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Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Project Search graduates 10
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – 10 young adults celebrated a milestone! The interns graduated from the Project Search Program. Facilitated by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Project Search gives young adults with disabilities hands-on internship opportunities with community businesses. Graduate Jacobn Johnson explains, 'My 1st rotation is Supply Chain Management. I stocked supply rooms in, like, the surgery center, ED, and also GI. And, I worked with my mentor Jonathon to restock everything in GI after it got flooded by a cut water pipe.' Mayo Clinic Talent Solutions Specialist Chelsey Steinbrecher added, 'It has been a proven workforce solution for us, truly. It's a grow-your-own, if you think about it, from start to finish of their program. We're building them up, we're training them, and at the end of the program, they're able to work.' Project Search started in 2008 and has helped over 2000 adults across the state of Wisconsin. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
Agasaim fields checked after toxic flow, locals want source traced fast
Panaji: With officials of the health department and the Goa State Pollution Control Board taking samples of the toxic waste flowing into Agasaim fields, villagers have demanded a thorough investigation. As the samples were being drawn on Wednesday, the locals sought assurance from the authorities that the source and nature of pollution would be swiftly detected. The wards of Moita, Padribhat, and Malwara have been facing hardship due to the influx of toxic waste into streams and paddy fields since May 23 after the first heavy showers. Though locals had complained to various authorities, an inspection with panchayat members, farmers, residents, and others was held more than a week after the flow was flagged. The officials visited the three sites and collected samples for analysis. While it is strongly suspected that the toxic waste may be sewage, fears are being raised that the toxic material — which has turned fields and water bodies black — has spread to more areas due to rain. The investigation into pollution must be immediate, said Xavier Gracias, a former sarpanch. 'Agasaim raises crops in an organic way and the local variety of brinjal has been accorded the GI tag,' he said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Descubre cómo Amazon CFD puede ayudarte a invertir como un pro Empezar ahora Subscríbete Undo Julieta Ribeiro, a local panch, said that the farmers should get an assurance that their crops will not fail if grown. 'The pollution control board should study the oxygen levels (in the fields),' said Ramrao Wagh, an activist and AAP member. St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar had also petitioned the authorities to carry out an inspection.
Kuwait Times
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Kuwait Times
French documentary filmmaker Marcel Ophuls dead at 97
Oscar-winning filmmaker Marcel Ophuls, who blew the lid off the myth that France resisted its World War II Nazi occupiers in 'The Sorrow and the Pity', has died aged 97, his family said Monday. Ophuls, who was the son of renowned German Jewish director Max Ophuls, 'died peacefully on May 24', his grandson Andreas-Benjamin Seyfert said in a statement sent to AFP. Ophuls rocked France with 1969's 'The Sorrow and the Pity', about the occupied French provincial city of Clermont Ferrand during the time of the collaborationist Vichy regime. It quietly demolished one of the country's most cherished myths—that France and the French had always resisted the Germans—and was banned from public television until 1981. Through a jigsaw of interviews and newsreels, it showed how collaboration with the Nazis was widespread, from the humblest hairdresser to the top of high society. Ophuls played down his feat, stressing that he was not trying to judge France, and was just working on a TV commission. 'For 40 years, I've had to put up with all this bullshit about it being a prosecutorial film. It doesn't attempt to prosecute the French,' he insisted. 'Who can say their nation would have behaved better in the same circumstances?' he added. Despite being over four hours long, his film struck a chord with a generation, drawing crowds to the cinemas at a time when documentaries were rarely shown on the big screen. (FILES) German-French Marcel Ophuls (center) holds his Oscar for Best Documentary Feature with friends Peter Kovler (left), Jon Friedman, Hamilton Fish (second right) and Catherine Zins on March 29, 1988 at the 61st Annual Academy Awards. Oscar-winning filmmaker Marcel Ophuls, who blew the lid off the myth that France resisted its World War II Nazi occupiers in "The Sorrow and the Pity", has died aged 97, his family said on May 26, 2025. --AFP photos French movie director Marcel Ophuls during a cocktail in 1963 in Paris. Fled Nazis Ophuls was born Hans Marcel Oppenheimer in Frankfurt, Germany on November 1, 1927, to German actress Hilde Wall and director Max Ophuls. He fled for France with his father and the film directors Billy Wilder and Fritz Lang, before escaping across the Pyrenees mountains and arriving in the United States in 1941. He grew up in Hollywood, going on to serve as a GI in Japan in 1946. Returning to France in 1950, he started out as an assistant director, working on his father's last film 'Lola Montes' in 1955. He made an unsuccessful entry into fiction with 'Banana Skin' in 1963, starring the star duo of Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jeanne Moreau, before shifting to documentary when hired by French public television. 