OccupyMN protestors in downtown Minneapolis are defying Hennepin County's requests to remove signs taped to government property so the county can winterize the plaza.
Kirk Simmons, security manager for Hennepin County said protestors did agree to move their belongings so the county can flush out the sprinkler system, and agreed not to leave their possessions unattended.
"We've provided power for the protestors, we've provided water. We've been able to let them facilitate having the restrooms, portable restrooms out here. We've made every reasonable accommodation as we can," he said. "But you know, upstairs is also getting a lot of phone calls. People getting off the light rail are concerned about having to walk through this occupation. How do you try to keep everybody happy?"
Protestors say it's their right to keep signs taped to the plaza. The county has not ticketed any of the estimated 40 protestors out Friday or made any arrests.
The county has also said protestors can't sleep out once it gets colder than 25 degrees due to liability.
Protestor Nick Espinosa said the occupation will branch out past the plaza:
"We're expanding the occupation into a home that's currently being foreclosed upon and we're planning on staying with that homeowner and defending that family from eviction," he said. "We're demanding that banks negotiate with homeowners, help people find a way to stay in their homes and we want a moratorium until they do that."
The home is located in north Minneapolis.


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President Obama's administration is creating a "climate service" and as part of that endeavor, it launched a website, www.climate.gov, Monday that provides data on such factors as carbon dioxide levels and arctic sea ice.
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said that the new service would help businesses make long-term plans. For example, it's easier for a wind power company to expand if it knows wind patterns.
"The bottom line is this -- the better climate information that alternative energy companies have, the more profitable they can be, the more jobs they can create and the more they can actually meet the energy demands of our country and indeed the world," Locke told reporters.
Locke likened the initiative to the 140-year-old National Weather Service, which he said helped create a private forecasting industry.
The climate service would bring together hundreds of scientists and analysts who are now spread throughout the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA predicts changes in the Earth's environment, from the depths of the ocean to the surface of the sun.
Locke said he expects the service to start running later this year. It will need the approval of congressional appropriations committees, because it shifts money within the Commerce Department.
Readers: What do you make of this website and climate service? A good idea?
Wendy Koch has been a reporter and editor at USA TODAY since 1998, covering politics and social issues. She's begun a quest to build the most eco-friendly home her budget allows. She'll share her experience and give you tips for greening your home. More about Wendy

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Millions of shirts, socks, coats, toys, and other items destined for eager unwrapping on christmas morning were bought this shopping season at discounts long before the traditional holiday sales began at major department stores.
These goods, many without labels and with minor flaws, were purchased at America's mushrooming discount and cutrate stores. There are close to 7,500 discount stores across the country now, up from about 5,000 five years ago.
But shopping at many of them can be a mixed blessing, both in terms of savings and product quality, according to some of the nation's top consumer advocates.
"Consumers have to go into these discount stores with their eyes wide open," says Stephen Brobeck, executive director of the Consumer Federation of America, which represents 200 consumer groups. Shoppers should ask themselves, he suggests, these kinds of questions: "What is the price compared to what it would cost in a regular department store? What is the brand? Does it only appear to be a name brand item? What is the model year. Are the goods damaged?"
"You should always be wary when something looks too good to be true," adds Karen Borak, a spokeswoman for the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs.
However, neither of these consumer specialists means to imply that the majority of discount stores are willfully trying to deceive or defraud the buying public -- only that it takes an educated consumer to know a bargain when he or she sees it.
On the other hand, there is an unfortunate tendence among some discount stores, Mr. Brobeck maintains, that, having succeeded in capturing a steady clientele, the overall quality of some of the merchandise declines, with some of it becoming downright shoddy.
Yet neither this drawback nor another -- the lack of service that very often amounts to "self-service" -- has kept cut-rate stores from chipping away at regular department store business. Whether or not the discounters are making heavy inroads into the Christmas sales of traditional stores is not yet clear. But the general trend is apparent.
"Clearly there's a movement away from the older department stores over to the discount stores," says Brobeck. "The main reason is price. The prices on most ordinary goods are generally cheaper."
Joseph Ellis, a retailing expert with the brokerage firm of Goldman Saks & Co., says this long-term trend toward more discount shopping picks up considerably whenever consumers are buffeted by tough economic times. "The customer responds better to discount store values when there are big inflationary pressures," he noted.
Jackie Bitout, a spokesman for Sears, Roebuck & Co. -- the nation's largest retailer with a total of 3,100 outlets, including its "catalog stores" -- acknowledged that the upsurge of discount store buying has cut substantially into its business.
Both discount and regular department stores have suffered from the roller-coaster economic situation in the US. Inflation and tightening of credit get the most blame for what one business source calls "a poor year."
According to the latest economic forecast by Goldman Saks & Co., there will be only a 5 percent increase in total general merchandise sales this year compared with a 10.2 percent increase last year.
On the other hand, many discount stores -- especially the bigger, well-managed chains -- have done exceptionally well in 1980. Caldor, Inc., a discount chain which now has 63 outlets in the Northeast, including 17 in New York State, "has made projections for this to be our biggest Christmas ever," says Fred Robson, a company spokesman. As of nov. 22, which marked the first 43 weeks of Caldor's fiscal year, the company's sales had increased a 18.6 percent over the same period in the previous year.
The K Mart Corporation, another discount chain, now has 1,774 stores in the continental US. It, too, is enjoying a sales boom, though not of the magnitude of Caldor's. K Mart spokesmen forecast a 10 to 15 percent growth in sales this year, far better than most department stores.
It should be pointed out that K Mart and Caldor represent what some retailing experts call "the top of the line" in discount stores. There is little to differentiate them from some department stores except the absence of some lines of merchandise (such as some "designer" clothes) and generally smaller sales forces.
Most consumer complaints, consumer specialists say, appear to be lodged against so-called "fly-by-night" discounters, some of which are in business today and literally gone tomorrow -- before faulty merchandise can be returned. Consumer specialists point out that though any store can have a "no returns" policy if it is made clear to customers, federal and some state laws make it illegal to portray damaged goods as completely sound.
Many consumers, of course, remain loyal to their favorite department stores and shun the discounts no matter what the price.
