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After a decade of cavities, will Calgary put fluoride back in its water supply? Anti-fluoride activists are fighting again to keep the chemical out of Calgary’s water supply. But there are holes in their argument. April 26, 2021 Kokaram saw a rise in cavities in baby teeth after fluoridation of Calgary’s water stopped (Photograph by Candice Ward) The wisdom of public health authorities has been on everyone’s mind, this year and last. In Calgary this fall, it will be on the ballot. Voter...

Top Politician Says Cancelling Tokyo Olympics Over Pandemic Concerns ‘Remains an Option’ 17th April 2021 Cancelling the Tokyo Olympics “remains an option” if the pandemic spread is not brought under control. As the Guardian reports, those were the comments of Toshihiro Nikai, general secretary of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic party, in a TV interview that was as of his morning (Saturday 17 April) yet to be aired. Nikai’s statement is at odds with his government’s insistence ...

17th April 2021 Cover girls….The International Dragon Class on an evening race in 1969 at Royal North of Ireland YC on Belfast Lough. RNIYC introduced the class to Ireland in the late 1930s, and for many years had the largest fleet, sending forth the 1948 Olympic helmsman Eric Strain The Olympic Flame is now well into its progression through Japan, on a Marathon of Marathons which is seeing runners of every shape and size and type carry it into all of the 47 Prefectures which make up that mo...

Canada to Host 49er & 49erFX for the First Time in 2022 8th April 2021 It looks like Irelands newly qualified 49er Tokyo pairing of Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove will be making a trip to Canada in 2022 if they continue their skiff campaign for Paris 2024. Nova Scotia will host a 400-strong field of the world’s best sailors from over 35 countries when the World Championships for three Olympic classes, the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17, kick off in September 2022. Taking place in Canada for t...

Two Irish 49er Skiffs in High Stakes Olympic Test for Single Tokyo Berth 14th March 2021 Men on a mission - Howths Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove are determined to move from U23 World Gold medalists to Tokyo Olympians in their first campaign Two Irish 49er teams have their date with Olympic destiny in just a weeks time when the final Tokyo qualifier takes place next week on the Spanish Island of Lanzarote. One way or another, Sunday week (March 21st) will mark the culmination of five-year...

Yukon research on geothermic energy gets $2M federal boost Philippe Morin © Lorraine Bumstead The Liard River Hot Springs are considered the second-largest in Canada. The chief of the Liard First Nation in Watson Lake says hed like to see geothermal power heating greenhouses and used in other ways to offset diesel use. Three Yukon First Nations are set to further explore their lands potential for geothermal power, with help from a new $2 million federal initiative announced T...

Outback sailing in the Tiwal © Melinda Henshaw In June of this year Kiwi sailor, Melinda Henshaw, announced she wanted to see the real Australia. It was a challenge I couldnt resist. So we loaded the TIWAL 2 and TIWAL 3 into the Pajero and off we went. In 1830, explorer Charles Sturt managed to get a sailboat far up the Murray and Darling rivers. Now over 120 years later, technology has proven benefits for adventurers. Little did we know it, but these inflatable craft would define ...

Pulse oximeters may be inaccurate on people of color, FDA warns By Kate Gibson Doctor argues why pulse oximeters are needed Pulse oximeters — viewed as a critical in the fight against COVID-19 — may not work as advertised for people of color. "The devices may be less accurate in people with dark skin pigmentation," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated in a safety notice posted on Friday. The FDAs warning offers a toned-down version of recent and even years-ago ...

Initially, under the agreement, a forum for debates related to the interests of both countries will be established which includes "developing trade agreements for the future", Whitehall officials told Express.co.uk. Bilateral consultations on issues related to trade in agricultural goods will also take place through a Joint Agriculture Committee (CCA) to cut red tape on exports such as Beef. Trade between both countries is worth £6billion a year whilst Brazilian agribusiness exports to the Un...

The Changing Role of the Chief Information Officer Robert Dickson, Executive Director of IMS, Omaha Public Schools Robert Dickson, Executive Director of IMS, Omaha Public Schools In today’s landscape, technology is changing how we collaborate, communicate, and even the spaces in which we work. Many companies and in our case, school districts, are in the process of digital transformation. Sometimes this is planned, and sometimes this is forced. Over the last four years our distr...