Clancy and Cormier at the signing ceremony, Image source: USACECol. Michael Clancy, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New Orleans District, and Amos Cormier, president of Plaquemines Parish, have signed an agreement for the second LCA BUDMAT (Beneficial Use of Dredged Material) project which will create a 1 mile ridge and 55 acres of marsh at Tiger Pass.The restoration project has been delayed for several years, but is set to break ground next month, the KEDM Public Radio reports.Darrell Broussard, the project manager, said that this development scheme is consistent with the state’s Coastal Master Plan, and that when complete, will build about 40 acres of land.“The idea is that we start protecting the marsh areas that’s behind it,” said Broussard. “Then that area will regenerate itself.”The $18 million project was originally funded in the 2016 federal budget, but was delayed by land-ownership issues.USACE will use sand and silt from the bottom of the Mississippi River to build new marshes.[mappress mapid=”24080″] read more

Tweet PARIS, France (AFP) — People breastfed as infants have higher intelligence scores in adulthood, and higher earnings, according to a study published Wednesday that tracked the development of 3,500 newborns over 30 years.And, critically, the socioeconomic status of mothers appeared to have little impact on breastfeeding results, according to a paper published by The Lancet medical journal.“The effect of breastfeeding on brain development and child intelligence is well established,” lead author Bernardo Lessa Horta of the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil said in a statement.What has been less clear, is whether the effects persist into adulthood, and whether a mother’s socioeconomic status or education level played a bigger role in the outcome of previous studies than her choice to breastfeed or not.“Our study provides the first evidence that prolonged breastfeeding not only increases intelligence until at least the age of 30 years but also has an impact both at an individual and societal level by improving educational attainment and earning ability,” said Horta.“What is unique about this study is the fact that, in the population we studied, breastfeeding was not more common among highly educated, high-income women, but was evenly distributed by social class.”Horta and a team analysed data from another study of children born in Pelotas in 1982.Information on breastfeeding was compared to IQ test results at the average age of 30 years, as well as the educational achievement and income of 3,493 participants.“The researchers divided these subjects into five groups based on the length of time they were breastfed as infants, controlling for 10 social and biological variables that might contribute to the IQ increase including family income at birth, parental schooling, genomic ancestry, maternal smoking during pregnancy, maternal age, birthweight, and delivery type,” said the statement.“While the study showed increased adult intelligence, longer schooling, and higher adult earnings at all duration levels of breastfeeding, the longer a child was breastfed for (up to 12 months), the greater the magnitude of the benefits.”An individual breastfed for at least a year as a baby gained a full four IQ points, had 0.9 years more schooling, and an income of 341 Brazilian Reals (98 euros, $104) higher per month at the age of 30, compared to those breastfed for less than one month, the study found.“The likely mechanism underlying the beneficial effects of breast milk on intelligence is the presence of long-chain saturated fatty acids (DHAs) found in breast milk, which are essential for brain development,” said Horta.“Our finding that predominant breastfeeding is positively related to IQ in adulthood also suggests that the amount of milk consumed plays a role.”In a comment also carried by The Lancet, Erik Mortensen of the University of Copenhagen said the findings had important public health implications.“However, these findings need to be corroborated by future studies designed to focus on long-term effects and important life outcomes associated with breastfeeding.” HealthLifestyle Study: Breastfeeding leads to higher IQ, earnings later by: Associated Free Press – March 18, 2015 Share Share 139 Views   no discussions Share Sharing is caring! read more

