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A mini-Facebook war erupted during the last few days over a post by the National Weather Service in Melbourne, detailing preliminary maximum wind speeds from Hurricane Nicole.Meteorologists at the National Weather Service said the highest wind gust reported from the storm in Brevard County was 75 mph at 5:38 a.m. Thursday in Port St. John. Other high readings that morning were 73 mph near the Haulover Canal on Merritt Island and 72 mph in Melbourne.But the Facebook post sharing the data for Brevard and nine other counties covered by the Melbourne office generated considerable feedback from members of the public. That included people questioning the accuracy of the data. They contended that wind speeds were much higher than reported, with some citing a 100-mph gust at Kennedy Space Center.Storm impacts: Hurricane Nicole knocked out power, toppled signs, flooded docks across Space CoastBoater rescue: Brevard deputies rescue stranded boater as Nicole whipped up the lagoonWill Ulrich,  » Read More

Here’s some simple, quick advice, which I’m sure that anybody that’s moderated any kind of online group will agree with. If you see this notification come up in your Facebook group: Ignore it. Just ignore it and move on. Do not activate this feature. No idea how this got through Facebook’s development flow, but this seems like a path to immediate confusion, angst, and endless problems for most communities. If you need admins, choose them from members that you know and trust.  » Read More

How to locate Anyone into Facebook because of the Matter (2022 Myspace Look) When you get to understand someone’s contact number, you’ll see their unique Facebook membership. In this post, we are that gives about three solutions to do it: the initial one or two wanted a bit of time and manage your area in addition to third has the jobs done in a good breeze… Strategy step 1. Explore a social network website (Recommeded) Manually finding a person’s Myspace try a period-sipping procedure. You lay out lookin from the contact number available, then you need to wade as a consequence of dozens if not a huge selection of abilities, determining each one of these if you do not to obtain the dog owner. And in worse circumstances, in the event your person doesn’t get-off a path on the internet, you may have nowhere to begin with after all. If you’re eager to get a hold of some one to your Fb but perform not want so you’re able to dive because of all hoops and you may loops,  » Read More

Bristol, Rhode Island -  The Coast Guard Academy Wrestling team officially kicked off their season today with fourteen wrestlers in action at the Roger Williams Invitational.  There were several new faces taking the mats for the Bears at the event, led by first-year heavyweight Carl DiGiorgio. The Pennsylvania native went undefeated on the day en route to winning the championship in the 285lb weight class. DiGiorgio was the #5 seed entering the tournament and used a 13-3 major decision over Louis Padilla of Castleton University before upending #4 seed Will Ogbebor in the quarterfinals by a score of 4-2. In the semi-finals, DiGiorgio defeated Norwich's Mason Sprinkel 11-6 to set up a finals match with #2 seed Shea Garand of Castleton. The rookie used a first period takedown and amassed over three minutes of riding time to cruise to a 4-0 decision victory to take the crown.  Also competing hard with 141lb sophomore Charlie Gruen who went 2-2 on the day for the Bears. Wrestling for the first-time in a Coast Guard singlet were Joey Martin (133lbs),  » Read More

The French Senate has approved a bill requiring all large parking lots across France to be topped with solar canopies in the next six years, which are predicted to generate as much energy as 10 nuclear reactors. The legislation mandates that all new and existing car parks with 80 or more parking spaces must be blanketed in photovoltaics covering at least half of their surface area. This is ultimately expected to yield around 11 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity, with the added benefit of shielding cars and pedestrians from sun and adverse weather. The news comes after president Emmanuel Macron said he aims for a "massive acceleration" in France's renewable energy development, with plans for a tenfold increase in solar capacity by 2050. Car parks can solve solar's land-use issue Once the bill comes into effect in July 2023, car parks between 80-400 parking spaces will have to install solar canopies within five years, while those with more than 400 spaces will have only three years to get up to speed.  » Read More