Macy's New York, "the world's largest department store" and one of the 15 stores in the R. H. Macy & Co. chain, has done away with "Macy's bargain basement," its special discount area. "And from a business point of view, it has been beneficial," says Judy Cohn, a spokesperson for Macy's New York. The company stresses quality goods and friendly service. Nevertheless, Macy's business has sagged, too, compared with a number of discount stores.

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Prevalence and patterns of illicit drug use in people living with HIV in Spain: A cross-sectional study
PLoS One. 2019 Jun 17;14(6):e0211252.
This study assessed the prevalence and patterns of drug use among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Spain. We conducted an observational cross-sectional study including 1401 PLHIV. Data were collected through 33 sites across Spain using an online computer-assisted self-administered interview. The survey measured use of illicit drugs and other substances, treatment adherence and health-related variables. To analyse patterns of drug use we performed cluster analysis in two stages. The most frequently consumed substances were: alcohol (86.7%), tobacco (55.0%), illicit drugs (49.5%), other substances (27.1%). The most prevalent illicit drugs used were cannabis (73.8%), cocaine powder (53.9%), and poppers (45.4%). Results found four clusters of PLHIV who used drugs. Two of them were composed mainly of heterosexuals (HTX): Cluster 1 (n = 172) presented the lowest polydrug use and they were mainly users of cannabis, and Cluster 2 (n = 84) grouped mostly men who used mainly heroin and cocaine; which had the highest percentage of people who inject drugs and presented the lowest level of treatment adherence (79.8±14.2; p < .0001). The other two clusters were composed mainly of men who have sex with men (MSM), who were mostly users of recreational drugs. Cluster 3 (n = 285) reported moderate consumption, both regarding frequency and diversity of drugs used, while Cluster 4 (n = 153) was characterized by the highest drug polyconsumption (7.4±2.2; p < .0001), and 4 grouped MSM who injected recreational drugs, and who reported the highest frequency of use of drugs in a sexual context (2.6±0.8; p < .0001) and rates of sexually transmitted infections (1.8±1.1; p < .01). This is the largest multi-centre cross-sectional study assessing the current prevalence and patterns of drug use among PLHIV in Spain. The highest prevalence of drug use was found among MSM, although HTX who used heroin and cocaine (Cluster 2) had the most problems with adherence to HIV treatment and the worst health status.
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The Georgian mining town of Chiatura, surrounded by cliffs, is 220 km from Tbilisi. It was formed in 1921 on the site of the manganese Deposit. The town lies in a deep valley along the river Kvirila and has about 12 000 inhabitants.
The main attraction of the city is the system of cable roads, which was created during the Stalin era in 1954. It was the first cable roads in the USSR and it operates to this day. Chiatura areas are united with the Central part of the city by passenger air-cable roads. The total length of the cable roads in Chiatura more than 3.4 thousand meters, in the direction Sanatorium – 862 meters, Negoti – more than 1 thousand meters, Liobani — 845 metres, Mukhadze – 640 meters.
Chiatura cable roads are the main means of transportation for the population of Chiatura. Every day cable roads are used by about ten thousand people.
Chiatura cable roads are arranged so that there are only 2 trailers on one rope: when one goes down, it helps the other to pull up
At the entrance to the station you can see a mosaic with images of Lenin and Stalin, made of stones. At some stations you can see frescoes with images of Soviet heroes.
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Coronavirus lockdown | Post offices in Bengal to deliver pension at home for elderly people
"We have decided to deliver pension right at the doorsteps of citizens who are 80-years and above or those who are infirm", chief postmaster general (CPMG) of West Bengal circle Goutam Bhattacharya said.
March 31, 2020 / 06:19 PM IST
Post offices in West Bengal will deliver pension at the home of people who are 80-years old or above during the lockdown period, a senior official of the postal department said.
For others pension will be disbursed from the post offices from April 3, the official said. "We have decided to deliver pension right at the doorsteps of citizens who are 80-years and above or those who are infirm", chief postmaster general (CPMG) of West Bengal circle Goutam Bhattacharya said.
He said delivery of pension at home will start from April 4 onwards and those who will be the beneficiaries have already been intimated in this regard.
"This is an extraordinary situation for which we have taken this measure. For others, pension will be disbursed from April 3 as the previous two days fall under annual closing", he said. Those coming to post offices for pension withdrawals, cash deposits will have to maintain social distancing as per government guidelines and hand sanitizers will also be provided.
People delivering pension at home will be given adequate security to avert any untoward incident, he said. Bhattacharya said the main priority of the postal department is to see that there are no problems regarding cash withdrawals from savings accounts.
"Not all the post offices will remain open during the lockdown period due to lack of manpower as many of our staff come from neighbouring districts, but the major ones like head and sub-post offices will be kept open", he added.
The ATMs of the post offices, which are inter-operable with banks, will remain open across the state. The postal department has also given priority for transport of medical kits and other related parcels to other places.
"Since trains are not running, we are sending these parcels by road wherever possible. For long distances, the items are being transported by cargo flights of Air India, Spicejet and Blue Dart", he said.


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It's surprising to find such an ambitious restaurant in such an intentionally casual resort, but the main restaurant at 9 Beaches is turning out some of the best food on the island. Chef Guillaume Brard, who took over the kitchen in early 2006, dishes up specialties like lamb chops with lemon-mint pistou and mango puree, and grilled yellowfin tuna with spinach, dates and almonds.
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Miga Town Apk World is a new super application that allows you to create your own world and create better stories for yourself.
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Hinoki Lavender Liquid Soap is made of plant based ingredients that cleanse and moisturize the hands and body while leaving a light fragrance on the skin. Notes of hinoki cypress and fresh lavender blended with lotus flower come together beautifully to create an earthy, soothing fragrance. Hinoki Lavender, is a subtle blend of gentle florals with a woody twist making it the perfect fragrance for those who don’t typically enjoy florals.
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Stratom Safety System to be Used in New U.S. Army Unmanned Vehicle
August 18, 2022
Using sensor data, machine learning, and more, Stratom has been tasked with outfitting the defense vehicle with internals that will help it navigate challenging conditions.
