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2022 - 12 - 27

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The Post-COVID “Immunity Gap” Continues to Pummel Pediatric ... (The New Yorker)

While hospitals struggle to find room for young patients, parents have few options for O.T.C. medicines to soothe their sick children.

Acetaminophen toxicity is the leading cause of liver transplantation in the United States. But differences in physiology mean that an extrapolated dose can produce wildly different levels of the drug in children’s blood. For the common RSV, one in two hundred infected kids needs to come to the hospital. This year, a much larger cohort of kids—not just kids in the first winter of life but also older toddlers like Sam—are getting their first infections. In the context of the shortage, pediatricians are advised to “watch and wait,” and forgo antibiotics whenever we safely can—a practice that pediatricians generally follow anyway. Over-the-counter cough medicines don’t reliably work in adults, either, but a medicine that is marginally effective in a grownup can be worse than useless in a kid, because a kid’s body is smaller and structurally different. (In babies under six months, it’s more like one in fifty.) For the rest, helpful medicines and therapies are sparse. Most of the work of determining which kids are in danger relies on experience rather than technology. Before COVID, the cohort of kids under age one would be exposed for the first time each winter. The crisis continues, and we are facing local shortages of fever medicines as well as a national shortage of one of our most important and commonly used liquid antibiotics, amoxicillin. While we’ve been able to get it here in the hospital, outpatient pediatricians are substituting broader-spectrum antibiotics or calling from pharmacy to pharmacy in search of amoxicillin. She will stay in the emergency room overnight, but we pediatricians will take over her care so that the E.R.

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Charities and employers struggling due to post-Brexit funding delays (The Guardian)

Some voluntary groups have closed and farmers report problems after slow disbursal of UK funds to replace EU money.

We are designing our new schemes in partnership with farmers to support the choices that they make for their holdings.” If you don’t have housekeeping, the hotels can’t open: those basic skills are needed.” Ministers have encouraged firms to look closer to home for staff. Wales economy minister and Labour Senedd member Vaughan Gething claims Westminster’s carve-up of replacement funds has left Wales with £772m less in ERDF and ESF funds, a figure denied by the government. It’s incredibly difficult,” said Neil Carberry, chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UK Hospitality, said: “That’s where we’ve got the most difficulties – you can recruit an executive chef but if you don’t have a kitchen porter, the kitchen can’t open. Scotland also claims it is worse off through the replacement funding.

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Postal rates in Jersey change from January (BBC News)

Jersey Post added the price changes reflected "cost pressures" it faced which included a reduction in outbound mail, increased operating costs and need for ...

The latest RPI figure as of September is 10.4%." "For one of our most popular routes, the 100g letter to the UK, we are absorbing some of the cost by only charging 98p. "One significant challenge for us in Jersey is the high cost of the mail plane. "Historically, we have subsidised the cost of sending mail by air. It said a "significant challenge" was the high cost of the mail plane. - Rest of World letter (100g) - £2.55

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The chaos theory of Gen Z fashion (The Washington Post)

In 2022, as America emerged from the pandemic, we got a glimpse at the wild energy of the Gen Z aesthetic.

“And they do all these things earnestly, without any of the irony or nihilism or ennui required to make them cool.” “A lot of traditional arbiters of fashion went away,” or went missing for a while, she says. “Gen X politics are so clearly a kind of slightly cynical take on the failures of boomer politics to achieve what it had set out to,” says Monahan. In short, after the pandemic, “A lot of people started dressing in this kind of exuberant and expressive way. Tastefulness — that was really kind of the dominant sense.” In the future, the late 2010s may be remembered as an era of lowest-common-denominator fashion; of mass-market athleisure, of hygge and Scandi-chic; of gentle neutrals like As Gen Z looks back on the pandemic that took away crucial years of their youth and simultaneously stare down a future on a planet that’s rapidly deteriorating, their noisy, sexy, provocative signature style looks like the sort of hysterical ecstasy born of impending doom. [has lately been dubbed “dopamine dressing,”](https://www.today.com/style/dopamine-dressing-rcna32740) notes Rachel Tashjian, the fashion news director at Harper’s Bazaar and author of the popular newsletter Opulent Tips (as well as the Harper’s Bazaar story calling Portia the best-dressed character on TV). Back in the monochrome before-times — the era of “mom jeans,” turtlenecks, androgynous straight-cut silhouettes and an overall convergence between menswear and womenswear — modest was, for a time, hottest. “And be sexy without having to be, you know, secluded to a sacred space.” like, provocative or sexy and confident, I would want to wear something more feminine,” says Brenna Gentner, an 18-year-old from Chandler, Ariz., and a first-year student at the Parsons School of Design. But his photos lately, he says, have been a parade of pleats and ’90s-style pattern-clashing, “an explosion of hot pinks and electric blues and bright reds” — not to mention more skin. Now, as many Americans stumble out into the light at the other end, their blinking, squinting eyes are adjusting to the sight of Gen Z assuming authority and relaxing the rules of

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People are giving up pets. Blame inflation. (The Washington Post)

A dog's love may be unconditional, but it's not free. Animal shelters are bracing for more pet surrenders.

