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Die Gänsemagd ist ein Märchen (ATU 533). Es steht in den Kinder- und Hausmärchen der Brüder Grimm an Stelle 89 (KHM 89).

Inhalt

Eine Königin, deren Mann vor langer Zeit gestorben ist, schickt ihre einzige Tochter weit fort zur Hochzeit mit einem Königssohn. Sie gibt ihr eine Magd mit, ein sprechendes Pferd namens Falada und als Reisetalisman ein Tuch mit drei Tropfen von ihrem Blut. Die Tochter verliert dieses Tuch aber, als sie sich über einen Bach beugen muss, weil die Magd sich weigert, ihr mit dem goldenen Becher Wasser zu reichen. Die Magd zwingt die Prinzessin sogar, die Pferde und Kleider zu tauschen und lässt sie anschließend schwören, keinem Menschen davon zu erzählen. All das duldet die Prinzessin demütig. Als sie in vertauschten Rollen beim Schloss ankommen, empfängt der Prinz die Magd als seine Braut, und der alte König schickt die Königstochter mit einem kleinen Jungen namens Kürdchen zum Gänsehüten. Dem Pferd Falada lässt die falsche Braut den Kopf abhacken, weil sie fürchtet, von ihm verraten zu werden, aber auf Bitten der Königstochter nagelt der Schlachter den Kopf unter das Tor, durch das sie und Kürdchen täglich mit den Gänsen gehen. Dort redet die Prinzessin jedes Mal im Vorbeigehen mit dem Pferdekopf, der sie mit "Jungfer Königin" anspricht. Auf der Gänsewiese öffnet sie ihre goldglänzenden Haare, um sie neu zu flechten, und Kürdchen versucht, ihr ein paar Haare auszuraufen. Aber sie spricht einen Zauberspruch, mit dem sie einen Windstoß herbeiruft, der dem Kürdchen das Hütchen vom Kopf weht. Er muss ihm nachlaufen, und bis er zurückkommt, ist sie mit der Frisur fertig. Kürdchen beschwert sich beim König, und der beobachtet die beiden nun heimlich am folgenden Tag, findet auch alles, wie von Kürdchen berichtet. Am Abend nimmt er die Königstochter beiseite und verlangt eine Erklärung. Aber sie weigert sich zu sprechen mit Hinweis auf den geleisteten Schwur. Da lässt der König sie dem Ofen ihr Leid klagen und belauscht sie dabei unbemerkt. Der Königssohn erfährt die Wahrheit. Der König lässt die falsche Braut ihr eigenes Urteil sprechen, und sie wird in einem mit Nägeln beschlagenen Fass zu Tode geschleift. Eine prächtige Hochzeit wird gefeiert.

Stilistische Besonderheiten

Übernatürlich erscheinen in diesem Märchen zuerst die drei sprechenden Blutstropfen und dann der sprechende Pferdekopf, worauf die Königstochter selbst mit einem Spruch magischen Einfluss auf den Wind entfaltet. Die Blutstropfen sprechen nur zweimal: "Wenn das deine Mutter wüßte, das Herz im Leibe tät ihr zerspringen", bevor sie ins Wasser fallen. Die beiden anderen Formeln werden je dreimal wiederholt:

 "O du Falada, da du hangest"
 "O du Jungfer Königin, da du gangest,
 wenn das deine Mutter wüßte,
 ihr Herz tät ihr zerspringen."

Die Anrede mit "O du" und der Reim mit dem dunklen 'a' verleihen den ersten zwei Zeilen ihren würdig-schwermütigen Charakter. In den beiden übrigen Zeilen spricht Falada wie die Blutstropfen, aber es fehlt der Zusatz "im Leibe". Das Windgedicht danach klingt flott und hell:

 "Weh, weh, Windchen,
 nimm Kürdchen sein Hütchen,
 und laß'n sich mit jagen,
 bis ich mich geflochten und geschnatzt,
 und wieder aufgesatzt."

Erst bei ihrer Klage im Ofen schließt die Prinzessin diesmal selbst mit dem Text der Blutstropfen: "Wenn das meine Mutter wüßte, das Herz im Leibe tät ihr zerspringen" (ab 1843, vgl. KHM 6, 56, 166).

Interpretation

Ein "Schnatz" ist ein Haarknoten, der aus zwei geflochtenen Zöpfen zu einem Dutt um den Kopf gesteckt wurde, darauf wurde die Haube gesetzt. Der Text weist sich klar als Märchen aus, indem magische Vorgänge wie selbstverständlich geschildert werden, ohne jegliche Verwunderung bei den Beteiligten. Wie in vielen Märchen muss die Heldin eine Prüfung ihrer Standhaftigkeit und Duldsamkeit bestehen. Das gelingt ihr durch Festhalten an ihrer verletzten Heimatbindung, wofür der abgeschlagene Kopf des Pferdes und das Blut der Mutter als pars pro toto stehen. Die Geschichte wird als Entwicklungsmärchen verstanden. Trotz ihrer Würde fehlt es der Prinzessin an Stärke, im Kontrast zur selbstsüchtigen und skrupellosen Zofe. Der Konflikt beginnt am Bach mit den (flüssigen) Blutstropfen der Mutter und endet dann im (harten) Eisenofen des Schwiegervaters. Beide Symbole drücken Herzenswärme aus, bei gleichzeitigem Gegensatz zwischen den Elementen Wasser und Feuer. Dazwischen kommt in dem hochgehängten Pferdekopf, der Haarpflege und dem Wind eine Kopflastigkeit und Kühle zum Ausdruck. Wie zuvor der Fluss, so deutet auch das Tor einen Übergang an. Diesen Weg mit den Gänsen hat ihr der Schwiegervater aufgetragen (vgl. Die Gänsehirtin am Brunnen), während anfangs die Mutter der vaterlos Aufgewachsenen dominiert. Zu diesem Gegensatz passt auch die harte Bestrafung der von der Mutter geduldeten Zofe.

Nach Deutung Hedwig von Beits drückt sich in den goldenen Haaren das Licht des Bewusstseins aus – ähnlich wie in Der Eisenhans – eingerahmt vom noch verspielten Hirtenknaben und der Vater-Imago des alten Königs. Das Pferd ist ein Bild der Großen Mutter, die auf dem Weg zum Bewusstsein zunehmend in die gegensätzlichen Frauen zerfällt. Der rot-weiße Blutlappen als physische Vorstufe des die Gegensätze vereinenden Selbst gewährleistet sowohl Rückverbindung als auch Orientierung. Auf seinen Verlust angesichts des Lebensdurstes folgen Passivität und Umwertung (Pferde- und Kleidertausch). Das Märchen hat wie viele drei Abschnitte, mit einem vierten als Ende. Andere Autoren finden die ambivalente Deutung der Mutter hier übertrieben, weil keine symbolische Verbindung zur Magd besteht und der Pferdetausch eher den Übergang des Bräutigams parallelisiert.

Psychologische Deutung
Bruno Bettelheim sieht einen Ödipuskonflikt in zwei gegenläufigen Aspekten: Ein Kind meint sich vom gleichgeschlechtlichen Elternteil um die Zuneigung des anderen betrogen und erkennt später, dass es selbst der Usurpator ist. Das Märchen beleuchte die Gefahren zu langen Festhaltens an kindlicher Abhängigkeit. Die Heldin überträgt ihre Abhängigkeit von der Mutter auf die Zofe und ist so wieder ein junges, unverheiratetes Mädchen. Das Hüten mit einem kleinen Jungen betont noch die Unreife. Doch ihr Goldhaar verteidigt sie, anders als noch den Goldbecher. Sie lernt, sie selbst zu sein und hält den einmal getanen Schwur. Die falsche Braut dagegen will als jemand scheinen, der sie nicht ist. Die Strafe sei wichtig, sie gebe einem Kind Sicherheit. Dabei wird das wohl weiße Brautpferd passend durch weiße Pferde gerächt. Bettelheim vergleicht Roswal and Lillian, zum blutigen weißen Leinen als Symbol sexueller Reife auch Das Tuch mit den drei Blutstropfen.

