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Come Dine with Me is a British reality series that has aired on Channel 4 since 10 January 2005 and is narrated by Dave Lamb. As of July 2020, there have been 45 series.

Format
The show features five amateur chefs who live in the same town or area, who each host a three-course dinner party for the other contestants at their own home. Each competitor then rates the host's food and hosting skills during the taxi journey home, with the highest-scoring chef winning £1,000 cash. The show often features guests with clashing personalities.

The episodes featuring the same group of chef contestants are broadcast in sequence. Early series included groups of four chefs rather than five.

Dave Lamb provides a voiceover which sometimes includes sarcastic comments on the chefs' food and interior design.

A 2016 episode attracted particular attention, when contestant Peter Marsh made ungracious remarks upon losing to the winning contestant Jane. He said to her and the other contestants: "What a sad little life, Jane. Enjoy the money. I hope now you will spend it on getting some lessons in grace and decorum, because you have all the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on."

Another episode gained attention online, when a clip on video sharing site YouTube of contestant Kev Riley fitting a balloon whisk into his mouth went viral. In an 'ask me anything' session on Reddit in 2022, Kev claimed that this was the result of a "spur of the moment" decision intended to make the producer laugh. This clip has had over 100m views on various threads across social media. This has resulted in the sale of merchandise,  flags appearing at Glastonbury and Kev being a regular contributor on Cameo.

From 2020, due to COVID-19, all five contestants cooked and in the same house; this is instead of having the contestants visiting each others houses to dine. The location of the house would vary depending on which city the five episodes were taking place.

Couples Come Dine with Me
On 7 July 2014, the first episode of the spin-off series - Couples Come Dine with Me, premiered on Channel 4. The series uses a similar format to the original series but features three couples competing to win £1000.

Celebrity Come Dine with Me
There have been occasional celebrity groups of chefs since Series 2.

Come Dine With Me: The Professionals
On 12 January 2022, Channel 4 commissioned Come Dine With Me: The Professionals. The series premiered on 27 June 2022 on Channel 4.

