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Prior to Veterans Day, American Legion National Commander Bill Oxford
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During the 2019 Spring Meetings, the NEC passed Resolution 18, which calls for the twice-annual Buddy Checks to be conducted Legion-wide on the weeks of The American Legion’s birthday and Veterans Day.
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American Legion posts again stepped up. In Weehawken, N.J., members of Post 18
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“That’s what (non-commissioned officers) do in the service. You’re supposed to check up on your troops,” Post 18 Commander Chris Page said. “We’re charged … with the health and welfare of our troops. What we like to do is check up on our members and make sure they’re OK. We also check in on their families as well. It goes back to helping out with the community.”
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And in Fort Gibson, Okla., members of Frank Gladd Post 20 were conducting Buddy Checks and came into contact with an 87-year-old Korean War veteran who hadn’t paid his membership dues in two years. Past Post and District Commander Jim Quinn said the veteran told the post he could no longer make it to post meetings and that his membership in the Legion was no longer important to anyone.
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“I was dispatched to the veteran\’s house with his membership card,” Quinn said. “When I arrived at the veteran’s house, he invited me in and we had about a half-hour conversation about the current weather and our time in service. I asked him about his welfare and if there was anything we at the post could do for him. He replied that he was fine but he had trouble driving.”
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Quinn left the veteran’s membership card with him and “told him if he needed any help with going places to call the post and we would arrange to take him where he needed to go. He told me he was not in that bad of shape but if he needed help he would call.”
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The post processed the veteran’s membership with “Pay It Forward” funds. Two weeks later the veteran called the post and requested Quinn return to his house. “When I arrived he presented me with a check for his 2019 and 2020 dues,” Quinn said. “The moral of this story is cast your bread upon the waters, and it will be returned to you tenfold. An act of faith and kindness shown to this veteran convinced him that his post stands for the ideals of The American Legion and not just to collect dues.”
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• In St. James, N.C., American Legion Post 543 had a busy Veterans Day weekend that included distributing poppies that Saturday, and taking part in a parade and a Veterans Day picnic. A Buddy Check also was performed on Veterans Day, when the post’s honor guard and officers visited the Carillion Assisted Living where – after the colors were presented and the national anthem played – veteran residents were given a challenge coin from the Post 543 Commander George Freeman, and widows of veterans were given U.S. flags representing their loved ones’ service. Post 543 Service Officer Steve Muir said the post also has 70 active programs that regularly reach out to veterans in need in the community. “I must say that what Post 543 does in the Brunswick County, North Carolina community goes way beyond Buddy Checks,” said Muir.
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• In Blue Ash, Ohio, American Legion Post 630 has initiated a “Never Alone” program. Coordinating with the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, the post receives notice whenever a veteran with no known family passes away. The post ensures there are veterans graveside to give their fellow veteran the proper farewell. The program was the idea of Post 630 member Pat Buschman.
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Category: CONSUMER NEWS
Report Shows How Google Promoted Amazon Over Over Smaller Competitors
Chris White |
The Daily Caller
Google makes algorithmic changes to help larger corporations over smaller ones and the mega search engine boosted Amazon and Facebook, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing inside sources.
The company made algorithmic changes to its search results that favored fellow big tech giants,
according
to the report, which relied on an analysis of the company’s system and interviews with sources. Google believes customers prefer products from larger outlets, the report notes.
The move to tilt algorithms toward monster corporations, which was a hotly discussed decision inside the company, boosted Amazon’s products, even if such items were discontinued, the report notes, citing sources.
Google pushed back on TheWSJ’s representation of its algorithms. “It’s inaccurate to suggest we did not address issues like discontinued products appearing high up in results,” Lara Levin, the spokeswoman, told reporters.
Google also takes measures to help Silicon Valley giants Facebook and Amazon appear more often in search results, one source told TheWSJ.
“There’s this idea that the search algorithm is all neutral and goes out and combs the web and comes back and shows what it found, and that’s total BS,” the former executive said. “Google deals with special cases all the time.”
Levin addressed that issue, too.
