Remote instruction during the height of the covid pandemic proved that students learn best when they’re physically inside a classroom.
But that can only work if districts can actually get kids to school.
The shortage of school bus drivers, an annual problem with many districts, has been exacerbated by the health crisis.
The critical shortage of drivers has prompted some districts like Gloversville and Johnstown to eliminate some bus runs, forcing parents to either drive their children to school or have them stay home and learn remotely.
State and local officials have not been idle in seeking solutions. But much more needs to be done to compel more people to drive buses so our students have the best opportunity at learning.
Some districts simply don’t pay enough or offer enough benefits to make the job worth someone’s time.
The requirement that drivers have CDL licenses limits the pool of drivers.
Many potential drivers don’t want to risk exposure to covid from packed buses of students. Many don’t want the extra duties that go beyond driving the bus, which include enforcing social distancing, mask requirements and sanitizing buses.
And the process for obtaining an CDL license to qualify for the job is long and cumbersome.
State and school officials need to be more flexible and creative in finding ways to overcome these challenging obstacles.
State officials have taken steps to slice some of the red tape needed to obtain a CDL license by reducing the time between passing tests and getting a license.
Limited covid hours at Department of Motor Vehicles offices have made the delays worse, so the state and counties need to expand both the DMV hours and the opportunities for taking driving tests.
The state is also encouraging retired drivers to come back and enticing holders of CDL licenses in other industries to consider driving a school bus a few hours a day.
To address the issue of low pay, districts should tap into their covid relief funds to boost the annual pay for drivers, offer signing and retention bonuses, and consider making drivers eligible for health benefits.
Other districts have been creative in getting kids to school, such as offering vouchers so students can use public transportation and recruiting drivers at public school events like high school football games.
Local governments can do their part by partnering with schools on recruitment, including reaching out to their own CDL drivers and making time so they can drive.
Finally, individuals who might be interesting in performing this vital public service should consider looking into becoming a bus driver. Just because you’re not qualified to teach doesn’t mean you can’t help children learn in other capacities.
One big way to help would be to get them to school.
For more information about bus-driving opportunities, contact your local school district, visit the district website or contact your local DMV office.


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2015 sees the 35th anniversary of the band Blitzkrieg who came into existence in 1980.Although
their debut single (on Neat records) was released in 1981, Buried Alive b/s Blitzkrieg' it was not till 1985 that the band recorded their debut album as vocalist Brian Ross was involved with his other band, Satan recording and touring their debut classic 'Court In The Act`
30 years on because of catalogue sale and resale 'A Time Of Changes' is lost in the vaults of corporate hell and may never see the light of day again.That
said the current line up of Blitzkrieg wanted this album available to fans so they have completely rerecorded the album and added two bonus tracks.'Too Wild To Tame' which should have made the LP back in 1980 but for time restrictions of vinyl then would not fit !
It was eventually recorded by another Neat records stablemate, Avenger,
The second bonus track has never been released before though written at the time . 'JealousÂ Love' was the last song pennedÂ by the Ross/Sirroto partnership which fueled the early version of the band
All the classic tracks are here too on this album including many still played live today which included the Metallica covered 'Blitzkrieg' track
It also features guess twin guitar appearances on 'Pull The Trigger' by Satan's Russ Tippins and Steve Ramsey.
Great new artwork has been commissioned for the new version too by South American artist Ivan Chacon fronting a new 12 page booklet full of sleeve notes by Brian Ross,lyrics and new photos from the past and present line up.

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In its answer to the EU Commission consultation on the future EU strategy for smart sector integration, Energy Cities called for the future strategy to:
A truly integrated energy system consistent with a pathway to a climate-neutral Europe goes beyond a mere traditional approach to gas and electricity generation and transmission. The energy system integration approach that will leverage the greatest amount of benefits, synergies, energy efficiency and cost-efficiency potential, is an approach that is anchored in a holistic European concept of integration that fully embraces the potential for synergies between local district heating grids with gas and electricity networks and establishes a correspondingly broad vision of European energy infrastructure design and finance. A truly sector integration approach should not only increase the use of renewable electricity but also the development of renewable thermal energies (e.g. solar thermal and geothermal energy) and of waste heat recovery.
An EU energy sector integration strategy that “thinks local first” needs to leverage cities’ proven experience in implementing sector coupling on a local scale. Waste heat recovery from industry to feed local heating & cooling needs is already underway in cities like our member Delft in the Netherlands (from the port of Rotterdam), or Hamburg in Germany (from the local copper plant). In the city of Stockholm e.g., the district heat supplier has introduced a heat market called Open District Heating that allows data centers, supermarkets and industries to sell excess heat into the network. Taking full advantage of local district heating and cooling as a carbon-free energy carrier, energy storage potential and platform for integration is a no-regret option for the EU’s energy sector integration strategy that can make the EU the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
The use of waste heat and other waste resources plays a critical role in the future EU energy sector integration strategy. At the local level, cities are already widely using waste heat recovery, as it is carbon-free or low carbon heat, increases the efficiency of the whole energy system and comes at a low price. Moreover, in these approaches, different renewable and residual energy sources can be integrated in one system, with sources such as e.g. solar thermal, geothermal, PV, biomass or excess heat from sewage water. In order to foster more these approaches, district heating and cooling, waste, wastewater and water sectors should be seen more in synergy, by pricing the cost of running such a system on its entirety and not its components. Local authorities are best placed to evaluate the cost optimum of the sector integration and the trade-off between energy efficiency and energy production, based on their local resources and contexts.
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Broadlands Academy, Keynsham
KLOG have been a feature of the Keynsham amateur dramatic scene for many years; providing entertainment through their biannual productions which range from “Songs from the Shows” style performances and a full scale musical each year.
This year they present Little Shop of Horrors, the cult musical following the tale of Seymour a down and out florist assistant who becomes an overnight sensation when he finds a rare exotic plant with a penchant for blood. It is a crazy idea for a show, full of fun with some excellent music and a firm favourite with community groups.
The small company work hard. Directed by Scott Rogers, Mark Sellick as Seymour is in fine voice. The hapless chap down on his luck and madly in love with Audrey (Sophie Louise Smith) who also works in the flower shop. This is strong casting. Both sing very well; leading the show with great confidence and charm.
Matthew Brock (Mushnik) with Pip Knowles (Dentist) alongside Hannah Blayfield, Sally Finnimore and Joanne Meredith as the “Ronettes” provide support.
The key to all productions of this show is the plant, “Audrey II.” The various puppets range from mini seedling to a huge show stealing creation that sprawls the stage. Created by Marc Parrett and The Bath Puppet Workshop, “Audrey II” is a fine sight, when manipulated by Andrew Adams is mobile enough to provide some truly macabre fun.
Performances run until Saturday.

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Easy Breakfast Casserole
8 slices bread
2 pounds sausage
16 ounces grated cheddar cheese
1 quart milk
1½ teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon salt
Line a 12" Dutch oven with heavy-duty foil. Lightly grease the foil with butter. Break up bread into the oven. Crumble cooked sausage meat over bread and cover with cheese. In a separate bowl, mix eggs (lightly beaten), milk, dry mustard, and 1 teaspoon salt (to taste).
Pour the egg mixture over the layered bread/sausage/cheese in the oven, cover, and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, checking occasionally. The cheese rises to the top, melting into a golden brown crust over a fluffy layer of eggs, making a super filling camp breakfast for a crowd!