International versions

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Warren Henness, Ohio
Updated: Monday, December 9, 2019
Warren Henness has been given a new execution date of January 16, 2020. Ohio has had trouble establishing an execution protocol over the last few years, resulting in numerous executions being rescheduled, sometimes multiple times. Read more here.
Updated: Monday, August 26, 2019 9:33 am EST
Warren Keith Henness was scheduled to be executed at 10 am EST, on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at the Southern Ohio Correction Facility in Mansfield, Ohio. His execution as been rescheduled for Thursday, May 14, 2020. Fifty-five-year-old Warren was convicted of the robbery and murder of 51-year-old Richard Myers in Columbus, Ohio, on March 20, 1992. Warren has spent the last 25 years on Ohio's death row.
Warren's execution has been rescheduled after Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued a reprieve due to concerns over the drugs used for lethal injection in Ohio. Governor DeWine's announcement came after Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz ruled that the 3-drug lethal injection procedure used in Ohio was, essentially, a "fatal waterboarding." Judge Merz claimed that according to expert testimony, all the drugs would produce agony for the inmate during the execution. Judge Merz, however, ruled that he was unable to halt the execution due to a 2015 Supreme Court ruling, that requires inmates to provide a suitable and viable alternative for execution if they argue that the state's method of execution is cruel. Governor DeWine, who had previously served as Attorney General for Ohio, rescheduled Warren's execution of September 12, 2019.
On the morning of March 20, 1992, Richard Myers, a laboratory technician, told his wife that he had something to do before reporting to work at midnight. Richard was not specific with what he needed to do, although his wife assumed it had something to do with his volunteer work of counseling drug and alcohol addicts. Richard was gone when she returned home from work that afternoon. Richard never reported to work that night.
Warren Henness was a drug addict who had been receiving help from Richard. On the morning of March 20, 1992, Richard picked up Henness from where he was living with his wife, Tabatha. A few hours later, Henness returned to pick up Tabatha in Richard's vehicle. Richard was no where to be seen and Henness had Richard's credit cards and check book. Tabatha suggested using a drug dealer, Roland Fair to pose as Richard so that they could use the checks and credit cards.
Upon arriving at Fair's apartment the following day, Henness told Fair that the owner of the checks, credit cards, and vehicle was in a hotel room, being kept drunk by two prostitutes. While at the apartment, Henness was seen washing a knife. A knife with a dark stain was also seen soaking in the sink. Hennessy said the knife was his. The trio used the checks and credit cards to buy drugs and merchandise to sell for drugs.
During their spending spree, Tabatha suggested that Henness tell Fair the truth about Richard. Henness said that he killed Richard after Richard pulled a gun on him. They discussed ways of disposing the body. A few days later, Tabatha noticed that Henness was wearing a gold wedding ring that had belonged to Richard. Henness had also sold the car, forging a bill of sale.
Shortly thereafter, police impounded the car, as Richard, it owner, was reported missing. The kid to whom Henness had sold the car told police he had bought the car from Henness.
On March 25, 1992, police were anonymously alerted to the body of a man in an abandoned water purification plant. It was Richard Myers. Richard had been gagged, his hands tied behind his back with a coat hanger, and his shoe laces tied together. He had been shot five times in the head, had a large cut on his neck, abrasions on his knees, like he had been forced to kneel on concrete. His left ring finger had been severed six to eight hours after death.
Henness was picked up by police on an unrelated charge. As a suspect in the murder of Richard, homicide deceives interviewed him. Henness first alluded to Fair committing the murder and stated that he did not own a handgun. Later, Henness blamed Cubans for the death or Richard, claiming that Richard was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Henness was convicted and sentenced to death.
Henness is insisting that he is innocent of the crime and is asking the courts to spare his life. The Ohio Parole Board has refused to halt his execution and grant clemency. The ruling was unanimous. Henness argued the the was innocent of the crime, however, the Ohio Parole Board noted that he had told his lawyers so many different stories of the events that they did not know what was true.
Warren Henness has had several execution date since 2015. The numerous execution dates were stayed following various legal problems that have arisen since the January 2014, execution of Dennis McGuire. Dennis was executed in Ohio using a new two-drug execution process. The execution took longer than expected, with debate over whether Dennis was fully unconscious during the execution.
