Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors The council is an advisory board to the newly established State Board of Immigration Enforcement which the Florida Legislature created last week to combat illegal immigration Attorney General James Uthmeier and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson "I'm pleased to appoint Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage to serve on the State Immigration Enforcement Council," Patronis said Wednesday in a news release "Chief Bage reformed and grew the Department to be more effective at serving the local community I believe Chief Bage will serve as a fine addition to the State Immigration Enforcement Council Bage has served nearly 30 years in law enforcement Before joining the Fort Walton Beach Police Department He then began a 20-year career with the North Miami Police Department he was appointed chief of police for Fort Walton Beach and established a Traffic Safety and Community Policing unit Bage currently serves as first vice president of the Florida Police Chiefs Association and is involved with local organizations the Fort Walton Beach Rotary and the Advanced Sacred Hope Academy Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden praised Bage's appointment in a news release saying his experience would help secure Florida's borders “I have every confidence that Chief Bage’s contributions to the council will help keep our borders secure and Floridians safe,” Aden said holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Florida International University and a master’s degree in public administration from Barry University Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis appointed Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage to the State Immigration Enforcement Council on Wednesday “Before serving nearly 30 years in Florida law enforcement Chief Bage served two years in the United States Navy and has great experience protecting America’s borders from his time with the United States Border Patrol,” Patronis said Okaloosa Sheriff Eric Aden praised the appointment citing Bage’s law enforcement experience “I have every confidence that Chief Bage’s contributions to the Council will help keep our borders secure and Floridians safe from criminal illegal aliens,” Aden said joined the Fort Walton Beach Police Department as chief in 2019 following a nationwide search the department regained its accreditation status and established a Traffic Safety and Community Policing unit “I am honored to be appointed to the State Immigration Enforcement Council and grateful to CFO Patronis for his confidence in me,” said Chief Bage “Throughout my career in law enforcement I have prioritized community safety and the rule of law and I look forward to contributing my experience to help ensure Florida remains safe.” Join the best local 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with confidence using our price data Learn more Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage will serve on the newly established State Immigration Enforcement Council Chief Bage served two years in the United States Navy and has great experience protecting America’s borders from illegal immigration from his time with the United States Border Patrol,” Patronis said “During his tenure with the Fort Walton Beach Police Department Chief Bage reformed and grew the Department to be more effective at serving the local community Bage will be one of eight members of the Council with four appointed by legislative leadership and four named by members of the Cabinet Cloud Police Chief Douglas Goerke to the Council the two branches reach a compromise of establishing a Council advising the full Cabinet that is made up of picks by leadership in the legislative and executive branches Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden praised the selection of Bage for the board “Thanks to CFO Jimmy Patronis on appointing Chief Robert Bage to the State Immigration Enforcement Council Chief Bage’s years of law enforcement experience make him an excellent choice to serve on this Council,” Aden said “I have every confidence that Chief Bage’s contributions to the Council will help keep our borders secure and Floridians safe from criminal illegal aliens I look forward to working with this team to ensure Florida residents remain safe.” Bage after two years in the Navy worked for U.S The North Miami Senior High School alum joined the Miami Police Department in 1999 and was chosen as Fort Walton Beach’s Police Chief in 2019 He currently serves as the 1st Vice President of the Florida Police Chiefs Association This platform and all of its content are owned by Extensive Enterprises Media Publisher: Peter Schorsch @PeterSchorschFL © Copyright by Extensive-Enterprises 2025. 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STAFF LOGIN Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry We offer daily updated business news and reports polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInPANAMA CITY (WJHG/WECP) - Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage will be appointed to the new State of Immigration Enforcement Council “I’m pleased to appoint Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage to serve on the State Immigration Enforcement Council,” Patronis said according to a press release “Before serving nearly 30 years in Florida law enforcement Chief Bage served two years in the United States Navy and has great experience protecting America’s borders from illegal immigration from his time with the United States Border Patrol.” The council is led by Governor DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet, which includes Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, Attorney General James Uthmeier and Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson Today, I was proud to appoint @FortWaltonBchPD Chief Robert Bage to serve on the State Immigration Enforcement Council. His law enforcement experience in Northwest Florida and service with the U.S. Border Patrol will prove essential in our mission to protect Florida’s borders.… pic.twitter.com/472a5jqsLx Bage’s accomplishments include serving nearly 30 years in Florida law enforcement He enlisted in the United States Navy and served for two years He joined the United States Border Patrol after his military service for a year before commencing a 20-year career with the North Miami Police Department in 1999 Bage was appointed Chief of Police for the City of Fort Walton Beach in 2019 the department regained its accreditation status establishing a dedicated Traffic Safety and Community Policing unit Bage is the 1st Vice President of the Florida Police Chief’s Association and is involved in local organizations To stay up to date on all the latest news as it develops, follow WJHG on Facebook, Instagram and X (Twitter) Have a news tip or see an error that needs correction? Email news@wjhg.com Please include the article’s headline in your message Keep up with all the biggest headlines on the WJHG News app, and check out what’s happening outside using the WJHG Weather app Today, I was proud to appoint @FortWaltonBchPD Chief Robert Bage to serve on the State Immigration Enforcement Council. His law enforcement experience in Northwest Florida and service with the U.S. Border Patrol will prove essential in our mission to protect Florida’s borders.