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To the disapproval of the Urbana City Council, plans to install three wind turbines to be placed 1.5 miles southeast of Urbana are moving along.
Contract bidders wishing to lead construction on the project have until the recently extended deadline of Nov. 30 to submit their input.
“The city isn’t protesting the turbines, per se,” said Diane Marlin, Ward 7 council member.
“We just want to make sure (the University) is complying with regulations for wind turbines,” said Marlin.
Because the turbines fall so close to Urbana city limits, they fall into an Extraterritorial Jurisdictional area category.
State law gives municipalities the right to regulate wind energy devices within that area.
While the University hopes to have a bid recommendation and approval at the Dec. 17 Board of Trustees meeting, Urbana council members think it’s necessary for city staff to meet with University officials to discuss the possible violations.
According to the ordinance, the University would need to obtain a special use permit to construct the towers.
Marlin said there are a number of issues that need to be discussed in the Wind Energy Systems regulations in Urbana’s Zoning Ordinance, including maximum height, shadow flicker, sound level, electromagnetic interference, vibration and setbacks.
Disparity in opinion over how this procedure should run has arisen without legal precedence, as it has never been tested in courts.
With the proposal due date approaching quickly, city council members like Marlin are concerned that bidders will not have the information necessary to prepare a compliant proposal.
Also of concern is whether citizens of the surrounding area are being given a voice.
Urbana residents have noted during public commentary at council meetings that they feel the development would bring down the value of their property.
“The truth of the matter is that the University can put the turbines anywhere and it’ll catch wind and connect to the power grid,” said 25-year resident of Urbana Doug Wolfersberger at the Nov. 15 meeting.
“They own a lot of other land out there,” Marlin said.
“Those turbines can be relocated and hooked up any other place southwest of there.
If a special use permit were to be obtained, a public hearing would need to take place,” Marlin said.
So far, a meeting between staff and the University has not been planned, she said.
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Burberry mens stainless steel chronograph watchPublished: May 4th, 2008
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BThis is a simple watch for the modern man looking for something practical, classy and well made, yet not overly ornate. The Burberry mens stainless steel chronograph watch draws inspiration from its ready-to-wear collection and features iconic details that have been developed over the company’s long history of making timepieces. This highly stylish watch has a stainless steel case and black leather bracelet. The nice thing about leather is that it’s a natural material that lets your skin breathe. It will also conform to the unique shape of your wrist after repeated wear. The fashionable round silver dial is etched with Burberry checks. Special features of this Burberry mens stainless steel chronograph watch include a date display and chronograph function. Each is so artfully displayed on the face of this timepiece that they compliment the watch and add to the overall polished look of the piece. This watch is very versatile and perfect for day or night use. The Burberry line of watches is named after the visionary who discovered the company. The founder, Thomas Burberry was an entrepreneur known for his sense of adventure and rare talent for invention. Over the years Burberry watches have worldwide recognition for being original, quality made timepieces.


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'Fragile' Ruthin Castle stabilisation works to begin
Emergency work has begun to stabilise the historical Ruthin Castle.
Environmental body Cadw wants to stop further collapse of walls and tunnels at the "fragile" Denbighshire castle, which was started in 1277 by Edward I.
Cadw hopes to restore the 750-year-old ruins "before large parts of this significant historic site are lost".
"The medieval masonry is amazing but has been in a very poor condition for decades," said county archaeologist Fiona Gale.
"Two years ago there was a small collapse. Cadw are putting funding in to kick start this fantastic project and to address the worst areas of damage."
Cadw said Ruthin is "arguably the most-significant medieval castle in Wales not to have been conserved".
The work, which will be a "holding measure", will be undertaken by specialist rope access contractors who have cleared a huge amount of heavy vegetation from the walls to shore up the "crumbling walls to stabilise as much masonry as possible".
The Ruthin Castle Conservation Trust, which was created last year, wants to take over the lease of the ancient monument.
It hopes to encourage the local community to support "the restoration and sustainable conservation".
"Although emergency works at our ancient monuments are rare and are used as a last resort, Cadw's work at the site will prevent further loss of the site and will hopefully attract further funding for the Trust," said Economy Secretary Ken Skates.
Ruthin Castle was famously attacked in 1400 as the opening flashpoint of the Glyndwr wars, which were provoked by a regional dispute between Glyndwr and the 3rd Earl de Grey.
In the 19th Century, a gothic mansion was built on the site before becoming a private hospital. It was converted into a hotel in the mid 20th Century.


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Jaffrey was one of the first Indian actors who successfully established a career in both Hindi cinema and British movies.
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The screening of the classic Pakistani film ‘Jago Hua Savera’ is cancelled by the organizers of the Mumbai film fest. The film shot in Hindi and Urdu was originally shot in then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and depicts the life of Bengali fishermen who struggle against unscrupulous moneylenders.
Won't engage with Pak actors again, says Karan Johar
After various attacks and call for boycotts by various political parties on Karan Johar's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', the film's release seems to have been jeopardised. Things went downhill for the director when Cinema Owners and Exhibitors Association boycotted the film fearing protests and damage to their properties. Amidst all this Karan Johar also met the Joint Commissioner of Police in Mumbai and has now officially spoken up about the issue in a video clip.
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Composer Douglas Hedwig was a trumpet player with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 27 years. Since turning his full attention to composition in 2011, his music has been performed throughout the U.S., Italy, England, Belgium, Scotland, South Korea, Thailand and Indonesia. He is a winner of both the Gaetano Amadeo Prize (Italy) and The American Prize, and is recipient of awards and honors from the Siena Art Institute (Italy), Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts (WY), and the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Dr. Hedwig is Professor Emeritus at the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College, and former faculty at The Juilliard School.
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Composer Douglas Hedwig was a trumpet player with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 27 years. Since turning his full attention to composition in 2011, his music has been performed throughout the U.S., Italy, England, Scotland, Belgium, Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia, by ensembles such as the North/South Chamber Orchestra (NYC), The West Point Band (NY), Concerto Chamber Orchestra (Los Angeles), Il Nuovo Ensemble di Desenzano (NED Chamber Orchestra, Italy), Orvieto Musica (Italy), London New Wind Festival (England), Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra (TN), Waterbury Symphony Orchestra (CT), Chestnut Brass, Choral Arts, and by members of the Cleveland Orchestra at the Blossom Music Festival (OH). His fixed-media and electronic works have been broadcast worldwide by Radiophrenia from Glasgow, Scotland, and by the Wave Farm (WGXC, New York).
His chamber music has been featured at colleges, universities and music festivals throughout the U.S., including composer-residencies and performances at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Colorado State University, and Kansas State University, Palm Beach Atlantic University, and UCLA.
He is a winner of both the Gaetano Amadeo Prize (Italy) and The American Prize in composition, and is recipient of awards and honors from the Siena Art Institute (Italy), Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Willapa Bay AiR, as well as National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy Awards) and The National Endowment for the Arts. His music is published by Carl Fischer Music, TRN, and Hickman Music Editions.
Dr. Hedwig is Professor Emeritus at the Conservatory of Music at Brooklyn College, and former faculty at The Juilliard School.
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Throughout his long and highly successful international career in the musical arts, Douglas Hedwig has pursued a wide diversity of expression. Since 2011 he has focused primarily on composition, with works published by Carl Fischer Music and by TNR Music. His compositions have recently been performed at the Blossom Music Festival (home of the Cleveland Orchestra), and by the North/South Consonance Chamber Orchestra (NYC), NED Ensemble Chamber Orchestra (Italy), Orvieto Musica (Italy), Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra (TN), Chestnut Brass Company, Choral Arts, soprano Jourdan Laine Howell, and at new music festivals throughout the U.S. In 2018 he was awarded 3rd Place, nationally, for The American Prize in Chamber Music. In 2017 he was Composer-in-Residence at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts in Wyoming, and was elected a full-voting-member of the Recording Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and The Grammy Awards.
Prior to turning his full attention to composition, Douglas Hedwig was a professional trumpeter based in New York City. He was tenured with The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (27 years; retired), and recorded over 40 albums on major international labels in many diverse styles and with many outstanding artists, including, Steve Reich and Musicians, Federal Music Society, Metropolitan Brass Quartet, and the 1977 Grammy Award winning recording of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" with the Houston Grand Opera.
This extensive performance background lends a unique approach to his compositional style. Performers of his composition have commented that the music is challenging, but always enjoyable and gratifying to play or sing. Audience members have described his music as an engaging mix of tension and release, dramatic in its impact. There is often a perceptible underlying "architecture" to his works that unifies diverse and contrasting sections and styles.
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As founding-member and director of The Metropolitan Brass Quartet (“Excellent! A Model of infectious spirit, dashing virtuosity and finely gauged instrumental balance”–Musical America), he toured nationally and internationally under Columbia Artists and Maxim Gershunoff managements, and recorded the ground-breaking album, “Three Centuries for Four Brass” (MSR 1228). Of it’s recent CD re-release, World Magazine states, “this recording remains as gorgeous as it is revelatory.”
His trumpet playing can be heard on over 40 commercially released albums on major labels in styles ranging from minimalist composer Steve Reichand Musicians (including the now classic 1980 recording, “Music for a Large Ensemble”-ECM Records), to Original Broadway Cast Albums (including the Grammy Award winning recording of “Porgy and Bess” with the Houston Grand Opera), and several TV and radio commercials. Many audiences are surprised and delighted to learn that early in his career, Doug also performed with The Jackson Five, Sam & Dave, jazz legend, Mel Torme, as well as a week of sold-out performances at New York’s famous Radio City Music Hall with the Gold Record soul band, The Hues Corporation.
In addition to conducting various bands, orchestras and chamber groups in the U.S. (including the United States Army Band at West Point, the Brooklyn College Conservatory Orchestra, and the modern music ensemble, ConTempo), Douglas Hedwig has conducted ensembles throughout Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Japan and England, including a standing-room-only performance at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, and acclaimed performances at London’s Royal Academy of Music.
Dr. Hedwig was Co-Founder and Executive Director of Orvieto Musica, a chamber music festival in central Italy, where he also conducted the wind ensemble, and for three summers served as head of the brass faculty of Sessione Senese per la Musica d’Arte in Siena. He was Executive Producer and Music Director of the Telly Award Winning TV documentary, “Fanfare” (available on YouTube). And, in 1995, as part of a research fellowship from The City University of New York, he created the first school-based English Style brass band in the U.S..
AS A COMPOSER, Douglas Hedwig has received commissions from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (Chattanooga, TN), and the Chattanooga Symphony. In 2010 he was commissioned by then Mayor of New York City, Michael R. Bloomberg, to compose music for his Official Inauguration Ceremony (Promenade for a Great City). He was invited to perform the premiere of his own work for solo trumpet and narrator, It’s Soul of Music Shed, at the 2005 International Trumpet Guild Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. He also received a commission from New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs to compose the Official March of the New York Naval Militia.
Douglas Hedwig is a Professor Emeritus of Brooklyn College and The City University of New York Graduate Center, and formerly a member of the faculty of The Juilliard School. He received his doctorate at The Juilliard School, were he was the first trumpeter to earn this degree in the history of the school. He studied conducting under Anton Coppola (New York City Opera, Seattle Opera) at the Manhattan School of Music, and was selected for master-classes with Leonard Bernstein while studying at Juilliard. He studied harmony and theory with John Corigliano, musicology under Dr. Barry S. Brook, and ear-training/score-reading with Renee Longy. His trumpet teachers include: William Vacchiano, Mel Broiles, Edward Treutel, Armando Ghitala and Carmine Caruso.
In 2012 he retired at the rank of Major from the New York Guard. During his time in the Guard he served as Commander and Conductor of the 89th Army Band, and was certified as a Military Emergency Management Specialist. He was awarded the Medal for Conspicuous Service by the Governor of the State of New York, Andrew Cuomo.
He is the recipient of awards and honors from the United States Department of State, The Recording Academy and the Grammy Awards, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts (Saratoga, WY), the National Endowment for the Arts, the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and the City Council of the City of New York. He also received a Special Citation from the Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department in recognition of his volunteer service as Civilian Bugler with the FDNY during the months following the events of 9/11/2001.
Formerly a resident of New York City, in 2013 Douglas Hedwig moved, with his wife – writer, Mimi Jones Hedwig - to Chattanooga, TN.
- OTHER PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS-
CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS: Music Critic / Symphony Reviewer (2015 – 2017)
METROPOLITAN OPERA ORCHESTRA: Trumpet Player (Tenured), 1973-2001 (Retired)
Performed and worked with many of the finest conductors of the 20th century, including: James Levine, Erich Leinsdorf, Rafael Kubelik, Nello Santi, Valery Gergiev, and others
OTHER MAJOR PERFORMING EXPERIENCE:
Martha Graham Ballet Orchestra, Mexico City Philharmonic, National Orchestral Association, American Symphony, Metropolitan Brass Quartet, Steve Reich and Musicians, Mel Tome, The Jackson Five, The Hues Corporation, Sam and Dave.
Broadway Show Orchestras - including Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” (1977 Broadway Production) and original-cast productions of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd,” Richard Rodgers “Rex,” and Bernstein’s “Candide.”
THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL (New York City): Doctor of Musical Arts Degree (1986)
Faculty, Lecturer on Music History (1985-87)
Guest Conducted the Conservatory of Music Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Contemporary Music Ensemble (ConTempo). Founder/Director/Conductor of Conservatory Brass Ensemble. Professor of Trumpet and Performance Practice.
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Elected Voting-Member, The Recording Academy and The Grammy Awards (June 2017)
Composer-in-Residence (all-expenses-paid), Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga WY, June/July 2017
Meritorious Service Medal, Governor & Legislature of the State of NY (for Music Composition)
The United States Department of State (for service, Fulbright Scholarship Music Committee)
TELLY Award (for: Executive Producer & Music Director of an independent classical music video, “Fanfare”)
U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs (for service to American military veterans)
The New York City Fire Department (for musical service following 9/11/2001)
The National Endowment for the Arts (w/ the Metropolitan Brass Quartet)
Performed in the 1977 Grammy Award Winning recording of George Gershwin’s “Porgy & Bess,” with the Houston Grand Opera on the RCA label.
Recorded over 40 acclaimed, internationally released audio and video recordings.


