Steve Nedved
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Feb 28
University of Missouri to create center for rural school mental health
The University of Missouri has been awarded $10 million by the U.S. Department of Education to create a National Center for Rural School Mental Health. The center will have an online data and training system to support mental health for students at rural schools and use an early identification system survey developed by researchers to …
Feb 28
Using innovation nutrition to maximize yield potential
In the pursuit of higher yields, farmers are looking for ways to maximize their investment in seed and improve profitability. In this Managing for Profit, Nick Vandervort talks about how making investments in crop nutrition can help to maximize the genetic potential of a crop. Continue reading Using innovation nutrition to maximize yield potential at …
Feb 28
West Coast gets a rain break but more is coming, as cold hits Midwest, Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — After days of major snowfall and flooding rain, the West Coast will be getting a break on Thursday — but more wet weather is on its way. Meanwhile, out in the Midwest and Northeast, cold temperatures are not ready to give way to Spring quite yet. Mass flooding and heavy snowfall …
Feb 28
Sneak peek at the largest expansion in Disney parks history
Joshua Sudock/Disney Parks(ORLANDO, Fla.) — NOTE: Warning! This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. “Punch it!” “This is where the fun begins!” “The garbage’ll do!” Pick your favorite Star Wars line to say out loud. When Galaxy’s Edge opens, you’re gonna need all of them. For the first time, Disney is pulling the …
Feb 28
Ten beauty and fashion services that will make getting ready easier
Dariildo/iStock(NEW YORK) — Too busy to book your next blowout? Welcome to the club. The good news is that there are a variety of beauty booking and fashion rental websites that, with just a few clicks, can help you get glammed up from head-to-toe for an appointment or your next big event. Having a glam …
Feb 28
New toys revealed for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland, Walt Disney World
David Roark/Disney Parks(ORLANDO, Fla.) — It’s hard to think Star Wars without thinking about toys. Since the moment the first movie hit the big screen, millions of action figures, toy space ships and lightsabers have fueled millions of imaginations. But what if you actually lived in that galaxy far, far away? What would the toys …
Feb 28
Check out Carrie Underwood’s “Temporary Home,” now on sale for $1.45 million
Capitol NashvilleIf you have about a million-and-a-half dollars to spare, you can live like Carrie Underwood. The Brentwood, Tennessee mansion belonging to the “Love Wins” hitmaker is now on the market for $1.45 million, according to Variety. That’s just slightly more than the $1.353 million she paid for it in 2007 before marrying Mike Fisher. Carrie and her …
Feb 28
Santa Anita Park’s main track reopens after 19 horse deaths in two months
winhorse/iStock(ARCADIA, Calif.) — A prominent horse racetrack in Southern California reopened Thursday morning after being closed for soil inspection in the wake of 19 horse deaths. Santa Anita Park closed its main track on Monday to evaluate sub-surface conditions and determine whether excess rain has contributed to the recent spike in fatalities. At least 19 …
Feb 28
‘Heroic’ doctor subdues gunman at veterans hospital, authorities say
kali9/iStock(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A doctor is being hailed a hero for stopping a patient who opened fire in the emergency room of a veterans hospital in South Florida on Wednesday night. The patient, a double-amputee, came to the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center in Riviera Beach for treatment but became combative with …
Feb 28
NY boy, 12, arrested in connection with anti-Semitic graffiti at school: Police
rstpierr/iStock(NEW YORK) — A 12-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday after officials found anti-Semitic graffiti scribbled along the grounds of an elementary school playground in New York. A custodian discovered dozens of swastikas and anti-Semitic messages like “Hail Hitler” and “No Jews Allowed” written in chalk outside of P.S. 139 in Queens last Friday, police …