Poly's drama department has hired professional writer and actor Marcus Folmar to help students develop scripts for plays they will be performing April 4 – 6.
For two weeks, Folmar has been showing up to the 7th period Play Production class to instruct the drama students in the art of playwriting. He started by giving lessons on constructing the basics of a play: the plot, setting, and characters. Then the class started learning more about nuanced aspects of playwriting, such as the dialogue, giving characters the right voice, and conveying a theme, or some kind of deeper meaning.
After learning about what components make up a whole script, the students began actually putting together their own stories. They came up with their own original ideas and pitched them to the rest of the class. Folmar and the other students then gave each other feedback on what would be good to see in the play and how to make it work.
Folmar and Poly drama teacher, Linda Bon, helped guide the class through the creative process of writing plays. Finally, when the scripts had been completed, every student read theirs out loud to the class, and Folmar and Bon selected which ones would be performed in the show in April.
Marcus Folmar has acted in roles in popular TV shows such as Shameless, The Big Bang Theory, I'm Dying Up Here, and Modern Family. He also wrote ABC original movie, The List. The drama department will be putting on a show of a handful of their student-written plays in early April.


Living out of area or out of state may make you feel disadvantaged in considering a dog purchase based on the information and photos that I provide on the website. NOT SO! First, the puppy photographs are taken close, VERY close. I purposefully take them outside in mid-day so that I capture the true color and exact features of the puppy. The photos are not posted as little "thumbnails", but are nice large photos that help you feel that you are right here! Out of state buyers are really in a similar situation as people living within driving distance. The latter have the ability to come and see a newborn, but what they see is exactly what you see in the photos.
In any case, nobody is allowed to hold the pup. For health reasons, visitors must keep a safe distance from the pup. Please understand. I try to return e-mails the same day, but I often write about the same pup to several interested parties. ALL pups are considered for sale UNTIL I receive a deposit. I never play "games" with buyers. I am often asked to contact them if someone suddenly shows interest in a pup they are asking about. I tell everyone I won't do this as I believe it is unfair to buyers. I have no need to use "pressure tactics" to induce a sale.
Sadly protocol rules are often the result of someone taking advantage!
Two buyers below should help you understand.
This "camping pup" obviously brings a lot of happiness to the family as the letter indicates. YET the owner refuses to pay the balance he owes on the dog. His check was invalid. When I alerted him to this he immediately promised to pay. I responded with a certified letter (which was signed for) and a self-addressed/stamped envelope. Multiple phone calls and emails have gone unanswered. There is NO confusion here, just dishonor!
Recently we sent this BLACK pup to Anchorage, Alaska. The buyer had earlier been taken advantage of by another breeder who promised a pup on a certain day but failed to deliver. Thus, not wanting to disappoint her kids again, she was eager to get our pup quickly. She pleaded that we rush the preparations for the sake of the kids. Her money arrived just before the pup was to be shipped. It was considerably short of the amount owing. She was alerted to the shortage and promised to send the money immediately if we would send the pup. We shipped as planned including a stamped self- addressed envelope for the balance. Nothing! We phoned and money was promised. Again, nothing! Phoned again and was told the check was in the mail. This went on for several months but the money was never sent. LESSON LEARNED!
Hi Norma! Jaxson is adorable, very smart and fun, but very mischievous. We absolutely adore him! He is 9 lbs. (which is the weight you predicted). He loves to play. Besides, that he is perfect! We go for walks every day, which he loves and he sleeps with us every night. Jaxson loves to ride in the car (he has a car seat). Thanks for checking about my grooming question. I actually have just let his coat grow and it really isn't too long. I trim his bangs and around his eyes. He loves being brushed. How are you doing? Let me know if you would like for me to send you any pictures of Jaxson for your website. Every once in a while I go on your website and look at the pictures of your new puppies. Pics are from camping in Yosemite and Crater Lake. Take Care, Chris M.
DEPOSIT: A NON-refundable deposit of HALF the value of the pup is required to hold a puppy. WHY is the deposit NON REFUNDABLE? Once we have a contract in place for this pup, it is taken off the web site, is never shown to another potential buyer and is not mentioned during other sales. Your ownership of this pup is protected and honored. The deposit, however, may be refundable under extenuating circumstances, e.g. if the puppy had a serious reaction to a shot or worming prior to you taking it home or if for some unexplained reason the pup died. The deposit must be in the form of a postal money order or cashiers' check or cash, to Ashlee Thompson. Pups are available for sale UNTIL we receive the deposit. Overnight or priority mail ensures your selection.
The balance is due in CASH/cashiers check or postal money order at the time of pick up or two weeks before flight. The average prep for a flight is 7-10 days. SHIPPING costs as well as balance on pup MUST be paid in full before we begin the process.
Upon receiving your deposit you will be emailed a contract/receipt/guarantee for the pup.You are also sent our PUPPY PACKAGE which includes a "shopping list" to help you prepare!
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When you decide to purchase one of our pups we immediately begin "your" training! We have spent the past four weeks preparing the pup to leave us, therefore you need to know what to expect and to understand how easy it is! You will be sent mini booklets on things that pertain to your home. PREPARING FOR PUPPY is important, just as preparing to bring your newborn baby home was. People are always more confident if they are aware and ready. This makes the transition comfortable for both puppy and new owner. There is a lot of information on this site but YOU WILL RECEIVE MORE that pertains to how we have raised your new pup. This information will prepare you and help you in the weeks of training that follow. It is simple, step by step including photos!
The PUPPY PACKAGE works best if you READ it!
I have had many buyers over the years who phoned within days with questions that were well covered in the material that was sent to them as soon as they purchased a puppy. Why it was not read is a mystery to me. The client who gave me a giggle was one that arrived from Las Vegas. We had been emailing for the many months that led up to her arrival to pick up the pup. This included Q & A as well as puppy photo updates. She arrived; the puppy was put into her son's arms. I asked if there were any questions or confusion.
She sarcastically answered, "What you feed her would be nice"! I was astounded. I asked if she had received the information I sent. She said she had received nothing. I assumed I may have made a mistake, apologized, and ran back to the puppy room to get some food for her. While there I pulled up her file on my computer. There with the contract were four information files sent to this buyer. I went back to her and asked if she had received the contract. She said she had. I told her that with the contract were several home preparation files. Clearly, she had not even opened them let alone downloaded them for future reference. Sadly, she is not alone. I have had this happen on many occasions.
SHIPPING: I ship from ONTARIO, California (ONT). I will ONLY SHIP to a MAJOR airport in your state. This is for the safety of the pup. Airlines require pre-payment for shipping.
SHIPPING IS $500. This includes: a crate, pup insurance, and airport delivery. These items are something any buyer will do for their new pup. Since it is mandatory, I do it for you. ALL shipped pups require: veterinarian exam of pup, a health certificate, Knowing a vet has been involved before you get the pup is reassuring for every buyer.