“We prioritize issues based on impact, not any commercial relationships,” she said, noting that the search team does not seek to provide specialized guidance to website owners. Faster indexing of a site does not guarantee more results, Levin added.
TheWSJ report also highlighted several examples where Google shut off a company’s lifeline. Online marketer eBay, for instance saw a $200 million hit on its revenue in 2014 after Google lowered the ranking of several of eBay pages that provided traffic to eBay.
Executives decided to pressure Google, with employees meeting with search engineers, the report notes.
Google agreed to improve rankings as eBay worked to make its pages more “useful and relevant,” sources told TheWSJ. The corrections did not prevent Google from later levelling more demotions on eBay, the report notes.
TheWSJ report dovetails with an exclusive the Daily Caller
broke in April
in which documents showed Google employed two official policies called the “misrepresentation policy” and the “good neighbor policy” that informed the company’s “XPA news blacklist.”
“The deceptive_news domain blacklist is going to be used by many search features to filter problematic sites that violate the good neighbor and misrepresentation policies,” the policy document states, according to the TheDC’s report.
WSJ’s Friday report will not tamp down calls from Democrats and Republicans to investigate Google.
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, for instance, released a plan in March to
impose
new rules on tech companies with $25 billion or more in annual ad revenue, forcing Amazon and Google to dramatically reduce their hold on online commerce. She
announced
her bid to run
against
President Donald Trump in February.
Trump is also a critic of Google and other tech companies. He
laid
into CEO Sundar Pichai in August after a company insider claimed at the time that the tech giant is preparing to foil the president’s reelection bid.
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Ohio State Program Helps Pet Owners Cope During Grief Process
Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Making end-of-life decisions for your pet or coping with the loss of an animal is something that no pet owner wants to think about. A program at
The Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center
recognizes the importance of human-animal bonds and
provides grief support for pet owners facing tough decisions for their animal.
“Grief is a very real and life-impacting feeling – whether that loss of a loved one is a human or animal,” said Joelle Nielsen, a licensed social worker and Honoring the Bond program coordinator at Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center. “We believe every veterinary medical center should have a social worker available to support pet owners navigating this loss.”
The
Honoring the Bond
program at Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center is one of only about 30 programs in the U.S. that provides a full time social worker to support pet owners faced with the loss of their beloved pet.
“If you go to a human hospital, you’re guaranteed to have the support of either a social worker or a chaplain. That’s rare in a veterinary hospital setting,” Nielsen said.
Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Sally Malaret made a scrapbook to remember her dog, Max. Talking to a veterinary social worker after Max passed away helped Sally cope with the loss and open her heart to her new dog, Fiona.
Ohio State’s Veterinary Medical Center treats more than 40,000 pets each year with a variety of specialty services ranging from emergency medicine to oncology. Nielsen works as a liaison between the veterinary team and the client to help sort through confusing medical terminology, offer support for those coming in on an unexpected emergency basis, assist with processing difficult end-of-life decisions, facilitate family discussions with children and provide assessment and referral for additional resources.
Nielsen acknowledges that – as with any type of grief – the process is different for everyone and stresses that one of the most important things she does with pet owners is to normalize their experience. “It’s common for people to face conflicting feelings generated from a societal stigma surrounding grieving the loss of an animal,” said Nielsen. “I want people to know that it’s completely normal to grieve the loss of their pet.” Nielsen suggests the following to help people through the loss of a beloved pet:
Try not to compare your experience to others.
We all grieve differently.
Remember there is no standard timeline for the grief process.
The goal is to begin to feel better as the days go by but there may be ups and downs.
Find an outlet for your emotions.
If talking about your feelings is difficult, you can also memorialize your pet by making a scrapbook, creating a memory box or journaling.
Find a pet loss support group
, book, website or therapist who specializes in pet loss for ongoing support.
If the sadness doesn’t ease with time,
don’t be afraid to seek help from a professional counselor.
Nielsen developed and coordinates the Hospital-Based Veterinary Social Work Group, which provides support and collaborative opportunities for the small niche of social workers employed by veterinary medical centers across the U.S. and Canada.
“We hope this group can serve as a model for veterinary medical centers and ultimately expand support services to more pet owners,” Nielsen said.
