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Westfield resident Dave Weikel attended the 2018 International Federation of American Football Flag Football World Championship in Panama but had never seen the professional version of flag football. Weikel, who is the director of sports medicine at Franciscan Health in central Indiana, has been named one of two athletic trainers for both the men's and women's USA Football teams. What happened next was a crash course in the fast-paced sport and an opportunity to broaden his horizons. Weikel provided athletic training and sports medicine services to the U.S. Football Men's Flag National Team and Women's Flag National Team, which will…
Each year, Health Links® recognizes Colorado employers who are committed to improving workplace health, safety and well-being. At this year's Celebrating a Healthy Workplace event, Health Links celebrated the incredible achievements of the award winners and finalists. The event offered attendees a unique and inspiring opportunity to learn from successful business leaders and peers and collaborate with like-minded professionals. Throughout the event, attendees learned about services and programs to help them achieve their workplace health, safety and well-being goals. Governor Jared Polis highlighted the official recognition of this important work by officially proclaiming August 22, 2024, as Colorado’s Total Workforce…
Teams' attrition always surprises us, and the 2024 49ers are no exception. Reports surfaced Tuesday that the San Francisco 49ers would be releasing three former third-round picks, including wide receiver Danny Gray and tight end Cameron Latu, as well as seventh-round pick tight end Brayden Willis. All three have had sporadic success with the Red and Gold, but unfortunately, it wasn't enough and they are set to be placed on waivers this week. The Athletic's Matt Burrows first reported the news. First surprise of the day: The 49ers waived tight ends Brayden Willis and Cameron Latu, both 2023 draft picks,…
Explosion at Delta facility in Atlanta leaves 2 workers dead, 1 injuredATLANTA (AP) — An explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near Atlanta's airport killed two workers and seriously injured a third. Delta says it is working with authorities to investigate the incident. WSB-TV reported that a tire on the plane exploded early Tuesday morning. The station cited anonymous sources. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Atlanta firefighters and police responded to the scene at a maintenance hangar near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport just after 5 a.m. Delta expressed distress in a statement but provided few details about the…
August 27, 2024 The methanol-fueled tugboat design illustrates the challenges facing designers trying to adapt alternative fuel propulsion and generator systems for fishing vessels. Photo: Elliott Bay The need to reduce emissions from marine diesel engines has led to the introduction of the Tier system in the United States and IMO ratings in Europe. Diesel engine manufacturers serving the US market are building engines with exhaust systems that significantly reduce NOx, CO2 and particulate emissions, but designers are also looking at the feasibility of alternative fuels. A study published in the UK last year detailed the obstacles to using methanol…
Indigenous peoples of western South America have been consuming coca leaves for both medicinal and recreational purposes for thousands of years, but it wasn't until Western chemists developed cocaine hydrochloride in the 19th century that the plant became popular across Europe. But thanks to new forensic analysis, at least some people knew about and accepted the benefits of coca 200 years earlier than originally thought. The evidence is detailed in a study published in the Archaeological Journal by medical and biomedical experts from the University of Milan and the IRCCS Ca' Granda Foundation. According to the team, at least two…
Dallas police officials presented data to the city's Public Safety Commission on Tuesday showing an overall 13.30% decrease in violent crime. DALLAS — The Dallas Police Department administrator gave a presentation to the Dallas Public Safety Committee Tuesday morning showing an overall downward trend in violent crime across the city. Data through July shows violent crimes in the city are down 13.30%, and according to a chart provided by DPD, that number has continued to trend downward since January 2021. It includes incident counts as well as victim counts, which are also trending downward. Two major contributing factors to the…
Dr. Gabe Mirkin A recent study found that a two-year program of individualized instruction on specific lifestyle changes helped slow and prevent memory loss in a study group of 172 people at high risk of dementia (JAMA Intern Med, 2024 Jan 1;184(1):54-62). Modifiable risk factors identified in the study included hearing loss, high blood pressure, alcohol consumption, obesity, smoking, air pollution, depression, levels of physical activity and socialization, and diabetes management (Lancet, 2020;396:413–446). Those in the coaching group had a 74 percent improvement in memory compared to those who did not receive regular, ongoing coaching. The coaching group also had…
Photo: Mascot (Getty Images)More than half of U.S. parents report needing financial assistance to buy the technology their children need for school, an alarming statistic as the new school year begins.Bank of Japan won't raise interest rates, strategist predicts yen carry trade will resumeMobile device recycling company EcoATM Gazelle surveyed 1,000 parents with children ages 8 to 18 about their technology spending habits. Nearly two-thirds of parents surveyed said they consider buying new technology for their children at least once a year, and 56% said they need to buy technology to make their children tech-savvy. Plus, with so much homework…
On September 8, 2024, a satellite named Salsa will re-enter the atmosphere and burn up. What makes this re-entry different from other satellites is that, if all goes as planned, operators will carefully guide the satellite from an altitude of 81,250 miles (130,000 kilometers) to burn up safely in a carefully selected area in the South Pacific Ocean.SALSA will be the second satellite to perform a planned, piloted “guided re-entry,” following last year's re-entry of the European Space Agency's Aeolus weather satellite. Such re-entries could help satellite operators prevent debris from floating in orbit or falling to Earth in an…