Der Psychotherapeut Heinz-Peter Röhr sieht eine Abhängigkeit bei der Prinzessin, die von ihrer Mutter verwöhnt, letztlich zur Magd abgewertet wird. Er sieht in dem Märchen eine Beschreibung emotionalen Missbrauchs in der Familie. Wilhelm Salber beobachtet ein Getrennt-Halten bewusster und unbewusster Unternehmungen, um Konflikte zu vermeiden. Solche Menschen sind betriebsam, um den Verrat zu vermeiden, den sie insgeheim suchen. Als Beispiel schildert der Psychotherapeut Jobst Finke den Therapieverlauf einer Beamtin mit Agoraphobie und Panikattacken. Sie fühlte sich in ihrer Ehe eingeengt und hätte sich auch eine so innige Verbindung zu ihrer Mutter, eine ohne ihr Zutun verstehende Vaterfigur und einen zuhörenden Freund wie Falada gewünscht.

Herkunft und Verbreitung
Das Märchen ist durch die Kinder- und Hausmärchen der Brüder Grimm bekannt, wo es ab dem zweiten Teil der Erstauflage 1815 (da Nr. 3) an Stelle 89 enthalten ist. Seitdem wurden nur geringfügige Änderungen am Wortlaut vorgenommen. Jacob Grimm folgte nach eigenen Angaben einer von ihm aufgezeichneten mündlichen Erzählung von Dorothea Viehmann, einer Gastwirtstochter aus einer Hugenottenfamilie in Niederzwehren (in Hessen, bei Kassel). Die Grimms versuchten wie immer Elemente des Märchens, speziell was die Rolle des Pferdes betrifft, mit altgermanischer Mythologie in Verbindung zu bringen (siehe auch KHM 126 Ferenand getrü und Ferenand ungetrü, KHM 136 Der Eisenhans). So heißt das Pferd im Rolandslied Veillantif (Valentich, Valentin, Velentin), das von Willehalm Volatin (Valatin, Valantin).

Hans-Jörg Uther findet als Vorläufer die französische Bertasage und Le doje pizzelle aus Giambattista Basiles Pentameron (IV,7). Laut Lutz Röhrich galt das Pferd im Volksglauben als geistersichtig. Er findet auch Beispiele für die Bedeutung der Blutstropfen. In KHM 56 Der Liebste Roland antworten sie anstelle der getöteten Tochter. In französischen Volksversionen warnt eine Stimme das Rotkäppchen, als es das Blut der Großmutter trinken soll: Du trinkst mein Blut. Auch in KHM 88 Das singende springende Löweneckerchen führen Blutstropfen zu einem jenseitigen Angehörigen. Im 1. Buch Mose 4, 10 spricht Gott zu Kain: Die Stimme des Blutes deines Bruders schreit zu mir von der Erde (). Redensarten von der Stimme des Blutes oder den Banden des Blutes existieren bis heute.

Ruth Bottigheimer von der Enzyklopädie des Märchens findet viele mündliche Varianten des Märchens fast weltweit. Offenbar bleibt der rote Faden auch bei Vermischung mit anderen recht stabil. Statt des im deutschen Sprachraum häufigen Pferdekopfs können andere Tiere (Esel, Hund, Vögel) vorkommen. Die Blutstropfen können durch Tränen oder Goldhaare der Mutter, eine Brosche, ein Tuch oder einen Goldapfel ersetzt sein. Seltener ist die Heiratsreise als Familienbesuch o. ä. abgewandelt. Ähnliche Märchen sind die vom guten und vom schlechten Mädchen (KHM 11 Brüderchen und Schwesterchen, KHM 13 Die drei Männlein im Walde, KHM 135 Die weiße und die schwarze Braut). Die falsche Rivalin erscheint ferner in verschiedenen Märchen gegen Schluss (KHM 21, 65, 88, 113, 126, 127, 186, 193). Vgl. in Giambattista Basiles Pentameron I,2 Die kleine Myrte und IV,7 Die beiden kleinen Kuchen.

Wirkung

Heinrich Heine wurde durch das Märchen, das ihm als Kind von seiner Amme erzählt wurde, zu den Versen 29 bis 48 in Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen (Caput XIV) und vielleicht auch zu dem Gedicht Die Lore-Ley inspiriert. Der Schriftsteller Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen wählte sein Pseudonym Hans Fallada nach Hans im Glück und dem Pferd Falada aus Die Gänsemagd. Bertolt Brechts Gedicht Ein Pferd klagt an trägt den Untertitel Oh Falladah, die du hangest!. Es wurde von Hanns Eisler vertont. Eine besonders intensive und differenzierte Rezeptionsgeschichte hatte das Märchen in den englischsprachigen Ländern (s. The Goose Girl in der englischsprachigen Wikipedia) und seit den 1980er Jahren auch in Italien. Zahlreiche Fantasy-Romane nahmen das Märchen zur Plot-Vorlage. Margaret Mahy verwendet den Märchensatz "Wenn du mir nichts sagen willst, so klag dem Eisenofen da dein Leid" in ihrem Jugendbuch Die andere Seite des Schweigens über ein Mädchen mit Sprachverweigerung, das zuletzt ein Buch schreibt und es im Ofen verbrennt. Die Gänsemagd ist zudem eine Figur im zweiten Band der von den Grimmschen Kinder- und Hausmärchen angeregten Manga Ludwig Revolution der japanischen Comic-Zeichnerin Kaori Yuki; dort allerdings wird die ursprüngliche Erzählung vollständig verlassen. Die Band Faun singt ein Lied Falada.

Linde Knoch erzählte das Märchen neu und veröffentlichte es in dem von Ingo Kühl illustrierten Buch Kraft der Elemente auf Sylt.

Verfilmungen
 1957: Die Gänsemagd, Spielfilm, Westdeutschland, 73 min, Regie: Fritz Genschow
 1977: Die Gänsemagd, Spielfilm, Schweiz, 25 min, Regie: Rudolf Jugert
 1986: Die Gänsemagd, Animationsfilm, DDR, DEFA-Film, 11 min, Regie: Horst Tappert
 1988: Die Geschichte von der Gänseprinzessin und ihrem treuen Pferd Falada, Spielfilm, DDR, DEFA-Film, 80 min, Regie: Konrad Petzold
 SimsalaGrimm, deutsche Zeichentrickserie 1999, Staffel 2, Folge 26: Die Gänsemagd
 2009: Die Gänsemagd, Märchenfilm aus der 2. Staffel der ARD-Reihe Acht auf einen Streich, Deutschland, 60 min, Regie: Sibylle Tafel

Literatur

Primärliteratur
 Grimm, Brüder: Kinder- und Hausmärchen. Vollständige Ausgabe. Mit 184 Illustrationen zeitgenössischer Künstler und einem Nachwort von Heinz Rölleke. S. 443–453. 19. Auflage, Artemis & Winkler Verlag, Patmos Verlag, Düsseldorf und Zürich 1999, ISBN 3-538-06943-3.
 Grimm, Brüder: Kinder- und Hausmärchen. Ausgabe letzter Hand mit den Originalanmerkungen der Brüder Grimm. Mit einem Anhang sämtlicher, nicht in allen Auflagen veröffentlichter Märchen und Herkunftsnachweisen herausgegeben von Heinz Rölleke. Band 3: Originalanmerkungen, Herkunftsnachweise, Nachwort. Durchgesehene und bibliographisch ergänzte Ausgabe, Reclam-Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-15-003193-1, S. 168–170, 481.