Image source, DPAA HandoutImage caption, Tommie T Hanks will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honoursThe remains of a US soldier have been identified 72 years after he was killed and declared missing during the Korean War, the US government has said.Army Cpl Tommie T Hanks, then 27, was killed after his unit attempted to withdraw from a location near Anju in North Korea in 1950.His body was declared "non-recoverable" six years later.Nearly 7,600 of those killed in the war are still unaccounted for, according to the US defence department.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) said Cpl Hanks was reported missing in action on 26 November while his unit was attempting to withdraw from east of the Ch'ongch'on River near Anju. "His remains could not be recovered, and there is no evidence that he was ever a prisoner of war," said the DPAA in a statement.Hanks's identification became possible after North Korea turned over 55 boxes containing the remains of American service members killed during the Korean War.  » Read More

A menu of a drive-in counter of a branch of the fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). After severe setbacks in the Corona pandemic, Germany's fast food industry wants to expand its drive-in car counters to keep customers in line.Rolf Vennenbernd | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesKFC apologized this week for sending a mobile app alert telling German customers to "treat yourself" on Kristallnacht.Kristallnacht, or the night of broken glass, refers to the pogroms against Jewish people in Germany and Austria carried out by Nazis in November 1938. Some consider it the beginning of the Holocaust.On Wednesday, the Yum Brands chain sent a notification that reportedly said "It's memorial day for Kristallnacht! Treat yourself with more tender cheese on your crispy chicken. Now at KFCheese!"KFC said the notification contained "an obviously unplanned, insensitive and unacceptable message.""We understand and respect the gravity and history of this day, and remain committed to equity, inclusion and belonging for all," KFC said in a statement.  » Read More

Getting new customers is a top concern for most small-business owners — and the solution may be in the palm of their hands.Social media is one of the main ways customers find small businesses, but only a fraction of business owners are actively invested in growing their social media presence.A new NerdWallet study found that 42% of Americans use social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to find the small businesses they support.On the other hand, only 33% of small businesses have increased their social media presence in the past 12 months as a way to cope with recent economic conditions, the survey found, despite most listing finding and retaining customers among their top concerns.Your Facebook business page is a perfect place to start. It’s basically a one-stop shop to find and engage with potential customers, helping you build the trust and relationship shoppers value most from small businesses. Use these best practices to optimize your Facebook business page to find new customers and drive more sales.  » Read More

A beloved British father of four live-streamed his suicide on Facebook — with one of his shocked and heartbroken friends being the one to alert authorities as the tragedy unfolded. Paul David Hilton, 34, went live on the social media platform before hanging himself in his home in North West England on April 30, an inquest heard Tuesday, according to the Manchester Evening News. A “number of friends and acquaintances” watched the distressing footage — prompting one of them to desperately call the police, the outlet reported. Lewis Morrison said he received the notification and thought his friend’s livestream “would be something amusing” because “Paul was funny.” He was shocked to witness the suicide and called for help right away. Paul David Hilton, 34, killed himself while friends watched on livestream. Hilton’s feed was still going when paramedics arrived at his home just before 7 a.m., about six minutes after the emergency call was made.  The paramedics apparently realized what was happening and one of them turned off the live feed,  » Read More

Meta announces layoffs for 11,000 employees Meta announces layoffs for 11,000 employees 01:36 Facebook parent Meta is laying off 11,000 people, about 13% of its workforce, as it contends with faltering revenue and broader tech industry woes, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a letter to employees Wednesday.The job cuts come just a week after widespread layoffs at Twitter under its new owner, billionaire Elon Musk. There have been numerous job cuts at other tech companies that hired rapidly during the pandemic. Zuckerberg said he had made a mistake in previously moving to hire aggressively, expecting rapid growth even after the pandemic ended.Meta's value has plunged by $700 billion. Wall Street calls it a "train wreck.""Unfortunately, this did not play out the way I expected," Zuckerberg said in a prepared statement. "Not only has online commerce returned to prior trends, but the macroeconomic downturn, increased competition, and ads signal loss have caused our revenue to be much lower than I'd expected.  » Read More