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Remington Markham latest Blender 3D tutorial
Remington, a motion designer, art director, animator, and a creative director with us. He is the mentor of our Blender workshop and just released a new tutorial on his Youtube channel. Check out this detailed video where Remington provides steps in Blender to create a stylized wood texture.
Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4.25 update
Unreal Engine is one of the most widely used game development platforms in the world and it just released a major update! Whether you're a game developer or producing high quality movies there are new features that will provide ready to use tools and platforms.
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/unreal-engine-4-25-released
20 tips for an amazing demo reel for Motion Graphics & Animation
Ben Marriott is a freelance motion designer and illustrator based in Sydney who makes weekly art and video updates on his YouTube channel. His latest is a tips video for creating the best possible reel to attract new clients. Plus you can also submit your reel to Ben for a possible review!
Inspiration Article: How A Filmmaker Kept His Stop-Motion Project Alive During Lockdown
Joseph Wallace was just a few weeks into his production shoot when the Coronavirus crept into the U.K. and entered its state of lockdown. "There's a slightly narrow-minded narrative going around that the U.K. animation industry is open for business, but I don't know a single stop-motion production which hasn't had to shut down". Rather than wait for a studio to reopen, Wallace has been spending his time in lockdown tweaking puppets, editing, and focusing on voice work.
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/stop-motion/coronavirus-stories-how-a-filmmaker-at-aardman-has-kept-his-stop-motion-project-alive-in-lockdown-190888.html
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LWV CEO Honored with Hispanic Heritage Award for Leadership
Virginia Kase receives recognition for advancing social justice and civil rights
Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters CEO Virginia Kase was among the four Hispanic women honored with a Leadership award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation this month. The event was broadcast on PBS Friday, October 11.
"I am so thankful for my family, especially mi madre de crianza, who raised me as her own, Paula Torres, a Boriqua (Puerto Rican) who raised me to believe in social justice, and who took me to vote for the first time, where she was turned away, she was turned away because she was a brown woman," Kase said in Spanish and English upon accepting her award at the Kennedy Center. "And she taught me that our vote is not only for us, but to give every person who is disenfranchised from the ballot box, their voice. Every undocumented immigrant in this country, every person who is incarcerated, every person living in Puerto Rico, Washington D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands, and every other territory whose voice is not heard because they don't have fair representation."
The Hispanic Heritage Awards were created out of the White House in 1987 to commemorate the establishment of Hispanic Heritage Month in America and are considered among the highest honors by Latinos for Latinos.
Also receiving the award were Sylvia Acevedo, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA; Alejandra Y. Castillo, CEO of YWCA USA; and Mónica Ramírez, Founder of Justice for Migrant Women and Co-Founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, who helped spark the TIME'S UP movement.
"Let us not forget, as we approach the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment and women winning the right to vote, that not all were able to vote in 1920," Kase continued. "Black women, brown women, Asian women, Native American women were not granted the right to vote fully until the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Which is why, now, restoring the Voting Rights Act is so important—to make sure that every single person's vote is counted, and everybody is represented at the ballot box. Our vote is our power."
Watch Virginia Kase's full remarks from the Hispanic Heritage Awards HERE and see the full broadcast of the event on PBS HERE.
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League Celebrates Equal Rights Amendment Ratified by Virginia
Virginia ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment, achieving support from three-fourths of all 50 states required for the ERA to become a constitutional amendment.
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity: The fight against discrimination heads to the Supreme Court
Fifty-five years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, where Title VII was enshrined in law, the Supreme Court will hear Bostock v. Clayton County to evaluate whether sexual orientation and gender identity are included in Title VII's prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex.
The League Joins Partners in Solidarity and Action Statement Against White Supremacy
In the aftermath of the tragic mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, LWV joins our partner organizations in condemning white supremacy and demanding real reform to combat hate.


Four positions on the Reston Association Board of Directors will be up for vote in this spring's election, and the names of the candidates have been released.
No incumbents for those seats are on the list.
Up for vote for three-year terms are an at-large seat currently held by Jeff Thomas; the Hunters Woods/Dogwood District seat, currently held by Lucinda Shannon; and the apartment owners' seat, currently held by board president Ellen Graves.
Graves has reached her two-term limit. Neither Thomas nor Shannon, who are each coming to the end of their first term, applied for re-election.
The North Point District seat currently held by Danielle LaRosa will also be up for vote. LaRosa was elected in 2016 but will resign at the end of her first year. The person elected to fill the seat will serve the remaining two years on the existing term.
More information about each candidate is available at the Reston Association website.
The deadline for potential candidates to file was Jan. 27. Candidates have until Friday to withdraw their applications, according to Mike Leone, RA communications director.
Votes will be cast by residents between March 6 and April 3. Election winners will be announced at the RA board's April 11 meeting, with the new board to be sworn in the following day.


