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31 years ago today, Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s baseball record when he played in his 2,131st consecutive game. Once considered a near-impossible feat, “the streak,” which continued for 2,632 games, earned Cal the nickname, Iron Man. The televised game, between the Orioles and the California Angels, still ranks as one of the most watched baseball events, with Cal’s kids throwing out the first pitch. In the fifth inning, as it was tallied a full game, the crowds in the stands, the opposing players, and the four umpires gave Ripken a standing ovation lasting more than 22 minutes, one…

Teachers’ Day 2026: 10 Thoughtful Gift Ideas To Make Your Teacher Feel Special | Teachers often leave a lasting impact on our lives, not just through textbooks and lessons but through the advice, encouragement and values they share along the way. Teachers’ Day is a perfect opportunity to thank them for their guidance with a small gesture of appreciation. If you’re looking for gifts that are thoughtful, personal and easy to arrange, here are some simple ideas that can bring a smile to your teacher’s face. 10 Thoughtful Gift Ideas To Make Your Teacher Feel Special1. Personalised Thank-You CardA handwritten…

                                Back to Claims School Patrick J. Sodoro has spent his career helping insurance carriers, employers, and their insureds navigate claims, litigation, trials, and appeals with a clear understanding of both the legal and practical stakes involved. He serves as Managing Shareholder of Sodoro Law Group, where his practice focuses on insurance defense and workers’ compensation matters. Patrick has successfully defended cases through jury and bench trials and the appellate process, including obtaining a favorable decision from the Nebraska Supreme Court. He also teaches insurance…

It’s tough to live a positive life around negative people. Dealing with other people’s negativity can be quite a downer. I once had a coworker whose negative energy would wash over me on a daily basis. In our conversations, she would complain endlessly about everything — work tasks, family obligations, friendships, her weight, and anything else she could think of. She was also extremely cynical about others, often doubting their intentions and judging them harshly. Talking to her wasn’t a pleasant experience, to say the least. The first time we had a meeting I felt completely drained. Even though we…

Wilfried enjoying The Shelter Gym in Paris – Photo by Omnigym A gym equipment company from Finland is bringing physical fitness to the homeless community of Paris. Inactivity is a growing public health concern, but especially in lower income communities. To address this challenge, Omnigym installed an outdoor gym at a homeless shelter in the French capital. They tested whether easy access to exercise would improve physical and mental wellbeing. The project collected anonymous data from residents as well as self-assessments to evaluate the impact. Now, one month later, Omnigym reached out to GNN to share some of their findings.…

Red Sea coral get probiotic treatment- Marine Microbiomes Lab – Credit: Morgan Bennett-Smith / SWNS Coral dying from heat stress has been revived after scientists successfully applied probiotic and post-biotic treatments in open seas for the the first time. Although probiotics have previously been shown to rehabilitate corals in South Florida and in aquarium environments, the research team explored whether this and other microbial therapy would work in the Red Sea. The study was a success. It established that both live probiotic and inactivated post-biotic treatments improve coral health—even while it’s under thermal stress during a natural marine heatwave. “We…

It’s been a rough summer for outdoor sports. July was the hottest month ever recorded in the contiguous United States, and wildfire smoke has repeatedly reached unhealthy levels across large areas of the country.Soccer players competing in the World Cup had to grapple with potentially dangerous heat and humidity, two ski areas suffered major damage from wildfires this summer, trout streams in the Rockies were closed to fishing in the afternoons due to warm water, and the list goes on. Many people who love the outdoors are left with choosing between not recreating at all or doing so in marginal…

Tilly’s brood – SWNS A litter of 12 unexpected puppies were reunited with their golden mom and dad to celebrate their first birthday as a family. The humans, crucial to this dog family, were also there, reminiscing about when sister Rhian was babysitting her brother Meirion’s pregnant golden Labrador, Tilly, while he was away on holiday last year. Veterinarians assured them that Tilly would have six or seven puppies and were confident she was unlikely to go into labour while her owner was traveling. But over the course of 15 hours, Rhian, her husband Steve and their two children helped…

                                Case File While an insurer included handwritten notations on two memoranda of payment identifying concurrent employment wages, the New Hampshire Supreme Court found the notations insufficient to constitute notice of a potential claim against the Special Fund for Second Injuries. Case Appeal of Comm’r of N.H. Dep’t of Labor, No. 2025-0416 (N.H. 09/03/26) What Happened? An employee was injured while working for a company. She was concurrently employed by another employer at the time of the injury. The company’s insurer paid the employee workers’…

A turtle exclusionary device, or TED, is a specially designed fishing net built on a slanted metal grid. An opening inside the trawl net allows large animals like sea turtles to escape as it catches smaller targets like shrimp. Fishermen have been using TEDs since 1987, when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service first required TEDs on larger offshore shrimp trawlers.However, in 1992, exceptions were made for some skimmer-trawl vessels that over forty feet in length. In lieu of using TEDs, select skimmer-trawl vessels were guided by tow-time restrictions, which limit how long a shrimp trawler can keep…