Sekundärliteratur
 Bottigheimer, Ruth: Pferdekopf: Der sprechende Pferdekopf. In: Enzyklopädie des Märchens. Band 10. S. 937–941. Berlin, New York, 2002.
 Henkel, Nikolaus: Eidechse. In: Enzyklopädie des Märchens. Band 3. S. 1152. Berlin, New York, 1979.
 Moser-Ruth, Elfriede: Eideslist. In: Enzyklopädie des Märchens. Band 3. S. 1155. Berlin, New York, 1979.
 Alvey, Gerald: Eisen. In: Enzyklopädie des Märchens. Band 3. S. 1294–1300. Berlin, New York, 1979.
 Röhrich, Lutz: Märchen und Wirklichkeit. Wiesbaden, zweite erweiterte Auflage 1964. S. 66, 82.
 Rusch-Feja, Diann: The Portrayal of the Maturation Process of Girl Figures in Selected Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Europäischer Verlag der Wissenschaften, Frankfurt am Main 1995, ISBN 3-631-47837-2, S. 102–118.
 Bluhm, Lothar und Rölleke, Heinz: "Redensarten des Volks, auf die ich immer horche". Märchen – Sprichwort – Redensart. Zur volkspoetischen Ausgestaltung der Kinder- und Hausmärchen durch die Brüder Grimm. Neue Ausgabe, S. Hirzel Verlag, Stuttgart/Leipzig 1997, ISBN 3-7776-0733-9, S. 107–108.
 Wilkes, Johannes: Der Einfluß von Märchen auf Leben und Werk Heinrich Heines. Eine Untersuchung anläßlich des 200sten Geburtstages des Dichters. In: Märchenspiegel. Zeitschrift für internationale Märchenforschung und Märchenpflege. Februar 1997. S. 9–12. ()
 Uther, Hans-Jörg: Handbuch zu den Kinder- und Hausmärchen der Brüder Grimm. Entstehung – Wirkung – Interpretation. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-11-019441-8, S. 203–206.

Deutungen
 von Beit, Hedwig: Symbolik des Märchens. A. Francke AG, Bern 1952
 Kast, Verena: Wege aus Angst und Symbiose. Märchen psychologisch gedeutet. 1. Auflage. Walter-Verlag, München 1987, ISBN 3-530-42100-6, S. 37–61.
 Röhr, Heinz-Peter: Wege aus der Abhängigkeit. Destruktive Beziehungen überwinden. 3. Auflage, Patmos Verlag, München 2009, ISBN 978-3-423-34463-0.
 Lenz, Friedel: Bildsprache der Märchen. 8. Auflage. Verlag Freies Geistesleben und Urachhaus GmbH, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-87838-148-4, S. 133–145.
 Bettelheim, Bruno: Kinder brauchen Märchen. Deutsch von Liselotte Mickel und Brigitte Weitbrecht. 3. Auflage, dtv, München 1980, ISBN 3-423-01481-4, S. 157–165. (amerikanische Originalausgabe: 'The Uses of Enchantment', 1975)

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Märchenlexikon.de zu Die verdrängte Braut AaTh 533
 Interpretation von Daniela Tax zu Die Gänsemagd
 SurLaLuneFairyTales.com: Märchentext mit Kommentar (englisch)
 Märchenatlas.de zu Die Gänsemagd und Bildern dazu
 Zeichnung von Adrian Ludwig Richter zu Die Gänsemagd
 Illustrationen
 Die Gänsemagd, gelesen von Hans Hafen (16:33) (LibriVox)

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I tried surrounding this code with a while statement and adding f.dispose and Thread.sleep(x) to the end to get it to close the frame and bring it up again after a few seconds but It caused Paneltest to not show up in the frame.
Anytime I added a while loop it stopped Paneltest from showing up so I couldn't test other methods like f.toFront or f.requestfocus.
What do I add to have it perpetually refocus or relaunch the Jframe correctly.
Edit: This is now where I am at.
If I add the code suggested by マルちゃん だよ  Then all that happens is the tab for the frame highlights in the taskbar.
Bringtofront
package kioskapp;

import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;
import javax.swing.JFrame;

/**
 *
 * @author jorent
 */
public class BringToFront {
  JFrame frame;
  Timer timer;

  public BringToFront(JFrame frame) {
this.frame = frame;
timer = new Timer();
timer.schedule(new ToFrontTask(), 5000);
}
   class ToFrontTask extends TimerTask {

  @Override
  public void run() {
   frame.toFront();
   frame.repaint();

}
  }
}

Here is a snippet from the code where I implement the Jframe that needs to refocus
InitialSetupPane
private void jButton1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {

    JFrame f1 = new JFrame("KioskApp");//initializes frame to open the panel
          f1.setSize(650, 400);// Functionless setting of the size, I used it to approximate the size of the destination screen

          Paneltest Paneltest = new Paneltest();//initializes Panel to be put in the fram

           f1.add(Paneltest);// puts the panel in the fram

           f1.setUndecorated(true);// Removes the ability to mess with the screen

           f1.setVisible(true);//makes the frame visible

           f1.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);// When not fullscreen(not a possibility now) changes the (X) button to close instead of hide the frame

           f1.setExtendedState(JFrame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH);// Fullsc

           new BringToFront (f1);

}

If I add .alwaysontop to bring to the front it will work but I doesnt let me type anything into the frame's text field with out clicking the window(clicking will be disabled for the end-user, so that will not work).

A: You have to fire the .toFront() / .requestFocus() from a different thread or from a timer.
Example using thread:
new Thread()
{
    public void run() {
       while(true) {
           f.requestFocus(); // or f.toFront()
           Thread.sleep(1000); // Sleep for 1 second
       }
    }
}.start();

Example using timer:
public class BringToFront {
  JFrame frame;
  Timer timer;

  public BringToFront(JFrame frame) {
    this.frame = frame;
    timer = new Timer();
    timer.schedule(new ToFrontTask (), 1000); // 1 second intervals
  }

  class ToFrontTask extends TimerTask {
    public void run() {
       frame.toFront();
       frame.repaint();
    }
  }

  public static void main(String args[]) {
      JFrame f = new JFrame("KioskApp");
      f.setSize(800, 600);
      Paneltest Paneltest = new Paneltest();
      f.add(Paneltest);
      f.setVisible(true)
      new BringToFront(f);
  }
}

In the timer example I encapsulate the JFrame reference so it can be called by the timer method, you can do the same for the Thread one.
Edit: for usign invokeLater with a Timer you can place the code inside the run() method of the timer callback:
...

class ToFrontTask extends TimerTask {
   public void run() {
       java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
           @Override
           public void run() {
               myFrame.toFront();
               myFrame.repaint();
           }
       });
   }
}

...