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Porsche Shoved Out of Contention for the World Championship Title in Last Minutes
The Porsche GT Team finished the last race of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in positions two and four. At the eight-hour race in Bahrain, the No. 92 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Kévin Estre (France), Neel Jani (Switzerland) and Michael Christensen (Denmark) held a well-earned lead in a gripping final sprint to the flag and was on course for the title when a Ferrari shunted the Porsche into a spin. Race Control did not penalise the competitor. Porsche have lodged an official protest and are awaiting the results. The identical ca. 515 PS sister car shared by Gianmaria Bruni from Italy, Richard Lietz from Austria and Frédéric Makowiecki from France concluded the sixth and final race of the season on fourth place in the GTE-Pro class. In the manufacturers' classification, Porsche wrapped up the endurance season in second place.
"It's a sad day for Porsche Motorsport," comments Thomas Laudenbach, Vice President Motorsport. "Our rival nudged our leading car into a spin and drove on to victory. We can't understand why the race director first issued a penalty and then withdrew it. Our drivers and teams deserve the utmost respect. Everyone drove a fair and clean race for eight hours and gave spectators a great show. I'd like to thank them all for this. Right up until the end, the race was a really great promotion for motor racing."
"It was a sad end to an extremely exciting race for us. Unfortunately, we were spun off the track by a competitor," remarks Alexander Stehlig, Head of Operations FIA WEC, giving an account of his impressions. "We can't understand the race stewards' decision. First, the two leading cars were supposed to switch positions after the contact which would've put our Porsche back in the lead. A little later, they withdrew this announcement during the No. 92's pit stop. So, despite our fair and clean race, we couldn't achieve our goals. That's why we've lodged a protest."
Up until the final stage, the protagonists had been locked in a wheel-to-wheel battle and treated fans to spirited fights over 7:45 hours. After the start, polesitter Estre retained his front spot, and as the race progressed, the frontrunners took turns at the lead. Clever decisions by strategists in the Porsche GT Team pits and flawless performances by the drivers enabled Christensen to head into the final 15 minutes of the season finale as the leader – only to have Alessandro Pier Guidi (Italy) shunt the rear of the Porsche 911 RSR with his Ferrari.
Bad luck hampered the crew in the No. 91 sister car in the second half of the race. The 911 RSR driven by Bruni, Lietz and Makowiecki took the lead multiple times in the first four hours but then lost time due to a pit-stop penalty. A little later, a loose rear wheel caused significant vibrations and, as a result, the rear left wheel sustained minor damages. The team had to make an unscheduled pit stop, and Bruni then brought the struggling 515 PS nine-eleven home in fourth place.
The Porsche GT Team concluded the 2021 season after six races with 277 points as runner-up in the manufacturers' classification. In the world drivers' championship, Kévin Estre and Neel Jani earned 166 points on their way to second place. Their team colleagues Gianmaria Bruni and Richard Lietz wrapped up the year in third with 111 points. In the team classification, Dempsey-Proton Racing finished the season in third place.
Drivers' comments after the race
Michael Christensen (Porsche 911 RSR #92): "What a huge disappointment! Our team did a perfect job and got us to the front with a great strategy. In the last 30 minutes of the race, our tyres deteriorated rapidly. I had to pull out all stops to stay in the lead. I fended off the Ferrari and was fair at all times – but then it pushed me off the track. And that was the end of our chance to win and title dream."
Kévin Estre (Porsche 911 RSR #92): "Our fight was tough and fair and we held a well-deserved lead. With a few minutes to go, a Ferrari hit our car. At first, race control ordered that he should hand first place back to us. While we were driving to the scheduled
refuelling pit stop, they then retracted this decision and we didn't get our position back. I don't think that's fair."
Neel Jani (Porsche 911 RSR #92): "We were champions until twelve
minutes before the flag and then we lost it. If someone overtakes us fair and square we don't have a problem with this and they're the deserved winner – but not with a shunt. The team did a terrific job, the strategy and pit stops were super. I can only thank Kévin and Michael for this season."
Gianmaria Bruni (Porsche 911 RSR #91): "After such a race, I can honestly say I'm glad it's over. Things were looking so promising for us. We were in the lead and were really fast. Then came a botched pit stop, followed by a defect and then a penalty. Many things didn't go as we'd hoped. Unfortunately, that's the way it is in motorsport sometimes. But let's just forget this one."
Richard Lietz (Porsche 911 RSR #91): "I think you can't race long enough to have seen it all. The entire event was pretty exciting and great to watch – until the No. 92 was hit. From a sporting point of view, what came afterwards was very questionable. Our own pace was good, the Porsche handled well. But we put our bet on a risky strategy and unfortunately lost."
Frédéric Makowiecki (Porsche 911 RSR #91): "I feel really sorry for my teammates in the number 92 car – that's not the way to decide a world championship title. We go racing; fairness is part of the sport. And I didn't see that at the end of this race. I can imagine how terribly disappointed they are in the team right now. With us, things went well initially. We had an extremely fast car but we weren't able to turn that into a win. That hurts. Our chances looked really good, but it wasn't meant to be."
