This week seems to have flown by and suddenly it's Sunday and time for another Inkspired Blog Hop. You may have just hopped here from my beautiful and talented friend Lissa.
Our latest sketch challenge, created by our team leader Teneale Williams, really had me thinking because of all the blank space I had to fill!
In the Occasions Catalogue there's been two new products I have been itching to use. One of them is the new Chalkboard Paper and the other is the Your Perfect Day stamp set. I used Versa Mark and heat embossed using white embossing powder as I found it gave me a crisper more white effect, other than a washed out look.
Next on the hop is my fabulous friend Marlene with an awesome birthday card, I just love it!
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For the chessplayers there are two tournament halls, in addition of which there is an extensive hall where you can analyse your games, play a game of raindropchess or enter your game into one of the computers available. The sportscentre has a cafe of its own and also there is an indoor swimming pool at our disposal with ONJK-discount.
During the tournament there is free WiFi for all visitors.


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£14m health science plan for infirmary's former site
Professor Richard Hobbs, Head of Department, Primary Care Health Sciences
Oxford University has submitted plans to house its Department for Primary Care Health Sciences in the grade II-listed Outpatients Building on the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter.
Professor Richard Hobbs, head of the department, said if all goes to plan it could move into the building in 2015. He said: "The department has grown very significantly over the past two or three years. We have been successful in terms of the ranking of the quality of our research and teaching. It is largely the inevitable consequence of being a successful department that we need more staff."
Jericho city councillor Susanna Pressel said: "I'm very pleased that the outpatients building will return to a medical use – and such an important one as well"
The city council will decide on the planning application at a later date.
Primary Care, with its emphasis on the prevention of ill health, is the key to improving the health of the nation - Susanna Pressel, Jericho City Councillor

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The Spiders était un groupe japonais de rock fondé à Tokyo en 1961, l'un des leaders du style Group Sounds.

Biographie
Les membres du groupe étaient Hiroshi Kamayatsu dit « Monsieur » (guitare rythmique et chœurs), Jun Inoue (chant), Masaaki Sakai (tambourin et chœurs), Shochi Tanabe (batterie), Takayuki Inoue (guitare solo et chœurs), Mitsuru Kato (guitare basse) et Katsuo Ohno (steel guitar et orgue électronique). Ils ont eu de nombreux tubes, joué dans des films et étaient populaires à la fin des années 1960 et au début des années 1970 au Japon. Ils ont tourné en Europe en 1966, et aux États-Unis, y compris à Hawaï en 1967. La plupart des membres du groupe sont toujours actifs dans l'industrie musicale, sauf Monsieur, qui est mort le .

Leur disque le plus vendu était Yuhi Ga Naiteiru qui s'est vendu à plus d'un million d'exemplaires, et qui a été certifié disque d'or.

Discographie

Albums
The Spiders Album No.1 ()
The Spiders Album No.2 ()
The Spiders '67/The Spiders Album No.3 ()
The Spiders Meets The Savage/Go! Spiders, Fly! Savage ()
Kaze ga Naiteru/The Spiders Album No.4 ()
The Spiders Album No.5 ()
Meiji Hyakunen Spiders Nananen ()
Spiders '69 ()
Rock'n Roll Renaissance ()

Compilations
The Spiders Story ()

Références

Liens externes

 The Spiders sur Radio Diffusion
 The Spiders film: Wild Scheme A-Go-Go 1967
 The Spiders film: Big Commotion 1968
 The Spiders film: Go Forward 1968
 The Spiders film: The Road To Bali 1968

Groupe japonais de rock
Groupe japonais de garage rock
Artiste de Philips Records
Groupe musical formé en 1961
Groupe musical séparé en 1970

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No verdict in Charles DuBois case, jury deliberations continue Monday
Posted: May 3, 2019 / 11:19 AM EDT / Updated: May 3, 2019 / 05:33 PM EDT
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Jury deliberations have stopped in the trial of a Syracuse man accused of setting fire to his Fitch Street home last year, killing four members of his family.
During closing arguments, lawyers for Charles DuBois showed video of him running to the fire scene, showing concern.
DuBois chose not to testify in his own defense.
The fire killed Dubois' mother, brother, sister and one-year-old nephew.
Jury deliberations will continue on Monday.
Assemblymembers sponsor new limo safety bills
ALBANY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Renewed focus in Albany on limousine safety after legislators failed to pass most of the new rules they considered this year.
It all comes after a limousine crash in Schoharie County in October that killed 20 people.
Imagine fleeing your home country to escape the tragedies of war and coming to Central New York to find a better way of life. In this week's Victory Over Violence, NewsChannel 9's Jennifer Sanders introduces us to one man who did just that and is now helping other refugees escape violence and build a new life.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Abdul Saboor was born in the 1990s in Afghanistan. Death, destruction and civil war were a way of life for him. He did anything he could to survive.
Seven athletes join the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Recognize for excellence in athletics, seven standouts are joining the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame.
This year's inductees include wellknown names like CNS basketbal star Breanna Stewart, plus Floyd Little, a Syracuse University and NFL standout. JJ Grant is also joining the club. He was a Baldwinsville native who excelled on the University of Michigan's football team.
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The initiative is known as the Merrill Lynch Longevity Training Program. It will offer advisors insights into the latest advances — sociological, psychological and physiological — in the field of aging, according to a press release from Bank of America's Merrill Lynch.
More than 50 Merrill Lynch financial advisors began participating in the training program last month.
Merrill Lynch also said the program will be open to the company's 14,000-plus advisors and specialists beginning in April. In May, the program will be expanded to include human resource and benefit plan experts working for companies that are clients of Merrill's retirement and benefit plan services.
At the end of the training program, financial advisors are eligible to receive up to nine continuing education credits for Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) or Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) professional designations, Merrill Lynch said.
In the life insurance and retirement marketplace, annuities are the products designed to hedge against longevity risk, or the risk of living too long.
Indeed, adults are finding that for many of them there is a "post-retirement" period after their 70s or 80s when their needs change yet again.
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More people will be turning 65 in the next few years as baby boomers move further into retirement. In addition, experts predict that people already in their 70s and 80s will have longer life expectancies than previously expected.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that in 2050, the population aged 65 and over is projected to rise to 83.7 million people, almost double what it was in 2012, as survivorship rates increase and mortality rates decrease.
In 1972, life expectancy at age 65 was 15.2 years but by 2010, life expectancy at 65 rose to 19.1 years, a gain of nearly four years, according to the Census Bureau.
Gains for those turning 85 have also been noteworthy. In 1972, the average time to live for someone turning 85 was 5.5 years, census data show. By 2010, the average time to live for Americans turning 85 had risen to 6.5 years, a gain of one year.