Hi Norma and Ashlee. I want you all to know that our Schnoodle, Sherman, is honestly the best dog on the planet. From the second he arrived after the flight from California to Tennessee he seemed to love his new family and home. He never once cried those first few days. Sherman is very social; he loves people and other animals and is energized when company comes to visit. He is very athletic. We got the electric fence and he loves to run and play outside no matter what the weather. He is very smart and picked up on the fence right away so potty training was a snap. Sherman is very affectionate. He loves attention and affection but is not needy and enjoys being independent. All in all we hit a home run with this little guy. Take care.
Many out of area buyers would like to accompany their pup home. We use ONTARIO (ONT) airport ONLY for this service. There are a limited number of dogs allowed inside the plane so buyers must advise the airline in advance when booking the flight. You never leave the airport! For those coming across the country it will be necessary for you to have an overnight stay close to the airport. There are lots of nice hotels with shuttle service and this has worked well for many buyers flying too far to return the same day. We will explain times of arrival and departure so as to co-ordinate your flight with pup arriving at the airport.
This client flew into Ontario airport from Chicago. Ashlee met the plane, handed off the pup and off the lady went. It was a long day for her including changing planes with her new pup.
SOME BUYERS HAVE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR PUPPY PICK-UP!
Puppy lives in Southern California. Puppy needs to be in Phoenix—WHAT TO DO?
This pup went to live in San Fransico. Her parents came in a special plane just to pick her up and take her home. She is pictured at the end in her vineyard loving the gorgeous view and her mom.
HOW DO I GET ON A WAITING LIST: We don't keep a waiting list for pups. When I previously tried, I often found that people on the list had already purchased a pup by the time I contacted them. I do give "planned birthing dates" should buyer want to wait. Buyers following up with more calls or e-mails will be right up to date on a birth when it happens!
DO I NEED TO FILL OUT A QUESTIONAIRE? No. I sell a lot of puppies to people in other states or who live too far to drive and visit a litter. Over the years I have found that several phone conversations give you the chance to tell me all about yourself and what you want from your dog. I can then make suggestions as to size, etc., that I believe will work best with your family's lifestyle. I can also answer many of your questions as we are discussing a future pup for you. This works well to help you get a sense of what I am doing and, in turn, I learn about you and your family. Ultimately, I am able to put the perfect pup into your home. In many cases, the first time you see the pup is when you pick it up here or at the airport. Read letters from our clients you will see that I have done well in my selections based on phone conversations!
You are excited; everything is ready at home but still no pup! Many buyers purchase their pup and must wait 7 weeks to bring it home. Although that is not a long time (in puppy time), it is for the new buyer. I understand this and because it is so common for buyer to be impatient, I must address a few things you may be overlooking. Puppy is a baby. As with human babies, they are easily stressed. Perhaps the single most important thing I do while raising your pup is to make sure that I keep the stress level as low as possible. While you are waiting for your puppy to mature, I am giving shots and prophylactic medications. ALL this is very stressful to a puppy's system, but it must be done. This is why they are kept warm, quiet and left completely alone. Their security is WITHIN the litter and I am relying on that to help them deal with the necessary medications I am giving them.
Enter eager buyer. In your mind, a short visit wouldn't hurt the pup. BUT consider your pup, should you insist on a visit, will be taken away from the security of the litter so you can see him/her. You CANNOT hold or touch this pup for obvious reasons. It is stressful and if your pup is exposed to germs these will be transferred into the rest of the litter. And the other pups in the litter belong to other buyers. You have been told and/or read that your new puppy should have smells from home. You would like to drop off toys or items with family smells to be put in with your pup. Again, stop and consider IF every pup owner in your litter did this? Not only would we be cross-contaminating the litter, there would be little room for pups! Your puppy IS taking the "smells of this home" with him/her. The PUPPY PACKAGE helps you "duplicate" our puppy set up.
CAN I VISIT MY PUP & BRING THINGS THAT SMELL OF HOME?
These pups all share the same area. You can see we have lots of items to play with. Imagine if the owners of each pup brought something to add to this! CROSS-CONTAMINATION would be the first problem, CONSTANT CLEANING of all these items to prevent health issues would be the second—–there is more but you probably get my point!
When I describe a pup as being a rich dark brown with "highlights" you can see it! OR HOW ABOUT "this pup has freckles on its' nose!" ONLY outdoor photos in natural light help you feel you are standing right near the pup! If we have a warm day we shoot outside.
I hope that by addressing these common misunderstandings you will understand that everything I do is for the well-being of the pup. I have invested care day and night into your pup, and made an ongoing and serious effort to protect your pup from everyone and everything that may cause it the slightest bit of stress.
If some of these things never occurred to you, YET they make great sense now that you read them, you can be happy you are not only getting a great puppy, but that the health and confidence of that pup were foremost with your breeder.
THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE REASONS YOU CHOSE ME AS YOUR BREEDER.


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Starbucks' plan to pay for bachelor's degrees for its workers is a "tremendous move" that is better than a wage hike, according to economist Nicole Smith.
The Seattle-based coffee chain announced earlier this week that it is expanding its employee college tuition assistance program to cover the entire cost of getting an online bachelor's degree from Arizona State University. It had previously been offered to juniors and seniors seeking to complete their degree.
"Essentially Starbucks is recognizing its employees as assets that are worthy of investment," she added.
That investment will ultimately mean more money in the graduates' pockets. Smith noted that when workers have a college degree, the wage premium increases about 84 percent. Therefore, the degree has more long-term effects.
Starbucks' move is in keeping with the long-established idea that workers eventually earn more with a college education. A 2011 Georgetown study showed that an advanced degree could earn a worker as much as $2 million more over their lifetimes than someone with a high school diploma. Even having limited post-secondary education without having a formal degree can add as much as $250,000 to lifetime earnings, the study showed.
"It makes more sense for their employees to actually have a bachelor's degree and be able to take it anywhere, because Starbucks isn't limiting you to have to work at Starbucks all the time," Smith told CNBC's "Closing Bell."
In that regard, "it makes more sense to have that than an extra $2 in your salary."
More than 140,000 Starbucks employees are eligible for the program. They must work at least 20 hours per week.
So far, about 2,000 workers have enrolled in the program and Starbucks is hoping the expansion will entice more employees. While the participation rate so far is only a fraction of eligible employees, Smith is hoping that it will catch on as more people recognize the great opportunity.
However, she said there could be a great challenge for some employees who may need additional assistance to balance a 20-hour workweek as they work toward a four-year degree.
"If you are a parent or a single mom, it's going to be much more difficult and perhaps you know people need additional support initiatives in order to be able to fully participate. But I think overall it's much better," Smith said.
Starbucks expects to spend $250 million or more over the next decade on tuition reimbursement, which BTIG chief global strategist Dan Greenhaus believes may be a wise investment in a tightening labor market.
"Presumably you would attract better candidates" who are interested in the program, he said.
That said, the move is irrelevant when it comes to deciding whether to invest in Starbucks stock, he added.
