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Facebook Post office deals with increase in packages Linkedin Welcome TCU Class of 2025 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP) printJustice Ginsburg becomes first woman and Jewish person to lie in state at U.S. CapitolSupreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was honored Friday as she laid in state at the U.S. Capitol. Ginsburg is both the first woman and Jewish person to lie in state at the nation’s capitol, according to NBC news. Due to COVID-19, the ceremony was open to invited guests only.Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, his wife Jill Biden and Biden’s vice presidential nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris, attended the ceremony. Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt of the conservative D.C. synagogue Adas Israel offered prayers during the ceremony and honored Ginsburg’s legacy.“Today we stand in sorrow, and tomorrow we the people must carry on Justice Ginsburg’s legacy,” Holtzblatt said. “Even as our hearts are breaking, we must rise with her strength and move forward.”Ginsburg died in Washington, D.C. last Friday due to complications from pancreatic cancer. She served 27 years on the high court.A private service for Ginsburg will be held at Arlington National Cemetery next week.Fort Worth woman files complaint against Whataburger after being out of job for wearing BLM mask19-year-old Ma’Kiya Congious filed a discrimination complaint against Whataburger after she said she was forced out of her job more than a month ago for wearing a Black Lives Matter mask, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Congious filed the complaint with the state of Texas and is calling for several steps of action including the following:The company should allow employees to wear Black Lives Matter masks.The public at large should boycott the company for 90 days in order to see what action the company takes to show “Black Lives Matter.”The CEO should state “Black Lives Matter to Whataburger” on social media.The mask is “not a political thing,” Congious said. “It’s just a statement that says ‘Black Lives Matter’ because we do matter.”On Aug. 4 Congious was confronted by a white woman in an east Fort Worth Whataburger who didn’t like her mask. Managers asked Congious to take off the mask and deemed it inappropriate after the white woman said she planned to call corporate to complain. Congious said the managers had not previously addressed her mask.After requesting two weeks’ notice, a manager told Congious “We accept it and you don’t have to come back at all.”Congious’ attorney, Jason Smith, said a lawsuit may not need to be filed if Whataburger apologizes and recognizes it can do better.U.S. surpasses 7 million COVID-19 cases, two governors call nation’s response worst in worldIn this July 14, 2020, file photo, a health worker performs a COVID-19 test at a Test Iowa site at Waukee South Middle School in Waukee, Iowa. South Dakota, Idaho and Iowa are seeing sky-high rates of tests coming back positive. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)The U.S. hit 7 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus Thursday, according to NBC news. The nation’s death toll sits at over 200,000. In response to accusations that President Trump lied to and misled the American people about the danger of COVID-19, two governors are now calling for a congressional investigation into whether the president interfered with the nation’s pandemic response to protect his re-election efforts.Governors Andrew Cuomo of New York and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, both calling for the investigation, said, “It is an inarguable fact that the United States has had the worst response to the COVID-19 virus of any nation in the world,” in a joint statement Thursday.Cases were at record highs when the president predicted in July that the virus would “just disappear,” and they have decreased since.The average daily number of new cases has been showing a downward trend: 47,000 a day in August, and this month the U.S. has been averaging 39,700. COVID-19 infections in the U.S. are, however, trending upwards again this week with 43,670 new cases reported Wednesday.Police investigate Paris stabbings near location of 2015 attack on Charlie Hebdo officesTwo people were stabbed in Paris on Friday near the old location of the Charlie Hebdo magazine offices, according to NBC news. The satirical magazine’s offices were the location of a 2015 attack in which 17 individuals died. Paris metro lines were closed and school children initially kept inside in the area immediately surrounding the Friday attack.French police are investigating the stabbings as a terrorist attack.In a tweet shortly following the stabbings Friday, Charlie Hebdo said, “All the team at Charlie offers support and solidarity to its former neighbors and colleagues at PLTVfilms and to the people hit by this odious attack.”The two stabbing victims worked for the documentary film company Premieres Lignes. 