Due to the controversial nature of Dennis' execution, following execution were postponed and rescheduled. In January of 2015, Ohio announced that it would not carry out any executions that year, in order to allow the state to obtain execution drugs and implement a new execution protocol. Continuing efforts to establish a new execution protocol have faced their own challenges. Most recently, Magistrate Judge Michael R. Merz ruled that the 3-drug lethal injection procedure used in Ohio was, essentially, a "fatal waterboarding." Judge Merz claimed that according to expert testimony, all the drugs would produce agony for the inmate during the execution. Judge Merz, however, ruled that he was unable to halt the execution due to a 2015 Supreme Court ruling, that requires inmates to provide a suitable and viable alternative for execution if they argue that the state's method of execution is cruel. Governor Mike DeWine, who had previously served as Attorney General for Ohio, has announced that now new executions will occur until a new and satisfactory execution method can be established. Read more information here.
Please pray for peace and healing for the family of Richard Myers. Please pray for strength for the family of Warren Henness. Please pray that if Warren is innocent, lacks the competency to be executed, or should not be executed for any other reason, the truth will be revealed before he is executed. Please pray that Warren may come to find peace through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, if he has not already.
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As you will pass through many temples and holy area it is advisable to bring incense and flowers for offering. Healing oil for first aid purposes is available at hotel free of charge.
Starting from Puri Alam Bali to observe coffee, clove, vanilla, avocado and other kind of plantation areas, proceed to the Red Coral Waterfall and back to Puri Alam Bali via different route.
Starting from Puri Alam Bali to Red Coral Waterfall and pass along the riverbank, arrive firstly at Labuan Kebo Waterfall, then Melanting Waterfall, eventually arriving at Laangan, the highest waterfall in Bali, then back to Puri Alam Bali via different route.
Starting from Puri Alam Bali, drive to Esong settlement and walk to Batumejahjah settlement where water comes out stone. Then return to Puri Alam Bali via different route. Both route pass through coffee, clove, and vanilla plantation and rice terraces with some settlement along the way.
Starting from Puri Alam Bali, you will be transferred by car to subak Selewanen. From there you can walk to other subak including a traditional tunnel and public bath place. This is an easy trek through rice field terraces and along small riverbank.
Following the route of the Balinese patriots who resisted the Dutch in 1945-1950, through mountain posts. It passes through traditional settlement and plantations stopping at Emped settlement, at the oldest and biggest Banyan tree in Bali, return to Puri Alam Bali.
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Wakigatame is the Tomiki name for a variant of the traditional aikido technique known as gokyo. We practice three major variants, including the under-the-arm (judo) version, an elbow-to-elbow variation, and the traditional gokyo. The Judo version places tori at a tremendous leverage advantage but it tends to also place tori too close to uke. The elbow-to-elbow and traditional gokyo versions are often superior for self defense purposes in cases when tori wants to stay neutral and avoid force and stay off the ground with uke.
In aikido in general, and particularly in wakigatame, tori does not supply the power to break uke's arm. Tori simply places an immovable bar against uke's elbow and walks forward in the direction the arm is pointing. As long as uke moves with tori then the arm can't be injured but if uke breaks the relationship then he endangers his own arm. If uke stops suddenly then tori's motion will stretch uke's arm longitudinally and if uke tries to stand this can break the stretched elbow.
Tori must apply this armbar on the move and continue to move and keep uke extended. Failure to do so will almost certainly result in uke scooping tori with gedanate or sukuinage. I've also seen one of my sensei (Usher-san) repeatedly counter this technique with oshitaoshi in randori. Gedanate makes a great backup plan for tori, as does kotegaeshi.
how is countering wakigatame with oshitaoshi even possible?
It probably shouldn't be possible so long as tori gets and keeps kuzushi. When anything is wrong with the kuzushi, uke's free hand can push on the elbow that is slipping over tori's elbow, blocking the wakigatame. This tends not to bust tori, but rather to spoil the wakigatame and leave him open for a counter - but it is still oshitaoshi.


