LUBBOCK, Texas IRONMAN today announced that the IRONMAN70.3Lubbock triathlon taking place on June 27, 2021 will be designated as the IRONMAN 70.3 North American TriClub Championship Central Region for 2021. Lubbock joins the 2021 Global TriClub Championship Series as the seventh event internationally and the fourth within the United States. General Registration for IRONMAN 70.3 Lubbock is currently open by visiting,www.ironman.com/im703-lubbock.

Central Region: IRONMAN 70.3 Lubbock (June 27) The IRONMAN 70.3 Lubbock triathlon begins with a 1.2-mileswim in Historic Dunbar Lake. Once on the bike, athletes will experience everything from flat and fast to challenging hills with scenic views of Yellow House Canyons. To close out the 70.3-mile journey, athletes will have a high-energy run that traverses through the beautiful Texas Tech campus and the surrounding Lubbock area. The 2021 IRONMAN 70.3 Lubbock triathlon will offer 2 handcycle slots to the 2021 IRONMAN World Championshipin Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i, as well as 60 qualifying slots and 2 handcycle slots to the 2021 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship in St. George, Utah.

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Perhaps to appreciate is an attitude, born out of Divine blessing. Appreciation can be about ownself or about others. While we can learn to appreciate others, it is rare for a little self-indulgence to appreciating ownself. We never seriously ponder to appreciate the many splendid unique blessings of what the Creator has bestowed upon each of us, differently and abundantly. In this piece, I will restrict myself to writing about appreciating others (colleagues, friends, family) to evoke their best performance, in whatever vocation, they may be in pursuit of. Appreciating ownself, in some later piece.

Wisdom demands that all men should be appreciated. Wise men find and see the good in every person. They also value the efforts that go to build up goodness around us.

Appreciation is the most acceptable and exquisite form of courtesy and recognition. We have to learn to defy a generally accepted English proverb, Gratefulness is the poor mans payment. Nay. To appreciate is to give. Whilst, admittedly the most difficult task is to alter the instinctive nature of living beings, but even an effort can be made to place a frog on the throne, and prevent it from jumping off it, at the first sight of a puddle. Indeed with a conscious effort, we can alter our natural responses too.

Remorse or regret can never be profitable; but appreciation can be. Appreciate not to seek greater benefaction but for its purity. Rabindranath Tagore, writes, Bees sip honey from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave. The gaudy butterfly is sure that flowers owe thanks to him.

At school and even university, a recognition by the teacher / professor was by far the most critical contributor to my wanting to do better, in my studies. A single word of appreciation from either of the parent can make any to move mountains. Those parents, who are either miserly in appreciating the work of their off springs, or are totally oblivious of its significance, unknown mostly to themselves actually promote the destruction of what could be otherwise, excellent personalities in the making. And at the worst end of the spectrum, those parents who use instead, rebuke and insult, ensure the growth of psychologically, socially and economically a deformed child.

By appreciation, we make excellence in other our own property (Voltaire). Co-workers respond to managers who are frequent in expressing their appreciation, with enhanced productivity. It is by far the most potent motivating factor. Appreciation as a tool of inspiration, far exceeds, mere monetary compensation or recognition.

Employee recognition awards done at frequent intervals help in the determination, creation and sustenance of improved inter-personal relationships and above, all such practices induce, not merely efficiency, but also invokes creativity.

The thunderous clapping of spectators arouses the best performance by sportsmen. I recall, during the semi-final of a match at the Wimbledon, where generally the spectators behave in the most sophisticated manner, a fan from the crowd shouted out to John McEnroe, who was losing one game after another and ultimately the set, Hey! John come on, buck up. McEnroe from the Centre Court to the delight of the spectators responded with exasperation from the court, I am trying my best, bloke he went on to win the match.

Appreciation expressed improves quality of life- it has positive effect on general health of both the givers and the recipient: An article in Psychology Today, states, The hypothalamus, which controls basic bodily functions such as eating and sleeping and dopamine, the reward neurotransmitter are heavily affected from feelings of gratitude and appreciation. Neuroscientists believe appreciation engages the brain of the recipient in a virtuous cycle.

