WASHINGTON – The USA may see a wave of Covid-19 vaccine mandates as quickly because the Meals and Drug Administration grants full approval to a number of of the vaccines, public well being specialists predicted.
All three vaccines cleared by the FDA for emergency use in opposition to coronavirus have been proven to be protected and efficient below that expedited evaluate course of and in the true world, and the nation’s docs and high public well being officers have mentioned there isn’t a want. that nobody waits to get vaccinated. .
However because the tempo of vaccines slows and issues rise in regards to the extremely contagious delta variant, official regulatory approval would take away a major public relations and authorized barrier for firms and authorities companies eager to require vaccines for his or her workers and clients. , former well being officers. of the Biden and Obama administrations.
“I feel as soon as vaccines undergo full FDA approval, all the things must be on the desk, and I feel all the things might be on the desk on the municipal, state, employer, place, authorities company degree,” mentioned Andy Slavitt. , who resigned as President Joe Biden’s Covid Response Coordinator final month and stays in shut contact with administration officers.
Many establishments, together with schools and universities, have lengthy required sure vaccines. Nonetheless, the suggestion of Covid vaccine mandates, whether or not by native governments for school-age youngsters or by companies for his or her shoppers, has to date met with stiff resistance, primarily from lawmakers and activists. conservatives.
No less than 20 state legislatures have handed payments or are contemplating measures that may prohibit firms and state and native governments from imposing restrictions on unvaccinated folks. Even so, some universities, live performance venues, and employers have already began demanding Covid vaccines.
However the expedited evaluate course of for Covid vaccines has been cited as a security challenge by some individuals who have but to get vaccinated and as a authorized hurdle for organizations which were hesitant to implement a mandate.
Establishments which have established vaccine necessities have already confronted lawsuits, and opponents argue that the statute creating the emergency use authorization signifies that individuals ought to have the choice to refuse therapy. A kind of lawsuits filed by healthcare employees at Houston Methodist was dismissed final month.
However with the brand new delta variant spreading and hospitals filling up as soon as once more, there’s a renewed sense of urgency on the a part of public well being officers to seek out methods to achieve the almost 1 in three eligible People who’ve but to obtain their first dose. Pfizer, maker of the primary vaccine licensed for emergency use in the USA, mentioned Friday that it expects the FDA to grant full approval by January 2022 on the newest. Performing FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock has mentioned the choice must be made lengthy earlier than then.
Well being officers mentioned they consider vaccine necessities could possibly be the most recent push for individuals who haven’t made vaccination a precedence or who’ve been detached to the necessity to take action.
“It is a disgrace for us if we sit right here in July and do not do one thing to extend vaccination charges after which we won’t open colleges or we’ve a scenario the place, God forbid, the financial system takes one other hit as a result of firms have to shut once more, ”mentioned Kathleen Sebelius, who served as secretary of well being and human companies through the presidency of Barack Obama.
The Biden administration has to date resisted any vaccine requirement, opting as an alternative to supply incentives. However Slavitt mentioned he hopes that may change with full FDA approval.
He mentioned he believes some federal companies ought to begin requiring vaccinations for his or her workers, together with members of the navy, healthcare employees in Veterans Affairs hospitals and nursing houses, and different federal employees in shut contact with the general public, like airport safety inspectors.
“I feel all authorities companies ought to rethink what is suitable,” Slavitt mentioned. “By the best way, there are a number of folks within the polls who say exactly these phrases: ‘I cannot settle for it, except it’s essential.
White Home press secretary Jen Psaki declined to say Friday whether or not the administration was contemplating making the vaccine a requirement for the navy or the federal workforce. The federal authorities already requires members of the navy to obtain sure vaccinations. Immigration candidates should additionally get vaccinated in opposition to quite a lot of illnesses.
It is unclear how a lot authority the Biden administration might need in requiring vaccines past the federal workforce. No federal vaccination injunction has ever been confirmed in courtroom, and none have ever been issued to the final inhabitants. As an alternative, a lot of the ability to demand vaccinations has fallen to state and native governments following a Supreme Courtroom ruling in 1905 upholding a metropolis well being board legislation requiring all adults to be vaccinated in opposition to the smallpox.
To this point, solely a handful of main firms, companies, and locations have carried out vaccine mandates. Delta Air Strains and United Airways are among the many few firms that require new workers to be vaccinated, however the coverage doesn’t apply to present workers.
A number of different firms, resembling BlackRock, have mentioned that solely vaccinated workers can return to the workplace, however they’ve but to say what’s going to occur to the unvaccinated. Madison Sq. Backyard and Yankee Stadium have restricted their occasions to vaccinated attendees, however many different venues have solely inspired company to get vaccinated.
Even hospitals and nursing houses have been hesitant to make vaccinations obligatory for workers. Amongst nursing residence workers, the vaccination fee is decrease than that of the final inhabitants, and in some states, together with Florida and Georgia, the vaccination fee is lower than 50 p.c for employees, in keeping with knowledge from the Facilities for Nursing. Medicare and Medicaid companies.
“I feel it is the duty of employers and different individuals who have the power to implement it on their websites,” mentioned Zeke Emanuel, a well being adviser to the Obama administration, about requiring vaccinations for healthcare employees. “It is not simple, however this can be a management time, and typically if you’re a pacesetter, it’s a must to do tough issues.”
Lots of of universities have required that college students be totally vaccinated in opposition to Covid earlier than returning to campus, however it’s unclear how these mandates might be enforced and there have already been setbacks, together with lawsuits. A federal choose upheld Indiana College’s vaccine requirement Monday. Most schools already had vaccine necessities for different illnesses.
Slavitt mentioned that one compromise employers may supply to these strongly in opposition to vaccination could be to require them to be examined a number of occasions every week.
The Biden administration has supported personal firms that set vaccine necessities and its high medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, mentioned on July 11 that he believes there must be extra vaccine mandates regionally.
The Biden administration’s technique has largely targeted on attempting to make vaccines extra accessible, disseminating details about vaccines and warning of the dangers of not receiving them.
“We all know that some employers, hospitals, well being programs, schools, universities and native leaders have chosen to take this step, and we hope that others will as properly,” mentioned Psaki concerning vaccine necessities. “However we’re taking part in our position from right here on going group by group, from individual to individual, ensuring that we’re attending to know the folks the place they’re to get the vaccine.”
Final week, the White Home turned to pop star Olivia Rodrigo to attempt to attain the very younger, who’ve the bottom vaccination charges. The surgeon basic additionally revealed a report on the affect misinformation on social media has had on vaccination efforts. Biden mentioned on Friday that these social media platforms, together with Fb, had been “killing folks” by permitting lies about Covid vaccines to unfold on their web sites.. He pushed again the criticism on Monday, saying the culprits had been those that posted the false info.
The vaccination fee has been lower in half since June 1, when the administration declared a “month of motion” to redouble efforts because the delta variant unfold. By the top of final week, new circumstances had risen 70 p.c prior to now seven days with most infections in 4 states having comparatively low vaccination charges, and the variety of deaths had elevated by 26 p.c. to 211 per day, in keeping with the CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.
“We now have the chance to essentially proceed the progress, the unimaginable progress that has been made since January,” mentioned Sebelius. “However we even have some actual warning indicators around the globe that we have to pay shut consideration to.”


