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Dan Smith, 73 White Hall, AR
Dan Smith, 73, of White Hall, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on June 25, 2026. He was born in Camden to John and Vera Jane Murray Smith. During the Vietnam War, he joined the United States Army. Dan worked at the Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA) for over 30 years. He retired from PBA as an Engineering Technician in the Quality Management Division. After retirement, Dan enjoyed having lunch with a few of his fellow PBA retirees. They started calling themselves Retired Old Men Eating Out (ROMEOs).
Around the Obstacles
Dan Smith I WAS 48 years old when the judgement was final and the papers were signed. My former wife and I split our net worth 50/50. There were no arguments over household items like furniture; I didn’t care about that stuff. Pam gladly accepted my proposal that she keep the house, and all its equity, in exchange for me keeping an offsetting amount of the IRAs and my 401(k), a very good move for my future self.
Food Insecurity in Africa: Drivers and Solutions
This paper explores how climate change, violent conflict, the Covid-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis combine to drive rapidly increasing levels of food insecurity. These drivers play out differently across and within regions and countries, and this paper focuses on how a combination of the drivers plays out on the African continent. It looks at four subregions—North Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Sahel, and Central and Southern Africa—and several countries within these regions.
Your Guide to Enjoying America’s National Parks—Without the Risks | Flipboard
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9 Most Earthquake-Prone Places on Earth
3 hours ago "I'm a tour guide in North Korea - this is what everyone gets wrong about it" A British tour guide who shows groups of TOURISTS around North Korea says everyone's "wrong" about the country - and it's just a "normal" place to live. Zoe Stephens, 31, has visited North Korea 30 times since March 2016 - taking countless "foreigners" from the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia with her.
World's largest Pacific cultural festival kicks off in Hawai'i with blaze of colour and song - ABC Pacific
The world's largest celebration of indigenous Pacific culture has kicked off in a blaze of colour, song and dance, with more than 2,500 delegates representing 25 nations gathering together in Hawai'i. Over the past couple of weeks, people from across the Pacific made a lengthy trip across or over the moana (ocean) to reach Hawai'i for the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture.
Our Spending Spree
Dan Smith WHEN I GOT DIVORCED, my ex-wife told the judge at family court that I was good with money. But most folks I knew at that time wouldn’t be so kind: They’d say I was cheap. No, I didn’t align myself with the financial independence-retire early, or FIRE, movement. During my days as a driver-salesman, after I diverted 15% of my pay into the 401(k), I spent every nickel raising the kids, paying the bills and trying to keep up with my big bucks buddies.
Explore the most important infrastructure you've never heard of – the plumbing of the internet
/ Posted 6 minutes ago We're all familiar with what our planet looks like. We know the countries, the oceans. But beneath those oceans is something rarely seen. A technological marvel. An underwater information superhighway, a global web of nearly 500 cables that lace the contours of the ocean floor. Every viral meme, every email, every Facebook post, every chart-topping hit, every internet site, every online banking transaction … they all rely on this network. They don't come through the air.
Dance, music and colour: Pacific Games 2023 comes to an end in spectacular style - ABC Pacific
The 2023 Pacific Games have officially come to a close with a spectacular night of colour and music, ending a fortnight of incredible sporting achievements from across the Pacific Islands. From underdog victories to clean medal sweeps, from Solomons Island legend Jenly Wini taking home three gold on the very first day to Samoa's Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali standing up to block Australia from achieving boxing domination, the 2023 Games have seen some incredible moments.
Cook Islands ends Tonga's fairytale women's rugby 9s story in Pacific Games final
The Cook Islands women's rugby 9s team has ended Tonga's fairytale run in the final, beating the debutants 16-8 to win gold. Tonga had a disastrous start, with two players on the ground injured in the first play just 5 metres out from the Cooks Islands try line. The Cooks capitalised, scoring two tries in quick succession. Tonga managed to stop a third try at the end of the first half, but early in the second, Cook Islands slipped through their defence to notch up another.
Pacific Games 2023 kicks off, with Solomon Islands weightlifter Jenly Wini claiming the first three gold medals
Veteran Solomon Islands weightlifter Jenly Wini has taken out the first three gold medals of the Pacific Games, just hours after she led the home nation into an opening ceremony alive with colour and joy. Wini lifted 82kg in the snatch to loud cheers, securing the Solomon Islands' first gold medal, and followed it up with an Oceanic record of 108kg in the clean and jerk.