We head into the Red Rocks.
There some geo morphology going on here too!
This is also a wild horse and burro refuge.
We rode up Mustang trail then up Red Rock to this viewpoint of Las Vegas 25miles away and the some remnants of locals doing what they do.
These trails can be ridden pretty much either way.
Mud still on the bikes from Thunder mountain!
These trails can be ridden in two directions. The map at Escape Adventures at the Bike Shop on 8221 W Charleston Blvd # 101 had a great map, offered tours and were really informative. The trails are signed, but the signs don't correspond to their map so if you're unsure hire a guide.
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Top 6 (3G & 4G) best Chinese smartphones 2016 – China's Best Smartphones
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Best Chinese Smartphones 2016 : With the rapid growth in the telecommunications industry, newer and better models of smartphones are surfacing now and then. In the recent years, China has become one of the world's leading innovators in the technology industries, with the highest number of smartphones productions per year. Even though most people might doubt the quality of China products, it's important to note that there are some China-based companies that offer high quality, as well as premium quality products.
This is clearly evident in the telecommunications industry with the likes of Huawei, UMI, and ZTE. For this reason, this post gives a list of six high-end Android smartphones that are made in China and have an impressing reputation. It's important to note that the post only considers one commodity per company, for example, one Huawei product. Head on to see leading 6 Best Chinese Smartphones Features and Reviews.
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1. OnePlus 2
OnePlus 2 is one of the best chinese smartphones. This is a high quality, solidly built, brilliantly designed, 5.5-inch 1080p screen device that comes at a pocket-friendly price. With features such as 4G dual-SIM capability, USB Type-C technology, and high-performance hardware, the OnePlus 2 is a gadget that every smartphone enthusiast wants to have.
The device, however, lacks some advanced smartphone features that most flagship smartphones have become a custom to. Such features include a micro-SD card slot, NFC, and quick and wireless charging. The device also lacks a removable battery, making replacement difficult. It, however, easy to overlook these minor downsides since the phone offers premium quality performance at a relatively cheap price.
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As we have come to expect, Huawei has outdone themselves once more. The Honor 6 is a well-built 5-inch Full HD screen device that offers features that one would have to pay more for on other brands. With 4G support, a long battery life, high quality cameras, expandable memory, and wireless features such as NFC and an IR blaster, at an amazingly low price, the Honor 6 is a device to consider.
Even though the device's Emotion UI isn't the top class Android software in the market, and the fact that the expandable memory is limited to 32 GB, the Honor 6 gives good value for your money.
3. Ulefone BeTouch
The Ulefone BeTouch is one among the best chinese Smartphones, with features such as dual-SIM support, 4G capability, a large HD resolution screen, and a fingerprint scanner. Also, the device is one of the most affordable in its category, offering premium quality performance at a pocket-friendly price.
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With steep competition in the smartphone industry, the UMI eMax brings with it a whole new game level. At the price cap of 130 U.S.D., the eMax is a well-built smartphone that features a large Full-HD screen for an enjoyable media experience, at the same time offering high device performance.
The device is however not the best looking UMI smartphone design in the market, and the photography quality is not high-end. It's, however, important to note that you're saving lots of cash yet getting high-quality features.
5. ZTE Blade S6
With smartphones competing to offer the best quality at the lowest price, the ZTE Blade S6 stands out. At less than $180, the device offers high-quality general performance. The Blade S6 features the new Android Lollipop OS experience accompanied by dual-SIM support, 4G technology, high-performance Sony camera, a couple of smart gestures, and a general iPhone 6-like build feel.
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There is a popular saying "the customer is always right" – in fact some very successful corporations base their whole business model around that concept. But those of us in the financial arena who deal with clients everyday know that the idea that the client is always right is not necessarily true. In fact, it is often not true. Our clients come to us because they are not sure of what to do in this very complicated financial world that we live in. But, while the client is not always right, he is definitely the judge and the jury. This we must be aware of in all of our dealings. So how do we respond when we are under attack – being questioned about something we absolutely know is wrong?
Another popular saying is that "a good offense is the best defense." But in the financial arena, again this may not be the best approach. If you take a so-called "good offense" and attempt to justify and explain your position you will likely cause your client to dig in his heels. A "good offense" will only make your client feel "not OK." Why not try a different approach? When under attack- fall back.
"I imagine you have made up your mind already that a guaranteed lifetime income is not for you and that you do not want to go forward. Would that be a fair statement?
"Falling back" takes the wind out of the customer's sails and makes it possible for you to have a conversation in which each side is OK. Once the emotional intensity is reduced, and nobody is under attack, you have a better chance of working towards a solution.


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In West Virginia, there are 33,421 beneficiaries that use insurance provided by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The Affordable Care Act introduced a number of new policies, many of which were designed at reducing the cost of health insurance plans, as well as making it easier for applicants to become eligible for healthcare coverage. Obamacare made it possible for parents to share their insurance with their children until they turned 26. With the Affordable Care Act also came new funding for health insurance all across the United States. West Virginia has received over $20,000,000 in grants since the introduction of Obamacare. More information about Obamacare is covered in the following areas:
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One of the policies that was introduced through the Affordable Care Act was the Medicaid expansion. The Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion is an optional policy that was offered for each individual state. The Obamacare Medicaid expansion was accepted in West Virginia. What is the Obamacare Medicaid expansion in West Virginia? Most of the Obamacare Medicaid expansion details focus on helping low income applicants.
What is the expansion of Medicaid? Applicants will have to do a little research, since the expansion focuses so much on income. Those candidates that have a yearly income that is 133 percent below the federal poverty level are eligible for free Medicaid coverage. When determining Obamacare Medicaid eligibility, the family size of the applicant is also taken into consideration. Applicants that file as individuals on the Obamacare Medicaid application will have a lower poverty level, since they do not have the shared income that a family might have.
One of the concerns, initially, was the ACA Medicaid expansion cost to states, which is why it was offered as an optional component to each state. The federal government wanted states to have incentive to accept the Medicaid expansion. For the first three years, the federal government provided all the funds for the Medicaid expansion. After those first three years, the government would still cover 90 percent of the costs, to help keep states from having to raise taxes or move funds around.
Part of the Affordable Care Act also introduced policies to keep funding going into health insurance. For example, the 80/20 policy says that health insurance providers have to spend 80 cents of every dollar on improving health insurance.
What is the marketplace for health insurance in West Virginia? Another key component to Obamacare was making it easier for applicants to find all the available insurance plans in the area. In order to accomplish this, the government created the Obamacare health insurance exchange to sell insurance plans. What is the health insurance exchange in West Virginia? The health insurance exchange uses a website to collect information about all the participating insurance providers in the state, and how many plans each of those providers offer in West Virginia.
States are given the option of running their own Obamacare healthcare marketplace, or letting the federal government do it for them. West Virginia is one of the few states that has a state partnership program. The federal government maintains the website and handles things like health insurance exchange regulations, but the state of West Virginia gets to determine which insurance providers and plans are allowed on the website.
What are the requirements to apply for Obamacare in West Virginia? Another big change with the Affordable Care Act has to do with health insurance eligibility. How to qualify for Obamacare is very easy because of these changes. Anyone who is eligible for Obamacare simply needs to be a resident of the state they are applying in, be a legal United States citizen, and not be incarcerated when they are applying. Obamacare coverage eligibility requirements do exist for certain plans, but only for the sake of determining discounts and tax credits. Obamacare income requirements will never cause an applicant to be denied at least some basic level of health insurance.
Applicants who are concerned about how to apply for Obamacare insurance should note that it is not a difficult process, and applicants have a few different sources they can use. Potential candidates wondering how to enroll in Obamacare often ask "What do I need to apply for Obamacare in West Virginia?" If applicants are still wondering how to get Obamacare, there are only a few specific documents that will be needed. More specifically, what is needed to sign up for Obamacare will include past financial information, which can be presented in the form of past pay stubs and tax records on hand, as well as information about their past insurance plans.
Another common question asked by applicants is "Can I apply online for Obamacare in West Virginia?" When it comes to where to apply for Obamacare, applicants can apply in one of several ways. Online applications through the health exchange are the most common. It is possible to print off the application or get it from a state building and then send the application in by mail. Applicants who want to receive assistance are encouraged to call an insurance agent or show up in person to get help with the applications.
What most applicants seem to be concerned about is "How much will Obamacare insurance cost me in West Virginia?" How much does Obamacare cost? The cost is dependent on the type of insurance plan offered by the provider. Currently, there are only two health insurance providers on the health insurance exchange in WV. Between these two carriers, applicants have the option of picking from 14 different plans. All of these plans offer different types of coverage. Applicants can get Obamacare health insurance price estimates when they are first looking for plans.
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In the 1930s, some doctors warned that high-stress sports might harm a woman's reproductive system. Women have struggled to be taken seriously as athletes for more than two centuries. Women in, professional, sports, ever since the ancient Greece, men have held athletic competitions or sports. Over the years, females have competed against the stereotype of being too fragile to play strenuous sports. Govern sponsorship, and partnership with organizing bodies facilitated the growth of sports from amateur to professional sports. As a result the relationship existing between sports and politics reflects the changing pattern of values and cultural practices. Sport sociology Essay.and violent stick work. It is certain to be beneficial to realise that you contribute to the development of your country. Females would not be considered strong enough to play a full-court basketball game until 1971. I aim to combine my formal and academic style with relevant ideas which support my data, making a critical analysis if appropriate.


