Published: 12/4/2022 12:06:50 AM Modified: 12/4/2022 12:06:27 AM WEST LEBANON — Roughly 20 Upper Valley toddlers and young Jewish children, along with 35 or so of their parents and grandparents, gathered at the Kilton Public Library on Saturday for a morning of songs, crafts and stories.The tot Shabbat event — referring to the Jewish Sabbath, which takes place from Friday at sundown until Saturday at sundown — was sponsored by the area’s two synagogues: Kol Ha’Emek in Hanover and Shir Shalom in Woodstock. But Leah Gawel, director of family education at Shir Shalom, stressed the importance of holding family programs…
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A dozen cheetahs quarantined in South Africa for more than four months have lost fitness in their wait to be flown to Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) as a formal signing of an agreement is holding up their inter-continental translocation, wildlife experts have said. They said prolonged quarantine is taking a toll on the health of these big cats, who are slated to join the eight cheetahs imported from Namibia and released in KNP in Sheopur district in mid-September. In fact, the 12 South African cheetahs seven males and five females – have not hunted for…
A study on the condition in such countries, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa, found that, in South Africa, pulmonary hypertension accounted for 31% of total cardiovascular deaths. Photo: Archive NEWSBeing overweight, smoking and using narcotics such as cocaine and methamphetamine can result in pulmonary hypertension.According to health specialists, pulmonary hypertension is different from hypertension in that it occurs only in the lungs, affecting not only breathing, but also overall cardiac health. Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel…
CNN — Sunday’s round of 16 fixtures feature the 2018 World Cup winner, the current African champion and one of the Euro 2020 finalists. First up, reigning World Cup champion France faces Poland at the Al Thumama Stadium in the early fixture before arguably the highlight of the day as England meets Senegal at the Al Bayt Stadium. Euro 2020 finalist England comes in as heavy favorites having reached the World Cup semifinals in 2018.History would also seem to favor Gareth Southgate’s team. England has faced African opposition 20 times, including seven World Cup matches, and has yet to lose.…
CNN — Sitting in the back of a packed room in the Hamilton County Schools administration complex, Clara fought the urge to leave. She had taken the day off from her factory job to be there but was nervous to see a crowd of people supporting a board member who had referred to Latino students as a burden. On that fall afternoon, the mother of three felt like she carried the weight of those parents who wanted to defend their children but couldn’t show up out of fear, or could not leave their workplaces early to attend the school board…
Listen to this article By: Annie Oeth, [email protected] Santa’s helpers around the state can deliver items to Mississippi’s only children’s hospital at the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children’s of Mississippi Dec. 12-16. “This will be the first time that Holiday Giving Week is held at the Sanderson Tower,” said Jen Hospodor, director of community development, annual giving and alumni engagement. “Donors can drive by the children’s hospital’s holiday decorations and drop off items without leaving their cars, making holiday giving easy and convenient.” As in 2021, Children’s of Mississippi’s holiday wish lists for toys and supplies are online…
California has shockingly few certified bilingual worksite inspectors for an estimated 3.4 million workers who speak limited English. The shortage leaves many of these workers less protected. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In California, the agency overseeing workers’ health and safety doesn’t have enough certified bilingual inspectors. That’s a problem for one of the most linguistically diverse states in the nation, where nearly 1 in 5 workers speaks limited English. From member station KQED, Farida Jhabvala Romero reports. FARIDA JHABVALA ROMERO, BYLINE: More than 100 Chinese and Latino essential workers pack a recent town hall in San Francisco. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)…
Singer Gloria Gaynor makes a shopping stop in Sulphur Published 3:06 pm Saturday, December 3, 2022 Disco might be done; Gloria Gaynor is not. Best known for the enduring “I Will Survive,” the disco queen was in Sulphur Friday to do some shopping at the invitation of Brimstone Historical Society Board Member Howie Simon. The two have been friends for over 25 years, Gaynor said. “When I found out she would be in Houston lighting the tree for the mayor, I asked her if she’d like to come for the festival – and the shopping,” Simon said, hinting that she’s…
The South Africa rugby union international, Sbu Nkosi, has been reported to police as a missing person, his club said on Saturday.Nkosi, part of the Springboks squad that won the Rugby World Cup in 2019, has been “absent without leave” for three weeks and hasn’t responded to calls and messages, the Blue Bulls said in a statement.The Pretoria-based team said they were now concerned for Nkosi’s safety. He last had contact with the club on 11 November and the team opened a missing person case with police on 17 November.“This resulted from the grave worry and concern of everyone [at…
While Martha Stewart claims the majority of the couscoussiers you’ll find on the market are made from stainless steel, they’re also commonly made out of copper and the traditional terra-cotta. Generally, the stainless steel couscoussiers are the most affordable, with the copper kinds being more expensive (per The Spruce Eats). Each of these will come with the same three parts, to be used the same way. However, none of them are designed to cook the instant couscous and you’ll want to use traditional couscous instead. Traditional couscous — whether it’s the Moroccan, Lebanese, or Israeli variety (via Bob’s Red Mill)…