RISE Robotics Awarded $1.55M Defense Contract by U.S. Air Force to Develop Common Lifting Devices
August 12, 2022
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center uses the device for the removal and installation of the Silent Knight Radar array on MC-130J aircraft.
RISE Robotics Awarded $1.25M to Design Ultra-Light Loading Machine for the U.S. Air Force
May 30, 2022
With support from the U.S. Air Force, RISE Robotics is building lightweight technology to help load and unload heavy cargo.
Sarcos Defense Wins Air Force Research Laboratory Contract for Collaborative Sensing
May 20, 2022
Sarcos Defense has been awarded a DoD contract to develop a system that can quickly spot, follow, and identify objects. It could also help civilian robotics applications.
Near Earth Autonomy, L3Harris Demonstrate Drone Delivery of Blood to Medics in the Field
November 9, 2021
The drone delivery system demonstrated by Near Earth Autonomy and L3 Harris Technologies can autonomously deliver medical supplies hundreds of miles, potentially saving lives.
Gaumard Scientific Robotic Simulators Show Value in Training Obstetricians and Gynecologists
November 1, 2021
Gaumard Scientific's simulators have not only helped with training during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the humanoid robots have also been found to reduce medical malpractice claims.
Shield AI Raises Series D Funding for Autonomous Piloting of Military Aircraft
August 27, 2021
Shield AI, which takes a software-first approach to military drones, has raised funding bringing its valuation to $1 billion after recent purchases of Heron Systems and Martin UAV.
ARM Institute Issues New Call for Manufacturing, Aerospace, and Defense Projects
June 9, 2021
The U.S. Defense Department and the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute are looking to fund projects around topics such as AI in manufacturing and aerospace requirements.
Legged, Wheeled, and Tracked Robots Could Be on Same Power Curve, Find U.S. Army Researchers
June 6, 2021
From cockroaches to tanks, U.S. Army researchers have found that the same power-mass-speed relation describes both biological systems and mobile ground robots using different locomotion.
10 Ground Robots in Development and Testing for Military Applications
May 31, 2021
The U.S. Department of Defense and militaries around the world are working to improve the endurance, usability, and autonomy of ground robots for explosive ordnance removal and other tasks.
ARM Institute Launches Fellowship to Support AI in Metals and Manufacturing for Defense Suppliers
May 10, 2021
The U.S. Department of Defense is sponsoring several organizations that are collaborating to assist small and midsize manufacturers through the use of computer vision and robotics.
AeroVironment Completes Acquisition of Unmanned Ground Vehicle Provider Telerob
May 5, 2021
Transaction combines providers of unmanned aircraft and ground vehicles for integrated defense and homeland security missions in air, near-space, ground, and maritime domains.
Stratom Develops Robotic Refueling System for U.S. Army Autonomous Ground Vehicles
April 9, 2021
Stratom is developing an autonomous ground refueling prototype to help protect soldiers, optimize efficiency in the field, and supply ground vehicles and aircraft.
RE2 Robotics Launches RE2 Sapien Robotic Arm to Augment Human Capabilities
April 6, 2021
The new RE2 Sapien arms are designed for tasks from maneuvering solar panels to inspecting pipes below the ocean surface, says RE2 Robotics.
Primus Aerospace Adopts VELO3D’s Titanium Additive Manufacturing System
March 28, 2021
VELO3D has sold its first titanium-dedicated 3D printing system to be used solely for mission-critical aerospace and defense applications.


The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) said that there is an “immediate need to undertake the construction” of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 (NAIA1) because of structural issues.
“There is an immediate need to undertake the construction works because of structural issues [expansion of NAIA 1], so one option being considered is to negotiate directly to the contractors because of the urgency of the construction. No decision has been made yet,” said Jaime Raphael Feliciano, DOTC assistant secretary for planning.
“It’s supposed to be completed before the APEC [Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation].
That’s the objective. Broadly there are two separate projects, one would be the rehab of terminal one so there are plans for that and second would be the improvements of greeters area,” he added.
NAIA is managed by the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), an agency under the DOTC.
In 2009, the international airport saw a growth in passenger traffic to 24.1 million passengers.
In 2010, NAIA handled 27.1 million passengers, placing it at the top 50 of the world’s busiest airports by passenger traffic.
In 2011, all terminals at NAIA handled a record-breaking annual passenger traffic of 29.50 million, making it as one of the busiest airports in Asia.
In 2012, NAIA became the 34th busiest airport in the world, as passenger volume increased to about 8 percent to a total of 32.1 million passengers.
Earlier, DOTC said that repair and upgrade of NAIA 1 will be completed in time for Manila’s hosting of the APEC Summit 2015.
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This post offers an exciting opportunity to join the newly commissioned Forensic Autism Service across Lancashire & South Cumbria.
The successful applicant will be working as part of the leadership team providing expert advice, support and clinical leadership to adults over 16 with autism and who have forensic risk.
You will provide specialist interventions for people referred to the service to access primary and secondary health care as appropriate.
You will be responsible for the maintenance of high levels of evidence-based clinical practice, contributing to and facilitating Care Processes and Pathways.
You will manage and supervise the work of others, and act as a mentor and preceptor.
The ability to work independently as well as within a team will also be required.
Candidates will need to be IT literate and have experience using digital clinical records, as well as the desire to explore new ways of engaging with stakeholders using technology.
The candidate will also be required to work with multiple agencies and service providers across Lancashire & South Cumrbia which will require excellent communication skills.
Main duties of the job
The Forensic Autism service, sits within the Specialist Service Network, and provides case management to Adults 16years plus who have a primary diagnosis of Autism and a forensic risk. The service will work with those identified across Lancashire & South Cumbria. Key Responsibilities
- Member of the multi-disciplinary team and active participation in team meetings.
- Have a key role in working with a wide range of health professionals and other partners and agencies to reduce health inequalities and promote access to mainstream health services
- Work as partners with individuals and their families, providing advice and support, anticipating health needs, promoting self-care and enabling people to be as independent and involved as possible
- Represent the service and or individual service users at multi-disciplinary meetings, taking a lead role where appropriate
- Communicate often complex information effectively to service users and carers, using alternative methods of communication where appropriate, to maximise treatment potential, whilst ensuring an understanding of risk and benefits of assessment and treatment / interventions.