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A universal compact potential model for all types of double-gate MOSFETs is presented. An analytical closed-form solution to a 2D Poisson's equation is obtained with the approximation that a vertical channel potential distribution is a cubic function of position. As a result, an analytical equation for the threshold voltage is derived from the proposed potential model. Different gate work functions and independent gate biases for front and back gates are considered, and the proposed model is found to be valid for an arbitrary double-gate structure: a symmetric versus asymmetric double gate and a tied versus separated double-gate structure. The threshold voltage behaviors for double-gate MOSFETs are investigated for various device dimensions. The back-gate effects of the separated double gate are also investigated for various silicon channel thicknesses and gate oxide thicknesses. Last, a process-induced threshold voltage fluctuation is estimated for symmetric and asymmetric separated double-gate MOSFETs. The analytical solution of the threshold voltages is verified by a comparison with simulation results in terms of the gate length, the silicon thickness, and the gate oxide thickness. A good agreement between two sets of results is obtained.

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Make yourself at home on Kingfisher; new in 2008 she is a Sun Odyssey 32i fully MCA/DOT coded, the ideal sailboat for comfortable cruising for two or a family. Located in Alcudia, NW Mallorca, she possesses a remarkably generous volume for effortless cruising, described as the perfect modern sailboat, fast and seaworthy, features luxuries for a boat this size.”
Kingfisher easily takes to the sea with zeal; built to perform well under all conditions, with a quick reefing system, she is dedicated to total comfort. The cockpit is very comfortable specially designed to support the most efficient crew position, even when heeled.
At the wheel are all the instruments expected plus the 7” daylight viewable chart plotter with full charts installed for the all the Balearic Islands.
She has a large unobstructed deck, perfect for catching a tan or watching dolphins. Its roomy cockpit with retractable table allows for dinning on deck while watching a sunset. Enjoy the comfort of a huge retractable bimini and side dodgers, offering you privacy and refreshing shade or the comfort of the sun warming your back.
At rest, use the electric windlass to lower and raise the anchor and take a morning swim from the transom, and easily climb back on board using the built-in swim ladder.
Down below there is a surprising amount of space for a 32 footer. There is room everywhere thanks to its two-cabin layout. In the large U-shaped galley a true countertop with an immense refrigerator & hot and cold pressurised water to the large sink. You will also be well pleased with the standing headroom through-out, the ventilation, the drawers and the lockers. You can comfortably relax in the salon, well lit, well ventilated, and spacious enough for up to 6 persons.
At sea, seat yourself at the nav station to spread out your charts or familiarise yourself with the 7” chart plotter. Move forward into the superb independent fore cabin that has an extra large berth and numerous storage compartments including a large locker. The large washroom, with its easy-maintenance moulded fibreglass interior, both fully equipped with shower and basin is exceptionally spacious.
And finally Kingfisher has the large (owners version) aft cabin where you can stretch out comfortably, you won't believe the light, the space, the comfort that you will find there."
Come aboard to find out for yourself what a true island adventure is all about!
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Oh no she didn’t! Bravo TV star Luann de Lesseps is catching main warmth for her controversial Diana Ross costume! Wait till you see this pic!
This isn’t a superb look! RHONY OG Luann de Lesseps stirred social media right into a frenzy when she confirmed as much as her co-star Dorinda Medley’s Halloween celebration dressed as Diana Ross on the sequence premiere. Though the countess proclaimed, “I’m Diana Ross as a result of she’s fabulous,” many followers had been bowled over by her choice to flaunt a lot darker pores and skin and a ridiculously enormous afro. In reality, some viewers are even accusing her of sporting “Black Face.” Yikes! Even fellow housewife Carole Radziwill discovered the costume offensive. “I feel she’s tone-deaf relating to cultural stereotypes. She’s typically tone-deaf anyway,” Carole stated.
Nevertheless, Luann claims her complexion was pure. “I had make-up on, however not something that may make me look–I had like, tanning cream on,” Luann stated throughout an interview with Leisure Tonight. However, due to all of the backlash, she’s since apologized. “I wish to clear the air, I like and respect Diana Ross, this was my tribute to her I used to be exhibiting my honest admiration. I, on no account, altered my pores and skin coloration, and I didn’t imply to offend anybody,” Luann tweeted on April four. So awkward, proper?
Sadly, Luann’s “Black Face” scandal wouldn’t be the primary time she discovered herself in bother. Following her sudden and painful divorce from Tom D’ Agostino, Luann was arrested on Christmas Eve 2017 for allegedly being beneath the affect and disorderly in Palm Seaside, Florida, in response to TMZ. Plus, she additionally allegedly kicked a police officer, and instructed bystanders, “I’m going to kill you all.” Eek! Curiously, Luann’s drama will probably be featured on this season of RHONY, which airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on Bravo.

