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Shannon Carlson named new President and CEO of LifeCare Medical Center
By Jon Michael, RJ Broadcasting INC. ROSEAU, MN – Earlier this week, LifeCare Medical Center announced that Shannon Carlson would be its next President and Chief Executive Officer. Carlson was a guest on “Community Conversation” on Wednesday and talked about the process in choosing a news president and CEO. Carlson has been with LifeCare Medical Center for 29 years and has helped lead several major projects during that time.
The Last-Mile Challenge: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in the Philippines
Over the years, the Philippines has made progress in improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. Despite this progress and sustained economic growth, waterborne diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and hospitalization, particularly among the poorer segments of the population. Furthermore, much still needs to be done to achieve universal coverage of safely managed WASH services across all settings—schools, child development centers, health facilities, and households.
Is Savannah really the most haunted city in America?
In 2023’s Ghost Rider #11, by Benjamin Percy and Dave Wachter, the mystical sensitive Talia Warroad explains to Johnny Blaze that Savannah, Georgia, is known to be “the most haunted city in America.” We asked paranormal investigator Jon Michael if that’s true, and what makes people think so. Walk down the cobblestone streets of Savannah at night, and it’s easy to feel like you’re not alone.
Code-switching queer controversy: Pre-K-8 educators’ perceptions of LGBT-inclusive policy framing
Ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Code-switching queer controversy: Pre-K-8 educators’ perceptions of LGBT-inclusive policy framing Jon M. Wargo [1] ; Alex Katz [2] [1] University of Michigan – Ann Arbor [2] Northeastern University Localización: Archivos Analíticos de Políticas Educativas=Education Policy Analysis Archives, ISSN-e 1068-2341, Vol. 32, Nº.
Prenatal exposure to benzodiazepine and z-hypnotics and fifth-grade scholastic skills - emulating target trials using data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study | American Journal of Epidemiology | Oxford Academic
Evidence is limited regarding the effect of prenatal benzodiazepine and z-hypnotic exposure and long-term neurodevelopment in childhood. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of initiating benzodiazepine or z-hypnotic treatment in early, mid and late pregnancy on fifth-grade numeracy and literacy scholastic skills in children, by emulating three target trials. The trials are identical except for the timing of enrollment and the number of eligible individuals.
Prenatal exposure to benzodiazepine and z-hypnotics and fifth-grade scholastic skills-emulating target trials using data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study | American Journal of Epidemiology | Oxford Academic
Benzodiazepines and z-hypnotics are drugs mainly prescribed for the treatment of anxiety and insomnia.1 Up to 15% experience anxiety disorders during pregnancy, often comorbid with depression.2,3 The global prevalence of prescribed benzodiazepines and z-hypnotics during pregnancy is estimated at 1.9%.4 Maternal benzodiazepine or z-hypnotic use may have the potential to influence fetal neurodevelopment,5,6 but studies on child neurodevelopment after prenatal exposure to benzodiazepines and/or...
Changes coming to improve PCS process: Pet reimbursements increase, one company handling moves
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. – This Permanent Change of Station season is shaping up to be a pivotal moment in the realm of relocations. Additionally, other changes are underway to enhance future moves and the overall experience for military personnel and their families. One is a revision that gives more money to reimburse pet owners regarding incurred expenses.
Third dose mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 reduces medical complaints seen in primary care: a matched cohort study
BMC Medicine, Apr 2023 This is a preview of a remote PDF: https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12916-023-02870-2 Methi, Fredrik, Gran, Jon Michael, Valberg, Morten, Kinge, Jonas Minet, Telle, Kjetil, Magnusson, Karin. , BMC Medicine, 2023, pp. 1-15, Volume 21, Issue 1, DOI: 10.1186/s12916-023-02870-2
Third dose mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 reduces medical complaints seen in primary care: a matched cohort study - BMC Medicine
We found that the number of individuals with fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, cough, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and brain fog was lower in individuals aged 18–44 years who received three doses compared to those who received two doses. Among three-dose vaccinated 18–44-year-olds, we also found a lower number of individuals with suspected COVID-19-related fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, cough, and shortness of breath than among same-aged individuals with only two doses.