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Note to fashion week event planners: Please reconsider venues that are accessible only by iffy elevators, which was the case for a Neiman Marcus awards event Sunday night and the AZ Factory show Monday morning featuring guest designers Molly Molloy and Lucinda Chambers, the duo behind the Colville label.
Despite overcast skies, the view was indeed glorious from the penthouse of the glass and steel Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art, where a blue carpet and white benches were laid out for the display.
Like the Lutz Huelle collaboration last season, this AZ Factory effort reflected a fine mind meld. Here, the arty, polished bohemia of Colville collided with the glamorous femininity of the late Alber Elbaz, whose gestures with fabrics and volumes were as unmistakeable as his charming sketches.
In the show notes, Chambers said she “really” felt “Elbaz’s presence” working with the AZ Factory teams, hauling out two members of the design studio for the bow, after which guests sprinted for the elevator banks.
She and Molloy scribbled ruffles down the front of one dress, inset puffy sleeves into another for a slightly hunched look and added scrunchy gloves and flower-festooned baseball caps as soigné flourishes. “Padded waist-warmers” in fake leather added bulk, not pizzazz.
The English design duo showcased more prints than Elbaz ever did, including stripes for clinging sweaters, squiggles for fuzzy woolen coats, and repeating oval shapes for long, slim knit dresses worn over full-legged pants. They also leaned into a stash of deadstock fabric left over from Elbaz’s era, including duchess satin and leather.
Prismic totems made of oriented strand board and mosaic tile stood at the far ends of the room. They were in fact limited-edition stools that will also be sold as part of the one-off collaboration.
A joint venture forged between Compagnie Financière Richemont and Elbaz in 2019, AZ Factory has invited a range of guest creatives, from young up-and-comers to more established talents, in the wake of the founder’s death in April 2021 from COVID-19.

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The Kardashians are being accused of causing $75 million in debit card damages, but it’s not due to their extravagant lifestyle, like one might think.
The Kardashian women are being accused of causing $75 million in debit card damages, but it’s not due to their somewhat extravagant lifestyle, like one might think.
Khloe, Kim, Kourtney and mom Kris are being sued for breach of contract by The Revenue Resource Group, LLC. According to the lawsuit, the ladies withdrew from their agreement to allow their likeness to be used to promote their Master Card-branded debit card.
The exorbitant fees associated with the card caught the attention of Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and is believed to be the reason why the Kardashians’ separated from the partnership.
Attorney General Blumenthal warned that the card could raise "considerable ethical, and perhaps legal, questions under Connecticut’s consumer laws," according to the New York Daily News.
The Kardashians’ lawyer released this statement: "The Kardashians have worked extremely long and hard to create a positive public persona that appeals to everyone, particularly young adults. Unfortunately, the negative spotlight turned on the Kardashians as a result of the Attorney General’s comments and actions threatens everything for which they have worked."
Scott Rudd, the attorney for The Revenue Resource Group, said that the company went out of business, in part because of the Kardashians’ actions.
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You’ll notice one thing missing though and that’s how much you can get a mortgage for. I know it seems strange, but you would be surprised how many people go through all of the above and then ask how much they can borrow on a mortgage.
Understanding precisely how much you can borrow FIRST will make the whole process go that little bit smoother. Okay you still have to do all of the above tasks but at least you will know exactly what your price range is, how much it will cost, how long it will take and be fully prepared when it comes to making an offer on your new home.
Feel free to simply contact me for a no obligation conversation. Remember, all my advice is free of charge at every point of contact.

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If you live in it but never make it your own, if you never put your personal stamp on it and infuse the space with your signature touches, it’s just a house.
A home is more personal.
That’s why a page clipped from a magazine or the advice of a friend who “knows how to do things,” sometimes misses the mark. The photograph is beautiful. And the advice is well-meant. But without your own interpretation the spark – the element that makes a space uniquely yours – is missing.
I visited two homes over the holidays. One is spare and elegant and sophisticated. The walls are painted soothing neutral colors. Books and framed photos line the shelves and the windows are bare and open to the forest that adjoins the lot. At night bamboo shades roll down to wrap the rooms in the warm glow of reading lamps. From the moment you walk through the door you know you’re in the company of thoughtful and contemplative people.
The other is more bohemian. There are good rugs scattered across the hardwoods and colorful pillows on the voluminous sofa. Large prints decorate the walls and hand-painted pottery sits in the kitchen cabinets. It is the home of a vibrant, creative soul.
And it’s all wrong.
The man and woman who live in the first house are empty nesters. They’ve survived the demands of raising a family and building careers. The place they’ve chosen to live reflects couple who lives there. The rooms are furnished with things – carefully chosen and edited – that mean the most to them.
The other place ought to work, but it doesn’t. The owner enlisted the help of a friend who threw herself into the project and decorated to fit her own personal style. For the first few months the owner loved the changes. But in time the “noise” in the décor began to disturb her. Now, she’s afraid to hurt the feelings of a friend and she’s unhappy in her own home.
There’s a lesson there for each of us.
This week in Home
When a family found the place that would suit them best, they took a 1904 landmark and made it their own. The story of Andy and Jennifer Thornton’s Corbin Park redo is our cover feature.


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Heico Corp. (NYSE: HEI) has completed the acquisition of privately held communications data collector Midwest Microwave Solutions Inc. from management. In addition, Heico bought Astroseal Products Manufacturing Corp.
Hiawatha, Iowa-based Midwest Microwave, founded in 2005, makes electronic intercept receivers for the military and intelligence sector. The target’s management will retain a 20 percent stake in the company.
Separately, Hollywood, Florida-based Heico has acquired Astroseal Products Manufacturing Corp. The Chester, Connecticut-based target, founded in 1965, makes composites for airplanes that are used to protect them against lightning strikes.
These two deals follow Heico’s acquisition of Aerospace & Commercial Technologies. The target makes wing flaps and speed brakes for F-16s.
Aerospace deals have been picking up lately including Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s (NYSE: BRK.A) $37 billion deal for Precision Castparts. That acquisition was announced after Precision said it will buy a pair of rivals in Composites Horizons LLC and Noranco Inc.