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DES MOINES, Iowa – State Auditor Rob Sand accused Gov. Kim Reynolds of breaking state law in the creation of a COVID-19 public service announcement campaign launched in November called the “Step Up and Stop the Spread Campaign.”
The campaign was designed to raise awareness of some of the mitigation steps that Iowans could take to help stop the spread of the coronavirus and featured Reynolds, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, former Iowa wrestling coach Dan Gable, Carson King, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics CEO Suresh Gunasekaran, and Test Iowa nurse Katie Witt.
Sand reported that $500,000 of CARES Act funds for the campaign, including $152,585 for paid advertisements on TV, radio, and the internet that included her image, voice, and title. He said that violated Iowa Code 68A.405A, which prohibits state elected officials’ self-promotion with taxpayer funding. The law passed and signed by Reynolds in 2018 was meant to address State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald’s use of taxpayer funds for self-promotion, including a mailer his office sent in 2014, six days before election day.
It reads in part, “Except as provided in sections 29C.3 and 29C.6, a statewide elected official or member of the general assembly shall not permit the expenditure of public moneys under the control of the statewide elected official or member of the general assembly, including but not limited to moneys held in a private trust fund as defined by section 8.2, for the purpose of any paid advertisement or promotion bearing the written name, likeness, or voice of the statewide elected official or member of the general assembly…”
“I’m proud of the ‘Step Up, Stop the Spread’ public service announcement,” Reynolds said in a released statement responding to Sand’s report. “I felt it was important for me and other leaders to address Iowans during the height of the pandemic. And the law clearly allows it.”
The governor’s office said that Sand’s report ignores the opening clause of the statute, which says, “Except as provided in sections 29C.3 and 29C.6.”
Iowa Code 29C.6 relates to the powers and authority of the governor during a public health disaster emergency. Reynolds argued she launched the PSA campaign to encourage Iowans to social distance and mask-wearing when the state saw a peak in the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, something she states is an appropriate use of her emergency powers.
Iowa Code 29C.3 addresses the governor’s power to proclaim a state of public disorder.
The governor’s office said that promoting the requirements and recommendations of a disaster proclamation in a public awareness campaign is a clear example of the public-emergency exemption in Iowa’s image-and-likeness statute. They said section 29C.6(10) provides for the use of “all available resources of the state government as reasonably necessary to cope with the disaster emergency and of each political subdivision of the state.”
“Auditor Sand didn’t once ask to meet with our team regarding his concern or his investigation. If he had, we would have pointed him to this essential part of the law that he clearly missed,” said Chief of Staff Sara Craig.
Sand responded that Reynolds could have suspended the law in her emergency declaration but didn’t.
“68A.405A allows that Governor Reynolds could have suspended the law in one of her many COVID-19 disaster proclamations. She did not. Every proclamation issued by the Governor during the pandemic contained the following language: ‘Nothing contained in this declaration shall be construed as an exemption from any other portion of the Iowa Code or Iowa Administrative Code not specifically identified in this proclamation.’ 68A.405A was never mentioned in any of those proclamations. Therefore, the law prohibiting statewide elected officials from self-promotion through the use of public moneys applies,” he said.
However, Iowa Code 68A.405A , Iowa Code 29C.3, or Iowa Code 29C.6 does not state that the governor must specifically address this in a proclamation. Given that is the case, the necessary criteria seem to be that a public health emergency or state of public disorder exists.
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, defended Reynolds.
“Gov Reynolds ought 2b complimented for spending taxpayer $$ wisely to urge Iowans to wear a mask/social distance during a public health emergency She’s being unjustly criticized by Iowa Democrats for using COMMON SENSE,” he tweeted.
Read the State Auditor report below:Stop the Spread Report_FINAL


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Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese? Or is he heading west, above the orchards, prairie meadows, and spotted cows? No one's quite sure, but this much is certain: A Leaf Man's got to go where the wind blows.
With illustrations made from actual fall leaves and die-cut pages on every spread that reveal gorgeous landscape vistas, here is a playful, whimsical, and evocative book that celebrates the natural world and the rich imaginative life of children.
Includes an author's note and leaf-identifying labels.
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Whenever I see a beautiful leaf, I have to pick it up. I can’t help myself; it’s something I have done all my life. I used to press leaves in my phone book, only find to them later -- dull, dry, and crumbling. When researching maple leaves for the illustrations in my book, Red Leaf Yellow Leaf, I made color copies of the leaves I collected for reference as soon as I found them so I could capture their magnificent colors before they faded. When I began thinking about making Leaf Man, I carred a plastic bag with me, picking up treasures wherever I went -- sweet gum fruit from Kansas City, oak leaves from Ithaca, fig leaves from Washington D.C. -- and color-copying them as soon as possible. My leaf file became chubby, but I didn’t stop collecting until snow finally covered the last Wisconsin maple leaves of fall. Then I created the Leaf Man art with my color copies of leaves, which I believe are among the most beautiful art supplies in the world.

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The consumer price index (CPI) results from Germany and France were mixed. In Berlin, the headline inflation was lower in June at 2.3% based on July 13’s report against 2.5% prior. Meanwhile, France recorded an increase of 1.5% but is still below the European Central Bank’s annual inflation target of 2.0%. Analysts believe the data to be insufficient to discuss tapering as some members are still missing the target. For Wednesday’s report, June 14, the projected number for Spain is at 2.7% year-on-year. However, taking the upcoming CPI report from Italy on the following day at 1.3% into consideration, the ECB will likely rule out its ultra-loose monetary policy until the next meeting. In other news, the EU central bank has approved the creation of a digital euro. The market’s reaction was mostly bearish as QE programs will be easier without cash. Hence, the ECB will likely unload cash to member states once the digital euro has been adopted.
The Bank of Canada unveiled several financial decisions on Wednesday, July 14. The Canadian central bank kept its interest rate at a historical low of 0.25% in the short term. In addition, the BOC revised its economic forecast for fiscal 2021 down to 6.0% from the earlier projection of 6.5%. At the same time, it expects 2022 to be better with a GDP growth of 4.6% from the initial projections of 3.7%. Meanwhile, the weekly QE program will be reduced to 2 billion and is likely to end before the start of next year. This was after inflation picked up at 3.6% in June. Another bank that cut its bond purchasing program was the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). The reason for tapering was due to the massive housing bubble triggered by ultra-loose monetary policy and continued border restrictions. Also, Carolyn Rogers was officially named as a deputy governor for the central bank and the sixth member of the policy-making body. The lowered GDP forecast suggests continued support by the Bank of Canada in the local economy in the short to near term.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand started to tighten its monetary policy on Wednesday, July 14. While the benchmark remains at 0.25%, NZ said it will end the QE program on July 23. The market is anticipating a rate hike to follow if inflation remains uncontrolled. The country is anticipating a decade-high rate at 3.3% overshooting the RBNZ’s 1.0% to 3.0% target. However, the main concern is with the housing market. In June, prices jumped 28.7% YoY. This translates to an increase of 183,000 from a median house price of 637,000 in June. However, the recent testimony by Governor Jerome Powell overshadows the optimism in NZD. During his speech at the Congress, Powell appeared to be divided with the transition defense and the 5.4% jump in the consumer price index (CPI) data in June. Fed St. Louis President James Bullard had earlier predicted a hike before 2022 ends compared to the central bank’s two (2) rate increase by 2023.
Foreign investors are leaving the world’s third-largest economy based on July 14’s report. Bond outflow is recorded at -1.2 trillion yen while the transaction in stocks had a net of -10.5 billion yen. For the past five (5) months, foreign investments in the equities market totaled -694.4 billion. The industrial production and capacity utilization reports for June also showed a massive decline last seen in July 2020. The figures came in at -6.5% and -6.8%, respectively. In other news, Japan is experiencing an increase in coronavirus cases which could result in a fifth wave. As a response, the government has banned all spectators from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Also, local authorities extended the national emergency among areas that saw the most increase in daily cases. Many sponsors of the event have already pulled out and analysts expect the Olympics to cost more than the benefits. This will result in lower GDP and a potential increase in bond purchasing of the BOJ.