A former ghost hunter talks investigation techniques
I remember when I stopped believing in ghosts. I’d been a paranormal investigator for three or four years by then, enough time to join a paranormal team and to leave it, and to start my own independent adventures for a time. From state prisons, asylums, private homes, and battleships; I’d been to some of the most supposedly haunted places around. Yet somehow, I’d never seen, heard, or been touched by a ghost in any way. Not even the slightest rattling of a chain.
Ohio's Not so Uncommon Punishment: Hold Your Sign in Shame
11 Pages Posted: 10 Oct 2022 Date Written: October 10, 2022 Abstract Some first-year criminal law courses briefly discuss alternative punishments under the header of “scarlet letter” or “shaming” punishments. Beyond a brief discussion in class and a case or two in the casebook, students are left without a clear picture of how frequently judges engage with these forms of alternative sentencing. This paper provides an overview of shaming punishments in Ohio.
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“The FBI confirmed to reporters in Florida Wednesday that investigators found what appear to be human remains, "along with personal items, such as a backpack and notebook belonging to Brian Laundrie," just hours after Laundrie's parents searched the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park. "These items were found in an area that, up until recently, had been underwater.
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“Haugen worked as a product manager for the civic misinformation team at Facebook for nearly two years before she quit in May. Before leaving, she said she secretly copied tens of thousands of pages of Facebook internal research, which she said provides evidence the company has been lying to the public about making significant progress against hate, violence and misinformation.
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“President Joe Biden urged Republican senators to “get out of the way” and let Democrats suspend the nation’s debt limit, hoping to keep the U.S. government from bumping dangerously close to a credit default as Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell refuses to lend his party’s help. Biden’s criticism on Monday came with Congress facing an Oct. 18 deadline to allow for more borrowing to keep the government operating after having accrued a total public debt of $28.4 trillion.
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“Take what you can get. Unless progressive Democrats follow that advice, they stand to get nothing in their standoff with moderates over the breadth and cost of the party’s 10-year package of infrastructure, climate change and social welfare initiatives.
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“House Democrats scrambled all day and failed Thursday to come up with the votes to pass the Senate infrastructure bill. But the bigger news this week is West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s declaration of what he won’t accept in the separate $3.5 trillion tax-and-spending bill. Think of this as an intervention to save the Democratic Party, and the country, from the left. Progressives are furious with Mr. Manchin, and with Arizona Sen.
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“Under repeated questioning from Republican senators, the Pentagon leaders broke with parts of Mr. Biden’s defense of the pullout, acknowledging that they had recommended leaving 2,500 American troops on the ground, and had warned that the Afghan government and army could collapse as early as the fall if the United States withdrew its forces.
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“Mark Zuckerberg, unlike Einstein, did not dream up Facebook out of a sense of moral duty, or a zeal for world peace. This summer, the population of Zuckerberg’s supranational regime reached 2.9 billion monthly active users, more humans than live in the world’s two most populous nations—China and India—combined. To Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and CEO, they are citizens of Facebookland.
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“At some point in the coming weeks, hundreds of thousands of dollars will be funneled to the son of the sitting American president—and none of us will know anything about who sent the money, or where it originally came from, or why anyone chose to send it in the first place. The transactions will nominally center on artwork created by Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son.
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“The House passed a bill on Tuesday to fund the government through early December, along with a measure to raise the debt ceiling through December 2022. Why it matters: The stopgap measure, which needs to be passed to avoid a government shutdown when funding expires on Sept. 30, faces a difficult journey in the Senate where at least ten Republicans would need to vote in favor.
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“In person and on screen, world leaders return to the United Nations foremost gathering for the first time in two years on Tuesday with a formidable, diplomacy-packed agenda of escalating crises to tackle, including the still-raging COVID-19 pandemic and a relentlessly warming planet. Other pressing issues include rising U.S.-China tensions, Afghanistan’s unsettled future under its new Taliban rulers and ongoing conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region.