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SEO for Dummies: The SEO Basics That Work For Any Niche
By: Jav Zeb Iqbal.
Last Updated: April 12, 2020.
You're new to running a web-based business, and you know that search engine optimization (SEO) is one of the most mattering aspects of promoting your website.
SEO gives your website a more genuine chance to appear in Google's organic search results – and appearing in the organic results means that you get traffic for free.
Every time your website receives a visitor through Google's organic results, you have the fortune to acquire a new customer without spending money. That's a good thing because paying for traffic through platforms like Google AdWords can get extremely expensive. It's an especially good thing if you're in an industry such as the vaping industry. Companies like V2 Cigs UK aren't allowed to bid on keywords at all, and that makes SEO even more important.
The Problem With SEO for Small Businesses
The thing that makes SEO so difficult for small businesses is that there are hundreds of self-proclaimed SEO gurus out there who are all trying to sell you on their "quick fixes" and "secret tricks" for online marketing. Reading what most of those people have to say is actually one of the biggest SEO mistakes that you can make.
Becoming prey for such shortcuts, you'll probably end up falling so far down the rabbit hole that you end up spending all of your time reading SEO tips and none of your time doing the actual work of SEO. successful.
It's also because most of the self-proclaimed online gurus aren't nearly as
successful as they'd like you to believe, so always try to follow what is
being officially published or laid down through the search engine guidelines.
The Four Principles of Basic SEO
The truth is that basic SEO isn't difficult at all. It is a lot of work, but it isn't difficult to understand or execute; it just takes time. Getting your business to show up. in Google's organic search results essentially comes down to remembering these four crucial things.
Google's ranking algorithm understands text better than anything else.
You should create every page on your website with a focus keyword phrase in mind.
You should structure every page to make its focus keyword obvious to Google.
The text on every page should be genuinely helpful to users.
Let's examine those four principles in greater detail.
Google's Algorithm Understands Text Better Than Anything Else
The most important thing to remember about Google is that, while users can search for multimedia content such as images and videos on the search engine, Google only really understands multimedia when it's described with text. The only way for Google to know what a video on YouTube is about, for example, is from the video's title and description. Google can understand a video even more accurately with a text transcript.
If your website is an e-commerce site, you should apply this principle to your product pages. Google can't understand a product page that contains no text, so it's vital to give each product page a detailed title and a helpful text description.
Every Page on Your Site Should Have a Focus Keyword
There are two ways of marketing products and content online: the push technique and the pull technique. The push technique means that you actively promote a page to bring traffic to it. The pull technique means that you put the content out there, and people find it by searching for it.
When you publish content on your site that you're hoping people will find through Google, you're using the pull technique. For people to find that content, they have to search for a specific keyword phrase – and for Google to show your page as a result, Google's algorithm must consider your page relevant for that phrase.
You can't just publish random stories on your website and expect people to find that content through Google. Every page needs to have a focus keyword phrase, and it needs to be a phrase that people search for.
If you publish content without a focus keyword phrase – original journalism, for example – you'll need to use the push technique and actively promote that content if you want people to read it.
Google's Algorithm Can Identify Helpful Text
Google's goal is to deliver genuinely helpful search results to users. If Google fails in that mission, people will use other search engines. Over the last decade, Google has invested heavily into improving its search engine's ability to process and understand natural language. Between the improved language processing ability and other algorithmic enhancements, Google is better than ever at identifying content that's helpful to users.
Every time you publish a page on your website, you should do your best to ensure that it is the most helpful page on that topic available anywhere. Before you publish a page, search for that page's core keyword phrase on Google.
Does your page truly deserve to outrank the pages that currently show up for that keyword phrase, or does it still have room for improvement?
These are just a few of the metrics that Google's algorithm uses to identify helpful content.
Word length indicates an article's thoroughness.
Frequent use of related keywords indicates that the author is a true expert on the subject.
Use of subheadings indicates that the content is well organized and easy to read.
Use of images and bullet points indicates that the author cares about the user experience and wants to retain the reader's attention.
User behaviour can refute or reinforce what Google's algorithm thinks about a page. If people frequently click "Back" to return to the search results immediately after viewing a page, that page probably isn't a helpful result for that keyword phrase. On the other hand, if people who view a page frequently remain on that website for a while, the page is probably helpful and may increase in ranking as a result.
Page Structure Reinforces Keyword Relevance
One of the best things that you can do to improve your understanding of basic SEO is to right-click a page and view the page's source code. Google doesn't view your website in the way that users do; Google reads your website's source code. When you read the source code, is the page's main idea obvious to you? If it is, you're probably doing a good job with SEO.
Reading this article, you've already learned that every page on your site should have the main idea that can be expressed as a single keyword phrase.
The page's body text is one area in which the main keyword phrase should appear, but there are also several other places where you can insert the keyword phrase. Here are a few possibilities.
The filename of the page's main image
The alt text of the page's main image
The page's meta title and meta description
The page's URL
Putting the page's main keyword phrase in those four areas – plus once or twice in the body text – is all that's necessary to ensure that Google's algorithm understands what the page is about. Overusing a single keyword phrase in an attempt to improve a page's ranking will not help and may actually result in the page's ranking going down.
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I recently went to Fraser Island for a work trip. The weather was really poor for most of my time on the island, so I didn't get my camera out very much.
Fraser Island is world heritage listed and stretches over 123 kilometres in length and 22 kilometres at its widest point. With an area of 184 000 hectares it is the largest sand island in the world. It has long sandy white beaches with strikingly coloured sand cliffs, over 100 freshwater lakes, and the Meheno shipwreck that has been rusting away on the beach since 1935.