—Reuters and CNBC's Laura Petti contributed to this report.


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Q: Installing Docker within a Docker container => D-Bus connection error I have the following in a Dockerfile:
RUN sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce
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When I build the image, I get this output:
Step 14/43 : RUN sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce
 ---> Using cache
 ---> b1a8830d0596
Step 15/43 : RUN sudo systemctl start docker
 ---> Running in eff2d9d01762
Failed to get D-Bus connection: Unknown error -1
The command '/bin/sh -c sudo systemctl start docker' returned a non-zero code: 1

anyone know what this D-Bus connection error is about?

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As this image does not come with a Docker Daemon itself. You have to mount your host's daemon as volume to the container so you can access sibling containers rather the child containers. This avoids the need to install Docker yourself inside the image and works well with Container CI\CD (such as Jenkins inside Docker) too.

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England Rugby 2015 have just unveiled the official design that will feature on the tickets for the 48 World Cup matches, and we quite like them.
The five variations were revealed by Rugby World Cup 2003 winning captain, Martin Johnson, at Twickenham Stadium. The unique design celebrates Rugby and the rich history of the Tournament, featuring the Webb Ellis Cup at its centre, alongside four Rugby World Cup winning captains: John Eales (Australia), Francois Pienaar (South Africa), Martin Johnson (England) and Richie McCaw (New Zealand) representing the nations who have been victorious at previous Rugby World Cups.
The ticket blends the striking Tournament look and feel with two Rugby images representing the heritage of the Game in England. The four designs, developed in three colours, will be issued for all matches throughout the pool phase, Quarter and Semi-Finals as well as the Bronze Final.
A special gold design has also been developed for the Final and features one of the host nation's most celebrated sporting moments, Jonny Wilkinson's dramatic drop goal at the Final of Rugby World Cup 2003.
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memorization | bahá'í children's class ideas!
memorization aids for use with Bahá'í children's classes.
The "step game" is a movement-based activity to help children memorize quotes and prayers. It's especially appropriate for kinesthetic learners, or children who "can't seem to stay still" during class.
Write out a quote or prayer in large print on a piece of bristol board, so that it can easily be seen from a distance.
Have one child hold the bristol board (or hold it yourself) on one side of the room, behind a "finish line" (this can be a line of tape on the floor, or some other marker), and have the rest of the children stand against the wall at the other side of the room. They should be able to see the entire quote.
The children should slowly advance one step at a time in turn, each reading one word of the quote or prayer in sequence when they step ahead. For example, the first child in line would recite the first word of the quote, the second child would recite the second word, and so on; when the last child has read a word, the first child reads the next word, and so on.
The children continue in this fashion, repeating the quote if necessary, until they cross the finish line.
This game works best if the children are able to read well; younger children might have greater difficulty. If this is the case in your class, however, you could always ask the older children to help the younger ones when their turn comes. We also found that the game works better with fewer children, as the "line" advances more quickly this way.
One really nice thing we've done with our children's classes is to get the children to make their own prayer books, with copies of the prayers they've learned during the year in them. They can also add some of their own artistic creations to every other page—drawings, paintings, collages, colouring sheets or otherwise. Apart from giving them a way to read and memorize prayers on their own, This gives them a project to work on during the year that they can take home as a keepsake—a reminder of their progress in the class.
One issue to address with a prayer book project is that the children will have to have their book on hand for every class, even if they bring it home during the week to study the prayers on their own. Children may often forget their books at home if they're not reminded, so devising a system to help them remember is crucial. Calling their parents with a reminder the day before the class will help; if you've arranged to pick up the children yourself before class, you can remind them yourself at that time. If too many children are forgetting their books too often, it may become necessary to keep them yourself and give them out when the children arrive. This is less than ideal, since it means the books won't be available for the children to study outside of class—but every teacher will have to figure out a system that works in his or her situation.


Steve Fleischli is a senior attorney and Water Program Director at the Natural Resource Defense Council. His area of focus encompasses not only water quality but also the role of water security in climate-preparedness programs and the relationship of water to energy production. Prior to joining NRDC in 2010, he served as the executive director and later the president of Waterkeeper Alliance, an international organization that supports local watershed programs in more than 260 communities on six continents. Before that he served for four years at the Santa Monica Baykeeper (now Los Angeles Waterkeeper). Fleischli has also worked as a legal and policy analyst for Heal the Bay and as an adjunct law professor at Pepperdine University School of Law. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado Boulder and a JD from the University of California, Los Angeles.


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Wedding Wednesday: Princess Marina's Gown
HRH Prince George, Duke of Kent and HRH Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
They were a dazzling pair, Sir Henry "Chips" Channon wrote, and he wasn't the only one swept away with Marina and George, the royal wedding couple of 1934. She was a chic exiled princess, daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and the former Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia; he was a handsome prince, son of King George V and Queen Mary. They married in a London decked out in British and Greek flags, with ceremonies first in Westminster Abbey and then again in a private Greek Orthodox ceremony in Buckingham Palace.
To no one's surprise, the stylish and striking Marina married in a gown that was the picture of 1930s glamour. It was designed by Captain Edward Molyneux, a couturier with salons in Paris and London that Marina had worked with in the past. His creation seems simple from afar, with a sheath silhouette and a draped cowl neckline. But the drama is in the details: the trumpet sleeves, the wide train, and most of all the fabric. It's the fabric that brings me to post this dress today, as I can't help but be reminded of another recent dress of intricate silver ornamentation - that of the new Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
Marina's gown was made of silver and white brocade with a raised English rose design. Deemed too delicate to sit in storage waiting to be sewn, it was woven in under two weeks in Lyons and shipped tout de suite to London, where a team of seamstresses created the dress. (At the Princess' request, the seamstresses included a group of Russian refugees as her way of showing sympathy for the people displaced by the revolution in her mother's home country.) The silver fabric glimmered in the lights on that foggy November day, making quite an impression for the bride.
She also glittered with diamonds, becoming a far more bejeweled bride than recent Windsor weddings had seen. Her long tulle veil was topped by a tiara, still then not a requirement for a British royal bride as we think of it now. Some cite this as one belonging to her mother, some as the Kent City of London Fringe Tiara, one of her wedding gifts. Her large diamond necklace of 34 stones was a wedding present from the King, whose family order she proudly wears in the wedding photographs.
The wedding was the start of a life together which is still remembered for its glamour…and its troubles. They had three children, Prince Edward (the current Duke of Kent), Princess Alexandra, and Prince Michael. Michael was born not even two months before his father's tragic death in an airplane crash in Scotland while serving in the Royal Air Force in 1942. History has marked Marina's widowhood with talk of her husband's relationships with other men and her money troubles, set up by the couple's overspending and lack of funding for their royal life. (She began auctioning off treasures for funding during her lifetime, something which has been continued from time to time by her children.) Gossip aside, Marina served the royal family until her death in 1968.
How do you feel about this version of a silver gown?
