Magnetic Island's water security will be bolstered with the installation of a new one-kilometre water pipeline at Picnic Bay, with works starting this week. The installation forms part of the Picnic Bay Bypass Water Main project which has been designed to improve reliability for Magnetic Island's water system as part of Council's $400 million investment into roads, transport management, open spaces and water and wastewater management this financial year. The new water pipeline will run along West Point Road and Yule Street between the Cockle Bay Drive and Birt Street intersections and will be delivered by local contractor BMD Construction.

https://www.miragenews.com/water-security-boost-for-magnetic-island-1086880/

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Responding to queries from various media outlets, Kedi Ilimbit, managing director and chief executive officer of OTML, reassured stakeholders that the company is vigilantly monitoring the situation. Ilimbit conveyed, "OTML is well-prepared to address the situation, armed with a comprehensive Dry Weather Management Plan and an El Nino Management Plan, which will be enacted if and when necessary." He expressed his dedication to ensuring the well-being of the OTML workforce, business partners, community members, and stakeholders.

https://www.looppng.com/business/otml-operations-uninterrupted-amid-el-nino-fear-122445

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Consolidated Edison ( NYSE:ED – Get Free Report ) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The utilities provider reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.03, Briefing.com reports. The firm had revenue of $2.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.31 billion. Consolidated Edison had a return on equity of 8.26% and a net margin of 15.84%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.64 earnings per share.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/08/05/consolidated-edison-nyseed-issues-earnings-results-beats-estimates-by-0-03-eps.html

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What a relief that at long last, the Senate panel has approved the divorce bill. We need more practical laws dealing with the everyday life of regular Filipinos. What should an ordinary Filipino couple stuck in a loveless marriage mostly prompted by infidelity do? For well-off Filipinos, they will go for a civil and/or religious annulment. This process though is quite expensive since in most cases, in addition to lawyers and court fees, it involves certification from a psychiatrist. Some will get their divorce abroad (until now, not valid in the Philippines.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/166576/make-divorce-law-simple-accessible-to-every-filipino

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The Andrews Labor Government is celebrating the outstanding achievements of students, teachers and employers across the state at the 69 th Victorian Training Awards next month, recognising excellence in the vocational education and training sector. Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney today officially announced the 40 finalists that have been named across 14 categories, including six individual awards, four employer awards, four training organisation awards and the Industry Collaboration Award.

https://www.miragenews.com/shining-stars-of-vocational-training-nominated-1044263/

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For the longest time, two-sport and two-division ONE world champion Roman Kryklia was deemed unbeatable.

https://www.sportskeeda.com/mma/news-one-fight-night-37-post-fight-breakdown-samet-agdeve-slays-roman-kryklia-claim-inaugural-one-heavyweight-kickboxing-crown

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William Bryant Hinton, 67, of Yantis, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2023, after a brief illness. Bill was born in Ruston on Jan. 13, 1956. He grew up in the piney woods and spent most weekends as a youth hunting and fishing. He attended Ruston High School and Louisiana Tech. In 1990, Bill married Janice Templeton. The couple shared 33 years together in loving marriage. Bill and Janice loved to travel. They spent many vacations over the years scuba diving, hiking or just enjoying new sights.

http://www.rustonleader.com/obituaries/william-bryant-hinton

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The late U.S. Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink, champion of the landmark Title IX legislation, will be the 12th woman honored in the U.S. Mint's American Women Quarters™ Program. Mink, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumna, filled her life with firsts—the first Japanese-American woman admitted to practice law in Hawaiʻi, the first Asian American woman, and first woman of color, to be elected to the U.S. Congress. She fought for gender and racial equality, affordable childcare and environmental protection.

https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/07/25/patsy-takemoto-mink-us-quarter

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First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF ( NASDAQ:FTXH – Get Rating ) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 500 shares, an increase of 400.0% from the March 15th total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 14,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF Trading Down 1.0 % Shares of FTXH stock traded down $0.26 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $26.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/16/first-trust-nasdaq-pharmaceuticals-etf-nasdaqftxh-sees-large-increase-in-short-interest.html

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MD Anderson's Blood Bank is putting out an urgent call for more blood donors and is particularly in need of O-negative blood.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/md-anderson-blood-bank-in-need-of-donations/video/251defb6630108f31cc261fd20146f64

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Balancer ( BAL ) traded 2.3% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on April 22nd. One Balancer token can now be bought for approximately $6.19 or 0.00022230 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Balancer has a market capitalization of $304.34 million and $3.45 million worth of Balancer was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last week, Balancer has traded 14.6% lower against the U.S. dollar. Here's how similar cryptocurrencies have performed in the last 24 hours: KILT Protocol (KILT) traded 3.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/04/22/balancer-bal-trading-14-6-lower-over-last-7-days.html