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June 8, 2021 Find out more RSF_en April 28, 2021 Find out more to go further NSO Group hasn’t kept its promises on human rights, RSF and other NGOs say Help by sharing this information Receive email alerts News Saudi ArabiaMiddle East – North Africa Condemning abusesOnline freedoms ImprisonedCitizen-journalistsInternet Saudi media silent on RSF complaint against MBS Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the release of around 15 Saudi journalists and citizen-journalists who have gone “missing” in a wave of arrests that began last September. They include Saleh Al-Shehi, a journalist who was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison on a charge of insulting the royal court. AFP 
Organisation News February 9, 2018 – Updated on February 12, 2018 At least 15 journalists held arbitrarily in Saudi crackdown Saudi ArabiaMiddle East – North Africa Condemning abusesOnline freedoms ImprisonedCitizen-journalistsInternet News RSF joins Middle East and North Africa coalition to combat digital surveillance Follow the news on Saudi Arabia News Al-Shehi’s arrest was not official until yesterday’s announcement of his sentence, which includes a five-year ban on leaving the country on completion of the jail term. His disappearance was reported on social networks in January but he stopped writing his column in the Al-Watan newspaper in mid-December. He accused the royal court of involvement in corruption and nepotism during an appearance on a Dubai-based Saudi TV channel on 8 December after making similar allegations in anarticle in November. According to RSF’s information, he is one of at least 15 journalists and citizen-journalists to have been detained in a wave of arrests that began in September although none of these arrests or the existence of charges had been officially confirmed until yesterday’s announcement of Al-Shehi’s sentence. The information obtained by RSF from various sources indicates that these “missing” journalists are being held arbitrarily by the Saudi regime. But it is still very difficult to say exactly how many are being held because of the secrecy with which the authorities have acted and because some of the families refuse to talk for fear of reprisals. For security reasons, RSF cannot reveal all the names it has obtained. But we can report that the victims are mainly being questioned about what they have written in the press and on social networks (Twitter and Snapchat) and about their TV appearances. The authorities reportedly accuse them of disloyalty towards current Saudi policy. “We are concerned about this wave of secret arrests,” RSF said. “Nothing in Saudi Arabia’s geopolitical situation justifies treating either professional or non-professional journalists as dangers to state security and arresting them without clear grounds. “We regret that, despite the openness and modernity of his discourse, Mohammad bin Salman’s appointment as Crown Prince last June has led to additional persecution of journalists. We all for the immediate release of all these journalists, who are being held arbitrarily.” Wave of arrests Those detained include Essam Al Zamil, an economist and businessman who is well known as a citizen-journalist on social networks. He was reportedly arrested in September on his return from an official visit to the United States with a Saudi delegation. According to the information obtained by RSF, he is being held in the eastern city of Dammam and has been interrogated about tweets since 2011, in particular, his tweets about the future sale of the Saudi company Aramco, which he has opposed. He has reportedly been charge with incitement against the state and inciting sedition in these tweets. Those detained also include Jamal Farsi – a citizen-journalist and journalist with several Saudi media outlets as well as a liberal, pro-reform businessman – who was reportedly also arrested in September. According to some sources, it was his tweets and videos cautioning against VAT and the sale of state companies that got him into trouble. Mustafa Al-Hassan, a blogger who is well known on Twitter and as the founder of a pan-Gulf forum that encourages civil society development, went “missing” in September. He is also a journalist with the daily Sahifat