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Trina Sankey PLOVER – Long-time potato and vegetable growers Norm and Marv Worzella of Worzella & Sons, Inc., Plover, Wisconsin, were inducted into the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association Hall of Fame at the industry’s annual awards ceremony Feb. 3, 2021. In 1953, Clarence Worzella, Norm and Marv’s father, started potato farming on a 40-acre parcel of land with an irrigation system. After graduating high school, Norm and Marv were given the opportunity to pursue additional s...

Posted February 10, 2021 Danielle Heeney has been named the new director of special education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, Catholic education leaders announced Feb. 10. The appointment becomes effective April 6. She will lead the three schools of special education in the archdiocese – Our Lady of Confidence, St. Katherine and St. Lucy School for Children with Visual Impairments – and coordinate such services in the 17 archdiocesan high schools, according to a letter by Irene Horstma...

The VinFuture Prize is officially open for nominations until June 7, 2021. There are nine key eligibility criteria for the Grand Prize and the three Special Prizes. The call for nominations is available at: www.vinfutureprize.org The prizes will be awarded for fundamental advances in science and engineering that align with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 3 February 2021 – On February 3, 2021, the VinFuture Foundation an...

A conversation with G League president Shareef Abdur-Rahim By Solomon Hughes Former Cal basketball star Shareef Abdur-Rahim was named president of the G League, the official minor league of the National Basketball Association, in 2018. Per its website, the G League operates as a research and development laboratory to prepare players, coaches, and staff for an NBA career. Under Abdur-Rahim’s leadership, it is also challenging basketball’s status quo with the implementation of a new “profe...

The event was organised by the Mustaqbill Future Foundation which works in the town to tackle extremism and bring different faiths together. All faiths were represented and leading members of the community contributing included the towns MP Tan Dhesi, the mayor Cllr Preston Brooker, council leader James Swindlehurst, police area commander Gavin Wong and Maidenhead based rabbi Doctor Jonathan Romain. Chief guest was Alex Carlile, Baron Carlile of Berriew. Margaret Lenton, who co-chairs t...

AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced on Monday that he would not seek another six-year term when his current term expires in 2022, citing increased partisanship in the Senate. “I don’t think any Senate office has been more successful in getting things done, but honestly, it has gotten harder and harder to break through the partisan gridlock and make progress on substantive policy, and that has contributed to my decision,” Portman said in a statement on his webs...

Opinion: Never Waste a Good (Or Bad) Crisis January 22, 2021 Now is the time for businesses to take a long and hard look at where they want to be in three years’ time. More importantly, as Pat Stephenson writes, they need to figure out the changes they need to make to survive the next three years. It possibly sounds more than glib – crass and inhumane even – to talk about business opportunities during the worst pandemic Western Europe has seen in 100 years. Practically everyone is sufferi...

Tata Consumer Products recognized for its sourcing practices at CII Food Future Foundation (FFF) for Sustainable Sourcing 2020

December 22, 2020   ·   0 Comments Written By MARK PAVILONS While adults have found ways to cope, children are more vulnerable and have many questions. A King resident has created a children’s book, entitled “Patty and the Pandemic,” which aims to alleviate some of those stresses. Nicole Crimi said she hopes the book will educate and empower children 3-8 years old. She wrote and illustrated the book and it has been peer review...

PM approves list of priority technologies for research and development [Vietnam News, Hanoi / Asia News Network] Dec. 21—HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has approved a list of priority technologies for research and development in a bid to facilitate participation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. These belong to four areas, digital technologies, physics, biotechnology, and energy and environment. Digital technologies include artificial intelligence, internet of things, bi...