Photos: Illustrated London News/National Portrait Gallery
Labels: Britain, Wedding Wednesday
Weekly Royal Fashion Awards: October 21-27
Sadly, it can't be weddings and tiaras all the time. Here's to the ladies that were back to the regular royal working grind last week, minus the things we've already chatted about:
Best in Sparkle
Princess Letizia
At a literature awards ceremony; audiences in Oviedo; the closing concert of the XXI Musical Week in Oviedo; the annual Prince of Asturias Awards ceremony; visit to Bueno
You know what's sad? That little hair ornament might be the closest thing we'll get to a tiara on Letizia this year. Let's all console ourselves with hugs from adorable traditionally dressed children.
Best in Usual
Princess Mathilde
Visiting the International Design Biennale; visiting Luik; attending a concert for the Festival van Vlaandoren with the rest of the royal family (Princess Astrid, pictured); at an academic meeting
A thoroughly typical week for Mathilde, so much so that I am distracted by the fabulousness of Princess Astrid at the concert, in her shiny dress and her pink (pink!) gloves - as I couldn't help but wonder on Twitter, she may have come straight from washing up the dishes, but it's irresistibly fantastic nevertheless.
Best in Trips
Princess Máxima
Máx made a quick, not highly publicized trip to Nigeria as a part of her role with the U.N. in inclusive finance. Good work, even if it meant missing a potential tiara appearance.
Worst in Muppet
Crown Princess Victoria
At a U.N. Seminar; at an awards ceremony; visiting Gothenburg; at the opening of the Friends Arena
Listen…first,Victoria stole Big Bird's apron. And now she's wearing Kermit's jacket and shoes made the shaved pelt of a Cookie Monster. I'm all for color, heaven knows I'm happy to get away from a sea of blergh, and if this were flattering in any way I'd probably be all on board…but it must be said: leave Sesame Street alone! Let's stick to the flattering faux animals, like that leopard dress up there.
Who piqued your interest last week?
P.S.: I hope all of you in the path of Sandy are safe and sound.
Photos: Getty Images/Belga/Ku Leuven/RVD/All Over Press
Labels: Armani, Belgium, Felipe Varela, Green, Hunkydory, Malene Birger, Natan, Netherlands, Pink, Print, Red, Spain, Sweden, Weekly Fashion Awards
Tiara Watch: In Denmark and Norway and the Netherlands, Oh My!
When it rains, it pours! So long we were in a tiara drought, and now the royal world is just lousy with the things. Oh, why can't it be like this all the time…
The Danish royal family welcomed the President of Slovakia for a state visit last week, which naturally included a glittering state banquet. Crown Princess Mary wore her wedding tiara with the pearl option, along with her fabulous aquamarines. I wondered if she'd use the pearl option to showcase some of the great pearl jewels she has, and sure enough – she's on it! I also love this older Kenth Fredin gown, which seems swishy in all the right ways.
Princess Marie showed up in one of those gowns that always seems to be fresh off the homecoming dance sale rack – though her usual diamond floral tiara does seem a tiny bit more legit than the Homecoming Queen's. Queen Margrethe paired the Baden Palmette Tiara with what seems to be her favorite gown of the year, and Princess Benedikte wore Queen Ingrid's Star and Spike Tiara.
Earlier they all welcomed the President at the airport, Mary and Marie in chic hats, Benedikte in a koosh ball hat, and Marge in her Teletubby topper.
On the second day of the visit, Mary made a well-coordinated appearance alongside the First Lady (in a Prada suit with a colorful Paul Smith scarf and matching accessories) before attending the return dinner with the rest of the family. And it's here that Marie redeems herself, looking infinitely more festive than the rest of them with her little sparkles.
The Dutch were also in on the state visit action last week. Queen Beatrix welcomed the President of Italy for a low-key trip, highlighted by a state dinner where the dress code seems to have been something along the lines of "dress up, if you want, I guess…". Beatrix wore the all-purpose Rose Cut Bandeau, and Princess Margriet went tiara-less (the horror!). Yes, this was sorely missing Princess Máxima, who was on a visit to Nigeria.
Also dodging her tiara-wearing duty last week was Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who missed the annual gala dinner for the Parliament. In her absence, Queen Sonja wore Queen Maud's Pearl and Diamond Tiara, and Princess Astrid wore the Vasa Tiara.
And the state visit fun has just begun: the British will have their first state visit of the year later this week.
Photos: Abaca/BestImage/SN/Quirinale/ANB
Labels: Blue, Chanel, Denmark, Eveningwear, Gala, hats, Kenth Fredin, Netherlands, Norway, Paul Smith, Prada, Tiara Watch, Tiaras 2012
Gold Star: Another Royal Wedding Ahead!
Princess Madeleine of Sweden (the youngest child of King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia) has announced her engagement to her boyfriend, Christopher O'Neill. And I have to say, this announcement has Gold Star written all over it.
First, I give it a gold star for timing. Just when the low starts to set in after the Luxembourg wedding, just when we begin to realize there's not another huge European royal gathering anywhere in the near future - BAM! Mads and Chris save the day! What kind and generous people they must be. Gold star!
Next, I have to give them a gold star for the announcement. That's cuteness. Watch to the end. Gold star!
A gold star is certainly in order for the ring. That's just classy. Gold star!
Madeleine also gets a gold star for the bounce back factor, because this is not her first time at the engagement rodeo. She announced her engagement to beau Jonas Bergström, a Swedish lawyer, in 2009. But allegations of cheating on Jonas' part became a public scandal, and the engagement was called off in 2010. Madeleine fled to New York City, where she made a home and met Chris, who works in finance. Gold star for (what we hope will be) a happy ending!
And now they're set to marry in the summer of 2013, and I'm set to freak out over what should be another tiara extravaganza. I don't expect it to be quite as grand as her sister Crown Princess Victoria's wedding, but I think we're in for a good sparkly show. All. The. Gold. Stars!
I think it's a little too early to speculate on a dress designer, but it's never too early for tiara speculation. The Swedish royals have a wedding tiara tradition happening with the Cameo Tiara, and that's what I'm putting my money on. That and the family wedding veil. I know some of you have a bit of a problem with the Cameo Tiara, but I think Madeleine and her superb tiara hair can make it work. What are you guessing so far?
Click here to see the tiaras Madeleine's worn so far.
Photo: Kungahuset
Labels: Gold Star, Rings, Sweden
Event Roundup: The Royal Wedding in Luxembourg
It's time to wrap it up and take one final glance: the wedding of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy was one of the last truly grand weddings on this scale we'll have in Europe for some time, as Guillaume is the last of the current batch of heirs to marry. Make sure you've gotten your fill!
The Civil Wedding
The bride, groom, and close family kick off the wedding festivities.
The Pre-Wedding Gala Dinner
Gowns upon gowns and tiaras galore!
The Bride and Bridal Party
An Elie Saab Couture royal wedding gown.
The Lannoy Tiara
Stéphanie's family tiara, worn on her wedding day.