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Prince Harry's Ex-Girlfriend Breaks Her Silence Following Royal Engagement
By	Now to Love	 November 30, 2017
meghan markle,
Prince Harry,
royal engagement,
royal family,
Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend has broken her silence following the news of his engagement to Meghan Markle.
Cressida Bonas, a talented actress and model, began seeing the royal in 2012 after having been introduced by his cousin Princess Eugenie. The duo ultimately chose to go their separate ways in 2014.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, November 28, Cressida shared a sketch of a boy and girl sitting side-by-side on swings. The drawing was accompanied by the message: "No matter how educated, talented, rich or cool you believe you are, how you treat people ultimately tells it all."
She captioned the somewhat cryptic image "truth" and added the hashtag "quotes to live by."
Truth 🙌🏼 #quotestoliveby 🦋👊🏻
A post shared by Cressida Bonas (@cressida_bonas_) on Nov 28, 2017 at 7:44am PST
Cressida's followers were quick to comment on the mystery post, with many linking the upload to the fifth-in-line to the throne's recent engagement news.
"Shade," one commenter simply wrote, while another added: "Leave her be. If you even took the time to look at her Instagram posts, you'd see she posts quotes a lot. I doubt this has anything to do with recent events. But as usual, everyone has to pick at and analyze everything…"
Take from this what you will, but remember the 28-year-old is so much more than the one-time girlfriend of the realm's favorite ginger-haired prince.
In a recent interview with the BBC's Woman's Hour, Cressida spoke of her frustration at having been pigeonholed as "Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend."
Harry and Cressida began seeing each other in 2012 after having been introduced by Princess Eugenie. (Photo Credit: Now to Love)
The former couple chose to go their separate ways in 2014. (Photo Credit: Now to Love)
"I think it's that thing of being pigeonholed. Especially in this country, I feel people are very quick to put you in a box or put you in a corner and think, 'Oh, well, you're that so you must be that,'" she explained. "It's incredibly frustrating, especially in the industry that I'm in. But you know, it is the way it is."
Harry, 33, and Meghan, 36, are set to marry at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in May 2018. The exciting details were announced during a special briefing this week at Buckingham Palace.
"Windsor is a very special place for Prince Harry, and he and Ms. Markle have regularly spent time there during the last year," the couple's spokesman said. "They are delighted that the beautiful grounds of Windsor Castle will be where they begin their lives as a married couple."
The venue is a relatively low-key choice (by royal standards, of course!), which stands in stark contrast to the pomp and pageantry of royal weddings past — particularly that of William and Kate, who married in the grandeur of Westminster Abbey.
The spokesman added that the duo "want the day to be shaped so as to allow members of the public to feel part of the celebrations" and will work through ideas for how this might be achieved. With this in mind, it's likely that their nuptials will be televised. "This wedding, like all weddings, will be a moment of fun and joy that will reflect the characters of the bride and groom," he added.
The royal family will pick up the bill for the wedding, including the church service, the music, the flowers, and the reception. Meghan, a protestant, will be baptized and confirmed in the Church of England ahead of the wedding and is already going through the process of becoming a British citizen.
This post was written by Candice Mehta-Culjak. For more, check out our sister site Now to Love.
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If i give one more job in ref tag, its failing.First the job goes to waiting state, then the status changes to error in table.there is no log too captured.

A: this is the remaining configuration
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after this the above code..Still calling multiple jobs failing.