GTE-Pro class
1. Calado/Pier Guidi (GB/I), AF Corse, Ferrari 488 GTE #51, 233 laps
2. Estre/Jani/Christensen (F/CH/DK), Porsche GT Team, Porsche 911 RSR #92, 233 laps
3. Serra/Molina (BR/E), AF Corse, Ferrari 488 GTE #52, 233 laps
4. Lietz/Bruni/Makowiecki (A/I/F), Porsche GT Team, Porsche 911 RSR #91, 231 laps
Manama, Bahrain : WEC 8h of Bahrain 2021
Porsche 911 RSR, Porsche GT Team #92, Kevin Estre (F), Neel Jani (CH), Michael Christensen (DK)
Porsche GT Team #92, Neel Jani (CH), Kevin Estre (F), Michael Christensen (DK) (l-r)
Porsche GT Team #92, Kevin Estre (F), Neel Jani (CH) (l-r)
Porsche 911 RSR, Porsche GT Team #92, Kevin Estre (F), Neel Jani (CH)
Porsche takes world championship lead with a one-two result


Home Buyers How Does the ADA Apply to Contingent Labor?
How Does the ADA Apply to Contingent Labor?
Title I of the ADA prohibits discrimination by employers against disabled employees. It also requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled employees who need them in order to perform their essential job functions. How will these ADA provisions apply when a staffing firm provides contingent workers to its clients?
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), both the staffing firm and the client have ADA-related obligations toward those employees, and both tend to exercise control of those employees' employment and so both are likely to be considered "employers" in this scenario. Minimally, the staffing firm screens, assigns, and pays the employees, so its qualification as an employer is obvious. The client, to the extent that it supervises, directs and controls those employees' work and/or day-to-day activities will also be deemed an employer.
Exactly how do the anti-discrimination and reasonable accommodation provisions apply? Come back to The Staffing Stream and you will find out!
* Clients other than federal agencies, that have less than 15 employees and/or are not joint employers, may still be liable for interfering with disabled employees' ADA rights.
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Bring the wildlife into your home by hanging this, Loon decorative round wood clock on your wall. With easy-to-read numerals and decorative hands, this clock will accent any wildlife lover's home nicely. The sturdy wood back and full-color printed clock face are sure to stand the test of time. Measures 11" in diameter.
Depicts a loon enjoying the river as the sun shines down.
The hands on the clock are not readily visible from 12 or more feet away due to the fact that the gold color thereof gets lost on the face of the clock. I changed the color of the hands to white to match the color of the numerals and now it is visible and we will keep the clock. Otherwise we would have returned it.


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Battle of Wagram 1809 The Emperor Strikes Back
In my article yesterday I looked at the Battle of Aspern Essling on 21st and 22nd May 1809. Having defeated the Austrians in Bavaria and gone on to capture Vienna, Napoleon was trying to cross the Danube from Vienna to engage the Austrian army under Arch Duke Charles in an attempt to finish the war. There in the confined space between the villages of Aspern and Essling a ferocious battle ensued but he was unable to break out of his bridghead and suffered his first ever defeat. He was obliged to retreat back over the river leaving 25,000 French dead or wounded on the far bank: one man in three!
6 Weeks later in early July he was ready to try again. What would occur in the next 48 hours would be the greatest battle in history at that point with 300,000 men under the eagles of France and Austria fighting a climatic struggle that neither could afford to lose.
Day one 5th July
Mindful of the failures of the earlier crossing attempt Napoleon personally overseed much of the plans for the new crossing. On the night of the 4th July operations began. The French made use of pre built bridges that were swung into place and also landing craft and boats.
Quickly and in an organised manner three Corps were across the river and soon pushing out through Essling and Gross Enzersdorf and beyound on to the vast featureless plain called the Marchfeld. Initially Austrian resistance was light and the two Corps they met fell back in good order. Eventually the French located the main Austrian army positioned on a elevated plateau 20m above the surrounding flat plain and in three villages ( Deutch-Wagram, Baumersdorf and Markgrafneusiedl) built in front of the ridge and behind a wooded stream called the Russbach. This high ground was called the Wagram.
Napoleon now had 160,000 men on the Marchfeld whislt Charles had 140,000 on the Wagram and to the west near the Bisamberg.
It was 6pm of the 5th July and the Austrians assumed the battle would occur the next day. Napoleon had other ideas and ordered an assault on the Wagram. This attack went in between about 7pm and 10pm all along the front but the Austrians fought well and repelled all assaults although near Deutch-Wagram the attack almost broke through were it not for Arch Duke Charles personally leading a counter attack. Additional confusion threw Napoleon's troops into chaos around Deutch Wagram being caused by the white uniformed Saxons (French allies under Bernadotte) between mistaken for the white uniformed Austrians and fired upon by the French!
It was now full dark and the assaults were called off whilst Napoleon considered his plans for the 6th.
Napoleon held a planning meeting with his generals on the night of the 5th July
Napoleon's plan was to hold the Austrians along the left of the Wagram and on his left wing whilst Davout's veteran Corps swung around the right wing captured Markgrafneusiedl and the tower on the Wagram above it and rolled up the flank.