- Provide advice and teaching to service users, their family and carers, health professionals within the team and LSCFT and the wider health community, public, voluntary and private agencies.
- Share information effectively and concisely for a range of situations and contexts to ensure safety and continuity of care
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
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- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Registered Nurse, Learning Disability Evidence of continuing professional development Post-graduate qualification in relevant subject or demonstrable evidence or equivalent experience relevant to field of practice.
- Post qualifying experience, including significant experience months working within autism or forensic services Knowledge of the Trust's information sharing protocols Be compliant and competent with regards to Information governance including Data Protection Act Able to demonstrate a history of participating in clinical care improvement initiatives. Able to manage change Good interpersonal skills An awareness of validated assessment tools, an ability to apply these, and an ability to utilise information gained from these tools accordingly A critical understanding of detailed theoretical and practical knowledge and actively integrates theory and practice
- Evidence of extensive and significant clinical knowledge, skill and experience of working with people with autism. Specialist knowledge of interventions relevant to this client group and current models of service for clients with autism. Able to take responsibility for decision making in unpredictable work contexts, acting with autonomy Demonstrate leadership skills within mental health, learning disability or liaison and diversion services Competent in Management or direction of others Experience in promoting the development of others Demonstrates innovation in terms and methods used
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I’ve been acquainted with the drag scene for almost over 4 years now. However it was only queens that I came across and I never questioned what seemed to be the status quo. It was only around a year and a half ago that I was on YouTube and a video suggestion with the title “Women Transform into Drag Kings” popped up. I was immediately drawn to it and within a few minutes I started questioning myself as to why this concept never occurred to me before. I had always ardently followed and admired several queens but now watching Landon Cider magically transform a woman into a man with her amazing contouring skills and binding techniques I knew I wanted in on this.
A lot of people have questioned my gender identity. I have a rather dominant masculine exterior which is often mistaken for me wanting to be a man. However I’ve always felt very comfortable identifying as a woman. One of the reasons why I wanted to take up drag is to explore this masculinity that is within me. There is a certain thrill in being in disguise by painstakingly putting on facial hair, binding my breasts, contouring bone and muscle structure. I believe that this process of transformation is performance art in itself. An art that I am yet to harness the power of. For now I’ve only dipped my toes in the water.
The first time I performed at Kitty Su (Delhi) which is probably the most inclusive club in India, it felt absolutely exhilarating. My drag mom, the very famous Maya The Drag Queen introduced me as her drag son after which I was called on stage to sing the Kailash Kher song “Preet Ki Lat”. The way the audience cheered for me and sang along made me feel overwhelmed with emotions that I can’t possibly put into words.
Although this is an amazing opportunity, singing and dancing is what my performances have encompassed. However through my avatar as a drag king I would also like to discuss several social issues such as the effects our patriarchy has not just on women but on men. For example, the overburdening need to be the provider, being asked to be an almost mechanical individual devoid of emotions, always being expected to fit in perfectly square boxes.
The vibrancy and extravagance of the traditional costumes worn by Indian men is unlike any other in this world. I feel like that can be explored in the drag that I do. Very recently there was a girl from Meghalaya who reached out to me, asking me for directions regarding how to bind one’s breasts and do the facial hair make-up. She wanted to do transform into a tribal drag king. This is exactly what I want to do. Reach out to people, especially women and non-binary individuals in India, who’d like to explore the several realms of drag and encourage them to bring their craft to the forefront, where it can be recognised and appreciated as a form of art.

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COVID Home Test Reporting Requirements Cause Chaos for Families
At-home tests offer a simple solution when it comes to COVID testing, but parents are learning they may not make the grade when it comes to school, work, and government reporting requirements.
When Kate F.'s* 4-year-old son tested positive for COVID-19 on a home test on Christmas Eve, she didn't think there was much more she needed to do besides isolate and wait for her son to recover. But when she submitted the test to her son's Brooklyn, NY, public school, she was told the administration wasn't sure the at-home test would "count" in terms of tallying her son's days of isolation. She was directed to get an official COVID test from a pharmacy or testing center to verify the results. And that was just the beginning: "I also noticed that there was no easy way to let our state health department know that our entire family was positive," Kate adds.
Kate took herself and her son to the local pharmacy for an "official" test a few days later. "The entire situation was stressful," she says. "I worried for the pharmacy staff, knowing we were positive. I remember waiting in line behind an elderly gentleman and standing 10 feet behind him because I was so worried I would get him sick, even though we were outside and I was double-masked."
Stef Arck-Baynes, from Philadelphia, had a similarly stressful experience when she was told she had to test her 3-year-old daughter tested for COVID after a daycare exposure in early January. She needed a negative test to get her daughter out of isolation.
The only place near her that offered tests for children without symptoms was an urgent care, but they charged $200 and results would not be available immediately. Using an at-home test seemed like a good option, but the daycare would not accept results.
Thankfully, her daycare eventually relented. "We are so grateful they changed this policy or it would have meant another week at home when she and the rest of her classmates were all negative," she said.
Still, she found the whole experience incredibly frustrating and expressed that the confusion around testing options is a "recipe for disaster and depression" for working parents like her.
Kate and Arck-Baynes are far from alone. As the Omicron variant sweeps the country and test appointments become more scarce, people are relying on home tests to identify cases, and to avoid standing in long testing lines. Yet policies surrounding their use are confusing and inconsistent—not to mention that these tests are often difficult to secure.
Some states, cities, and school districts have been handing out home tests, but it was only this week that the Biden administration established a program that offers four home tests per household via USPS. For many American families, that still doesn't go nearly far enough.
Questions remain on how to report these tests, how to be sure they "count" for things like daycare and school isolations, and whether you need a more "official" test to get medical care, insurance coverage, or company sick leaves.
We reached out to experts to help parents understand these issues, and answer the most frequently asked questions about using at-home tests for our kids.
What Is The Process For Reporting At-Home Tests?