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Bring Me The Horizon Cancel Toronto Show For "Unforseen Venue Logistical Issues"
Bring Me The Horizon tweeted that tomorrow night's Toronto show is canceled.
Toronto-based fans of Bring Me The Horizon will have to wait to catch them live another time. The British band have just taken to their Twitter to announce that tomorrow night's show at RBC Echo Beach has been indefinitely postponed.
The band posted the following statement earlier today:
"We are sorry to announce that due to unforeseen venue logistical issues beyond our control the show tomorrow night in Toronto will be rescheduled until further notice. All tickets sold for the May 17th show will be refunded at point of purchase. A new rescheduled show date will be announced soon. Live Nation has done their best to work out a scenario to adequately support the event to the standard expected, but unfortunately that is not possible at this time."
A new rescheduled show date will be announced soon. Live Nation has done their best to work out a scenario to adequately support the event to the standard expected, but unfortunately that is not possible at this time. (2/2)
— Bring Me The Horizon (@bmthofficial) May 16, 2019
It's unclear what exactly happened or what "logistical issues" Bring Me The Horizon are talking about, but they have to be serious if the band cancelled a show the night before it was supposed to happen.
This is not the first time Bring Me The Horizon have cancelled tour dates this year — the band had to cancel the last two dates of their previous North American tour due to vocalist Oli Sykes rupturing his vocal chords. As of now, there is no news on whether or not any of these dates will be rescheduled, but be on the lookout, as BMTH are bound to come back to North America sooner rather than later.
In the meantime, Bring Me The Horizon currently have dates left on their tour with UK trap-metal rapper Scarlxrd. The band will also be appearing on this year's All Points East festival, during which they will be performing a whopping two-hour long set that will include some older tracks.
None of the other dates on BMTH's tour have been cancelled as of this posting, so check out one of the following shows if you need your fix of catchy, heavy bangers:
18 Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
19 Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple
31 Victoria Park, London – All Points East
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Remember those meetings last week with Fiorentina management? Well, it turns out that they were not only for Borja Valero. According to Calciomercato, Inter and the Viola also discussed 1997-born winger Federico Chiesa.
However, Fiorentina general director Pantaleo Corvino refused to give up on the jewel because he does not want to make the fans even more unhappy about the future of this club. Fiorentina are for sale and they are set to lose Bernardeschi and so losing their biggest talent now is unthinkable.
Piero Ausilio, however, remains insistent as Chiesa remains a very concrete goal for Inter. The idea is to seal him up for the 2018-2019 season, or at least have that option to negotiation for that year. At the moment, nothing but cold shoulder from Fiorentina.
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UN chief calls on religious leaders to unite in the fight against COVID-19
António Gutteres made the call in a special appeal issued on Saturday, and at a time when Christians are celebrating Easter, Jews are marking Passover, and Muslims will soon begin the holy month of Ramadan.
"We have always known these occasions to be moments of community. Of families coming together. Of hugs and handshakes and the gathering of humanity. But this is a time like no other", he said.
Globally, there have been more than 1.6 million cases of COVID-19 and nearly 100,000 deaths, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The new coronavirus disease has ushered in what the UN chief described as "a strange, surreal world". Streets are silent, storefronts are shuttered and places of worship are empty in efforts to contain its spread.
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It is also a world where "we are worried about our loved ones who are equally worried about us", he continued, before wondering "how do we celebrate at a time like this?"
In the spirit of this holy period, the Secretary-General encouraged people everywhere to use this as a time for reflection, remembrance and renewal.
"As we reflect, let us spare a special thought for heroic health workers on the frontlines battling this awful virus – and for all those working to keep our cities and towns going", said Mr. Guterres.
This is also time to remember "the most vulnerable of the vulnerable around the world": people in war zones, refugee camps, slums and other areas least equipped to fight the virus.
"And let us renew our faith in one another and draw strength from the good that is gathering in troubled times as communities of diverse faiths and ethical traditions unite to care for one another", he added.
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• Deactivate viruses and bacteria with unequaled efficiency
• Effectively neutralize noxious gases and larger particles such as dust, dander, and other allergens.
Founded in 1940, MINTIE LLC began as a specialty maintenance service company and has grown into a company with an international reputation for excellent service and innovative indoor environmental systems. MINTIE has focused on leading the industry with innovative products and the highest quality services to provide clients with safer, healthier, and more productive environments with minimal disruption and the highest levels of satisfaction and effectiveness. The company serves a diverse mix of companies, ranging from market leaders to entrepreneurial start-ups within healthcare, biotechnology, entertainment, aerospace, manufacturing, and commercial real estate. MINTIE is an Alliance Environmental Group Company. For more information, visit https://www.mintie.com/
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Mintie LLC Named Finalist For Los Angles Business Journal's Inaugural 2021 International Business Forum & Awards
Posted on October 1, 2021 October 20, 2021 by Chelina Planas
AZUSA, Calif. — September 28, 2021 — MINTIE LLC, an Alliance Environmental Group Company and global leader in environmental solutions since 1940, has been named a finalist for the Los Angeles Business Journal's inaugural 2021 International Business Forum & Awards, according to James M. Mintie, Executive Vice President. The Los Angeles Business Journal event and awards bring together and celebrate the International Business community and those outstanding corporate leaders who are leading the way in global trade, investment, technology, and innovation.
MINTIE, a third-generation, Los Angeles County-based company, has helped create numerous area jobs via the development of its Environmental Containment Unit (ECU4) and other innovative healthcare-related products. Currently, over 1,500 of the MINTIE ECU4 units have been deployed in Japan since January 2021 to provide temporary airborne isolation support in over 400 healthcare facilities, as part of Japan's effort to control the spread of COVID-19. The MINTIE ECU4 units also played a critical role during the Tokyo Summer Olympics supporting 20 Olympic-designated healthcare facilities with additional airborne isolation capabilities. In addition to Japan, MINTIE currently works with international distribution channels in South Korea, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, and other countries. In the USA, MINTIE products are utilized in all 50 states.
"The entire MINTIE and Alliance Environmental Group of Companies are honored to be a finalist in the highly respected LABJ with some of the top companies in California. We have a long linage in Los Angeles, with many second and third-generation family members working within our organization. The entire team is very proud to be acknowledged in this manner," noted Mintie.
As a finalist in the Medium-Sized Private Company category, MINTIE will participate in a live virtual awards event on October 27. The LABJ will unveil the 2021 winners in numerous categories and bring together an elite panel of industry experts to discuss how corporations can grow internationally, where companies should focus their investments, and how to best finance overseas expansion. There will be a private virtual VIP event on October 14, where MINTIE will meet other finalists and the LABJ team.
The October 25 edition of the Los Angeles Business Journal will showcase all of this year's finalists, with the November 1 issue profiling all the winners.