… pic.twitter.com/472a5jqsLx -- Two people are in jail after more than 100 grams of fentanyl was seized from a motel room in Fort Walton Beach 28-year-old Naomi Cantrell and 32-year-old Azzie McClendon both of Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton Beach Police say a drug bust took place at the Hole Inn The Wall Motel on Miracle Strip Parkway Chief Robert Bage says there was enough fentanyl inside of the room to kill roughly 6,000 people “0.2 mg of fentanyl could be a lethal dose," said Bage "So when you’re talking 100+ grams of fentanyl that’s how we get the 6,000 possible lethal doses of fentanyl." Officers were tipped off through Crime Stoppers about drug activity in the motel room drug paraphernalia in plain view," Bage said they remove everyone out of the hotel room and call our special investigations unit out there." While waiting to get a search warrant for the hotel room Body camera video shows him jumping from the second-story breezeway “They [ Cantrell and McClendon] received several felony charges for the drug offenses," said Bage Chief Bage says he has made it a top priority working with state local and federal partners to get fentanyl off the streets The chief says overdose calls in Fort Walton Beach decreased by 34% in 2024 compared to 2023 “I think the needle is maybe bending in the right direction,” Bage said like the Post Overdose Support Team program -- which is made up of three people a community paramedic from Okaloosa County and a clinician from Bridgeway Center "Every time a reversal drug is administered in Okaloosa County within 24 to 72 hours of the drug being administered the post team knocks on the door or tries to go to the last known address of the person that had overdosed,” said Bage This helps individuals struggling with addiction find treatment and recovery resources Cantrell and McClendon are charged with providing a false name to law enforcement -- Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage has been appointed to the State of Immigration Enforcement Council Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis made the announcement on Wednesday The Council is an advisory body that advises the new State Board of Immigration Enforcement led by Governor DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet which includes Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis The Florida Legislature established the State Board of Immigration Enforcement in February 2025 to combat illegal immigration in the state of Florida Bage was appointed Chief of Police for the City of Fort Walton Beach following a nationwide search "I'm pleased to appoint Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage to serve on the State Immigration Enforcement Council," Patronis said "Before serving nearly 30 years in Florida law enforcement Chief Bage served two years in the United States Navy and has great experience protecting America’s borders from illegal immigration from his time with the United States Border Patrol During his tenure with the Fort Walton Beach Police Department Adwaya Bage’s father treasured his boarding school years in his native India and wanted his son to have a similar experience at Annie Wright Schools in Tacoma the opportunity to be independent and learn who he was I never would have guessed I would spend my freshman year behind a computer screen Instead of experiencing a bowling ball exhibit to learn about Newton’s second law of motion in physics class or getting to adjust the light color on stage in theater class I watched my teachers demonstrate these labs on screen The Class of 2024 is a class like no other meeting their teachers and classmates for the first time on a computer screen. Seattle Times asked some of the region’s graduating seniors to reflect on the last four years You can read more of their essays here. Kamaya Craig: 2024 grad, Tulalip Tribes member gives thanks to mom, culture for resilience Lily Fredericks: 2024 grad goes from timid freshman to confident dancer, advocate Adwaya Bage: 2024 grad sought father’s approval, but found his own path Becca Bryan: 2024 grad thrived, grew to know herself during pandemic Hiyab Negash: 2024 grad thanks role models, while becoming one herself It was similar to watching an hourlong YouTube video poor internet connection and lack of interest created an environment that was simply not meant for learning pondering what to do with all this spare time being home all day ended up inspiring me to become more active One of the few things that I can say COVID manifested is exercise I remember one odd day during this time where I managed to finally complete 10 clean push-ups I also used the extra time to look into computer videos on YouTube Fascinated by the frames-per-second output of gaming computers I decided to build my own computer and uploaded a video of the process to YouTube Sophomore year — fall 2022 — is when things finally felt real Annie Wright was the most lively it had ever been with students and staff eager to reconnect My roommate Joseph and I spent nights talking about our school experiences Boarding created bonding that I never experienced at my larger Sometimes he talked about me becoming the first Indian president of the United States I did not think too much about it at the time but I still wished to fulfill his request by becoming president of Annie Wright Schools’ student government I joined the Legislative Assembly of The Boys School and began learning speaking skills practicing uplifting and guiding peers to create an environment of trust I wanted every student in the Boys School to have at least one person they could befriend and believe in I became vice president of the Legislative Assembly in sophomore year and was elected president at the end of my junior year Although I was originally focused on gaining my father’s approval I realized that the skills I learned and the friendships I garnered from running for president had served me in ways I could not have imagined Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser Dave Flanagan wants a team that is hard to play against structured in its own zone and fun to watch offensively “But I know there’s more to it than just shooting and then scoring to be successful Subscribe now to access this story and more: Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience He said there have been flashes he’s liked in recent games and items that need to be corrected Flanagan said Valley fans can expect a disciplined team “I toe the line pretty hard on that,” he said “I emphasize being a good young man when you come to the rink and be grateful for the opportunity that you have