a key battle in the Shah-e-Kot Valley, P-3 crews scouted the rugged valleys below and radioed in movement of enemy vehicles, allowing Special Operations Forces soldiers on the ground to set up strategic ambushes and save countless lives. Not bad for a fifty-year-old sea-searching aircraft design on duty in the middle of the desert.

Rewind 11 years to 1991s Operation Desert Storm: It was here that the P-3 first showed its potential as a land surveillance aircraft, monitoring Iraqi troop activities and providing battle-damage assessments on the ground. The introduction of new long-range video cameras for use over the skies of Bosnia allowed these planes to provide real-time combat intelligence for NATO commanders, a tactical advantage that proved equally useful duringOperation Deliberate Forcein 1995.

The P-3 Orion: A Versatile Plane

One characteristic shared by all the planes that have reached a half-century of service is versatility, and the P-3 Orion is no exception in this regard. Beside the military applications weve already covered, this old warbird has also proven adaptable for civilian law enforcement, namely anti-narcotics smuggling and anti-illegal immigration missions. It is flown by the intrepid aircrews of the Air and Marine Operations component of one of my former employers, theU.S. Customs & Border Protection. The CBP dubs its P-3 variant the Long Range Tracker.

Like its fellow 50-somethings, the P-3 hasnt failed to keep up with technological advances. To quote the Lockheed Martin folks one more time, The P-3 MLU[Mid-Liffe Upgrade] Program is the answer to maintaining effectiveness and reliability in a critical global economy. It consists of a life extension kit replacing the aircraft outer wings, center wing lower section and horizontal stabilizer with new production components.

MLU removes all current P-3 airframe flight restrictions and provides 15,000 additional flight hours, greatly enhancing capability leveraged with cost-effectiveness. The design replaces all fatigue-life-limiting structures on the aircraft with enhanced-design components and new improved corrosion-resistant materials that will greatly reduce the cost of ownership over the aircrafts remaining service life. This is an affordable solution that Lockheed Martin has proven can be installed in 11 months.

Specifications/General Characteristics

Primary Function:Anti-Submarine warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare

Contractor:Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Company

Propulsion:Four Allison T-56-A-14 turboprop engines (4,600 hp each)

Length:116.7 feet (35.57 meters)

Height:33.7 feet (10.27 meters)

Wingspan:99.6 feet (30.38 meters)

Weight:Maximum takeoff, 139,760 pounds (63,394 kilograms)

Airspeed:411 knots; Cruise, 328 knots

Ceiling:28,300 feet (8,626 meters)

Range:2,380 nautical mile radius; for three hours on station at 1,500 feet, 1,346 nautical miles

Crew:Three pilots, two naval flight officers (NFOs), two flight engineers, three sensor operators and one in-flight technician

Armament:AGM-84 Harpoon, AGM-84K SLAM-ER, AGM-65F Maverick missiles, Mk46/50/54 torpedoes, rockets, mines and depth bombs

Christian D. Orr is a former Air Force officer, Federal law enforcement officer, and private military contractor (with assignments worked in Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kosovo, Japan, Germany, and the Pentagon). Chris holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Southern California (USC) and an M.A. in Intelligence Studies (concentration in Terrorism Studies) from American Military University (AMU). He has also been published inThe Daily TorchandThe Journal of Intelligence and Cyber Security.

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One way to measure the value of a supporting midfielder such as the Revolutions Tommy McNamara is by the company he keeps. Since joining MLS in 2014, McNamara has performed alongside MLS MVPs Carles Gil and David Villa; former Premier League superstar Frank Lampard; and World Cup champions Andrea Pirlo and Villa.

With New York City FC, no player teamed with Villa more than McNamara 77 games. But McNamaras days in New York became numbered after NYCFC coach Patrick Vieira left in 2018, and he moved to Houston before joining the Revolution in 2020.

It was really enjoyable playing for Patrick, McNamara said. He wanted players who understood how he wanted to play and do things he was asking of them. He was very structured with the way players positioned and understood the game and what he was asking of you. Playing with David and Frank Lampard and Andrea Pirlo, some of the best players in the world, made it easier. They thought the game at a high level and I think Im someone that can do that, also.

McNamara, 31, is in a similar situation under the coaching of Bruce Arena with the Revolution, though with lower-profile teammates.

I dont feel thats always the case other places Ive been, but Bruce and the coaching staff understand you as a player and as a person and they dont ask me to do what Im not good at, McNamara said after signing a contract extension with the Revolution Tuesday. They understand how you fit into the whole group, what the best fit is.

McNamara has impressed most coaches but lost favor with Domenec Torrent at NYC FC.

NYCFC helped McNamara develop but might have given up on him too soon.