Founded in 1940, MINTIE LLC began as a specialty maintenance service company and has grown into a company with an international reputation for excellent service and innovative indoor environmental systems. MINTIE provides indoor air quality management, preventative maintenance solutions and portable containment products for airborne particulates, infection control, and bio-security. MINTIE has focused on leading the industry with innovative products and the highest quality services to provide clients with safer, healthier, and more productive environments with minimal disruption and the highest levels of satisfaction and effectiveness. The company serves a diverse mix of companies, ranging from market leaders to entrepreneurial start-ups within healthcare, biotechnology, entertainment, aerospace, manufacturing, and commercial real estate. MINTIE LLC is an Alliance Environmental Group Company.
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Mintie's Air Cleaners Are in Demand Again
Posted on September 8, 2021 January 12, 2022 by Chelina Planas
Mintie is bringing to market another product that has the potential to further lift revenue. The new device filters virus particles and other contaminants out of the air but without the containment unit apparatus of Mintie's main product.For most of its 81 years, Azusa-based indoor air quality company Mintie has kept a low revenue profile, cleaning interior ventilation systems and developing and selling indoor air isolation units, with occasional bursts of activity during respiratory epidemics.
But with Covid-19 driving new interest in indoor air quality, Mintie — which was recently acquired by a better capitalized industry player — could turn into more than a niche operation.
Since the Covid pandemic began, Mintie's annual revenue has roughly tripled from its 2018 level of less than $10 million. And that was before its mobile air isolation units were sent to Japan for the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics. Mintie's isolation unit is a small portable anteroom set up inside a hospital or other medical facility that serves as a transition air lock between the room where respiratory virus patients are housed and the rest of the facility.
A negative pressure machine pulls air out of the anteroom space, cleans it, then discharges it back into the general facility. The goal is to prevent virus molecules or other contaminants from spreading into the general air circulation.
Mintie contracts with an outside manufacturer to produce the units, which it then markets through third-party distributors.
In the runup to the Tokyo Games, Mintie sold more than 1,000 units to about 400 health care facilities and hotels, by far the highest level of demand for its products.
And the orders kept coming.
"We couldn't make them fast enough and ship them fast enough. The demand was that high," said James Mintie, the company's executive vice president and one of the company founder's grandsons.
Familiar road
But the company has been down this road before with the first severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus in 2003, the H1N1 ("swine flu") virus of 2009 and the MERS virus that hit the Middle East in 2012.
Each time, demand from hospitals surged for Mintie's mobile air isolation units. Then, when the epidemic receded, so did Mintie's sales.
As a result, prior to this latest runup, the company's revenue had barely budged in 20 years. For a Business Journal profile in 1998, Mintie reported $9.7 million in 1997 revenue. According to Chief Executive Kevin Mintie, when the company was sold to Azusa-based Alliance Environmental Group in April 2019, its 2018 revenue was "less than $10 million."
The key stumbling block to a growth trajectory has been the extremely niche nature of Mintie's mobile air containment units, according to Russell Olmsted, an industry consultant who has tracked Mintie for nearly 15 years.
"Admittedly, this is a very specialized need," Olmsted said. "Most hospitals already have some type of containment equipment. It's only when there's an extraordinary circumstance that more is needed."
That circumstance arose last year with the Covid pandemic.
At Orange County Global Medical Center, a Level 2 trauma hospital in Santa Ana, facilities Director Kyle Houraney faced a crush of Covid patients with insufficient means to control air circulation.
Houraney said he was already familiar with Mintie's mobile air isolation units because the hospital a decade earlier had used federal grants to purchase two of them.
But those units sat mostly unused, except for the occasional training exercise. In April 2020, though, with the Covid crisis appearing to worsen, Houraney said, he ordered six more units from Mintie.
While they worked well, he said a major problem emerged: The base size air isolation units, which measure 2 feet by 4 feet, were too small to accommodate full hospital beds or X-ray equipment.
Houraney said this problem was solved by ordering extensions from Mintie, much like adding leaves to a dinner table. That brought the cost for each unit to nearly $10,000, about four times the cost of the base size unit.
Family tradition ends
Meanwhile, the recent acquisition of Mintie could lay the groundwork for more revenue growth.
The company's roots go back to 1940 when founder Ernest Mintie began selling air conditioning filters, then gradually expanded into the business of cleaning ventilation systems.
Ernest's son Bob Mintie took over in 1967. He in turn passed the leadership baton to his own sons, Kevin and James, in the late 1990s, with Kevin serving as chief executive.
But, as with the case at many family-run businesses, the next generation showed no interest in taking over. So, a few years ago, as they neared retirement age, Kevin and James Mintie began looking to sell the company.
At the same time, Alliance Environmental, which had business lines in asbestos and lead abatement, mold remediation and building demolition, was looking to get into the indoor air quality market.
"We, of course, had received offers before, but this time, given that we had no succession from within, the timing was right," Kevin Mintie said.
An added bonus, he added, was that Alliance, with its deeper pockets, had the resources to commit to grow Mintie's revenue base.
"This gives us the chance to handle bigger projects and go into bigger territories," he said.
Under terms of the deal, Mintie gets to keep substantial independence.
The transaction closed in April 2019; financial terms were not disclosed. Mintie's headquarters was then consolidated from near downtown to Alliance's Azusa headquarters.
Since then, Alliance Environmental has added another indoor air quality company, James Mintie said.
"Their plan is to grow the indoor air quality side of their business, including Mintie, to $100 million," he said.
Mintie is bringing to market another product that has the potential to further lift revenue. The new device filters virus particles and other contaminants out of the air but without the containment unit apparatus of Mintie's main product.
James Mintie said the company aims to begin selling these filters through third-party distribution channels by the end of the year.
Olmsted, the industry consultant, pointed to another use in recent years for Mintie's mobile air isolation units: seismic retrofitting or other major construction at hospital facilities.
In most hospital construction projects, he said, plastic sheeting is the main method for keeping dust and other particles generated by the construction from rooms for patients with respiratory diseases or conditions.
But, Olmsted said, plastic sheeting is an inferior method to Mintie's air isolation technology, especially now that the Covid pandemic has put a spotlight on indoor air circulation, "All of this new interest could provide a permanent boost to Mintie's sales," he said.
All these developments hold the promise for the company to permanently break out of its revenue rut. The trick now, Olmsted said, lies in the execution.
"Now that they have a parent company, their ability to market these two product lines will be crucial," he said.
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MINTIE LLC, LOG6 SOLUTIONS LLC Join Forces to Distribute Lineup of VIRUSKILLER™ Indoor Air Decontamination Products
Posted on September 2, 2021 January 3, 2022 by Chelina Planas
AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, USA, August 25, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — MINTIE LLC, an Alliance Environmental Group Company, has announced a channel partnership agreement with fellow Los Angeles-based LOG6 SOLUTIONS LLC, a leading indoor air safety provider, to distribute the complete lineup of Radic8 VIRUSKILLER™ air decontamination products throughout North America.