Erling Braut Haaland has emerged as a genuine contender for the throne of Europe’s most prolific goalscorer, a position held undisputedly by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the past decade. At the same age, the prolific Ronaldo had scored just 12 times in 87 matches. Haaland’s goals-per-game ratio as it stands is 0.53 a game, compared to the Portuguese’s 0.13 at the same age. Loading… Read Also: Bereaved Osimhen arrives Lagos Little wonder that Real Madrid see Haaland as the long-term replacement for Ronaldo and the Portuguese’s guarantee of 40-odd goals a season. A pact with Dortmund and ubiquitous super-agent Mino Raiola is believed to exist whereby the Norwegian will remain at the Bundesliga side until 2022 and then be offered to the highest bidder. Madrid will certainly aim to be at that negotiating table. FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmail分享 Promoted Content6 Interesting Ways To Make Money With A Drone10 Most Evil Female Characters In Disney MoviesBest & Worst Celebrity Endorsed Games Ever MadeWhat Is A Black Hole And Is It Dangerous For Us All?10 Hyper-Realistic 3D Street Art By OdeithTop 7 Best Car Manufacturers Of All Time8 Things To Expect If An Asteroid Hits Our PlanetTop 10 TV Characters Meant To Be Iconic5 Of The World’s Most Unique Theme ParksBehind-The-Scenes Selfies From 10 Popular MoviesWho Is The Most Powerful Woman On Earth?14 Hilarious Comics Made By Women You Need To Follow Right Now The Borussia Dortmund forward has outscored both the Juventus and Barcelona talismans at the same age – just shy of his 20th birthday – in fewer matches and with a greater goals-per-game ratio. Since signing for Dortmund in January, Haaland has failed to score in just four Bundesliga games and at the age of 19 years and 10 months he has a record of 62 goals in 106 club games. Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick described Haaland as “greedy, enormous and yet very agile” ahead of the trip to Dortmund on Tuesday and that single-mindedness for goal coupled with his prodigious physique had made the Norway striker a terrible prospect for defenders. Haaland has even bettered Messi’s returns at the same stage of his career: the Barcelona forward had scored 20 goals in 63 games at the same age at a rate of 0.31 per game. read more

Tony Olson’s career third Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod victory at Benton County Speedway’s Iowa Donor Network Urbana 5 Night paid $1,300. (Photo by Kyle Ealy)VINTON, Iowa (June 10) – Richie Gustin and Tony Olson took home the top checks from Benton County Speedway’s Iowa Donor Network Urbana 5 Memorial Sunday night.Already on the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot, Gustin started third in the IMCA Modified 20-lapper and took the lead from Brennen Chipp with just a few circuits scored.Gustin pulled away before the seventh starting Troy Cordes found the fastest line and began making up ground. Cordes closed on Gustin and nearly drew even until a late caution. Gustin then pulled away for the $1,000 victory while Dripps worked past Cordes for second.Also the winner of 2015 and 2016 IDN/Urbana 5 Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod features, Olson started third row and raced the low side to the front early on.He’d withstand pressure from Joe Docekal, winner of Friday’s SportMod Challenge at Davenport Speedway, following two early yellows and again on a green, white, checkered finish. That win was good for $1.300.Ryan Dolan took advantage of his pole position start to earn his second IMCA Late Model win this season at Vinton while Damon Murty worked past John Oliver Jr. on a lap five restart and went on to win his third local IMCA Stock Car feature of the year.Leah Wroten passed Bradly Graham in lapped traffic on the final set of turns to top the IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stock feature.The fourth annual event was held in memory of five area youth killed in a 2015 traffic accident near Urbana and was contested by more than 130 cars.Feature ResultsModifieds – 1. Richie Gustin; 2. Corey Dripps; 3. Troy Cordes; 4. Joel Rust; 5. Brennen Chipp; 6. Tyler Madigan; 7. Jeff Aikey; 8. Matt Short; 9. Ronn Lauritzen; 10. Zach Less; 11. Scott Hogan; 12. Chris Snyder; 13. Kurt Hogan; 14. Patrick Flannagan; 15. Jerry Dedrick; 16. Dennis Betzer; 17. Griffin McGrath; 18. Todd Jensen; 19. Joe Bonney; 20. Kyle Brown; 21. Dustin Morden; 22. Jesse Belez; 23. Tommy Belmer; 24. Jeff Sampson; 25. Jim Aschenbrenner.Late Models – 1. Ryan Dolan; 2. Todd Cooney; 3. Darren Ackerman; 4. Terry Neal; 5. Luke Pestka; 6. Kelly Pestka; 7. Bryce Carey; 8. Bobby Hansen; 9. Scott Welsh; 10. Shawn Cooney; 11. Curt Schroeder; 12. Joe Zrostlik.Stock Cars – 1. Damon Murty; 2. John Oliver Jr.; 3. Dustin Vis; 4. Norman Chesmore; 5. Dan Trimble; 6. Russell Damme Jr.; 7. Shane Ebaugh; 8. Lonnie Mercer; 9. Tyler Carey; 10. Jerry Schipper; 11. Jeremy Clement; 12. Kevin Rose; 13. Bob Ahrendsen; 14. Scooter Dulin; 15. Ian Huff; 16. Reece Norton.Northern SportMods – 1. Tony Olson; 2. Joe Docekal; 3. Kyle Olson; 4. Gage Neal; 5. Jacob Ellithorpe; 6. Ben Chapman; 7. Tyler Soppe; 8. Ryan King; 9. Jake McBirnie; 10. Jared VanDeest; 11. Danny Dvorak; 12. Mike McDonald; 13. Brandon Tharp; 14. Brady Hilmer; 15. Jamie Huff; 16. Michael Carter; 17. Chuck Lewis; 18. Dakoda Sellers; 19. Ethan Braaksma; 20. Sam Wieben; 21. Will Forester; 22. Vern Jackson; 23. Jarrett Franzen; 24. Brian Sondag; 25. Steve Wimer.Hobby Stocks – 1. Leah Wroten; 2. Bradly Graham; 3. Matt Brown; 4. Justin Wacha; 5. Brett Vanous; 6. Jim Ball; 7. Mike Kimm; 8. Daniel Wauters; 9. Jacob Floyd; 10. August Bach; 11. Kyle Parizek; 12. Breydon Forbes; 13. Jeremiah Andrews; 14. Trenton Neuhaus; 15. Tanner Bodecker; 16. Brandon Schneider. read more

