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Kamran Khan A man jailed for indecent assault and false imprisonment in Oxford has had his sentence extended for blackmailing a prison inmate. Kamran Khan, 39, blackmailed a fellow inmate into transferring thousands of pounds into his mother’s bank account and intimidated the victim when demands for more failed. Khan and another man who sexually humiliated a young girl were jailed for a total of 20 years in 2018. Khan and Raheem Ahmed, of Starwort Path, Oxford, were convicted after a ...

Posted: Apr 30, 2021 3:20 PM AT | Last Updated: April 30 A suspended Cape Breton Regional Police officer has been found guilty of 2 counts of domestic assault. (Robert Doublett/CBC) A suspended Cape Breton Regional Police officer has been found guilty of two counts of domestic assault involving his former wife. Const. Kristopher Karl Planetta was charged in October 2018 after complaints were made by the woman. According to court documents, the couple has since separated.  In a decision releas...

Posted: Apr 27, 2021 8:43 PM AT | Last Updated: April 27 Larry Daniel John Stevens appeared in Sydney provincial court Tuesday via video conference from the Cape Breton Correctional Centre. (Wendy Martin/CBC) A Nova Scotia man has expressed remorse for his role in the attack of a Cape Breton senior late last year. Larry Daniel John Stevens of Eskasoni was sentenced to four years and seven months in jail for assault and robbery Tuesday in Sydney provincial court. "I am remorseful, I feel bad for...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator Erich Jarvis and members of the Vertebrate Genome Project (VGP) published high-quality genomes of 25 species, a milestone in an effort to read the complete genetic sequences of every known vertebrate species.

The Dance Centre will showcase online performances in the lead up to International Dance Day on April 29. The array of high-tech tools included aerial drones, electronic fish finders and data loggers equipped with satellite telemetry, a gyroscope, hydrophone and an underwater camera. Attached to the killer whales with suction cups, these devices allowed the scientists to record what the whales see and hear, as well as their movements in the water, and their diving and hunting behaviour. The vi...

Advocate Aurora Enterprises acquires national leader in home care and wellness offerings Senior Helpers Senior Helpers has more than 320 locations worldwide News provided by Share this article Share this article DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. and TOWSON, Md., April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Advocate Aurora Enterprises on Thursday announced its acquisition of Senior Helpers, a national leader in home care and wellness offerings for seniors. The investment is the second for Advocate Aurora Enterprises, recent...

Livingstone Advises Advocate Aurora on the Acquisition of Senior Helpers A fourth successful transaction in the home care franchisor sector News provided by Share this article Share this article CHICAGO, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Livingstone is pleased to announce the firms healthcare team has advised Advocate Aurora Enterprises on the acquisition of Senior Helpers. Advocate Aurora Enterprises is a subsidiary of Advocate Aurora Health ("Advocate Aurora"), one of the 12 largest not-for-profi...

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Nominated Jackpot Pairs. We had a good number of bowlers again this week, many turning up to practice for the pairs Championship. The winners of the second round were Denis Kerr & Ross Ashley. The overall winners with their years of experience were Noel Hufschmid & Phil Parry. Thursday 18th February 2021 Mixed Social Bowls Lucky to get the bowls in today with the weather not looking good but we managed to get in a full game. The winners with 1 for each end plus the ma...

When to use screws After I wrote about nails a few months back, I received a couple of emails asking why I use nails instead of screws in furniture projects. The short answer is that I don’t; I use both. But if there’s no compelling reason to choose one over the other, I typically use nails simply because I prefer the way they look. (I’m talking cut nails or square-shanked nails, not wire nails.) Before I discuss my “compelling reasons,” let’s take a brief look at the mechanical hol...