al YoumSahifat al Youm, and a university academic and researcher.Two years ago, he began writing about literature and taking less interest in politics because of the political climate and health problems. A satirical and critical blogger known by the blog name of Al Banakhi has reportedly been detained since December. Repressive arsenal reinforced Imprisoning journalists is not new in Saudi Arabia. At least three journalists and seven citizen-journalists are currently serving jail sentences in connecting with their reporting. Turad Al Amri, a famous journalist and commentator, is said to have been arrested in November 2016 although the authorities have never confirmed this. Harassment of journalists has increased since last June. Some journalists who were abroad have preferred to stay there. Some have been forced to resign from what are regarded as “enemy” media. Others, according to our information, have chosen to censor themselves or to withdraw altogether from what was the only space left for free speech – social networks. Many journalists and citizen-journalists have been the targets of campaigns of insults and intimidation on Twitter, carried out at the behest of the crown prince’s advisers. The deployment of these troll armies recalls the operations by “King Salman’s electronic army” in 2015 and 2016. In December 2017, the Saudi media were urged to display more patriotism, although the regime has tolerated no media freedom for years and has always taken great care of its international image. Activists and journalists can easily be prosecuted under a new terrorism law adopted in November, which has been criticized by the United Nations and international human rights NGOs. Writing prohibitions are common. One was imposed on Ahmed Adnan, a Saudi journalist in Lebanon, at the end of last month. The journalist Jamal Al Khashoggi was banned in late 2016 and was banned again in 2017, after which he opted for self-imposed exile in the United States. Saudi Arabia is ranked 168th out of 180 countries in RSF’s 2017 World Press Freedom Index. March 9, 2021 Find out more
Community News Health Officials Detect 7 COVID-19 Infections in Pasadena on Friday L.A. County sees lowest hospitalization rate since start of pandemic By BRIAN DAY Published on Friday, May 7, 2021 | 5:06 pm STAFF REPORT First Heatwave Expected Next Week faithfernandez More » ShareTweetShare on Google+Pin on PinterestSend with WhatsApp,Donald CommunityPCC- COMMUNITYVirtual Schools PasadenaHomes Solve Community/Gov/Pub SafetyPasadena Public WorksPASADENA EVENTS & ACTIVITIES CALENDARClick here for Movie Showtimes EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT | FOOD & DRINK | THE ARTS | REAL ESTATE | HOME & GARDEN | WELLNESS | SOCIAL SCENE | GETAWAYS | PARENTS & KIDS STAFF REPORT Pasadena’s ‘626 Day’ Aims to Celebrate City, Boost Local Economy Subscribe Herbeauty8 Easy Exotic Meals Anyone Can MakeHerbeautyHerbeautyHerbeautyEverything You Need To Know About This Two-Hour ProcedureHerbeautyHerbeautyHerbeauty9 Of The Best Family Friendly Dog BreedsHerbeautyHerbeautyHerbeauty9 Of The Best Metabolism-Boosting Foods For Weight LossHerbeautyHerbeautyHerbeautyGained Back All The Weight You Lost?HerbeautyHerbeautyHerbeautyHe Is Totally In Love With You If He Does These 7 ThingsHerbeautyHerbeauty Get our daily Pasadena newspaper in your email box. Free.Get all the latest Pasadena news, more than 10 fresh stories daily, 7 days a week at 7 a.m. CITY NEWS SERVICE/STAFF REPORT Pasadena Will Allow Vaccinated People to Go Without Masks in Most Settings Starting on Tuesday More Cool Stuff Home of the Week: Unique Pasadena Home Located on Madeline Drive, Pasadena
Community News Business News Community News 18 recommended0 commentsShareShareTweetSharePin it Authorities in Pasadena reported seven new COVID-19 infections, but no new fatalities, on Friday.All of those newly infected were under 60 years old, city spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said.“That brings out seven-day [daily] case average up from 3.3 to 4,” she said.In total, the Pasadena Public Health department has documented 11,252 cases of the virus, as well as 346 associated deaths.Officials at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced Friday that the county’s hospitalization rate had reached a record low point.“The five-day average of daily hospitalizations is 389, the lowest since the beginning of the pandemic,” the agency said in a written statement. Twenty-two percent of those hospitalized, or roughly 85 people, were being treated in intensive care units.An additional 421 cases of COVID-19 and 16 fatalities were reported in the county.Friday’s update raised the county-wide totals to 1,235,118 known infections and 23,980 deaths since March of 2020.L.A. County’s daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.6%.L.A. County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer attributed much of the improvement to vaccination.