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☆ I started the Elf on the Shelf with my mom and sister. We self-published a book and took on credit-card debt to turn our family tradition into a business.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Taayoo Murray | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Christa Pitts is the co-CEO of the Lumistella Company, the manufacturer for the Elf on the Shelf. Her family started the business in 2005 after being inspired by their own Christmas family tradition. Facebook / The Elf on the ShelfIn 2005, my mom and Chanda wrote "The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition." In 2020, the company rebranded to the Lumistella Company to better reflect our portfolio of products, entertainment, and experiences. We also started Scout Elf Productions, our own production company, and began developing content around our brands.

☆ UVa comes together in grief after campus shooting that killed 3 football players
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Antonio Planas | Antonio Planas Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia community came together in grief Monday night as students, staff members, educators and others struggled to understand the shooting that left three football players dead and the campus heartbroken. Matthew Krinn, 19, a sophomore from Chevy Chase, Maryland, said that although he has grown up aware of campus shootings, he never thought he would be directly affected. At Monday night's vigil, students placed bouquets and candles on the steps of Old Cabell Hall, where some football players openly shed tears for their fallen teammates. He said he’s also rethinking the way he talks about school shootings, noting that he used to joke with his Taiwanese friends, saying he may need a bulletproof vest. is a strong community.

☆ Piece of Challenger space shuttle discovered at bottom of Atlantic near Florida's coast
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger was found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida more than three decades after it broke apart and killed all seven people aboard. Because of the artifact's proximity to the Florida Space Coast as well as the construction of the object, the team contacted NASA. The discovery is one of the biggest pieces of the spacecraft ever found, said Michael Ciannilli, a NASA official. It disintegrated 46,000 feet above the ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida. She had been selected as the primary candidate for the NASA Teacher in Space Project in July 1985.

☆ Divers find Challenger space shuttle wreckage off Florida coast
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The NASA logo hangs in the Mission Operations Control Center at Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, U.S., October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File PhotoNov 10 (Reuters) - Divers from a documentary crew looking for the wreckage of a World War Two aircraft off the coast of Florida found a 20-foot section of the space shuttle Challenger, which exploded and broke apart shortly after its launch in 1986, NASA said on Thursday. The find marks the first time in 25 years that a piece of the Challenger has been located. The Challenger erupted into a ball of flame 73 seconds after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 28, 1986. It remains one of the worst disasters in the history of the U.S. space program.

Pet food prices rose 14% between September 2021 and September 2022, according to the Bureau for Labor Statistics. Fifty percent are shopping for cheaper alternatives to their standard pet food, and 35% say they've had to reduce the frequency of their visits to grooming services. More worryingly: 46% of pet owners said that they've decided to forego or delay veterinary treatments in the wake of inflation — including dental procedures and X-Rays. She told Insider: "Google searches for "can I give my dog paracetamol?" have surged recently, as we fear people are seeking to self-medicate animals and avoid vet costs."

☆ Florida farmers and ranchers could see up to $1.5 billion in Hurricane Ian-related losses
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Florida farmers and ranchers lost up to $1.56 billion in crops, livestock, and nursery and aquaculture products due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, according to a new preliminary analysis from the University of Florida released Tuesday. The assessment done by the UF/IFAS Economic Analysis program puts the preliminary losses between $787 million and $1.56 billion across millions of acres of agricultural lands impacted by the hurricane. Citrus, vegetables, melons, and livestock sustained the most “significant production losses,” the report said. “Our preliminary estimate is a range, a wide range, to account for many of these unknowns. Assessments are still ongoing and the final value of agricultural losses to the state will not be complete for weeks, according to the report.

☆ With Interest Rates Rising, Companies Look to Unload Pension Liabilities
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +6 min

Rising interest rates are boosting corporate pension plans, providing finance chiefs with an option to lighten their companies’ balance sheets and transfer obligations to insurers. PREVIEWWhen interest rates rise, liabilities for defined-benefit plans—a type of pension plan that promises fixed amounts to participants—shrink. They can also move just a portion of their pension obligations, but that still requires a high funding status. “If interest rates level off or decrease, the funded status could fall pretty quickly,” said Matt McDaniel, a partner at Mercer who advises companies on pension risk transfers. Recent stock market declines have hurt some defined-benefit pension plans invested in publicly traded equities, Mr. McDaniel said.

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☆ Germania vrea vaccinul Sputnik V și anunță ca va semna un contract rapid cu Rusia dacă UE nu va face nimic în acest sens
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Cu toate acestea, există și o precondiție pentru semnarea acestui contract, și anume Germania să cunoască mai multe detalii despre câte doze ar putea primi, a subliniat ministrul. „Sunt foarte mult în favoarea ideii de a o face la nivel național, dacă Uniunea Europeană nu face nimic”, a mai spus Jens Spahn. Totuşi, cancelarul a spus că vrea să aştepte aprobarea EMA înainte de orice utilizare a vaccinului în Austria. În prezent, nu avem date despre efectele secundare la persoanele care au fost vaccinate”, a spus ea. Agenția Europeană a Medicamentelor a aprobat până acum patru vaccinuri anti-Covid pentru a fi utilizate în întreg blocul UE: Pfizer/BioNTech, AstraZeneca/ Oxford University, Moderna și Johnson & Johnson.

Persons: al, Jens Spahn, Cancelarul, Sebastian Kurz, Vladimir Putin, Christa Virtumer, Johnson Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, Sputnik, Agenția Europeană, Oxford University, Moderna, Johnson Locations: al Sănătății, Rusia, Germania, Ungaria, Republica Cehă, Slovacia, Austria, UE

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