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Sulumi is one of the best-known Chinese chiptune producers. Actually, don't even need the qualifier "Chinese" in that sentence. Sulumi is a household name among chiptune followers, period. One of the best at it, anywhere in the world. Sulumi made his name & his fame with that good, old-fashioned, 8-bit GameBoy sound. He's taken this sound all over the world, headlining major chiptune festivals in New York, Tokyo, Austin, and elsewhere. His live / DJ sets in the last few years have evolved in more tech/house/electro directions, but they still retain the gritty, lo-fi underbelly that can be traced back to his early interest in experimental, ambient, and noise music. Here's a newer Sulumi track, from about a month back:
Sulumi, real name Sun Dawei, started making music in Beijing in the late '90s. He jammed guitar for a short stint in Beijing punk OGs Underbaby. In 1999 he started producing solo electronic music, churning out a few dozen demos at the beginning of the new millennium before formally launching his label Shanshui, still one of the most relevant names in Chinese electronic music more than a decade on. Get some more background on that whole thing here.
Sulumi's first proper full-length was released in 2003 on Modern Sky's then-brand-new Guava imprint. Air Inhibition of Water cemented his name in China and propelled him abroad. That path is now taking him to Osaka: Sulumi's big in Japan, so he's moving there. Quite soon. Your last chance (for a while, at least) to see him on his home turf is this coming Friday at Dada, where he'll play a live set with support from some young turks who've come up in his stead (Zaliva-D, Howie Lee, Guzz, et al). Read on for a brief introduction to the man and his work before his big farewell rager:
SmartBeijing: Where are you from? How did you first get into the underground music scene in Beijing? You were originally in punk bands like Underbaby, right?
Sulumi: I come from Liaoning. Probably around 1999 I came into Beijing life, playing in bands. After that, I started making electronic music. In 2000 I joined Underbaby, together we produced their second album. I am responsible for the guitar and electronic music section [of that album]. Those were very interesting years.
SmBJ: How did you transition from playing in live bands to producing electronic music? When did this happen?
Sulumi: It was in the summer of 1999. I started making solo electronic music, learning some software and doing more than 20 demos, exchanging ideas with predecessors like Feng Jiangzhou.
SmBJ: You founded Shanshui over 10 years ago, in 2002. The first release was a compilation featuring a few producers / musicians who are still active today — B6, Dead J, Ronez. How did you originally choose the artists on that comp?
Sulumi: You know, these names [you mention], we grew up together as friends. These were the core members. Later, after our styles matured, we began to change. Now I'm re-doing Shanshui Records.
Sulumi at Shanshui's 6th anniversary show
SmBJ: Last year you released a Shanshui 10th Anniversary Compilation, featuring some of these old names and many new ones. How has the label changed over the last decade?
Sulumi: I think I originally envisaged, with the label, to do a "basic" tab. In China there is not so much electronic music, we play very different styles. So we must be tolerant of each style. And foreign exchange is an influence on a lot of young musicians. In fact, you see basically the same names [making music], the same friends over many years. Now the country's music has changed dramatically, there is a lack of new musical and personal characteristics. There are some older musicians no longer continuing to do music. It's changed greatly.
SmBJ: How has your personal production and performance style changed over time? You have a reputation for your chiptune / 8-bit work; how did you originally get into this style?
Sulumi: I first heard chiptune music in 2003. A friend gave me a copy. Then I bought some software, [GameBoy sound editor] Nanoloop. From there I began making 8-bit/chiptune music. In 2008, I attended the world's largest 8-bit music festival, Blip Festival in New York.
SmBJ: In parallel with producing more mainstream (or at least club-friendly) music, you've also been involved with Beijing's experimental music scene over the years, including performances at Yan Jun's old Waterland Kwanyin series. How does experimental music overlap with or influence your production work?
Sulumi: In the first electronic music I produced, I did accept the impact of experimental music, noise, ambient music, all of which I'd heard in a variety of styles. This was a good foundation. It is now a very important part of my dance music, part of its spirit.
SmBJ: On that same note, to what extent do Beijing's electronic and rock scenes mix? I know you've worked on some production and remix projects with rock/punk bands like Brain Failure, New Pants, The Gar...
Sulumi: All of this is a matter of course. I first knew rock music friends, they watched me grow. Remixing is a very important part of dance music. So they very naturally asked to me to do remixes, collaborations. The more of this kind of mutual stimulation, the better. Chinese music circles lack such cooperation.
SmBJ: In your more recent work it seems like you're moving away from the chiptune sound… what are your current influences or goals when it comes to your solo material?
Sulumi: I'm actually not too far away. I was digging. Me and a few friends are trying to fuse chiptune sounds and other electronic music styles, this is a great advance [for me]. Current influence is techno.
SmBJ: It seems that, internationally, you've made the deepest connection in Japan. How did that develop? Your 2010 record The Heaven was co-released by a Japanese label, right?
Sulumi: Japanese electronic music is very mature. I've made a lot of underground music, many Shanshui albums are circulating in Japan. We have a very good flow of the company's output there. The development of this network is even more important than MP3s. Traditional record distribution is decreasing.
SmBJ: And now you're about to move from Beijing to Osaka. What's your plan there? What are you working on for the future?
Sulumi: It will be my first stable life. My new album will be published by Vice. This is a secret...
Catch Sulumi's sendoff with the Do Hits! crew on Friday, June 20 at Dada.


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Phosphate Adsorption by Aluminous Hematites of Different Shapes
The phosphate adsorption capacity of 43 synthetic hematites having widely different shapes, specific surface areas and Al2O3 mole fractions ranged between 0.19 and 3.33 µmol P m−2, with a mean value of 0.97 µmol P m−2. There was a significant decrease in the adsorption capacity when the diameter/thickness ratio of the particles increased; this agrees with the hypothesis that, because of the distribution and type of surface hydroxyls, the basal faces of hematites are not able to adsorb phosphate, in contrast with some of the nonbasal faces. The low adsorption capacity of the hematites studied here, as compared to many natural and synthetic goethites, gives a reason why, as reported in the literature, red (hematitic) soils adsorb less phosphate than similar yellow (goethitic) soils.
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Renewable energy companies in the US wants Congress’s support amidst the Covid-19 outbreak.
What Covid-19 and climate breakdown got in common.
The faltering addition of solar power capacity in India is likely to be further hammered by the coronavirus disruption, making it more difficult to meet energy transition targets.
How should we communicate the decline of emissions following the Covid-19 outbreak?
Warnings that the Coronavirus could delay action on climate change.
New global agreements on biodiversity, oceans and COP26 climate talks could be delayed by Covid-19.
IEA warns that Covid-19 could slow down the switch to renewables.


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Developing countries are leading the way in packaging consumption, according to the latest Flexible Packaging Association’s (F.P.A.) research. By 2021, overall retail packaging is projected to expand by 23% in Africa, 18% in Asia, 8% in South America, 8% in Europe and 4% in North America, according to F.P.A.’s State of the Industry report.
The major drivers include convenience, on-the-go eating, recloseable snacks and portion control, noted Alison Keane, president of the F.P.A. Population growth and the expansion of the middle class in certain developing countries are fueling their economies and flexible packaging growth.
“We’re seeing growth in snack items like bars for breakfast, and resealability through flexible packaging is super important from a convenience standpoint to keep snacks fresh so that it still tastes good the next time you eat it,” Ms. Keane observed.
A more holistic lifestyle, especially among millennials, is not just a North American or European mega-movement.
“Certainly, the emerging markets in China and India are following the same trends,” Ms. Keane said.
Another key driver involves buying an “experience” that packaged foods provide. She said it’s not just buying a product to satiate hunger, but rather, the savoring and enjoyment it also brings.
“Consumers are not necessarily as brand loyal as they were in the past or looking at just a specific product,” she explained. “They’re looking at the whole company and what it is all about. Consumers consider sustainability of the company and not just the product.”
It seems that packaged snacks and baked foods have a lot going from a global perspective.