“We see the power of vaccinations in our low metrics and reduced transmission. It is important to remember those who remain unvaccinated are at a greater risk of becoming infected with COVID-19 and a variant of concern,” she said.“If you’ve already been vaccinated, encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to get vaccinated if they haven’t done so already,” Ferrer said. “Many COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths can be avoided now that we have vaccines available. Vaccines are the best protection from COVID-19.”At the state level, authorities announced 2,471 new infections and 100 additional deaths on Friday.The California Department of Public Health had recorded 3,650,747 total infections and 61,027 deaths during the course of the pandemic.The state’s average positivity rate over the prior week was calculated at 1.2%As of Friday, L.A. County represented 34% of California’s COVID-19 infections and 39% of the state’s fatalities. Name (required) Mail (required) (not be published) Website Make a comment Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Top of the News 
Arranmore progress and potential flagged as population grows Twitter By admin – October 28, 2020 Previous articleBig night for Harps as they host St. Pat’s in BallybofeyNext articleMayor of Derry issues important message ahead of Halloween admin Important message for people attending LUH’s INR clinic Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp DL Debate – 24/05/21 Ryanair to suspend flights from Knock airport Facebook Ryanair have announced they will suspend flight operations from Ireland West Airport and the other regional airports from Saturday November 14th until Sunday December 13th 2020.The airline has announced the suspension of flight services due to a complete collapse in travel demand as a result of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the current travel restrictions in place.Following today’s announcement and the suspension of all commercial flights from the airport with Ryanair, Ireland West Airport will close on November 14th and reopen on Sunday December 13th.This is a further devastating blow for the airport and its staff where passenger numbers this year have plummeted by over 90% with annual passenger numbers now forecasted to decline to less than 150,000 for the full year – the lowest in over 20 years.The airport is calling on Government to provide urgent support through an expanded regional airports programme for the airport to address the enormous financial losses to support and protect its cash position resulting from the devastating collapse in passenger traffic as a result of COVID-19 which have been further impacted following todays announcement by Ryanair.
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Foy Carter Graham will be honored with a centennial celebration Sunday by the church she has served so faithfully for 100 years.It was in late April 1911, when, as an infant, Graham came riding up to Williams Chapel Methodist Church in a buggy with her mama and daddy. Since that day, “Miss Foy,” as she is affectionately called, has maintained a steadfast relationship with the church and has attended Williams Chapel for more services and more years than anyone in the history of the church.On Sunday, April 17 between the hours of 2 and 4 p.m. “Miss Foy” will celebrate her 100th birthday at the place that is so dear to her heart and with those who have been a blessing to her for so many years. John Douglas Shipman, church historian, said everyone is invited to share this special time with “Miss Foy.” Penny Hoarder Issues “Urgent” Alert: 6 Companies Are… Email the author Plans underway for historic Pike County celebration Pike County Sheriff’s Office offering community child ID kits Book Nook to reopen Williams Chapel to honor Foy Graham on Sunday Published 8:49 pm Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Print Article By The Penny Hoarder “Miss Foy is the kind of wife every man should have,” Shipman said.“She was a strong supporter of her husband. But Miss Foy never left our church. She kept her roots in the Methodist Church. Her son and daughter-in-law, Rayvon and Polly, are loyal members of Williams Chapel.”Shipman said Graham’s leadership and guidance have helped to mold many young people in the church and have been an inspiration to others.“Miss Foy has been a wonderful counselor,” he said.