It was not only the French who made plans that night. Charles knew he was out numbered but he had two Corps in his pocket. II and VI corps were to the west and could march to come around through Aspern and Essling and surround the French. If he could pull this of he could annilhilate the French invader.
The Second Day
It was Charles who got his plans moving earlier and around 4am that day Napoleon looked with horror to the west as two Austrian columns marched towards his lines of supply. Meanwhile Austrian I Corps under Bellegarde (supported by cavalry under Lichtenstein )attacked from Deutch Wagram and captured Aderkla which was at the hinge between the north facing French facing the Wagram and the west facing corps.
If Austrian VI Corps had just kept marching it would be an utter defeat for Napoleon. BUT the Austrian command structure had a fatal flaw. They obeyed orders to the letter but had no capacity for innovation and initiative. Klenau (VI Corps) orders were to reach Aspern and wait for more orders. Ahead of him was empty space and the French supply lines. But he did not attack and the moment passed.
Napoleon had to put his plans on hold and react to Charles plan. He sent Massenna south and west to try and block the Austrian III and VI corps . To mask that move and hold off the pressure from Bellegarde and Lichtenstein he resorted to desperate measures. His cavalry reserve including his precious guard troops were flung into near sucical frontal charges against dense masses of Austrians. A French Corps under Macdonald formed a huge square and pushed west suffering 2/3rds casualties. Finally 150+ guns were assembled into a grand battery and rolled along on Macdonald's flank to blast the Austrians. This was attritional warfare at its most horrific and the death toll on both sides near Aderkla and Deutch-Wagram was monumental.
Nevertheless it worked. Massenna was able to maneuver in front of the Austrian attack. The French left wing held and now,finally, around noon Davout's veterans delivered the right hook. Charles rushed over to lead reserves in an attempt to block the attack but Markgrafneusiedl and the tower fell. It was clear his plan had failed and so in order to save lives he ordred a general retreat around 2.3opm. Napoleon pursued but Charles made good use of cavalry to let the infantry march away.
Casualties at this battle were around 35,000 on each side, perhaps 1 in 4 men engaged being killed, wounded or missing. It was a bloody battle and Napoleon felt it had not been decisive as the Austrian army survived.
Never the less the victory went to the French and following another engagement (much smaller) a week later Charles made peace. He had not consulted the Austrian Emperor and he was forced to retire but his actions saved many lives.
The Battlefield Today
Apart from the southern part near Aspern and Essling which is within Vienna the bulk of this battlefield was and is a vast open plain dotted with villages with the most interesting terrain being around the Wagram.
The Marchfeld is incredibly flat and featureless for the most part:
Looking north from Gross Enzersdorf - this is the ground the French marched over towards the Wagram
The Russbach stream, still wooded, open space to the north and the modest elevation of the Wagram is easy to find:
Looking east along the road between Deutch Wagram and Baumersdorf. The wooded line to the rt is the Russbach stream. To the left the ground rises to the Wagram.
The Wagram is really little more than a slight elevation over the surrounding plain:
At Wagram there is a superb museum:
South east corner of Deutch Wagram - the museum is on the left. The French tried and failed to take this town on the 5th. Arch Dukes CHarles' HQ is the building on the left near the tree and today it is a museum.
There is a Memorial at Aderklaa
The village itself is peaceful today but was the heart of the battle on the 6th:
The fields to the south of Aderklaa where Macdonald's square and the Grandbattery attacked from left to right (we are looking south):
Finally this is the tower that was attacked by Davout that fateful day:
If I get back I will revisit Wagram as armed with a book and map you can locate the spots that the actions occured at. It is easy to see how the losses were so high as in many spaces there is just no cover at all.
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Recently, BOMAG (China) engineering co., LTD. General manager Mr. Song Gongcheng with purchasing manager Mr. Cen Shuqing visited Furem Heavy Industry. Furem Heavy Industry's general manger Mrs. Wu Zhaoyang, deputy general manager Mr. Su Hang and general manager's assistant Mr. Liu Zhonghua served them.
BOMAG's customers first visited Furem Heavy Industry's workshops, they mainly visited the production process of new project BF800 hopper. The project is specially set up by Furem Heavy Industry to form a complete set of BOMAG.
Then, BOMAG's customers also examined the other production line and put forward higher require on on how to optimize the layout of the production line, material distribution and the arrangement of the production card aspects.
Finally, the two sides discussed about engineering machinery industry's economic situation in 2016 in the conference room. Both sides agreed that no matter how complex the international economic for the enterprise, the most fundamental thing was how to survive in the buck.
On one hand, BOMAG's visit to Furem Heavy Industry enhanced the communication between the two sides, on the other hand, it laid a solid foundation for the further cooperation between the two sides. Furem Heavy Industry will be in accordance with the requirements of the customers and continuously improve the workshop scene, strive for high quality products to win customers trust and recognition.