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Phony Medical Research Earns University Scientist Criminal Charges
Federal Grand Jury Charges NIH Funded Researcher with 4 Counts of False Statements in Health Care Fraud Scheme
Sometimes ground breaking medical research results are too good to be true. In this case, it was because the scientist responsible for the research allegedly committed health care fraud by falsifying his research results. Federal prosecutors have charged Dr. Dong Pyou Han, a 57 year old medical researcher at Iowa State University, with four counts of making false statements to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in order to support grant applications that led to millions of dollars in HIV/AIDS vaccine related funding. Prior to the government uncovering this alleged fraudulent scheme, Dr. Han’s research findings were considered ground breaking in the field of HIV/AIDS related vaccine research.
On June 17, 2014, a federal grand jury charged in its indictment that on four separate occasions Dr. Han manipulated data which purported to show that the study’s HIV/AIDS vaccine neutralized the virus when it actually did not. The indictment alleges that Dr. Han then reported his fake study results to the experiment’s lead scientist, whom Dr. Han knew would use the data to support further NIH research grant funding. To cover up his fraud, the indictment alleges that Dr. Han then spiked serum which was being sent to an outside laboratory at Duke University for verification. Thus, Dr. Han guaranteed the secondary testing laboratory would unknowingly verify Dr. Han’s fake results. The indictment charges Dr. Han with four counts of false statements in violation of Title 18 United State Code, Section 1001(a)(2) and Section 2. Dr. Han faces a maximum period of five years’ incarceration for each offense.
Dr. Han’s case isn’t the first time a medical researcher has been in hot water for phony lab results to support NIH grant proposals. The federal government has brought criminal and civil fraud charges against other scientists, private research labs, and universities in recent years. Time to double check and triple check those lab results! In May 2010, a federal judge in Massachusetts sentenced Dr. Scott Reuben, infamously dubbed the “Medical Madoff” to six months in prison for fraud after he pled guilty to fabricating results in a lab study testing the effectiveness of the prescription drug Celebrex for drug maker Pfizer. An investigation revealed that Dr. Reuben wasn’t a newbie at health care fraud and had been falsifying lab data as far back as 1996. Talk about a serial cheater. In November 2012, Dr. Craig Grimes, a former Pennsylvania State Professor and medical researcher, pled guilty to wire fraud, making false statements, and money laundering in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. Sections 1343, 1001(a)(2) and 1957. The government claimed Dr. Grimes misappropriated half a million dollars allocated for blood gas studies in adult and infant subjects. A federal judge sentenced Dr. Grimes to more than three years in prison.
But it’s not just the doctors with their phony research results who are on the hook. In July of 2013, Northwestern University agreed to pay nearly $3 million dollars to settle civil fraud claims brought by the federal government after Dr. Charles L. Bennett submitted false claims to support his research grant applications to the NIH. In this case, Dr. Bennett and Dr. Steven T. Rosen are alleged to have authorized the expenditure of NIH grant money for personal travel, hotels, meals and to hire family and friends as phony “consultants” all in violation of the public trust.
As the Dr. Han and prior cases show, there are real criminal and civil consequences to health care fraud. The federal government has shown an apparent increasing willingness to go after medical researchers and their sponsoring institutions for health care fraud. Therefore, health care and medical research professionals and sponsoring organizations who suspect fraud in their clinical research programs should contact an experienced White Collar Defense Attorney to help protect their rights.

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Elkhart and Goshen hospitals continue to be overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients.
Dr. Michelle Bache, vice president of Medical Affairs at Elkhart General Hospital, said Tuesday the hospital had 51 positive cases and were waiting on confirmation for seven more. On Monday, they had 52 positive cases and two deaths.
“We’re still seeing high traffic through our emergency department; high traffic through our drive-through testing here,” she said. And of those being tested, they were seeing a high rate of positive results.
Because the intensive care unit is overflowing, hospital staff have opened another treatment area to accommodate the increased demand. There are 26 beds in ICU, making its capacity 23, Bache explained, adding four of those COVID-19 patients are on ventilators, bringing the total number of people in the ICU on ventilators to seven.
“We’re looking for other areas in the hospital where we can staff and treat patients,” she said. There are several patients who are being treated as ICU patients, just not in the ICU ward. “These are very sick patients who are requiring oxygen,” she said.
For those who think the hospital is claiming COVID to get extra money or who don’t believe it’s as bad as everyone claims, Bache said, “They’re real patients. They are patients who require hospitalization. We are not admitting people who don’t have a need.”
In the seven counties that make up District 2, Bache said hospitalizations have quadrupled in a short period of time. Of the 187 COVID patients who have been hospitalized in District 2, 51 of them are being cared for at Elkhart General Hospital, she said.
Elkhart has such a disproportionate amount of cases per 100,000 people that it is No. 2 in the state, she said.
“It’s surprising to me that there are still people who will make comments: ‘After the election this will all go away. The doctors are falsifying the numbers. There really aren’t that many cases.’ I can promise you these are real patients, and they have real families.”
Why, the doctor asked, would medical professionals overfill the hospital and postpone elective surgeries and procedures like Elkhart is doing just to falsify numbers? “I don’t know how people can reason that way,” she said.
At some point, Bache pointed out, everyone will know someone who has COVID-19 as the virus makes its way through the community.
“Every day it gets worse, and every day we’re trying to figure out where to get the staff,” she said. They are trying to bolster the physician workforce. Surgeries are on a day-by-day basis, with staff postponing some surgeries for those who need an in-patient bed.
Nurses are working with more patients than what is ideal. The hospital is also short on aides and respiratory therapists. She explained that they are trying to find traveling nurses and respiratory therapists to fill those needs.
The crush is affecting every facet of the hospital’s health care teams.
Nurses, doctors and lab staff are out sick as well.
“Please take this seriously and do your part to help us out,” Bache urged the public, reiterating people should wear a mask (and wash it), social distance, wash their hands and stay home if they are sick.
Dr. Dan Nafziger, Goshen Hospital chief medical officer and infectious disease specialist, said, “The situation in northern Indiana related to COVID-19 is bad and getting worse. At Goshen Hospital we have had record numbers of admitted patients. We don’t want to discourage people from coming to the hospital for care, but please avoid large groups, practice physical distancing and wear a mask when indoors with anyone who is not part of your household.”
Goshen Hospital is reporting a higher number of COVID-19 patients, particularly those requiring ventilators.
According to a statement from Goshen Health, “Overall, the number of patients has remained in the mid-20s from last week and through the weekend. This last week saw a total of six deaths, the highest number by far for any week.”
Goshen Health’s Chief Nursing Officer Julie Crossley added, “We are very concerned about the record numbers of COVID-19 patients needing intensive care at the hospital. At this time, we are not diverting patients. However, we are in close contact with our hospital partners regarding our current COVID-19 inpatient volumes.”
Nafziger said, “With the colder weather on the way, we continue to worry that more people gathered indoors will increase the spread of COVID-19. By now all the precautions may be like second nature to some of us — and to others, they may be a constant struggle. But please know, your efforts do make a difference — wearing a mask, handwashing and physically distancing.
“Most of our homes aren’t large enough to entertain more than a few people indoors. Staying home if you’re not feeling well is also critically important this cold and flu season — and having a COVID test if the situation warrants it. This has been — and continues to be — a very challenging time for all of us — as individuals, families, medical professionals and communities.”
Dr. Nafziger added, “Many people are worried about how they will deal with feeling more isolated during the winter. Being outside can be critical to our emotional health. Pay attention to how you’re feeling and talk to your provider if you begin to feel depressed. And, reach out to your friends and family who may need your phone call, text or email to remind them you care. We’re still in the middle of this pandemic, but we’re not alone.”