to play junior A hockey The Berwick-based Wildcats were a .500 squad midway through October but the slide started and the team hasn’t been able to right the ship Valley has never made it past the semifinals in the playoffs since entering the league in 2013 The franchise has dealt with players quitting asking to be traded and not reporting in recent years Flanagan credited the players for battling through some tough times and called it a clean slate “You got some good kids there with good character,” he said He said pride in the jersey has been paramount for all the teams he’s coached you play for that crest and logo on the front and good things will happen to the name on the back of the jersey.” Flanagan’s playing career included time with the Sherwood Parkdale Metros’ junior squad at the under-18 level plus spring hockey with the P.E.I Rocket when the major junior team was coached by former NHL bench boss Alain Vigneault Wildcats’ assistant coach Shawn MacKenzie was head coach with the Halifax Mooseheads loved to win and coached hard,” Flanagan said “He’s got a real good hockey IQ and I’m thrilled he’s willing to stay around.” who wore the Wildcats’ jersey for three seasons after being drafted first overall in 2020 Flanagan was an assistant coach with the UPEI Panthers and head coach of the Cornwall Thunder under-18 squad before coaching his son Jack’s teams in the Pownal Minor Hockey Association Jack then played for The Mount Academy Saints prep team in Charlottetown Flanagan coached there until stepping away to help care for his father “I walked away from everything else I was doing at the time.” a well-known hockey player and coach on the Island and headmaster at The Mount said Flanagan is “a consummate professional” who will run “a first-class ship.” enthusiastic and a man who commands respect and will show it to his players no-nonsense coach with pro experience,” MacDougall said Jack is a forward with the Vernal Oilers junior A team in Utah It was their first time watching him play in person since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic Flanagan said he had been thinking about getting back into coaching prior to the visit some of his former teammates asked why he wasn’t involved and it got the juices pumping again He returned home and talked to a family member who suggested putting his name out there But before he could follow through on the idea Wildcats new general manager Corey Mullett was calling Flanagan spoke with a half-dozen hockey people he trusted in doing his research “They had nothing but good things to say about the owner the facility and the location,” Flanagan said He said it would be up to him and the coaching staff to implement a game plan to turn the hockey side around Flanagan said he appreciates the support of owner Graham Baxter really want to provide an excellent product for the community to come and watch and support.” A look at the recent scores and upcoming games for the Bage Valley Wildcats junior A hockey team Bage Valley Wildcats new head coach Dave Flanagan 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy In response to Okaloosa County’s high drug overdose rates local law enforcement and health agencies have launched a new initiative aimed at supporting overdose survivors and connecting them with treatment resources Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage, speaking in an interview about the program highlighted the urgency of addressing the county’s drug crisis “Okaloosa County has a higher drug overdose rate than our surrounding counties,” Bage said only seven have a fentanyl death rate of greater than 40 per 100,000 people We have just over 200,000 people in Okaloosa County and we had just over 80 fentanyl-related deaths last year.” The POST program operates by sending a three-person team — consisting of a law enforcement officer a community paramedic from Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and a clinician from Bridgeway Center — to visit individuals within 24 to 72 hours after they have experienced an overdose Greg Cain of Okaloosa EMS reinforced the gravity of the situation that led to the program’s creation “It’s a sobering moment when you realize you [Okaloosa County] have one of the highest overdose rates in the state of Florida,” Cain said “So it was really important for us to make sure that we were able to address the issue We felt it imperative that we go ahead and get involved in this program immediately.” The team uses data provided by EMS to identify recent overdose cases within their designated geographic area EMS plays a vital role in the POST program not only by providing data but also by leaving behind potentially life-saving resources “Our ambulances are all stocked with what’s called a ‘saved your life’ kit,” Cain explained left at residences where an overdose occurred a guide for mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with a pocket mask and a card with a QR code linking to substance addiction resources One of the program’s key features is its ability to remove barriers to treatment The Bridgeway clinician can immediately enroll individuals in various treatment programs “If they can’t sign you up right then and there they’ll follow up with you later in the day or the next day and sign you up for the program,” Bage added The team also provides information about food insecurity recognizing that these issues often go hand-in-hand with drug addiction The program’s approach was influenced by data showing that a significant portion of overdose cases involve local residents it was always looked at as an outsider problem,” Bage said explaining it was thought of as tourists or homeless overdosing but I would say between a 60-70 percent average over the last five years is a good target range for our local residents.” For non-residents who experience an overdose while visiting the area the team sends a postcard with local and national resources to their home address The POST program is part of a larger initiative called the Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) Network in Okaloosa County It’s a collaborative effort between Okaloosa County and the Okaloosa County Health Improvement Partnership While it’s still early to gauge the program’s long-term success Bage reported some encouraging results from the pilot phase They actually got a response at about half the doors and they were able to get six people enrolled into treatment programs that might not have been enrolled into a treatment program,” he said The program has set several metrics to measure its success including reducing the fentanyl death rate from over 40 per 100,000 to about 38 per 100,000 reducing the number of overdose calls that EMS responds to and making contact with 50 percent of people who overdose in Okaloosa County In addition to door-to-door outreach, the POST team plans to conduct pop-up events and participate in community gatherings to distribute information about treatment resources and Narcan a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses However, Bage emphasized that while Narcan is a crucial tool in saving lives but Narcan doesn’t save every life,” he cautioned The police chief also highlighted the broader context of the drug crisis noting the high levels of fentanyl contamination in the illicit drug supply “The DEA puts it as high as 30 or 40 percent of all illicit drugs are laced with fentanyl,” Bage said law enforcement officers receive a 90-minute training session covering the program’s goals The primary role of law enforcement in the POST team is to provide legitimacy to the outreach effort and ensure the safety of the other team members Bage highlighted the scale of the ongoing drug crisis “If you look nationwide for about the last four years with the biggest one being fentanyl,” Bage said.  