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Letters: Cut out Saturday mail; words of sympathy for columnist (4/28/20)

By www.denverpost.com
Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:53:50 +0000

Cut out Saturday mail Re: “Coronavirus threatening delivery of the U.S. mail,” April 10 news story


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Column: Steroids During Covid-19 Pandemic

By bernews.com
Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:34:01 +0000

[Column written by Dr. Annabel Fountain] There are multiple conditions that are associated with elevated steroid levels either through treatment or the body making excess steroids from the adrenal glands. This article is to bring awareness that if you’re on steroids your immune system may not cope as well as others if you come into […]

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Column: Socioeconomic Impacts On Health Care

By bernews.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:19:18 +0000

[Column written by Dr. Annabel Fountain] In the Journal of the American Medical Association last week, Dr. Clyde Lancy reported that in Chicago, more than 50% of COVID-19 cases and nearly 70% of COVID-19 deaths involve black individuals. This is particularly notable because black people make up only 30% of the population there. This pattern […]

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Column: Foods To Combat Anxiety & Depression

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 10:45:11 +0000

[Opinion column written by Agathe Holowatinc] Recently, I was asked: “Agathe, is there such a thing as foods that help combat anxiety and depression? If so – what are they?” And so that’s what I’d like to focus on today in my post, because it’s a very timely question, given the global panic around coronavirus […]

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Column: The Home-Cooking Renaissance

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:36:03 +0000

[Opinion column written by OBA Senate Leader Marcus Jones] Growing up, eating out was strictly a luxury for our family on special occasions. A birthday celebration, wedding reception, or a church event were the only times we would venture out to dine in a restaurant or hotel. Fortunately for us, the matriarchs of our family […]

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Column: Honouring Connie & Helping Survivors

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:25:34 +0000

[Written by Keri Ebright] New Year’s Night, 1978, I was sitting at the police station. I don’t know how long it all took – the whole day felt frozen in time: like it all lasted forever, but at the same time, it had ended. I was there to report him. I promised I wouldn’t – […]

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Column: A Remembrance Of Connie Furtado

By bernews.com
Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 15:00:22 +0000

[Opinion column written by Keri Ebright] I returned in 2018 at her 40th year anniversary, in 2019 at her 41st, and 2020 for her 42nd. Forty-two years ago, Connie Furtado, age 11, was brutally raped and murdered when walking home from school. Anyone around here in the 1970s remembers this. Forty-two years ago can still […]

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Column: Security Of Our Energy Supply

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 16 May 2018 22:00:30 +0000

[Opinion column written by Nick Hutchings] Further to news coverage of Stratton Hatfield’s recent speech to Hamilton Rotarians about the benefits of energy from the sun and relative to the Regulatory Authority’s public consultation on BELCO’s proposed integrated resource plan [IRP], Part I Any discussion about energy, whether about security of supply, least cost or […]

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Column: Security Of Our Energy Supply Part II

By bernews.com
Published On :: Sun, 10 Jun 2018 17:37:38 +0000

[Opinion column written by Nick Hutchings] Further to news coverage of Stratton Hatfield’s recent speech to Hamilton Rotarians about the benefits of energy from the sun and relative to the Regulatory Authority’s public consultation on BELCO’s proposed integrated resource plan [IRP], Part II I finished Part I of this essay by saying hats off to […]

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Column: Security Of Our Energy Supply Part III

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:28:37 +0000

[Opinion column written by Nick Hutchings] I finished Part II of this essay by asking our decision makers if they believe 97% of climate scientists are correct in their assertion that climate change is, to a very large degree, the result of burning fossil fuel and, if they do, would they also agree that waiting to […]

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Column: Bermuda Better Energy Plan Meeting

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 12:17:23 +0000

[Opinion column written by Glenn Fubler] I recently attended a community meeting that spoke to concerns that I’ve had since hearing last month’s urgent report by a United Nations agency on the matter of climate change. On Thursday, November 8th, I joined at least 130 residents gathered at St. Paul AME, Centennial Hall to listen to […]

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Column: The Life Journey Of Clint Smith

By bernews.com
Published On :: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:55:31 +0000

[Column written by Glenn Fubler] I first met Clinton ‘Amos’ Smith as a fellow student at Berkeley Institute, where his mother, Hyacinth Smith, served as school secretary in the early 60s. His teammates from that 1966 championship PHC Juniors Football squad remember how Clint would be in a jokey mood, whether they won or lost […]

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Column: Honouring Mary Prince On Cup Match

By bernews.com
Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:34:37 +0000

[Opinion column written by Chris Famous] Like many others of my age, we were never taught the full story of Bermudian, Caribbean or African History. We all grew up fully believing, to different degrees, whatever we were taught in school. Basically, European History. Specifically, British History. Fast forward a few decades, we all now have access […]

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Column: Women Pioneers Of 20th Century

By bernews.com
Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:14:50 +0000

[Column written by Glenn Fubler and Meredith Ebbin] Bermuda in the 20th century underwent a significant transformation as a society. Here is a summary of the accomplishments of five women who helped make a difference. Adele Tucker: born in 1868 in Warwick; became a teacher after training at the Collegiate Institute in Hamilton. Turn-of-the-century Bermuda […]