The problem with reporting at-home COVID tests at this time is that there is no single, streamlined process. Even within the same state or county, some school districts may accept home test results, while others may not. These regulations continue to change and evolve day by day, which adds to the confusion.
"The process varies typically by public health jurisdiction—so the city, county, or state health department that serves your area would be the first place to check to see if you can report the results of a positive in-home test," says Jennifer Horney, Ph.D., MPH, CPH, professor and epidemiologist at the University of Delaware.
But that's just reporting tests to health departments. When it comes to smaller entities, like workplaces, school districts, or daycare, there may be different regulations, says Dr. Horney. Your best bet is to contact the institution where you need to report your results and find out what they are requiring to verify results at this time.
Some at-home COVID tests, such as the BinaxNow test, allow testers to self-report their results to places like schools and workplaces if they use an external app like the company's NAVICA platform. However, this still may not be enough in some cases. BinaxNow results, for example, are not "verified" and don't count for CDC guidelines or for international travel purposes.
What Do Reporting Issues Mean for Parents?
Widespread lack of acceptance of home test results is costing parents time, money, and sanity, especially when it means that they don't qualify for services and care their families need. Chris LeBron, former director of policy at New York City Counsel, and candidate for NY State Assembly (District 75), shared the story of a family member who tried to report her positive result to New York City's Test & Trace program.
She ended up spending hours trying to connect with someone on the phone. "She has two children, and it took two hours to speak to somebody at Test & Trace," says LeBron.
This meant that not only was this mom unable to report the positive case to the city or to her child's school, but she wasn't able to receive the home care kit that NYC hands out to families who test positive, which includes masks, hand sanitizer, thermometers, and pulse oximeters.
Is It Necessary To Report Positive Tests?
With all the confusion and red tape surrounding reporting at-home tests results, you might be wondering if it's even worth it to do so.
Experts agree that it's a good idea to try to get your test officially reported, if possible. One of the most important reasons is to have official documentation of your positive test results for your health records and for health insurance purposes.
"This would be important in the case of an insurance claim and also in case the patient develops a post-COVID related disability," says Donna A. Patterson, Ph.D, a professor of history, political science and philosophy at Delaware State University. Patterson, who worked on the pandemic response at Delaware State University and teaches and publishes on topics related to public health, says that you may also need this proof if you are a parent who needs to take sick days from work in order to care for your family.
Again, your best bet is to contact your company's health department to find out their procedures for reporting a positive test. The same is true when it comes to your child's school or daycare: contact them to find out what their procedures are.
If there is no way to report your home test, Dr. Patterson does recommend trekking to a testing center to get a more official test result.
"Yes, there are drawbacks if the person is not feeling well and needs to visit an outside test facility," says Dr. Patterson. "However, some areas provide concierge at-home PCR tests that are official." Patients do usually have to pay out of pocket for these tests, though.
Another option available to some parents is obtaining a free, government-authorized test kit by mail. For example, some states, including New Jersey, New Mexico, and Minnesota, will mail tests for free through Vault Medical Services to your home. You take the test during a supervised virtual visit by a Vault test representative, and then send your sample to a lab for official results.
Should Parents Continue To Use At-Home Tests?
The bottom line, experts agree, is that you should use whatever test is available to you right now, because screening your family for COVID—especially if you've been exposed or have symptoms—is vital in curbing the spread of COVID-19.
"At-home tests are often the first line at getting test results and helping to protect a person's family, co-workers, and community while they await other results," says Patterson.
Epidemiologist Dr. Horney agrees. She says that, for all intents and purposes, if you test positive on an at-home COVID test and have symptoms, you should take the results seriously and act accordingly.
Positive at-home tests can tell you that it's now time to begin taking precautions to minimize spread, says Dr. Horney, including isolation and masking. These precautions should be taken whether you need to verify your results elsewhere for school, daycare, or work purposes.
What To Do If Your Child Tests Positive On A Home Test
Again, if your child has a positive at-home test, you should take the results at face value. At-home tests differ in terms of how accurate they may be, but they are thought to be 85 percent accurate at detecting COVID, especially in people with symptoms, according to the New York Times.
"If you are positive on an at-home test and you have symptoms, assume you are infected," says Dr. Horney. Act accordingly by isolating from others in your home, wearing a mask when you can't be separated, and contacting anyone who you might have exposed.
Guidelines for isolation lengths differ from one school, daycare, or workplace to another, but the current CDC guidance is to isolate completely for 5 days, and only leave isolation if you are fever-free for 24 hours or have resolving symptoms. For the following 5 days, the CDC recommends that you continue to mask anytime you are in public or around others in your home.
Luckily, when it comes to the Omicron wave, with some exceptions, most children are not experiencing severe illnesses.
But the lack of guidance when it comes to testing and reporting results can take a toll. It sure did for Kate F., whose son thankfully remained asymptomatic during the course of his illness. "Our positives occurred right before Christmas, so everyone was getting tested and schools were on break, delaying the response from his school and my work," Kate shared. "I still feel like almost two years into this, the needs of working parents are not being met and we're all exhausted on so many levels."
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This buell is back on the road.
Someone before me change the rear cylinder head to a lower compression head for some reason come find out the motor sucked up 1 of 3 bolts that holds the air cleaner on, you could see the threads pressed into the top of the Piston.
Found a Buell drag racer in punta Gorda Florida and he got me back on the road.
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I like the black swingarm. I never fancied the silver/gray powder coat.
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Mega64 has been putting out videogame parodies long before YouTube was even a thing. One of their earlier works from Mega64: Version 1 featured a BurgerTime parody, which happens to be one of my favorites skits from them.
It's really cool seeing what their videos were like in 2005, as it just shows you how far the guys have come with making dumb Internet videos. The commentary on the DVD for this spoof is also pretty funny, as you get the backstory on how some random dude started talking to Shawn while he was trying to film (you can hear it in this video in fact), and how the guy waiting for his order next to Rocco prevented the restaurant from calling the cops on the guys.