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NewsUSask Global Institute for Food Security and federal partners to pilot first 'omics' and precision agriculture laboratory in Canada
Andrew Sharpe with OPAL's PromethION high throughput DNA and RNA sequencing device (Credit: David Stobbe)
Canada's first laboratory combining digital data analysis of plant genes and traits with the latest precision agriculture technologies to improve crop yield, profitability and sustainability in the agri-food sector is gearing up for a two-year pilot project this year at the University of Saskatchewan's Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS).
With initial support from Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) and a recent strategic alliance involving Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), the National Research Council (NRC), and USask as partners, the unique Omics and Precision Agriculture Laboratory—OPAL for short —will address critical research needs for Western Canadian producers and public and private research organizations.
"OPAL truly is a gem at the centre of the leading hub for agricultural research and innovation on this campus," said USask Vice-President Karen Chad. "By bringing together the outstanding expertise of all the partners, this unique laboratory will speed up research and product development that will help feed the world, while growing Canada's economy."
GIFS will manage OPAL on behalf of the university and work with scientists from all parties to support the initiative. Over the next few months, OPAL services will be tested and refined, after which the unique laboratory will be available and accessible to academic and government researchers, as well as to external clients on a fee-for-service basis.
"Both AAFC and NRC have expertise in crop genomics and bioinformatics research and their analytical capabilities will provide a strong foundation for the development of new tools that will be of long-term strategic significance for precision agriculture applications in Western Canada," said GIFS Chief Executive Officer Steve Webb.
"This exciting venture will bring advanced tools and digital agricultural technologies to market, supporting discovery and delivering innovative solutions to clients from Saskatchewan to the world. Outcomes will include accelerated crop breeding, reduced waste, and increased efficiency for clients in the burgeoning agtech sector that include agronomists, breeders, and producers."
OPAL combines the latest agtech technologies—such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS), remote aerial imaging of plants to gather digital phenomic data (plant trait images) using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), and in-field environmental monitoring—with digital DNA sequence information (genomics) to provide a complete profile of plant samples. "Omics" in the title of OPAL refers to this combined use of phenomics and genomics information.
Under the leadership of GIFS Director of Genomics and Bioinformatics Andrew Sharpe, OPAL will support state-of-the-art precision agriculture using high-throughput digital phenotyping of crops (harnessing data from aerial imaging) integrated with genomics data and analysis expertise.
"These innovations will contribute to permanent savings in CO2 emissions through reduced use of fossil-based fuels, fertilizers and plant protection products," said Sharpe. "For instance, instead of applying water, fertilizers, and pesticides uniformly across entire fields, farmers will be able to target specific areas and use fewer quantities of inputs, while improving results in their fields."
OPAL will provide agronomists with the information needed to provide the precise amount of fertilizer and plant protection products at the correct time and place to increase crop productivity and maximize yields in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner. Breeders will also be better able to select elite germplasm (plant genetic material for breeding new crop varieties) which will in turn benefit producers.
The ability to offer start-to-finish solutions differentiates OPAL from other laboratories that focus solely on data acquisition or analysis. OPAL will provide clients with solutions tailored to their crop data and analysis needs including: experiment design and workflow, genomic and/or phenomic technical support, and data acquisition and analysis, as well as consulting on technical details and costings for project planning.
Total capital and in-kind investment in OPAL to date from WD, NRC, AAFC, GIFS and USask totals almost $3.4 million.


SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - House Speaker Paul Ryan vowed to help Puerto Rico secure the money it needs to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria after touring the disaster zone Friday and seeing what he called the "dire conditions" facing many across the island.
Ryan toured the island in a helicopter at the head of a congressional delegation and met with local officials and representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the first time since Maria swept across the entire island as a fierce Category 4 hurricane.
The speaker noted that the House this week passed a $36.5 billion emergency disaster-relief bill that includes money for Puerto Rico as well as Texas and Florida for the recent series of storms. Ryan said he would work with island officials and the Trump administration on longer-term aid.
The storm is blamed for at least 45 deaths and it damaged or destroyed tens of thousands of homes. About 90 percent of the island remains without power and 40 percent without water service.
Ryan said he was struck by the "widespread devastation" in the interior towns and accounts of mayors of communities where lost bridges have left them cut off from the rest of the island. He added that there is a need for longer-term needs to be addressed after the humanitarian crisis passes.
"We are all in this with each other for the long haul to make sure that this island survives that this is a beautiful place to raise a family," he said.


Questions from HospitalityEducators.com| Do you know and practice the 4 Steps Needed to LEAD THE FIELD?
Our industry needs to include successful understanding and focus of these fundamentals as markets and products continue to evolve.
A direct question – Do you know and practice the 4 Steps Needed to LEAD THE FIELD? ?
How many hotels, spas, clubs, restaurants and other hospitality businesses really pay attention to all of these four fundamentals?
Do you pay attention to more than one of them?
When was the last time you actually conducted research on your customers' preferences?
When did you last evaluate the financial practices of your hospitality business?
