9 WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Edgar Farmer and Sharon Stringer By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 11:00:00 +0000 As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. Sharon Stringer talked to her friend Edgar Farmer about his time in Vietnam, as well as his transition to civilian life. Full Article
9 WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: John MacMillen and Fred Brown By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:34:09 +0000 As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. John MacMillen told Fred Brown about his time in the Airforce in Vietnam. Full Article
9 WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Robert and Ryan Booz By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:00:00 +0000 As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. Ryan Booz talks with his father Robert Booz about the time he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Full Article
9 WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Gaylon Klobe and Cindy Bardo By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:00:00 +0000 As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. Cindy Bardo talked with her friend Gaylon Klobe, who spent a career in the U.S. Army and did three tours in Vietnam. Full Article
9 WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Fred Brown and John MacMillen By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000 As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. John MacMillen talked with Fred Brown about his time in the Vietnam War. Full Article
9 WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Bruce Heim and Susan Patterson By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Wed, 04 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000 As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. Susan Patterson talked with her grandfather Bruce Heim about a convoy operation he led during the Vietnam War and what it was like to leave for the war. Full Article
9 WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Vincent and Suzann Tedesco By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000 As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. Suzann Tedesco talked to her husband Colonel Vincent Tedesco about leading men in Vietnam. Full Article
9 WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Craig Yarnell By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000 As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. Craig Yarnell talked about being drafted into the infantry in the Vietnam War in 1968. Full Article
9 WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Dick And Janet Fravel By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000 As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. Janet Fravel talked with her husband Dick Fravel about how the Vietnam war affected him. Full Article
9 WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Eli Duck and Michael Dunlap By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000 As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. Michael Dunlap talked with his friend Eli Duck. Both fought in the Vietnam War. Full Article
9 WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: John Gority and George Montgomery By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000 As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. John Gority and George Montgomery talked about their time in the Vietnam War and their experiences with Agent Orange. Full Article
9 WPSU's Story Corps Vietnam: Paul Johnson and Stanley Snyder By radio.wpsu.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 11:00:00 +0000 As a part of WPSU’s radio, TV and web project “The Vietnam War: Telling the Pennsylvania Story,” we’re bringing you oral history interviews with Vietnam veterans. Paul Johnson and Stanley Snyder – who live in Altoona and have been friends since 7 th grade – talked about serving in the Navy during the Vietnam War. Full Article
9 Two ENC Counties Report COVID-19 Deaths By www.publicradioeast.org Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:31:29 +0000 Two counties in Eastern North Carolina are reporting COVID-19 related deaths. Craven County Health officials say an individual who tested positive for coronavirus a week ago died at CarolinaEast Medical Center on Thursday. Another person in Carteret County died from complications associated with COVID-19 today. The individual was in their late 60’s and had several underlying health conditions. There are 22 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Carteret County and 32 positive cases in Craven County. Full Article
9 North Carolina Governor: More COVID-19 Test Supplies Needed By www.publicradioeast.org Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 16:36:50 +0000 North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper responded to President Donald Trump’s plan to reopen the economy by stressing that the state needs the federal government’s help supplying medical professionals to ramp up COVID-19 testing. The state government also said Friday that it was tripling the staff handling unemployment claims as the state faces a crush of hundreds of thousands requests. Trump told governors Thursday that restrictions could be eased to allow businesses to reopen in the coming weeks in areas that have extensive testing and a decline in cases. Hours later, Cooper, a Democrat, said states need more supplies from the federal government to expand testing enough to reopen their economies. Full Article
