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0 Community Corner He has 28 years of experience in the water industry. Press Release Desk , News Partner Posted Reply Press release from Helix Water District: Aug 5, 2022 On August 3, the Helix Water District Board of Directors announced that Brian Olney will be this organization's new general manager, effective September 1, 2022. This is good news for Helix and for the communities we serve. Brian was appointed to Helix's Director of Water Quality and System Operations position in 2016 and to the Assistant General Manager position in 2021. He has 28 years of experience in the water industry. This press release was produced by Helix Water District . The views expressed are the author's own. Thank Reply Share Helix Names Brian Olney New General Manager The rules of replying: Be respectful. Be transparent. Keep it local and relevant. … [Read more...] about Helix Names Brian Olney New General Manager

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — An ally of the Rajapaksa political family was appointed Friday as Sri Lanka ’s prime minister, hours after security forces cleared the main protest site occupied for months by demonstrators angry at the Rajapaksas over the country’s economic collapse . New President Ranil Wickremesinghe , who was elected by lawmakers and sworn into office earlier this week, appointed his school classmate Dinesh Gunawardena to succeed himself. Gunawardena is 73 and belongs to a prominent political family. Sri Lankans have taken to the streets for months demanding their leaders resign over an economic crisis that has left the island nation’s 22 million people short of essentials like medicine, food and fuel . The protests forced out former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last week. His family has ruled Sri Lanka for most of the last two decades, but public outrage over the economic crisis forced several family members to leave ministry posts earlier in the … [Read more...] about Crisis-hit Sri Lanka swears in new prime minister as protest site is cleared

Amid an infuriating summer for air travel, the Department of Transportation is proposing changes to federal policy that guide flight refunds, providing more recourse for passengers when airlines cancel flights or significantly alter a flight’s schedule, route or seat categories. The rule, which the agency will decide on after a 90-day public comment period closes, would also require U.S. carriers that received pandemic aid to issue a full refund if a passenger chooses not to travel because of certain coronavirus-related factors, such as a country shutting down to nonessential travel. “This new proposed rule would protect the rights of travelers and help ensure they get the timely refunds they deserve from the airlines,” said Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary, in a statement on Wednesday announcing the proposal. Under the current Department of Transportation policy, airlines are already supposed to reimburse passengers for flights that have been canceled … [Read more...] about Transportation Dept. Proposes New Rule to Ease Air Travel Chaos for Passengers

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 15 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! These New York lotteries were drawn Sunday: Cash4Life - 12-21-45-51-57, Cash Ball: 2 Mega Millions - Estimated jackpot: $82,000,000 The estimated Mega Millions jackpot is $82,000,000. Numbers Evening - 7-3-2 Numbers Midday - 8-7-4 GOOD SAMARITAN SHOT WHILE INTERVENING IN NYC SMOKE SHOP ROBBERY: REPORT Win 4 Evening - 9-6-8-8 Win 4 Midday - 8-8-5-4 Take 5 Evening - 5-12-23-32-35 Take 5 Midday - 3-24-36-37-38 NYC TIMES SQUARE BOX CUTTER SLASHING SUSPECT CHARGED WITH HATE CRIME AGAINST ASIAN WOMAN; HAD 30 PRIOR ARRESTS Pick 10 - 1-2-5-10-13-14-15-16-19-24-28-42-48-55-58-60-63-73-75-80 Powerball - Estimated jackpot: $56,000,000 … [Read more...] about New York’s lottery numbers for Sunday, Aug. 14

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 15 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! These New Jersey lotteries were drawn Sunday: Cash4Life : 12-21-45-51-57, Cash Ball: 2 Powerball estimated jackpot: 56,000,000 Pick 3: 4-9-7, Fireball : 2 MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT WINNER CAN CHOOSE TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS Pick 4: 2-4-3-2, Fireball : 2 The Mega Million's estimated jackpot is $82,000,000. Cash 5: 13-24-30-39-41, Xtra : 2 WINNING THE LOTTERY: BLESSING FOR SOME, CURSE FOR OTHERS Estimated jackpot: $214,000 Midday Pick 3: 1-8-2, Fireball : 4 MEGA MILLIONS LOTTERY DRAWING: WINNERS CAN REMAIN ANONYMOUS IN THESE STATES Midday Pick 4: 3-9-6-8, Fireball : 4 Mega Millions estimated jackpot: 82,000,000 … [Read more...] about New Jersey’s lottery numbers for Sunday, Aug. 14