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Transforming growth factor–β (TGFβ) is a well-known master regulator of cellular proliferation and is a critical factor in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. TGFβ is classically defined as a tumor suppressor that functions in the early stages of carcinogenesis, yet paradoxically it functions as a tumor promoter in established cancers. Less well studied is its role in maintaining genomic stability through its participation in the DNA damage response (DDR). Deletion of Tgfb1 in murine epithelium increases genomic instability (GIN) as measured by gene amplification, aneuploidy, and centrosome aberrations; likewise, GIN is increased by depleting the TGFβ ligand or inhibiting TGFβ pathway signaling in human epithelial cells. Subsequent studies demonstrated that TGFβ depletion compromises cell survival in response to radiation and impairs activation of the DDR because of severely reduced activity of ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM), a serine/threonine protein kinase that is rapidly activated by DNA double-strand breaks. The SMAD transcription factors are intermediaries in the crosstalk between the TGFβ and ATM pathways in the DDR. Recent studies have shown that SMAD2 and SMAD7 participate in the DDR in a manner dependent on ATM or TGFβ receptor type I, respectively, in human fibroblasts and epithelial cells. Understanding the role of TGFβ in the DDR and suppressing GIN is important to understanding its seemingly paradoxical roles in tumorigenesis and thus has therapeutic implications for improving the response to DNA damage–inducing therapy.

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Little evidence exists for effects of low-intensity exercises such as stretching on cardiovascular health in pregnant women.
Our aim was to evaluate the effect of a 20-minute stretching exercise on heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure (BP), and heart rate (HR) in healthy pregnant women.
In 15 pregnant women with a mean (SD) age of 29.47 (4.07) years and mean (SD) gestational weeks of 26.53 (8.35), HRV, and BP were measured before and after the 20-minute stretching exercise.
Compared with before the stretching exercise, standard deviation of the normal-to-normal intervals, total variability of heart rate, increased by 7.40 milliseconds (t = −2.31, P = .04) and root mean square of successive differences, a surrogate measure of parasympathetic outflow, also increased by 11.68 milliseconds (Z = −2.04, P = .04) after the stretching exercise. Diastolic BP and HR decreased by 2.13 mm Hg (t = 1.93, P = .07) and 3.31 bpm (t = 2.17, P = .05), respectively, but they did not reach statistical significance.
These preliminary data suggest that 20 minutes of stretching exercise may promote cardiovascular health by attenuating the loss of parasympathetic tone associated with pregnancy.
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Josh finally got his anniversary present and she's so cute! Look at her, how can you not love this face (this coming from a person who hates dogs)?:
We'd been looking for a puppy for awhile and when we went to go pick her up, we kind of bought her brother as well:
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Every time he had to put the puppies down, he'd complain to us, "But I'm strong!" It was pretty cute.
Maggie is so lucky, she even gets her own pink water and food dishes. Just so everyone knows she's a girl.
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There aren’t many people in Australia that can claim to have had fifty years in the radio and television spotlight. Bert Newton and John Laws are two that have made that milestone, but this weekend another one joins the ranks when Philip Brady (pictured) celebrates fifty years in radio and television, having started his first shift as a booth announcer at GTV9 in Melbourne on 6 April 1958.
Starting at GTV9 on a two-week trial, Philip continued at GTV9 for thirteen years as an announcer, a regular on In Melbourne Tonight, and presenting a daytime show on radio station 3AK after the station was bought by GTV9 in the early-’60s. He also hosted GTV9’s early-’60s game show Concentration. Philip was then again at 3AK as one of the line-up of ‘Good Guys’ when the station adopted a Top 40 music format in the late ’60s, and also hosted GTV9’s afternoon panel game show Everybody’s Talking.
Following a break after the demise of In Melbourne Tonight, Philip returned to radio, presenting a weekend program on 3AW, and returned to TV as host of The Money Makers (pictured) for the 0-10 Network. The game show, produced by Reg Grundy at the studios of TVQ0 Brisbane, was Australia’s first five-nights-a-week game show when it debuted in September 1971, offering a top prize of $25,000.
As well as hosting The Money Makers and Junior Money Makers, Philip also hosted Password, another game show for the 0-10 Network, and then in 1976 took over as host of another TVQ0 production, Casino 10. Philip also continued to make appearances on GTV9’s The Graham Kennedy Show and The Ernie Sigley Show.
A return to radio followed with a stint at 3AK, the station by then famous for ‘beautiful music’, and then as producer for Bert Newton’s morning show on 3UZ. His next move was to the Gold Coast, with a daytime program on local radio station Easy Listening 97, while at the same time writing a weekly column for Melbourne-based showbiz paper TV Scene.
In 1990, 3AW hired Philip and familiar Melbourne radio and TV identity Bruce Mansfield to co-host the Sunday night nostalgia program Remember When, and the pair were then appointed as ‘caretaker’ hosts of the weeknight Nightline program following the departure of long-time host Rev. Alex Kenworthy. Almost twenty years later, “Bruce and Phil” continue to dominate night-time radio in Melbourne on both Remember When and Nightline.
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Awww Phil’s aged nicely 😉
Don’t know about his sidekick Bruce tho !
Yeah! I doubt he will ever know how he helped me through a really rough time in my teeage years, just being the kind and special person that he is! “Dimples Brady” Is a very special person! Loved all the game shows too.
Phillip Brady has to be the biggest bore on radio.
Does he have any vice`s at all?
He is sooooooo perfect.
Think that he has become a bit senile.
Phil is actually a really nice guy. God bless him.
Casino 10 was the best game show ever. How can we see it again? How can we even just see highlights? I would pay good money for a dvd of an episode or two of it. Chris Elliott
I was a contestant on The Money Makers which was filmed in Brisbane. I was living in Melbourne when I applied, hoping for a trip north to see my family in Brisbane. I was chosen but by that time I had already moved back to Brisbane. Had a lot of fun on the show and every one was lovely. I got through the rounds but was defeated by the reigning champion. I won some money and a wallet. Fond memories. 🙂

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"Teaching critical race theory goes far beyond diversity-sensitive textbooks."
In her research, Junior Professor Nina Simon dealswith the question of how teaching materials contribute to reproducing racism. In this interview, she explains the potential and dilemmas of teaching German as an additional language and reflects on textbooks that promote diversity, equality, and inclusion from a perspective critical of racism.