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The Reforms of Diocletian – History Essay
In 284 A.D. after nearly two-hundred years after Augustus had almost completely rebuilt the Roman State, Diocletian was face with that same task. Diocletian was face with a much more difficult task than Augustus. The
decline of the empire was much worse, and therefore his reforms were more dramatic. Diocletian replaced Augustus' constitutional monarchy with what was basically a totalitarian dictatorship.
"The essence of Diocletian's cure for the chronic ills of the third-century Roman world can be simply put, more government." Diocletian started his governmental reforms by forming what would be deemed as the Tetrarchy. Diocletian recognized that the problems of the Roman Empire were much too great for only one man to deal with. He divided the empire into four parts, each portion of the empire would be under the power of a different emperor.
In addition to dividing the empire itself, he also subdivided each of the four separate parts, putting more administrative officers in power in each province. By the time Diocletian had finished there were about 30,000 paid civil servants in the Roman Empire accounting for a population of approximately 50 million. Therefore for about every 1,700 Roman citizens there was one civil servant, still a very low number. Unfortunately all these new civil servants had to be paid and the citizens were burdened with new and higher taxes. The people aren't generally happy with tax hikes, but during this time there was an economic depression. Inflation had become a huge problem and Diocletian's Edict of Prices did not help the issue. His Edict attempted to combat inflation by issuing more currency and setting a maximum price for over a thousand goods that were the most highly coveted goods in the empire; including food, jewelry, clothing and furniture.
Diocletian had a very difficult task in reconstructing the Roman Empire. Some of his reforms were successful such as his formation of the Tetrarchy, establishing a more bureaucratic system, but other reforms like the Edict of Prices were very unsuccessful. Many people suffered economically because of this Edict.
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Coronavirus CT Updates: Connecticut restaurants reopen for outdoor dining, retail springs to life
CT restaurants reopen for outdoor dining, retail springs to life
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Mohegan Sun, Foxwood Casinos to partly reopen on June 1
Connecticut's two federally recognized tribes on Wednesday announced plans to begin reopening portions of their sprawling Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun attractions on June 1, despite calls from Gov. Ned Lamont to remain shuttered to prevent another wave of infections from the coronavirus.
Park restrictions
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced swimming will be allowed at state beaches on the shoreline when they reopen Friday, but swimming areas at inland state parks will be closed. Officials cited the limited size of the beach and swim areas at inland parks and social distancing rules.
Visitors to shoreline beaches must keep their blanket and chair areas a minimum of 15 feet from other beachgoers, allowing for a 6-foot radius around each person and a 3-foot walkway between groups.
Campgrounds will remain closed until at least June 11.
Lamont signed an executive order Wednesday allowing all eligible, registered voters to vote absentee in the August 11 primary, citing concerns about voters becoming infected with the coronavirus. State law only authorizes the use of an absentee ballot for limited reasons. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said polling places will still open that day.
Prison workers concerned
Corrections officers, nurses and other prison workers say not enough is being done to prevent the spread of COVID-19 inside those facilities.
During a video news conference, unionized workers described a tense atmosphere inside the prisons in which inmates are blaming staff for bringing the coronavirus into the system.
They also said cleaning is inadequate, temperature checks are often inaccurate, too few inmates are wearing masks, social distancing is not being enforced in many locations and is not possible in settings such as dormitories.
What beaches are open in NY, NJ and CT?
Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, but during the coronavirus pandemic, life at the beach in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will be somewhat different this year.
Cases top 39,000, deaths continue to rise
Connecticut reported 39,017 confirmed cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, up 587 from the day before, and 3,529 deaths, an increase of 57. Hospitalizations were down by 27, however, for a total of 887 people. A total of 190,718 tests have been performed.
Phase 2 of reopening outlined
Gov. Lamont outlined Phase 2 of the state's reopening plan for the first time on Wednesday. It is expected to begin on or around June 20. Indoor dining, hotels, gyms and fitness and sports clubs will be eligible to reopen. "We are going to be really careful with movie theaters and bowling alleys, make sure you and employees feel safe," said Lamont. Also eligible: outdoor arts, entertainment and events up to 50 people; outdoor amusement parks, social clubs, pools; all museums, zoos, aquariums; and all remaining personal services. Barbershops and beauty salons are on target to reopen June 1.
To progress to Phase 2, Lamont explained, the state will be looking at five metrics:
*Declining Transmission
*Contact tracing
*Business and Social Safeguards
*Protection for the Vulnerable
*Healthcare Capacity
Businesses will have to self certify themselves and the state will issue them a badge that they can post in their business.
Phase 1 of reopening begins
Restaurants began offering service in outdoor dining areas Wednesday as part of the first phase of Connecticut's statewide reopening. Under the state guidelines, restaurateurs who decide to open must print out disposable menus or have the options posted on boards, silverware must be packaged or rolled up, and patrons must abide social distancing. Malls and stores also can welcome customers, but seating areas, food courts and fitting rooms must remain closed and there must be separate entrances and exits, barriers at checkout and and signs or tape to keep shoppers 6-feet apart. More offices can also open, but Lamont is urging people to continue to work from home, if possible.
Flags return to full-staff
Governor Ned Lamont announced that he is directing U.S. and state flags in Connecticut to return to full-staff at sunset on the evening of Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Flags have been flying at half-staff in recognition and mourning of all those who have lost their lives and been affected by COVID-19.
The state released a guide to help small businesses comply with safety rules for reopening during the pandemic.
The Small Business Reopening Resource Guide includes information about financial resources, employee training, physical layout suggestions to help with social distancing and a list of suppliers of protective equipment.
The governor issued an executive order extending a ban on large gatherings and keeping restrictions on off-track betting, indoor fitness studios and movie theaters until June 20.
The order also clarifies that businesses with certain liquor permits may sell cocktails with takeout and delivery orders. Lamont's latest order, issued Monday night, also allows police, local and district health directors, and municipal leaders to enforce restrictions on this week's partial reopening.
Retail anxious to get back to business
It was a quiet morning in Westport Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic, but there will be more people on the streets Wednesday when retail in Connecticut reopens. The ReOpen Westport Advisory Team met virtually Tuesday about the phase one reopening, which allows restaurants to offer outdoor dining. Tennis is also fair game for singles play at some public courts. Offices can also reopen in Connecticut Wednesday, though the state still encourages working from home as much as possible. Barber shops and salons, however, will not reopen Wednesday as initially planned.
Despite backlog, NY outperforming many states processing unemployment claims
Over eight weeks from late March to early May, data from the U.S. Department of Labor indicated more than 33 million people had filed unemployment claims -- and of those people, more than 12 million had not received benefits. In the Tri-State region, more than 3.6 million people had filed claims, more than 2 million of them in New York, and more than 700,000 were still waiting for benefits, with more than 150,000 of them in New York. In New York and New Jersey, just over one-fifth of the state workforce was reporting job loss, and in Connecticut, closer to one-third of the state workforce had reported the loss of a job.
Immigrant family that battled COVID-19 reunited at last thanks to community
A community has come together for a family during tough times and after spending six weeks apart, the family is now together again.
Zully became so sick with COVID-19 that she was put in a medically induced coma and delivered her baby five weeks early by emergency C-section. But not only was she sick, her husband Marvin and their 7-year-old son Junior were ill too - so Junior's 1st-grade teacher Luciana Lira and her family stepped in to care for the newborn.
Medical support for reopening
Dr. Ajay Kumar, the chief clinical officer at Hartford Healthcare, said Monday there is no playbook, but the models he's studied support the governor's decision to being reopening parts of society.
"I think this is the right place to be at this time," Kumar said. "We need to be cautious. We need to be optimistic. But at the same time we need to continue to follow the safety principals."
Kumar said he believes the state will see a slower increase in the number of reported positive cases and a continued decline in hospitalizations. But he also cautioned the death toll likely will continue to rise by about 50 to 60 a day, being driven by cases in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
Disability rights advocates are urging the president and CEO of Hartford Hospital individually to change the hospital's strict "no-visitor" policies because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and allow people with disabilities to bring a support person with them.
In an open letter to Jeffrey A. Flaks, released Sunday, one family told the story of a 73-year-old wife and mother who arrived at Hartford Hospital on April 19 alone, unable to communicate, with severe short-term memory loss. With no family at the hospital, they said there have been "numerous misunderstandings and missteps in her care," leading her to be confused, frightened and unnecessarily restrained.
State budget cuts
The co-chair of the Connecticut House of Representatives' Progressive Democratic Caucus said Monday the state needs to consider higher taxes on the wealthy before cutting any essential services to help cover the massive drop in state revenues because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Rep. Anne Hughes of Easton appeared on a conference call organized by the AFL-CIO labor organization. She said front-line workers are risking their lives as state officials consider reducing state and municipal services they rely upon.
