Where to start with an old glasshouse, littered with plastic, that was used for a hydroponic tomato farm for several decades?

Inspired by Tourism Australia's Matesong video, locals in south-west Queensland write their own version with the banks of the Balonne River standing in for the beaches of Sydney.

A man who was a teenager when he murdered his relative whose bones were later found in rural SA receives a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment, but his non-parole period has not yet been set.

Experts say bushfires coupled with decreasing habitat in an urbanised landscape is taking its toll on wildlife and improved land management is crucial.

A finishing school for western ringtail possums is not about airs and graces it's about helping orphaned possums get used to fending for themselves.

A man who died days after attempting to take his life in a hospital toilet was unable to get immediate care despite experiencing thought of self harm, a Hobart inquest hears.

A north Queensland man is sentenced to life behind bars after he was found guilty of murdering 25-year-old Michael McCabe over an alleged drug debt in 2015.

(United States Second Circuit) - Held that an insurance company did not have to arbitrate a former employee's claims before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an entity with which the company had severed ties. The FINRA arbitration code no longer applied to the company, even though the employee had once been registered as a securities industry representative of the company.

(United States Seventh Circuit) - Held that a policyholder who successfully sued a life insurance company was not entitled to an award of attorney fees. Reversed the fee award, in this diversity jurisdiction case.

(United States Fifth Circuit) - Held that an insurance company did not abuse its discretion in denying disability benefits to an attorney who stopped working due to intractable migraines. Affirmed the judgment below in this ERISA case.

(United States Seventh Circuit) - In a dispute over life insurance coverage, held that a policy exclusion was applicable because a man's death from engaging in an act known as autoerotic asphyxiation qualified as intentionally self-inflicted injury.

(United States Second Circuit) - Held that an insurance company did not have to arbitrate a former employee's claims before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an entity with which the company had severed ties. The FINRA arbitration code no longer applied to the company, even though the employee had once been registered as a securities industry representative of the company.

Historian Marina Rustow has immersed herself in a unique cache of documents known as the Cairo Geniza, which were hidden for centuries in an Egyptian synagogue.

From reality TV to the bestseller's list to a soon-to-drop album, key moments in the life of the woman who became Kat Von D

Latin pop star Becky G has been quarantining in Inglewood with her parents, three siblings and her boyfriend, L.A. Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget.

Max Verstappen is keeping himself busy by taking part in esports races.

Peter Whittingham is fighting for his life in hospital, the South Wales Police have confirmed.

Franklin's quaint downtown is full of historic homes. But some had fallen into disrepair.

Lauren Mayberry talks to the BBC's Unlocked podcast about lockdown in LA, social media and abusive relationships.

Two filmmakers record life inside the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China.

TidalWave Productions is releasing Buttigieg and Bloomberg comic books to sit alongside its Warren biography.

This is the thrilling account of an extraordinary life in law enforcement. Specialising in technical surveillance, Victoria Police Inspector Andrew Atkinson dedicated himself to ridding our world of murderers, corruption, terrorists and underworld crime syndicates. Now retired, Atkinson can let us inside his days as a peacekeeper in East Timor with the United Nations, an advisor to the Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee and the deceptive world of police surveillance.

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011.

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Kraus, Peter -- Biography.

Barack Obama said the “rule of law is at risk” following the justice department’s decision to drop charges against former Trump advisor Mike Flynn, as he issued a stark warning about the long-term impact on the American way of life by his successor.

Visits to long-term care homes and some retirement homes across B.C. have been restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic — and one senior says life inside is very challenging.

An idea that began when a classicist went to a brewery to sip beers and ponder the history of hops has brought to life an ancient ale.

Kevin Khungay played high school basketball. His friend's older brother Sunny Basran was his coach. Years later, their unique designs are worn by some of the sports biggest stars.

With a team of 6 people, OM Peru recently went on an outreach to an area called Alto Piura.

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To summarize baseline data and lessons learned from the Autism Learning Health Network, designed to improve care and outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We describe challenging behaviors, co-occurring medical conditions, quality of life (QoL), receipt of recommended health services, and next steps.

IT’S not everyone who’s given the chance to design their own tartan so when the opportunity arose, Vixy Rae didn’t need to give it a second thought.

There are limited cross-sectional data from observational studies of adolescents showing that regular participation in physical activity is associated with a higher quality of life status, whereas time spent in screen-based entertainment is associated with a poorer quality of life.

Adolescents who were physically active (particularly engaging in outdoor activity) over a 5-year period had higher quality of life than their less active peers. Conversely, high levels of screen-based entertainment over 5 years negatively affected quality of life status. (Read the full article)

The importance of and interest in childhood mental problems have increased worldwide. There are few population studies on child and adolescent mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

A social gradient was found in childhood mental health according to maternal education level and social class, but none was found in HRQoL, although children from disadvantaged social classes had somewhat lower HRQoL scores than their more advantaged counterparts. (Read the full article)

Medical advances have prolonged life for children and adolescents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common inherited pediatric neuromuscular disorder. Children with this progressive disease surviving to adulthood still face significant threats to their quality of life.

Self-reported psychosocial quality of life was impaired in a significant number (57%) of boys with DMD, unrelated to their need for mobility aids. Concordance between the perceptions of parents and their sons related to psychosocial functioning was fair to poor. (Read the full article)

Existing literature indicates relationships between BMI, physical activity, sleep patterns, eating behavior, and health-related quality of life in children and adolescents. However, many previous studies have used non–preference-based instruments, which are not suitable for application within economic evaluation.

The Child Health Utility 9D, a new preference-based health-related quality of life instrument for application in economic evaluation in children and adolescents, revealed stronger associations between utilities and sleep patterns or eating behavior than with BMI, physical activity, or sedentary behavior. (Read the full article)

Initial studies in children and young adults have identified higher levels of anxiety and lower quality of life scores in patients with implantable cardioverter–defibrillators. Few studies are available looking at the same questions in young patients with pacemakers.

Anxiety is highly prevalent in young patients with ICDs, but the higher rates can be attributed to medical disease severity and age at implantation rather than type of device. Patients with pacemakers have depression and anxiety but at lower rates. (Read the full article)

Other defendants receive prison sentences for fatal shootings Kili Mayfield, a man convicted of raping 3 women over the course of 7 years will spend the rest of his life in prison. Mayfield, 40, of Bear, was arrested in June 2018 after being linked to the raping, beating, and strangling of a woman and 2 […]

We are all creatures of habit and it is good to see how diligently people take backups of their work, pictures and contacts on phones among other things.

Actual return you get is not the ARR of 8% or 4% shown in the benefit illustration but net of various charges such as fund management, premium allocation, admin and mortality

According to the ministry of health and family welfare as on April 9, 2020, there are 5,218 active cases of novel coronavirus in India and there has been 169 deaths due to this pandemic.

Currently motor insurance has a 38-40% of market share of new premiums in non-life industry and weak auto sales number would further impact motor insurance business in the months to come.

The next two months will be weak and slowdown in Ulips to continue for the rest of the year

High taxes, bad healthcare, police repression, lack of culture, poor education… Telegram founder Pavel Durov wants you to know he really doesn’t like Silicon Valley and thinks living or doing business in the US is a terrible idea.
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