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Lunchtime Photo

2 years 6 months ago
This is an iceberg rose with lots of pink coloring. One of our neighbors has a big hedgerow of icebergs, which bloom and get pruned back several times a year. Some of them are pure white, while others have the pinkish streaks. They make a very striking hedgerow.
Kevin Drum

SIUE Alumnus Makes Global Impact in Public Health

2 years 6 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Public health is a broad field that has many different sectors. For Southern Illinois University Edwardsville alumnus, Edgar Huichapa, he enjoys the ability to be creative by taking the different aspects of public health and intertwining them to address various health issues. This inspiration in the public health field has led him to travel around the world addressing health issues. Since graduating from SIUE in 2017 with a bachelor’s in public health from the School of Education, Health and Human Behavior (SEHHB), Huichapa has worked with the World Health Organization on malaria research in Ghana, served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon, contributed to development projects around west Africa and Europe, and is now in Guinea teaching gardening for sustenance, soil improvement, and poultry production. “My final internship in Ghana while at SIUE was a huge stepping stone and opened the door for my return back to the country and the rest of my adventures

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‘QAnon Shaman’ looks to overturn sentence, says he never renounced QAnon 

2 years 6 months ago

Jacob Angeli Chansley, who rose to prominence as the self-described “QAnon Shaman” and became, for many, the face of the Jan. 6 insurrection, is trying to get his sentence overturned and says he never renounced QAnon or felt duped by Donald Trump. At the same time, he’s trying to make money on his newfound fame. […]

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Caitlin Sievers

Important And Needed New Report: Scaling Trust On The Web

2 years 6 months ago
We talk a lot about the concept of “trust & safety” at internet companies, but the entire concept is relatively new, and still very confusing to many, including some who work in the field! Over the last few years we’ve seen a growing movement to organize and somewhat “professionalize” the space, with very important and […]
Mike Masnick

Updated: Household spending on all food through 2022

2 years 6 months ago
Yesterday I posted a pair of charts that showed the growth in various categories for spending on food eaten at home—newly updated through 2022! But over Twitter I got a complaint. First, by showing percent growth all I was demonstrating is that new sources of food (warehouse, home delivery) grew faster than conventional sources (grocery ...continue reading "Updated: Household spending on all food through 2022"
Kevin Drum

Challenges and Opportunities Abound for Off-Site Construction Sector

2 years 6 months ago
From Builder Online:  While off-site construction faces many challenges to more widespread adoption, panelists were bullish on the future of the sector during the “Off-Site Construction Challenges and Opportunities” panel discussion during the International Code Council/Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Off-Site Construction Summit. “We are seeing some movement in the acceptance of off-site […]
Zo

U.S. Senate spending panel sets funding levels for annual bills 

2 years 6 months ago

WASHINGTON — A group of U.S. Senate Democrats on Thursday approved funding levels for dozens of federal departments for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1 — setting up a likely clash with House Republicans as a deadline approaches later this year. The move to advance the spending plan was essential if Congress is going […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Raising Local Labor Force Participation

2 years 6 months ago
From Area Development:  Businesses across the country, in communities large and small, have been challenged to find workers since well before the pandemic. As of November 2022, there were about four million more job openings than available workers, equal to about 1.7 open positions for every person looking for a job. To help employers with […]
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