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Silver Accents: Cool metal touches give this room a sophisticated air. The scrolling mirror, the legs of the coffee table, even the fireplace andirons are all glossed in chic silver. Writing on the Wall: For truly unique (and sometimes quirky) decor. You can search by theme, type, even lyrics to your favorite Men Without Hats song. Does your living room work double duty as a front entry? Keep the two separated and well defined by lining one wall with a welcoming wallpaper, and keeping the living room furniture appropriated to an area rug. Flower Power: Here’s a bloomin’ brilliant idea: Keep oversized patterns in check by limiting them to well defined spaces (here a bouquet of blue flowers covers an occasional seat and an oversized roman shade). It will keep the powerful pattern from taking over the room. Back to Back: Create a dynamic seating arrangement by placing a set of sofas in the center of the room and with their backs to each other. It’s a bold move that creates two conversation corners.
If you could only choose one room in your home to put your heart and soul into designing, the living room would top the list. It’s that treasured (and often off-limits) space that sets the tone for your entire decorating style. Seeing Red: The secret to taming a fiery red? Balance it with pops of white. A smattering of dove white wall accents with the white fireplace, chair rail, and coffee table keep the bold color in check. Pattern Play: Trellis, ikats, florals oh my! The trick to mixing patterns is to pick a color theme here, reds, browns, and blues and to use big swaths of solid color (the brown sofa, red chairs, and green ottoman) to anchor the space. Light and Airy: You can pack a lot into your living room even a dining set if you keep furnishings from weighing the space down. Lucite dining chairs, an open weave coffee table, and an unobstructed wall of windows keeps this room from feeling cramped.
In many homes the desk is mandatory piece of furniture. Whether it comes to children’s desk or a desk with a computer that is used by the whole family, the time spenden on this table is not negligible. Therefore, we should pay attention to choosing the appropriate table, depending on the type of work and the age of the person that will use it. The table should have above or below, shelves or drawers to store all needed stuff. This will enable greater visibility and more free surface to work. When it comes to teen’s room, table should be set that way, to allow full concentration of the child, such as, for example, in the corner of the room. An ideal place for a desk is by the window, to have natural light for succesfull work. If the table is not set by the window, the lack of daylight should be upgraded with table lamp, which is mandatory piece in every work space. Do you have a garden or terrace? Ah you are so lucky! Just look at our examples and your outdoor room might look like this, with a little imagination. Can you imagine that you are resting on one of these seductive beds with champagne in hand.
Get some quality beds and furniture It may be tempting to pick up a few pieces of disposable furniture to tide you over the moving period but it’s much better to get quality furniture that will last. A good bed will help you rest better during the hectic moving period and it will serve you well long after you have settled in. The same applies to the rest of your living spaces; good quality kitchen furniture and items such as couches and sofas can be bought either new or second hand and, with a little care and attention, they will last for years. Proper Curtains and Blinds. This is another area where it is tempting to get temporary replacements until you are settled. The reality is that you’ll need high quality and long lasting blinds or curtains at some point in the future, so just like furniture, it will not hurt to invest in the right curtains or blinds at the beginning. Carpets and Rugs. Carpets and rugs are the essentials that will help you maintain your new apartment and keep it in its best shape to preserve its value. In addition, carpets, tiles, and area rugs help to define and protect different areas while adding color and texture.
Designing of the bathroom, for many people represents the most interesting part in the decoration of the home. While its appearance not long ago, depended on the decisions of your plumber, today there is a multitude of options. There are so many useful solutions between we can choose, depending on the budget and priorities. The emphasis has shifted away from pure sustainability and functionality, on the personalization and comfortable atmosphere of the space. Therefore, in the arrangement of the bathroom, you need to invest the most time, effort and of course, financial resources. If you have big budget, and you want to make something different, you can make extravagant ceiling. It will make your bathroom to look glamorous and dazzling. Check out some creative solutions, and find idea for your dream bathroom!
As luxury as it comes, the Mediterranean interior design style is the perfect choice when it comes to choosing the way your new bedroom should look like. The Mediterranean bedroom interior design looks very expensive at first glance but when you make a good plan and carefully choose your materials you can pull it off with the same cost as any other interior design style. What is different in the end is that the Mediterranean style will still look like it is a part of a luxury estate, if it isn’t. Today many people live in small homes, and not everyone can afford big spacious living space. But small can be functional also, if it is designed properly. Not everything that is big, need to be beautiful. If you are trying to find some inspirational ideas, how to decorate your small bedroom, we are here to help you. All of these small bedrooms are gorgeous, and all of them are decorated functionally. When you design a small room, it doesn’t matter if it is bedroom, or other room, you must use the most of the space. You must find some clever ideas for the storage, and if possible, the bedroom should be painted in bright color, that will visually increase the space. Dark colors can make the bedroom to seem overcrowded. Check out our collection, and maybe you will find some idea.
Wood as material can really contribute to the beautiful look of every interior design. It can make big changes when it comes to decorating some interior. If the place is cold and boring, it will add warmth and cozy feeling. It will transform the whole atmosphere to the positive side. When it comes to the bathroom, if you are in doubt whether to use wood in your bathroom, our suggestion is always yes. That way your bathroom will get whole new look, full with warmth and you will feel pleasant and relaxed every time. You can set some wooden bathtub, wooden, sing, wooden storage items or simply wooden floor. Whatever you choose, you will not be wrong. Below you can see some creative ideas, to help you to make beautiful and cozy dream bathroom.
We all know that traditional interior can look beautiful and luxurious and that is why many prefer it. If you want an elegant, simple, airy and warm room that will be the perfect place to escape from reality, then the traditional style is ideal for you. Traditional furniture exudes elegance with a tendency to seriousness and formality. Colors range from beige to bright shades of red or other colors. Create a warm and cozy interior, using neutral tones on the walls. Avoid dark colors on the walls, instead of that, add depth using warm neutral accents, such as pink and blush colors. Neutral walls provide a sense of calm, while the antique furniture and antique details, offer vintage elegant look in every traditional room. You have run out of inspiration for decorating the living room? We bring you interesting examples to spark your creativity and awaken the interior designer in you. Find the details that you can apply in your living room, paint, furniture, decoration and arrangement and organization of space. Take advantage of the best for your home.
The garden is a place where we mostly have rest. There we drink our morning coffee, have pleasant family lunches, intimate dinners under candlelight… Depending on what you most want there can be flowers, greenery, swimming pool, etc… Although this season is not much favorite, this period can be very inspirational and encourages you in your yard or garden to make fairy tale in golden colors of the autumn and prepare it for the winter. There are many ways to do this. Sometimes we totally agree that beauty lies in the details. Small changes that will really beautify the area, will also offer interesting and aesthetic solution. Time to dedicate attention to your garden, the layout of the flowers, and the space should be a garden. If you think your own garden involves difficult process of maintenance, you are going to confirm the opposite. With a little effort and a dose of inspiration with these tips and hacks, you’ll transform your garden into perfection. Probably you have never before remembered to use these easy tricks to enhance your garden. If you love gardening, and we convinced you to do something new, or at least to try, here are some helpful tips and hacks!
Chairs are very comfortable piece of furniture that we have in our homes. Most people like to relax in their armchair after a hard day, with a cup of tea. Someone likes to relax in a nice chair and read its favorite book or to watch television. There are various designs of armchair, different styles, modern, elegant, so that everyone for themselves can find a suitable piece of furniture. You should make sure that it should fits into the rest of the interior in the room, to improve its appearance, and not to differ from the rest of the furniture. Today, furniture manufacturers offer a wide variety in appearance, color, material from which they produce chairs. Equally Important is outward appearance, and the same is with the construction of the armchairs, because comfort is very important. Check out some comfortable armchair designs that you will want to have in your home!
If you want to leave original personal mark in your garden, you must make something unique that will separate your garden then the others. There is no need to spend always big amount of money, you just need to find some clever ideas that will work in your garden. You can add some interesting decorations that fill be spotlight, and will attract attention. The best way to add personal touch and beautiful decor in your garden, is to make unique DIY planters. That way, you will stop the monotony and your garden will be beautiful place for everyday enjoyment. But you should’t spend a lot money on planters, all you need to do is to find some old item and repurpose it into amazing planter. Looking for ideas on how to make your perfect garden in your small backyard? We’ve colected a number of ideas and examples to help get you started. Yard and garden can be decorated in a different way, other than by planting different plants. There are many ways to achieve this. In addition to flowers, grass, shrubs and trees, in the beautiful courtyard should be paid attention to the paths, lighting, seats and small decorations. Colors in your yard can be added by planting several kinds of flowers. Nothing enhances the look of the yard as beautiful and manicured flowers. Every detail in the yard is really decorative.
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Keane's "Bad Dream" is on my playlist and whenever I hear it, I always think of the scene from the Scrubs' episode "My Long Goodbye" when Carla talks/lets go of Laverne right before Laverne passes (Spoiler? Fuck it, it has been years.)
Scrubs had so many of these scenes throughout the series (Doctor Cox and Ben comes to mind) and that's what made it a great show. I
What are some of your favorite heartfelt/emotional television moments? Doesn't matter what it's from!
Also, anything with Claire Huxtable is an automatic win.


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Recently, great progress has been made in direct laser cooling of molecules to temperatures close to absolute zero. However, experiments are limited by the number of molecules that can be captured from molecular beams using typical laser-based trapping methods. In Petzold et al. 2018, we proposed to transfer Zeeman deceleration to laser-coolable molecules and thus substantially increase the number of molecules that can be captured by e.g. magneto-optical traps. Here, we now present our characterisation of the Zeeman force for CaF molecules. We find excellent agreement of the force with an optical Bloch equation model. This shows that the generated force profile can compress the initial molecular velocity distribution from a standard buffer gas cell to the velocity required for trapping in a magneto-optical trap (MOT). We present the current status of our experiment as well as theoretical work on a novel Bayesian-optimised molecular MOT scheme for CaF molecules.
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It has been announced that 80’s pop group the Village People will headline Wrocław’s New Year’s Eve celebrations.
In the official Facebook invite for the event, Wrocław Miasto say that “tens of thousands” of people will gather on the market square to witness the Village People perform their pop hits like ‘YMCA’ and ‘In The Navy’.
The 80’s group will be joined on stage by local acrobats, who will provide choreography to all the songs.
In addition to the Village People, Wrocław’s ‘Respect Orchestra’ will play covers of songs by Bruno Mars, Beyonce, Pharell Williams, Rihanna, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Leonard Cohen, Pink Floyd and other famous artists.
According to the organisers, the show intends “to unite people of different nationalities, races, religions and sexualities on the Market Square.” They add that “Wrocław invites everyone who who values virtues such as freedom, openness, tolerance and respect.”

