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SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WDBJ) – The Olympics may be over, but two wakeboarders from Smith Mountain Lake are getting ready to challenge for a world title in Australia.Ashley Kazmar and Joy Manning have made a name for themselves in the wakeboarding world and continue to show what women can achieve in the sport.Ashley Kazmar was gliding and flipping on the water from an early age. As she says, being born into a water sports family, she picked up the skills quickly. This sparked Kazmar's competitive spirit, and she started participating in competitions at the age of 15.”I was nervous…

At the 2024 Human Resources (HR) Asia Awards held on August 8, AEON Vietnam was named the “Best Company to Work For” for the sixth consecutive year and also won the HR ASIA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award. This marks the sixth consecutive year that AEON Vietnam has been named a “Best Company to Work For” and the first time that it has been recognized in the DEI category, in recognition of the company's efforts towards creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment. “Our working environment is built around three pillars: sustainable career development, sustainable corporate culture and…

Key TakeawaysSleep is important for memoryThe neurons that store the day's memories are reset at night, making more space for new memories.Electrodes implanted in the brains of mice revealed this pattern.FRIDAY, Aug. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests that good sleep is crucial for helping people create new memories.Neurons that capture new memories during the day are reset during sleep, researchers reported August 15 in the journal Science.”This mechanism may allow the brain to reuse the same resources, the same neurons, the next day for new learning,” said researcher Azahara Oliva, assistant professor of neurobiology and behavior…

Only about 5% of people with the disease survive 10 years after diagnosis.New research shows how a keto diet can be used in conjunction with cancer treatment to eradicate pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest and hardest to detect cancers. Photo: ShutterstockHowever, because research is still in its early stages and the drug has not been tested in people with pancreatic cancer, Pancreatic Cancer UK urged patients not to make drastic changes to their diet.The researchers decided to study how the body fuels itself with fat during fasting.They found that a protein known as eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E)…

Amazon (AMZN)Amazon shares rose in premarket trading after rising more than 4% in Thursday trading as strong results from retail beacon Walmart eased recession fears across the market.Despite the momentum, Amazon's shares are still down 15% from an all-time high of $201.20 (£155.94) hit in July, leaving many investors wondering whether now is the time to buy as the stock is undervalued.”And similar to the sell-off in Meta (META) after Q1'24, we believe Amazon's recent share price sell-off suggests that even though expectations have been revised downward, the fundamentals remain as strong as they were prior to the earnings release,…

August 16, 2024, 6:00 AM EDT | Source: Therma Bright Inc. Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – August 16, 2024) – Therma Bright Inc. (TSXV: THRM) (OTCQB: TBRIF) (“Therma” or the “Company”), a broad-based development and investment partner for cutting-edge proprietary diagnostic and medical device technologies, is pleased to announce that its AI-powered Digital Cough Technology (DCT), developed in collaboration with development partner AI4LYF, is currently being considered as a partner technology for a U.S.-based clinical trial of a new innovative and disruptive chronic cough medication.”We are pleased to hear from our development partners in AI4LFY that our AI-powered DCT platform…

ASTANA – The Astana Times presents a selection of articles about Kazakhstan that have appeared in international media around the world this week. Today’s foreign media digest includes a range of topics, including the 6th Council of Presidents of Central Asian Countries in Astana, Kazakhstan and China’s incentives for building a lunar base and more. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock. Continuity and change in the new cycle of Central Asian Consultative Meetings On August 13, The Diplomat published an article highlighting the main points of the 6th Consultative Assembly of Heads of Central Asian Countries, which was held in the capital…

In collaboration with GBDRF. Global, regional and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental, occupational and metabolic risks or risk clusters in 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2018;392:1923–94.Article Google Scholar Benjamin EJ, Virani SS, Callaway CW, Chamberlain AM, Chang AR, Cheng S, et al. Heart disease and stroke statistics-2018 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2018;137:e67–492.Article PubMed Google Scholar Forouzanfar MH, Liu P, Roth GA, Ng M, Biryukov S, Marczak L, et al. Global burden of hypertension and systolic blood pressure…

Community Spotlight   Stacey Blanco and her husband, who opened Hide’n’ Sneakz, are among a growing number of small-business owners in Easthampton.   Stacey Blanco says she’s always been entrepreneurial. Although she’s worked in office settings — and those experiences have helped inspire her current venture — she has preferred working for herself and has had side hustles, if you will, like teaching Zumba classes. During the pandemic, she and her husband, Israel, began thinking about new business opportunities and needs they could meet. And they settled on footwear and related items and ultimately opened Hide’n’Sneakz in a storefront on…

European gas prices mixed amid rising inventories and supply risks LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Wholesale natural gas prices in the Netherlands and Britain were mixed on Friday morning amid concerns about possible supply disruptions due to war between Russia and Ukraine and tensions in the Middle East. The benchmark front-month contract at the Dutch TTF hub was up 0.55 euros at 09:03 GMT to 38.55 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh), or $12.64 per mmBtu, according to LSEG data. advertisement: National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) NGC's HSSE strategy reflects and supports the organization's vision to be a leader…