Figures released earlier this month show Connecticut is facing a $900 million deficit in the current budget year, which ends on June 30, and a roughly $2.3 billion shortfall in the new fiscal year that begins July 1. It's mostly due to the devastating financial impacts of the coronavirus.
CT man's remarkable recovery
A man in Connecticut almost died twice during a vicious 7-week bout with COVID-19, but he is now back home with his family.
Guide for small businesses in reopening
Connecticut also launched a resource guide for small businesses.
Reopening barbershops/hair salons in June
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced Monday their intention to align the reopening of hair salons and barbershops in their respective states in early June. Hair salons and barbershops were initially included in Phase 1 of Connecticut's reopen plan, which begins May 20, however Governor Lamont said that after having extensive discussions with owners and employees of these businesses he feels that it is in everyone's best interests to provide for some additional preparation time and also align the state with its regional partners.
CT COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 1,000
Governor Ned Lamont announced Saturday that the total number of patients hospitalized in Connecticut due to COVID-19 dropped below 1,000. There are now 994 patients in the hospital, down 39 from the day before. The governor also reported 618 new positive COVID-19 cases, raising the state total to 36,703. There were also 54 new deaths due to the coronavirus. In all, the state has now seen 3,339 deaths.
Connecticut businesses prepare for phased reopening
Next week Connecticut takes a big step forward, giving many businesses the green light to reopen.
CVS opening 12 new COVID-19 test sites
CVS is opening 12 new COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations in Connecticut. Anyone seeking a test must schedule an appointment. Those receiving the test will remain in their cars and a pharmacist will oversee the test at the drive-thru window. For more information and to register visit cvs.com.
Some Senate Democrats want next week's reopening delayed
Some Democratic state senators are asking Gov. Ned Lamont to delay his plan to begin reopening Connecticut next week. The request was included in one of two letters released Thursday by a group of senators expressing concern about how some parts of the state are still seeing an increased number of COVID-19 cases.
Lawmakers said it would be a "great loss" to reopen Connecticut without "evidence-based protections" in place. Among the list of suggestions is sample testing of grocery store users.
Connecticut is receiving $111 million in federal coronavirus relief aid to help school districts during the global pandemic.
The Connecticut State Department of Education is developing an application process for school districts, who will have to explain how they plan to use the funds and how remote learning will be part of their plan.
Hospital flyovers
The Connecticut Air National Guard is conducting a statewide flyover Thursday to salute the state's health care workers.
The guard's C-130H aircraft flew above hospitals and other health care facilities beginning shortly after 11 a.m. in Torrington, and were to end shortly before 1 p.m. in Enfield.
Connecticut Food Bank
Food insecurity is a growing problem in Connecticut amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the Connecticut Food Bank continues to step up to feed those in need. Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz and Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling are joining the Connecticut Food Bank Thursday at a drive-thru mobile pantry event at the Veteran's Memorial Park and Marina in Fairfield County, the organization's largest hunger relief effort to date.
The parking lot at Hamen Middle School is now a drop-off and pick-up center for donated food items for the Connecticut food bank. Donations and pick-ups resume at the school Thursday morning starting at 9 a.m.
Largest shipment of PPE yet
Connecticut received its single largest shipment of PPE yet including more than 6 million surgical masks and 100,000 surgical gowns and thermometers.
The Connecticut Air National Guard will conduct a statewide flyover Thursday to salute the state's health care workers.
The guard's C-130H aircraft are expected to fly above hospitals and other health care facilities beginning shortly after 11 a.m. beginning in Torrington, and ending shortly before 1 p.m. in Enfield. Maj. Gen. Francis Evon, the adjutant general of the Connecticut National Guard, said it's a way to show "appreciation to the thousands of heroes at the front line battling COVID-19."
Restaurant re-openings
A coalition of local businesses and associations is calling on the governor to allow Connecticut restaurants to offer some indoor dining, arguing that outdoor-only seating will not be enough to financially sustain the industry.
The letter, released Wednesday by the Connecticut Restaurant Association, asks Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont to commit to a June 3 opening for indoor dining at 50% capacity of normal operations.
Prison ordered to speed up inmate releases
A judge in Connecticut has ruled that officials at the federal prison in Danbury are not moving fast enough to protect inmates from the coronavirus and has ordered authorities to implement a process by Friday to move as many prisoners as possible to home confinement.
U.S. District Judge Michael Shea in Hartford issued the order Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit filed by four Danbury inmates, who say prison officials are not taking seriously a directive in early April from Attorney General William Barr to maximize transfers to home confinement.
Lamont gets tested
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont made an example of himself Tuesday, getting screened for the coronavirus as the state looks to significantly increase testing before it begins the planned reopening of the economy on May 20.
The governor, who did not immediately receive his test results, said the state has increased testing from about 18,000 per week two weeks ago to about 29,000 per week.
Inflammatory syndrome
At least five children in Connecticut were being treated Tuesday for a dangerous inflammatory condition linked to the coronavirus outbreak.
Dr. Juan Salazar, the physician-in-chief at Connecticut Children's Medical Center, said two patients there are believed to have the rare condition, which mirrors Kawasaki disease, affecting the blood vessels and organs. Tests are being conducted on a third child who may be suffering from either the new syndrome or traditional Kawasaki, Salazar said.
The governor on Tuesday showed off the state's largest single shipment of personal protective equipment to help frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19.
The shipment from China includes 6 million surgical masks, 500,000 protective masks, 100,000 surgical gowns and 100,000 temporal thermometers.
Lamont said the supplies are being sorted to be sent out to first responders, hospital staff, nursing homes workers and others.
CT governor fires health commissioner
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has fired the state's public health commissioner in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic because of a series of missteps dating to last year, a state official said Tuesday. The governor announced Tuesday that he had replaced Renee Coleman-Mitchell with Deidre Gifford, commissioner of the state Department of Social Services who will also serve as acting public health commissioner. The official announcement did not say why Coleman-Mitchell was replaced.
New cases of Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome
Yale New Haven Hospital has reported its first cases of Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome. YNHCH currently has three patients diagnosed with the syndrome believed to be tied to COVID-19.
The University of Connecticut held its first-ever virtual commencement ceremony over the weekend. Undergraduate and graduate students, friends and family watched the live-streamed commencement on UConn's YouTube channel.
Gun rights lawsuit
Gun rights supporters sued Lamont and several police chiefs over the coronavirus-related suspension of fingerprinting services needed to obtain gun and ammunition permits.
The Connecticut Citizens Defense League filed the lawsuit Saturday in U.S. District Court, saying a March 17 executive order issued by the Democratic governor violates the Second Amendment right to bear arms.
Summer camps can open in June
Connecticut officials plan to allow summer camps to open next month with some strict guidelines to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The commissioner of the state Office of Early Childhood said Monday that camps will be allowed to open June 29 with a limit of 30 campers per program. Commissioner Beth Bye says there will be waivers available for large camps that can demonstrate they have the space.
State seeking volunteers
Connecticut is seeking more volunteers to help communities respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
Specifically, adults are needed to help non-profits that serve senior citizens, and people with intellectual disabilities. CLICK HERE for more information on how to sign up
Volunteer recruitment expansion
Governor Ned Lamont said that the State of Connecticut and its nonprofit partners are continuing to seek volunteers willing to help communities respond to the COVID-10 crisis. The state's volunteer recruitment effort is being expanded to bolster the ranks of volunteers needed at nonprofits that offer support to children and adults in programs for intellectual disabilities and behavioral health settings, as well as organizations that support senior citizens.
CT numbers
Connecticut confirmed 573 additional positive COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the state's total to 32,984. Numbers released by Governor Ned Lamont also revealed 58 new coronavirus-related deaths. The statewide death toll now stands at 2,932. Total current hospitalizations dropped by 35, down to 1,301.
The state health department distributed iPads to Connecticut nursing homes Saturday with an order to help residents who have been unable to have visitors since March stay in touch with friends and relatives. The iPads, paid for with civil fines, were being delivered in time for Mother's Day Sunday. Each of the state's 215 nursing homes was to receive a number of the devices based on the facility's size.
Virtual commencement
The University of Connecticut held its first ever virtual commencement Saturday, with thousands of graduates and parents tuning in on tablets and smartphones. The names of the graduates scrolled like movie credits at the end of the 35-minute ceremony.
Officials announce reopening protocols
Officials in Connecticut laid out the protocols they expect businesses to follow as they launch a reopening slated to start on May 20. It looks very similar to what's being called for in other states - with face masks required in all businesses, contactless payment encouraged and physical barriers put up where possible. Restaurants will be outdoor dining only at first and hair salons by appointment-only. Officials say business owners should only open up if they feel comfortable.
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont says the death toll rose by 77 in the state on Friday, but the number of people in the hospital declined slightly. There are 1,336 people still being treated in Connecticut hospitals, while the death toll stands at 2,874 with 32,411 confirmed cases.