Oprah Winfrey is reported to have commented in one of her programmes, I have talked to nearly 30,000 people on the show and all 30,000 had one thing in common - they all wanted validation (appreciation / recognition). They all wanted to know, do you hear me? Do you see me? Does what I say mean anything to you?

Appreciation should be delivered with speed. Delay induces more back-fire, then positive response. Upon each and every outstanding performance delivered, there is expectation to be rightfully recognised, never delay, deliver it instantly; to use the legal clich with amendment, appreciation delayed is appreciation denied! In the block buster movie Shakti starring two giants, Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachan; where they played father and son; the upright, inflexible about principles of justice, police inspector general, Dilip, ignores his son, Amitabh, who faces abduction during childhood. The son gets distanced when the police officer denies the demands of the abductors of his son; which is a bargain offered to spare the life of his only son. The son is distraught at his father's apparent lack of love. The son falls into waywardness and embraces criminality. In the drop scene, the father (IG) is shown chasing his son (the wanted criminal) and shouting out to him to stop or else he would pull the trigger upon him the father (IG) fires and pumps bullets in the chest of his son (the criminal). holding and kissing his dying son, he (IG) says, I love you, Vijay (the son). The criminal (son), who is gasping for breath makes such a powerful statement, that brings to the fore the importance of expressing feelings / emotions of love and appreciation at the right time; he says, why didnt you say this before, Dad? The neglected son dies in the arms of the honest, principled and upright father.

Never let ego stop you from appreciating the good work of colleagues or even family members. It is also regretfully an unfortunate truth, Do not expect to be acknowledged for what you are, much less of what you would be; since no man can well measure a great man but upon the bier, (Walter Landor).

The economic principle of greater supply reduces demand and consequently the price (value) is equally applicable to the use of appreciation. If it is excessively done, it may lose its charm in the eyes of co-workers- a manager who praises all, and everything from the best to shoddy work does more harm than good to their motivation.

Appreciation must retain some exclusivity and must be used intelligently to provoke performance. The leader must know the difference between frequent and excessive. Appreciation is taken and given; both require a different set of mind. In the act of conveying appreciation, we are looking at others outstanding traits.

Divinity, has as its essential Being, the primacy of mercy. Each living soul is blessed with a different and unique talent and personality - it is up to us each to discover, and acquire mastery of that unique blessing. Do we ever appreciate Mother Natures endowments upon us? I recently heard a blind man with a vision, who said, appreciate what you have - there are many not so fortunate what I have - someone is praying for.

More about appreciating oneself, in another piece, if time and tide, waits upon me..

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The COVID-19 pandemic prevented McWilliams Arroyo from seeing action in 2020, but the Puerto Rican boxer will now attempt to capture the flyweight crown of the World Boxing Council (WBC), on the 27th of February at the Hard RockStadium in Miami, Florida.

Arroyo will go up against dangerous puncher Julio Cesar Martinez of Mexico.

Arroyo, a former Olympian who turned professional in 2010 andarrives with a suitcase full of experience, will try for the third time to wina world title.

Martinez became champion in 2019 by beating Nicaraguan Cristofer Rosales.

I am very excited and my dream has always been to become a world champion. Now I have that new opportunity under the company of Miguel Cotto Promotions. I have the tools and although I know it is a tough fight, we are prepared for tests like this one, said Arroyo to Carlos Narvaez.

Arroyo had a great brawl in 2016 when he challenged Romn Chocolatito Gonzlez. Although he lost by unanimous decision, the Puerto Ricanboxer lefta great impression and later demonstrated his boxing quality with a majority decision victory over Carlos Cuadras.

During the time that I was not able to fight the pandemic, I was active in the gym and also working with some fans and people who wanted to practice boxing to stay in shape. So we are ready to go. I'll take advantage of this opportunity for which we have trained thoroughly. We know that Martinez is a great champion. He is an aggressive fighter andhe has my respect, but in the ring it will be something else,"Arroyo said.