My game has changed, Im a lot more well rounded and more disciplined, McNamara said. I think I am much more experiened and Ive continued to kind of become a better professional in all areas.

McNamara has played in every game as the Revolution (6-5-6, 24 points) take a nine-game unbeaten streak into Saturdays match against Cincinnati FC. McNamara has paired with Matt Polster in a holding slot this season, taking on a leadership role as Polster recovers from a concussion.

I enjoy it, I want to play every game thats available, McNamara said. I dont mind if the coaching staff asks me to play different positions or do different things in that position. Im asked to play deeper in midfield in order to help progress the ball through midfield and get it to attacking players, organize the defense, communicate, and make sure people are in the right spots.

Thats the life of a midfielder. Do a little bit of everything. My strength is that I understand the game, can put people in position to succeed, [provide] a platform for Carles and Gustavo [Bou] and the wingers to go and win games for us.

McNamara was born in West Nyack, N.Y., but he has several New England connections. McNamaras mother, Kerry, played at Providence College in the early 80s. His father, Thomas, competed at Ohio Wesleyan University under the coaching of Hingham native Jay Martin. McNamaras brother, Ryan, played a season at New Hampshire. And McNamara was an all-Ivy Leaguer at Brown, joining the Western Mass. Pioneers in Ludlow in the off-season.

The Northeast feels like a second home to me, McNamara said. When youre happy off the field you express yourself more on the field and you can be a better player.

McNamara might have to set aside his ego in midfield but he does not shy away from going for goal from outside the penalty area. In the final minutes of three successive games, McNamara hit the bar and post with potentially decisive shots, then one-timed an 89th-minute winner in a 3-2 victory over Cincinnati.

I dont get a lot of chances and when I do I need to make the most of them, McNamara said. I have to continue to find ways to get in the attacking third and create more goals and more dangerous situations.

Taking a chance from distance is not required of McNamara, whose primary responsibilities are defending and setting up teammates.

Thats how you have to play, McNamara said. You cant be worried about failure. I played in attacking areas as a kid and always had a decent shot growing up and through college. But it wasnt until my first year at NYC that it actually became what it is now.

McNamara and Gil are the only Revolution players who have appeared in every game this season, the Revolution struggling after setting a league record for points (73) last year.

Its a new team this year, we lost some pieces, added some, McNamara said. We had a difficult start this year, didnt perform great, games we were winning and gave away points. Weve had a 10-12 game stretch with key players back healthy. Were a difficult team to beat and we do everything we can to get results. Were trending in the right direction.

Frank Dell'Apa can be reached at frankdellapa@gmail.com.

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From the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Research & Extension:

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Arkansas cattle producers are being urged to check their herds for unusual ticks and take measures to prevent transmission of theileriosis or other tick-related diseases.

The warnings follow the recent finding of additional Asian longhorned ticks in northwest Arkansas by scientists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. The invasive tick can transmit theTheileriaorientalis parasite, which attacks blood cells. The Ikeda genotype of this organism can be fatal to cattle.

COLLECTING Extension program tech Elizabeth Smith holds a vial of ticks collected from cattle at Savoy, Arkansas. (UofA System Division of Agriculture photo by Kelly Loftin)

There is no treatment for the theileriosis this organism causes and survivors of the initial infection carry the Theileria parasite for life. Asian longhorned ticks are very small. The adult female is only about the size of a pea when it is full of blood. Their size and quick movement make them very hard to detect.

If they find a tick that doesnt look familiar, they should take it to the county agent and bring all the information they can about when they found it, what animals its from and what pastures the animal has been in, said Kelly Loftin, extension entomologist for the Division of Agriculture.

We would want to know if the host animal was a cow or calf, or a recent introduction to the herd, or whether its been there a month or so, he said, and We want to know where the cow came from, if they just brought it home.

Jeremy Powell, veterinarian and animal science professor who conducts research for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, said that without effective treatments, prevention is the best medicine.

The best thing a cattle producer can do is minimize the risk by really focusing on parasite control, he said. Powell recommended using insecticidal ear tags or using insecticide-infused back rubbers cattle can walk under. He said ear tags are in use at the Division of Agricultures Savoy Unit with classes of acaricides being rotated to prevent resistance.

Keep pastures clipped, he said. Wooded areas are a great place for ticks to ambush a potential host. Fence those off.

Both Loftin and Powell said awareness by those in agriculture of these ticks and the diseases they could transmit is key so people can be looking out for it.

To learn more about Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website:https://aaes.uada.edu. Follow on Twitter at @ArkAgResearch. To learn more about the Division of Agriculture, visithttps://uada.edu/.Follow us on Twitter at@AgInArk. To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visitwww.uaex.uada.edu.

About the Division of Agriculture

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agricultures mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices.

Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nations historic land grant education system.

The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 25 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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