'Hotel Terminus - The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie' won him an Oscar for best documentary in 1989. But his 1994 documentary 'The Troubles We've Seen', about war reporting in Bosnia, was a commercial flop. He spent several years afterwards holed up in southern France not working. His return with 'Un voyageur', a travelogue, in 2013, packed the cinema at the Cannes Film Festival. He was philosophical about the influence of his father. 'It helped me to get work. More than anything, it helped me to be modest about my achievements. I was born under the shadow of a genius, and that spared me from being vain,' he said. — AFP
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Andhra's famed Polavaram cotton sarees seek GI tag
1 2 Hyderabad: After the artisans of Andhra Pradesh's renowned Madhavamala wood carvings and Palamner Terracotta, it is now the turn of the weavers of the state's famed cotton Polavaram sarees to make a bid for a geographical indication (GI) tag for their unique handloom product. Woven by weavers in the Polavaram and Bandar regions of AP's Krishna district, these sarees are made from high-count cotton yarns (around 80s to 100s count), which gives them a fine, soft texture and also makes them lightweight. Polavaram cotton sarees are also known for their cotton border that is embellished with intricate butta work (motifs) and jacquard pallus. They trace their origin to Krishna district's weaving. The Polavaram cotton sarees trace their origins to Machilipatnam and date back several centuries when Machilipatnam was a prominent port under dynasties such as the Qutb Shahi as well as the Dutch. The GI application has been filed by the Polavaram Cotton Handloom Weavers Mutually Aided Co-operative Society Limited with financial assistance from Nabard and help from Hyderabad-based Resolute4IP. Set up in 1944 Set up in 1944 with just 42 members, today the society has 213 weavers as members. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo The society is a part of AP State Handloom Weavers' Cooperative Society. The GI application, which was filed on May 19, 2025, and has been numbered as 1539, is the 22nd product from AP to file for GI registration, said Resolute4IP founder and GI practitioner Subhajit Saha, who helped with the filing. Saha said there are three more products from AP in the pipeline for GI filing that will take the total number of GI products from AP to 25. These include Kadapagunta Tella Jilledu, Madhavaram cotton and silk sarees, as well as Dupion cloth, Saha added. So far, 1546 GI applications have been filed in India, and 697 GIs have been registered till date.
Otago Daily Times
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Otago Daily Times
Narrow margins at pointy end of trophy
Man, it's tight at the top heading into the last round of the Gallaway Trophy. There are seven points over the top six teams, with GI leading the way on 27 (as far as they go, bye this week), with Kaikorai in sixth on 20 points. GI, with a hatful of Super players back in, prevailed in the "Battle of the Saddle" with Taieri. But as you'd expect there wasn't much in it. I said last week that Southern would need to monster Kaik up front to win and the Magpies' eight took that to heart and squeezed the Kaik "aorta" into near life-support levels at scrum time. Thus they definitively halted the Kaik run of wins. Harbour finally put some more points on the board for the "Rooster" against AU. AU showed some signs of life by putting up 27 points of their own — so is the tide turning? It's certainly ebbing for Zingers, who coughed up 70 against Dunedin at the Sandpit; their season looks done. They were competitive for 20 minutes, but the last 60 was a painful watch for their handful of supporters present. You could count them on one hand in the clubrooms post game. This is just mean spirited I discussed the "Maroon Peril" last week as Southland continue to loot and pillage club players out of Dunedin. But in the last week, they have gone too far! Zingers' best player over the last month — Aukustino Salanoa, their hooker — wasn't in their side on Saturday and was sorely missed. Apparently he signed with Southland and played for Star at the weekend. Now, I have no problem with them signing players out of club rugby in Dunedin if they aren't going to be picked up by Otago. But to drag them out of a struggling club