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New York Post
14-06-2025
- Automotive
- New York Post
American's wild shopping cart claim Aussies agree with
An American women living in Australia has made a bold claim about the shopping carts at some of our biggest supermarkets — and hundreds of Australians agreed with her. Lex B, known as @LexInWonderland on TikTok, said she had a 'controversial' opinion after living in Australia for nine months. Advertisement The expat, who is originally from Houston, Texas, said while she has been in Australia she has shopped at Coles, Woolworths and fruit shops. 3 Lex B, known as @LexInWonderland on TikTok, shared her 'controversial' opinion after living in Australia for nine months. @lexinwonderland / TikTok 'I'm not a controversial person, but here we go. This is a thought I've had for a long time — basically since I've been here,' she said in the clip. 'American trolleys [shopping cart] are better than Australian trolleys.' Advertisement She said it was 'comical' that it was her 'biggest gripe' about living Down Under, revealing she located here due to her husband's job. 3 'American trolleys [shopping cart] are better than Australian trolleys,' Lex B said. @lexinwonderland / TikTok 'I dread having to make a turn at the supermarkets, I suck at it and of course the story in my head is everyone's watching me and they know I am a foreigner,' she said. She explained to that the only difference between shopping carts in the US and Australia — besides what they're called — is that in America the two back wheels were locked. Advertisement 'You'd think this would make it harder to manoeuvre but it's quite the opposite! I recently went back to the US for a visit and actually posted a video of me using an HEB trolley so folks could see the difference,' she said. Start and end your day informed with our newsletters Morning Report and Evening Update: Your source for today's top stories Thanks for signing up! Enter your email address Please provide a valid email address. By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Never miss a story. Check out more newsletters Her video racked up hundreds of comments, with many people offering tips — or taking the opportunity to have a little joke. 'Aussie trolleys don't just get you through the supermarket – they prepare you for life. If you can steer one with a rogue wheel through a Woolies car park, you can handle a stampede of bin chickens, dodge a snake in your backyard, and wrestle a croc if it comes to it,' one said. Advertisement Another wrote: 'On the bright side, they do give you a good core workout while shopping. And there is the exciting mystery of not knowing where it is going at any time.' 3 'On the bright side, they do give you a good core workout while shopping. And there is the exciting mystery of not knowing where it is going at any time,' one comment on her video read. phpetrunina14 – 'They have suggested pushing the trolley from the side or front instead of from the back,' she said. 'Others have suggested turning your body in the direction you want to go first, then letting the trolley follow, essentially over-exaggerating the turns. And many have said there are no tricks and they are just awful! 'What's funny is the majority of Aussies agree that the trolleys here are difficult to manoeuvre. I was shocked at just how many agreed with me. We all share the same struggle.' The expat said she found that if she turns her body first, it has helped out a little. She also shared other things that she's noticed about the key difference in Australian and US supermarkets. 'Americans generally shop one spot for all the things they need, whereas here it's more common to visit several shops for your items – bread, produce, meat, etc. I'm enjoying the change and find the quality is much better when I do this. 'I've also noticed the supermarkets are smaller here, but then again I'm from Texas where everything truly is bigger! Although I miss some of my fave US products, I do like the smaller shop vibe here in Australia, as I find myself not as burdened with decision fatigue.'
BusinessToday
13-06-2025
- Business
- BusinessToday
HSS Engineers Clarifies Role In MEX II Amid MACC Probe
HSS Engineers Berhad today issued a clarification regarding a news article claiming the group is involved in the drawdown of RM1.3 billion MEX II sukuk and under the MACC probe. The article had reported that HEB denied involvement in the drawdown of funds from the RM1.3 billion sukuk financing for the Lebuhraya Putrajaya-KLIA (MEX II) project, which is currently under investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). The article also stated that HEB served as the design consultant for the project. In its statement, HEB clarified that the entity appointed for the project was HSS Integrated Sdn Bhd, an associate company of HEB, not HEB directly. HSS Integrated Sdn Bhd was engaged by Maju Holdings Sdn Bhd in 2016 to provide design consultancy and construction supervision services for the MEX II Project. Given that the MACC's investigation into MEX II is ongoing, HEB stated it is not in a position to comment further beyond the clarification provided and the publicly available information contained in the news article. HEB reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, integrity, and ethical conduct, stating that it has extended its full cooperation to the MACC in connection with the MEX II investigation and will continue to do so. The company also confirmed that this matter has no material financial or operational impact on HSS Engineers Berhad or its group of companies. Related
Hindustan Times
09-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Consecration ceremony held at one of oldest Hindu temple in Singapore
More than 20,000 devotees attended the consecration ceremony at the Sri Sivan Temple, one of the oldest Hindu temples in Singapore with a history dating back to the 1800s. Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam on Sunday joined the devotees at the temple popularly known as Geylang East Temple in the suburban housing estates. Shanmugam, the guest of honour at the ceremony, told the media: 'Today's consecration ceremony is very significant. This temple itself has a very special place in the heart of the Hindu community in Singapore.' Shanmugam unveiled a plaque commemorating the consecration ceremony. Devotees began streaming into purpose-built tents outside the temple from 7 am, eagerly waiting for the main event, a Maha Kumbhabishegam or 'grand consecration'. It is the process of pouring sanctified water from vessels on the roof of the temple. These vessels, called kumbhams, are filled with holy water and energised through chanting of sacred Sanskrit mantras over seven consecutive days. From around 7.30 am, chants and traditional music filled the air as the procession of priests holding kumbhams headed to the roof of the temple. Thousands of devotees followed the elaborate proceedings via large screens showing a multi-camera live stream of the priests pouring the sacred water cascading from 22 golden 'kalasams' or pinnacles at the peak of the temple structure. However, the over-eager crowd at times threatened to break through barricades set up to control people entering the temple after the main ceremony ended, The Straits Times reported. At around 11.30 am, part