Martinez, 26, has a professional record of 17-1 and 13 KO's. Arroyo, 35, is 20-4 with 15 KO's.

My career in boxing has been one of a lot of sacrifice, a lot of work,it hasn't been easy. But thanks to boxing I am where I am today. I hope to be active for two or three more years, but now my mission is to get into the ring and become a world champion,"Martinez said.

The fight betweenMartinez and Arroyo will be the co-feature to Saul Canelo Alvarez's mandatory super middleweight title defense against Avni Yildirim.

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GARY Rowett said he had to hold the Millwall team meeting in the concourse at the Madejksi Stadium on Saturday and his players used it as motivation as his team came from a goal down to beat Reading.

Alfa Semedo put the hosts ahead, but substitutes Matt Smith and Mason Bennett struck in the 76th and 85th minutes to give the Lions just a second win at Reading since 2001.

Rowett brought on Jed Wallace and Mason Bennett for Shaun Williams and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson at half-time.

We certainly werent hoping to hold our team meeting in a concourse that was about minus-eight, Rowett said. We just felt it was a tad disrespectful when youve got a stadium that Im sure has plenty more room.

It was the players that felt a little bit aggrieved, it was the players that used it to their advantage. I didnt feel [the facilities] were anywhere near the level [expected].

We had to do [the half-time team-talk] in a room where we shouldnt have to squeeze that amount of people in there.

Im more focused on the win, on what we had to do. It didnt affect them psychologically, I thought they dealt with the game pretty well after going a goal down. You could see that in the celebrations.

It gave us more motivation, it was something we spoke about and we used it to our advantage.

Reading are a fantastic team, they have as good a front four as any in the division. Theyve certainly got the quality in the likes of Joao to open the game up at will. Youve got to be on your guard defensively.

Part of our game-plan was to utilise the fact that Reading had played on Wednesday night against Brentford and theyd expended a lot of energy and were unfortunate to lose the game late on.

We just felt as though there was an opportunity to start well, we did in the first 15 or 20 minutes when we hit the bar, pinned Reading back but just couldnt find the extra moments of quality.

Then we concede a goal against the run of play that is disappointing, to be 1-0 down in such a stupid fashion.

We huffed and puffed to half-time, didnt play with any quality, looked as though mentally the goal had set us back and we couldnt quite get our game going.

Then at half-time I had to bring the two wide players on and change from 5-3-2 to 4-2-3-1 and it did the trick.

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Draymond Green knows that Kelly Oubre has made a living as one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA. Though the newest Golden State Warriors swingman has slowly grown to being an offensive threat, Oubre has consistently been one of the fiercest backcourt defenders since he entered the NBA in 2016.

On a recent sit-down with Warriors media, the Louisiana native tipped his hat to one of the best two-way players in the league that inspired him to be who he is right now.

One person that I always give credit to is Jrue Holiday, Oubre said (via Warriors Wire). He is a great defender because he knows where to put his body in spots so that he doesnt waste movement. He knows how to get through screens, how to push you through [dribble hand-offs], things like that.

Holiday, whos bringing his talents to Milwaukee Bucks and join the reigning two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, is hands down one of the best in terms of being able to switch it up offensively and defensively. While being a two-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team, Holiday was averaging 19.7 points per game and 6.8 assists in his last three seasons with the New Orleans Pelicans. Not a bad guy to draw inspiration from for the new member of the Warriors.

For Oubre, hes hoping to do a little of everything as he joins a Warriors squad that has high expectations of him. He was brought in to fill in for Klay Thompson at the starting unit which obviously means he has gigantic shoes to fill. That said, Oubre seems to be locked and ready to roll for Dub Nation. In his second and last season for the Phoenix Suns last year, Oubre was one of the teams main defenders while averaging career highs of 18.7 points per game and a 35.2% shooting clip from distance.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci may break with tradition by not spending Christmas with his kids, but millions of Americans arent taking his lead.

Fauci, who is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, earlier this month revealed to CBS News that he wasnt spending the Christmas holidays with his daughters for the first time in more than 30 years.

His comments came as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans against traveling for Hanukkah and Christmas amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country.