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Samuel Womack III (* 7. Juli 1999 in Detroit, Michigan) ist ein US-amerikanischer American-Football-Spieler. Er spielt auf der Position des Cornerbacks für die San Francisco 49ers in der National Football League (NFL). Zuvor spielte er College Football an der University of Toledo.

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Womack erhielt nach der Highschool kein Stipendienangebot einer Division-I-Schule und besuchte daraufhin von 2017 bis 2021 University of Toledo. Hier schaffte er es 2017 als Walk-on ins Footballteam und erhielt ein Stipendium im Folgejahr. In seiner ersten Saison kam er in sechs Spielen als Ersatz-Defensive-Back zum Einsatz und konnte vier Tackles, sowie eine Interception erzielen. 2018 spielte er in allen 13 Spielen und verzeichnete 12 Tackles. 2019 konnte er 15 Pässe abwehren, der viertbeste Wert der FBS. 2020 limitierten sich seine statistischen Werte durch die pandemiebedingt gekürzte Saison. In seinem letzten Collegejahr konnte Womack mit erneut 15 abgewehrten Pässen den drittbesten FBS-Wert erzielen und wurde ins First-team All-MAC gewählt. Insgesamt konnte er 39 Pässe in seiner Karriere als Rocket abwehren, was einen Teamrekord darstellt. Zudem verzeichnete er 126 Tackles, fünf Interceptions und erzwang einen Fumble.

Im NFL Draft 2022 wurde Womack in der fünften Runde als insgesamt 172. Spieler von den San Francisco 49ers ausgewählt. Zusammen mit Tycen Anderson bildete er das erste Defensive-Back-Duo von Toledo, das im selben Draft ausgewählt wurde. Im Juni 2022 unterschrieb Womack seinen Vierjahresvertrag über vier Millionen US-Dollar, davon 333.544 $ als Unterschriftsbonus.