The Religious Wedding
Fashions and hats from the royal ladies.
Runway to Royal
A look at the runway versions of some of the fashions on display.
Guest Jewels
A spotlight on some of the jewels worn by the guests at the religious wedding.
The men at the wedding, with looks back to their dashing style at the gala dinner.
Labels: Event Roundup, Lux Wedding 2012, Luxembourg, Weddings
Tiara Thursday: The Five Aquamarine Tiara
The pre-wedding gala dinner in Luxembourg was great, wasn't it? Of the night's tiara surprises, the new-to-her tiara on the Countess of Wessex seems to have caused the most widespread confusion, so we'll try to tackle that today. I'm calling it the Five Aquamarine Tiara, a name which is totally boring but conveys about all that we know for certain about this tiara: that it currently features five aquamarines set in a diamond surround. (It also differentiates this tiara from some of the other aquamarine tiaras in the family, which is key because this is about to get confusing.)
The Five Aquamarine Tiara
Sophie's tiara was once worn by the Queen, but it was a piece that many jewel watchers (including me) assumed had been dismantled. Its reappearance has sparked a reexamination of what we do (and do not) know about the aquamarines in the Queen's collection. And so before we can get to the Five Aquamarine Tiara, we must briefly discuss another one: the Queen's Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara.
The Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara
Queen Elizabeth has an entire parure of aquamarines assembled from gifts from Brazil early in her reign, and it is headlined by a tiara she commissioned from Garrard. The last additions to this tiara were the fan-like scroll motifs between the larger stones. Of this last addition, the Royal Collection says: "In 1971 the tiara was adapted to take four scroll ornaments from an aquamarine and diamond jewel given to The Queen by the Governor of São Paulo in 1968." Leslie Field's The Queen's Jewels adds that the jewel in question was described at the time as a "v-shaped 'hair ornament'".
The fan/scroll motifs in question
The question of which jewel was added to the Brazilian tiara is where the Five Aquamarine Tiara enters the discussion. It was worn by the Queen during a tour of Canada in 1970, and hadn't been seen since then. The fact that it is aquamarine, could potentially be described as a "v-shaped hair ornament", and was last seen in 1970 (prior to the 1971 changes) added up to an assumption that this was the gift from São Paulo that had been dismantled.
The Queen in the Five Aquamarine Tiara
Obviously, we now have to rethink that connection. I have seen people interpret the previously assumed connection between these two tiaras to mean that Sophie's tiara is composed of pieces from the Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara in some sort of convertible manner, but if you look closely at the form of the Five Aquamarine Tiara and the "scrolls" in question on the Brazilian, you will see that this can't be the case. The pieces are completely different. I've also seen people assume that the Brazilian tiara has been dismantled to recreate the Five Aquamarine Tiara, which I don't believe could be true either - the stones are different sizes, and the Queen still uses the Brazilian tiara.
The provenance of Sophie's tiara remains a mystery. It's possible, I suppose, that it could still be part of the Brazilian aquamarine set – perhaps it was once a larger tiara and was cut down to provide for the Brazilian Aquamarine Tiara, or perhaps there were more gifts included that we don't know about.
But the theory that I am increasingly leaning toward is the one of total mystery: this tiara never had anything to do with the gifts from Brazil, and came from somewhere else. Maybe it has something to do with Canada (given the Queen's initial outing), maybe it was a gift or inheritance from elsewhere, maybe it was one of Queen Mary's treasures. A mystery.
Wherever it came from, it has now graced the Countess of Wessex's head, we assume as a loan from the Queen. It's sort of funny to me that this is the tiara she was allowed to wear, since she already has an aquamarine tiara, what I call the Wessex Aquamarine Tiara. (But then again I suppose when the Queen offers something to you, the proper response is "Thank you, ma'am", and not, say, "Can I see something in an emerald?") It suits her, though it has a particularly high base just like her wedding tiara, which can be unattractive when her tiara hair isn't just so. Sophie's necklace at the Luxembourg gala dinner was also on loan from the Queen, the King Faisal Necklace (click here to read about that on the Queen's Jewel Vault). Her Majesty loaning things out is not an everyday occurrence, so this makes another interesting development apart from the tiara.
What's your theory about this tiara?
Photos: Cour grand ducale/Getty Images/Rex
Labels: Britain, Tiara Thursday
Tiara Thursday: The Lannoy Tiara
We touched on the tiara worn at the royal wedding over the weekend, but we'll put it in Tiara Thursday form just because. And we'll have two Tiara Thursdays today because I'm still riding my tiara high, and I figured you lot wouldn't mind.
The Lannoy family tiara is made of platinum and diamonds, 270 old-cut brilliants to be exact. The scrolling natural design includes a few feature stones: a set of larger brilliants, and a large pear shape diamond inverted at the top of the tall center. The design is outlined in tiny platinum gilded pearls. It was made by Altenloh in Brussels, a silversmith and jeweler and former court jeweler to the Belgian royal family.
Center detail and the tiara in use from the front (top) and back (bottom)
This was Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy's tiara of choice for her wedding to the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Other brides to wear the tiara include Stéphanie's sisters and sisters-in-law, so she was certainly following in the family tradition. It's a petite tiara in spite of the large stones it includes, and the size plus the platinum setting must make it a fairly light piece to wear – always a plus on a long wedding day.
Stéphanie on her wedding day
It remains to be seen if Stéphanie, as Hereditary Grand Duchess and eventually Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, will ever wear this tiara again, or if she'll stick strictly to Luxembourg royal tiaras from now on. If she does wear this one again, I hope she'll consider anchoring it down a little bit better…
Oops...the tiara flies up while leaving the cathedral
Was this the tiara you were hoping to see on Stéphanie on her wedding day, or were you hoping for another?
Photos: Cour Grand Ducale/Vic Fischbach/Getty Images
Labels: Lux Wedding 2012, Luxembourg, Tiara Thursday
Wedding Wednesday: More Jewels in Luxembourg
I love going back and taking a more detailed look at the outfits from big royal events. After the initial judgment has passed, you can find some real gems in the details. And in the case of this past weekend's royal wedding, I mean that literally: there were some interesting jewels on display on the guests.
Since Mary already had her rubies with her for the gala dinner, she went ahead and wore the smallest version of the earrings with one of the pearl options at the wedding. Marie-Chantal spiced up her rather drab outfit with some large modern diamond earrings.
Brooches had their day in the sun too. Mathilde's making a royal wedding tradition out of wearing this huge diamond brooch which belonged to Queen Fabiola. Annemarie borrowed a sapphire and diamond brooch from the Dutch collection, while Victoria chose diamonds and pearls.
The queens are the ones you expect to sport brooches galore, and they didn't disappoint. Margrethe went romantic with the diamond daisy brooch she wore on her own wedding day. (She wore it to William and Kate's wedding, too.) Silvia went for it with historic pearl earrings and a brooch from the Bernadotte collection, plus a diamond necklace and pearl bracelet. And Paola has two brooches on – one on her hat, one on her coat.