Palm Beach County is gearing up towards Phase Two reopening plan.Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner, said he’s started the work on a reopening plan and plans to reveal the strategy next week.“Our numbers continue to drop and there’s compliance, widespread compliance throughout the community,” Mayor Kerner said.Kerner said he will lay out the strategy next week in meetings involving county commissioners and school district leaders. Kerner said the school district wants to open one-week after the county moves into Phase Two.Kerner said once the county decides to move to Phase Two Governor DeSantis will have to approve it. read more

Millions Rain at Fund Raising Dinner as Okowa Gets Accolades for Keshi StadiumHost City Asaba and Delta State Government of organising the CAA Asaba 2018 African Senior Athletics Championships got a boost over the weekend as millions of naira were raised at dinner organised to raise fund for the event at Grand Hotel Asaba.Hon. Bukola Olopade the consultant for the dinner told newsmen shortly before the end of the dinner that the response of Deltans and friends of Delta was very good,“I can’t give you the exact figure now, more donations and pledges are still coming but we highly impressed by peoples’ response”. Zenith Bank Plc led the donors at the event with the sum of N300 million while Bube Dan gave N20 million, Levant Construction N20 million, Gomene N11 million, Delta State House of Assembly N7 million, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development with N5 million, among others. Some corporate organisations and individuals made their donations anonymously.Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, his wife, Dame Okowa, Deputy Governor Kingsley Otuaro, Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, LOC Chairman Solomon Ogba, his deputy Tony Okowa,  Minister of Sports,Solomon Dalung, President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Ibrahim Gusau, among numerous others attended the fundraising “In less than three weeks from today, athletes from 47 African countries, as well as officials, will begin to converge in Asaba for this historic event. It is historic in the sense that though this is the second time Nigeria will be hosting this event, this is the first to be held outside Lagos,” Governor Okowa said at the occasion.He disclosed that he accepted for Delta State to host the Championships being organised by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) because it provides a “glorious opportunity to further our agenda to regain Delta’s frontline status in sports by hosting this event.”“Apart from being a dominant force in the National Sports Festival in years gone by, Delta State has produced foremost international athletes such as Tony Urhobo, Maria Usifor, Violet Odogwu-Nwajei, Sunday Uti, Blessing Okagbare and many others. However, in recent times, it does seem like athletics is taking a backseat, hence, our young ones do not see much hope in pursuing a career in athletics. We believe that this event has the strong potentials to reawaken the interest and consciousness of the upcoming generation and motivate them to strive for greatness in athletics,” the governor said.He continued, “On our own, we have delivered on our promise; the Stephen Keshi Stadium is ready for the event. It was tough but, we got it done and the stadium is actually a beauty to behold.”Minister for Sports, in a speech, described Governor Okowa as a performer who saved Nigeria the shame of failing to host the tournament.“If this type of stadium is replicated in every part of Nigeria, no Nigerian will pass through the Sahara to look for greener pastures because they will be engaged. Asaba, in future, may host the world championship because of the quality of facilities at the stadium,” Barr. Dalung said, adding, “Governor Okowa is a performer, in 2019, people who have not performed should be booted out of office”.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram read more