[ for a dog](https://www.aspcapetinsurance.com/resources/dog-ownership-cost/), and $650 [ for a cat](https://www.aspcapetinsurance.com/resources/cat-ownership-cost/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20ASPCA%2C%20you,%2C%20tick%2C%20and%20heartworm%20medication.), according to the ASPCA. In a picture circulating on social media in early May, the mixed-breed canine appeared to be tied to a fire hydrant in Green Bay, Wis., quietly sitting in the middle of the neighborhood, next to a backpack full of supplies. At El Paso Animal Services, there are over 1,000 pets in the shelter and over 2,500 in foster homes. Within a few months, the owner came back and took Turi back home. Nearly 1 in 4 pets was given up for economic reasons in 2022, compared with 1 in 10 during a typical year, shelter officials said. The national median rent swelled 5.9 percent year-over-year in November and almost 18 percent in 2021, [ according to real estate broker Apartment List](https://www.apartmentlist.com/research/national-rent-data). In mid-October, 5.2 million households were behind on rent, according to the National Equity Atlas. Veterinary and shelter officials say it is a troubling sign about the future of American pet ownership. The overwhelming majority of pet owners who have fewer animals now than three months ago say it’s because one of their pets died, APPA reported. households — nearly one in five nationwide — have adopted a pet during the Not too long ago, Americans opened their homes to a historic number of pets, a development comparable to the post-World War II baby boom in terms of its size. Of those, half said they may have to give up their pet.

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New roles for Washington Post Climate journalists (The Washington Post)

As part of the Climate team's ongoing expansion, several of our staffers have taken on new roles over the past year.

[Peruvian farmer’s lawsuit](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2022/peru-climate-lawsuit-melting-glacier/?itid=lk_inline_manual_19) against a major emitter, the dangers of toiling in [India’s extreme heat](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/india-extreme-heat-climate-change/?itid=lk_inline_manual_19) and the [mental health effects of climate disasters](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/08/paradise-forest-therapy-climate-wildfire/?itid=lk_inline_manual_19). His environmental work has also taken him to Yellowstone to chronicle the [fight over killing wolves](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/03/04/yellowstone-wolves-hunting/?itid=lk_inline_manual_23) and to the Alaskan Arctic to report on a controversial [oil drilling venture](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/06/26/fast-warming-alaskan-village-fate-bidens-climate-policy-could-be-decided/?itid=lk_inline_manual_23). Working with climate and weather breaking news video editor John Farrell, she has investigated [how mating is changing in a hotter world](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/28/animal-people-sex-climate-change/?itid=lk_inline_manual_31). She is working to bring more video and a dash of humor into the climate and weather coverage. His Animalia column includes stories on [shrews that “eat” their own brain](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/30/shrews-shrink-regrow-own-brains/?itid=lk_inline_manual_18) and [an unexpected reason to reconsider eating lobster](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/12/03/maine-lobster-whales-right/?itid=lk_inline_manual_18). [houses falling into the sea](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/05/13/climate-change-north-carolina-house/?itid=lk_inline_manual_9) on the Outer Banks, described the phenomenon of [ghost forests](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/05/12/ghost-forests-carolina-climate-change/?itid=lk_inline_manual_9) caused by climate change and delivered an illuminating dispatch about the rise in “ [billion-dollar disasters](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2022/billion-dollar-disasters/?itid=lk_inline_manual_9)” through the tale of one N.C. He also continues to lead the Capital Weather Gang’s in-depth coverage of D.C.-area weather and serves as The Post’s chief meteorologist. Climate Change Conference in Egypt and is in the running for the hotly contested title of “top [tree](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/07/14/these-trees-have-survived-1000-years-can-they-survive-climate-change/?itid=lk_inline_manual_19) reporter” on the Climate team. Sarah Kaplan has moved to a new beat covering climate science and the effects of climate change on people across the world – as well as humanity’s response. He was the lead reporter on the environmental racism package that was a 2022 Pulitzer Prize [finalist](https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/staff-washington-post-0) in the National Reporting category. Dino Grandoni, who covers wildlife, biodiversity and other climate and environmental subjects, last month relaunched Animalia, a column exploring the strange and fascinating world of animals and the ways in which we appreciate, imperil and depend on them. He has written about how [government buyouts](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/10/25/flood-zone-homes-buyouts/?itid=lk_inline_manual_9) have upended one coastal community in South Carolina and recently took readers on a journey of hundreds of miles through numerous states to document life along the historically [drought-stricken Mississippi River](https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/10/30/mississippi-river-drought-impacts/?itid=lk_inline_manual_9).