Ms Simon, in your research you deal with critical race theory in teaching. What exactly is understood by racism and why do you distinguish between anti-discrimination and critical race theory?
The invention of human ‘races’ goes back to European colonialism. ‘Races’ were invented at the time and put into a hierarchy to legitimize the colonial system. Racism is thus a power relationship, and like all hierarchical relations, it is based on a binary distinction. In racism, this binary is between white and Black people , who are positioned differently within this relationship: Black subjects are marginalized; white subjects are privileged.
Often racism is reduced to situations where one person is racially discriminated against by another. In this view, racism is limited to the individual level. Claus Melter and Paul Mecheril [see end references, ed.], developed the concept of critiquing racism to extend beyond the individual and include the structures and discourse. Racist discourse can be found not only in textbooks, but also in films, for example if we ask who is portrayed, and how, or who is not. Since racism, like other power relations, structures our society, and since everyone is part of society, everyone is also involved in racist relations. This is another important difference from the concept of anti-discrimination, which implies that you can step outside these structures if only you take a strong enough stand against racism. But racism-free spaces do not exist. Therefore, labels like the German Racism-Free School are problematic in terms of critical race theory.
In the school setting, it is about becoming aware of how racism works. To avoid reproducing these structures and discourses without thinking, we have to recognize that everyone is involved in them.
To what extent does this play a role in learning German as an additional language (DaF)?
In the DaF context, all this plays a role in several ways. It is not possible to answer the question of who is privileged and who is marginalized by racism in general in DaF contexts, as this question always depends on the context. Privileged and marginalized positions have always emerged in history and discourse. So they do not exist independent of context. For example: If you travel to Zimbabwe as a Black person with a German passport, you are whiter than your Black colleagues there because you have the more privileged position of holding German citizenship. The artistic director of the Dortmund Theatre, Julia Wissert, once described this beautifully. The very readable novel Identitti by Mithu Sanyal is also about this relational nature of identity.
In the context of DaF, we need to keep reminding ourselves about how complex and relational identity is. At the same time, we can take the opportunity to reflect on identities.
So for DaF teaching, this is an opportunity and a risk?
As I said, I see a great potential: DaF can be taught anywhere in the world. This makes it possible to reflect on power relations and identity positions in countless contexts, which can make critiques of racism more complex. Reducing complexity is a key characteristic of racism. So, by increasing complexity, we are also fighting racism. Institutions such as the Goethe-Institut or the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) are particularly well placed to increase this complexity because they operate worldwide. They are not limited to a local context, like state schools. Of course, this does not mean that state schools cannot and should not use critical race theory.
The history of learning German as an additional language, and the fact that people do this all over the world, is very closely interwoven with colonialism. Besides increasing complexity, I see the greatest potential in drawing attention to the fact that DaF and thus institutions like the Goethe-Institut are highly ambivalent. DaF continues to contribute to the treatment of German as a valuable language that is privileged over other languages. This is problematic from the perspective of critical race theory, because it perpetuates power relations that arose from colonialism. At the same time, DaF makes something possible. It is very important that we put this ambivalence at the heart of our reflections. It is not only central to postcolonial theory, but also important in the light of current social discourses that tend to flatten ambivalence.
How does the teaching material reveal power relations? How should teachers deal with this?
Diversity awareness is increasingly being taken into account in textbook design. Not so long ago, textbooks usually only depicted privileged subjects: white subjects, heterosexual subjects, or subjects privileged in terms of class. These representations in textbooks have a very strong effect, especially if they are not critically reflected on in the classroom.
But I don’t think that textbooks that take diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) seriously are enough to criticise and dismantle racism and power relations. We can still deliver good DaF lessons with conventional textbooks that have not been written with DEI in mind. To do this, teachers need to be appropriately trained to critically question these textbooks with the learners, including examining their representations of power. There are two risks involved in giving a textbook the DEI stamp. First, it could give the impression that everything has been achieved and therefore teachers no longer have to think about how they themselves and their students are involved (differently) in social power relations and that this makes it necessary to consistently reflect critically on teaching practice. Second, the practice of deconstruction can only be learned if there is something to deconstruct. This is exactly the practice I believe is key to teaching German as an additional language.
What can teachers look for to critically analyse their material?
From whose perspective is a story told? Who is the object, who is the subject? Who has what profession, what goals? Who takes which role? These are questions teachers should ask themselves about their material. There are guidelines to support this continuous process of reflection, like the German Authors’ Collective Critical Race Theory Guidelines. These can be used not only interrogate existing teaching materials, but also to create new ones. A lot of questions in the guidelines can be applied to different levels and media, not only in relation to racism, but also to other intersectional encounters.
However, analysing the material cannot replace self-critical and power-critical reflection on one’s own involvement in social power relations. This process is lifelong and thus much longer and more intensive than familiarizing oneself with DEI textbooks.
Can you explain that in more detail?
It’s a lifelong and intense process because we have to unlearn existing privileges that we grew up with and take for granted, as postcolonial theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak puts it. And we can’t replace all that unlearning with materials or two-hour workshops. Both can be a productive starting point, but the process of unlearning in and of itself is ongoing. To begin with, I need to understand what racism is and how I am positioned within racist relations. Only then can I ask myself: What does this mean for me as a teacher, for my teaching practice, for the people I teach? I often find teachers get frustrated when they are supposed to learn how to use critical race theory in two hours, which is barely enough time to explain what racism is. We must not forget that education takes time and unlearning as a specific educational process probably takes even longer. Self-reflection takes energy, it can be uncomfortable, and it needs space.
 The spelling of white and Black is based on Amnesty Germany’s recommendations on inclusive language.
Dr Nina Simon has been Junior Professor of German as an Additional Language, focusing on cultural studies, at the Herder Institute of the University of Leipzig since April 2021. In her work, she takes a social theory and reflexivity approach to German as an additional language and cultural education. Currently she is researching the interaction of knowledge (production) and power relations, (subject) education processes, qualitative reconstruction and discourse analysis in the context of teaching and learning German as an additional language.