JOSE MOURINHO has decided to shave his head again – and Tottenham fans should be getting excited.A picture shared on Instagram showed the Portuguese manager with the close cut.1 Jose Mourinho decided to get his head shaved again – and is hoping it has the same effect as last timeCredit: https://www.instagram.com/hak_tev/?hl=enThe Special One went to luxury barbers Haks Oscar for his trim and a proud Instagram post from @ak_tev said: “Jose Mourinho always fearless goes all the way with his haircut.”There may be another week until Spurs’ next game – away to Aston Villa on February 16 after the inaugural winter break – but the smooth look could spell good news for the North Londoners.Mourinho first opted for the number three crew-cut at the start of the 2006/7 season, saying it showed his Chelsea side were “ready to go to war.”The ritual proved successful as the Blues went on to win nine of their opening 11 league games.MAKE YOUR DEBUT Bet £5 get £20 in free bets for new customers at LadbrokesDuring the 2012/13 season, the then-Chelsea manager admitted he had used Fernando Torres’ clippers to cut his hair himself.He said: “I did it myself. I asked Fernando [Torres] to give me his machine and I did it myself in front of the mirror.”It is nice and it is cheap. In a couple of months I will have hair again. Some people can’t do it.”The makeover had the desired effect for the Portuguese as Chelsea went on to win eight of their next ten Premier League games.And now Spurs supporters will be hoping for more of the same as they look to try and squeeze into the top four.Danny Rose talks about Jose Mourinho not giving him a chance at Tottenham after Newcastle loan escapeLatest Tottenham newsHARRY ALL FOUR ITKane admits Spurs must win EIGHT games to rise into Champions League spotGossipALL GONE PETE TONGVertonghen wanted by host of Italian clubs as long Spurs spell nears endBELOW PARRSpurs suffer blow with Parrott to miss Prem restart after appendix operationPicturedSHIRT STORMNew Spurs 2020/21 home top leaked but angry fans slam silver design as ‘awful”STEP BY STEP’Jose fears for players’ welfare during restart as stars begin ‘pre-season’KAN’T HAVE THATVictor Osimhen keen on Spurs move but only if they sell Kane this summerYOU KAN DO ITKlinsmann quit Spurs to win trophies but says Kane’s better off stayingTURBULENT PAIRINGDrogba and Mido had mid-flight brawl after stewardess prank went wrongMourinho’s men failed to win four Prem games on the bounce between December 28 and January 18 – with 1-0 defeats to Southampton and Liverpool sandwiched between draws with Norwich and Watford.But back-to-back wins against Norwich and Manchester City have got Tottenham back on track.And the best news for Jose is he won’t be pulling his hair out at his side’s defending for a few weeks at least… read more