As the POST program continues to roll out across Okaloosa County multi-disciplinary approach will help reduce overdose deaths and connect more individuals with the support and treatment they need to overcome addiction As part of ongoing efforts to combat the opioid crisis and raise awareness the Okaloosa County Health Improvement Partnership is hosting a free community event in observance of International Overdose Awareness Day.  Attendees can expect free food, Narcan distribution, raffles, and access to community resources for substance use and addiction. Those interested in attending can RSVP at https://bit.ly/OkaloosaOverdoseAwareness2024 For more information about the POST program or to access addiction resources residents can contact the Fort Walton Beach Police Department or visit the Okaloosa County Health Department website In his rookie campaign with the Maritime Junior Hockey League team The five-foot-seven defenceman from Woodville also had a goal and two assists in the league’s first Young Guns all-star game The Wildcats acquired his rights in the deal that sent defenceman Dylan Chisholm to Truro in November 2023 He was named the Nova Scotia Under-18 Major Hockey League’s top defenceman in 2023-24 The Wildcats (9-41-1-1) missed the playoffs for the second straight season and finished in the basement of the 12-team league was named the team’s rookie of the year and earned the community spirit award after making weekly visits to Somerset and District Elementary School 161-pound forward had 15 goals and 16 assists for 31 points in 51 games Caleb MacDonald earned the top scorer award after joining the team in a January trade with Grand Falls he had six goals and nine assists for 15 points Kentville’s Drew Lutz earned the Wilson’s Pharmasave three stars award after a season that saw the 18-year-old forward score 16 goals and set up 24 more for 40 points in 50 games Goaltender Corbin Votary received the fans’ choice award native went 1-13-1-1 with a 5.83 goals-against average in 19 games since joining the team in December The team used eight goalies during the campaign took home the unsung hero award for his work ethic received the scholastic award for his 4.09 grade point average while taking engineering at Acadia University Expert-backed tips and a step-by-step breakdown to ward off these pests A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. 2023 at Prairie Lea Cemetery with Pastor Charles Cole officiating He graduated with a bachelor’s degree at Sam Houston State University and worked as a sales representative.  Fred is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law:  Freddie and Jeff Anastasi of Somerville and Dalton Jones; great-grandchildren:  Landon Riter Lillie “Janie” Mahan Bage; and brother Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text 1953 joined his parents Wilson Seawell Bage and Grace Hutton Bage in heaven on September 26 He was the devoted husband of Wanda Trent Bage for 40 wonderful years and the father of Marie Lynn Bage He is survived by his wife Wanda; daughter Wilson was a former computer programmer for Business Data and after his retirement he enjoyed being a math tutor The family requests that in lieu of flowers, please donate to the Kidney Foundation, or to Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center. 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No one seems to have shared their thoughts on this topic yetLeave a comment so your voice will be heard first. {{message}} Those are the questions the award-winning Sound Voice Project has explored – through research collaboration and live performance – since its beginnings in 2016 The latest incarnation of composer Hannah Conway’s project is as “immersive digital opera performance installation” Down in the bowels of the Royal Opera House as far away from the hum and chatter of the foyer crowds we’re invited to meet people whose voices have been taken away by illness in the case of the Shout at Cancer Choir – the world’s first specialist laryngectomy choir) is projected alongside a musical alter-ego their own voice and sound duetting with opera singers Lucy Crowe and Roderick Williams piano and digital audio.It's a deliberately disorienting experience Black and white videos (created by Luke Halls) are sometimes doubled across the screen a flickering visual counterpoint that comes in and out of unison focus doppelgangers are established and held in tension human faces shrink and multiply to form a single roaring digital mouth But these are stories principally told through sound – or its absence her voice box removed in 2020 after cancer was found behind her vocal cords rubs up against not only Crowe’s liquid-beautiful singing recorded in a short video for her young children; Paul Jameson’s ululating utterances (his voice lost to Motor Neurone Disease) shapeshift into Roderick Williams’ supple baritone in duets that occupy the space between music and sound (Paul and Roderick pictured above); the choir’s breathy whispering voice-ghosts coalesce into synthesised melody and song The stories speak for themselves (the irony isn’t lost) But is there any added value in the installation Participants have spoken of their responses of a sense of regaining personhood and empowerment but as a piece of public art I’m less convinced.Perhaps it’s a question of context Conway’s music (setting words by Hazel Gould that draw heavily on verbatim testimonies) is music theatre by way (in the case of “Paul”) of Butterworth and Finzi choral Americana in “I Left My Voice Behind” and an anonymous contemporary lyricism in “Tanja” In an art gallery this might not be a problem billed as a “radically different kind of opera experience” it sets up unhelpful expectations that the piece itself has no interest in fulfilling Rather than buying in three ready-made chamber pieces from a previous iteration of the project why not commission a new work connected more directly to opera This feels like a lazy repackaging of pre-fab product leaving the audience to make the final leap between the questions it introduces and the specific milieu All these ideas were left untouched by the installation.Ultimately opera is about the live experience of the human voice – unmediated and unamplified If you want to explore what voicelessness feels and sounds like in the context of this particular art-form More information about text formats We urgently need financing to survive. 