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11:00 a.m. - President Biden attends and delivers remarks at the funeral ceremony of Senator John Warner. 3:30 p.m. - President Biden and the Attorney General deliver remarks on the Administration’s gun crime prevention strategy.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 1:45 p.m. - President Biden meets with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and Homeland Security Advisor and Deputy National Security Advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall. “Bitcoin tanked on Monday as China escalated its crackdown on cryptocurrency by further curbing mining activity and telling major payments platforms and lenders that crypto trading won't be tolerated.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 1:45 p.m. - President Biden meets in the Oval Office with lead financial regulators for an update on the state of the country’s financial system and institutions. “Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. TSM’s chips are everywhere, though most consumers don’t know it. The company makes almost all of the world’s most sophisticated chips, and many of the simpler ones, too.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 2:15 p.m. - President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the vaccination program. “The strongest argument against cryptocurrencies used to be that they had yet to show they were much good for anything. Now the strongest argument against them may be that they have become far too good at one thing: enabling crime. Not long after the first of the private digital currencies, bitcoin, launched in 2009, crooks recognized its appeal.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 3:30 p.m. - President Joe Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law; The President and The Vice President deliver remarks. “After about three hours of talks, the two leaders emerged, separately, and offered professional respect for each other, like two skilled boxers describing the other’s prowess.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 11:00 a.m. - The President holds a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Turkey. 12:50 p.m. - The President holds a press conference.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch President Joe Biden takes part in G-7 meetings all day in Cornwall, U.K. “A bipartisan group of 10 senators said Thursday that they had reached a tentative infrastructure deal, but skepticism from Republicans and impatience from Democrats left its prospects uncertain as lawmakers departed for the weekend.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 10:15 a.m. - President Joe Biden has a bilateral meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Borris Johnson. 1:00 p.m. - President Joe Biden gives remarks on the Covid-19 vaccination program. “Biden, speaking to about 1,000 troops and their families at a British air base, said he would deliver a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin when they meet next week after separate summits with NATO, G7 and European leaders.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 8:30 a.m. - President Joe Biden boards Air Force One en route to the United Kingdom to attend the G7 summit. “For nearly three years, law enforcement officials have been virtually sitting in the back pocket of some of the world’s top alleged crime figures. Custom cellphones, bought on the black market and installed with the FBI-controlled platform, called Anom, circulated and grew in popularity among criminals as high-profile crime entities vouched for its integrity.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 10:15 a.m. - President Joe Biden receives his daily briefing. ‘“Do not come. Do not come," she said. "The United States will continue to enforce our laws and secure our border. . . . I believe if you come to our border, you will be turned back. So let's discourage our friends or family members or neighbors from embarking on what is an extremely dangerous journey, and in which the only people who benefit are coyotes," referring to smugglers.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 4:30 p.m. - President Joe Biden meets with H.E. Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. “The Biden administration Sunday confronted the implications of a sudden and grave national security challenge as ransom-demanding cyber hackers target the staples of American life -- food, gas, water, hospitals and transport.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 10:15 a.m. - President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the May jobs report. “The task force assigned to report on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) — or U.F.Os — has found no evidence that objects came from outer space or were part of some secret U.S. program, but many of the more than 120 cases investigated by the government remain unexplained.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch President Joe Biden does not have any public events scheduled. It is First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s 70th birthday. “New businesses are popping up at the fastest pace on record. The rate at which workers quit their jobs—a proxy for confidence in the labor market—matches the highest going back at least to 2000. American household debt-service burdens, as a share of after-tax income, are near their lowest levels since 1980, when records began.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 1:15 p.m. - President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the COVID-19 response and the vaccination program; Vice President Kamala Harris also attends. 2:45 p.m. - President Biden meets with Senator Capito to continue their discussion on investing in American infrastructure. “Work has stopped at several U.S. meat processing plants after the world's largest meat producer was hit with a major cyberattack.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch My dear readers, I hope you had a restful and relaxing Memorial Day Weekend. I want to update you all that I am now going to be consolidating the Domestic and International news sections into one ‘Top 3 Stories’ section. Some have expressed how they appreciate the brevity of the Top 3 format and how it is more time-efficient. I love all the feedback I have received so far and will look to implement changes so that I can better serve you all.