While fewer people are planning to hit the roads or take to the skies in the name of holiday cheer, millions are still planning on traveling. Roughly 84.5 million Americans are expected to travel from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3, according to a report from AAA, which was formerly known as the American Automobile Association. Thats down some 34 million travelers from last year.

The vast majority are planning to drive (81.1 million) rather than fly (2.94 million) or take another form of transit such as bus, train or cruise (480,000), AAA reported.

A separate survey from GasBuddy found that over one third of Americans are planning to travel by car this holiday season though peoples propensity to travel varies regionally. Folks in the Northeast are least likely to hit the road for the holidays, while people in the Rocky Mountain states are most likely to do so.

Many Americans have deeply rooted traditions for the holiday and are unwilling to let them slip away like the rest of the year, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said in the report. Were expecting to see heightened driving activity across some of the most hard-hit areas of the coronavirus.

And if Thanksgiving is any indication, these estimates for holiday travel are likely to pan out. Over 4 million people across the country left their homes for Thanksgiving, including more than 1.6 million who traveled out of state, according to data shared with CNN by the nonprofit Center for New Data. Other data suggests that as many as 50 million people visited friends and family for Thanksgiving.

Ironically, those who do decide to take a road trip to close out 2020 will spend less to do so than in years past. GasBuddy projects that the average price per gallon of gas this holiday season will be $2.19, which is the lowest since 2015. Gas prices have fallen in the face of the reduction in travel and economic complications caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Were expecting to see heightened driving activity across some of the most hard-hit areas of the coronavirus.

All of the travel associated with the end-of-year holidays are stoking concerns about a surge in COVID-19 cases at a time when case counts nationwide are breaking records.

Over the past week, the U.S. has averaged 210,000 new COVID-19 cases a day, and more than 110,000 COVID patients were in the hospital as of Monday. Since the pandemic began, COVID-19 has contributed to the deaths of more than 303,867 Americans.

The CDC is recommending that those who do travel for the December holidays should get tested for COVID-19 one to three days before their travel, and then tested again three to five days after their return.

Those who dont want to get tested are being advised to avoid nonessential activities for 10 days after their travels. Other health experts have previously recommended self-isolating for as long as possible prior to traveling and still engaging in safety protocols when visiting loved ones such as social distancing and mask wearing.

And its worth remembering that you can test negative for COVID-19 and still be infected and contagious, given the 2 to 14-day incubation period for the virus. Anyone who has come into contact with someone infected with the novel coronavirus is asked to quarantine for 10 days, or seven days after a negative COVID-test.