of the crowd bulged out of barricades at one of the tents as organisers and volunteers implored in Tamil for people to stop pushing, according to the report. The crowd, which had been waiting to enter the sanctum to pray, dissipated after the police were called to the site at Geylang East Avenue 2. According to the Hindu Endowments Board (HEB), assistance was rendered to a few, but no injuries were reported during the event. More volunteers were deployed, and the HEB 'subsequently sought the assistance of the police to quickly bring the situation under control'. This was the third such consecration for the temple, which started on a parcel of land in Orchard Road in 1868, then relocated to temporary premises in 1983, before moving to its current location in Geylang East in 1993. This year, the temple underwent a refurbishment and saw all its sculptural features restored and deity sanctums refurbished. Other upgrades included expanding prayer spaces to cater to the growing congregation and renovating the existing multi-purpose hall, among other areas. The temple will hold 48 days of prayers, rituals and cultural programmes from June 9 to July 26.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
City of Austin's Memorial Day office closures, trash collection, park schedules
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin announced several closures on Memorial Day, including administrative offices and other municipal facilities. The city said administrative offices would return to normal business hours Tuesday. City of Austin utilities customers are urged to continue making payments online at or by calling 1-833-375-4949. In-person payments would be accepted at most HEB, Fiesta Mart, Randall's, and Walmart stores on Memorial Day. Austin's curbside trash collection service is not impacted by the holiday. Austin Resource Recovery Curbside Collections said customers can check their collection schedule anytime in the Austin Recycles app or at The Recycle and Reuse Drop-off Center will be closed but Austin Water's Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant will be open during regular hours, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., for yard trimmings and large brush drop off. City parks, golf courses, cemeteries, year-round pools and splash pads will be open. Hours vary by location. Visit the Parks and Recreation and Park Closures pages for up-to-date details. Library resources can be accessed at the Austin Public Library website. The city encourages Austinites and visitors to celebrate Memorial Day responsibly and know how to get home safely. Additionally, the following public resources are available, if needed, during the holiday weekend. Report power outages at or by calling 512-322-9100. For non-emergency issues or to submit service requests, call 3-1-1 or download the Austin 3-1-1 mobile app . Report water or wastewater emergencies by calling 512-972-1000. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
13-04-2025
- Health
- The Hill
To make America healthy again, invest in organic food
If you're an American reading this, the odds say you suffer from chronic disease — 60 percent of U.S. adults have at least one chronic disease, and 40 percent have two or more. Heart disease, cancer and diabetes are the leading drivers of the nation's $3.8 trillion in annual healthcare costs. The worst part? We're doing it by eating food that's bad for us. We're eating ourselves to death. And it's not just how much we eat, or our addictive taste for ultra-processed foods. It's the way we are growing our food. If we really want to turn this mess around and lower health care costs and the prices of groceries, we have to eat more organic foods grown on American Farmland. And we have to use fewer pesticides — a lot less. U.S. organically grown food demand is soaring, with double-digit growth since 2000, reaching a record $70 billion in 2023. Traditional grocery stores like Walmart, Costco and HEB now sell more organic foods than natural food stores do. Hippies in San Francisco aren't driving this trend — moms and dads in Chevrolets are. They want the apples in their apple pies to be organic. A Pew report proves it: 55 percent of the public says organic fruits and vegetables are better for our health than pesticide-laden produce. That number is only likely to grow; more than three in four millennial and Gen Z respondents say it is important to buy and eat organic food. But production isn't keeping pace. The Organic Farmers Association says we've been losing domestic organic acres and farms since 2021. And only 1 percent of farmland grows organically raised crops, despite 6 percent of the market being organically grown food. To bridge the gap, we import nearly $3 billion a year worth of organic foods. We're never growing coconuts in the U.S., of course, but it makes no sense to import organically grown corn, rice, soybeans, tomatoes, blueberries, strawberries and squash. We can grow those here, and in the process, we can Make America Healthy Again. In February, President Trump created the Make America Healthy Again Commission. Among its responsibilities is to study 'any potential contributing causes' to childhood diseases, 'including the American diet' and the 'over-utilization of medication, certain food ingredients, certain chemicals, and certain other exposures.' We already know we should switch more acres to organic. Ask any American farmer whether he or she wants to grow food using a ton of pesticides and you'll get a hard no. But there are real — and really expensive — barriers to switching. For one, the government should keep its word on contracts it signed and guaranteed during COVID to reimburse organic farmers who invested in farm infrastructure. Nobody likes a welcher, especially a federal one. If we want to Make America Healthy Again, a good start would be to honor those signed contracts. Next, try upping the incentives to shift to organic farming. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has the Transition to Organic Partnership Program, but even with past federal investments of $300 million to expand the effort, this is, to pardon the pun, small potatoes. We need to invest more, create new tax incentives for businesses who buy organic commodities domestically, and target grant funding to move away from pesticides to the foods the public wants. What won't help? Eliminating the EPA's Office of Research and Development. Trump's Department of Government Efficiency needs to take a mulligan on that, and instead put farmers and families ahead of chemical companies. Invest alongside farmers in research that supports the resilience of organic farming. Last, we must go hard after the people who lie when they claim to produce organic products. Those soaring foreign organic imports have brought a higher incidence of foods fraudulently claiming to be organic. The Strengthening Organic Enforcement policies that went into effect in 2024 are a good start, but we need this administration to fight this fraud even harder. George Washington said, 'Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful and most noble employment of man.' That goes double for organic farming. If our food system on the whole is making us sick, organic farmers provide the best medicine with healthy food. We have the answers. We just need to decide we have the will.