Thousands pack Honiara's National Stadium for colourful Pacific Games opening ceremony - ABC Pacific Original
The Pacific Games has kicked off with a riot of colour and sound as Pacific nations unite for one of the most significant events of Oceania's sporting calendar. Around 10,000 people packed the National Stadium to capacity in Honiara on Sunday night to formally open the Games, with the theme of water. Crowds started arriving well in advance of the sold-out ceremony to guarantee good seats, and thousands also gathered on the hills surrounding the stadium to get a glimpse of the action.
Working in London, Marita never really knew her Kiribati home — but a phone call changed everything - ABC Pacific
Marita Davies was living in London when she got the call that changed her life. In her mid-20s, she worked as an executive assistant for an HR manager in a global media company. She was making money, doing whatever she wanted and living with great housemates — but the job was boring, and she was trying to figure out what she was doing with her life. Little did she know that on that bleak day at the tail end of an English winter, things would take a very unexpected turn.
Klenneth Pombo was too short for basketball and soccer didn't pay — now, he's one of PNG's biggest comedians - ABC Pacific
PNG comedian Klenneth Pombo is a household name, running a Facebook page with more than 65,000 followers — but before he got into comedy, he aspired to be a soccer player. The Highlands is dominated by two sports, he told Stories from the Pacific — rugby and basketball. Unfortunately, he realised he wasn't tall enough for either of them.
Challenger Deep is a terrifying 11km underwater — but for Nicole, it was like 'getting a hug from the ocean' - ABC Pacific
Marine biologist Dr Nicole Yamase spent her childhood swimming and snorkelling in the ocean — little did she know that 20-odd years later, she'd be one of the select few to venture down to its deepest depths. Nicole is one of a handful of people — and the first Pacific Islander — to reach the Challenger Deep, 11 kilometres beneath the surface in the deepest part of the ocean. More people have landed on the moon than journeyed that far under the sea.
France detonated nearly 200 nuclear 'tests' in French Polynesia — now this activist is calling for accountability - ABC Pacific
Hinamoeura Cross was seven years old when France tested its last nuclear bomb in 1996 in French Polynesia. It was detonated deep underground on the atoll of Fangataufa, in a deep shaft drilled into volcanic rock, and sent a white shockwave into the air, visible on grainy television cameras at the time. "I don't have any memory of it," Hina told Stories from the Pacific. "I was growing up. I never learned about the consequences of nuclear bombs at school.
Going solo, Joji Malani is focused on blazing pathways and uplifting Pasifika artists
Joji Malani had made it big with Gang of Youths when he made the surprising decision to step away. The alternative rock band was enjoying a career peak in 2019 – it had won multiple awards and was touring North America with Mumford and Sons when Joji announced his decision. While he had the urge to explore other musical directions outside the group, more than anything, Joji wanted to be closer to his homeland of Fiji and to be surrounded by an Islander community once more.
When Ruth buried the body of a woman accused of sorcery in PNG, it changed her life - ABC Pacific
It was a chance glimpse at a notice board in a Mount Hagen hospital in 2013 that drastically changed human rights activist Ruth Kissam's life. Reading the morgue attendance notice while waiting for her father to see the doctor, she noticed one woman's name had the word "sorcerer" written next to it in pidgin. The list of names is usually a notice for people to come and claim the bodies of those who have died so they can be buried.
Inspired by his mother's love of 'culture and people', Jordan Morris is one of PNG's leading artists
Jordan Morris is quickly becoming one of Papua New Guinea's leading visual artists, having been drawing for as long as he can remember. Although his interest was first piqued at school — he traced images in children's books, to begin with — it quickly became a way to escape to an alternative universe after his parent's marriage broke down. In what was a common practice, Jordan's mother was his father's third wife.
New screening programs offer hope of stopping 'silent killer' in the Pacific - ABC Pacific
Cervical cancer is a silent killer in the Pacific — due to a lack of health infrastructure, it is estimated that women in the region can die from the disease at up to 13 times the rate of women in Australia. It can be easily treated if it's detected, but because there are often no symptoms until it's too late, many young women have lost a mother, aunty, or grandmother. Now, a new screening program being rolled out across the Pacific is offering fresh hope.
Taitu'uga's new electronic take on a Samoan folk song reflects his push for culture
Taitu'uga — then MC Kitch, or Kitch Wesche — had it all. A skilled EDM (electronic dance music) musician from Samoa, he was touring with the likes of Timmy Trumpet and the Potbelleez in 2011, but something was wrong. "I was touring, but there was something empty inside, and I realised it was my culture," he told Nesia Daily.