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Sometimes, following a leader makes the best investment strategy. And corporate insiders have long been popular leaders to follow. Their combination of responsibility to their stockholders and access to under the hood information on their companies gives their personal investment choices an air of authority.The most important thing about these insiders is that whatever else they do, they are expected to shepherd their companies to profitability. Shareholders want a return on investment, Boards of Directors want accountability, and company officers are held to both standards. So, when they start buying up their own companys stock, its a sign that investors should investigate further.Government regulators, in an effort to level the informational playing field, have required that insiders regularly publish their stock transactions, making it a simple matter for investors to follow them. Even better, TipRanks collates the information in the Insiders Hot Stocks page, and provide tools and data filters to easily browse through raw data. Weve picked three stocks with recent informative buys to show how the data works for you.Del Taco Restaurants (TACO)Well start with the popular Del Taco, the California-based taco chain. Del Taco boasts a $344 million market cap, over 600 restaurants, and a loyal fan base, giving it a solid foundation in the fast-food franchise market. Most of the companys locations are west of the Mississippi, but the company has been making inroads to the eastern US.Like many brick-and-mortar, traffic-dependent businesses, Del Taco has had a hard year. The coronavirus crisis had dampened traffic, social and economic lockdown policies have reduced income streams. The company has started to recover, however. After heavy net losses early in the year, EPS has returned to positive numbers, and revenue in Q3, $120 million, was up more than 15% sequentially. The share price, which fell by two-thirds at the height of the economic crisis last winter, has regained its losses. TACO is now trading up 17% for the year.The insiders are bullish on the stock. The most recent purchase, helping tip the sentiment needle into positive territory, is from Board member Eileen Aptman, who bought up 88,952 shares, shelling out over $650,000. Wedbush analyst Nick Setyan covers Del Taco, and he rates the shares an Outperform (i.e. Buy). His $13 shows the extent of his confidence, indicating room for 40% upside growth. (To watch Setyans track record click here)Backing his stance, Setyan wrote, We believe TACO's current valuation is predicated on an overly pessimistic assessment of its medium- to long-term fundamentals in a post-COVID QSR environment Even with what we believe are conservative comp, unit growth, and margin assumptions through 2022, we estimate 12% EPS growth in 2022. We estimate 1% of incremental comp would equate to $0.04-0.06 in incremental EPS and every 10 bps of incremental margin equates to $0.01 in incremental EPS in our model.Overall, there is little action on the Street heading Del Taco's way right now, with only one other analyst chiming in with a view on the stock. An additional Hold rating means TACO qualifies as a Moderate Buy. The average price target is $11, and implies a potential upside of ~19%. (See TACO stock analysis on TipRanks)CuriosityStream (CURI)Next up is CuriosityStream, an online video streaming channel in the educational segment. CuriosityStream specializes in factual video content, and offers services by subscription. The channel claims over 13 million subscribers globally. Its founder, John Hendricks, first gained fame creating the Discovery Channel, a similarly themed cable TV channel, in 1985.CuriosityStream is new to the public markets, having IPOd earlier this year through a merger with Software Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formed as a blank check company to make the deal. Its no surprise to see insiders make large purchases in new stocks, but the moves on CuriosityStream deserve note. John Hendricks made three large purchases earlier this month, buying up blocs of 15,473 shares, 26,000 shares, and 11,684 shares over a four-day period. Hendricks paid $473,561 for the new shares.Covering the stock for B. Riley, analyst Zack Silver wrote, We see CURI as well positioned to capitalize on the burgeoning global streaming market by establishing itself as the go-to factual programmer for the post pay TV era. CURI's subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service is differentiated not only by the sheer volume of curated factual titles available on the platform but also by its compelling price point we expect that CURIs strategy of monetizing its content through multiple revenue streams will enable a more efficient path to scaleSilver rates the stock a Buy, and his $16 price target implies a 40% one-year upside. (To watch Silvers track record, click here)CURI has a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating based on 2 recent Buy reviews. The average price target is $14, suggesting this stock has room to grow ~23% from the current trading price of $11.50. (See CURI stock analysis on TipRanks)Allegheny Technologies (ATI)Last but not least is Allegheny Technologies, a metallurgy company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Allegheny has two business segments: High Performance Materials & Components, which specializes in titanium-based and nickel-based alloys, and Advanced Alloys & Solutions, which includes stainless and specialty steels, electrical steels, duplex alloys, and zirconium, hafnium, and niobium alloys. The companys metal technology is used in the electrical industry, automotive sector, aerospace, and in oil & gas production.Alleghenys revenues and shares are down this year, as the company has been buffeted by the corona crisis. Disruptions in supply chains, distributions networks, and customer orders have all had a negative impact, as have social and economic shutdown policies. Quarterly revenues have fallen by 37%, from $955 million in Q1 to $598 million in the third quarter. Shares are down 21% year-to-date.All of this would seem to make ATI a poor stock choice, but the company has used the time to retrench wisely, and reorient its production models.Benchmark analyst Josh Sullivan pointed this out when he bumped his stance earlier this month from Neutral to Buy. He wrote, We are upgrading ATI to Buy from Hold following the Companys planned exit from commodity stainless. This move alters ATIs historical risk profile by removing the most volatile vertical Parting with ATIs heritage in stainless has been a long sought-after investor goal; exiting now also allows ATI to avoid maintenance and a potential inventory overbuild during the recovery phase.In addition, Sullivan notes that business in the aerospace sector will likely recover soon, providing a boon for Allegheny: with the 737-MAX return to service, Airbus A320 production upward pressure, and vaccines at hand the more focused aerospace ATI core will directly correlate to an aero recovery.Sullivan's Buy rating comes with a $21 price target that implies room for 27% growth over the coming 12 months. (To watch Sullivans track record, click here)Turning to the insider trades, we find that the companys CFO and SVP, Donald Newman, purchased 12,500 shares this month, paying over $210K for the bloc. His total holding is now 80,042 shares, valued at $1.3 million.All in all, Allegheny gets a Moderate Buy consensus rating, based on an even split among 4 reviews, of 2 Buys and 2 Holds. The shares are priced at $16.32 and the $18.25 average price target implies ~12% upside potential.(See ATI stock analysis on TipRanks)To find good ideas for stocks trading at attractive valuations, visit TipRanks Best Stocks to Buy, a newly launched tool that unites all of TipRanks equity insights.Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the featured analysts. The content is intended to be used for informational purposes only. It is very important to do your own analysis before making any investment.

