Tag: August

Every year over 450,000 men suffer the death of spouse or partner. For many reasons these men suffer and grieve in isolation and loneliness. “National Widowers Day” is designed to raise awareness of this situation. By: National Widowers Organization, Inc. Final Logo Color Art NEW YORK – Aug. 23, 2023 – PRLog — Men in our culture are expected to be strong, resilient, and able to cope on their own. Society expects them to accept the death of their spouse or partner and move on. We know that often men are left to grieve alone and suffer in silence. The ... Read more

“633” fixed toll scheme to be implemented in three road harbour crossings from 0.00am on August 2 and HKeToll to be implemented at Western Harbour Crossing from 5am on August 6 (with photo) ******************************************************************************************      The Transport Department (TD) reminded the public today (July 31) that the “633” fixed toll scheme will be implemented in the three road harbour crossings (RHCs), i.e. Western Harbour Crossing (WHC), Cross-Harbour Tunnel (CHT) and Eastern Harbour Crossing (EHC), at 0.00am on August 2 (Wednesday). Apart from closing briefly the WHC and the EHC for about five minutes to facilitate the renewal of the toll collection ... Read more

A cloudy August with localised heavy rain *****************************************      August 2021 was cloudier than usual with localised heavy rain over some parts of the New Territories. The mean amount of cloud in the month was 77 per cent, seven per cent above the normal figure of 70 per cent. As for the monthly rainfall, while over 600 millimetres of rainfall were recorded in some parts of North District in the New Territories, the monthly rainfall recorded at the Hong Kong Observatory was 350.5 mm, about 23 per cent below the normal figure of 453.2 mm (or about 19 per cent below the ... Read more

 The Independent Bankers of Colorado (IBC) and Otteson Shapiro will host the Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering Mile High Summit on Tuesday August 3, 2021 from 8:25 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Participants have the option of attending the summit virtually via GoToWebinar or in-person at Otteson Shapiro’s offices at the Denver Tech Center, 7979 East Tufts Avenue, first floor Conference Room. Presenters at the Summit will cover a range of topics related to BSA/AML. Topics and panels include: • AML Reform 2021 – Studies, Strategies and New Requirements• Regulatory panel featuring representatives from each of the federal regulatory agencies ... Read more