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Column: Anniversary Of 1981 General Strike

By bernews.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:40:05 +0000

[Opinion column written by Glenn Fubler] During the press conference on Friday, May 1, Premier David Burt reminded us that Government is collaborating with the Opposition in response to the multiple challenges of the pandemic. To reinforce that point, he invited Opposition Leader Craig Cannonier to share remarks. Responding to a reporter’s question, the Premier admitted, […]

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Column: Review Of ‘Just Mercy’ Movie

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:00:21 +0000

[Opinion column written by Glenn Fubler] The movie Just Mercy, an inspiring story about a real hero, began screening at Speciality Cinema this past weekend. That transformational figure – Bryan Stevenson – was described by Desmond Tutu as “America’s Nelson Mandela.” The movie’s Executive Producer, Michael B. Jordon of Black Panther fame, included two Academy […]

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Column: Sea Turtles Nesting Here & Abroad

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:00:34 +0000

[Written by Jennifer Gray] The summer months are typically nesting season for sea turtles in our region. With Bermuda’s nesting sea turtles extirpated by the late 1800’s, the idea of sea turtles nesting on our shores again causes great excitement. This was the case in 1990 and again in 1995 when loggerhead nests were found […]

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Column: Race To The Bottom Of The Sea

By bernews.com
Published On :: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 13:00:34 +0000

[Column written by Jon Copley] On January 23 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh climbed into an undersea craft called Trieste and dived nearly 11 kilometres to the deepest point in the ocean – the Challenger Deep of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean. Down there, no sunlight can reach and the water is […]

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Column: We Need An Education Authority

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 20:00:48 +0000

[Column written by Shadow Education Minister Cole Simons] For too long politics has played too big a role in education, a situation that must change if our youth are to achieve their potential and reach the educational heights needed in today’s world. With that in mind, it is now clear that we desperately need an […]

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Column: Celebrating Emperor Haile Selassie I

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:25:22 +0000

[Written by Chris Famous] “Hail him without any apology. Hail His Imperial Majesty” – Burning Spear” “Look to the east for the crowning of a Black King” - Hon. Marcus Garvey On November 2nd, 1930 in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, Ras Tafari was crowned as His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie the first and […]

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Column: Going Up Yonder With Toni Robinson

By bernews.com
Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:50:52 +0000

[Written by Dale Butler] The CD arrival of Bermuda’s “First Lady of Gospel” a few months ago was widely received and appreciated with the excellent selection of songs and their delivery. Long a staple at weddings, funerals and VIP events, Toni had also performed with excellence in numerous plays by Atlantic Publishing House and for […]

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Column: Continue To Excel In Education

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 13:35:12 +0000

[Opinion column written by Cole Simons] As parents, grandparents, and students, we must work collectively to ensure that we have a positive outcome during these challenging times. We all must make a contribution to ensure that the delivery of education remains as seamless as possible and that our students are positioned to continue to excel […]

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Column: Ask Google For Learning Inspiration

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:32:47 +0000

[Opinion column written by OBA MP Susan Jackson] Unlike, I suspect, most adults, our children are natives to learning online. Toys are digital and internet connected. Smart toys with software and laptops are considered child’s play [for the child, anyway]. My own children were forced into online learning during 9/11 and winter storms. As a […]

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Column: In Celebration Of Principals & Teachers

By bernews.com
Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 21:45:45 +0000

[Written by Reeshemah Swan] Someone once said that, “…it is during adversity that one finds creativity…” As we enter another week of school buildings being closed, let us take the time to celebrate the non-essential front line workers who have been teaching school at home. In essence, school is open and continues to be – […]

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Column: How To Price Your Airbnb Rental

By bernews.com
Published On :: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 23:00:57 +0000

[Column written by Ade Brown] About 60% of your potential income comes from the intrinsic value of your property, location, and amenities. The other 40% is dependent upon implementing an effective Airbnb pricing strategy. Your strategy should take into account the fluctuating demand for your property throughout the year. Airbnb allows you to set different […]

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Column: Why I Never Use Airbnb’s Smart Pricing

By bernews.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 00:00:16 +0000

[Column written by Ade Brown] One of the most common questions I get asked is whether or not to use Airbnb’s pricing tips. Don’t! This is a very common mistake that new hosts make, even myself. I fell victim to Airbnb’s pricing band. While using smart pricing was great in getting my calendar filled, it […]

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Column: Market Vacation Rental On Social Media

By bernews.com
Published On :: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:23 +0000

[Column written by Ade Brown] Vacation rental owners should use social media to market their properties directly to a wide variety of potential guests. Social media can be used as a free advertising tool in reaching people all around the world. People can come across your page simply by scrolling through their feed, and every […]

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Proposed AASHTO Seismic Specifications for ABC Column Connections

By www.trb.org
Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 05:35:07 GMT

Accelerated bridge construction (ABC) utilizes rigorous planning, new technologies, and improved methods to expedite construction. Prefabricated columns and their connections to adjoining bridge members (cap beams, footings, pile caps, and pile shafts) are the most critical components of ABC in moderate- and high-seismic regions. The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's NCHRP Research Report 935: Proposed AASHTO Seismic Specifications for ABC Column Connections develops AASHTO specificatio...