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Expert believes Brexit to bring UK closer to USWorld January 17, 20:29
Italian Foreign Ministry: It is necessary to assess conditions for returning to G8 formatWorld January 17, 20:04
Russia hopes ECHR will cancel its ruling on Dima Yakovlev Law — diplomatRussian Politics & Diplomacy January 17, 19:35
Preserving Moldova's neutrality impossible without partnership with Russia — presidentWorld January 17, 19:10
OPEC to monitor oil production, export — Saudi Arabian Energy MinisterBusiness & Economy January 17, 18:57
Group of Sukhoi-24M bombers to return from Syria soon — Defense MinistryMilitary & Defense January 17, 18:50
Russian reconciliation center reports over 1,130 Syrian settlements join ceasefireWorld January 17, 18:47
Over 5,000 Syrians get medical aid from Russian doctorsWorld January 17, 18:37
It is wrong to build Moldova-EU relations on anti-Russian rhetoric, president saysWorld January 17, 18:16
A press release issued by the association says these companies and banks “are not involved in the Ukrainian crisis”. The AEB notes that these business entities “are reliable and long-term partners of many European companies.”
“The AEB also notes that these sanctions are more focused on the partners of the European businesses than on the partners of American companies,” the press release said.
“Those organizations are actively involved in promoting and implementing European values, projects to supports humanitarian and sustainable development and any limitations on their activity would have negative impact on future long-term EU-Russian relations,” the AEB said.
“The AEB restates its position against economic sanctions towards Russia and promotes de-escalation for all the parties,” the press-release said. “The association thinks that this escalation through the sanctions could affect the business of European companies and economic growth not only in Russia, but also in Ukraine and in the EU.

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PCTs were given£300m of money to be spent on public health under the Choosing Health white paper, but it was not ringfenced.
At the annual conference of the Society of Sexual Health Advisers last week, president Jamie Hardie said: 'At a time when the cases of sexually transmitted diseases, especially chlamydia, among young people, are rising in a worrying fashion, it is important to discover where the missing millions have gone.'
Mr Hardie called on the government to ringfence money for sexual health to ensure primary care trusts spend money in that area.
Mr Hardie said the UK's 500-strong workforce of sexual health advisers was being badly affected by cash-strapped acute trusts and PCTs despite the rise in sexually transmitted infections.
The SSHA - a professional section of the union Amicus - has also written a letter to public health minister Caroline Flint calling on her to investigate where the money has gone.
At the conference, delegates were told of cuts to sexual health services across the country, including the proposal by Newham University Hospital trust in East London to disestablish its sexual health advisory team..
The conference also heard from staff at Guy's and St Thomas's foundation trust in London, where posts were being frozen and cut at sexual health clinics.


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President Obama made headlines earlier this week when he said he didn't think marijuana was as bad for you as alcohol, but he said he still wouldn't want his kids to do it.
Perceptions of marijuana are changing, but prevention groups are learning ways to teach kids that it's harmful effects are the same.
The Roanoke Prevention Alliance, along with other prevention groups from across the Roanoke Valley, learned about those negative health effects.
A number of groups heard from a doctor about the true effects on the brain since some experts think kids are getting the wrong message.
“Misinformation in the media about how natural marijuana is, how healthy marijuana is,” said Ray Beamis with the Roanoke Prevention Alliance. “The facts are in terms of an adolescent, developing brain, they have major consequences.”
Experts say the changing laws concerning marijuana nationwide means showing its harmful effects is the most important and effective way to get kids to stop.


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Arizona: Sales Tax Handbook
How to appeal a sales tax audit or penalty in Arizona
In Arizona, the Department of Revenue will frequently audit business sales tax returns and may issue penalties or punishments for tardy filing, incorrect reporting, willful omissions, or other violations. Penalties can range from fines to revocation of your sales tax permit depending on the infraction.
If you disagree with a penalty or ruling made by the Arizona Department of Revenue, you have several options you can pursue in appealing their decision. This page contains basic guidelines for appealing to the Department of Revenue, to an administrative appeal body, and through the courts.
Sales Tax Statute of Limitations in Arizona
In sales tax law, the "statute of limitations" is the maximum amount of time state authorities have to investigate and begin potential audit or prosecution related to a a filed Arizona sales tax return in the event of underpayment, incorrect reportings, etc. The Department of Revenue cannot begin an audit or issue a penalty after this timeframe.
The statute of limitations in Arizona is four years from the later of either the return filing date or the return due date. However, if the receipts are understated by greater than 25%, then three years from the return filing date becomes six years.
Appealing to the Department of Revenue in Arizona
If you do not agree with a penalty or decision made by the Arizona Department of Revenue, you have the right to file an appeal and ask for reconsideration. In the case of a department appeal, an official petition must be filed with the Department of Revenue within the forty five days directly after the receipt of notice of deficiency assessment, or within the boundaries of whatever excess time that the Department allows.Top
Administrative Sales Tax Appeals in Arizona
In the case of administrative appeal, an official petition must be filed with State Board of Tax Appeals within thirty days after receipt of the decision or orderTop
Judicial Sales Tax Appeals in Arizona
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Hasan Ali claims doc threatened to infect him
Hasan Ali Khan is not allowing doctors at state-run JJ Hospital to treat him after he claimed that one of them allegedly threatened to infect him.
Mumbai: Businessman Hasan Ali Khan, arrested
on money laundering and tax evasion charges, is not allowing
doctors at state-run J J Hospital to treat him after he
claimed that one of them allegedly threatened to infect him
with HIV positive blood if he did not give him Rs one crore.
Khan, lodged in the jail ward on the fourth floor of
opthalmology building at the J J Hospital, is not allowing any
doctor to treat him, hospital sources said.
Khan, the Pune-based stud farm owner, is alleged to have
stashed USD eight billion of laundered money in Swiss banks
and evaded tax close to Rs 70,000 crore.
His lawyer had earlier complained to the Sessions Court
that his client was facing severe health problems but Arthur
Road Jail authorities were not providing proper treatment to
him after which he was admitted to J J Hospital.
"Ever since he was admitted in the hospital, he has not
allowed any doctor to treat him," T P Lahane, Dean of J J
"Khan has alleged that a doctor demanded Rs one crore
from him when he was alone in the ward. Khan claimed that the
doctor threatened to inject him with HIV positive blood if he
does not shell out the money. Since then he is not allowing
anyone to treat him," said a source at the hospital.
The doctor in question has rubbished the claim and given
it in writing to the hospital authorities who have submitted a
report to the court concerned, the source said.
Confirming that Khan had indeed made such allegations,
Lahane said, "We have informed the court about the incident."
When contacted, Khan`s lawyer I Bagadia said,"All
allegations against Khan are false. J J Hospital authorities
are not sending a senior doctor to treat Khan."
In his complaint to the court, Khan had claimed he was
suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney problems
and heart ailments and had suffered a paralytic stroke.
"However, when we had examined him in October, we did
not find any signs of a paralytic attack. His health condition
was normal that time. We had done an MRI, a sonography and
blood tests to ascertain his condition," Lahane said.
After being arrested by Enforcement Directorate(ED), Khan
was granted bail by the Bombay High Court on August 12, but
the Supreme Court cancelled it on September 30.


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No doubt you’ve seen it by now: That viral video of a woman onstage in a bright purple dress, playing one absolute scorcher of a slide guitar solo. That’s Joanna Connor in her home turf of Chicago, with the firepower she delivers to local crowds on a nightly basis. That video has gone around the world a few times, getting millions of views and being re-posted in Japan, Russia and all over Europe. The viral phenomenon ironically happened while Connor herself has been off the road and out of the studio, devoting herself to being a mom and playing club residencies—not exactly laying low, since she does around 200 shows a year.
Ivy Ford, singer, musician, entertainer. Waukegan born and raised, at 26 she is quite the up and coming artist of the Chicago blues and live music scene. Ivy Ford started performing live with Kenosha based band The Real Deal, managed by Steve Rainey at 13 and since then continues to nurture her niche and calling to the music. She plays piano, alto saxophone, drums, bass guitar and guitar which are primarily self taught. In late 2012, Ford joined a local blues band which in time evolved into Ivy Ford and The Cadillacs and gained fair amounts of popularity.


