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Welcome to the audio edition of Unmade, in today's conversation with demographer Bernard Salt about what really motivates Australians, and further down the line, the Unmade Index takes a breather after Nine's financial results were less bad than expected.We've upgraded our Unmade membership. Annual membership gives you free tickets to all our events, including REmade – Retail Media Unmade on the 1st of October, Unlock on the 31st of October, the Compass Series in November and HumAIn next year.Membership also includes exclusive member-only content, access to paid archives, and a personal copy of Media Unmade. Upgrade now.Salt: “All Australians welcome…
Missouri State University announced Aug. 28 that it had selected Patrick Ransdell as its new athletic director, highlighting his experience in fundraising and filling seats. The recommendation of new MSU President Richard “Biff” Williams was approved by the Board of Trustees during a special meeting. Former athletic director Kyle Moats, who served in the position for 15 years, announced in June that he was taking a similar position at Eastern Kentucky University. The new hires come at an important time for the university: Michigan State announced in May that it had been accepted into Conference USA, which will allow the…
“But honestly, this is taking up a lot of my time,” he said. “At the end of the day, I think implementation is the way forward. This is about dissatisfaction with politics, and easy answers are appealing if people don't think there are better answers. So progressives have to provide better answers.” Politico reported last week that Starmer's strategy for tackling the far-right in the wake of the riots focuses on fairly mundane tackling everyday problems like potholes and hospital waiting times. And once in Berlin, Labor's allies warned there were hard lessons to be learned from the German experience,…
HILTON HEAD, Ga. (WTOC) – After days of searching, Beaufort County authorities on Monday found the body of 60-year-old Stanley Kotowski, who went missing on the 16th, sparking an outpouring of love from area residents and visitors alike.This is not the outcome any of us wanted to hear. 60-year-old Stanley Kotowski had been struggling with mental health issues prior to his disappearance and before his body was discovered on Monday after he committed suicide. Many community members had rallied together to help and locate Stanley during the search, and they were heartbroken to hear this outcome.”We care about the people…
Earlier this week, Blizzard announced that it would be changing how leveling up works from level 70 to 80 in the recently released World of Warcraft expansion, The War Within, and now, following criticism from players, the developers have assured that the overall impact on leveling time will be “minimal.”The changes were announced in an official post yesterday, with community manager Kaivax sharing that the team noticed that players coming into the new expansion with endgame gear from the previous expansion, Dragonflight, were “significantly more powerful than its intended content.” The post went on to say that the hotfix being…
The Big 12 Conference's TCU Horned Frogs will open the season with a trip to the West Coast against the Stanford Cardinal, a new transfer from the ACC. The Horned Frogs will play in the national title game in 2022 and have a 5-7 record in 2023. Entering their final year in the Pac 12 Conference, Stanford has struggled at 3-9 for the third straight year. Both teams will be looking to get off to a good start in non-conference games on Friday night. The opener is scheduled for 10:30 PM ET.For more information about the author, please see:For daily…
Dr. Vivek Murthy: So fundamentally, we need to change the culture of how we value parenting, and see it as essential to the well-being of society.And we have to take that change and make changes in three areas: policies, programs, and individual practice. And I actually talked a little bit about programs. These are things that workplaces can do differently. And also health systems can put a lot of emphasis on screening for mental health issues, especially for parents.But at the policy level, we must do much more: For example, we must invest in paid leave so parents can be…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – A wrong-way driving accident prevention project in Kentucky has been in the works for several years and is close to saving lives.The Wrong-Way Driving Prevention and Integrated Safety Technology system deters and detects wrong-way drivers on interstate highways.According to the Kentucky Department of Transportation, there have been 216 wrong-way driving accidents in the state since 2015, resulting in 69 deaths and 80 serious injuries.According to KYTC, there have been 13 wrong-way driving crashes across the state so far this year, resulting in six deaths and three serious injuries.Local drivers like Shay Poissonnier, who works at Harley…
By Noel Randewich and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed(Reuters) – Shares in Nvidia and other technology giants fell late on Wednesday, a discouraging sign for investors who had hoped a strong outlook from the leading seller of AI chips would spur fresh gains for Wall Street's most valuable companies.Nasdaq futures fell about 1% following Nvidia's quarterly earnings report, suggesting traders expect tech stocks to fall on Thursday.Nvidia's stock price fell nearly 7%, shedding $200 billion from its market cap after it said its third-quarter gross profit would likely fall short of expectations, while its revenue was roughly in line with market expectations.…
The University of St. Thomas (UST) kicked off the 2024 academic year with a ceremony celebrating the Taiwan and East Asian Studies Program (TEASP) and the community partners who have contributed to its success. The event, part of UST's global “Greater Things 2030” strategic vision, highlighted the significant contributions made by prominent members of Houston's Taiwanese and Taiwanese American communities. Respecting long-standing support UST President Dr. Richard Ludwick kicked off the evening by acknowledging the efforts of UST past Trustee Dong Wang, current Trustee Rocky Lai, and other leaders of the local Taiwanese American community. Welcoming guests alongside Dr. Ludwick…