MINTIE is offering the VIRUSKILLER products through either purchase or its new rental program, with optional "wrapped" units now available with company logos, artwork, and branding for unobtrusive placement in offices, facilities, and workspaces. The VIRUSKILLER lineup provides air purification from the desktop to large areas up to 1,776 square feet. Each VIRUSKILLER unit has been proven and tested to:
Developed to meet the 2003 SAR-CoV epidemic head-on, VIRUSKILLER is the most awarded clean air technology in the world. The three-stage filtration system and patented UV-C Reactor Chamber filters out "dirty air", neutralizes "toxic air" and decontaminates "sick air." In a single air pass, it removes particulates, dust, pollen, VOC's, gases, fumes, viruses, bacteria, mold, and fungi up to 99.9999 percent.
"Our collaboration with fellow Los Angeles-based LOG6 SOLUTIONS will provide a variety of industries with a series of air decontamination products that continue to set the bar high in terms of virus protection," said James M. Mintie, MINTIE LLC executive vice president.
"We learned that during the COVID pandemic these products have become an effective best business practices strategy and even more so now as companies return to in-person work and the focus has turned to air purification versus surface disinfection."
"We are excited to partner with MINTIE LLC to combat the indoor air crisis. MINTIE has proven themselves leaders in infection prevention and indoor air quality services, and they share our commitment to improving health and safety at the workplace. Indoor air quality will be a top priority long after the pandemic," said Gregg Goodwin, president of LOG6 SOLUTIONS LLC. "Business leaders know it is their duty of care to provide a safe work environment, and this means providing the safest indoor air quality possible. With 99.9999% efficacy in a single air pass, VIRUSKILLER is the best product line on the market to deliver that and the most awarded clean air technology in the world."
According to Goodwin, VIRUSKILLER products have been utilized during the coronavirus pandemic in a variety of industries, including higher education, medical, dentistry, hospitality, veterinarian, and the Hollywood entertainment industry.
"Working with top talent and brands in 2021, indoor air safety has been paramount and there is nothing on the market like VIRUSKILLER. Having VIRUSKILLER units during filming has meant having real-time protection," said Greg McCollum, owner of GGM Productions, an entertainment production company in La Canada-Flintridge. "Our cast and crew step onto set and know they are protected. LOG6 SOLUTIONS has provided us with the confidence and peace of mind to get back to work safely."
The VIRUSKILLER lineup includes:
• Hextio — the personal, portable clean air companion that neutralizes pathogens in an individual's breath space.
• VK 401 — the ideal clean air solution for small commercial spaces, neutralizing pathogens in large areas of up 645 square feet.
• VK 103 — the clean air solution for large communal areas and open plan indoor spaces up to 1,076 square feet.
• VK 102 — Best in class air technology for acute environments, neutralizing pathogens in large areas up to 1,776 feet.
• VK Medi — Designed for the most critical environments requiring maximum room air exchanges, where keeping rooms clean and decontamination is vital. Neutralizes pathogens in large areas up to 1,776 square feet.
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About LOG6 SOLUTIONS LLC
LOG6 SOLUTIONS LLC is a Los Angeles-based company dedicated to improving safety in indoor spaces and protecting workplace environments. For more information, visit www.log6solutions.com.
Founded in 1940, MINTIE LLC provides indoor air quality management, preventative maintenance solutions and portable containment products for airborne particulates, infection control, and bio-security. MINTIE is an Alliance Environmental Group Company. Visit www.mintie.com.
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Making a Difference to a Hospital in a Time of Need
Posted on May 25, 2021 January 3, 2022 by Chelina Planas
A distributor of the Mintie ECU4, Spykor Environmental, recently provided a much-needed mobile containment unit to Schuyler Hospital in New York state. The Environmental Containment Unit (ECU4) was donated by the North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters Local 277 to the hospital.
During the pandemic, the benefit of this portable dust containment unit could not come at a more crucial time. The ECU4 can assist the hospital with any renovation work required on-site at the facility.
The portable containment unit, when paired with a HEPA-filtered negative air machine, will safely contain airborne contaminants and facilitate containment projects easier while meeting all of the required codes and standards every time for all types of construction jobs, such as:
Communication / IT Cabling projects
Pneumatic Tubing installation and maintenance
HVAC installation and maintenance
Electrical systems installation and maintenance
Firewall repair and fire inspection
Professional A&E inspections
Lighting fixture re-lamping & ballast replacement
The new ECU4 has been clinically evaluated and rigorously tested for efficacy of particle containment, ventilation, and stability in health care environments for Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) containment requirement levels 1-4.
The Local 277 Carpenter's Union believes in giving back and ensuring that patients are a priority when patient safety is tested daily due to the devastating impact that Covid-19 is having across hospitals.
"We selected Schuyler hospital to donate a full containment unit that maintenance and facility can use to protect patients while they are in the hospital if they have to do in-house maintenance work," said Fred Swayze, Council Representative Local 277 Carpenter's Union.
The healthcare workers at Schuyler Hospital and Schuyler Health are sincerely appreciative of this gift and grateful for the ongoing support from the Carpenter's Union.
"This donation from the Carpenter's union is amazing! It really showcases the community support we've received over the last year and before then. This is so necessary and a wonderfully generous gift," said Tiffany Bloss, Director of Schuyler Health.
Founded in 1940, Mintie LLC began as specialty maintenance service company and has grown into a company with an international reputation for excellent service and innovative indoor environmental systems. Mintie provides indoor air quality management, preventative maintenance solutions and portable containment products for airborne particulates, infection control, and bio-security. Mintie has focused on leading the industry with innovative products and the highest quality services to provide clients with safer, healthier and more productive environments with minimal disruption and highest levels of satisfaction and effectiveness. The company serves a diverse mix of companies, ranging from market leaders to entrepreneurial start-ups within healthcare, biotechnology, entertainment, aerospace, manufacturing and commercial real estate. Mintie is an Alliance Environmental Group Company.
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Mintie ECU4 Corridor Flange assists with Surge Capacity during Pandemic
Posted on January 4, 2021 October 1, 2021 by admin
A recent Associate Press article states that California took 292 days to get to 1 million coronavirus infections, but only 44 days to top 2 million. Hospitals are stretched beyond normal capacity, causing some to treat patients in tents, offices, even auditoriums.
Healthcare facilities need to respond to potential circumstances of mass isolation surge capacity quickly and safely. Having a flexible solution to accommodate these unpredictable demands and needs is important, especially given the current, fixed infrastructures of many hospitals and care facilities.
A potential pandemic or large-scale outbreak of disease requires hospitals to establish areas of isolation where any virus can be fully contained using physical barriers and a negative pressure system to prevent airborne illnesses from spreading through heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems.
Mintie, LLC. is a worldwide leader in the manufacturing, distribution and deployment of environmental containment units (ECU), which allow the creation of collapsible, portable and modular containment units or temporary isolation spaces. The latest model, the ECU4, stores easily and can scale rapidly to accommodate large numbers of people or cover large areas including a hospital floor or wing with the addition of the corridor flange. The innovative design meets all ICRA containment requirement levels 1-4 and has been clinically tested and evaluated for efficacy of particle containment, ventilation and stability.