Connecticut shows signs of meeting May 20 reopening criteria
Gov. Ned Lamont says Connecticut is showing positive signs it can meet criteria set for the planned May 20 initial reopening date. He noted Thursday how hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to decline and the state is making progress toward building a 30-day stockpile of personal protective equipment for health care workers.
Nurses honored
Gov. Ned Lamont honored nurses and other health care workers Thursday at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford.
The event coincided with National Nurses Week. Lamont gave a speech, and health care workers paused for a prayer.
UConn sued
The father of a University of Connecticut student alleges in a new lawsuit the school's online learning programs put in place because of the coronavirus are inadequate and UConn should refund some tuition and fees.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Long Island, New York, seeks class action status to represent other UConn students who paid tuition and fees for this spring's semester, The Hartford Courant reported.
Juvenile detention center workers call for more precautions
Workers at Connecticut's juvenile detention centers are calling on state judicial officials to improve precautions against the coronavirus, after employees and youths tested positive for the virus. Union leaders say workers need N95 masks, and they're urging judicial officials to work with them on plans to better protect workers and detained youth.
Judicial officials say numerous precautions are being taken at the two centers in Hartford and Bridgeport. They also say surgical masks are available for all staff and youths, and there is a worldwide shortage of N95 masks. The unions say 17 workers and eight juveniles at the centers have tested positive for the virus.
Connecticut Food Bank giving out 32 tons of food
A Connecticut food bank is giving away 32 tons of food Thursday to help needy residents combat the coronavirus pandemic. The drive-thru mobile pantry event is distributing 50,000 meals to Bridgeport residents in collaboration with the Connecticut Food Bank and community partners.
More than 2 dozen Connecticut statues outfitted with face masks
If they can do it, so can you. Historical figures, depicted in statues around the capital city in Connecticut, are now being outfitted with face masks.
Hartford's master gardener came up with the idea to put masks on the statues to serve as a good reminder to residents to always wear a mask in public.
Voters with health conditions eligible for absentee ballots
Connecticut residents with heart conditions, diabetes and other health problems that could make them more susceptible to the coronavirus will be eligible to vote by absentee ballot, Secretary of the State Denise Merrill announced Wednesday.
Health care workers and first responders also qualify, she said.
Fraud task force
A joint federal and state task force has been formed in Connecticut to investigate fraud related to the coronavirus, officials said Wednesday.
The task force will focus on price gouging, fraud in health care and government programs, consumer and small business scams, lending scams, charity fraud and cyber fraud. Violators could face state or federal criminal prosecution or civil fines and penalties, or both.
Nonresident beach ban
East Lyme officials have voted to ban nonresidents from the town's three beaches beginning Memorial Day weekend, in an effort to keep beaches open by limiting crowds and allowing for social distancing.
The town's Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously approved the ban during a virtual meeting Monday, The Day newspaper reported.
Thank you for truckers
Truckers driving on the interstate in Connecticut got a big thank you for their continued work during the pandemic. A large American flag hanging above a hand-painted sign that reads "Thank you truckers" is hanging between exits 2 and 3 of the NB lanes of I-95.
Higher Education in the fall
The state laid out guidance for colleges and universities to reopen in the fall. Schools are also being advised to prepare for remote education. Each institution will need to develop reopening plans around repopulation of the campus, monitoring health conditions, containment if the virus is detected, and a shutdown if necessary.
Inmate death
A 74-year-old male has become the state's sixth inmate to die from complications related to the novel coronavirus. The unnamed man, who was serving a 13-year-sentence for first-degree sexual assault of a child under age 13, was transferred from the Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers to a local hospital for treatment on April 23. He died on Tuesday.
Hospitalizations, cases and deaths continue to rise
State officials reported 30,621 positive cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, up 648 from Monday. There were 77 additional fatalities, bringing the statewide death toll to 2,633. 1,500 people are being treated for the coronavirus in Connecticut hospitals.
Schools to remain closed
Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday he is canceling in-person classes at all Connecticut K-12 public schools for the rest of this school year amid the coronavirus pandemic, requiring districts to continue distance learning.
The Democrat said schools will also be required to continue providing to-go meals to children under the school lunch and breakfast programs. He was expected to sign a new executive order later in the day. Lamont said he is working with state and local education officials to determine whether summer school programs should be held. More details are expected later this month.
Voting plan praised, action by governor urged
An election reform advocacy group is praising Secretary of the State Denise Merrill's plan to make voting safer amid the pandemic, including providing absentee ballot applications to all eligible voters for the August primary and November general election.
Common Cause in Connecticut, however, said there's "real urgency" for action to be taken by the governor or the General Assembly to allow all voters to vote by mail. Cheri Quickmire, executive director of Common Cause in Connecticut, said while Merrill's plan is "an important first step," an executive order, legislative approval or both are still needed.
#BREAKING: Due to the ongoing pandemic, in-person classes at K-12 schools in Connecticut will remain canceled for the rest of the academic year.
Given the circumstances, this is the best course of action for the safety of students, educators, and staff. https://t.co/0mo9VUVq29 pic.twitter.com/qKgVcMP4uh
— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) May 5, 2020
Food aid groups try to outbid others; state seeks a solution
The Connecticut agriculture commissioner is considering buying food in bulk to provide to organizations that feed needy people, which have seen huge upticks in demand coupled with challenges in getting supplies, he said Monday.
Having the state or another entity do so on behalf of charitable food banks and pantries might help make more food available, said Commissioner Bryan Hulburt, whose agency was recently tasked with overseeing food insecurity issues amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Safe voting
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill released a plan Monday aimed at making voting safe during the Aug. 11 primary and Nov. 3 general election.
Merrill said her office is requiring all cities and towns in the state to submit plans for the two elections that include a list of cleaning and safety products to be used, a list of polling locations, staffing levels at each polling location, and the names of polling workers and moderators. Municipalities will be eligible for grants to cover the extra costs of holding elections during a pandemic, including expenses for cleaning products and increased staffing.
Power plant workers
Workers at Connecticut's only nuclear power plant worry that managers are not taking enough precautions against the coronavirus after 750 temporary employees were brought in to help refuel one of the two active reactors.
Ten employees at the Millstone Power Station in Waterford have tested positive for the virus, and the arrival of the temporary workers alarms some of the permanent employees, The Day newspaper reported Sunday.
Hospitalizations continue to fall
Connecticut reported a total of 1,488 patients hospitalized, which is down 63 from Saturday.
7 Northeast states join forces, forming a regional team to purchase PPE
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are launching a regional purchasing consortium to jointly procure PPE, tests, ventilators and other medical equipment. This will increase the market power and help prevent price-gouging, NY Gov. Cuomo said.
Connecticut farmers, markets change operations amid pandemic
Connecticut farmers are shifting how they get products to consumers, faced with new challenges during the coronavirus pandemic.
Heading into one of their busiest times of year, farmers, growers and operators of open-air markets are grappling with new social distancing rules, fluctuations in demand and smaller crowds at markets.
Crowds force Connecticut officials to close state parks
Beautiful spring weather brought people out to Connecticut's parks on Saturday, forcing state officials to close many that became too crowded under the state's guidelines for social distancing.
The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection had closed at least 11 parks because their parking areas were at capacity.
Officials had urged residents to seek out lesser-used parks to avoid crowding. Among the parks to reach capacity were Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden, Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middletown and Talcott Mountain State Park in Simsbury.
More deaths, increased testing
Connecticut has reported nearly 100 new deaths from COVID-19, pushing the state's total to more than 2,400 Ninety-seven more people died in Connecticut from COVID-19 and the state's total number of cases rose to more than 29,000, state officials reported Saturday.
More than 100,000 people have been tested in the state, a number that could increase soon. Last week, state Epidemiologist Matthew Cartter said there could be 50,000 tests conducted in Connecticut per week by the end of May, compared to about 4,000 tests being done per week now.
Lamont presses on with re-opening plan
Connecticut continues to move forward with its plan to start re-opening the state later this month, as long as hospitalizations and coronavirus infections remain on the decline. There has been no decision made yet on schools reopening, but Lamont said casinos should remain closed longer because of people who might drive into Connecticut to go to them.
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Remember when Flip Murray demolished Kirk Hinrich in the second round of the '07 Playoffs? It remains one of my favorite dunks of all-time, and although this one by Lou Williams isn't quite that good… it's pretty damn good.
The most awesome, aesthetically-pleasing aspect of this play is how smoothly Lou transitions from dunking to flexing. The whole thing is just one fluid, nasty, insulting, highly-swaggerish motion. Amazing… and when you factor in the heavy contact, this is one hell of a jam. MKG and Greg Smith had nice dunks of their own, but they come up just a little bit short.