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DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Philippines – A 50-year-old fish vendor has been jailed for shooting an 18-year-old student in Monkayo town, Davao de Oro province shortly before midnight on Tuesday. Lt. Col. Jerry Cabag, Monkayo police chief identified the suspect as Julieto Cañete Quijada, who attacked Justin Buyose Sister while at a waiting shed with two female students in Barangay Baylo. Cabag said the attack happened without provocation. But Quijada, when arrested, confessed to authorities he held a grudge against Sister.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1774136/fish-vendor-nabbed-for-shooting-student-in-davao-de-oro

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Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Bank of America Co. ( NYSE:BAC – Get Rating ) by 3.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 97,436 shares of the financial services provider's stock after selling 3,598 shares during the quarter. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC's holdings in Bank of America were worth $2,787,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of BAC.

https://www.dailypolitical.com/2023/06/26/murphy-pohlad-asset-management-llc-decreases-position-in-bank-of-america-co-nysebac.html

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UK and Indonesia conclude second annual Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO), aimed at boosting trade ties, in London Unlocks potential for UK businesses to sell more to Indonesia, which is set to become seventh largest economy in the world by 2050 Minister for International Trade Nigel Huddleston and Indonesian Vice Minister for Trade Dr Jerry Sambuaga agreed in the meeting to grow digital trade and continue to focus on renewable energy opportunities. The UK and Indonesia have today [Thursday 20 July] held the second Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) to help grow trade between the two countries - already worth £3.

https://www.miragenews.com/uk-indonesia-pledge-to-strengthen-trade-ties-1050908/

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21:39 UTC+8, 2023-06-24        Thousands of South Koreans rallied to urge the Japanese government to build more storage facilities on land for nuclear-contaminated water instead of discharging it into the sea.   21:39 UTC+8, 2023-06-24        Thousands of South Koreans rallied in central Seoul Saturday to urge the Japanese government to build more storage facilities on land for nuclear-contaminated water instead of discharging it into the sea. The civic activists gathered near the Seoul City Hall to clamor against Japan's planned discharge of radioactive wastewater, holding signs that read "Protect Pacific Ocean!" and "Storage on Land.

https://www.shine.cn/news/world/2306245167/

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There are several veteran NBA head coaches available, but a surprising name emerged as the favorite to be the next head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers following the firing of Doc Rivers on Tuesday. SportsBetting.ag installed former 76ers player JJ Redick as the early 3-1 favorite. That's ahead of Monty Williams (4-1), who was recently fired by the Phoenix Suns, and former Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse (5-1). Redick, 38, retired after the 2020-21 season and has become a respected analyst, but also has stated an interest in getting into coaching.

https://sports.inquirer.net/510723/jj-redick-installed-as-favorite-to-become-76ers-next-coach

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Australian leaders with diverse backgrounds have expressed a sense of resignation and despair about the lack of women from First Nations and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds in leadership roles. They have also offered solutions including systematic change that recognises and acts on the wide range of factors that can lead to disadvantage. Published in BMJ Leader , the qualitative descriptive study by Monash University health and social care academic and clinician researchers interviewed five high-profile Australian women about their lived experience.

https://www.miragenews.com/research-diverse-women-still-encounter-1086737/

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Job fair in HarbinA job seeker inquires about vacant position information at a job fair in Harbin, China, 18 March 2023. More than 500 on-line and off-line recruiting events have been scheduled during this job fair, the largest of its kind in recent years held in the province, offering over 115,000 vacant positions in total. EPA/XINHUA / Wang Jianwei CHINA OUT / MANDATORY CREDIT EDITORIAL USE ONLY

https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/091/0009418117?sid=104

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Dutch runner Boas Kragtwijk runs after an interview with Reuters in Amsterdam, Netherlands July 21, 2023. He will run from Amsterdam to Kyiv to raise money for Ukraine. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw AMSTERDAM —  A Dutch ultrarunner is running from Amsterdam to Kyiv to raise funds for charity and demonstrate how close the Ukraine war zone is to Western Europe. Boas Kragtwijk started on July 22 and plans to cover the 2,500 km by running around 50 km each day for 50 days. The aim is to raise money to buy ambulances that Dutch charity Zeilen van Vrijheid (Sails of Freedom) will take to Ukraine.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1810858/dutchman-running-from-amsterdam-to-kyiv-to-buy-ambulances-for-ukraine

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