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 2:20 p.m. - President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at Cuyahoga Community College in Highland Hills, Ohio. President Biden will propose a $6 trillion budget on Friday that would take the United States to its highest sustained levels of federal spending since World War II, while running deficits above $1.3 trillion throughout the next decade.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 12:30 p.m. - Principal DeputyPress Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre briefs the press. On the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, it is beyond dispute that the case sparked new appraisals of race relations and policing. It is also beyond dispute that the protests and unchecked riots that followed Floyd’s death sparked an epidemic of crime that continues to engulf American cities. The statistics are familiar, yet still shocking.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 12:30 p.m. - Press Secretary Jen Psaki briefs the press. 1:30 p.m. - The White House Covid-19 Response Team briefs the press. 1:30 p.m. - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with the family of George Floyd on the anniversary of his death. “We know that to prevent a return to violence, we have to use the space created to address a larger set of underlying issues and challenges.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 11:00 a.m. - The White House Covid-19 Response Team briefs the press. 12:00 p.m. - Press Secretary Jen Psaki briefs the press. 1:00 p.m. - President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr., United States Army (Ret.), for conspicuous gallantry during the Korean War, in the East Room. President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea, Vice President Kamala Harris, and First Lady Jill Biden to attend.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 12:30 p.m. - Press Secretary Jen Psaki briefs the press. 2:00 p.m. - President Joe Biden signs the Covid-19 Hate Crimes Act and delivers remarks in the East Room with Vice President Kamala Harris. 9:00 a.m. - House floor debate. 10:30 a.m. - Senate floor debate. GLOBAL MARKET DECLINE: Investors continued to fret about the quickening pace of inflation.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 11:00 a.m. - President Joe Biden participates in the Coast Guard Academy’s 140th Commencement Exercises and delivers the address. 4:15 p.m. - Vice President Kamala Harris holds a virtual meeting with individuals from the Guatemalan diaspora. 6:00 p.m. - Vice President Harris gives remarks to the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Unity Summit. 10:00 a.m. - House floor debate. 10:30 a.m. - Senate floor debate.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 12:00 p.m. - Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Rouse briefs the press. 1:00 p.m. - President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Covid-19 repsonse and vaccination efforts 12:00 p.m. - HOUSE FLOOR DEBATE. 3:00 p.m. - SENATE FLOOR DEBATE.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch It feels as if we have been waiting for this moment forever, but will you be going maskless even if you are vaccinated? I have never been particularly gung-ho about wearing masks, but I have always understood the utilitarian use behind protecting each other from spreading germs and potentially Covid. Now, however, I am faced with the reality that I am liberated from my face cloth and have the opportunity to walk around maskless as a fully vaccinated individual.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 12:00 p.m. - Press Secretary Jen Psaki briefs the press. 1:00 p.m. - President Joe Biden meets virtually with a bipartisan group of Governors about Covid-19 vaccination programs.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 10:30 a.m. - President Joe Biden speaks with NATO allies. 12:00 p.m. - Press Secretary Jen Psaki briefs the press. 1:15 p.m. - President Biden delivers remarks on the economy. 3:00 p.m. - SENATE FLOOR DEBATE: The Senate resumes consideration of the nomination of Andrea Joan Palm, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination. 3:00 p.m. - PRE-INSURRECTION PREPARATION: House Administration Committee.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 11:00 a.m. - Press briefing by the White House Covid-19 Response Team. 11:30 a.m. - President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy. 12:30 p.m. - Press Secretary Jen Psaki briefs the press with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. 10:30 a.m. - HOUSE FLOOR DEBATE: The House meets in a pro forma session. 12:00 p.m. - FY22: AIR FORCE & SPACE FORCE: House Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 11:00 a.m. - COVID BRIEFING: Briefing from the White House Covid-19 Response Team. 12:30 p.m. - PRESS BRIEFING: Press Secretary Jen Psaki briefs the press. 1:30 p.m. - Vice President Kamala Harris attends a roundtable discussion with Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in Providence, RI. 2:45 p.m. - President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the American Rescue Plan from the White House.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch 10:30 a.m. - President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visit Yorktown elementary school. 1:30 p.m. – The President and First Lady deliver remarks at Tidewater Community College. 11:00 a.m.- TRANSPARENCY IN GOVERNMENT: House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing. 12:45 p.m. - SENATE FLOOR DEBATE: The Senate meets in a pro forma session.
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Curated by: Jon Michael Raasch As the weather turns and we can see summer around the corner there is a new spirit of excitement in the air. There are more people walking around outside and saying hello to one another, more doggos playing together at the park, more children running around laughing while playing tag - its life giving. Just like all of you, I eagerly anticipate a return to a post-pandemic world. I sense it is closer than we think. Have a wonderful Friday and weekend.
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