How many academic programs or universities address these? I fear that not enough do, although I am aware of a handful that work hard to blend them into their curriculum.
Focusing on the fundamentals may not be as flashy as the latest online or social media promotion, but the fundamentals are hard to argue with.
Success in hotels and hospitality does not come by accident or chance.
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LLCHD reports another COVID-19 death
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) -The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department announced on Sunday that 26 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Lancaster County, bringing the community total to 30,176.
The LLCHD reported that another person has died of COVID-19. The individual was a man in his 90s, who was hospitalized. The total number of deaths in the community has increased to 230.
Recoveries: 27,065
Weekly positivity rate:
March 27 through April 2: 5 percent
April 3 through 10: 4.9 percent
Risk Dial: mid-yellow, moderate risk of COVID-19 spread
Vaccinations administered (updates not available Saturday afternoon):
Initiated vaccinations (first doses): 133,490
Completed vaccinations (second doses and J&J vaccine): 84,329
At next week's clinics, LLCHD expects to provide first doses to residents age 20 and older. Vaccinations may be offered to those in younger age groups depending on the supply of vaccine and the available appointments.
As individuals in specific age groups and those with serious health conditions are contacted to schedule vaccinations, family members living in the same households are now able to schedule vaccinations as well. LLCHD is also reaching out to household members of those in age groups previously vaccinated. The health department continues to work with Bryan Health and CHI Health St. Elizabeth to hold clinics for people with serious health conditions. LLCHD recently contacted residents age 16 and up with serious health conditions to schedule appointments at upcoming clinics.
This week's large-scale clinics:
Wednesday, April 7, Pinnacle Bank Arena – more than 7,700 first doses administered to residents age 49 and older
Thursday, April 8, Pinnacle Bank Arena – more than 7,600 second doses administered to residents age 63 and older, educators, and childcare providers
Friday, April 9, Pinnacle Bank Arena – more than 7,700 second doses administered to residents age 63 and older, educators, and childcare providers
Saturday, April 10, Pinnacle Bank Arena – over 4,200 first doses administered to manufacturing and food service workers and other residents
Next week's large-scale clinics:
Monday, April 12, Center for People in Need – first doses
Thursday, April 15, Pinnacle Bank Arena – first and second doses
Friday, April 16, Pinnacle Bank Arena – first doses
Two first-dose drive-through clinics are also being planned for Wednesday, April 14 and Saturday, April 17 at the Lincoln Test Nebraska site, 6100 "O" Street (the north parking lot of the former Sears store). LLCHD will notify residents to schedule appointments for these clinics in the near future.
MEDIA NOTE: Media will be notified regarding coverage of vaccinations. DO NOT go to any venue without making arrangements with the Health Department.
Registration: An online COVID-19 vaccine registration form for Lancaster County residents is available at COVID19.lincoln.ne.gov. Those who do not have online access or who need assistance may call LLCHD's COVID-19 hotline at 402-441-8006 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays to register. As vaccine doses become available, those who are registered will be contacted to schedule an appointment. Appointments for vaccinations are dependent on vaccine supply and are not related to the order in which people register.
Testing: The process begins with a free online risk assessment available at BryanHealth.com, CHIHealth.com or TestNebraska.com.
Drive-through testing is available from:
CHI Health St. Elizabeth: Autumn Ridge Family Medicine, 5000 North 26th St. and Southwest Family Health, 1240 Aries Drive. Call either site to schedule an appointment: Autumn Ridge, 402-435-5300 and South West Family, 402-420-1300.
Test Nebraska: Gateway Mall, 6100 "O" St., north parking lot of the former Sears store. Tests are conducted from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information, call 402-207-9377
Testing is also available without an appointment at the three Bryan Urgent Care locations, 7501 S. 27th St., 5901 N. 27th St. and 4333 S. 86th St. To check wait times, call 402-481-6343.
For more information, visit COVID19.lincoln.ne.gov or call the Health Department hotline at 402-441-8006.
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The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act, introduced by Democratic senators Bill Nelson (FL) and Brian Schatz (HI), and the Veterans Equal Access Act, introduced by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), would allow Veteran Affairs (VA) physicians to recommend medical marijuana to veterans in the 32 states (and Washington, DC) where it's legal.
Out of the more than 18 million veterans living in the U.S. today, more than nine million are annually served by VA hospitals. Unfortunately, thousands of those veterans go unseen and underserved every day.
I watched first-hand as my partner, a disabled veteran, waited for more than a year to be processed and seen by a mental health specialist and approved for physical therapy after his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy. There were days when he was in so much pain from his service-related injury that he could barely walk and was constantly visiting the local VA hospital during that long year; since then, he's been prescribed several different medications for his ailments. But what if the best medicine for those ailments is marijuana?
A recent American Legion poll found that nearly one in four U.S. veterans of the Armed Forces self-reported using marijuana to treat a mental or physical ailment, which is a much higher rate of use when compared to the general population. Despite medical marijuana becoming increasingly available in states across the country, this self-medicating is often done illegally and leaves veterans at risk of arrest and incarceration for simply trying to deal with service-related ailments that the VA has not managed to alleviate.