9 COVID-19 Outbreak At North Carolina Prison Grows To 150 By www.publicradioeast.org Published On :: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:44:52 +0000 A COVID-19 outbreak at a North Carolina state prison has spread to approximately 150 inmates. The Wayne County Health Department said in a news release Friday that 149 inmates had tested positive for the virus at the state's Neuse Correctional Institution in Goldsboro. State prison officials had announced about 80 of the cases the previous night. The county health officials said that the number of positive results was expected to rise as the prison completes testing on all of its 700 inmates. Newly positive inmates are being put into isolation, and the state is sending additional medical and security staff to the facility. Full Article
9 Craven, Jones, And Lenoir Counties Report COVID-19 Deaths By www.publicradioeast.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 21:20:06 +0000 Three Eastern North Carolina counties are reporting COVID-19 related deaths today. Health officials in Lenoir County say an individual over the age of 65 with underlying medical conditions died. It is the first fatality in Lenoir County due to coronavirus. The Craven County Health Department announced another person died from COVID-19 complications. Craven County now has a total of four coronavirus deaths. The Jones County Health Department said in a news release that their second coronavirus death is an individual in their 90's with underlying medical conditions. Full Article
9 North Carolinians Can Buy Meals To Feed Healthcare Workers On Frontlines Of COVID-19 By www.publicradioeast.org Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 16:19:55 +0000 Through a program called “Feed the Soul,” hospital workers across North Carolina are receiving deliveries of nutritious meals as they respond to growing needs to treat COVID-19 patients. The program also supports local restaurants seeing a slowdown in business. The meal deliveries are made possible by contributions made to an emergency response fund created by the North Carolina Healthcare Foundation ( NCHF ), a nonprofit charitable organization. To date, the program has delivered more than 10,000 meals to staff at 13 hospitals in Asheville, Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill. The program is now expanding to Greenville and Wilmington in eastern North Carolina. North Carolina has more than 200,000 hospital workers, many of whom are appreciating the delicious and nutritious meals prepared by local restaurants. “While most of us are staying home to eat meals due to social distancing, hospital employees are working around-the-clock to care for growing numbers of coronavirus Full Article
9 North Carolina Governor Signs $1.6 Billion COVID-19 Bills By www.publicradioeast.org Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 21:07:33 +0000 North Carolina Gov Roy Cooper has signed legislation pumping $1.6 billion into schools, hospitals, local governments and researchers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. Cooper signed the two bills during a conference call on Monday. They represent a compromise between measures approved separately in the Senate and House last week, with input from the governor and legislative Democrats seeking items in Cooper's own $1.4 billion request. The $1.6 billion is less than half of North Carolina's share received from the $2 trillion coronavirus relief law that Congress approved last month. Full Article
9 What Can You Do In Early Spring To Optimize Your Garden's Yield? By www.northernpublicradio.org Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:18:30 +0000 Northern Public Radio held "Context: Planting the Food Garden" on Thursday, March 19, 2015, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Local food-gardening experts discussed what you need to know in early spring to optimize your garden's yield. Context events are free and open to the public. They are held in Studio A at Northern Public Radio, 801 N. First Street in DeKalb. Although reservations are not required, they are encouraged due to the limited space available. If you have questions or would like to guarantee yourself a seat for a future "Context" event, please call Maria Boynton at (815) 753-9000 or email mboynton@niu.edu . For more information, visit northernpublicradio.org . Full Article
9 Rockford Leaders Talk 'Campaign Zero,' Police Interactions By www.northernpublicradio.org Published On :: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:10:14 +0000 Activists in the Black Lives Matter movement recently published a 10-point plan to reduce police violence. Rockford leaders are responding to the proposal. It’s called "Campaign Zero." National activists want stronger guidelines limiting the use of force. They also want to ban police quotas for tickets and arrests , and end the sale of military weapons to police forces. Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissey: “I don’t know that it’s intended to be a one-size solution. It lays out a series of agenda items. We are already moving forward on a vast majority of what I think those items are.” Morrissey says new measures at the state level are also intended to address interactions during field interviews, or a so-called “stop-and-frisk.” “The next step will be, starting next year, we will have to give a receipt to the individual so they know who is the officer-- and their badge number. If they have a complaint to file, they will have more information to do that.” Matthew Simpson co-leads My Brother’s Full Article