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Those entering Vodafone’s App Star development contest have just under a month to go to submit entrees for the competition, which boasts an impressive €1 million prize fund.
The pan-European event invites budding games makers to create a mobile application which must be submitted by March 31st.
Participants can choose to enter their creation into one of eight markets; namely the UK, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal or Spain. The submission deemed the best within each region will be awarded €25,000, while the runners up in second and third place will receive €15,000 and €10,000 respectively.
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2005 marked the birth of the Axial brand, and shortly after, thoughts about the first SCX10 began, with development wrapping up in 2008. The SCX10 was introduced to the world as a builders kit, paving the way, or better yet, raising the bar for a new generation of scale trail enthusiasts. Previously, hobbyists had to “scratch build” a rig which presented a lot of technical hurdles to overcome. The SCX10 kit gave these “artists” time to focus their attention on other things like personalization and visual customization by removing the issues scratch-built scale rigs presented. And, it wasn’t just as a great kit to build, it was also a very capable driving machine, making it the de facto scale rig the world over. The SCX10 chassis platform provided all the technical attributes as well as scale looks with its signature all-metal twin c-channel frame, solid performing transmission and axles that provided enough realism with capabilities to match.
With the SCX10 II, we’ve kept essence of the SCX10 there with all-metal twin c-channel frame rails, but that’s only 2% of the 98% of a completely new design. Scale AR44 high pinion axles, a chassis mounted servo (CMS), re-designed transmission, front mounted battery tray, all aluminum suspension links, and a properly designed suspension for nearly zero bump steer. These are just a few of the features built into the all new SCX10 II.
AR44 HI-PINION AXLES:
• High pinion gears for added ground clearance & better driveshaft angles
• The high pinion design allows increased gear surface contact for increased durability
• Larger load bearings used around the gear set to reduce flex and create a stronger drivetrain
• Single piece axle housing for added strength
• Small pumpkin for increased clearance and a more realistic, scale look
• Front and rear 1-piece lockers
• Bolt on link mounts
• Knuckle carriers and straight axle adapters have a better mounting system with 10-degree increment adjustments
• Optimized gear ratio – 3.75 compared the previous at 2.92 – this reduces torque twist at the axle which is typically seen with other small pumpkin axle designs
2000 JEEP® CHEROKEE BODY:
Comes with molded scale detail parts (Grill with clear lenses, mirrors, door handles and liftgate trim panel).
• Clear Body with detailed decal sheet and window masks
SCX10™ II TRANSMISSION:
• Transfer case design helps keep the driveshaft’s centered and as low as possible in the chassis
• Final drive ratio range 33.69 – 54.15 with available spur - pinion gear combinations
• Comes with 56T spur gear and 15T pinion / 32-pitch for durability
• All metal internal gears for strength and durability
• Final drive ratio (FDR) 40.44 with a range from 33.69 - 54.15 - Original SCX10 was 33.06
• Scale looks mimics a full size transmission and transfer case
CHASSIS MOUNTED SERVO (CMS):
• Scale looks with proper suspension geometry
• Anodized aluminum links included w/ M4 rod ends
• Adjustable servo mounting system allows for a wide range of servos to be used
• Properly designed suspension for nearly zero bump steer
AR44 UNIVERSAL AXLE SET:
• Up to 45 degrees of steering
• Smooth action for an efficient drivetrain
• Compact yet durable design
• Hardened steel construction
• 8 degree kingpin angle
• Improved scrub radius over the AX10 axle
ALL ALUMINUM SUSPENSION LINKS:
• All links are metal including the steering
• Custom tapered center - flared ends design
• Large M4 rod ends
• Grey anodized aluminum
1.9 METHOD MESH WHEELS
In an industry that's all about the latest and greatest, while taking advantage of styling trends, sometimes the 'less is more' approach is quite refreshing and the mesh wheel offers just that. Clean, simple and METHOD STRONG! These officially licensed METHOD Mesh Wheels are replicated in true form for durability and a clean line look.
1.9 BFGOODRICH ALL-TERRAIN T/A® KO2 TIRES - R35:
• Officially licensed by BFGoodrich
• 4.65” x 1.65” / 1.9 (118mm x 42.5mm)
• R35 compound
• Wheelbase adjustment is easily done in the rear end without affecting the steering geometry and maintaining zero bump steer.
• Adjustable wheelbase (11.4”/ 12.0” / 12.3”) with optional links sold separately
• 4 link rear
• 12.3” wheelbase
ICON ALUMINUM SHOCKS:
Fully licensed Icon Vehicle Dynamics™ shocks feature clear coated polished aluminum bodies, complete with aluminum faux reservoirs. The main body of the shock is threaded for quick ride height adjustments and pre-load tuning ability. Like their full size counterparts these shocks are completely rebuildable, tunable and offer consistent handling all while adding some of that Icon bling to your SCX10™ chassis.
• 61-90mm Aluminum Shock Set with 7mm piston
JCR OFFROAD VANGUARD BUMPERS:
Scale front and rear bumpers licensed by JCR Offroad.
• Rear mount has been extended and stiffer plastics chosen to help limit the typical sag seen in plastic bumpers
• Lenses included for light locations on bumpers
• Rear tow hitch included for added scale appearance
JCR OFFROAD XJ ROCK SLIDERS:
Scale rock sliders licensed by JCR Offroad.
• Specifically sized to fit the Axial Jeep® Cherokee body
• Adjustable widths
JCR OFFROAD ROOF RACK:
• JCR Offroad roof rack with mounting points for optional lights
ADJUSTABLE BATTERY TRAY:
The new adjustable battery tray is now relocated lower and further forward for better weight distribution and center of gravity (COG).
• Adjustable tray that prevents the battery from coming loose or shifting while driving
• Posts are included to fine tune the fit based on the battery you choose
• Easy access for quicker battery changes
• Can accommodate batteries up to 32x44x147mm (3S 5,000 mAh)
STEEL C-CHANNEL FRAME RAIL CHASSIS:
The realistic high strength c-channel chassis frame is made of durable steel with cross bracing for reinforcement and is held together with all hex hardware. Realistic looking frame and cross braces improve chassis rigidity (torsional stiffness). Realistic shock hoops with multiple shock mounting positions allows you to adjust your suspension for maximum performance. The simplified design makes maintenance and assembly quick and easy. The contoured skid plate significantly reduces hang-ups on terrain. Compared to the previous design, additional holes have been added to the rear portion of the frame rails for making wheelbase adjustments.
Wire routing has been thoroughly thought through to help keep your chassis layout looking clean. In addition to including wire clips/guides, there has been a channel created that runs the length of the chassis so you can run additional wires hidden inside the c-channel frame.
• Optional mounting points and wire routing for a chassis mounted servo winch and 2 speed shift servo
WATERPROOF RECEIVER BOX / ESC TRAY:
Three different silicone seals are included, one for the antenna, one for the servo wires (includes three slots for three channels), and one that acts as a gasket for the receiver box cover. No more stress when running in mud, water, or snow!
• Waterproof receiver box located on the side plates allows easy access and low center of gravity
• Clean mounting surface for your ESC is large enough to accommodate up to 50x40mm footprint
WB8 HD WILDBOAR™ DRIVESHAFTS:
WB8 HD Wildboar™ front and rear driveshafts feature an updated design with a larger diameter cross pin (2x11mm) along with an M4 Screw Shaft (2mm hex drive) for added strength. A center splined slider floats between each end and features added material which reduces flex and fatigue.
• 3-piece driveshaft with strengthened slider-floater tube
• Increased surface at the connection between the ball joints and output shaft tubes
• 2x11mm cross pin adds 25% more surface area providing more strength for the ball joint
• Captured cross pin design eliminates older set screw design for more durability/easy maintenance
• Adjustable length driveline parts included in box
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Didier Drogba’s agent claims he will put pen to paper on a new Chelsea contract if the striker does not find another club within the next 10 days.
Drogba has been linked with Barcelona, Milan and also a reunion with former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho at Inter.
But his agent Thierno Seydi says he may stay and sign a long-term Chelsea deal.
“Didier has given himself 10 days,” he said. “If nothing happens he’ll stay and extend his contract by two years.
“He doesn’t see himself starting training in a few days with Chelsea and then leaving to a new club.
“The reality of November is not that of today. At the time Didier was affected by departure of Jose Mourinho who he was very close to. Today, there is nothing to say that he won’t stay at Chelsea.”
New Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari claimed at his official unveiling that Drogba was still a key figure in his plans”