To learn more about the Honoring the Bond Program, visit
vet.osu.edu/honoringthebond
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Fats, Oils, and Grease Go in the Trash
New Jersey American Water provides tips for proper disposal of
cooking grease to protect home plumbing and sewers
CAMDEN CITY, N.J. – NOV. 19, 2019 –
Next week, Thanksgiving will kick off the holiday season, bringing friends and loved ones together to celebrate, bond, and most of all eat. Many hours are spent cooking the perfect feast, but not much thought is given to cleaning it all up.
Gloucester City News blog files
Along with turkey, gravy, and all the trimmings comes fats, oils, and grease that should not be poured down the drain.
When washed down the drain, grease and oil can adhere to the insides of the pipes causing clogs that lead to sewer overflows and in the worst cases, sewer backups for homeowners. Neither dishwashing detergents nor garbage disposals have the ability to properly break down these materials, which build up over time.
“Fats, oils, and grease are typically liquid when warm but solidify at cooler temperatures,” explains Manoj Patel, Senior Production Manager, Statewide Sewer Operations at New Jersey American Water. “This allows them to pass through your drain in the sink, but once they get to the lower parts of the house drain and cool they turn into a thick sludge that sticks to the pipe interior. Overtime, this causes problems such as sewer blockages and overflows that pose potential health and environmental hazards. We encourage our customers to follow these tips to prevent wastewater blockages.”
New Jersey American Water provides the following tips for handling fats, oils, and grease to ensure clear pipes and sewer system lines:
Never pour grease down sink drains or into toilets.
Pour fats, oils, and grease into an empty jar or coffee can.
Allow the grease to cool and solidify before throwing the container in the trash.
Install baskets or strainers in sink drains to catch food scraps.
Scrape food scraps and grease from plates, pots, and utensils into the trash before washing.
For more information regarding
wastewater tips
and
treatment
, view the infographics on New Jersey American Water’s website.
About New Jersey American Water
New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 2.7 million people. For more information, visit
www.newjerseyamwater.com
and follow New Jersey American Water on
and
.
About American Water
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 7,100 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to more than 14 million people in 46 states. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit
amwater.com
and follow American Water on
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and
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5 Key Upgrades For Your Business
A smart business owner will always be looking for upgrades to boost their brand. Things can change quickly in the business world, and being able to update and stay current is critical for staying ahead of the competition and satisfying your customers. Even a minor upgrade could have a big impact on the success of your brand, so it is always worth considering any kind of positive change, no matter how big or small. With this in mind, here are a few upgrades to consider, which could help your business and keep you ahead of the curve.
1.Chat
It needs to be easy for your target customer to get in touch with you so that they can get questions answered. If it is hard to contact your team and/or it takes too long to receive a response, then they will simply take their business elsewhere, which is why having a live chat function is so valuable and a simple upgrade that you can easily make.
2. Web Hosting Company
Upgrading your web hosting company to a reliable provider like Krystal is a simple yet highly effective move to make. Modern-day consumers will not wait around for pages to load, and you need to have a website that you can rely on; an experienced and trusted web hosting company is the best way to achieve this.
3. Technology
There is constantly new technology being developed, which means that it can be hard to stay current. Upgrading your tech that you use in the office can streamline the business operation, reduce workload for your staff, increase productivity, boost morale, and much more. New tech can be a huge expense, but you could always look to lease new technology, which also gives you the ability to upgrade again once the lease expires.
4. Marketing
Marketing is another area that is constantly changing and developing, so making a slight change to your strategy could be a fruitful upgrade. Marketing strategies like SEO and PPC remain hugely important, but you could look into another method to revamp your marketing strategy and attract new business. Influencer marketing is a good option to try and is a form of marketing that is on the rise.
5. Cybersecurity
Cybercrime is on the rise and is the biggest threat affecting businesses. It will only become a bigger problem in the coming years, which is why it is so important for businesses to be aware of these threats and to have high-quality cybersecurity in place. Upgrading to industry-leading antivirus software, VPN, and a firewall will be vital for protecting your business and customers and will provide peace of mind during what can be worrying times, especially when you hear of so many horror stories of businesses being affected by cybercrime.