Contact Mintie for a contingency plan for pandemic surge capacity that will assist with mass isolation and further stop the surge of Covid-19 infections at hospitals.
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Infection Prevention and Safety in Hospitals
Hospitals worldwide have faced many challenges during this pandemic, including strained resources as they worked tirelessly to control the spread of the virus and keep their patients and staff safe. With a vaccine approved and currently in distribution, we begin to see an end to a long and difficult time. While it will be many months before we have full distribution of the vaccine, we continue to learn what we can do better to prevent or slow the spread of highly contagious viruses, particularly within hospital settings.
Moving forward, hospitals and care facilities can review their current best practices in infection control and look for opportunities to develop, implement or upgrade strategies and protocols to provide the best possible protection for frontline workers and patients. Whether new construction, retrofits or other temporary and flexible solutions, investing in HVAC systems with appropriate components and infrastructure ensures maximum flexibility in handling the expected and unexpected.
Facilitiesnet.com has an informative article, "5 Hospital HVAC Design Strategies for the Post-COVID-19 World," to help facilitate discussions with a qualified indoor air quality management services company such as Mintie LLC on your HEPA filtration, air handling unit, negative pressure environment, and return air and exhaust air needs.
Mintie was founded in 1940 and has been a premiere leader in indoor air quality management services and product solutions development, portable infection control, mass isolation and environmental containment solutions. The company plays a national and increasingly international role in designing and developing innovative products and service solutions that work toward a safer, healthier and more productive environment for our clients.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Posted on February 19, 2020 January 29, 2021 by admin
What You Should You Know?
How COVID-19 Spreads?
The virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.
Between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet).
Through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs.
Can someone spread the virus without being sick?
People are thought to be most contagious when they are most symptomatic (the sickest).
Some spread might be possible before people show symptoms; there have been reports of this occurring with this new coronavirus, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.
Spread from contact with infected surfaces or objects
It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.
How easily the virus spreads
How easily a virus spreads from person-to-person can vary. Some viruses are highly contagious (spread easily), like measles, while other viruses do not spread as easily. Another factor is whether the spread is sustained, spreading continually without stopping.
The virus that causes COVID-19 seems to be spreading easily and sustainably in the community ("community spread") in some affected geographic areas.
Community spread means people have been infected with the virus in an area, including some who are not sure how or where they became infected.
Watch for Symptoms
Reported illnesses have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death for confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.
The following symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure:
Call your doctor if you…
Develop symptoms, and have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19 OR
Have recently traveled from an area with widespread or ongoing community spread of COVID-19.
There is currently no vaccine to prevent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. However, as a reminder, CDC always recommends everyday preventive actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, including:
Stay home when you are sick.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.
Follow CDC's recommendations for using a facemask.
CDC does not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including COVID-19.
Facemasks should be used by people who show symptoms of COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the disease to others. The use of facemasks is also crucial for health workers and people who are taking care of someone in close settings (at home or in a health care facility).
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty.
For information about handwashing, see CDC's Handwashing website.
For information specific to healthcare, see CDC's Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings.
These are everyday habits that can help prevent the spread of several viruses. CDC does have specific guidance for travelers.
There is no specific antiviral treatment recommended for COVID-19. People with COVID-19 should receive supportive care to help relieve symptoms. For severe cases, treatment should include care to support vital organ functions.
People who think they may have been exposed to COVID-19 should contact their healthcare provider immediately.
See Interim Guidance for Healthcare Professionals for information on persons under investigation.
CDC has developed a new laboratory test kit for use in testing patient specimens for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19. The test kit is called the "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-PCR Diagnostic Panel." It is intended for use with the Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast DX Real-Time PCR Instrument with SDS 1.4 software. This test is intended for use with upper and lower respiratory specimens collected from persons who meet CDC criteria for COVID-19 testing. CDC's test kit is intended for use by laboratories designated by CDC as qualified, and in the United States, certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) to perform high complexity tests. The test kits also will be shipped to qualified international laboratories, such as World Health Organization (WHO) Global Influenza Surveillance Response System (GISRS) laboratories. The test will not be available in U.S. hospitals or other primary care settings. The kits will be distributed through the International Reagent Resource (IRR).
On Monday, February 3, 2020, CDC submitted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) package to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to expedite FDA permitted use of the CDC diagnostic panel in the United States. The EUA process enables FDA to consider and authorize the use of unapproved, but potentially life-saving medical or diagnostic products during a public health emergency. The U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services declared the SARS-CoV-2 virus a U.S. public health emergency on Friday, January 31, 2020. FDA issued the EUA on February 4, 2020. IRR began distribution of the test kits to states, but shortly thereafter performance issues were identified related to a problem in the manufacturing of one of the reagents which led to laboratories not being able to verify the test performance. CDC is remanufacturing the reagents with more robust quality control measures. New tests will be distributed once this issue has been addressed. CDC continues to perform initial and confirmatory testing.
Serology Test for COVID-19
CDC is working to develop a new laboratory test to assist with efforts to determine how much of the U.S. population has been exposed to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19.
The serology test will look for the presence of antibodies, which are specific proteins made in response to infections. Antibodies can be found in the blood and in other tissues of those who are tested after infection. The antibodies detected by this test indicate that a person had an immune response to SARS-CoV-2, whether symptoms developed from infection or the infection was asymptomatic. Antibody test results are important in detecting infections with few or no symptoms.
Initial work to develop a serology test for SARS-CoV-2 is underway at CDC. In order to develop the test, CDC needs blood samples from people who had COVID-19 at least 21 days after their symptoms first started. Researchers are currently working to develop the basic parameters for the test, which will be refined as more samples become available. Once the test is developed, CDC will need additional samples to evaluate whether the test works as intended.