Lalla Salma's jewels were a gorgeous complement to her royal blue dress and red locks, though even with this much glitter she didn't take the prize of most ornamented.
No, that award is shared between these two Dutch magpies. Queen Beatrix wins in terms of carats, sporting big diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, bracelet, and open frame diamond brooch. (Anyone that casually wears a diamond rivière to a day occasion will forever win my heart. This is a fact.) But my Máxima wins in terms of creativity. She's worn bits from the Borneo set of jewels, given to Queen Wilhelmina for her investiture, using them as earrings and a belt buckle of sorts. It just goes to prove: there's a jewel in the Dutch collection for every possible outfit. (Or perhaps I should say: Máxima will find an outfit to go with every jewel in the Dutch collection. And that's why we love her.)
Which "casual" jewel is your favorite?
Labels: Belgium, Brooches, Denmark, Earrings, Greece, Lux Wedding 2012, Necklaces, Netherlands, Other Royals, Sweden
Random Royal Appreciation: Partying with the Windsors
The Windsors were out and about in force last night, shall we check in?
Let us first spend a moment with Charles and Camilla at the premiere of the new James Bond movie, and let us spend that moment gazing at Camilla's necklace.
A new-to-Camilla piece, and it's amethysts to boot! Now, I'm never really sure whether I like heart-shaped stones (heaven help us if she starts to reenact her favorite scene from Titanic), but I am sure that I like pieces unearthed from the vaults, and I believe that's just what we have on our hands here.
The heart-shaped amethyst necklace immediately reminded me of a piece discussed in Leslie Field's The Queen's Jewels which was a wedding gift from Queen Alexandra to the Queen Mother in 1923. It's described as "three rows of small pearls interspersed with eight large oval amethysts, each surrounded by brilliant-cut diamonds. Hanging from the front largest cluster is a heart-shaped amethyst pendant surrounded by brilliants, and from the four side clusters hang oval amethyst drops surrounded by brilliants." According to Field, it was given to the Queen sometime after her own wedding. Allowing for inevitable redesign and variance in description, it seems a good match to me.
And also, Windsors, if you're going to start spreading your jewels around (see: Camilla there, plus Sophie in Luxembourg), hows about we get some new diamonds for our friend Kate, hmm?
The Duchess of Cambridge tagged along with the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal, Prince Edward, Princess Eugenie, and who knows who else for a reception honoring Team GB Olympic and Paralympic medalists. The Queen was in refreshing ice blue, Anne in sharp red, and Kate in a customized version of an ALICE by Temperley dress (below). I think I'd rather have the original, myself, but oh well.
Kate was sporting the same diamond bracelet (and earrings too, I believe) we've seen her in multiple times since her wedding. I love that she's finding as many reasons as she can to wear the diamonds she has, and I think some variety is in order. C'mon Lilibet, make it happen. (And speaking of QEII, the low-down on her diamond selections for the evening can be found at the Queen's Jewel Vault, as always.)
Photos: Getty Images/PA/MyWardrobe
Labels: Black, Bracelets, Britain, Eveningwear, Necklaces, Purple, Random Royal Appreciation, Temperley
Runway to Royal: The Luxembourg Wedding
I don't know about you, but I have the most massive tiara and couture hangover from this weekend. To soothe my symptoms of withdrawal, I have a couple more posts for you on the fabulousness we just enjoyed. Hey, we're not going to see another event like this for a good while, so we better take it all in. First, a little comparison from runway to real royal life: who adapted it best?
This is legit couture – made just for you, so runway matches aren't exact. So many of you noted multiple similarities between a lot of the Elie Saab gowns, and I don't disagree with you. As with most ornate creations, it doesn't help that we can't pick out the fine details like we would be able to if we were standing right in front of the dresses. But I can't get enough of it either way, so I remain firmly on Team Bring It On. For the record, Marie-Chantal's was my favorite - a true classic.
Also for the record, there were Elie Saab ensembles that didn't float my boat. Sorry, Clotilde. I'm still upset there wasn't a legit tiara (I just love the pink tiara she wore on her wedding day sooooo much, I'm complaining about its absence again), and the wedding outfit needed some color somewhere in the worst way.
I guess this is something of a classic silhouette for Mary; she's worn these tiered gowns in the past, and I won't lie to ya, they're never my favorite. But they are probably spectacular in motion.
I was surprised how many of you hated Sophie's outfit for the wedding. All I know is this: I watched the arrivals live, and it was like one long parade of standard suits and shiny suits and standard suits and shiny suits. Sophie was a breath of fresh air, totally striking in her black and white. And I couldn't tell there were horses in the print – something which seemed to bother several of you on a deep level - until looking at photos.
Some found Caroline's dress for the gala hideous, but I say to you: rejoice, for she stopped short of matching boots. (I actually quite like it, especially when you compare it to some of her recent evening choices).
What I loved about both Astrid and Margaretha was that I would never in a million years have selected these dresses for these two ladies. But here they are, workin' them like nobody's business.
Máxima is my favorite runway to royal example: she's given this Jan Taminiau dress so much more life with her feather boa on steroids and her rubies. Bless her and her flamboyance.
This is only a selection, feel free to post other runway finds in the comments!
Who had the best runway interpretation?
Photos: Getty Images/Cour grand ducale/Style.com/Jan Taminiau/Jesper Høvring/Bruce Oldfield
Labels: Belgium, Britain, Bruce Oldfield, Chanel, Denmark, Dior, Elie Saab, Emilia Wickstead, Eveningwear, Greece, hats, Jan Taminiau, Jesper Hovring, Lux Wedding 2012, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Other Royals, Runway
Things That Make You Go Hmm...: Victoria the Hula Girl
I didn't know Sweden had hula girls!
Crown Princess Victoria attends a Star for Life Choir concert wearing Swedish brand Altewai.Saome.
I didn't know you could make jewelry out of Legos!
This has been most educational. I'd like to thank Victoria for selflessly sacrificing her personal style to teach us this important lesson.
(And now that we're all learned up, can we never wear this again? Excellent.)
Photos: Belga
Labels: Altewai Saome, Hmm..., Necklaces, Sweden, Yellow
Royal Trip Report: The Belgians in Turkey
Last week, before scooting over to Luxembourg for the big royal wedding, Philippe and Mathilde visited Turkey on an economic mission for Belgium. And there was some fabulousness, and some averageness, and some orangeness.
Day 1 arrival; Day 2
Orangeness. I really think if she went a week without wearing orange, I wouldn't recognize her. (Can you tell it's just not my favorite color? But it seems to be hers, so fair enough.) Note Phillipe's tie: the couple that matches together stays together, apparently.
Day 4, in Dries Van Noten
Averageness. This is a totally typical Mathilde silhouette, but with an un-typical print. Innnnteresting…and just a touch psychedelic, like if you look too long you'll be sucked through the vortex. We should move on, just in case.