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I wish I could like. Pull my liver out, and put it in the corner of a boxing ring, put a towel and ice on it, rub it's shoulders, and tell it to "get back in there, you got this!".
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Lifestyle / Major project underway at Grand Canyon's Desert View
Major project underway at Grand Canyon's Desert View
Experience AZ | 19 Feb, 2021 | Experience AZ
The Arizona Lottery is teaming up with Grand Canyon Conservancy, Grand Canyon National Park's official nonprofit partner, in their effort to reimagine the site at Desert View. Desert View represents the physical and cultural gateway from Grand Canyon National Park to tribal lands that surround it. In fact, in 2019 alone, one million park visitors visited Desert View to learn more about the 11 American Indian tribes that call the Grand Canyon home.
Perched on the rim of the canyon, the historic 70' tall Desert View Watchtower is modeled after the architecture of the Ancestral Puebloan people of the Four Corners region. Visitors can meet cultural demonstrators to learn about local indigenous cultures, spot the Colorado River turning west, and glimpse the Painted Desert extending towards tribal lands.
The Arizona Lottery's $100,000 Gives Back Sponsorship (matched by the National Park Foundation's centennial appropriations for $200,000 in impact) will fund opportunities for this Inter-tribal Cultural Heritage Site to teach visitors about past and present indigenous life and culture in and around Grand Canyon. Visitors will have the opportunity to interact directly with tribal members, listen to their stories, and observe a variety of cultural demonstrations. Projects this funding supports includes:
• The creation of an accessible, intuitive Inter-tribal Cultural Heritage Site, to immerse visitors in life and culture of the associated tribes.
• Improvement of the arrival experience by creating an Orientation Area, Shade Structure, Picnic Areas, and revision of the parking lots.
• Revision of the Pedestrian Paths to enhance the visitors' travels along this natural, cultural, and tribal journey.
• Expansion of the popular Cultural Demonstration Series at Desert View for artisans from the 11 traditionally associated tribes to share their crafts with park visitors, raising awareness and appreciation of the history and diverse cultures of the region.
"The Arizona Lottery has been funding efforts to preserve Arizona's unique wildlife and landscapes for over a quarter century and there is no landscape more iconic to Arizona than the Grand Canyon," Arizona Lottery Executive Director Gregg Edgar said. "By sponsoring the expansion and improvement of Desert View, we are helping to ensure that this important inter-tribal cultural heritage site will be there to educate Arizonans about this natural wonder of the world and the peoples who call it home for generations to come."
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World Peace through Mary
by Lourdes Policarpio
Can true world peace be attained through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary?
In the history of the world, several tremendous conflicts stand out wherein Our Lady's powerful intercession with God was sought because of the threat to Christianity. A good example was the Battle of Lepanto.
In 1571, a mighty fleet of Muslim Turks and heretics threatened to overrun all Europe. In the famous Battle of Lepanto, Pope Pius V rallied the smaller Christian army. With a miraculous change of direction of the wind, the smaller Christian fleet won and attributed the victory to Our Lady of the Rosary.
But it is in our modern world that Our Lady's role has gained prominence. The history of famous Marian apparitions reveals that for eighteen centuries after the birth of Christ there have been only two significant major Marian apparitions: Mt. Carmel (1251) and Guadalupe (1531). Then came the apparitions of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal to Sister Catherine Laboure in 1830. After this, seven other church-approved Marian apparitions followed (not including other apparitions being studied), prompting observers to note that with the Miraculous Medal apparition came the dawning of a Marian Age.
It is, however, Our Lady's apparition at Fatima Portugal which heralded dramatic events of the 20th century, particularly two World Wars and the emergence of communism. But unlike previous wars and world conflicts, the global struggles of the modern world are definitely more terrifying, what with the invention of new weapons.
Is it any wonder then that our age is marked by so many Marian apparitions. It is as if the Mother of God is terribly anxious for her children, anxiously concerned with granting us the grace of peace - true world peace. For how else can one explain her numerous apparitions even in unlikely places like Vietnam and Africa?
In almost all of her apparitions, Our Lady talks of the dangers to world peace and prescribes her own solutions. During her third apparition at Fatima on July 13, 1917, the Blessed Mother informed the children that World War I was about to end. <i>"But if people do not stop offending God, another and worse one (referring to World war II) will begin."</i> The world did not listen to 0ur Lady and as a consequence, World War II occurred. In Fatima Our Lady asked for prayer (particularly the daily recitation of the Rosary), penance, the Communion of Reparation of the Five First Saturdays, and the consecration of Russia to her Immaculate Heart. In 1917, she said:
If my request granted, atheistic Russia will be converted and there will be peace. If not, she will scatter her errors throughout the world, provoking wars and persecution of the Church. The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will suffer much, and various nations will be annihilated... But in the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph and a period of peace will be granted to the world.
When Our Lady warned mankind about Russia in 1917, such a warning was largely ignored. Russia was not a superpower yet. But only a few months after Our Lady's apparition, Lenin and Trotsky launched the Bolshevik Revolution. Atheistic Communism subsequently spread from Russia to other territories and countries. In the 1970s, it could be said that almost half of mankind was under communist domination or influence.