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Mintie Announces Latest Generation of Fully Scalable Environmental Containment Units Designed to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Other Lethal Pathogens
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – February 18, 2020 – Mintie LLC, the global provider of indoor environmental systems, today announced the latest fully scalable Environmental Containment Unit (ECU) and mass isolation system designed to help prevent the spread of the deadly Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and other respiratory and airborne illnesses.
The Mintie ECU4 provides temporary isolation in response to a surge of patients, or an escalation – and can scale rapidly to accommodate large numbers of people or cover large areas including a hospital floor or wing. The ECU4 is designed for fast, easy set-up and can be readily expanded or subdivided.
The new ECU4 has been clinically evaluated and rigorously tested for efficacy of particle containment, ventilation and stability in health care environments for Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) containment requirement levels 1-4.
"In today's highly connected world, viruses can travel faster and more readily than ever before and can occur in the most unexpected places," said Kevin J. Mintie, President, Mintie LLC. "Facilities around the world need to be prepared for the latest outbreak and have the ability to contain the spread quickly and efficiently. The new Mintie ECU4 is designed to give transportation hubs, hospitals, schools, military facilities and other locations the preparedness they need to combat a pandemic or public health emergency."
Scalability and flexibility are decisive qualities for emergency preparedness, since it is never possible to anticipate the size, scale or speed of a threat. The ECU4 solves the scalability issue with its modular design and expansion capabilities.
"When faced with a quickly unfolding public health emergency, flexibility is one of the most important factors in successful preparedness," said James M. Mintie, Vice President of Products. "The modularity and scale of our ECU4 gives organizations the ability to isolate and quarantine patients, thus providing a scalable response to a rapidly evolving set of circumstances."
The ECU4 is available now for delivery across the U.S. and around the world. Mintie also provides training, service and support. Other Mintie products and services include solutions for water intrusion remediation, infectious material containment, HVAC quality control, and more.
About Mintie
Founded in 1940, Mintie LLC began as specialty maintenance service company and has grown into a company with an international reputation for excellent service and innovative indoor environmental systems. Mintie provides indoor air quality management, preventative maintenance solutions and portable containment products for airborne particulates, infection control, and bio-security. Mintie has focused on leading the industry with innovative products and the highest quality services to provide clients with safer, healthier and more productive environments with minimal disruption and highest levels of satisfaction and effectiveness. The company serves a diverse mix of companies, ranging from market leaders to entrepreneurial start-ups within healthcare, biotechnology, entertainment, aerospace, manufacturing and commercial real estate. Mintie is an Alliance Environmental Group Company. For more information, visit www.mintie.com
Information on the Coronavirus
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Mintie ECU4 – The Next Generation of ECU Products
Posted on January 21, 2020 May 27, 2021 by admin
DEPLOY FASTER. SETUP EASIER. WORK SAFER.
The new ECU4 is the next generation of the industry-leading ECU product line that redefines ease of use. The ECU4 features YKK #10 resin zippers, repositioned set up / release pins, upgraded internal operational springs, enhanced ball-bearing wheel assembly and wheels, double reinforced nylon floor, and reduced short side width to allow entrance to all patient rooms.
The modular ECU4 is a collapsible, portable containment unit or temporary isolation during normal facility operation or during a public health emergency. Designed to be a multi-functional containment solution to help organizations maximize their return on investment, the ECU4 combines the proven functionality of the ECU AnteRoom and Ceiling Cavity.
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Baptist Health to merge with Bethesda Health
By Donna Gehrke-White
Baptist Health and Broward Health announced they will merge. (iStock / Sun Sentinel)
South Florida's largest health care organization is about to get bigger.
The seven-hospital Baptist Health South Florida has signed an agreement to merge with Bethesda Health, which has two hospitals in east and west Boynton Beach. The merger will occur after a 24-month transition period when employees from the two health care groups collaborate to improve operations.
The merger will allow Baptist Health, which has its headquarters in Coral Gables, to enter Palm Beach County for the first time. Baptist Health was able to move into Broward County in the last decade by opening urgent care centers, mostly in the fast-growing suburbs of western Broward.
The merging hospital systems already share a mission to serve the community as nonprofits, the CEOs of Baptist and Bethesda said in a joint announcement Friday.
"While significant challenges are ahead in health care, it is essential to forge partnerships that can ensure our organizations remain on the leading edge as providers of quality medical care," added Roger L. Kirk, president and CEO of Bethesda Health.
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Baptist Health is the much larger operation with 16,000 employees and 2,200 affiliated physicians. It has six hospitals in Miami-Dade County — Baptist Hospital, Baptist Children's Hospital, Doctors Hospital, Homestead Hospital, Mariners Hospital, South Miami Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital. A seventh, Mariners Hospital, is in the Keys in Monroe County.
Baptist Health also has been one of the hospital leaders in opening urgent care centers. It entered Broward County with centers in Coral Springs, Davie, Pembroke Pines, Sunrise and Weston. In all, Baptist has nearly 50 outpatient and urgent care facilities spanning Monroe, Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
Now the merger with Bethesda will allow Baptist to move into Palm Beach County.
"Bethesda will provide a strong anchor for Baptist Health in the northern reaches of South Florida," said Wayne Brackin, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Baptist Health.
"There is a great cultural chemistry between both organizations," Brackin said. "Our management teams have known each other for years and have a great deal of respect for each other. We will both learn from each other's organizations."
Bethesda has Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West. It has grown to 670 physicians and more than 2,500 employees. Its system also includes Bethesda Health Physician Group, Bethesda Heart Hospital, Bethesda Orthopaedics Institute, Cornell Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine, the Center for Women and Children, the Bethesda College of Health Sciences and accredited centers for Stroke, Chest Pain and Heart Failure.
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The merger will benefit both health care systems, predicted Linda Quick, president of the South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association.
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It will give Bethesda more heft and leverage, Quick said. It's "hard to be a single stand-alone hospital and still be cost-effective and competitive," she said.
Meanwhile, the merger allows Baptist to expand its "geographic footprint," she said. That makes it more likely for Baptist to be selected for health plans' networks, Quick said.
Both organizations will work together over the next two years before the merger. Full affiliation between the two health care systems is scheduled for Oct.1, 2017, as long as contractual provisions and regulatory requirements are fulfilled, Baptist and Bethesda said.
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The view from near the top of Scott's Bluff in Scottsbluff, NE – also the southern terminus for the 250 mile GPT Pilot Trail.
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Scott's Bluff is one of my favorite "high points" along the Oregon Trail, and now intersects with the Great Plains Trail!
Thanks for sharing and happy trails!