Fashion and the way of life has changed a lot from the 50s to the present. New trends, new discoveries and new technologies make people of the same age have lived totally different things, and a recent discovery serves to prove it.A week ago, at a North Canton school a student found a bag full of dust and cobwebs near where the lockers are currently located. This red bag belonged to a young woman named Patti Rumfola, who lost it when she was 14 during her student time, approximately in the 50s or 60s. Image: iStock </p><p>Thanks to an investigation that was carried out by Facebook, Patti Rumfola’s family could be located but unfortunately, with this it was discovered that this woman had died at 71 years of age. Similarly, the family was very happy to discover the bag and gave consent to publish the photos that show everything this girl was wearing when she went to school.Inside this red bag, different school utensils were found, such as a ruler, an eraser and a ruler, in addition to other objects such as a comb, some cosmetics and several photos, among other things.Thanks to an investigation that was carried out by Facebook, Patti Rumfola’s family could be located but unfortunately, with this it was discovered that this woman had died at 71 years of age. Similarly, the family was very happy to discover the bag and gave consent to publish the photos that show everything this girl was wearing when she went to school.Inside this red bag, different school utensils were found, such as a ruler, an eraser and a ruler, in addition to other objects such as a comb, some cosmetics and several photos, among other things. A bag was found full of dust next to the lockersIt belonged to a young woman who lost it in the 50s or 60s read more

-The gamers have been warned not to distribute towels, ribbons, wristbands, t-shirts, and so forth … to the followers after the video games and / or coaching.-Additionally, gamers will not settle for pens, tennis balls or different objects to autograph them.“The well being and security of gamers, followers and match workers are paramount, and because the influence of COVID-19 continues, these are frequent sense precautions that we’ve to take”, the ATP and WTA mentioned in a press release. ““We proceed to watch this carefully every day, working with our gamers and tournaments, in addition to with public well being authorities because the state of affairs evolves worldwide,” the paper continues. Preventive well being measures can be applied in all WTA, ATP Tour and ATP Challenger Tour occasions till the spring marketing campaign, with a further evaluate earlier than. The ATP and the WTA have agreed to implement a sequence of precautionary measures in the course of the Indian Wells match (March 12-22) in order to stop doable infections by coronavirus, the illness with a world influence that has already brought on 1000’s of deaths. They are going to be prolonged to the following 1,000 Masters, the one in Miami (March 25 to April 5), the place there are additionally males’s and girls’s groups, and the WTA match in Charleston (April 5 to 12).Some are hanging and particularly concern the well-being of the ball boy, normally fairly younger volunteers, though in addition they have an effect on the gamers, the competitors workers, the followers and the tennis group in common. They’ve been agreed in collaboration with medical consultants and are the next:-Gamers and pets will not shake fingers once they enter the monitor.-The ball collectors will go along with gloves, they’ll not take the towels or drinks of the gamers in the matches. read more

WEST HAM (4-3-1-2)ADRIAN, TOMKINS, REID, OGBONNA, CRESSWELL, NOBLE, KOUYATE, OXFORD,PAYET, SAKHO, ZARATELEICESTER (4-4-2)VARDY, OKAZAKI,MAHREZ, DRINKWATER, KING, ALBRIGHTON,SCHLUPP, MORGAN, HUTH, DE LAET,SCHMEICHELTwo teams who got off to a flying start in the Barclays Premier League last weekend meet at Upton Park, where West Ham United are unbeaten by Leicester City since August 2000. Since then, the Hammers have won four and drawn one of five subsequent meetings, including last season’s 2-0 victory.If either West Ham or Leicester are successful, it would be the first time, in the case of both teams, since the 1997-98 campaign that either have won their opening two games of a Premier League season.Leicester are in second place in the Premier League, albeit with one game played. They actually went top, thanks to last weekend’s impressive 4-2 win over Sunderland under new manager Claudio Ranieri, but Manchester City overtook them on Monday night. Following last season’s strong finish, they have now won eight and drawn one of their last 10 Premier League games.West Ham were shock 2-0 winners at title contenders Arsenal last Sunday and new boss Slaven Bilic should stick with an unchanged side, with 16-year-old Reece Oxford – the youngest player in Hammers’ history – set to keep his place after such an impressive debut at the Emirates. read more