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16.7% SIGa-Bagé) and current smoking (PAF 4.9% for both cohorts) having the strongest association A clear graded relationship existed between the number of risk factors and subsequent mortality Wealth gradients in mortality were apparent in both cohorts after full adjustment A different pattern was found among older women These findings call attention for the challenge to health systems to prevent and modify the major risk factors related to non-communicable diseases especially physical inactivity and smoking wealth inequalities in mortality persist among older adults No studies to date have quantified the mortality risks attributable to NCD-related risk factors in the SIGa-Bagé cohort We used data from the ELSA and SIGa-Bagé cohorts to quantify and compare the 9-year all-cause mortality risks attributable to five modifiable risk factors (smoking obesity and physical inactivity) among adults aged 60 years and older we quantified and compared the social gradients in mortality after adjustment for all risk factors From the 6015 (ELSA) and 1593 (SIGa-Bagé) eligible participants at baseline complete risk factor and wealth data was available for 3315 and 1373 participants Those included in our analyses were slightly younger than those excluded in ELSA (70.4 years [SD 7.7] vs but were slightly older in SIGa-Bagé (71.6 years [SD 8.4] vs Inclusion in the analytical sample showed no sex difference (P = 0.139 ELSA; P = 0.102 SIGa-Bagé) wealthier participants were most likely to have complete data (P < 0.001 ELSA; P = 0.056 SIGa-Bagé) ELSA participants with a favourable risk factor profile (i.e and non-diabetic) were more likely to be included (all P < 0.005); but the chances of inclusion did not vary by risk factors in SIGa-Bagé (all P > 0.05) For the two analytical samples, Table 1 shows selected baseline characteristics SIGa-Bagé participants were similar in age (mean: 70.4 and 71.6 years) but had a higher proportion of women (54.4% vs a lower proportion in the richest wealth group (47.5% vs diabetes and inactivity were higher in SIGa-Bagé whilst obesity was lower (27.1% ELSA; 17.0% SIGa-Bagé) 78.1% and 82.5% of ELSA and SIGa-Bagé participants had at least 1 risk factor; 13.2% and 12.9% had 3+ Nine-year sex-adjusted survival probability among participants in the English (ELSA) and Brazilian (Bagé) ageing cohorts by age group Overall and separately for each risk factor, Table 2 shows the cohort-specific mortality rates (unadjusted) and three sets of HRs corresponding to Model 1 (age- and sex-adjusted) The estimates changed little after wealth-adjustment: therefore physical inactivity was a strong predictor of subsequent mortality in both cohorts (ELSA: HR = 1.75 The diabetes HR was similar in magnitude in both cohorts but only attained statistical significance in ELSA (ELSA: HR = 1.28 Obesity did not attain significance in either cohort; whilst hypertension only attained marginal significance in SIGa-Bagé (SIGa-Bagé: HR = 1.18; P = 0.073) PAFs for all-cause mortality among participants in the English (ELSA) and Brazilian (Bagé) ageing cohorts Social gradient in all-cause mortality after adjustment for risk factors by age and sex. ELSA. Social gradient in all-cause mortality after adjustment for risk factors by age and sex we quantified and compared the 9-year all-cause mortality risk attributable to five modifiable NCD-related risk factors – current smoking high BMI and physical inactivity – among older English and Brazilian adults the all-cause mortality risk was 2.8 times higher among participants in the Brazilian cohort (SIGa-Bagé) at all ages the risk factor and subsequent mortality associations generally showed more similarities than differences inactivity and smoking were the strongest risk factors in fully-adjusted analyses; and our results showed a clear graded relationship between the number of risk factors (at baseline) and mortality Wealth gradients in mortality were slightly evident in both cohorts attaining significance in fully-adjusted analyses among men aged 60–74 in ELSA 9.7% and 15.5% of ELSA and SIGa-Bagé participants respectively were current smokers at baseline The fully-adjusted estimated HRs for smoking were 1.66 and 1.45 in ELSA and SIGa-Bagé respectively; with the PAFs showing a hypothetical (elimination of smoking) proportional reduction in mortality of around 5% in both cohorts Our finding may also be explained at least in part by a healthy survivor bias where those recruited to the SIGa-Bagé study from the poorest groups may have been in better health on average Future studies of the SIGa-Bagé cohort and other national longitudinal studies should therefore consider the role of the FHS in potentially modifying the wealth gradients in all-cause mortality and promotion of health equity among older adults Both cohorts had comparable procedures for ascertaining mortality with minimal losses to follow-up This enabled us to accurately estimate the HRs and PAFs for 9-year mortality due to five major NCD-related risk factors in two very different ageing cohorts adding to previous cross-national comparisons Social gradients in mortality should be addressed more comparative studies are needed to quantify the magnitude of social gradients in mortality at older ages and to provide evidence on the specific role of primary health care in reducing social inequalities Our results provide some support to the hypothesis that most predictors of mortality in middle-to-older age do not vary across populations The baseline analytical sample in the present study comprised persons aged 60 and over who took part in the second wave (2003–04) as this coincided with the first collection of health examination data Ethical approval for ELSA was obtained from the London Multicentre Research Ethics Committee Participants gave full informed consent to taking part in the study and for linkage to mortality data All methods were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations All participants aged 60 and over living in private households interviewed at the baseline interview in 2008 (n = 1,593) were eligible for this analysis Surviving members completed face-to-face interviews after a period of 8 to 9 years The SIGa-Bagé study was approved by the Ethics Board of the Federal University of Pelotas All participants gave informed consent and all methods were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations Consenting ELSA participants were linked to the National Health Service’s Central Registry 659 deaths occurring from Wave 2 (2003–04) to 2013 were included in the analysis ensuring a similar length of follow-up to that for SIGa-Bagé Deaths in SIGa-Bagé were reported to the study team in person or by phone by the next of kin during the follow-up interview