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Low-cost start-up Breeze Airways announced on Tuesday it exercised purchase options for 10 additional Airbus A220 aircraft, bringing its total…
Boeing 737 MAX to Receive Final Flight Clearance from the EU Next Week
On Tuesday, Reuters reported that the Boeing 737 MAX will receive its final clearance to continue operation in Europe next week. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is the last major safety regulator to approve the jet after two fatal crashes grounded it in March 2019. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the United States and the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) in Brazil both re-certified the MAX in late 2020, and Transport Canada is expected to follow suit on Jan. 20.
The EASA took its time in re-certifying the 737 MAX, insisting on carrying out its own broad, in-depth assessment of Boeing’s changes. Normally, the agency would automatically accept the FAA’s certification as part of a bilateral aviation safety agreement between the two regulators. This meant that the EU would trust the FAA’s judgment and allow new commercial aircraft, regardless of manufacturer, to begin flying in both regions at the same time. However, because of the FAA’s lack of oversight during the MAX’s first certification, the EASA will conduct its own tests and review of the jet, particularly the plane’s MCAS system.
According to Reuters, the certification should be complete by next week, allowing the jet to return to the skies after 22 months on the ground.
EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky said in a statement, “We expect to publish it next week, which means the MAX will be cleared to fly again.”
He also explained that a second certification for the MAX-200 model, a slightly-modified 737 Max 8 that can carry 2oo passengers, would follow in the “coming weeks.” This approval will allow the MAX-200 variant to resume flights before summer.
While the MAX’s re-certification is exciting for airlines and Boeing, family members of the crash victims opposed the approval. Michael Stumo, whose daughter died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash, expressed distrust and concern over the aircraft’s clearance.
Stumo said, “The flying public should avoid the MAX. Change your flight. This is still a more dangerous aircraft than other modern planes.”
Furthermore, Yalena Lopez-Lewis, who lost her husband in the Ethiopian accident, said, “I call on anyone looking to book a flight in the future to understand when they buy their ticket what type of airplane will be used so they can make an informed decision for themselves and their loved ones.”
Who is Flying the Max?
On December 9, 2020, Brazil’s GOL Airlines became the first carrier to resume commercial MAX flights. Its 737 MAX 8, registered as PR-XMB, operated flight 4101 from Sao Paulo’ Guarulhos International Airport to Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre.
Since then, both American Airlines and Aeromexico have re-started MAX flights. Aeromexico resumed flights on Dec. 21 when it operated a flight from Benito Juarez International in Mexico City to Cancun International Airport.
Pablo Aram Aznavurian Roure, Aeromexico’s Vice President of Flight Operations, said, “As a pilot and Grupo Aeromexico representative, I am very proud to welcome back into our operations one of the most efficient, modern, less polluting and safest aircraft in the world. Our pilots, technicians and all airline employees are ready to fly.”
The airline is expected to add more MAX routes in the future, including flights to Guadalajara, Tijuana and Monterrey.
Meanwhile, American re-launched MAX operations on Dec. 29 with a flight from Miami International Airport to New York’s LaGuardia Airport. According to CNBC, the captain’s wife and the first officer’s mother were on board the flight.
“This aircraft is ready to go,” said American President Robert Isom shortly before departure in Miami.
Alaska Airlines and Canadian carrier WestJet are expected to continue MAX operations in the coming months. Alaska took delivery of its first 737 MAX on Jan. 14 and plans to fly the aircraft in March 2021. WestJet will begin flying its jets after Transport Canada approves the plane on Jan. 20.
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Climb Elbrus South Route
SUMMIT EUROPE’S HIGHEST PEAK
– 8 DAYS / 7 NIGHTS –
Climb Elbrus South Route is an 8-day expedition to the top of Europe’s highest peak! Our local professional mountain guides will train you in technical skills and lead you safely up Mt. Elbrus, one of the world’s 7 summits. This trip is designed for both novice and serious climbers, with both 3-star and 4-star level accommodations available. Accept the Elbrus challenge and climb to the roof of Europe!
DAY 1:: ARRIVAL TO NORTH CAUCASUS
After flying into the Caucasus Mineral Waters airport (MRV), settle in for the scenic, 3-hr. drive to Mt. Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe. Your guide will brief you on the history of the Balkar people along the way, among whom you will be spending the next week. Once you have completed the breathtaking drive to Mt. Elbrus, check into your hotel and enjoy some free time to explore the area and take in the views around you. Don’t blink, because you will have risen 7,000 feet above sea level on this 3-hour drive without even noticing! You will meet with your guide tonight and go over the plan for the next 6 days, and a successful Elbrus ascent!
DAY 2:: ACCLIMATIZATION HIKE
Your acclimatization to the Caucasus Mountain heights starts today! Most of today is focused on preparing for your Elbrus ascent. Cheget is a neighboring mountain to Elbrus with a beautiful view, if the weather allows. As you spend several hours hiking up Cheget, getting your body used to the elevation and conditions, you will realize why the Caucasus is such a coveted destination. After a tasty lunch on the mountain, all gear will be double-checked (and rented as necessary), for your upcoming ascent. Rest up tonight, as tomorrow you are moving up to 14,000 feet, base camp!
DAY 3:: BASE CAMP
Today you get to meet Mt. Elbrus up close and personal. You’ll take the famous cable car system up three levels to the climbers’ base camp. This will be your home the next 4 days for your Elbrus encounter. As riveting as you’ll find Elbrus itself is, even more so is the surrounding Caucasus range, stretching into Georgia and beyond. Your guide will first get you settled into your lodging at basecamp (Classic / mid-range private tours include accommodation in the new Italian made Leaprus Barrel Huts). Following, you’ll do another brief acclimatization climb combined with some ice climbing/training. Your body will continue to adjust today, as the elevation has doubled, not to mention the significantly colder weather (there is snow here at base camp year-round). Daily your mountain guide will be walking you through practical precautions for summiting Elbrus safely and successfully.
DAY 4:: ACCLIMATIZATION / TRAINING
During your second day on the mountain you’ll get a good feel for tomorrow’s route, as you do an acclimatization/practice climb up to the Pastukhov Rocks, around 16,500 feet. Spend some time getting used to the gear you’ll be using with some training using your ice axe. If you have a chance today, make sure to check out Elbrus’s infamous “World’s worst outhouse”; now you can mark that off your bucket list.
DAY 5:: REST DAY
Wake up with excitement today, as it’s your final day before your Elbrus ascent. Today is a day to rest up before the big hike tomorrow and to allow your body one more day to adjust to the altitude. Get to know some of the other climbers on the mountain, play some board games or just get extra sleep. If there are more than 3 people in your group, you’ll meet your second summit guide today, who will team with you and your guide on your ascent tomorrow. Turn in to bed early after dinner, as an early wake-up call awaits!
DAY 6:: SUMMIT DAY
It’s Summit Day! You’ve got an 8-12 hour ascent ahead of you, and so will start your climb in the dark between 2:00-3:00 am. Team is a beautiful thing as you work together with your group up the mountain. The early morning hours of your climb is quite the sight with a long line of climbers ascending Elbrus, lit up by a highway of head lamps. You may have never experienced quite the sunrise as you do on your ascent, as you leave the rest of the Caucasus range behind to Elbrus’s gentle summit. Your climb won’t be easy by any stretch of the imagination, with altitude sickness, extreme cold temperatures, and unpredictable weather all real possibilities, but it will all be worth it when you reach the top. Once you have a quick celebration on the top, prepare for your 3-4 hour descent back to base camp. Dinner will have never tasted better than it does tonight.
DAY 7:: RESERVE / REST DAY
Rest day! You’ve earned it. Sleep in as long as you want. Today you’ll want to peruse the charming local souvenir markets, full of tempting local goods, including Caucasus Papakha hats, beautiful hand-knit slippers, shawls, and tasty local jams. Or if you’re up for it, go on a local horseback excursion, see a beautiful waterfall, or try out a 4-wheeler on the local trails. Enjoy re-living and re-telling your Elbrus encounter with your fellow climbers and guides at your celebration dinner tonight. In case there was inclement weather on Day 6 (yesterday’s planned ascent), today will be your summit day up Elbrus.
DAY 8:: DEPARTURE
Pack your bags and say goodbye for now to the North Caucasus, a place we hope you will come back to for another adventure very soon. Fly out of the local Mineral Waters airport (MRV), through Moscow, and back to wherever you call home.