Latest Stories Troy falls to No. 13 Clemson Sponsored Content Around the WebDoctor: Do This Immediately if You Have Diabetes (Watch)Health VideosIf You Have Ringing Ears Do This Immediately (Ends Tinnitus)Healthier LivingHave an Enlarged Prostate? Urologist Reveals: Do This Immediately (Watch)Healthier LivingWomen Only: Stretch This Muscle to Stop Bladder Leakage (Watch)Healthier LivingRemoving Moles & Skin Tags Has Never Been This EasyEssential HealthBet You’re Pretty Curious About Jaden’s Net Worth Right About Now, HuhBradofoThe content you see here is paid for by the advertiser or content provider whose link you click on, and is recommended to you by Revcontent. As the leading platform for native advertising and content recommendation, Revcontent uses interest based targeting to select content that we think will be of particular interest to you. We encourage you to view your opt out options in Revcontent’s Privacy PolicyWant your content to appear on sites like this?Increase Your Engagement Now!Want to report this publisher’s content as misinformation?Submit a ReportGot it, thanks!Remove Content Link?Please choose a reason below:Fake NewsMisleadingNot InterestedOffensiveRepetitiveSubmitCancel Remember America’s heroes on Memorial Day Next Up“Of course, Miss Foy is our oldest member and she is one of our most beloved members. She is a pillar of Williams Chapel United Methodist Church,” Shipman said. “She came to Williams Chapel when it was a wood-frame building and she came on a horse and buggy. Her baby brother, Fred Carter, is also member of our church.“Miss Foy has held every position in the church and she has touched the lives of so many people with her love of the Lord and her witness. She has been very loyal to Williams Chapel.”Graham’s late husband, S.A. Graham, was a deacon at Springfield Baptist Church and she often participated with him at Springfield. You Might Like Bids received for Brundidge library furnings Bids for the furniture, fixtures and equipment for the addition to the Tupper Lightfoot Memorial Library in Brundidge were opened… read more “She finds ways to help you. She is an encourager. She loves everybody. I just can’t say enough about her. She is a product of her generation, which is the greatest generation that has ever lived.”The Sunday that “Miss Foy” celebrated her 99th birthday, she sang a solo, “Amazing Grace” at the morning church service.“It was the most beautiful thing that I can remember,” Shipman said.“There weren’t any dry eyes. This Sunday afternoon will be just as special. I hope that everyone will join us as we celebrate Miss Foy’s 100th year.” By Jaine Treadwell
Yuma Sector Border Patrol(SAN LUIS, Ariz.) — The largest single group of asylum seekers ever to cross into the U.S. tunneled beneath the border wall near San Luis, Arizona, on Monday, voluntarily turning themselves into Customs and Border Patrol, according to the agency.Migrants can be seen marching toward Border Patrol agents by the hundreds, according to video obtained by ABC News. Smugglers dug a series of seven holes, only a few feet long beneath the steel border fence, with hundreds going beneath the wall and a smaller number clambering over it, according to Customs and Border Patrol.The fresh sand and scuff marks of shoes on the rusty steel were still there when ABC News visited the site on Thursday.The agency says 179 of those who crossed were children, including over 30 unaccompanied minors — children under 18 traveling on their own.The overall number of unauthorized crossings has plummeted since its peak in the 2001, when CBP logged about 1.6 million apprehensions, according to government statistics. However, the demography of those crossing has changed dramatically.Parents with children now comprise over 80 percent of the total apprehensions of those crossing the 2,000-mile long border with Mexico. The vast majority of them, like the group near Yuma Monday, surrender immediately or seek out Border Patrol agents in order to begin the asylum process.CBP Yuma Border Sector Chief Anthony Porvaznik said his unit needs better border barriers, but more urgently it needs funding to provide for these families.“That’s our No. 1 challenge that we have here in the Yuma sector, is the humanitarian problem,” Porvaznik said. “As I mentioned, 87 percent of the apprehensions here are family units and unaccompanied alien children.”The mass crossing this week took place in a sparsely populated stretch of the border — where an old model of border barrier rises about 12 feet from the sandy ground. The stretched agency only had three agents patrolling that 26-mile-long section of the border.It took hours to process the families, most of which were sent to the area’s chronically overcrowded central processing center in Yuma.