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The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.0% increase to minimum wages following its 2019 Annual Wage Review.
The increase applies to the base pay rates from the first full pay period starting on or after 1 July 2019
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Stockport is a borough of Greater Manchester and encompasses several outlying areas. It has a distinctive identity of its own, and many great visitor attractions to enjoy. Just six miles from Manchester city centre, Stockport is famous for its old infirmary, art gallery, viaduct and ornate town hall, and there is also a good choice of shopping opportunities here. There’s an impressive indoor market on its original Victorian site, a magnet for bargain hunters.
Stockport Train Station Parking
Stockport Train Station is on the West Coast Main Line and connects with London Euston via Manchester Piccadilly. It has all the facilities you’d expect from a modern railway station, and you can conveniently leave your car at NCP’s Exchange Station car park and make your way to your platform in just a few minutes.


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Israel Unhappy With Extended Russia-US Deal in Syria, Will ‘Stand Firm’ in Opposing Iranian Military Presence
Israel has signaled its unease with the extension of the ceasefire deal in southwestern Syria brokered by Russia and the US, making clear it reserves the right to carry out airstrikes and other measures to counter Iran’s growing military presence near the Jewish state’s borders.
At the Israeli cabinet’s weekly meeting on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not address the new arrangements, which build upon an earlier Syrian ceasefire agreed in July. That deal was explicitly opposed by Israel at the time, based on concerns — borne out by developments on the ground over the summer — that Iran and its proxies, like the Lebanese Shia terrorist organization Hezbollah, would fill the vacuum in Syrian territories liberated from ISIS. Israel is also worried about the proximity of Russian forces to its northern border.
One Israeli minister, Tzachi Hanegbi, did voice criticism of the extended ceasefire, telling reporters in Jerusalem that the deal — announced last week following a joint statement issued by US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin — “does not meet Israel’s unequivocal demand the there will not be developments that bring the forces of Hezbollah or Iran to the Israel-Syria border in the north.”
“There’s reflection here of the understanding that Israel has set red lines, and will stand firm on this,” Hanegbi said.
Israel has reportedly carried out over 100 airstrikes on Iranian and Hezbollah weapons convoys in Syria since 2012, including a Nov. 2 attack on a facility near Homs, north of Damascus, where it was believed rockets were being manufactured.
The aim of the extended ceasefire is to consolidate Syria’s “de-escalation zones” by separating rival armed groups from each other. However, no moves are afoot to secure the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country, which means that Iranian or Hezbollah forces will be as little as 4 miles from Israel’s border on the Golan Heights.
According to Israeli sources, this is what the "buffer zone" separating #Israel from Iranian proxies could look like in southern #Syria following the US-Russia-Jordan agreement pic.twitter.com/OHCGCRSgZf
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A US State Department briefing on the ceasefire on Saturday barely addressed Israel’s substantive objections, save for acknowledging that Iran and its proxies “have used the Syrian conflict over the last five years to increase their presence in this part of Syria, which has undermined the ceasefire and poses a threat to Jordan and Israel.”
A State Department official who spoke anonymously made clear that the primary aim of the extended ceasefire was to secure the “final defeat” of ISIS, as agreed by Trump and Putin during their meeting at last week’s ASEAN Summit in Vietnam. The official added that the “bottom-line principle is that all foreign terrorists and militia fighters must leave these areas and ultimately leave Syria altogether,” including those controlled by Iran, but also emphasized that securing this outcome was the task of the Russians, who “have agreed to work with the Syrian regime to remove Iranian-backed forces a defined distance from opposition-held territory as well as the borders of the Golan in Jordan.”
On Monday, Assad’s regime accused the US and its allies in the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of carrying out “new bloody massacres” in the former ISIS strongholds of Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor. According to a regime statement reported by RT, the Russian government’s international mouthpiece, “the Syrian government remains firm in their ‘suspicion’ that the US-led bombing campaign, and its support for opposition groups on the ground, are coordinated campaigns to help ISIS terrorists attack government forces.”

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Neil Taylor and Chris Gunter will happily put family dilemmas aside when they represent Wales on Friday in a Euro 2016 quarter-final against favoured Belgium.
Taylor revealed he bought tickets for Thursday's Beyonce concert in Cardiff months ago as a birthday present for his wife.
Fellow defender Gunter could meanwhile miss his brother's wedding on July 7 in Cancun, Mexico, if they win and reach the semi-finals in which they would play on July 6.
But the pair will gladly give up those obligations as Wales are living the dream by still being in the tournament.
"We don't care, we are delighted to be in the quarter-finals of the cup here," Taylor said. "The whole of Wales is on a little bit of a standstill waiting for each game to come round."
Led by stars Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, Wales advanced with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Northern Ireland and they now run into the Belgium of Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne, who clobbered Hungary 4-0 in the last 16.
Tens of thousands of Belgium fans are expected to invade the northern French city of Lille, which is just 20 kilometres from the Belgian border, and the place where Hazard started his career at the local LOSC club, winning the French league in 2011.
Hazard missed Tuesday training with a thigh muscle problem but coach Marc Wilmots is upbeat he can return to team training Thursday and play the next day, while defender Thomas Vermaelen is suspended.
Chelsea playmaker Hazard hopes that Belgium's golden generation can progress further and possibly emulate the class of 1980, which reached the final.
"We have got to the quarters, we are delighted. We will try to carry on in the same vein," Hazard said. "Wales we know very well. We played them in the qualifiers, they are a very tough team to face."
Belgium were held 0-0 at home and lost 1-0 in Wales after a Bale strike in the qualifiers but still won the group.
They are rated favourites, which suits Wales just fine as they expect to have more space than against a defensive Northern Ireland team where Bale and company were taken out of the match.
Wales have matched their best ever showing on the big stage, as the country also reached the quarter-finals of the 1958 World Cup.


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A Trump administration official rejected reports that the president is evaluating whether to pull out of peace negotiations between Israel and Palestinians after a conflict arose during a meeting between top aide Jared Kushner and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, according to a report.
The Arabic daily Al-Hayat reported on Saturday Abbas became angry after Kushner listed off a set of demands from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a translation of the article published by the Jerusalem Post.
A Palestinian official told Al-Hayat Kushner would now have to sit down with President Trump to discuss whether the conversations should continue.
However, a senior Trump official told the Jerusalem Post that claims surrounding Trump potentially withdrawing from the conversations altogether were "nonsense."
President Trump has touted his desire to bring peace negations between the Palestinians and Israel since the beginning of his presidency.


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NJ2AS has confirmed through two sources that effective March 31, 2021, the NJ State Police will be updating their firearm processing software to allow digital versions of the New Jersey Firearms ID card. Internal notices state once your application is approved, you will receive an e-mail with a link to your digital firearm ID card. […]