One in four U.S. veterans self-report using marijuana to treat a mental or physical ailment. Despite medical marijuana becoming increasingly available in states across the country, this self-medicating is often done illegally.
Though the VA currently allows its physicians to discuss medical marijuana with veterans, they can't recommend it or help veterans complete paperwork for participation in state-regulated programs because of cannabis' continued federal status as a Schedule I drug. The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act would fix that.
Forcing Congressional action on allowing veterans access to marijuana is an important first step to providing medical equity for those struggling with service-related ailments. Prioritizing the health and well-being of all veterans, regardless of their state of residence or socio-economic status, is of paramount importance to our country's social fabric.
Congress should support our troops by giving them equal access and the ability to choose the medicine they need and deserve.
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Couturier, Gilles and Don Law-west. "Gold". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 04 March 2015, Historica Canada. www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gold. Accessed 18 January 2022.
Couturier, G., & Law-west, D. (2015). Gold. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gold
Couturier, Gilles , and Don Law-west. "Gold." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published October 16, 2011; Last Edited March 04, 2015.
The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Gold," by Gilles Couturier, and Don Law-west, Accessed January 18, 2022, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/gold
Article by Gilles Couturier, Don Law-west
Published Online October 16, 2011
Last Edited March 4, 2015
Gold (Au) is a bright, shiny, yellow metal, notable for its high density (19.3 times the weight of an equal volume of water) and valued for its extreme ductility, strong resistance to corrosion, lustrous beauty and scarcity.
A gold dredge, Dawson City, Yukon (courtesy Aerocamera Services).
Hemlo mine in northern Ontario (photo by Brian Milne/First Light).
Gold coin called a louis from New France, 1724 (photo by James Zagon/courtesy Currency Museum, Bank of Canada).
Gold (Au) is a bright, shiny, yellow metal, notable for its high density (19.3 times the weight of an equal volume of water) and valued for its extreme ductility, strong resistance to corrosion, lustrous beauty and scarcity. Pyrite, or fool's gold as it is sometimes known, can be distinguished from real gold by its brittleness and hardness as well as the fact that it appears black in powder form.
As it is the least chemically active of all metals, gold usually occurs in a free or uncombined state. It is found as nuggets, flakes or dust in gravel and sand deposits along creeks and rivers, but more often gold is recovered from veins (called lodes) in bedrock. Gold is also produced as a by-product of base-metal mines; about one-fifth of Canada's gold production comes from this source.
There are various ways to separate and recover gold, depending upon the nature of the ore. When gold occurs in a relatively coarse, free state, it can be recovered by mechanical means such as gravity traps and shaking tables, where the gold separates out because of its high specific gravity. Cyanidation is a chemical process used to recover gold that is very finely distributed in the ore. The process is complex; it involves adding a cyanide solution to finely ground ore and then agitating it in the presence of air to dissolve the gold. After a variety of treatment steps, the solution containing the gold is clarified and the gold is precipitated by the addition of zinc dust to the solution. The carbon-in-pulp stage of this process uses activated carbon to collect the gold without having to filter the ground ore slurry. The activated carbon is stripped of its gold in an acid bath and then recycled.
Once the gold is separated from the ore and is in the form of an impure precipitate, it is placed, along with a fluxing agent, into a high-temperature furnace. A chemical reaction takes place, in which the flux and the impurities combine to form a slag and the molten gold sinks to the bottom of the furnace where it is drawn off and poured into moulds to form doré bars, which contain the gold and any silver that may have been present in the original ore.
World industrial demand for gold includes jewellery, electronics and official coins. Gold has been a symbol of wealth from the earliest civilizations to the present. Even though it is too soft for weapons or tools, people have treasured gold for its decorative and monetary value. Since it is chemically inert, it has long been popular in dentistry for crowns and caps. Resistance to corrosion, along with electrical conductivity, make it useful in precision electronic equipment. When a thin film of gold is applied to window glass, a building's thermal properties are improved dramatically, reducing the amount of heat gain in the summer and heat loss in the winter, as in, eg, the Royal Bank building in Toronto.
Gold in Canada
Gold is found across the Canadian Shield, in British Columbia and Nunavut, and on the island of Newfoundland. It was first discovered in Canada in 1823 along the shores of the Rivière Chaudière in the Eastern Townships of Québec. In 1858, following the famous rushes in California and Australia, gold was discovered in the sands of the Fraser River in the interior of BC, starting the Cariboo Gold Rush. Almost 40 years later, the legendary Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon marked the beginning of one of the most productive periods in Canadian gold-mining history.
The early 1900s saw the establishment of several major gold-mining camps in northern Ontario, including Porcupine, Timmins, Larder Lake, Kirkland Lake and Red Lake. The gold excitement swept across the provincial boundary into northern Québec and gold was discovered at Bourlamaque, Val d'Or, Chibougamau and Malartic. At the outbreak of WWII, Canada's gold-producing capacity was expanded in order to help meet wartime expenditures. Production reached an all-time high of 166 tonnes in 1941 but then declined dramatically because of wartime conditions.