and were ascertained through the Brazilian System of Information on Mortality Death certificates were obtained for 91% of the participants at baseline who were reported to have died For the minority of participants (n = 59) with no death certificate (and so no exact date of death was available) we imputed the missing data using the sex- and age-specific mean survival time to avoid loss of data We decided a priori to focus on five leading modifiable NCD-related risk factors: current smoking These risk factors were defined using the most complete data available for each cohort Underweight participants (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2; n = 29) were excluded due to small numbers and likely confounding with disease/ill-health Participants were asked how often they engaged in moderate and in vigorous sports/activities; we classed participants as inactive if they did not take part in either moderate or vigorous activities at least once a week Current smokers were identified based on self-report Information on hypertension and diabetes was based on self-reported doctor-diagnosis (i.e “Did a doctor ever tell you that you had…?”) BMI was measured using self-reported weight and height with obesity defined as BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2: 28 underweight participants were excluded for the same reason as described for ELSA Participants were classed as physically inactive if they neither walked nor did any moderate- or vigorous-intensity activities for at least 10 minutes at least once a week Four sets of analyses were performed separately in each cohort to examine differences in age-specific mortality sex-adjusted cumulative survival curves were computed using the Kaplan-Meier (KM) method to examine the associations between NCD risk factors and all-cause mortality we used Cox proportional hazards (PH) models (after confirming non-violation of the PH assumption through examination of Schoenfeld residuals) Results from sequential models were summarised using hazard ratios (HR) we examined the associations for each risk factor in isolation after sex- and age-adjustment we examined the associations for each risk factor whilst additionally adjusting for the other risk factors (i.e We investigated potential interactions between risk factors and mortality by wealth (entered into the models as a categorical variable) but there were none we examined the wealth-adjusted associations for each risk factor (i.e we ran each of these models using a variable which classed participants as not having or having at least one risk factor; 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Brazilian Economic Classification Criteria 2000, http://www.abep.org/criterio-brasil (2019) Maximum likelihood estimation of the attributable fraction from logistic models Download references Open access funding provided by University College London We thank the team of researchers of both studies based at the University College London and Federal University of Pelotas as well the participants of the studies and the Universidade da Região da Campanha - URCAMP for their availability and assistance during the data collection in Bagé city The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) was provided by the National Institute of Aging (NIH) and a consortium of United Kingdom government departments (grant PU-10/0431) coordinated by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) The Bage Cohort Study of Ageing (SIGa-Bagé) was sponsored by the researchers from the Federal University of Pelotas Researchers E Thumé and LA Facchini are fellows of the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Brazil and M Kessler MU Soares are fellows of the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Department of Postgraduate Program in Nursing Karla Pereira Machado & Mariangela Uhlmann Soares Department of Epidemiology & Public Health Department of Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology All authors read and approved the final manuscript The authors declare no competing interests Publisher’s note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61127-7 Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: a shareable link is not currently available for this article Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science A Cedar Park man accused of shooting at police officers Tuesday said all he remembered was firing at two men who were acting strangely after buying a video game from him was charged with two counts of aggravated assault against a peace officer a first-degree felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation of him The incident began when 911 received a call from Bage's sister Tuesday asking that police check on Bage because he had told everyone he shot himself and was not answering his phone It said police also received a 911 call from Bage's wife requesting they check on him at the couple's house onWren Circle because he was suicidal Cedar Park police officer Christopher Havey arrived first in a patrol car with its emergency lights on move inside the house from a front window to the front door and then heard three to four gunshots inside the residence It said that as the officer dove for cover below a front window he felt something hit him in the back of his left leg Police later said he was struck in the hip area by bullet fragments He also injured the top of his right hand while diving to the ground It said both Havey and another officer who arrived to help were trying to move away from the house when Havey heard another gunshot RELATED: Cedar Park police identify man accused of shooting at police officer One of the shots fired from the house hit the windshield of Havey's patrol car and penetrated the headrest of the driver's seat, according to the affidavit. As the officers moved back farther, they also heard another gunshot fired from the house, the document said. It said additional police officers arrived to help and that Bage came out of the house with his hands empty. The incident happened at 8:12 p.m. Tuesday, police have said. Bage later told police that he and his young son were the only people in the house and that he was selling his son's video game on Facebook Marketplace, according to the document. It said he had his gun ready and tucked into the waistband of his shorts. All he remembered is that two men came to the house, paid for the video, sat down to smoke marijuana, the affdavit said. Bage said the two men began to act "sketchy" and he told them to leave because his son was there, police said. Bage said he then got into a gunfight with them at the front door, the affidavit said. When police asked Bage if he called friend or family members Tuesday night and talked about harming himself, Bage said he couldn't remember what happened, according to the affidavit. It said police searched Bage's house and found multiple loaded magazines and a bullet-proof vest on his bed. He was being held at the Williamson County Jail on Friday with bail set at $200,000. had her voice box removed following a devastating diagnosis but a smart instrument and a little help from Love Actually star Martine McCutcheon allowed her to do something she never thought she could I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice A former theatre performer and cancer survivor with no voice box performed a Christmas carol for her sister - with the help of film star Mother-of-two Tanja Bage, 41, had her voice box removed in 2020 following a throat cancer diagnosis. But with the aid of a smart instrument called an Electrospit and Martine’s vocals, Tanja was able to sing a surprise rendition of Silent Night to her sister on her doorstep. Love Actually star Martine McCutcheon’s live vocal sounds were transmitted from a studio to Mia’s house and into the Electrospit, which Tanja wore around her neck, allowing her to shape Martine’s sounds into her sister’s favourite carol. Thanks to the speed of Vodafone 5G, there was no delay in Martine’s vocals reaching Tanja - with the duo performing in perfect unison. Tanja, from Leeds, is incredibly close to her sister Mia, but during her treatment and through her early recovery, lockdown prevented them from being together. This Christmas, Tanja wanted to give Mia a surprise she would never forget. Tanja said: “The hardest thing about this (having my voice box removed) was the loss of my singing voice and although I do still have a voice, it’s not the one I was born with. “My sister and I have always been very close, and she has always been my biggest fan. “Being able to surprise her on her doorstep and perform in this whole new way felt really special - I never thought I’d get to perform again in this way.” Martine’s vocal sounds - the harmonies that provided the tune to Silent Night - were transmitted from the recording studio to the headphones, which Tanja was wearing around her neck. As the vocal samples travelled through Tanja’s throat, she was able to shape the sounds into the words of Silent Night and the duo performed magically, in perfect unison. Martine McCutcheon said: “I have simply been blown away by how 5G and tech can be used in this way. “To be able to make Tanja and Mia’s Christmas super magical has been a real privilege for me. “I’ve been so inspired learning about the laryngectomy community and hope this project will educate the wider public on how to help remove any stigmas those with diverse voices may face.” The key to the brilliant timing of the performance was Vodafone’s superfast 5G network, which meant there was no delay in Martine’s vocals reaching Tanja, allowing them to stay perfectly in sync with each other despite their different locations. A spokesperson for Vodafone, which facilitated the duet with Martine, said: “We’re always looking for ways in which we can use our technology to make a difference. “Using the power of our 5G network can help achieve things that were thought impossible before. “Obviously, this is very early days for this project, but by working with companies like Sound Voice who identified this use of the Electrospit, we’re excited to continue to explore what else might be possible.” Dr Thomas Moors, ear, nose, and throat doctor with a special interest in voice therapy and rehabilitation, said: “Losing your voice can be a devastating and depersonalising experience. “Voice goes hand-in-hand with identity and I’ve seen first-hand how challenging it can be to find a new balance and means of self-expression. “The laryngectomy community is a small and scattered group, around 8,000 in the UK, easily overlooked in our society and at risk for social isolation. “Working with Vodafone has been exciting, it is the first telecom company we know of that is invested in helping out a group of people who are challenged on multiple levels in their communication. “It shows that tech developments can help us on our journey, and the power of 5G means we can connect and communicate with people like we never thought.” Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies it is an especially special weekend dedicated to celebrating mothers officials with Baylor University’s Medical Center hosted an event for donors and babies who have been part of its groundbreaking uterus transplant program Women who are done having children can donate their uterus to another woman hoping to experience pregnancy The program is the largest of its kind in the world Baylor Scott & White’s Executive Vice-President this is one of the most astonishing miracles we have ever been a part of,” Newton said “Our team has a restless spirit always looking for new ways to solve long-term They arrived with this after watching early efforts around the world We’ve got the commitment to make this possible.’” Get top local stories delivered to you every morning with NBC DFW's News Headlines newsletter the event Saturday at the Dallas Arboretum was a chance to meet their donors in person for the first time was diagnosed with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) when she was a teenager MRKH is being diagnosed without the uterus or having an underdeveloped uterus but I couldn’t carry the baby,” Gibbs said “I knew that adoption or surrogacy was going to be an option.” She and her husband got married in 2018 and reached out to Baylor about the program that same year she was matched with Justin resident Janice Bage and they’re the light of my life,” Bage said Bage said infertility has been an issue that has remained close to her heart she recalled undergoing 6-8 months of testing to ensure the surgery would be a success ‘Are you sure this is something you want to do?’ They were so great in explaining every detail of everything,” she said all of that was removed surgically along with the blood supply to the nerves They could transplant it into the recipient and reconnect all of the blood supply.” Bage and Gibbs met for the first time in person on Saturday “I walked up to her and I just started crying I could not tell her ‘thank you’ enough times to be able to do this,” Gibbs said 14 babies have been born through Baylor's uterine transplant program — The Bage Valley Wildcats roster is set but it wasn’t an easy selection process “It was probably the most difficult since I’ve been here,” said Brandon Benedict who is entering his sixth season behind the Wildcats’ bench “This was the hardest year for the staff to make decisions on.” The Fredericton Red Wings come to town Sunday Both contests are at the Kings Mutual Century Centre in Berwick A new @THEMHL season begins Saturday on home ice for the @Valley_Wildcats . Here are a few shots from Saturday’s final pre-season game. pic.twitter.com/hL54LKzHFv — Jason Malloy (@JasonMa47772994) September 11, 2024 There are many familiar names on the roster including last year’s leading scorer Lucas Byrne and Dahnte Nackoney right-shot defenceman from British Columbia But one name that isn’t is 20-year-old centre Aidan MacLeod Junior A teams are only permitted to dress eight 20s per game “He’s an extremely good