mid-season is mean-spirited and, another nail for "grass roots" rugby. All unions spout "it's all about grass roots", but frankly this typifies why that is a load of nonsense. Why couldn't he have finished most of his season at Zingari, then moved down? That's already happening with a lot of other contracted players they have got their hands on. Now, I don't know if Zingers "assisted" Aukustino to come down to Dunners, but if so why not compensate them? Is it time for clubs to say enough is enough and take on unions head on? The honest battlers Hame (the Bruise) Toma laces up on Saturday for his 150th game for the Sharks, against the Eels. He played his first game for the Sharks in 2014. I'd shudder to think how many times he has run the ball up since then. Club players all round town will attest to how hard a runner with ball in hand he is. They tape and staple his body together week after week and he plays himself to a standstill. In his early days he was an outstanding openside and one of the great "jackals" over the ball before drifting to No8 in his latter years. Mate, to reach 150 games is a testament to your stamina, resilience, loyalty and ability. Good on ya, stunning performance. Congrats to prop Tafa Tafa for hitting 50 games against GI a couple of weeks ago. Workhorse lock Aron Einarsson also hit 50 last weekend and Taylor Dale from Harbour plays his 50th game, against Varsity this weekend. Well done, lads. Other grades Just thought I'd check in with the competition leaders in other grades. In Prem Women there are only three teams in it, with AU leading from Varsity and Dunedin. Big River make up the four with one win. Any of the top three could win it. In P2s, Taieri lead with a massive points differential of +337 — ridiculous. GI are only a point behind — these two teams will play the final. Dunedin are third, four points adrift, with Harbour a further six points back. In the open grade Taieri and Dunedin are unbeaten and destined to meet in the final. Pirates and Eastern should be in the semis. In Prem Colts Kaik and Dunedin are at the top of the table, with Varsity and Southern a few points back. This should be the top four, but no standout winner yet. In Junior Colts the Dunedin Hammerheads are the only unbeaten team, but the Kaik Undertakers are sniffing at their heels. West Taieri and Dunedin are tied for third, so this should be the top four. The Hammerheads should go all the way. Down on the farm The big result in the country was Matakanui destroying Arrowtown to record their first victory in two years, and on Dean Sinnamon's 100th game presentation. I hope there were no licensing bloodhounds in Omakau on Saturday night; the place would have been humming. Great work lads — perseverance is the key. In the deep south the Pirates Old Boys v Marist game was postponed after the Green & Blacks coach tragically died earlier in the week. Deepest condolences to the family and clubmates of Regan. In the South it's all about Clutha now that West Taieri was tipped over by the Crescent Coalminers at the weekend. In the North Excelsior and Valley rule the roost — well this week anyway! In Central, Upper Clutha lead Alex by a single point in Central, so too close to call. Comings and goings The Explore scoring system is working as well as ever — i.e, it's not. Don't panic — the ODT has come to the rescue. The draws for all grades are back in the paper on a Thursday and the ODT website ( is live-scoring all prem games every Saturday. If you thought you were a chance of getting the 27th and last contract for the Otago NPC team, think again. Word on the street is Liam Coltman has inked his signature on that! This weekend Unbelievably I lost to "Bilbo" from Speight's at the weekend for only my second loss of the round. Llew Johnson from the Otago Volts is still leading with a points differential of +20. So it's back to Mayor Jules this weekend, so thank God I just win! Both Varsity and Harbour are down on numbers this weekend, so this game could easily be a draw! Varsity have players away with NZU and Harbour are battling injuries. I'll take Varsity (12-) to win, as they are due, but with no real conviction. The Eels are at home to Dunedin and the winner of this game will win the Gallaway Trophy, so there is a lot riding on it. Rohan Wingham is playing for Dunedin and Josh Whaanga and Michael Loft for Taieri from the Landers. Dunedin (12-) have the best young lock in NZ in Josh Tengblad coming off the bench, so with that depth they win. Kaik (13+) take on Zingers at the Cemetery and bounce back with a convincing win over the Colours. Southern (13+) will make no race of the game with AU at Bog Bathgate — it only goes one way. Drew with Marty Hurring last week down south but am up against Clark (Yam Fingers) Frew, the mein host of the Speight's Ale in Wakatip, so victory is assured. In the closest game Alex (12-) do enough at home to upset Wakatip. Upper Clutha (13+) travel to Arrowtown and put the Arrow Bulls out in the back paddock. The Maggots (12-) are at home to Cromwell — and they won't get rolled there!