A concert on Day 3; more events on Day 2 in Zara
Fabulousness. First, the purple. It's PURPLE, do I need to expound? I do not. And then the white, which might just be my favorite Mathilde outfit of the year. I love her in pure white, and I'm loving the shaping. I gather she received the necklace as a gift while there, but it works perfectly too. Jumpy claps!
Labels: Belgium, Dries Van Noten, Eveningwear, Natan, Orange, Print, Purple, Trip Report, White, Zara
The Luxembourg Royal Wedding: The Gentlemen
We've thoroughly gone over the ladies' outfits from all the wedding festivities, so now it's time to give the gentlemen some attention. Today, a selection (just some, not all) of the men from the religious wedding.
Left to Right: Grand Duke Henri, Prince Félix, Prince Sébastien, Prince Louis, Grand Duke Jean, and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg
Luxembourg lads to start, then. Henri and the groom (who we covered earlier) are the only ones in the immediate family in uniform, and both wore the golden orange sash of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, the highest chivalric order in Luxembourg. (It is shared with the other Nassau branch in the Netherlands, where it is a house order and is not the highest national honor.) But all of these guys were born knights of the order (the miniature lapel pins you spot are from the order), and we did get to see them in their ribands at the pre-wedding gala dinner.
L to R: King Albert, Prince Philippe, and Prince Laurent of Belgium; Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este (husband of Princess Astrid of Belgium), and his son Prince Amedeo
Both King Albert (who is Grand Duke Henri's uncle) and Prince Philippe have the Gold Lion sash, while Laurent has the blue Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau, which is the order below the Gold Lion. As for Lorenz and Amedeo, the combination of their ties pays tribute to the orange and blue of the House of Nassau (even if it's just a coincidence, it's a handy one!). For the gala dinner, Lorenz wore the Adolph order.
L to R: The Prince of Orange, Prince Henrik and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
Normally, the rules for orders in foreign countries are as follows: you wear the highest order you've been given of the country you're visiting, and if you have none of those, you wear the highest order you have from your own country. Most of the men followed that, except for Willem-Alexander. He chose to wear the lower of the orders he has from Luxembourg, the Order of the Oak Crown. The lovely Luxarazzi suggested this could be a special tribute to the relationship between the Netherlands and Luxembourg because the Oak Crown was created by Willem II, who was both King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Makes sense to me! The rest of the men shown here followed the regular rules, with Harald and Henrik in the Gold Lion, and Haakon and Frederik in the Adolph.
L to R: Prince Daniel and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, the Prince of Asturias, King Constantine and Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece
Handsome Carl Philip and Felipe missed out on the gala fun from the evening before, but made up for in their dashing uniforms on the wedding day (both in the Adolph order). I don't know if it's because of his wife's style influence or just his personal panache, but Pavlos is my personal favorite of the non-uniform men. At the dinner, Constantine wore the Gold Lion sash, Daniel wore the Swedish Order of the Seraphim, and Pavlos wore the Greek Order of the Redeemer.
L to R: The Earl of Wessex; Prince Hassan and Prince Rashid of Jordan; the Prince of Liechtenstein; Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan
Is it just me or is there something a teensy bit sinister about a uniform with black gloves? Look out Sophie, Edward could sprout a handlebar mustache and start twirling it at any moment. Anyway, he's wearing the Order of the Garter since he has no orders from Luxembourg and the uniform of the Rifles (he's Royal Colonel of the 2nd Battalion). I spotted Prince Hassan wearing the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali the previous evening, and the jolly-looking Naruhito in the Japanese Order of the Chyrsanthemum.
L to R: King Simeon of Bulgaria, the Duke of Parma, the Duke of Braganza, the Prince of Venice and Piedmont, the Prince of Preslav
Just a few last gentlemen to finish us out. I didn't see the Duke of Parma at the dinner, but here are links for the rest of the gentlemen in various orders: Simeon, Duarte Pio, Emanuele Filiberto, and Kyril. And as I said, this is just a selection of the royal men in attendance at the wedding.
Photos: Getty Images/Cour Grand Ducale/Christian Aschman/PPE/Reuters
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Dr. Suzanne Gharib, left, talks with Stacey Kootz, right, and Michalene Fox, both of Morgantown, during COVID-19 vaccine trials at Gharib's office in South Charleston, W.Va.
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Dr. Suzanne Gharib works the blood of a volunteer in the COVID-19 vaccine trial at her office in South Charleston, W.Va., on Friday, Nov. 20.
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Dr. Suzanne Gharib processes the blood of a volunteer from the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial happening at her South Charleston, W.Va., office.
As COVID-19 vaccine nears, West Virginia doctors do their part
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CHARLESTON — As COVID-19 case numbers keep surging, a team of local doctors and researchers is running West Virginia's only COVID-19 vaccine trial.
Led by Dr. Suzanne Gharib in her private South Charleston practice, the team is taking patients for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trials, among a few around the world.
"I think, on some level, a lot of people are feeling kind of hopeless right now and looking for a way to help," Gharib said. "We're all kind of burned out and tired. Pandemic fatigue has set in, but this is something that looks towards the future."
For every two people injected with the vaccine, one is given a saline placebo. Participants receive two doses about a month apart. The study is double-blind, meaning not even Gharib knows which injection volunteers receive. So far, Gharib said, about 70 people from as far as Beckley and Morgantown have participated in the trial, and the team is looking for more to take part.
"The more people you have participate in a trial, especially those disproportionately affected (by COVID-19) in this case, the better your data will be," Gharib said. "The more young people, old people, minorities, women — the more people we get, the more you can ensure (the vaccine) works with different genetic makeups, different populations."
Unlike vaccines being developed by Pfizer and Moderna, the AstraZeneca version is not an mRNA, which is a vaccine based on synthetic genetic material (messenger RNA) that, once injected, creates a virus antigen inside a person's body that can help the immune system fight the virus.
MRNA vaccines are a relatively new technology, Gharib said, while AstraZeneca's vaccine — which injects the host with protein from the virus to train the immune system to fight it — is a more traditional approach.
"This is more practiced, more tried-and-true technology that we've been studying and working with for some years," Gharib said.
Also unlike its competitors, the AstraZeneca vaccine could be a simpler option when it comes to distribution, especially for more rural or cash-strapped areas, Gharib said.
Because of their makeup, mRNA vaccines must be stored at extremely low temperatures, often requiring specialized freezers equipped with dry ice. With more traditional vaccines, the necessary equipment is similar to what's needed for flu shots and other common vaccinations, Gharib said.
"There's no big to-do with this," Gharib said. "That could be easier when it comes to asking pharmacies, maybe in the middle of nowhere, to store this and keep it on hand. Most probably are equipped already to do so."
Gharib said she doesn't prefer one vaccine over the other and it's difficult to tell which will be the first approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.
But as the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths grows, the day for an approved vaccine cannot come soon enough. Like all states, West Virginia last month submitted a vaccine distribution plan for federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approval.
