Just when you thought you watched the best shot of the Brier, another best shot of the Brier appears at the 2020 Canadian men's curling championship being held in Kingston, Ont.

Avid curler Dale Kohlenberg, 64, got a lucky break when he was seconded to Iqaluit — and was quickly scouted for Team Nunavut.

Alberta's Brendan Bottcher defeated Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone 9-4 in the 1-2 Page playoff game Saturday afternoon to earn a berth in the Tim Hortons Brier final.

It wasn’t all that long ago Brad Gushue wondered if he’d ever be a Brier champion after 13 appearances without ever hoisting the historic Tankard trophy. Times have changed in a hurry. Gushue is now a three-time Brier champion.

The Kevin Koe curling team has split with second Colton Flasch after being eliminated from the recent men's national championship in Kingston, Ont., in a tiebreaker game. Flasch joined the foursome in 2018.

A report suggests that the $2.5 billion program should focus more on continuous improvement than on scattershot activities.

A collection of news stories from this week.

Education Week catches you up on the week gone by with a thoughtful look at recent news in K-12 education.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends routine alcohol screening for all adolescents. Problem-based substance use screens for adolescents exist, but have limitations. A consumption-based alcohol screen could provide an empirically validated, very brief method to screen youth for alcohol-related problems.

National sample data indicate that frequency of alcohol use has high sensitivity and specificity in identifying youth with alcohol-related problems. A range of age-specific frequency cut scores perform well; specific cut points can be selected based on the screening context. (Read the full article)

Primary care settings provide an important venue for early detection of substance use and intervention, but adolescent screening rates need improvement. Screening and brief interventions appear effective in reducing adult problem drinking but evidence for effectiveness among adolescents is needed.

A computer-facilitated system for screening, feedback, and provider brief advice for primary care can increase adolescent receipt of substance use screening across a variety of practice settings, and shows promise for reducing adolescents’ use of alcohol and cannabis. (Read the full article)

Youth violence and alcohol misuse are a preventable public health problem. Previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of brief interventions in the emergency department (ED) in reducing alcohol misuse and related consequences among older adolescents and adults.

This study supports the efficacy of brief interventions in the ED in reducing peer aggression and victimization 12 months after ED visit. The previous reductions in alcohol consequences noted at 6 months follow-up were not sustained at 12 months. (Read the full article)

Studies assessing the accuracy of brief screening tools for postpartum depression have been conducted among adult women; however, no similar validation studies have been conducted among adolescent mothers. Accurate and valid brief depression screening tools are needed for adolescent mothers.

We found that the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and 2 subscales, the EPDS-7 and EPDS-2, are highly accurate at identifying postpartum depression among adolescent mothers. In pediatric settings with limited time and resources, these brief scales have potential to be used as effective depression screening tools. (Read the full article)

The widely disseminated National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism screening tool for adolescent alcohol use was developed based on epidemiologic data. It has not been validated in a clinical sample and does not screen for tobacco or drug use.

This study found that a measure that expanded the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism adolescent alcohol use tool to include tobacco and drugs was sensitive and specific for identifying substance use disorders in a pediatric clinic patient population. (Read the full article)

Behavioral observations influence a clinician’s decision to diagnose or refer, and may even override formal screening results. In the case of autism spectrum disorder, an expected rate of atypical behavior during the span of a medical visit is unknown.

We are the first to quantify the high base rates of typical behavior in young children who have autism and language delay. When observation times are brief, the preponderance of typical behaviors may negatively impact referral decision accuracy. (Read the full article)

25 June 2007This briefing provides information on the legislative framework for promoting tourism in Scotland, describes the main organisations supporting tourism, provides statistical information and summarises Executive policies.

28 October 2009Restructuring announcements by large companies within the Scotch Whisky industry over the summer of 2009 have brought the industry under the public and political spotlight.

2 June 2011This briefing provides information on the legislative framework for promoting tourism in Scotland, describes the main organisations supporting tourism, provides key statistics, and summarises Scottish Government policies.

The records involved conversation logs between Microsoft support agents and customers across the globe, dating back to 2005. Most of the records were redacted of customer contact information, but not all.

Before there were smartwatches, digital watches were the most high-tech timepieces you could buy. We explore the evolution of the digital watch from 1972 to present day.

The Penn State Law in University Park Civil Rights Appellate Clinic recently filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court. Biel v. St. James, a religious liberty case that was granted certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Democratic presidential candidate likes to highlight his vote against the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, although his record on the issue of high-stakes standardized testing isn't black and white.

Education Week catches you up on the week gone by with a thoughtful look at recent news in K-12 education.

A breakdown of high-profile news stories you may have missed during the week.

"She is a new mom and a very fine one too," wrote Arjun Rampal

Washington D.C. – Division of Public Health (DPH) Director Dr. Karyl Rattay participated in a Congressional briefing for members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives on Capitol Hill today, November 7, 2019, regarding maternal and infant health as part of a panel discussion hosted by March of Dimes. The briefing, “Making the […]

Governor Carney, Dr. Karyl Rattay (Director, Division of Public Health), AJ Schall (Director, Delaware Emergency Management Agency) give a briefing on COVID-19

Governor Carney, Dr. Karyl Rattay (Director, Division of Public Health), AJ Schall (Director, Delaware Emergency Management Agency), give a COVID-19 briefing.

Governor Carney, Dr. Karyl Rattay (Director, Division of Public Health), AJ Schall (Director, Delaware Emergency Management Agency) give a COVID-19 briefing.    

Governor Carney, Dr. Karyl Rattay (Director, Division of Public Health), AJ Schall (Director, Delaware Emergency Management Agency), give a COVID-19 briefing.  

  Governor Carney, Delaware Department of Labor Secretary Cerron Cade, and Office of Management and Budget Director Mike Jackson  

Governor Carney, Dr. Kara Odom Walker (Secretary, Delaware Department of Health and Social Services), AJ Schall (Director, Delaware Emergency Management Agency)    

Watch a press briefing on Delaware’s COVID-19 response from Tuesday April 28 at 3pm with Governor John Carney, Dr. Karryl Rattay, Director, Delaware Division of Public Health, and A.J. Schall, Director, Delaware Emergency Management Agency.  

Watch a press briefing on Delaware’s COVID-19 response from Friday May 1 at 1:45 pm with Governor John Carney, Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director, Delaware Division of Public Health, and A.J. Schall, Director, Delaware Emergency Management Agency.  

Watch a press briefing on Delaware’s COVID-19 response from Friday May 5 at 1:45 pm with Governor John Carney, Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director, Delaware Division of Public Health, and A.J. Schall, Director, Delaware Emergency Management Agency.      

Watch a press briefing on Delaware’s COVID-19 response from Friday May 8 at 1:45 pm with Governor John Carney, Dr. Karyl Rattay, Director, Delaware Division of Public Health, and A.J. Schall, Director, Delaware Emergency Management Agency.  

Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the second quarter of 2019 closed with 354.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs),  an increase of  2.9 million domain name registrations, or 0.8 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2019.1,2 Domain name registrations have grown by […]

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Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the third quarter of 2019 closed with 359.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 5.1 million domain name registrations, or 1.4 percent, compared to the second quarter of 2019.1,2 Domain name registrations have grown by […]

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Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which shows that the fourth quarter of 2019 closed with 362.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 2.4 million domain name registrations, or 0.7 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2019.1,2 Domain name registrations have grown by […]

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Federal Court ruling on changes to bonus plan Under Swiss law, an employer needs their employees’ consent to change the terms of a bonus plan, unless the changes are entirely to the employees’ benefit. In a recent case, the Swiss Federal...

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