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This invention relates to a method of filling trenches and other openings in a substrate, such as a semiconductor wafer.
In certain processes, such as the construction of shallow trench isolation features and the formation of pre-metal dielectric for semiconductor devices, there is a need to achieve dense films in small gaps. However, when the film is deposited within those gaps, there is frequently a requirement to remove water from the as-deposited film and, where that film is in a sub micron wide recess, the result is that voids are formed and the material often has an undesirably low density. Thus, even when there is complete filling, the density of the material may be low, which means that it is highly susceptible to being etched. For shallow trench isolation, this is particularly problematic because the material is preferably resistant to wet etching and the filled trench should stand proud after wet stripping of field layers of oxide and nitride, for example as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 of U.S. Pat. No. 5,447,884.
The present invention consists in a method of filling at least a trench or other opening in a substrate, for example a semiconductor wafer, including depositing a dielectric material into the trench or opening, applying pressure to the deposited material and annealing the deposited material during or after the application of pressure.
The trench or opening may be completely filled or, preferably, the trench or opening may initially be partially filled and the deposited material subjected to pressure or pressure and anneal. The trench or opening may then be completely filled by one or more further deposition steps and pressure and pressure or annealing may take place after one or more of the further deposition steps.
The anneal step may at least include or be followed by the exposure of the substrate to an H2 plasma.
The applied pressure should be sufficient to effect the process. Experiments were performed at 100 and 700 bar. The pressure should be applied for an effective time period. The experiments were performed for 60 and 300 seconds.
The substrate may be heated before or during the application of pressure. In this case the substrate may be heated to between about 150° C. and about 550° C. Preferably the substrate temperature is about 475° C. to 525° C.
Although the invention has been defined above, it is to be understood it includes any inventive combination of the features set out above or in the following description.
The invention may be performed in various ways and specific embodiments will now be described in connection with the duly designated scanning electron micrographs attached hereto and FIG. 1, which illustrates the affect of pressure on an anneal process whereby isolated O—H are forced together by the application of high pressure, thus assisting the thermally induced removal of water. Experiments 3, 4, 7 to 11 and 13 are comparative examples.
In each experiment a film was deposited using the applicant's Flowfill® process in which a liquid silanol is deposited by a condensation reaction and is subsequently hardened to form an oxide film using an anneal process. The reference to Flowfill® deposition is accordingly in the following description simply a reference to the deposition process. An example of such a deposition process is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,874,367. References to Planar™ relate to the equipment for performing the Flowfill® process and this apparatus is also described in that US patent. U.S. Pat. No. 5,527,561 describes pressure application apparatus of the type suitable to perform a high pressure process, although the actual apparatus described can apply pressures to significantly higher values and a more simplistic apparatus may also be suitable. These patents are incorporated herein by reference.
With this background, a method of increasing the density of dielectric films deposited in small gaps is described. These gaps are typically less than 100 nm (1,000 Å) wide and with an aspect ratio (depth to width) of greater than 3. More particularly they are gaps of less than 50nm (500A) width with an aspect ratio greater than 5. The dielectric is deposited using the Flowfill® process onto wafers and may be used for a shallow trench isolation (STI) process or to form a pre-metal dielectric (PMD). The experiments were performed on wafers containing test features consisting of SiN trenches that are around 40 nm (400 Å) wide and 360 nm (3600 Å) deep.
The Flowfill® process can fill these gaps with a liquid silanol by a condensation reaction which is then hardened to form an oxide film. This hardening normally occurs during a low-pressure (sub-atmospheric pressure) thermal or plasma ‘anneal’. This process results in an oxide film that is of lower density in narrow trenches than in the bulk. A ‘delineation’ etch of a cleaved sample will show voiding within gaps resulting from the rapid etch of low density dielectric. A method is described where the density of the film can be improved in small gaps by performing a multi-step high pressure and temperature anneal prior to hydrogen plasma treatment.
The invention is in using high pressure with heat to mechanically assist water removal from a silanol or silanol like layer. At the time of writing there is no single layer methodology (including that reported here) that is capable of filling such small gaps (sub 100 nanometer) with high quality dielectric (ones that do not show voiding when delineated with 10:1 buffered HF etch). The application of pressure is shown to improve results. The only entirely successful results required at least two layers to be deposited into the void with a high pressure anneal on the first layer, before the second layer was deposited. The gaps under consideration here are considerably smaller than in the prior art and whilst it is not experimentally reported here, plasma treatments in general use, hydrogen plasma treatments, and pure thermal anneals will not sufficiently densify the dielectric layer even when carried out on multiple thin layers e.g. as reported in IBM technical disclosure bulletin nr.11 volume 27 of April 1985. Gaps in current use on the most advanced semiconductor wafers are typically somewhere between 0.35 and 0.13 microns (350 to 130 nanometers). Conventional plasma treatments and thermal treatments are reported to not work sufficiently well on single layer films into 0.35 micron gaps. This high pressure process in contrast, is able to sufficiently densify single layer films at these larger gap widths. It should be noted that the STI/PMD gap depths do not change greatly as the widths decrease. So as widths decrease, aspect ratios increase and the ratio of contained volume to exposed surface area increases.