kid,” Benedict said of the Kentville native very difficult decision for myself on a personal level.” A few shots from the @Valley_Wildcats final pre-season game. pic.twitter.com/NxwTNbLngw — Jason Malloy (@JasonMa47772994) September 8, 2024 MacLeod played the past three seasons with the junior A team and was with the Wildcats’ organization since he was 13 years old noting he had the ability to raise the team’s morale A look at the Bage Valley Wildcats roster to start the 2024-25 junior hockey season Catch the team in action THIS SATURDAY as we host the visiting Pictou Crushers for our home opener to kick-off the regular season. Puck drop at 7pm from the Apple Dome! pic.twitter.com/kZBstAmRFz — Bage Valley Wildcats (@Valley_Wildcats) September 10, 2024 Valley is coming off a tough year that saw the team post a 10-40-2-0 record and miss the playoffs “It’s a completely different team,” Benedict said “We have high character kids that want to be here that are hockey players.” The squad went 2-1-0-1 in exhibition play and was able to keep the shots against down Benedict pointed to the players’ work ethic as one of the differences in the pre-season “They realized it was a competitive training camp,” he said “They understood if they didn’t show up and work then their jobs were on the line One player who is not with the team at the moment is goalie Xavier Farrah who is with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) Will Cole and Mathieu Mongrain will handle the duties in the blue paint Valley traded the rights to 20-year-old forward Dylan Andrews to West Kent on Sept the Wildcats received defenceman Jake MacDonald Summerside’s first-round pick in the 2025 draft West Kent’s first in the 2026 draft and future considerations Andrews is in his final season of junior hockey after playing the past four campaigns with the QMJHL’s Acadie-Bathurst Titan Valley acquired his rights from Edmundston in January along with a fourth-round pick in 2024 a conditional fourth in 2025 and future considerations for then 19-year-old forward Carl-Anthony Masse “Andrews is a game-changing type of player in this league,” Benedict said They’re getting a player right now that’s going to help them win hockey games.” Valley will send first- and second-round picks in 2025 and 2026 to West Kent if Miller plays for the Wildcats He has to serve the remaining 11 games of his 15-game suspension from last year’s playoffs He had eight goals and seven assists in 26 games last season for Campbellton One-off performance in London brings together people who have experienced vocal loss with professional singers made a phone recording of herself for her children “I’m going to sound a little bit different,” she told them Bage had her voice box removed as part of her treatment for laryngeal cancer She was unable to speak at all until a voice prosthesis was implanted in her neck Bage will be back on stage to perform in a remarkable concert that celebrates the human voice by bringing together people who have experienced vocal loss with professional singers Bage will tell the story of losing and regaining her voice But I can do something that is creative and expressive,” she said The one-off performance, Sound Voice in Concert is the creation of the composer Hannah Conway who has worked with some of the world’s leading opera houses and orchestras for 25 years Six operatic movements based on the stories and insights of people who have experienced voice loss – through causes that include laryngectomies Parkinson’s and motor neurone disease – will be performed and what it means when it has gone,” said Conway “I deal with the human voice every single day how we convey emotive narrative through our voices.” But it was only when a close family member lost his speech through illness that she “truly understood the intrinsic value of the human voice and how it intersects our identity” She launched the Sound Voice project, which works with Shout at Cancer a choir for people who have had laryngectomies health professionals and technology experts Conway and Gould led workshops over two years to evolve an understanding of what the voice is which the pair then translated into operatic pieces for this week’s concert “Opera is one of the most extreme examples of what humans can do That is paired with incredibly interesting new voices of people who have gone through or are in the middle of extreme trauma to make pieces that have real integrity and are made for and with people whose stories we’re telling,” Conway said “All of the pieces are emotionally powerful and heart-rending but at the same time they are about hope and celebrating the beauty of these voices and people actually reaffirming their identity with their new voices.” losing her voice has “had a bigger emotional impact than the physical changes and changes to my anatomy that I live with every day” she had intensive speech therapy to learn how to produce sound through her voice prosthesis she says she has “come to terms with and accepted the way that I sound” She is no longer having treatment for cancer she added: “I don’t think I’ll ever not miss my voice There’s always a sadness about what I’ve lost.” Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage discussed the recent string shootings that have occurred the FWBPD does not believe these shootings are random but rather disputes between groups of individuals that have turned more violent (Last week’s shooting at Coasters was the exception.) “We think a lot of […] According to Bage, the FWBPD does not believe these shootings are random, but rather disputes between groups of individuals that have turned more violent. (Last week’s shooting at Coasters was the exception.) The incident on the Cinco Bayou bridge, which happened a few months ago saw a shooting occur involving multiple vehicles Although no details are being released yet police are confident that they’ve identified possible subjects in the exchange “A lot of the shootings boil down to some type of underlining incident,” said Bage “There’s probably some type of mitigation that needs to go on amongst not just with the police department or in public safety but with different public advocacy groups to really talk about alternatives to violence In addition to calling on advocacy groups to assist the younger community, another major help has been the investment into the new license plate readers The license plate readers have helped the police department when working with cases Bage said that some of the leads in the most recent cases have been generated by the license plate readers Other strategies the FWBPD has been implementing include: Bage says that one of the biggest tools the FWBPD has at their disposal is the help of the community He stressed the importance of citizen communication with them to help solve these crimes “We really need people to come forward if something is going on in their neighborhood,” he said “Sometimes it’s that smallest tip when someone speaks up that will solve the biggest crime for us