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A 38-year-old man has been charged following yet another hate-motivated attack in Edmonton.

At around 10:10 a.m. Wednesday, police responded to an assault at a residence in the Parkdale neighbourhood in central Edmonton.

Police said in a news release Friday afternoon that a Black man was walking along a residential street near his home when he was approached by a man who was yelling racially-motivated obscenities.

Without being provoked, police said the suspect pushed the man, who then tried to run away. Police allege the suspect was uttering death threats at the man as he chased the complainant into the backyard of the his home and assaulted him.

Beat officers who were in the area saw the chase and drove to the area, where a witness pointed police to the mans home where the suspect was arrested.

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EMS treated the 48-year-old man for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Joseph Gladue, 38, is charged with uttering death threats and assault causing bodily harm. The EPS Hate Crimes and Violent Extremism Unit is also recommending that Section 718.2 of the Criminal Code of Canada be applied in this case, which allows the courts to consider increased sentencing when there is evidence the offence was motivated by hatred.

The man who was assaulted and the suspect are not known to each other, according to police.

The EPS said this assault is not connected to two other recent hate-motivated incidents that have taken place in Edmonton in the last 10 days.

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The most recent incident took place at the Southgate Transit Centre on Tuesday.Police said a 23-year-old Black woman wearing a hijab entered the southeast doors of the LRT station when she was approached by a woman she didnt know.

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Without being provoked, police said the suspect is alleged to have attempted to hit the woman in the head with a shopping bag while yelling racially-motivated obscenities at her.

The victim avoided being struck, police said. She then ran past the woman, as the accused continued to try and thwart her escape, police said in a media release Wednesday morning.

An ETS Transit Peace Officer who was on scene was able to intervene and call police who took the suspect into custody.

Rene Ladouceur, 32, is charged with assault with a weapon and nine outstanding warrants for unrelated events.

The previous Tuesday, Dec. 8, two Somali women wearing hijabs were attacked in the Southgate Centre parking lot. Police said the Hate Crime and Violent Extremism Unit was working with investigators on the case.

These individuals were targeted due to their race, therefore making this a hate-motivated crime, Sgt. Gary Willits of the EPS Hate Crime and Violent Extremism Unit said last week.

Richard Bradley Stevens, 41, of Edmonton, was charged with two counts of assault and one count of mischief in relation to the Dec. 8 attack.

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In a post on Facebook, the Alberta Muslim Public Affairs Council said it was deeply concerned about the most recent attack.

We are in contact with the victim and support is being provided to him, read the post.

Again, we request all members of the Edmonton community to be cognizant of your surroundings. If you see an incident, call 911.

Community leaders, police and politicians have condemned the attacks in recent days. On Wednesday, Mayor Don Iveson called the incidents outright unacceptable and downright unEdmontonian.

This type of behaviour is not accepted in our city and its not going to be tolerated, Edmonton police chief Dale McFee said Wednesday, adding the crimes arent reflective of the city.

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Your behavior are all indicators of depression.

You cannot help being depressed, but you must do everything possible to deal with it. See your physician right away and ask for a referral to a therapist.