The state plan relies on a three-phase system for distribution, where each phase would see more people receive the vaccine.
The first phase of vaccines in West Virginia will go to health care personnel (anyone at risk of exposure to COVID-19 who is paid to work in a "health care setting" and who cannot work from home) and the "non-health care critical workforce," defined in the plan as those "necessary to maintaining the essential functions of society."
"Our grocery workers, people who are having consistent contact with people — they are our most exposed," Gharib said. "They're also the people that keep things going, that we need for daily life."
Phase two of the state's plan would make the vaccine available to the public in a limited capacity. Sites to distribute the vaccine will be carefully selected to ensure "critical populations" are accessed.
Phase three would see widespread public distribution of the vaccine. Gov. Jim Justice has said the West Virginia National Guard will head vaccine distribution efforts just as it has testing.
Gharib is working on a two-year trial. Some of the most important work comes in the later months.
"Follow-through and continued research are what's really important in vaccine trials," Gharib said. "It's how we'll learn the true efficacy of this vaccine. Does it only last six months? Is it going to be an annual immunization? What are the potential side effects for different populations? These are important questions that only get answered with time."
At Gharib's office, vaccine work happens on weekends, when medical professionals from Morgantown and Beckley drive to Charleston and volunteer their time for the trial. During the week, Gharib sees patients from her private practice. Some, she said, still are suffering some of the less obvious side effects of the pandemic.
Some haven't kept up with preventative care practices. Many are immunocompromised and hesitant to take their medications. Older patients are lonely. All, she said, are counting the days till the pandemic ends and they're given back their peace of mind.
"When this is over, I think we're going to be in another health care crisis, and it's going to evolve and unfold for years to come," Gharib said. "The amount of mental suffering this has caused, the loneliness, the unknowns — it's going to be huge."
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Artigo / English / A counter-summit of resistance, challenge and solidarity
A counter-summit of resistance, challenge and solidarity
Bloco de Esquerda promotes a Social Counter-Summit on the 6th and 7th of May, in the city of Porto, joining those who refuse to face this reality with the fatalism of the complacent and who have contributed to networks of resistance and solidarity against the crisis.
"Freedom is to live without precarity". Photo by André Beja.
Promoted by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the European Union he Social Summit will be held in Porto on May the 7th. Hosted by António Costa, representing the Portuguese Presidency of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, this meeting will gather top-level political leaders and will also be attended by representatives of trade unions and employers, and international organisations such as the OECD and the International Labour Organisation.
The goal is to highlight the importance of the European Pillar of Social Rights, through a commitment between heads of state, "social partners" and civil society organisations (which is expected to be achieved following the meeting on the 7th), and to give a new impulse to the Pillar of Social Rights, through a Declaration on its associated Action Plan, (which will be approved at an informal Meeting of Heads of State on the 8th of May).
A European Pillar of Social Rights has been advocated in the European context since 2015, given the extent of the outrageous imbalance between the priority given to growth and the little attention paid to fighting inequalities. Approved in 2017, the Pillar of Social Rights sets out 20 principles, divided into three main areas: i) equal opportunities and access to the labour market; ii) fair working conditions; and iii) social protection and inclusion. Since then, no truly significant progress has been made, apart from pompous, grandiloquent declarations of no consequence.
The Pillar of Social Rights and its Action Plan lacks ambition, concrete targets and strength within the European Union's institutional architecture. In fact, it is the rules of the European Treaties (which do not contemplate the Pillar of Social Rights) driving the European Union with an economic policy rooted in liberal dogmas and the rules of the European Semester preventing countries from making investment choices, that lay down the regulations subordinating all policies to a 3% deficit target (now temporarily suspended given its inadequacy) and subjecting national State budgets to the pressure and boycott of the European Union.
This Social Summit will be another moment of performance, as no fundamental change in European policy is on the table. Rather on the contrary: the European institutions now wave the flag of the Pillar of Social Rights and, though some of the principles contained therein are unquestionably fair, labour precariousness has not ceased to worsen, assuming new and radical forms of deprotection and deregulation being imposed under the pretext of "digitisation of the economy"; poverty is constantly increasing and there are currently more than 93 million poor people in the European Union, many of whom are workers that fall below the poverty line; and there is no fair climate transition plan submitting the logic of accumulation to the demands of the planet and social justice. Moreover, the intervention of the European institutions has been to counteract national policies aiming at increasing minimum wages and to oppose, for example, the reversal of the legacy that austerity policies present in labour legislation and social protection in countries such as Portugal, Spain or Greece. On the other hand, the announced banner of this Social Summit, a reduction of 15 million poor people by 2030, is symptomatic of the state of the European Union. By assuming and being satisfied with such a goal, the Portuguese Presidency prepares to brandish as a major social commitment to have, by 2030, an Europe with 76 million poor people. In other words, this entails an absolutely conformist approach to the issue of poverty, already declared a violation of human rights -, but which continues to be treated as inevitable and natural.
These official Summit and Meeting of heads of state are taking place in a context of deep economic and social crisis throughout Europe. The Portuguese situation is no different. In Portugal, the government rejects any changes to austeritarian labour legislation and uses the European blackmail as argument to maintain the troika's imposed cuts in dismissal rules or in the period for granting unemployment benefit. Nearly half of the unemployed in Portugal do not have access to unemployment benefit. Anti-poverty benefits condemn people to poverty: for example, the average value of RSI ("Rendimento Social de Inserção" ou Social Insertion Benefit) corresponds to less than one third of the poverty threshold. The extraordinary support measures put in place to cope with the suspension of many activities has left thousands of workers with no answer or with an income that falls well below the poverty threshold. Trade union action is suffering from the dynamics of precarious labour relations and a fear-mongering climate combined with legislation that deprotects workers and introduced a profound imbalance in collective bargaining, creating the background for major abuses being perpetrated on the shoulders of the health crisis. The housing and the care crisis challenge fundamental human rights, further exacerbating gender, ethnic and racial-based inequalities. One must not forget that Portugal champions the lack of investment in measures to face the crisis. Despite the official social narrative and the existence of some economic and social emergency responses, the government has just appealed to the Constitutional Court to halt a small increase in social benefits.
Therefore, while the Official Summit promoted by the same European powers that have been complacent with the poverty increase and conniving with a labour model based on wage poverty and precariousness will be held in the building of Alfândega do Porto, Bloco de Esquerda promotes a Social Counter-Summit joining those who refuse to face this reality with the fatalism of the complacent and who have contributed to networks of resistance and solidarity against the crisis. Under the motto "Erradicate Poverty, Fight Precariousness, Ensure Full Employment", this counter-summit of resistance, challenge and solidarity will take place on the 6th and 7th of May, in the city of Porto, bringing together political leaders, trade unionists, social activists and citizens committed to fighting inequalities, to discuss alternatives guaranteeing social protection for all without exception, labour rights, investment in public health, housing and care policies, and an exit from the crisis that achieves a social, climate and feminist transition in Europe.
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