Apparently, at the onset Our Lady's prescriptions for safeguarding world peace by containing atheistic Communism were again largely ignored by the majority. For several years, the threat of a nuclear confrontation between the US and USSR hung over the world, like a dark ominous cloud. Then on May 13, 1981, on the 64th Anniversary of Fatima an assassin's bullet felled Pope John Paul II. The date of the assassination attempt was not brushed off by the Holy Father as a mere coincidence. With love and gratitude, he thanked Our Lady of Fatima and consequently consecrated the world to her Immaculate Heart twice. In Mankind's Final Destiny by former Ambassador to the Vatican Howard Dee, Lucia of Fatima is quoted to have said:
The consecration made by Pope John Paul II was valid...God worked inside the conscience and hearts of persons to effectuate the change, to end communism and to avoid the danger of nuclear war among nations which were moving towards a collision.
An ordinary layman may as well pose the same question Sister Lucia of Fatima asked the Lord: "Why was the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary necessary for its conversion?" And Sister Lucia got a direct reply from the Lord Himself:
Because I want my entire Church to acknowledge this victory as coming from the Immaculate Heart of My Mother so that devotion to her Heart would be placed alongside devotion to My Sacred Heart.
Such a clear concise, and strong message to us all. In general terms, God is telling us that peace is to be sought through the intercession of the Blessed Mother. Such is clearly understood most of all, by Pope John Paul II himself who in his best-seller Crossing the Threshold of Hope says:
On this universal level, if victory comes it will be brought by Mary. Christ will conquer through her because He wants the Church's victories now and in the future to be linked to her.
Over the years, many Marian devotees have rejoiced with a major victory of Our Lady, the downfall of Communism in Europe (China is still Communist). The threat of nuclear war has been diminished greatly. The Holy Father declared a Great Jubilee Year 2000. Can it be said that we are enjoying a period of peace? But as the first year of the third millennium went about uneventfully, we woke up one day to watch with horror the Twin Towers in New York collapsing with the vengeful hatred of a mere handful of terrorists. The rest is known by all as America launched a new war. It seems the fight against evil is not over.
Like little children we again run to Our Lady. Isn't everything over? What remains to be done? Twenty-eight years after Fatima in 1945, Our Lady appeared to Ida Peederman and again talked of world peace. Most of us would have a simplistic definition of world peace as the absence of war. But Our Lady goes deeper. For Our Lady, true peace is reconciliation with God. True peace is brought by the Holy Spirit. Thus, she says:
I was sent here to implore the Holy Spirit to come, for the world is not saved by force but by the Spirit. Together the Father and the Son want to send the Holy Spirit, the true Spirit who alone can be peace!
She gives a short, concise prayer the essence of which is praying for the descent of the Holy Spirit who will give us true world peace and preserve nations from "degeneration, disaster, and war". The last three words immediately strike a familiar chord. With Our Lady's help, surely even disasters from terrorist acts can be averted. Remember Lepanto?
Can we ever imagine what a second Pentecost would be like? What the Lady foretells is too good to be true. Maybe a second Pentecost will not be as dramatic as the first one but it would be reasonable to expect, to a certain degree, the fruits of the Spirit like charity, joy, and peace.
However, as in Fatima the Blessed Mother again has some prescriptions:
My prophecy, "from now on all generations will call me blessed" will be fulfilled than ever before, once the dogma (Co-Redemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate) has been proclaimed. When this happens - and it will be the last steep in Marian history - the Lady of All Nations will give peace, the true peace, throughout the world But the nations must say My Prayer in union with the Church.
In the meantime, what are we to do? Like the commanding general she was at Lepanto, Our Lady has already set out for us what we are to do: "Go and start with great zeal and enthusiasm this work of Redemption and peace…"
Let us fervently pray Our Lady's prayer for world peace:
Lord Jesus Christ Son of the Father,
send now Thy Spirit over all the earth.
Let the Holy Spirit live in the hearts of all nations,
that they may be preserved from
degeneration, disaster, and war.
May the Lady of All Nations, who once was Mary,
be our Advocate! Amen.
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Inside the Market
Thursday's small-cap stocks to watch
Brenda Bouw
Our roundup of Canadian small-caps of between $100-million and $2.5-billion in market capitalization making news and on the move today.
Martinrea International Inc. (MRE-T) announced that it had amended its lending agreements with its banking syndicate "to provide enhanced financial covenant flexibility on a present and go-forward basis." It also maintained its quarterly dividend, increased in March, of 5 cents per share.
"The declaration of our dividend underscores our confidence in the future of the company, the restart of our operations and our long-term view of the industry," stated executive chairman Rob Wildeboer.
Mr. Wildeboer also said the company's second-quarter was "as we believe is the case for most participants in our industry, quite frankly, brutal — the worst quarter from a financial point of view in our history."
The company also expects quarterly sales will be down by about 55 per cent year-over-year and there may be some restructuring costs and non-cash asset write-downs "in light of the significant reduction in volumes and current industry production projections," he said.
Mr. Wildeboer added that the company responded "quickly and aggressively to the COVID-19 related shutdowns, but the reality is that it is impossible to make money when we are not producing and shipping parts."
He said the company has started producing again in North America and Europe in the past several weeks, "and production is ramping up nicely" and that China is operating at normal production rates based on customer orders.
"Subject to dealing with the continued COVID-19 pandemic, potential lockdown concerns, and overall industry volumes, we look forward to improving sales and profits in the second half of the year and beyond," he stated.
Clairvest Group Inc. (CVG-T) reported a net loss its fourth quarter ended Mar. 31 of $24.9-million, or $1.65 per share compared to a profit of $27.2-million or $1.80 per share a year earlier.
