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Rachel Gabel Fall is a particularly busy time for farmers in the state. In the San Luis Valley, Coors barley harvest is followed by potato digging. You're welcome.Corn silage harvest is just around the corner in my state. It's fast and furious, and mountains of chopped corn are piling up at a rapid clip. Whole stalks of corn are chopped right in the field and loaded onto trailers in what looks like giant diesel-powered salad shooters. From there, they're transported to feedlots or dairies where they're eventually fed. The stalks are chopped while they're still green and moist and mature…

Asia's major stock markets were cautious on Monday, while the dollar and bond yields weakened as investors awaited inflation data that could signal possible interest rate cuts in the United States and Europe. Meanwhile, oil prices rose 0.7 percent after renewed fighting between Israel and Hezbollah sparked fears of possible supply disruptions. Brent crude rose 51 cents to $79.52 a barrel, while U.S. crude rose 50 cents to $75.33 a barrel, News.Az reported citing Reuters. Investors are anxiously awaiting earnings from AI darling Nvidia on Wednesday to see whether it can live up to sky-high expectations.The company's shares have risen…

TIALOUÉ-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — When Salamba Ndiaye was 22, he first tried to travel to Spain with dreams of becoming a real estate agent. Without his parents' knowledge, he boarded a small fishing boat called a pirogue, but Senegalese police intercepted him before he could set off.A year later, Ndiaye tried again and made it out safely, but this time a severe storm forced the ship to anchor in Morocco and Ndiaye and the other passengers were sent back to Senegal.Despite two failed attempts, the 28-year-old is determined to try again: “If someone told me there was a boat going…

Nearly two and a half years after Russia launched its “special military operation” against Ukraine, there appears to have been little consideration of how the conflict might realistically end. Both sides now claim that their goal is “victory.”For President Volodymyr Zelensky, this means the return of all Russian-occupied territories, including Crimea, to Ukraine and membership in NATO. For President Vladimir Putin, a victory would mean Russia could keep the territory it seized from its neighbors and would mean Ukraine not only refraining from joining NATO but also acknowledging that it is part of Russia's sphere of influence.In other words, as…

RTIH rounds up notable retail system deals, releases, rollouts and pilots from the last seven days, including Reboxed, Kinaxis, Scurri, PayPal, Adyen, Pets at Home, Brother, East of England Co-op, Caliber Clothing and more.ReboxedCircular economy startup Reboxed has announced the launch of ReboxedOS, an out-of-the-box solution for recommerce of consumer electronics. The company says the platform helps brands launch and grow co-branded resale and initiate trade-in and recycling programs quickly and easily to increase revenue and sustainability.Founded by friends Phil Chemish and Matt Thorne during the first coronavirus lockdown in 2019, London-based BCorp's Reboxed is on a mission to repurpose…

Kevin ArmstrongKevin Armstrong says David Bowie gave him the best moment of his career.It was the morning of July 13th 1985, and guitarist Kevin Armstrong was making his way to the helipad at Battersea Power Station, and the streets were uncannily quiet.His final destination? Live Aid.Just a few weeks earlier, Kevin, a guitarist already well-established in the British music world, had been in a South London recording studio recording the soundtrack to the film Absolute Beginners with David Bowie.A feat in itself, these sessions proved to be the most important of Kevin's career.”David said to me, 'Bob Geldof has asked…

Chen Haohao, a nurse working in the neonatology department of Hainan Provincial People's Hospital, responded immediately after a flight attendant asked for emergency medical assistance for a newborn baby on board.Chen said he saw the mother, surnamed Zhang, holding a palm-sized baby, but the baby was still wrapped in the fetal membrane.The newborn baby girl continues to recover in hospital after being airborn. Photo: BaiduWith the help of two other doctors from different departments at the same hospital, Chen put on gloves and peeled back the membranes, allowing the baby to breathe.They soon noticed that the newborn looked pale, was…

UK online grocery giant Ocado starts offering Express It slots to customers, same-day deliveryOcado has contacted customers to let them know same-day delivery is now available.The email read: “Need ingredients for tonight's dinner? Or just want your favorite snack? Express It.””Yes, same-day delivery is now a reality, we've named it Express It Slots. The gist is that you can find this new same-day delivery slot on your regular booking page and book it up until 11am for delivery after 4pm on the same day. And that's it.”RTIH tested the service and found that at 8am on Saturday, August 17, the…

Intraregional aid in Southeast Asia could be a viable alternative for countries wanting to assert their independence and engage with countries outside the global North. According to the Lowy Institute's Southeast Asia Aid Map, Southeast Asia receives an average of more than $30 billion in aid and development funding per year from the international community, but there is also transfer of development aid within the region, with developing countries in Southeast Asia playing dual roles as recipients and donors. Intra-regional development cooperation includes grants, loans and other assistance provided by Southeast Asian countries to their neighbors. Given that the region…

A leading conservation group has accused the Government of trying to “hide the bad news” about the health of the Great Barrier Reef with the release of a major five-year outlook report on Friday afternoon.A 600-page report from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority said the reef's “window of opportunity to secure a bright future” was “rapidly closing” and that the outlook for the ecosystem was “very poor”.WWF-Australia marine chief Richard Leck said the report was significant but “its release late on Friday afternoon is concerning”.”The impression is that the government is trying to hide the report's findings in…