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It was a competition at punter between Dicker and Riley Dixon, but the signs right now point toward the Rams keeping the veteran over the undrafted rookie. Dicker is listed as the backup behind Dixon on the depth chart, and Joe DeCamillis has a connection to Dixon from their days together with the Broncos.

“I would say there’s a definite competition. I think both guys have done a good job. Riley’s obviously a veteran. I’ve had him before in Denver. He’s got a very similar skill set to what we had before, but Cam’s doing a good job for us too so it should be a real good battle,” DeCamillis said almost two weeks ago.

We’ll see who gets more opportunities to punt in the preseason.

ATHOL — The Athol Bird and Nature Club will hold an Open House Sunday, Aug. 14, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Millers River Environmental Center, 100 Main St. ABNC President Dave Small said in a press release, “We are proud of this town owned resource and want to share our enthusiasm with the community. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy.”

Tour the grounds to enjoy the native habitat gardens and new fern garden. Try out the new stone benches. Explore the rooms inside the center to view our extensive renovations, new exhibits, and beautiful murals by Sonja Vaccari and Susan Marshall.

Schedule of events

1 p.m. — “Alley Music ” (Myra Macleod & Doug Feeney)

1:45 p.m. — David Small – Welcome, Remembering our friends, Looking forward.

2 p.m. — Tom Ricardi – Birds of Prey

2:45 p.m. — Refreshments in the main hall

3 p.m. — “Lazy River Jazz Band” (Terry Reed, Ann Reed, Steve Babineau, Daniel walker and Jim-my Burgoff)

4 p.m. — Closing

• In a recent podcast, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey said socialism is taking over the US.
• Mackey also expressed concern that younger people “don’t seem like they want to work.”
• The co-founder is leaving the chain in September and says he feels more free to express his opinions.

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey said he fears “socialists are taking over” in the US and that young people “don’t seem like they want to work.”

The co-founder of the supermarket chain made the statements in a podcast that was released on Wednesday with Reason Magazine, a monthly libertarian publication.

“They’re marching through institutions,” Mackey said in the interview in response to questions around the labor shortage and the impact of the pandemic on Whole Foods.

“They’re taking over everything. It looks like they’ve taken over a lot of the corporations. It looks like they’ve taken over the military. And it’s just continuing. You know, I’m a capitalist at heart, and I believe in liberty and capitalism. Those are my twin values. And I feel like, you know, with the way freedom of speech is today, the movement on gun control, a lot of the liberties that I’ve taken for granted most of my life, I think, are under threat.”

Spokespeople from Whole Foods and its parent company, Amazon, did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication.

The 68-year-old attributes much of the political and social changes in the US to the younger generation.

“I feel like I’ve become my father,” he said. “I don’t understand the younger generation.” 

The CEO said Whole Foods has had difficulty recruiting new workers since the pandemic started, even as the chain hiked wages. Mackey attributed the labor shortage to COVID-19 unemployment benefits and said the company has had greater difficulty recruiting in more “liberal cities” like New York, Los Angeles, or San Francisco.

“Younger people aren’t quick to work because they want meaningful work,” Mackey told Reason Magazine. “You can’t expect to start with meaningful work. You’re going to have to earn it over time.”

Over the past few years, Whole Foods and its parent company Amazon have been repeatedly accused of union busting. In 2020, Insider’s Hayley Peterson reported that the grocery chain had created a heat map to track stores that were at risk of unionizing. 

Mackey is one of several to claim people no longer want to work. Earlier this year, Kim Kardashian sparked backlash when she said “It seems like nobody wants to work these days.” It’s been an all too common refrain since the pandemic started, but the perception had been around for decades.

One expert previously told Insider the notion that younger generations are lazier and more entitled is just another “generational effect” or form of “back in my day.”

Mackey, who says he believes in “conscious capitalism” — a business philosophy that says companies should operate ethically and serve the interests of all instead of just corporate interests — said he felt comfortable sharing his thoughts since he will be leaving the brand on September 1 after 44 years at the company.

“I have muzzled myself ever since 2009,” Mackey said, referring to an op-ed he wrote for The Wall Street Journal 13 years ago where he criticized Obamacare. The interview sparked backlash and a boycott on Whole Foods.

“My board basically shut me down. It’s like a father, they started attacking the child, and I was intimidated enough to shut up,” Mackey added.