“In my 30 years with the Border Patrol, I have not been part of arresting a group of 376 people,” Porvaznik said. “That’s really unheard of.”On Thursday, hundreds of asylum seekers were being held in cinderblock cells with thick glass windows that overlooked a central bullpen where CBP agents worked to process them and provide humanitarian needs. The asylum seekers were separated into cells: fathers with sons, fathers with daughters, unaccompanied minors and mothers with children.As in all such facilities, the CBP said it works to process them as quickly as possible, and provides basic medical care. Still, detainees eat, sleep and use the bathroom in the same room. Scraps of food mingled with silvery space blankets on the floor. In one cell, several boys had balled up the blankets into a makeshift soccer ball they were kicking around.One man in the group said he left Guatemala eight days ago and made most of the trip by bus along with his 12-year-old daughter. They were planning to leave the processing center destined for San Diego — plane ticket in hand.The father said he saved about $5,000 to pay a coyote to quickly get them to the border. He left a wife and two younger daughters back in Guatemala. Next to them were a mother and two daughters on their way to Cincinnati, also from Guatemala. They too traveled by bus and the journey took about eight days.Just two days after the group tunneled under the border wall in Yuma, the Border Patrol took in another huge group of migrants in New Mexico. The 247-person group, including unaccompanied minors, crossed near the Antelope Wells Port of Entry and immediately surrendered to authorities for processing.The CBP said 24 large groups — quantified as 100 or more — have crossed the border near Lordsburg, New Mexico, just since Oct. 1, 2018.Copyright © 2019, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
Home » News » Land & New Homes » Buyers seek the ‘country life’ previous nextLand & New HomesBuyers seek the ‘country life’The Negotiator1st August 20170475 Views New research shows that new build developers are drawing on nature and ‘country life’ for inspiration, as ‘Park’, ‘Green’ and ‘Gardens’ top the builders’ choice of titles for their new developments.The research by My Home Move, which provides mover conveyancing services, looked at over 400 developments from five of the UK’s top housebuilders, to discover that when it comes to bricks and mortar, a name which evokes a sense of natural beauty and heritage proves more popular than an urban inspired moniker.Mark Snape, Corporate Distribution Director, of My Home Move said,“We are known the world over as a nation of homeowners and keen gardeners; and so we’re not surprised that buyers are inspired by the idea of an escape to the country – especially in the wake of recent economic and political upheavals. When people are under stress they crave safety, security and a sense of community – an idea which these builders are investing in, and for some developments, spending close to nine years creating.”new build developers research My Home Move research Country Life August 1, 2017The NegotiatorWhat’s your opinion? Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.Please note: This is a site for professional discussion. Comments will carry your full name and company.This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.Related articles Letting agent fined £11,500 over unlicenced rent-to-rent HMO3rd May 2021 BREAKING: Evictions paperwork must now include ‘breathing space’ scheme details30th April 2021 City dwellers most satisfied with where they live30th April 2021
Ocean City Intermediate School will soon be one of only a few schools in the state to have a wellness center. By MADDY VITALEOcean City’s school district is adding another program to help students not only academically, but emotionally, when it unveils a wellness center at the Intermediate School on Tuesday.School officials, parents, students and community members are invited to the event from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to hear details about the center, which is believed to be one of only a few in the state for an intermediate school. Ocean City has a wellness center at the high school that has been beneficial for the students, officials said.Attendees will tour the wellness center at the Intermediate School and may ask questions of the staff and school administrators.During the program Tuesday, the Ocean City New Jersey Education Foundation (OCNJEF) will be presenting a check to Schools Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Taylor with fundraising money to go toward the new wellness center.In addition to Dr. Taylor and OCNJEF members, there will be a host of district and wellness center staff and administrators.Stepfanie Grisinger, the Intermediate School Wellness Center student assistance coordinator, and Matthew Carey, the student services director, will be in attendance.Dr. Buzz Mingin, a brain and behavioral health expert, will give a presentation on self-soothing techniques for anxiety driven behaviors.