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Weber Considers Debt Financing Deal With Shareholder BDT

(Bloomberg) — Weber Inc., is contemplating a debt financing from BDT Capital Companions, the barbecue-grill maker’s largest shareholder, based on folks with information of the matter.

The corporate has fashioned a particular committee and is working with adviser Centerview Companions on the potential transaction, one of many folks stated, asking to not be recognized discussing non-public data. The financing would assist the corporate climate the seasonal enterprise slowdown throughout the winter, the folks stated.

Representatives for Weber, Centerview and BDT declined to remark.

Weber’s shares fell 1.6% to $7.23 at 3:48 pm in New York buying and selling Tuesday, giving

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Congestive Heart Failure: Excessive Sodium Restriction is Dangerous

June 1, 2023 · 7:00 AM

From DailyMail:

Salt has long been seen as enemy number one for people with heart problems, with doctors telling patients to cut down on the amount of sodium they consume.

But new research suggests that restricting salt too much may actually raise the risk of an early death in heart failure patients.

Their work builds upon a growing body of research that posits the benefits of cutting out salt to this subset of patients may be overblown.

And the findings could mean a more exciting diet for more than six million Americans with heart

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Signature Bank’s Collapse Fueled by Crypto Bets and Run on Deposits

Signature Bank, a New York bank with a big real estate lending business that had recently made a play to win cryptocurrency deposits, closed its doors abruptly on Sunday, after regulators said that keeping the bank open could threaten the stability of the entire financial system .

To some extent, Signature is a victim of the panic around Silicon Valley Bank, which regulators seized on Friday. Its closing underscores the challenges that face small and midsize banks, which often focus on niche lines of business and have a narrower base of customers than Goliaths like JPMorgan Chase or Bank of

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Signature Bank closed by New York regulators in fallout from SVB

US regulators are racing against the clock to stop a potential contagion from spreading to other lenders

Published March 12, 2023 • 3 minute read

The Signature Bank headquarters at 565 Fifth Avenue in New York, US, on Sunday, March 12, 2023. Signature Bank was closed by New York state financial regulators on Sunday, the US Treasury Department said in a statement. Photo by Jeenah Moon /Bloomberg

(Bloomberg) — Signature Bank was closed by New York state financial regulators on Sunday as the fallout from last week’s

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driver fatigue – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

Experiencing fatigue at work, home or the road can massively increase your chances of being in a fatal or serious accident. With the darker nights and colder weather upon us, you are more likely to feel tired when going about your daily routine.

Fatigue and road accidents

Falling asleep at the wheel is a more prevalent occurrence than most people realize. In 2018 a survey¹ revealed of 20,000 motorists, one in eight admitted falling asleep while driving, while 37% said they had been so tired they were frightened they would drop off behind the wheel. Contrary to popular belief,

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The Blue Monday Myth – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

‘Blue Monday’ may not be supported by hard evidence, but depression and other mental health issues are a real concern in the workplace.

Before 2005 no-one talked about Blue Monday.

The reason for this is because the idea that the third Monday in the month of January, later dubbed ‘Blue Monday’, was invented in a press release 15 years ago. The method used to develop the concept has since come under a lot of scrutiny, but despite this, a lot of people do suffer with their mental health during the winter.

According to research conducted by pollster YouGov, as many

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To a Mouse – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

This year the birth of Robert Burns and the Lunar New Year fell on the same date, 25^th january. A time for Scots and Asian heritage to be celebrated, a time for reflection and forward planning.

My favorite Robert Burns poem is ‘To a Mouse’, written in 1785 it tells the story of Burns disturbing a mouse nest whilst plowing a field, a panic stricken mouse, its ruined nest and with winter just around the corner, its world in disarray .

There is a line in the poem, ‘The best laid plans o’mice an’ men gang aft agley’ that

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Prevent Nearsightedness Complications With Early Treatment

November 10, 2022 · 7:00 AM

Myopia, aka nearsightedness, is extremely common and can start in childhood or young adults. Over time it can lead to early-onset cataracts, retinal detachment, and glaucoma. MedPageToday has an eye-opening article on treatments that can prevent myopia progression and complications. For example:

Common evidence-based treatments that offer both statistically significant and clinically meaningful efficacy include daytime multifocal soft contact lenses (MFSCL), overnight orthokeratology (ortho-k), and topical low dose atropine (LDA). Novel spectacle lenses also showed a promising myopia-inhibiting effect, although with limited availability in the US at the

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