But, the CEO said in six weeks he will be fully free to express his political opinions.

“I was telling my leadership team, pretty soon, you’re going to be hearing about ‘crazy John’ who’s no longer muzzled, and you’re going to have to say, ‘We can’t stop John from talking any longer,'” Mackey said.

“The people of Bangladesh are in heaven compared to other countries amid the global recession,” said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today (August 12, 2022).

A specific faction is spreading fear that Bangladesh will have a similar disaster as Sri Lanka, however, this is baseless, he told reporters after a view-exchange meeting on land acquisition for an expansion project of Sylhet Osmani International Airport, reports our Sylhet correspondent.

When asked if Switzerland would be requested for information about money launderers again, the minister replied that countries, where money is laundered, do not wish to exchange such information.

Earlier the finance ministry and Bangladesh Bank had sought information about 67 people and their money in Swiss banks. At that time, they gave information about only one person.

Although the information was sought several times, Switzerland, a friend of Bangladesh was urged not to provide misinformation, the minister said.

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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): In what can be called as a tribute to martyrs, on the auspicious event of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and our Independence Day, Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya, India’s rapidly growing Edtech today announced that it will be awarding 100 per cent scholarships on tuition fee to the children of Martyrs. Children studying in classes 3rd-13th can visit infinitylearn.com to register and avail the scholarship. The scholarships are a token of thanks for the services of the Indian armed forces towards the country and to its citizens and will be available between August 12-19, 2022.

“The motto of Sri Chaitanya has always been to give back to the nation. No better day to commit to this than today. This is a small step to honour the sacrifices made by martyrs and give to their Children the gift of learning and education. It’s in the mission of the Sri Chaitanya Education Group to find, identify, train and create tomorrow’s leaders. The group has been relentlessly conducting many industry-leading educational initiatives, employing innovative methodologies and instruction methods to bring about a sort of revolution in the education sector in India,” said Sushma Boppana, Founder Director, Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya.

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Speaking on the announcement, Ujjwal Singh, President & CEO, Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya said, “Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya salutes the contribution and sacrifices of the Indian armed forces and their families to our nation. We are glad to have the opportunity of contributing to making their lives easy and thank them for their selfless service with this initiative. It has been our mission to provide accessible and affordable solutions in education. The objective is to help students across the country and then train them to become India’s greatest Doctors, Engineers, and Scientists and help them find a successful futuristic career.”

Through this scholarship, Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya would like to honour the brave souls who lost their lives trying to protect the nation and secure their children’s future. With this endeavour, the company also pays its homage to our defence forces this year by facilitating education of wards of martyr’s.

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Asia’s largest Education Group Sri Chaitanya, Infinity Learn is the fastest-growing EdTech company in India. Led by people with the purpose to ‘Power Learner’s Progress’ has achieved one million-plus registered users and 100K+ paid users on the platform in a span of 10 months since its commercial launch. We have over 10 million+ questions attempted by learners on our platform so far and robust 500K+ questions in our question bank with over 300K+ solutions (including vernacular content being created in-house), making it one of the few companies in India today claiming the content leadership. Infinity Learn takes pride in making employees its priority and propagate “Think Like an Owner” in all aspects of the job and make them feel valued and respected. The aim to High-Trust, High-Performance Culture helps deliver sustained business results and make each employee become a part of the great place. And so all of them are committed to the vision of ‘Powering Learner’s Progress’ and making Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya a Great Place to Work FOR ALL.

Also well Awarded in its very first year of inception

– Awarded for “Innovation in Pedagogical Practices” at the 24th World Education Summit 2022.

– “Best use of customer insights and Feedback in EduTech services” at the CX Excellence Awards 2022.

– Youngest and Fastest growing EdTech in India to get certified “Great Place to Work” (within the very first year of our inception).

– First EdTech brand from Asia awarded as Infinity Learn, the only EdTech Brand in Asia to have Bagged Asia’s Prestigious Brands (Rising) in EdTech and Marketing Meister Awards at the Celebrated Global Business Symposium 2022.

– Infinity Learn conferred with the ‘Best Testing and Assessment Solution of the Year’ 2022 award by Entrepreneur India Magazine.

– Zee Hindustan conferred ‘The Most Promising Edtech Brand’ 2021 Award to Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya.

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