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Donald P. Baker, who chronicled Va. politics for The Post, dies at 90 (The Washington Post)

He wrote about Gov. L. Douglas Wilder and Sen. Chuck Robb, and was featured in the documentary “A Perfect Candidate,” about Virginia's 1994 U.S. Senate ...

Mr. Baker studied journalism at the West Virginia Institute of Technology in Beckley, and after graduating in 1954 was hired as a reporter at the Daily Record in Wooster, Ohio. The documentary received an Emmy nomination after it aired on PBS, and Mr. Weeks earlier, Mr. “Over the years, I’ve admired different politicians,” he said while driving down a street, searching for the right words, “but then they’ve always done something to lose my admiration. Cutler (who chronicled Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign as a producer of “The War Room”), the documentary used Mr. “A lot of time when I thought they ought to have the camera on Ollie or Chuck, they’d have it on me,” he told Post journalist Marc Fisher for “The Bakers of the world will be sorely missed,” he added. “His interest was above all in the human dimension — he wanted to know what made politicians tick,” Harris added in an email. Baker “didn’t have an abrasive manner, but he was blunt and direct and free of artifice.” For much of that period he was considered the dean of the Richmond press corps, known for his tough, aggressive questioning and for his shambling style, which led friends to liken him to Columbo. Baker, a wry and grizzled Washington Post reporter who served as the paper’s longtime bureau chief in Richmond, chronicling the rise of the country’s first Black elected governor, L.

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Leap card top-up services at retailers in doubt amid row over ... (Irish Examiner)

Convenience stores and newsagents unhappy at commission they would receive under new contract between An Post and the National Transport Authority to ...

It means travel card top-ups will soon be possible in post offices along with Postpoint outlets, of which it said there are 1,600 around the country. “With regards to An Post/PostPoint, while we obviously are not privy to any (if there were any) promises or assurances that they may have given NTA to show their ability to continue to sell Leap card top-ups through the existing network, I think it only fair to state, quite categorically, that there will be very few existing Leap agents in Dublin, Cork and Limerick who will be prepared to accept the PostPoint/An Post Terms and Conditions,” he told Ms Graham. CSNA chief executive Vincent Jennings told NTA chief executive Anne Graham that the “the terms and conditions that PostPoint/An Post are suggesting our members must accept are substantially inferior to those currently enjoyed by those selling the top ups through the Payzone contract”.

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Readers' choice: The top-read pieces in the Business Post this year (Business Post)

Here are the 15 articles that caught readers' attention in 2022 – from a PR disaster for Ryanair to the property developer who was compared to 'the Mufti of ...

[electric car charger ](https://www.businesspost.ie/news/cork-co-council-refuses-to-install-electric-car-charger-in-martins-holiday-home-village/)in Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s holiday home village. Across business, politics and current affairs, our journalists have covered the issues that mattered to readers over the last 12 months. After a busy year, the Business Post has gone back through the archives to find the stories that resonated most with our subscribers.

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Simultaneous Surgical Management of Acute Tibial Shaft Fracture ... (Cureus)

The simultaneous management of tibial shaft fractures and post-traumatic ankle arthritis with ankle pain as the chief complaint can be challenging.

Using a retrograde femoral nail for simultaneous tibial shaft fracture CRIF and ankle arthrodesis has proven successful in our case. However, after the surgery, 86% of them rated their general health as excellent or good, 79% of patients reported less or no pain in the ankle and subtalar joints, and 82% had some improvements in quality of life after the surgery. The study included 20 patients who underwent TTCA using the retrograde approach and 20 who underwent TTCA using an antegrade approach. Radiographs of the tibia and fibula showed a comminuted and mildly displaced proximal fibular fracture and tibial spiral fracture with medial displacement of the distal shaft of the tibia. Moreover, the use of femoral nails for TTCA has been well documented in the literature with excellent results He underwent closed reduction of the right tibia and ankle with retrograde nailing through the calcaneus using a retrograde femoral nail to fuse the ankle and fixate the fracture (Figure Finally, radiographs of the fracture and ankle joint were taken, which showed satisfactory alignment. He tolerated the procedure without complications and was referred for physiotherapy for non-weight-bearing on the right side, no ankle range of motion (ROM), and full-knee ROM. Subsequently, a proximal reamer was used to open the pathway for the ball-tipped guidewire, which was introduced up to the proximal tibia. The simultaneous management of tibial shaft fractures and post-traumatic ankle arthritis with ankle pain as the chief complaint can be challenging. His right ankle was swollen and edematous, with tenderness over the proximal lateral and distal medial leg and ankle tenderness, indicating the presence of an injury and the significance of his ankle arthritis. To the best of our knowledge, the previous literature does not describe a case using the same technique for the same purpose.