These upgrades could help your business to grow and find greater success. You do not always have to make huge changes and formulate complex growth strategies to boost your business, as even a small upgrade could have a big impact on your business.
Pennsylvania Game Commission Director Touts the Advantage of Sunday Hunting
By Kim Jarrett |
The Center Square
After years of debate, Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania appears to be on a path for approval. The bill passed by the House of Representatives last month will allow hunting on three Sundays.
The Senate is expected to take up the bill as soon as Monday, and reports indicate that Gov. Tom Wolf is inclined to sign it.
The bill is a “positive step in the right direction,” said Bryan Burhans, executive director of the Pennsylvania Game and Fish Commission. He has worked in several states where Sunday hunting passed and fought off the same arguments.
“There’s religious groups that would say, ‘Hey, Sundays are for worship,’” Burhans said this week on the PCN Call-in show, noting also that some people enjoy having a day to be in the woods without having to worry about hunters.
But no one should have to be worried about hunters because the sport is extremely safe and the state’s safety record is “second-to-none,” Burhans said.
Sunday hunting may also bring an economic boost to Pennsylvania. Burhans said he knows several people who hunt on Sunday in surrounding states, where it is legal.
Burhans also addressed chronic wasting disease (CWD), which affects the state’s deer population. While some deer infected with the disease may have a drooping head, be salivating and not be afraid of humans, some deer will show no signs for up to two year after they are infected. The disease has not been reported in humans.
The state has set up disease management areas where infected deer have been found. The numbers of infected deer are growing but remains below 5 percent, Burhans said.
The Game Commission offers free testing of deer heads, Burnham said. The testing is completed in two to three weeks, Burhans said.
Public comments are being accepted until February 2020 on a comprehensive plan to address CWD. Some of the possible solutions include extending deer season and allowing hunters to take additional antlered deer in an isolated area where an infected deer was found.
Burhans reiterated what he said earlier about the importance of hunters.
“Without the effort they put in hunting and harvesting deer, and submitting samples from the deer they harvest in CWD areas, our collective fight to slow CWDs spread and limit the disease where it exists in Pennsylvania would be all the more an uphill battle,” he said.
published with permission of
The Center Square
Maryland Residents Spend the Most on Christmas
ChamberofCommerce.org
Releases 2019 Holiday Spending Report, Highlighting Spending Average Per State
November 19, 2019
–
ChamberofCommerce.org
published the 2019 Holiday Spending Report, detailing the highest- and lowest-spending states and the disparity among them. The report, via charts, graphs, and analyses, identifies the average amount each shopper spends per state, what they tend to purchase, and where the majority of the shopping takes place.
The average consumer spends $1,047 during the holidays, but data shows that
certain states spend up to twice as much
.
States with the Largest Holiday Budget
Maryland – $2,241
Utah – $2,195
Hawaii – $1,887
New Jersey – $1,843
Virginia – $1,596
On the other hand, the lowest-spending state, West Virginia, spends less than one-tenth of the national average.
See the 2019 Holiday Spending Report:
Holiday shopping continues to grow and expand, year over year. Experts predict an overall increase of 4% in spending for 2019, along with a paradigm shift in the market, as online shopping will be overtaking brick-and-mortar shopping for the first time. Despite these shifts and changes, the report illustrates that there is a clear discrepancy in spending among states (and regions) in the U.S.
ChamberofCommerce.org
created the 2019 Holiday Spending Report utilizing the most recent data available from the National Retail Federation, the U.S. Census Bureau, and Deloitte consumer surveys.
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About
ChamberofCommerce.org
ChamberofCommerce.org
is a website dedicated to helping small business owners and entrepreneurs start, market, finance, and grow their businesses. By creating in-depth guides, how-tos, and reviews covering relevant business products,
ChamberofCommerce.org
hopes to help readers move past the pitfalls that are often to blame for small business failure.
How to Support Small Businesses
Gloucestercitynews.net (11-20-19)–Small businesses are the pillars of your community in Gloucester, providing you with an interesting, unique, and bustling town center from which you can buy gifts and essentials at the last minute. However, many small businesses struggle up against the monolith presence of big online brands such as Amazon, especially during the holiday period.