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(The historical information in this article is based on The History of Go Rules by Chen Zuyuan.)
For a game that has mostly remained unchanged through its history, go has a lot of different rulesets. You may have heard of Japanese rules and Chinese rules, but how about Korean rules, aga rules, New Zealand rules, Tromp–Taylor rules, or Ing rules? Why do all these different rulesets exist, and what is different between them?
Once upon a time in China, go was (most likely) a stone-capturing game. At some point, the Chinese started to count the living stones on the board rather than the captured stones to determine the winner; we might dub this ‘stone scoring’. Subsequently, the notion of ‘territory’ (i.e., an intersection in which the other player cannot have live stones) was born, and the game-end process sped up. Since both players play the same number of moves, you get the difference of living stones from the captured stones; so, instead of filling the board with stones and counting them, you essentially get the same result by comparing the players’ captured stones and surrounded territories. This is called ‘territory scoring’.
Later, in Ming dynasty China, around the 16th century, Chinese go players came up with another way of counting the score. This was at least partly motivated by the fact that territory scoring penalises players from playing inside their own territories when all neutral points was filled, even though there might be unfinished business inside (such as the bent four in the corner). The Chinese started comparing the sum of a player’s stones and territories against half the sum of the intersections on the board; if the sum is larger, then the player has logically won the game, and vice versa. This is nowadays called ‘area scoring’.
Around year 700, when the Chinese were still using territory scoring, go spread to Japan, and so the Japanese also came to play go with territory scoring. The Japanese then gradually altered the rules of the game, for example abolishing the practice of starting the game from the preset position shown above, called zuozi, and the group tax. The latter was a byproduct of stone scoring: originally, only living scores counted towards a player’s score, so in the end the board was filled with stones; but every group has to leave two empty intersections for its eyes. Therefore, when the ‘group tax’ applies, every group costs a player two points. This rule made the territory scoring process more convoluted, which is probably the main reason why it was abolished.
During the centuries that followed, the Japanese discovered interesting features of the territory scoring, which led to special rules such as ‘the bent four in the corner is dead’ and ‘three points without capturing’. By the 20th century, the Japanese were proud to say that they ‘had taken the old Chinese game of go and perfected it’.
In the mid-20th century, the Korean Baduk Association was created. Korea also had a long history of go played with their own rules, called sunjang baduk, which involves a special preset position and scoring rules. However, as the Japanese players of the time outclassed that of Korea, the Korean Baduk Association promptly decided to implement their own, slightly modified version of the Japanese rules which they dubbed ‘Korean rules’.
A bit later, for similar reasons, China followed suit. The Chinese Weiqi Association was formed and traditional Chinese rules were adjusted; the stone-placement practice and the group tax were abolished. The Weiqi Association however chose to implement area scoring, perhaps to emphasise that go is, and always has been, a Chinese game.
Closer to the end of the 20th century, more variations of the go rules started popping up. By this point, a dichotomy between Japanese rules, based on territory scoring, and Chinese rules, based on area scoring, had been formed, and subsequent rulesets were mostly either combinations or modifications of the two. Possibly following the two countries’ (and Korea’s) lead, some of the new rulesets also carried country names, such as the New Zealand and aga (American Go Association) rules.
Now, in the present day, the names ‘Japanese rules’ and ‘Chinese rules’ still form a dichotomy for ‘territory or area scoring’, as both rulesets have a firm culture-historical basis. Some other rulesets, such as the Korean, aga, or New Zealand rules, on the other hand, mainly describe where they are used, with a much lighter go-political weight. But how appropriate are these ruleset names in the globalised world, and especially online?
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What is safe to give a dog in pain? NSAID options that are approved for use in dogs include carprofen (e.g. Rimadyl), deracoxib (e.g. Deramaxx), etodolac (e.g. Etogesic), firocoxib (e.g. Previcox), meloxicam (e.g. Metacam), robenacoxib (e.g. Onsior), and mavacoxib (e.g. Trocoxil).
What can you give a dog for pain relief at home?
- Hot and Cold Therapy.
- Devil’s Claw.
- CBD Oil.
- Fish Oil.
How much Tylenol can I give my dog? How much Tylenol can I give my dog? A commonly-used dose of Tylenol for dogs is 5 to 7 mg per pound of body weight two times daily. This should only be given under the direction and recommendation of a veterinarian.
Which Tylenol is safe for dogs? Acetaminophen, or Tylenol, is a common over-the-counter medication used by humans to relieve pain and fever. You may be tempted to give your dog acetaminophen for pain since it’s available over-the-counter. However, this drug can be toxic to dogs. You should never give your dog acetaminophen.

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Additionally, one program might act or be a replacement for the other one. If you want both applications installed, create another Windows user from Control panel and then right click one application and select RUN AS. This will install the application separately.


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The Motorcycle Diaries
Based on the journals of Che Guevara, leader of the Cuban Revolution. In his memoirs, Guevara recounts adventures he and best friend Alberto Granado had while crossing South America by motorcycle in the early 1950s.The Motorcycle Diaries featuring Gael García Bernal and Rodrigo de la Serna is free on Peacock, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, available for rent or purchase on Prime Video, and 3 others. It's an action & adventure and drama movie with a high IMDb audience rating of 7.8 (99,571 votes).
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Term Life Cover in Slack Head, Cumbria
A kind of life insurance policy with a restricted coverage duration.
Once that duration or “term” is up, it is up to the policy proprietor to choose whether to restore or to let the coverage end. This type of insurance coverage contrasts with long-term life insurance, which is intended to provide life-long security.
Level Term or Level-Premium: Level term life insurance gives the insured with protection for a specified amount of time; the term might be one, five, 10, Two Decade or longer. The costs is calculated based upon the age as well as health of the insured. The insurance firm levels out the premium settlements by billing a lot more at the beginning of the policy compared to mortality costs require, so the costs settlements are fixed and assured throughout of coverage.
Annual Eco-friendly Term: A yearly eco-friendly term (YRT) policy has no given term as well as is eco-friendly every year without evidence of insurability. The premiums on a YRT policy start reduced as well as enhance yearly because they are based on the insured’s acquired age. Although there is no given term with a YRT plan, costs could end up being much too costly for those at later ages, making the policy difficult to maintain.
Lowering Term: A decreasing term plan showcases a survivor benefit that decreases every year inning accordance with a predetermined timetable. The insured pays a dealt with, degree costs throughout to the policy. Lowering term policies are often utilized in concert with a home loan to match the protection with the decreasing principal of the loan.
A prominent time to take out a term life insurance policy plan, specifically one with a 20-year term, is upon having kids. They are normally a great suitable for younger individuals with family members, just in instance something happens to the primary income earner. They are additionally well-suited to individuals who understand for particular their need for life insurance policy protection will certainly be short-term– simply puts, they feel their surviving family members will not have a demand for the added security life insurance policy supplies or that they will have collected enough liquid possessions to self-insure. If you only need insurance coverage for One Decade, after that acquire term.
As you move with various stages of life– acquiring a residence, starting a family members, opening up a company, retired life– the amount as well as kind of life insurance policy you need additionally adjustments. When you’re young as well as need a great deal of protection to replace a loss of income for your dependents, term life insurance often makes the very best sense (as well as actually has come to be the default choice for the majority of insurance coverage customers, mostly due to the fact that it is inexpensive and uncomplicated). As you accumulate properties as well as require insurance coverage that will last for your life time, permanent life insurance policy might be the better option.
Long-term Life Insurance Policy in Slack Head, North West
An umbrella term for life insurance policy intends that do not expire (unlike term life insurance policy) and incorporate a survivor benefit with a savings part. This financial savings section could develop a money value – against which the policy proprietor can borrow funds, or in some instances, the proprietor could take out the cash worth to help meet future objectives, such as paying for a youngster’s college education. Both primary kinds of long-term life insurance are entire and also global life insurance policy plans.
To obtain versus the cost savings part of a permanent life insurance policy policy, there is usually a waiting duration after the acquisition of your plan for sufficient cash money worth to collect. If the quantity of the unsettled rate of interest on your funding plus your superior lending equilibrium surpasses the amount of your plan’s cash money value, your policy and all coverage will terminate.
Long-term life insurance coverage policies delight in desirable tax treatment. The development of money value is normally on a tax-deferred basis, meaning that you pay no taxes on any revenues in the policy so long as the plan remains active.
With all kinds of irreversible policies, the cash money worth of a plan is different from the policy’s face amount. The cash worth might be affected by your insurance coverage business’s economic outcomes or experience, which can be influenced by mortality rates, costs, as well as financial investment profits.
” Irreversible insurance coverage” is actually a catchall expression for a variety of life insurance products which contain the cash-value feature. Within this class of life insurance, there are a plethora of various products. Here we list one of the most common ones.
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Entire life insurance policy supplies policyholders with the capacity to collect wealth as regular costs settlements cover insurance policy prices. These repayments additionally contribute to equity development in a savings account.
Rewards, or passion, can develop in this account, tax-deferred. As shown by its name, whole life insurance shields a specific for his entire life. This is the most standard kind of entire life insurance, likewise referred to as straight life, standard or permanent entire life insurance policy.
Entire life insurance coverage is suggested for people in a selection of circumstances. There are a selection of other situations that may suggest entire life insurance for individuals.
For 30 years, from 1940 to 1970, whole life insurance was very typical. The majority of individuals, at that time, began spending in the stock market and term life insurance coverage.
Universal Life Guarantee in Cumbria
Universal life insurance policy is type of flexible permanent life insurance offering the inexpensive defense of term life insurance in addition to a savings aspect (like entire life insurance), which is invested to provide a cash value buildup. The survivor benefit, cost savings part and also premiums could be evaluated and also changed as an insurance policy holder’s scenarios alter. Unlike entire life insurance policy, universal life insurance allows the insurance holder to use the passion from his accumulated cost savings in order to help pay premiums with time.
Whole life insurance coverage as well as universal life insurance policy both fall into the category of irreversible insurance coverage, the distinctions between the two lie in how the money worth builds up. Under an universal life insurance policy, the insurance business issuing the plan establishes a rate of interest rate minimum, stated within each private agreement.
As cash value collects with time, insurance holders can access a portion of the balance without impacting the assured survivor benefit. Life insurance policy lendings allow insurance holders to obtain against built up cash money worth within a global life policy without any tax obligation implications.
Nevertheless, any kind of plan financing not settled could minimize the total survivor benefit issued to beneficiaries. Money value might also be accessed as a withdrawal, but the policyholder could sustain a tax liability in doing so.

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