This might not be the right time for you to be in a relationship, in part because you are acting out in anger, which affects your boyfriend's self-worth, as well as yours.

You acknowledge your negative behavior (good for you), but now you should really commit to working on yourself. With treatment, you will gain insight, strength, and tools to cope.

Dear Amy: Our large family is all grown, with kids in various life and career stages.

Within the limits of our physical and financial ability (and based on their needs), we help our kids as much as we can.

In the last few years we have allowed two of our adult children to live with us on a short-term basis when moving states to take a job or while attending college.

Early this year, our son announced that he and his family would need to move in with us, as he was applying for a new job.

He lives 40 minutes away from us and owns a house. Living with us, his commute to the new job would be shortened from 40 to 10 minutes.

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ANN ARBOR, MI, December 18, 2020 While many people have listened to messaging about wearing a mask and following social distancing guidelines to limit the spread of COVID-19, resistance remains. A new study finds that appealing to peoples concerns for their loved ones could overcome this resistance. And it may have implications for encouraging people to get the new vaccine.

In a recent survey, people who said social distancing and COVID-safety guidelines violated their personal freedoms responded more positively to these ideas when they felt a loved one might be at risk of severe illness for COVID-19.

Emphasizing the benefits of being a protector for others (instead of yourself) looks to be more effective in promoting greater adherence to recommended practices, says study author Lawrence An, M.D., associate professor of general medicine at Michigan Medicine and co-director of the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Centers Center for Health Communications Research.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the United States, messaging focused on shaming or pressuring people to wear a mask or avoid crowds are backfiring.

People who respond negatively to being told what to do are much less likely by more than 50% to routinely wear a mask. However, at the same time, concern for others increases mask wearing, especially among those who report greater negativity, An says.

An and colleagues surveyed 1,074 people across the United States about their attitudes toward the coronavirus. They discovered two distinct sets of attitudes toward social distancing:

Concern about a loved ones risk of severe COVID-19 infection was tied to both higher positive attitudes and lower negative attitudes toward social distancing. When people considered their own personal risk, they had higher positive attitudes but it did not impact their negative attitudes.

When people think about what protective behaviors to follow, negative beliefs the perception of external control override positive beliefs. This means that simply repeating that people should follow public health guidelines is unlikely to be effective, says study author Kenneth Resnicow, Ph.D., professor of health behavior and health education at the U-M School of Public Health and associate director of community outreach and engagement at the Rogel Cancer Center.

However, our data show that when people consider being a protector for others, they approach risk differently. They are less likely to let their personal beliefs and politics discourage them from practicing COVID protection. Emphasizing the act of protecting others may help people who would otherwise be reluctant to practice COVID protection to feel independent and strong, rather than compliant or obedient, he says.

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Recognizing that these distinct positive and negative attitudes about social distancing could help shape social distance policies and inform efforts to encourage people to follow them, An and Resnicow teamed up with CULTIQUE, an LA-based firm that advises the entertainment industry on cultural issues, to encourage messaging about protecting loved ones from the coronavirus in content, social media and news.

According to the latest data from the CDC, 40% of the population is considered at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19. People with chronic health issues are 12 times more likely to die from COVID-19.

For those who are caring for someone with cancer or other conditions, protecting your loved one is critical, An says.

Protectors can take responsibility for monitoring the at-risk persons COVID exposure and protecting them from the disease by limiting the persons exposure to others. This includes doing the shopping, maintaining cleaning protocols and PPE, and providing safe transportation to appointments.

The prospect of losing someone is even more terrible knowing that we could be in the homestretch of this pandemic. With vaccines on the horizon, its more important than ever to follow social distancing measures to help end COVID-19 sooner, Resnicow says.

Additional authors: Sarah Hawley, Ph.D.; M. Lee Van Horn, Ph.D.; Elizabeth Bacon, MPH; Penny Yang

Funding: National Cancer Institute grants P30CA046592-29-S4 and P30CA046592, Google Focus Award

Journal Article: Development of a Coronavirus Social Distance Attitudes Scale:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2020.11.027

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