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Helmsley: Post Office apology over closure (BBC News)

The Post Office has apologised to people in a North Yorkshire market town left without postal services for more than four months. Helmsley's post office was ...

"The bus runs every two hours. In a statement, the Post Office said it "sincerely apologised" for the inconvenience. "It is really difficult for businesses to function without banking services and the post office was that lifeline for them," she said.

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Hunts Post Review: Covid restrictions ended and Julian retires (Hunts Post)

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was talking about the lifting of all covid restrictions and that an annoucment would be made soon.

Christine was described as a stalwart of the local community. Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, 309 deaths have been officially recorded up to February 9, 2022. There was also news that council tax bills were set to rise.

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5 tips to help you beat the post-Christmas blues (Goss.ie)

The heat and stuffiness in your home, especially if you haven't left it in days, can lead to fatigue and lack of motivation. Make the conscious decision to get ...

Take a listen to our latest episode of The Gosscast, where we chat about the biggest showbiz stories of the year. With Christmas over, we now face the excruciating lull between St. Make the most of your time off work during the festive season.

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Employment tribunals suffer severe delays post-Covid (Financial Times)

We'll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Law news every morning. Employment tribunal cases in England and Wales have been pushed back as ...

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8 Holiday projects to beat the post-Christmas blues (Homes & Gardens)

When we say post-Christmas 'DIY projects' at H&G, we are really not entertaining the idea of ripping out an old bathroom, stripping paint, or unblocking drains.

[paint ideas](https://www.homesandgardens.com/interior-design/paint-ideas) and [paint tricks](https://www.homesandgardens.com/interior-design/paint/paint-tricks) can bring a unique beauty to a home, and the more creative they are, the better. [trimmings](https://www.homesandgardens.com/news/trimmings-trend) and tassels are only for traditional homes. Over the years, she has written about every area of the home, from compiling design houses from some of the best interior designers in the world to sourcing celebrity homes, reviewing appliances and even the odd news story or two. ‘It’s the perfect canvas for applying a fun addition of color or even just a soft complementing hue to the rest of the room,’ she explains. Nor should it be positioned under a window (too draughty), or against the party wall (in case sounds from next door interrupt sleep). If you really want to celebrate your favorite color, go for clear glass and let the color sing. 'While pressing flowers in a book or flower press is an age-old craft that has been practiced for centuries, if you want to use them in an arrangement then they need to keep their shape.' For example, flowers with small and robust heads, such as hydrangeas, lavender, and gypsophila, respond well to being air dried, as their lower moisture content enables them to be successfully dried out over a longer period. It’s a classic approach of Kit Kemp, founder and creative director of Firmdale Hotels and ‘Paneling adds architectural texture and creates shadow and depth to a room. Shelves can act as art installations in their own right, without parting with thousands of pounds in the process. No, we are talking about giving your home a much-needed rejuvenation after the holidays with smart updates that any of us could turn our hands to.

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Remembering WashPost legend Don Baker, mentor to many (Axios)

"With a wicked sense of humor, a twinkle in his eye, and a romantic's open heart, he was a great and fearless journalist."

who believed in the role of journalism as crucial to the defense of our democratic system." - "Time and again, Don served as a powerful reminder of the George Carlin observation that if you scratch a cynic, you'll find a disappointed idealist. - "But he was most of all an American — or as he put it in the film, 'an Amurican.' We’ve lost one of the greats." "With a wicked sense of humor, a twinkle in his eye, and a romantic's open heart, he was a great and fearless journalist," Cutler added. Chuck Robb (D-Va.). - "He was also quite commanding — the senior figure in the Richmond press corps and among the most respected ever."

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Royal Mail hit by post-Christmas online outage (BBC News)

Problems emerge on the website and app on the first day of regular post following the festive period.

A Royal Mail spokesperson told the BBC: "We are very sorry for the difficulties experienced by some customers when using our website today. At the time of writing, some users continue to report they remain unable to access the Royal Mail app or website but reports on Down Detector are declining. The Royal Mail app and website was unavailable on Wednesday for more than four hours, users said.

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