A fateful decision at 16 changed Thomas Fonua's — and Kween Kong's — life - ABC Pacific
When Thomas Fonua was 16, he had a life-changing decision to make. He could either play for the New Zealand men's under-19 rugby team, the first step towards becoming an All Black — or he could join Black Grace, New Zealand's premier contemporary dance company. He had learned ballet from the age of seven, but his father advised taking the rugby path. Loading... "I think most people know from the Pacific ...
Women have historically been excluded from church leadership — but in the Pacific, that's changing - ABC Pacific
Throughout history and even today in some denominations, women have been excluded from leadership roles in churches. But that is changing, particularly in some protestant and evangelical churches. And as more women throughout the world lead parishes, women in the Pacific have also begun taking on roles as reverends, pastors or priests. Loading... There are 22 ordained women in the Anglican Church's Diocese of Polynesia, a little less than half the number of ordained men.
Generations ago, families were ripped apart in the Pacific - now, these women are working to reunite them
By Hilda Wayne, Kim Lester, Rachael Lucas and Dan Smith for the ABC's Sistas, Let's Talk Lilon Bongmatur's grandfather was just a boy when he was kidnapped from a Vanuatu beach. At first, he and the other children didn't realise the threat. Missionaries and traders were common on Ambrym Island, and they thought nothing of the ship coming towards the beach near the village at Dip Point. By the time they realised, it was too late. Bongmatur's grandfather was taken.
When a builder found a dirty old boot under Hobart barracks, little did he know he'd stumbled upon rare treasure
A builder's surprise discovery of an old, dirty boot while trying to fix a cracking wall at the Anglesea Barracks in Hobart has led to a treasure trove of colonial artefacts being uncovered.
Antarctic cargo ship Happy Diamond, chartered to replace beleaguered icebreaker RSV Nuyina, runs aground off Mawson Station
An Antarctic cargo ship chartered to replace Australia's broken icebreaker is on its way back to Hobart after running aground at Mawson Station during a resupply mission.
Australian Antarctic Division director Kim Ellis resigns from role after years of turmoil over workplace culture
The head of Australia's Antarctic Division has announced his resignation, four years into the role.
Owner of missing drone found in Franklin River revealed to be Casey Station worker in Antarctica
The search for the owner of a drone found in a river in central Tasmania has led all the way to the frozen wastes of Antarctica.
Regulation changes that rendered hospital helipad unusable 'made public more than four years ago'
The regulation changes that forced the closure of the helipad of Tasmania's second-largest hospital were made public more than four years ago, the federal aviation authority says, amid growing questions over the state government's level of transparency around the issue.
Celestial crowned overall Sydney to Hobart yacht race winner after bitter 2021 loss almost saw skipper walk away
Celestial has been crowned overall winner of the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race, taking home the Tattersall Cup after a fast and furious run down Tasmania's eastern coast.
Would you taste rotting meat for science? Most people would probably say no — so researchers made an electronic tongue
Would you taste rotting meat to measure its degradation of taste? Chances are, you'd rather not — so scientists have created an electronic tongue that can do it instead.
Cruise ships return to Tasmania for the first time since COVID ban
The first cruise ship to dock in Tasmania since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has arrived in Hobart this morning, carrying around 3,000 passengers and crew.
Thousands urged to evacuate in northern Tasmania as warnings issued for Mersey, Meander Rivers
4m agoThu 13 Oct 2022 at 8:41am By Dan Smith Follow ABC Emergency for the latest updates Thanks for joining our live coverage - this is where we'll wrap up the blog for today. We'll be back tomorrow, but you can get all the latest updates at ABC Emergency in the meantime. Stay safe, everyone.
Tasmanian crews begin process of towing whale carcasses out to sea after mass stranding
Days after more than 200 whales became stranded on a remote beach on Tasmania's west coast, authorities have begun the mammoth task of towing the carcasses out to deep water.
Australian Signals Directorate 50-cent coin code cracked by Tasmanian 14yo in 'just over an hour'
A 14-year-old boy has cracked four levels of code imprinted on a commemorative 50-cent coin released by the nation's foreign intelligence cybersecurity agency.
The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide is about to hand down a big report. Here's what it has heard
After a week of hearings in Hobart, and months around Australia, the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will hand down its interim report tomorrow.
ALP launches national 'intervention' into Tasmanian state party after years of losses, infighting Original
Years of damaging infighting and bitter spats have culminated in Labor's Tasmanian branch being effectively taken over by the party's national executive, in order for it to "improve the culture" and reinstate "trust".