By 1970 rising production costs had forced the closure of many gold mines in Canada and production dropped to one-third of peak levels. Changes in international monetary policies led to a startling increase in gold prices in the late 1970s (see Gold Standard) which, in turn, encouraged increased activity in gold exploration and new mine development. The 1981 discovery and subsequent development of the large Hemlo gold deposit in northern Ontario, followed by other discoveries and developments in each of Canada's provinces and territories, resulted in increased production and a renewed importance of gold to the Canadian economy. Gold production reached nearly 175 tonnes in 1990 and 1997 and 150 tonnes in 2001 before falling in consecutive years to a 22-year low in 2008, at 94.8 tonnes. The value of gold increased as production decreased, reaching a record high in 2008 when Canadian gold production increased 15% in value to $2.82 billion from $2.47 billion in 2007.
Roughly 90% of Canada's gold production comes from hard-rock underground and open-pit mines. The remainder comes from base-metal mines and placer mining. Most production comes from Ontario and Québec. The declines in gold production were due to mature mines, reduced investment in development and a lack of exploration spending. Between 2002 and 2007, increased spending on exploration resulted in increased reserves and resources related to existing and new deposits and older mines.
Aboriginal Participation in Gold Mining
The first to prospect and mine in North America were Aboriginal peoples who used minerals, including gold, copper, silver and cobalt, for tools, weapons, art and other objects. They discovered gold throughout the Pacific northwest and their attempts to defend their claims led to the Fraser Canyon War of 1858 and the formation of Indian reserves in British Columbia. In the 1850s the Nlaka'pamux people of the Thompson and Fraser Rivers began to sell gold to the Hudson's Bay Company. James Douglas, governor of British Columbia at the time, tried to keep the discovery of gold secret to avoid an influx of American miners, as the British had not formally colonized the territory, but rumours of gold soon began to circulate and miners began arriving. In July 1857, the Nlaka'pamux expelled miners from their territory along the Fraser River. By the summer of 1858 miners had gained a majority and driven the Aboriginal people from the river. Douglas urged the British government to establish a presence in the area. Tensions grew between the miners and the First Nations with retaliatory attacks, and armed troops were called in.
Today there is a close association between the location of First Nations communities, known mineral deposits and mining activities. There are approximately 1200 Aboriginal communities located within 200 km of mineral and metals activities, according to Natural Resources Canada. Since mining was industrialized in Canada, the First Nations have had little say in decision-making with regard to mining on or near their ancestral lands and have received little benefit from it. The situation is changing, most importantly because of advances of Aboriginal peoples with regard to recognizing their rights to land and title, and the negotiation of land claims. Although there are no recent figures available on Aboriginal employment in gold mining operations, there are Aboriginal workers in the mines, most commonly employed as labourers, miners, truck drivers, equipment operators and maintenance operators.
Canada's mining industry is expending tremendous effort to overcome a long history of environmental damage. One example of mining's environmental impact is gold mining's release of thousands of tonnes of toxic mercury and cyanide into the environment. In 2004, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) began promoting a program called "Towards Sustainable Mining." The program calls on mining companies to develop a social and environmental conscience. Among the program's guiding principles are the stated goals of "contributing to global initiatives to promote the production, use and recycling of metals and minerals in a safe and environmentally responsible manner; seeking to minimize the impact of operations on the environment and biodiversity, through all stages of development, from exploration to closure; and working with communities of interest to address legacy issues, such as orphaned and abandoned mines."
The program is self-monitored, with measurement criteria established by MAC in the areas of tailings management, energy management, external outreach and crisis communications management. MAC members are required to measure and report on their performance annually. While it is as yet unclear if the program is an innovation to applaud or merely "greenwashing," the existence of the program is a somewhat startling development in the industry.
Global InfoMineDig into this extensive online resource about minerals and the mining industry. Features the latest news and information about Canadian and international mining companies, mineral commodities, mining properties, and much more. Check the "Dictionary" link at the bottom of the page.
History of the Mining IndustryScroll down to the bottom of the page for link to "Keydates," a timeline of the history of mining in Québec. From the Government of Québec.


Neil Nitin Mukesh, who has got engaged to Mumbai-based Rukmini Sahay, is ecstatic about finding his life partner. Yes, it was an arranged match. The two had a hush-hush roka ceremony at a five-star hotel in 2016 and tied the knot in the following year, on February 9, 2017.
It was really surprising for one and all that he chose the arranged marriage route. Though there are many examples from the industry now who went on to this path. Nonetheless, it's all about the understanding and connection that matters, no? Neil too thinks that there is nothing wrong with it and was once quoted as saying, "There's nothing shocking about it. Sometimes we overlook things, which our parents don't and it's coming together of two families. And when you look into detailing, it makes more sense. It's a strong foundation."
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