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[Updated] Free Mobile-Friendly Layout Wizard: now creates 1, 2, 3 column websites

By www.thesitewizard.com
Published On :: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 06:53:59 GMT

For the sake of completeness (and also because a visitor requested it), the Layout Wizard has been updated to support one column websites as well. As a result, it can now create one, two and three column websites (depending on which you prefer). The generated web page is mobile-friendly and completely customizable. There are no advertisements, and nothing you enter into the Wizard is recorded anywhere. And it's free.


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Column: The Supreme Court played partisan politics in Wisconsin. It could unleash a political apocalypse in November

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2020 12:47:57 -0400

The court's slapdash intervention didn't serve the Constitution, just the GOP's chances in one election. Sound familiar?


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Column: Surprise! Humans can overcome tribalism to save the species

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 06:00:04 -0400

More humans may be exercising more flexibility and cooperation, in vaster global numbers, than at any other time in human history.


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Column: We got unlucky on COVID-19. The wrong man is in charge during a once-in-a-lifetime crisis

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 17:09:25 -0400

If only such important decisions weren't in the hands of Trump, a president so obviously unprepared and ill-equipped to make them.


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Column: Another day, another coronavirus flip-flop from Trump — the emperor of inconsistency

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 06:00:43 -0400

Trump cedes power to the states when it suits him, and claims it for the federal government when it suits.


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Column: The shaming of Anthony Fauci at Trump's news conference from hell

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:04:17 -0400

Anthony Fauci, our national truth-teller, spoke plainly before he was forced to make a retraction by a president more comfortable with lies.


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Column: How a science magazine from Charles Darwin's era found new life online amid the coronavirus

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:00:38 -0400

Popular Science Editor Corinne Iozzio talks about how to make the tricky science of coronavirus understandable to an online audience.


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Column: With a pledge to follow coronavirus science, 10 governors made the president blink

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:00:02 -0400

Two state pandemic coalitions represent a refusal to bow and scrape to Trump or to fight one another for federal resources.


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Column: Trump hasn't got the chops to acquire the authority he claims. Thank God

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:00:20 -0400

Other presidents have expanded their executive power during national crises. Trump is trying, but he's so bad at the job, he won't succeed.


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Column: Enough with the coronavirus recriminations. Both parties need to stop the blame and solve the crisis

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:00:22 -0400

The left blames the right, the right blames China and the World Health Organization. Governors blame the president, and he blames them right back.


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Column: Gun-toting Republicans ignoring quarantine orders? Yes, even coronavirus has become part of the culture wars

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:14:06 -0400

With American flags and Trump banners waving, angry citizens are taking to the streets to protest stay-at-home edicts.


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Column: This man masterminded my friend Daniel Pearl's abduction in 2002. He shouldn't be set free

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 13:09:10 -0400

Pearl's beheading opened the door to more violence against journalists. Those who abducted him should remain in prison.


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Column: How Trump and his enablers are pushing politics deep into pandemic policy

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 06:00:43 -0400

The Justice Department weighed in on a social distancing case in Mississippi to strike a blow for Trump's side in the coronavirus culture wars.


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Column: Reversing the shutdown is scary, but we have to start revising it

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:37:56 -0400

Proposing rational modifications to quarantine measures is not like denying science or saying Jesus is your vaccine.


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Column: Feeling sad? Lethargic? Fearful? Happiness is just a bike ride away

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 06:00:11 -0400

Stuck in coronavirus lockdown, all I wanted to do was sleep in and eat toast. And then I rediscovered my bike.


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Column: What it would take to keep L.A. traffic from returning to soul-crushing levels

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:10:14 -0400

Angelenos spend an average of 103 hours a year stuck in traffic. Is it possible to keep our roads the way they are now?


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Column: Why did Trump push disinfectant as a cure for the coronavirus? He listens to quacks

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:30:12 -0400

Turns out a range of charlatans out there are peddling industrial bleach as a cure-all.


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Column: The pandemic makes the world more dangerous

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 07:00:41 -0400

Trump is pulling back U.S. forces and bombers overseas as Russia, China, Iran and other adversaries expand operations during the coronavirus crisis.


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Column: Coronavirus is the great unequalizer

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:00:41 -0400

A pandemic, one would think, is indiscriminate, targeting rich and poor alike. But the coronavirus is making inequality worse.


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Column: Newsom could use some beach time. It's sad he's closing Orange County beaches amid coronavirus

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 03:00:37 -0400

Going to the beach is our birthright as native Californians — and our promise to newcomers. It's our gift from the Creator — a trade-off for all the quakes, wildfires, mudslides and smog.


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Column: Congress mirrors a divided America on reopening amid coronavirus crisis

By www.latimes.com
Published On :: Sun, 3 May 2020 07:00:41 -0400

After weeks of the coronavirus shutdown, the Republican-led Senate will gavel into session Monday. The Democratic-led House will not.


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