Cancelled flights, delays reach record levels as airlines struggle to make comeback from COVID Original
Australia has confirmed its worst flight cancellation and performance rate since records began.
New telescope mount helps Tasmanian observatory prevent 'catastrophic' collisions in space Original
A Tasmanian observatory will be able to track fast-moving satellites and help prevent space junk collisions with "catastrophic consequences" after a new mount was donated by a technology company.
Two birds released after more than 100 hit by cars while roosting on coastal South Arm road
Just five birds have survived a "major wildlife incident" where more than 100 birds were hit by cars when they were forced to roost on a 100-kilometre-per-hour, low-lying coastal road due to a high tide.
Tasmania's COVID cases are exploding and mask-wearing is being encouraged — what's going on?
With daily new COVID-19 case numbers up near 2,000 again, Tasmanians could be forgiven for thinking they were back in March when the BA.2 strain of Omicron was beginning to run rampant through the state. Tasmania yesterday recorded 1,700 new cases, taking the total number of active cases to 8,201, with the public health director stating the island is in the middle of a "fourth wave" of infections.
Burst water main in Hobart's north leaves 2,000 homes without water
About 2,000 homes have been without water for at least 19 hours in Hobart's northern suburbs after a water main burst yesterday. Key points: TasWater expects to have service restored this afternoon Bottled water is being handed out to those affected in Moonah The cause of the damage is still unknown TasWater said repair crews were at the scene, with properties impacted across West Moonah and Glenorchy since around 7pm last night. Services are expected to be restored this afternoon.
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14yo Tasmanian boy cracks national intelligence agency code in 'just over an hour' A 14-year-old Tasmanian boy cracks four levels of code imprinted on a commemorative 50-cent coin in "just over an hour" after it was released by the nation's foreign intelligence cybersecurity agency — and the spy boss says she wants to meet him so she can "recruit him".
'The grief I cop is unbelieveable': School crossing guards to get body cameras amid bad driver behaviour
School crossing guards in Tasmania will start wearing body cameras in a trial to record and deter bad driver behaviour, with one guard saying he has narrowly avoided being run over "many times".
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Nuclear waste site, oil depot outside Kyiv hit by Russian missiles, Ukrainian officials say
Ukrainian authorities say a disposal site for radioactive waste outside Kyiv has been hit by Russian missiles, but there is no evidence of a dangerous leak. Live updates For any Australians who need consular assistance: Australians in need of consular assistance should call the Australian Government 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre on 1300 555 135 in Australia (if you're calling on someone's behalf) or +61 2 6261 3305 outside Australia.
Novak Djokovic had exemption on grounds of recent COVID-19 infection, lawyers say
Lawyers for Novak Djokovic have filed court submissions as part of his battle to stay in Australia, confirming he received a medical exemption on the grounds he had contracted COVID-19 less than a month ago and had since recovered.
COVID live updates: States press on with easing restrictions in face of surging Omicron cases
NSW officials tip the state could be seeing 25,000 new COVID cases a day in the new year, as Victoria winds back restrictions despite its own surge in cases. Live updates 6m ago6 minutes agoWed 15 Dec 2021 at 3:11am By Daniel Smith NT records four new local cases of COVID-19 We're now hearing from NT authorities. It's not being streamed on YouTube, but you can watch it on ABC Darwin's Facebook page here. The NT has recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19.
COVID live updates: All the coronavirus news in one spot
Get up to speed with all of the coronavirus news from across Australia in our live COVID blog. Live updates 5m ago5 minutes agoMon 13 Dec 2021 at 10:05pm By Jacqueline Howard Key Event Victoria records 1,189 new cases Victoria has recorded 1,189 new cases and six deaths in the latest reporting period. There are 364 people in hospital across the state, with 80 of those in the ICU. 92 per cent of Victorians aged 12 and over are fully vaccinated.
COVID live updates: All the coronavirus news you need to know
Catch all the latest COVID-19 updates from across Australia, all in the one place. Live updates Case numbers and press conferences NSW: 182 new cases Vic: 1,166 new cases, five deaths If your state isn't here, we don't have the details yet. We'll update this post as more information comes in.
COVID live updates: All the latest coronavirus news from Australia and overseas
Catch all the latest COVID-19 updates from across Australia, all in the one place. Live updates Case numbers and press conferences Victoria: 905 new cases, 4 deaths NSW: 195 new cases, 1 death Qld: No new cases ACT: 15 new cases If your state or territory isn't listed, it's because we don't have either the day's case numbers or a time for the relevant press conference. We'll update this post as more information comes in.
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