Claus Melter / Paul Mecheril: Gewöhnliche Unterscheidungen. Wege aus dem Rassismus, in: Migrationspädagogik, hg. von Paul Mecheril, María do Mar Castro Varela, İnci Dirim, Annika Kapalka und Claus Melter, Weinheim 2010, S. 150-178.
Wissert, Julia (2018): Was würden wir atmen, wenn weiße Menschen nicht die Luft erfunden hätten? In: Liepsch, Elisa / Warner, Julian / Pees, Matthias (Hg.): Allianzen. Kritische Praxis an weißen Institutionen. Bielefeld, 246-260.
Sanyal, Mithu (2021): Identitti. (2. Auflage.) München.

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I quit Facebook a couple of years ago; I decided I just wasn’t cut out for it. I suffer from the inability to let egregious errors slide, especially when the topic is an important one. It’s not that I think I’m always right; I’m open to correction with a good argument. Unfortunately, that’s not a response I got very often. Most of the time, the responses were couched in personal terms: I was a troll, I was being too picky, or, in one case, I was making a ridiculous fool of myself for disagreeing.
Maybe they’re right. I’ve had similar reactions on Twitter, although I’ve learned to just withdraw at the first sign of it. What I find oddly disturbing, though, is how often a simple disagreement is characterized as a lack of respect. Have we really come to the point where we think it’s disrespectful to openly disagree?
Social media seem to be seen as places where anyone gets to express their opinion, no matter how misinformed, or, indeed, insulting, without the fear of being exposed to contradiction. If I don’t think something you’ve posted is correct, fine; I get to post my own opinion, but not in response to yours. As a result, we, as a people, can happily continue shouting at each other without engaging in any meaningful discussion.
Nothing wrong with this, where mere opinion is concerned, I suppose, but the line between opinion and verifiable fact has all but disappeared in our discourse. And that’s very dangerous in a democracy, because it leaves us open to all kinds of manipulation. Not the least of which is the illusion that the majority of the nation feels exactly as we do on all the issues of importance, because we never allow ourselves to hear anything different. As a result, when an election goes astray from what we perceive as the inevitable result, we’re convinced it’s because of corruption, or worse, a conspiracy. And who’s to tell us otherwise?
If there’s a single word to describe this trend it’s this: childish. It goes along with our fascination with the simple black/white dichotomies of the comic-book movies we’re inundated with, and “extreme” sports, also straight out of the comics. Are we doomed to continue this prolonged adolescence forever?


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This deck started with the thought about Overwhelm + Fury of the North. The deck plays very fast and the main idea is to play on curve and litterally overwhelm your opponent with damage to the Nexus. Some strategical tips: Mulligan for 1-drops and for Yetis. If you go first, then Legion Saboteur and Precious Pet is the better options of the 1-drops to play, since you are attacking that turn. If you start by defending, then its ideal to play Omen Hawk since you cannot attack that turn anyways.
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The theories of continental drift and plate tectonics tell us that the position of continents as we observe them today is a rather recent phenomenon. The continents have moved across the face of the globe for most of the Earth’s history, and the evidence for that movement and its effects are seen in the rock record. The continents not only move, but they collide with each other forming new, larger continents, and large continents split into smaller ones.
This cycle is continuous, and all continents show the effects of a number of collisions and subsequent breakups. Plate tectonic motions control the distribution and frequency of phenomena such as earthquakes and volcanoes, the distribution of rocks, minerals, and natural resources, and even the distribution of living organisms.
We know that North America experienced a collision some 1.2 to 1.1 billion years ago. Evidence for this is seen in the folded and crumpled Precambrian rocks of the Adirondack region and western Vermont. Ancient sediments were deformed, metamorphosed and uplifted, forming a large mountain range. The process of collision and mountain-building is called orogeny, and this collision is referred to as the Grenville Orogeny.
The Grenville collision and other similar collisions elsewhere caused all the continents at that time to be assembled into a single supercontinent. Eventually, about 660 million years ago, this Precambrian supercontinent split apart, and much of the northeastern U.S. was covered by a shallow sea called the Iapetus Ocean. About 550 million years ago an island arc began to form off the coast of ancient North America. This chain of volcanic islands would have appeared much as the island arc of Japan does, near the modern coast of Asia. Plate tectonic processes eventually caused the island arc to collide with ancient North America in another mountain-building event called the Taconic Orogeny. The Taconic Orogeny occurred about 460 million years ago. Sands and muds eroded from the rising Taconic mountains were deposited in ocean basins both east and west of the mountain range.
Recall that plate tectonic processes occur all the time–even as the Taconic mountain range was being eroded, more continents were headed for collision with North America. This collision (410-380 million years ago) produced a new mountain range, the ancient Acadian mountains. During the Acadian Orogeny, parts of Europe and a smaller continent called Avalon collided with North America. Just like the Taconic mountains before them, the Acadian mountains were eroded. A huge quantity of sediment was carried by rivers flowing westward from the Acadian mountains and deposited in the shallow inland sea that covered much of North America. The sediments formed delta deposits at the river mouths, and are now referred to as the Catskill Delta. These delta sediments became the rocks that form most of the scenery in central New York today.
During the period from 310 – 250 million years ago more continental collisions again caused all the Earth’s continents to become assembled as a single supercontinent. In eastern North America this is referred to as the Alleghenian Orogeny, and the supercontinent that is created is called Pangea. Pangea is derived from the Greek word for “all lands,” and the continent of Pangea was surrounded by a large ocean called Panthalassa, “all seas.” Approximately 220 million years ago Pangea began to split, or rift apart. As Europe and Africa drifted away from North America the Atlantic Ocean began to form, and the world gradually grew to look more and more as it does today.
One final and very important event left its mark on North America about 18 thousand years ago. This was the ice age, in which massive glaciers formed in arctic regions and slowly spread south, covering all of Canada and the northern U.S. While the landscape of central New York is built of rocks deposited hundreds of millions of years ago, it is the much more recent ice age that was responsible for sculpting the modern landscape. On our field trip we will observe rocks deposited during the Taconic and Acadian orogenies and the ice age, and we will consider how processes such as continental collision and continental glaciation have affected the landscape that we observe today.

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