9 Perspective: COVID-19 Exposes Flawed Food Security System By www.northernpublicradio.org Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +0000 “I never thought I would have to ask for food.” The young mother said as a box was placed in her car. In the last three weeks over 500,000 Illinois residents have filed for unemployment. We have never seen such a sudden, dramatic increase in the need for food in our region. There are now growing lines at area food pantries. Numbers of those seeking help has tripled. For 70% of them this is their first visit to a food pantry. This is occurring when food banks are receiving fewer donations from their sources. The food banks are dependent upon the donations from large food chains. Usually food whose shelf life has nearly expired, or produce that is about to go bad. Because nervous buyers have cleared out so many store shelves there is less leftover to donate. When you live at the bottom of the food chain and depend on leftovers, it is extra frightening when there is little left behind. We need to use this crisis to question our present food system built on dependence. We need to ask how Full Article
9 Perspective: The Promise And Peril Of COVID-19 Tracking By www.northernpublicradio.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +0000 The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred efforts to control the spread of the virus through development of innovative digital contact tracing tools. In Singapore, Israel and India there is already an app for that. In Europe there’s debate between two competing frameworks, which have names that sound like Star Wars’ droids: PEPP-PT and DT-3T. And in the US, Apple and Google recently announced collaboration on a contact tracing feature that will eventually be integrated with updates to the mobile device operating system. Although providing promising solutions, these technologies are not without problems. First, the privacy protections for such systems need to be carefully scrutinized. The US currently does not have a general data protection law, like the EU's GDPR, that would permit government oversight and review of these contact tracing solutions. Second, contact tracing only works when a significant number of users opt-in and agree to use the technology. But there is no guarantee that Full Article
9 Madras High Court orders for TASMAC shops closure as TN crosses 6,000 Covid-19 positive cases By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-09T08:12:42+05:30 The High Court passed the interim order on Friday as a result of the blatant violation of the conditions that the court had prescribed under which liquor shops could function. These conditions included adhering to social distancing norms while also deploying additional staff to manage the crowd. Full Article
9 New China tariffs a 'job killer,' US footwear industry tells Trump By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-08-29T17:59:44+05:30 The five per cent increases, which will take the tariffs to 15-25 per cent, and are due to roll out in stages through December and target some popular items, such as laptops, mobile phones and some shoes. Full Article
9 After demonetisation, GST, floods hit Agra's footwear industry hard By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-09-05T14:25:00+05:30 Sharing the reasons for the slowdown in the shoe industry, shoe manufacturer Pradeep Kumar said: "The main cause is the flood that most part of the country is facing. Due to sluggish sales, we are also short of funds." Full Article
9 'Come As You Are': Priyanka Chopra signs deal with Crocs By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-11-20T17:59:56+05:30 The actor will endorse 2020 collections of the casual footwear brand. Full Article
9 This footwear maker's stock surged over 1,600% in a decade By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-01-03T15:30:57+05:30 On a yearly basis, the Kolkata-based company's share price, which stood at Rs 1127.35, as of January 1, 2019, has gained around 55.32 per cent. Full Article
9 Nike says virus to have 'material impact' on China operations By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-02-05T12:21:40+05:30 "Similar to others in the marketplace, approximately half of Nike-owned stores have been temporarily closed," while it is "experiencing lower than planned retail traffic in stores that do remain open." Full Article
9 Women's fashion brand W enters footwear category By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-23T14:37:38+05:30 "The newly launched footwear range is available in 90 stores. We plan to further expand and make it accessible at more stores in the coming seasons," said Somdeb Basu, head of foot apparel and accessories at W. Full Article
9 Covid-19: Bata to donate one million pairs of shoes to healthcare workers, volunteers By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-01T08:07:18+05:30 The donation will impact a number of countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia-Pacific, including India. Full Article
9 Decathlon's 'contact-details' demand sparks row By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-12-17T14:59:59+05:30 French retailer Decathlon’s refusal to do business with customers who refuse to share their contact details has sparked a wave of protests on social media. Full Article
9 Tie-up with Virat Kohli's One8 contributes 10% of Puma India sales By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-02-25T14:40:44+05:30 According to the company, Puma's collaboration with the Indian cricket captain saw a massive rise in sales in FY2019 with sales through One8 accounting for almost 10 per cent of its overall sales, and cementing the leadership position by a wider margin. Full Article
9 Lenskart FY19 loss narrows, topline jumps 56% By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-12-05T08:39:06+05:30 Total expenses for fiscal year 2019 came in at Rs 514.52 crore, up about 20% compared to the year-ago period when expenses were at Rs 429 crore. Full Article
9 Giacomo Verde (1956-2020) By neural.it Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 14:04:06 +0000 Italian artist and teacher Giacomo Verde passed away today. Video artist and activist he has explored the use of electronic and digital video image in theatre and performances. Among the highlights in his career he collaborated with Van Gogh TV → Full Article Publishing
