Month: August 2022

A person is said to live several lives within the whole. I was the one who just said that. A door closes and a grate or sometimes a hammer appears. I used to envy those who knew exactly what they wanted to do with their lives. They attended college, got the right degree for their chosen line of work, worked for 20 or 30 years, and then retired to RV travel. My course hasn’t been like that, and I’m okay with that. I’ve enjoyed several jobs in my life, each one bringing special people and education, though I’ve never found…

A man wanted in connection with the shooting deaths of four people in an Ohio neighborhood Friday has been captured in Kansas, authorities announced Saturday. Police in Montgomery County’s Butler Township, north of Dayton, said officers were called to the area shortly before noon Friday to a report of shots fired. Butler Township Police Chief John Porter said four victims were found with gunshot wounds at “multiple crime scenes” and all were pronounced dead at the scene. Police said they were looking for Stephen Marlow, 39, who was believed to have fled the area in a white 2007 Ford Edge….

Several years ago, when I lived in another community, I volunteered for a non-profit organization that served the homeless and unsheltered. One day, when I was standing at a table serving meals to people passing by in line, I looked into the eyes of the man I was handing a plate of food to. Something surprised me. To this day, I cannot fully describe what happened to me except to say that I saw myself reflected in this man’s eyes. It was as if nothing separated us from each other except the table between us. It was a profound moment,…

About 5 months after he was declared wanted, the Osun State Police Command in the early hours of Sunday arrested a suspected cultist, Rasheed Hammed, popularly known as Rasidi Oko’lu. Reliable security sources told our correspondent that Oko’lu was arrested at his hideout in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, at about 4am by men of the Anti-Cultism Unit of the Police Command d ‘Osun. Oko’lu was declared wanted by the police in March, following the alleged death of a Senior National Diploma in Banking and Finance from the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, while awaiting his summons letter, as well as a…

Arrests for crimes Unauthorized use – Andrew Ryan Robbins, 36, of the 1000 block of Dakota Ave., Medford. Jackson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Robbins Friday on charges of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. Robbins was being held Friday in the Jackson County Jail without bond. Theft – Hollyann Katherine Smith, 34, no known address. Medford police arrested Smith Thursday on a charge of third-degree burglary. Smith was also arraigned on multiple counts of second-degree trespassing and third- and second-degree burglary. Smith was released from prison on his own recognizance. [ad_2] Source link

Ex-guerrilla and ex-mayor Gustavo Petro will be sworn in Sunday as Colombia’s first leftist president, with plans for deep reforms in a country beset by economic inequality and drug violence. The 62-year-old former senator takes over from the deeply unpopular Ivan Duque for a four-year term in which he will have the support of a left-wing majority in Congress. Petro’s hard-fought victory in June’s election brought Colombia, long ruled by a conservative elite, into a burgeoning left-wing surge in Latin America that could be consolidated in October with a likely victory for Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil. At…

Recognizing the importance of connecting with their audience in a more personal way, many brands have taken an emerging approach to creating news-inspired content: newsjacking. What is newsjacking? Brands can use two significant categories of trends: microtrends and macrotrends. The former refers to popular memes, videos, GIFs, TikTok dance, etc., and the latter includes big events such as award ceremonies or royal weddings. Newsjacking refers to brands taking advantage of breaking news and trending topics to share their unique perspectives and engage in online conversations. How does newsjacking benefit businesses? By jumping on the right trend at the right time,…

I’ve been taking a break from participating in world news lately. It’s time to go back. I have a strong desire to reinvest and reconnect to learn what is happening in this country and internationally. But as a recent article in the New York Times put it, “How do you follow the news without despairing?” Here is my plan. I am listening to the ideas described by an assistant clinical professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (Jenny Taitz) who offers suggestions about “keeping yourself grounded.” His techniques are centered around “mindfulness”. It has several. I chose to do…