So far the good news. Although the library portrays this as a 'showcase', it is not so easy to see what practical use such an admittedly haphazard collection of items will have to a researcher. The 'more than 600 images, videos and historical documents' that the site boasts about pales in comparison to what is already available online in various locations. Moreover, it is unclear which selection criteria have been used for this 'showcase'. Nor, for that matter, what is the raison d'existence for such a showcase to begin with.
There are some interesting items, certainly, but their presentation is somewhat clumsy. One only sees an image with part of a title of the work and an 'access online' link to the original publication. In itself, such an aggregator is not a bad idea considering the chaotic organization of many source repositories (including archive.org, to name the worst offender). The way in which individual items are tagged and described is not bad at all. It's just that there are so few of them.
Navigating through a list of items isn't actually that much easier than it is on sites such as Google Books or Archive.org. A tag search is fine, but the thumbnail pictures in the item list aren't large enough to distinguish many details, and because the title is also cropped the visitor needs to visit each potentially interesting item description after all. The European Library site as a whole is also not without its problems; especially navigation is inconsistent. For instance, clicking 'home' in an item view within the showcase will cause the visitor to return to the site's home page rather than that of the showcase.
In its present state, the showcase gives an interesting peek into something that may become, but isn't yet, a viable solution to the problems of finding online sources. The whole process of describing individual items also seems very labor-intensive. So unless some sort of crowd sourcing is used, it is difficult to see how this showcase will become more complete very soon.