9 COVID-19 forces Apple to temporarily close retail store in Italy By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-05T12:28:41+05:30 Due to an 'abundance of caution' as the coronavirus threat loomed, Apple closed all retail stores, corporate offices and contact centres in Mainland China. Last week, Apple warned that coronavirus outbreak will affect its business in the January-March quarter as worldwide iPhone supply will be temporarily constrained Full Article
9 Coronavirus : Apple reopens 90 per cent of retail stores in China By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-11T08:06:43+05:30 Apple reopened 38 Apple stores which were temporarily closed after the epidemic, state-run China Daily reported. Only four stores remain closed. Full Article
9 COVID-19: Offline retailers urge FM, NBFCs to allow delays in EMI payments By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-03-26T16:58:31+05:30 The industry body represents 1.50 lakh mobile retailers who may be unable to pay their monthly instalments and interest towards credit cards, vehicle loan, home loan and business loans taken by them. A similar letter highlighting the concerns of the mobile retailers was also sent to non-banking finance companies (NBFCs). Full Article
9 'Essentials tag' call divides handset makers, retailers By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-25T08:23:18+05:30 All India Mobile Retailer Association (AIMRA), which represents 1.5 lakh such retailers across the country, wrote to commerce minister Piyush Goyal to not consider mobile handsets as essential items. Full Article
9 This new feature could make 'Super Smash Bros' the game of the year By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2014-10-26T14:30:28+05:30 There's no better game to play with friends than "Super Smash Bros." And it's about to get even better. Full Article
9 Star Chef - India's most successful mobile game developed in Udupi By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2015-12-21T11:22:38+05:30 With 35% users each in the US and Asia Pacific region and the remaining in Europe, 99Games is one of the first Indian gaming studios to hit this success. Full Article
9 HP aims to wow gamers with 'Omen' range of notebooks, desktop By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-02-22T15:20:46+05:30 The new launch includes five notebooks and a desktop powered with sharp designs and graphics. Full Article
9 An inside view of India's pencil business and the four families that control it By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-01-29T15:41:39+05:30 Complicated manufacturing and investment needs may have a role in keeping new players out of the business. Full Article
9 Rotomac loan default swells to Rs 3,695 crore, CBI files case against Vikram Kothari By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2018-02-19T17:41:09+05:30 Earlier, the loan default was estimated at over Rs 800 crore but scrutiny of documents by CBI revealed that the amount is much larger. Full Article
9 Sanjay Kalra appointed as President of HSIL's Bath Products Business By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-03-28T17:58:34+05:30 Kalra was earlier associated with HSIL as Senior Vice President – Sales. Prior to joining HSIL, Kalra has held leadership positions at Sintex Industries, Somany Ceramics, and Pidlite Industries. Full Article
9 Durables, electronic items to feature high on shoppers' list post lockdown: Croma By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-12T23:24:11+05:30 Products such as laptops, smartphones and printers have become crucial for those working from home, while household appliances like washing machines, ACs, TVs and vacuum cleaners are now more important than ever for households. Full Article
9 Covid-19 fear: Electronics brands Samsung, Apple let offline stores sell online By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-04-18T08:33:38+05:30 Samsung has created an ecommerce platform in partnership with Benow.in along with mobile phone retailers across the country that will allow them to sell and deliver smartphones. Offline stores are also being used to fulfil orders placed on Samsung’s e-store for television and appliances. Full Article
9 Sony cuts television prices up to 20% to spur demand during Covid-19 By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2020-05-08T13:51:08+05:30 The company has cut prices anywhere from Rs 2,000 on the smaller screen televisions going up to Rs two lakh on a flagship 85-inch model apart from rolling out long tenure no-cost EMI schemes and bundling offers. It has launched a new 85-inch model at Rs 5.9 lakh bringing down its earlier pricing structure of Rs 10 lakh in this screen size. Full Article
9 Ballarpur Industries in talks to sell Malaysian arm to China's Nine Dragons By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-04-24T07:50:25+05:30 India’s largest maker of writing & printing paper has been in talks with Nine Dragons for some time now. Discussions are likely to lead to a binding agreement soon, sources said. Full Article
9 Printing solutions co Printo buys rival Print Bazaar's parent firm By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2017-09-04T12:28:19+05:30 While the financial terms of the acquisition, which was completed last month, were not shared, sources privy to the developments said the deal valued Print Bazaar at Rs 8-10 crore. Full Article
9 Can Mukesh Ambani turn Hamleys into a titan or it'll just be a trophy buy? By retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com Published On :: 2019-05-11T07:46:23+05:30 Even with Reliance's considerable experience, turning a trophy into a titan isn’t a given. Full Article