“Addressing the social and emotional well-being of our pre-school through 12th grade students has been at the forefront of our work and efforts for almost a decade,” Dr. Taylor said in a statement.Taylor added, “We have evidence that our programs, staff, resources, involvement with the New Jersey School Boards Association and their Mental Health Task Force, along with the success of the High School Wellness Center, has had a positive impact on our students and school climate.”OCNJEF members sell raffles to raise funds for the OCIS wellness center and other school initiatives at the fall Block Party in October.Taylor said the district will continue its proactive focus on health and wellness.“The School Board and I, as well as the administrators and staff, are committed to ensuring that we build a foundation of hope for all of our students,” she said. “We also want to thank the Ocean City Education Foundation for their generous donation to support and fund the set-up of this new Center. ”OCNJEF Vice President Jennifer Shirk, along with fellow foundation member, Heather James, said they are very pleased with the district’s commitment toward mental health initiatives.“OCNJEF is proud to support mental health initiatives of the O.C. School District such as the wellness center, because studies show that students who receive social and emotional support are not only more successful in school but in life as well,” Shirk said. “Our schools are really the perfect place to provide mental health wellness services since children spend most of their time there.”James added, “We are very lucky to live in a community with such supportive businesses and families. That support, hand in hand with the school district, has gone above and beyond making sure our students are happy and healthy.”She continued, “The generous donations from our annual OCNJEF sponsors are used to give our school district the upper hand in mental health.”For more information about the Ocean City School District visit www.oceancityschools.org and to find out more about OCNJEF go to www.ocnjef.com or view information on the foundation’s Facebook page.
Greencore Sandwiches has bought sushi producer Sushi San, based in Crosby, Liverpool. Founded seven years ago, the business produces sushi under both the ’Sushi San’ and customer own-brand labels.The founders of the business will work with Greencore site director for Crosby, Graham Simpson, to ensure a smooth hand-over.Commenting on the move Di Walker, MD of Greencore Sandwiches, said: “This small but important step takes us into a new and complementary area to our existing sandwich and snack salads business. The sushi market is now worth in excess of £45 million and is growing at 48% year on year (source: Nielsen scan data). We believe Greencore can play a major part in its further development”.
Products from newly launched brand Swiss Bakery could hit the shelves before the summer is out, following presentations and a successful stand at Caffè Culture, said marketing and sales director Gerry O’Reilly.Parent company Private & Brand, based in Belfast, supplies retail and foodservice markets in the UK and Ireland. Realising there was an opportunity to supply authentic Swiss products, it decided to create its own brand, rather than relying on private-label work, said O’Reilly. The products are made in Switzerland by Swiss Bakery’s manufacturing partner Jowa AG.The company opened its UK office in London last month, and is currently engaging in discussions with buyers in major multiples and foodservice, said O’Reilly, as well as designing its full merchandising operation. “We felt there was an opportunity to offer some additional competition to companies such as Cuisine de France, Country Choice and others,” he said.The product range will feature a selection of breads, as well as savoury and sweet pastry lines – for example Swiss chocolate-filled croissants, apple and cinnamon strudels and a raspberry and vanilla cream patisserie-filled Danish. On the savoury side, the company is offering a turkey-filled croissant. O’Reilly said it will also offer organic and seeded breads and aims to replicate the types of products found on the shelves of stores like Whole Foods.The products will mainly be supplied frozen and par-baked. “Some will be supplied fully baked and will just need warming in the oven, such as hand-held hot savouries,” said O’Reilly. “The rest will be baked-off in store.”