A version of the Tesla Model Y with a range of 450 kilometers on the EPA cycle appeared a few weeks ago, and it seemed reserved for Tesla employees. Today we learn a little more about this particular model, following the event at the Gigafactory in Austin, Texas.
The arrival of a new variant of a vehicle from the firm of Elon Musk never goes unnoticed, and it is the turn of the Tesla Model Y to experience a major evolution. Indeed, it was confirmed during the Cyber Rodeo event at the new factory in Austin that a Tesla Model Y “Standard Range” was being produced.
The first vehicles with the revolutionary new cells
Tesla had announced with great fanfare the future developments in terms of battery production during its 2020 battery day, with a new cylindrical format called “4680” (46 millimeters in diameter, 80 high).
Once is not custom with the American firm, these cells which were to equip the Tesla Model S Plaid + have been delayed, and this variant of Model S has even been canceled. Today, we learn that the first Tesla Model Y out of the Austin Gigafactory are produced with these cells, but are currently reserved for brand employees.
We told you about it last March, when the official EPA website recorded a new variant of Tesla Model Y with a different range from what we had known so far. Don’t imagine having to deal with better autonomy than what is offered with the Long Autonomy and Performance versions of Tesla’s SUV, quite the contrary.
With 279 miles according to the EPA (448 kilometers), this Tesla Model Y with a structural battery pack and 4680 cells undoubtedly exists so that the manufacturer can validate the proper functioning of the new cell format in real conditions, which explains the fact that they are reserved for employees.
A transitional model
Electrek claims, however, that this new variant could be available to everyone in the coming weeks with a price of around $60,000. It would therefore be $3,000 cheaper than the Tesla Model Y Grande Autonomie in the USA, offering 531 kilometers of EPA autonomy (or 19% more). For Europe, it should not be expected that this variant will be offered at the moment, since the Gigafactory in Berlin which aims to supply the local market does not produce cells in the 4680 format, and this should not not change before 2023.
Many fans of the brand seem to welcome this news with a touch of disappointment, imagining that the 4680 cells would necessarily be synonymous with more autonomy, but it should be kept in mind that we do not know for the moment the capacity of the battery pack of this Tesla Model Y, which is undoubtedly a transitional model, while the manufacturer validates the proper functioning of its new cells.
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Comment has a recent article by Adrienne Dengerink Chaplin called 'What's the point?' Summer Reading on the Arts, which gives some recommendations on what is good among the huge slew of new books on theology and the arts.
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Four Stanford doctoral students have won the opportunity to move their advances in decarbonized cement, thermal energy conversion, low-cost gas detection, and water management toward real-world implementation.
Starting in the fall, the new fellows will dedicate the next two years to develop and test their prototypes, thanks to TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy’s Graduate Fellowships for Translational Research. The fellowship provides two years of fellows’ tuition and stipends, with an additional $5,000 of funding for research costs. The program also assists them in cultivating a network of peers and mentors with experience in creating new technologies.
“The fellowship is designed to give students the freedom to focus on research activities that are critical for translation,” said Matthew Kanan, associate professor of chemistry and the director of the TomKat Center. “Our goal is to increase the likelihood that their research will bridge the gap between the lab and products that impact energy and sustainability.”
Each of the labs the students are working in are tackling complex challenges that underlie industrial emissions and resource management. Faculty advisors nominate a student for these fellowships because they have confidence the PhD candidates can advance the research toward impactful outcomes. Candidates for the program have demonstrated the creativity and leadership that will benefit from this student-centric opportunity. Unlike traditional funding, the fellowship is designed to support students to “immediately get off and running on high impact, high-risk research trajectories,” explained Jonathan Fan, associate professor of electrical engineering and advisor to one of the fellows.
“The fellowship will foster a profound sense of ownership and motivation that leads to more dedicated and enthusiastic researchers,” said Fang Liu, assistant professor of chemistry and advisor to one of the fellows. She is hopeful that the program’s mentorship will challenge fellows to become “a new generation of innovators who will drive the transition toward a more sustainable and equitable future.”
Established in 2020, the fellowship is available to Stanford doctoral students in their third year or beyond. The fellowship is also intended to prepare awardees for possible participation in the TomKat Center’s Innovation Transfer Program, which assists scholars in commercializing energy and sustainability technologies or innovative models. Since 2013, TomKat has awarded $6.1 million across 107 Innovation Transfer grants. Collectively, these ventures have grown to receive $1.7 billion in additional grants, investments, and acquisitions. The active ventures employ nearly 2,000 people.
Below are the descriptions of the four awarded projects:
Toward emissions-free cement
Cement production emits about 8 percent of global CO2, the largest single industrial emitter of CO2. Part of these CO2 emissions come during the calcination process, where limestone is heated up in a funnel to create lime, the key ingredient for cement. Traditionally, factories must burn fossil fuels to exceed the required temperature of 900 degrees Celcius to heat up the center of the funnel, resulting in excessive emissions.
This carbon-intensive supply chain has caught the attention of Dolly Mantle, a third-year PhD candidate in mechanical engineering and her advisor Jonathan Fan, moving them to leverage their background in electrical heating to reduce the impact of cement production.
“I think decarbonization is such an interdisciplinary problem,” said Mantle. “I wanted to work on a concrete solution for sustainable materials. For me, that just so happens to be concrete.”
Mantle is tackling this problem by inventing a reactor that relies on inductive heating via renewable electricity. By running alternating current through a metal coil outside of the reactor, Mantle generates currents in metal structures within the reactor that dissipate as heat. These metal structures within the reactor directly transfer heat to raw limestone, eliminating the need for excess heat generation. Mantle is also designing the reactor to increase CO2 concentration in the furnace, making it more efficient to apply carbon-capture technology in cement production in the future.
Beyond working with electrical heating in her home department, Mantle will also collaborate with Tiziana Vanorio, associate professor of earth and planetary sciences who is working on material science of low-carbon cement.
Mantle received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship in 2020. She is a member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee.
Electricity from industrial waste heat
It is estimated that over half of global energy inputs are currently wasted as heat. Amalya Johnson, fourth-year Ph.D. in materials science & engineering, and her advisor Fang Liu, are refining an engineering technique that may convert that waste heat back into electricity, one ultra-thin sheet at a time. Through the fellowship, Johnson will embed nanoscale bubbles and nanoscale wrinkles into single atom-thick sheets of materials.
By adding tiny bubbles and wrinkles into the sheets, Johnson can selectively tune how heat or electrons move in the material. By lowering the material’s thermal conductivity without compromising electronic conductivity, Johnson can create a temperature gradient that generates electricity within the sheet. This allows a direct conversion of temperature differences to electric voltage, making materials optimal for thermoelectric applications.
“I used to be really focused on the fundamental physics of materials,” said Johnson. “But now I can see how I can leverage that understanding to change a material’s properties to be useful in solving real-world problems.
The technique has the potential to scale up to create thermoelectric devices that capture the waste heat from industrial processes and return it back into the system as useful electricity. Although she is working with semiconductor materials at the moment, Johnson’s approach has the potential to be applied to other films made from a wide array of materials in the future.
Johnson won the 2023 Graduate Student Research Program award from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science. She is the communications chair for the Stanford Black Graduate Student Association.
Affordable LEDs for gas sensors
Modern manufacturing and heavy industrial processes are big emitters of various harmful gases, from greenhouse gas to petrochemical mixtures to volatile organic compounds. New technologies are needed to reduce avoidable emissions, and the first step is to effectively monitor gas leaks and spills.
For optical gas sensing, mid infrared light sources are required. However, current mid infrared light emitters are either too expensive or too inefficient at room temperature, inhibiting widespread deployment for the oil and gas sector, environmental hazard management, and indoor air quality control.
Jarod Meyer, a fourth-year PhD candidate in material science and engineering, is instead developing an alternative optical chemical sensor of these gases using light-emitting-diodes. Meyer expects LED-based gas sensors to perform effectively at ambient temperatures, with lower costs and more compact sizes compared to traditional laser-based sensors.
“This fellowship is exciting because we have been working for a long time on understanding just the basic materials properties of these semiconductors,” expressed Meyer. “Now, we have an opportunity to take what we are doing in the lab and apply it to real world sustainability goals.”
Building on the work in his lab with Kunal Mukherjee, assistant professor of materials science & engineering, Meyer will synthesize tunable lead-tin-selenide mid-infrared LEDs and create calibration algorithms to detect different gases. LED gas sensors based on lead tin selenide could be manufactured even more cheaply than existing products, leveraging processes similar to silicon chip production while retaining a high room temperature efficiency.
Meyer received an honorable mention from NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship in 2022.
Water affordability in infrastructure decisions
Back in 2012, California was the first state in the US to recognize the human right to water. Over a decade later, water accessibility remains another unresolved environmental justice issue. Jennifer Skerker, a fourth-year PhD candidate in civil & environmental engineering, is developing a decision-support tool to help water utilities understand the affordability implications of their infrastructure investment, drought response, and rate structure decisions
“Our water infrastructure is coming to the end of its lifetime,” explained Skerker. “Utilities need new types of solutions to meet the current challenges from climate change.”
Past drought responses included water curtailments paired with small surcharges to keep the utilities running when they were selling less water. For high-income households, using a little less water is fairly easy and the monthly water bill remains roughly the same, even after the surcharge. For low-income households that already use water carefully and cannot cut down on water consumption as much, the unit price of water becomes higher, imposing a barrier to water access.
By modeling different climate scenarios, various uncertainties, and infrastructure options, Skerker’s model will optimize water supply to dynamic household water demands. In doing so, the decision-support tool could help utilities distribute water more equitably under different possible water-limited futures. During the fellowship, Skerker and her advisor, Sarah Fletcher, assistant professor of civil & environmental engineering, will be working with the City of Santa Cruz to run trials with the decision-support tool.
Skerker received the Woods Institute for the Environment’s Rising Environmental Leader award in 2023 and NSF Graduate Research Fellowship honorable mention in 2022. Skerker currently serves as the co-lead of Stanford Engineering Students for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.