Photo: Courtesy of the subject I’m in no way a professional handyperson nor would I even claim to be “good at fixing things.” I’m just a frugal fellow who doesn’t like to rely on others to address the basic household bugaboo. [ She’s also a TV writer, responsible for Love on Netflix, and host of “Filling The Void,” a podcast about hobbies. ] Maybe it’s the punk DIY-er in me, or maybe I inherited my grandfather ’s deep belief that everyone was trying to rip him off. Either way, I don’t really know how to use tools properly, and after perusing this guide, you won’t either. But at least you won’t be scared to try. power drills were for serious tool people, a.k.a. men. DeWalt Atomic 20-Volt MAX Cordless Brushless Compact 1/2 in. Drill/Driver $169 $169 Then I moved to L.A. My roommate at the time, a blonde wisp of a thing who brushed her teeth with Dr. Bronner’s and drank chicken broth before it was a thing, changed my opinion on … [Read more...] about A Tool Guide for Those Who Have Never Touched a Tool

For years—nearly a decade, it turns out—I have been a Bachelor Nation ride or die. The Bachelor and The Bachelorette have, I say with only slight exaggeration, been somewhat of a lifeblood for a reality-TV superfan like me. But I have had an awakening. Experienced an enlightenment. When it comes to dating series, I am anew. I have discovered a new reality TV obsession, one that stands in stark contrast to The Bachelor and its spinoffs, which I now see are the equivalent to Cher Horowitz in the genre: virgins who can’t drive . It is a major revelation, and I owe it all to this series I’ve been so gleefully bingeing: You mean this whole time everyone could have been having sex? Back in June, a group of infamously dubbed sexy singles entered t he Love Island U.K. villa —and the hearts of millions of viewers—to compete in what would become the summer’s hottest reality TV dating competition. Love Island has been airing in the U.K. for eight seasons, but with … [Read more...] about Why Is ‘The Bachelor’ So Afraid of Sex?

Game of Thrones fans , your prayers have been answered: On Aug. 21, HBO will premiere the series’ first spinoff, titled House of the Dragon . There’s no Jon Snow or Cersei Lannister or Dothraki here (that we know of), however. Instead, this new drama series focuses on the House Targaryen, from which the Mad Queen Daenerys ( Emilia Clarke ) is descended. Because the series is set two centuries prior to the events of the first episode of Game of Thrones , you don’t necessarily need to watch the latter to enjoy the new series. (Hell, you could watch House of the Dragon and then watch the entirety of Game of Thrones , and you may well have a pretty good time.) But no matter which viewing sequence you choose, let’s take a quick trip into the who, what, and where of this new series. What’s House of the Dragon about? House of the Dragon has been promoted as the “beginning of the fall” of the House Targaryen, making way … [Read more...] about Everything You Need to Know to Actually Understand ‘House of the Dragon’

Those of us who write and talk about money for a living tend to have our financial acts together. But that wasn’t always the case. I invited some personal finance experts to share what they wish they could have told their younger selves about money. INVEST EARLY, EVEN IF IT’S SCARY If the stock market scares you, nationally syndicated Washington Post columnist Michelle Singletary can relate. Singletary says she avoided investing for many years because in her first job out of college, an older co-worker — one who was close to retirement age — warned her that stocks were too risky. Singletary later realized that someone in their 20s has decades to ride out stock market swings, and that she could have afforded to take much more risk with her investments. “The lesson I learned was to look at my own individual situation and invest based on my timeline and goals,” Singletary says. STUDENT LOAN DEBT CAN PAY OFF Darian Woods , a reporter and producer for “The Indicator from … [Read more...] about Liz Weston: Just Starting Out? Learn From Our Mistakes

Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management and author of "Reset: A Leader's Guide to Work in an Age of Upheaval." The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. As restaurants, malls and movie theaters fill back up with people, the workplace has remained nearly empty. This is partly driven by how engrained remote work has become in society. People have invested in creating workspaces in their homes, relocated to smaller towns and even taken their work to vacation resorts. Now, amidst an easing pandemic and slowing economy, companies are increasingly trying to draw employees back into the office. But many just don't want to go. For more than a year, workers have held the advantage in a historically competitive labor market. But a looming economic downshift threatens to reverse the balance of power from employee back to employer. Though seen as a necessity during the pandemic, some business leaders … [Read more...] about Opinion: Fully remote work could soon vanish