Read on for more information on how you can support small businesses now and in the coming year, and make a small business owner extremely happy.
Eat and Shop at Independent Businesses
Your personal finances may not always allow you to shop at independent businesses. However, if and when you are able to, it is important that you skip the sales and low prices of online shops in order to support your local community and buy your gifts and essentials from physical stores, even if these are not always the cheapest options. Not only this, but it is also important that you eat at independent restaurants rather than at chains to ensure that these are able to thrive. Restaurants and pubs such as
The Hole in the Wall Chichester
can provide you with a unique experience that you would not be able to receive at some of the larger chains, whether you want to host a small gathering, pop in for a drink, or plan a Christmas party.
Share Their Social Media Posts
If you are not able to afford to shop locally at the current time, or want to help spread the word about your favorite small business, you should also share their social media posts and website links whenever possible. This will help to raise awareness about the business in question, as well as give you the opportunity to provide them with an easy referral through sharing your positive experience with your followers. A simple way that you can share posts on social media is through reposting their updates on your Instagram or Facebook stories, as this both links to the company in question and allows you to promote their brand for a limited period of time.
Create an Event for Small Business Owners
To bring small business owners together and get others in your community more interested in local business, you should consider
setting up an event for small business owners
in the Gloucester area. In order to achieve this, you should plan the focus of the event, such as selling their goods on stalls which local residents can buy, or connecting and
networking with other small business owners
.
You should also make sure that you are able to complete tasks such as booking an appropriate venue, marketing your campaign online and through posters and leaflets in your local area, and inviting the right attendees.
Give Them Positive Reviews
If you have bought a product or service from a local business, the final action that you can take to support them is to give them a positive review online (on
small business directories
such as Yelp) or on their website. You could also recommend them through word-of-mouth, which is a popular technique to grow small businesses’ customer base.
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Jogger was Attacked at Haddon Lake Park, Mount Ephraim on Sunday, November 11
MOUNT EPHRAIM, NJ (November 12,2018)(CNBNewsnet)–Mount Ephraim Chief of Police Brian Conte released the following information about an assault at the Haddon Lake Park on Kings Highway on Sunday, November 11.
Continue reading “Jogger was Attacked at Haddon Lake Park, Mount Ephraim on Sunday, November 11”On November 11th, 2018 at approximately 7:00pm, the Mount Ephraim Police Department received a call for an assault at Haddon Lake Park. An adult female reported that while running the track around the lake, she was grabbed from behind by an unknown male and forced into a struggle. The victim was able to get away from the assailant, thankfully suffering only minor scrapes and abrasions. As she fled the scene, the victim observed a male wearing a puffy black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, possibly a mask and black shoes; running into the wooded area towards the Mount Ephraim Little League baseball fields.
ARCHBISHOP CHAPUT’S WEEKLY COLUMN: Philadelphia Inquirer Article is Seriously Flawed
To the Philadelphia Catholic community:
Dear friends,
Every once in awhile a story circulates in the press that requires a response. That is my purpose here.
Many of you may have seen the article in the November 12 Philadelphia Inquirer focusing on Stephen Szutenbach, a former Denver seminarian, and his adult sexual encounters with Kent Drotar. Father Drotar was vice rector of Denver’s St. John Vianney Seminary for a time during my tenure as Archbishop of Denver. If you haven’t read the Inquirer story, I encourage you to do so:
http://www2.philly.com/philly/news/catholic-sex-abuse-seminarians-chaput-denver-szutenbach-bishops-vianney-20181112.html
I mention this because Denver archdiocesan conduct and safety policies were followed at all times in this painful matter, and the Inquirer article is seriously flawed in at least two of its key elements. The truth is that:
* Father Kent Drotar was removed from ministry on the counsel of the Archdiocese of Denver’s review board — not because of anyone’s threat, at any time, to go to the press.
* No staff person’s contract was terminated or not renewed because of the Szutenbach/Drotar incident. At no point was “retaliation” involved against any person.
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