"The net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020 reflects a net decline in the fair value of Clairvest's investee companies and a corresponding decrease in carried interest from the CEP [Clairvest Equity Partners] Funds as a result of significant market volatility and economic disruption resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic," the company stated, adding that, "several of Clairvest's investee companies have been forced to temporarily close due to, or been otherwise severely impacted by, the pandemic."
Andrew Peller Limited (ADW.A-T; ADW.B-T) announced that its president Randy Powell has resigned "to pursue other interests," effective July 8.
CEO John Peller will takeover his responsibilities on an interim basis, the company stated.
Sienna Senior Living Inc. (SIA-T) announced new members of its executive leadership team, including Stephen Foster, as interim executive vice-president, long-term care; Karen Hon, chief financial officer and senior vice-president; and David Hung, senior vice-president, corporate services.
The moves come after CEO Lois Cormack resigned as president and CEO and as a board director at the company earlier this month "for personal reasons" and was replaced by CFO Nitin Jain.
The company also said that, as of June, 24, 43 of the 48 long-term care residences and all 35 retirement residences of Sienna's 83 owned or managed residences don't have any active resident cases of COVID-19. The company also said that, of the 9 residences with COVID-19, 4 residences don't have any active resident cases and 3 residences have less than 5 active resident cases.
"As of June 24, 2020, we are encouraged with the progress in 18 of Sienna's long-term care residences and 6 retirement residences, which have been cleared of outbreak status," it stated.
The company also said it expects to continue to incur higher expenses to support the costs of managing COVID-19.
It said the net impact of pandemic-related expenses was $4.1-million for the first five months of the year, mainly comprised of additional staffing costs, personal protective equipment and supplies.
It also said its average same-property occupancy in the retirement portfolio dropped to 83 per cent in May, down from 84.6 per cent in March.
Canopy Growth Corp. (WEED-T) and Acreage Holdings Inc. (ACRG.U-C) announced amended the terms of the arrangement agreement last year that sees Canopy Growth buy Acreage contingent upon changes in U.S. federal law to permit the general cultivation, distribution, and possession of marijuana. The deal includes a repricing and restructuring of the terms.
Under the old deal, Canopy agreed to pay 0.5818 of a Canopy share for each Acreage share. As part of the changes, which include an up-front payment for Acreage shareholders and certain convertible security holders totalling US$37.5 million or about 30 cents US per share, Acreage shareholders will receive 0.7 of a fixed share and 0.3 of a floating share for each Acreage share they hold.
Once the cannabis laws change in the U.S., Canopy has agreed to swap 0.3048 of a Canopy share for each fixed Acreage share. Canopy will also have the option to buy the floating Acreage shares for a price equal to their 30-day volume-weighted average trading price, subject to a minimum of US$6.41 per share, payable in either cash or shares at Canopy's option.
Canopy will now pay about US$843-million under current stock prices to acquire Acreage, down from an original purchase price of US$3.4-billion, according to BNN Bloomberg, which said the figure is likely to be different once the deal is triggered given it's based on two stock ratios used to determine the final price.
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Request for Expressions of Interest GNSO Council Liaison to the Operational Design Phase (ODP) for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group (SubPro)
Pending the ICANN Board's decision to initiate the Operational Design Phase (ODP) for the New gTLD Subsequent Procedures Policy Development Process Working Group (SubPro), the GNSO Council is seeking to identify a volunteer to serve as the liaison to the SubPro ODP.
The liaison role is to function primarily as a messenger (communication channel between ICANN org and the GNSO Council) and escalation point to the GNSO Council. The liaison will only speak for the Council when the Council instructs the liaison to do so. Any such communications on behalf of the Council must be delivered in a fully transparent manner.
The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 21 September at 23:59 UTC. Please see details below about how to apply.
Serve as the primary contact between the ODP team and the GNSO Council to facilitate and streamline communications on identified issues that pertain to the intent or substance of the policy recommendations. Convey relevant information from the GNSO Council to the ODP team and vice versa.
Provide relevant background information to ICANN org upon request, in consultation with the GNSO Council, as needed.
Ensure all communications between the liaison and the ODP team are fully transparent.
Desired Skills & Experience
Understanding of the specific and limited nature of the role and ability to perform liaison duties with the necessary restraint.
Previous involvement with the SubPro PDP and in-depth knowledge of the subject matter.
Demonstrated ability to act in a neutral manner, especially when there are divergent views within the GNSO.
Familiarity with both the dynamics and the operations of the GNSO Council.
Availability to devote the necessary time to this effort, including attending meetings with the ODP team upon request and providing regular updates to the Council.
Noting that this is a new position, and a number of factors will play into the ultimate time commitment required, it is currently anticipated that the liaison will devote approximately 5 hours a month to activities related to this role.
To apply, fill out the Expression of Interest form and submit it to gnso-secs@icann.org. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 21 September at 23:59 UTC.
By submitting your personal data, you acknowledge that your personal data will be processed in accordance with the ICANN Privacy Policy, and you agree to abide by the electronic Terms of Service.
The GNSO Council has tasked the GNSO Standing Selection Committee (SSC) with evaluating the Expressions of Interest according to the criteria in the EOI with the objective of making a recommendation by full consensus to the GNSO Council. The SSC may also take into account all relevant information available about the candidates in making its decision. The GNSO Council will review the SSC's recommendation and make a final decision.
The Operational Design Phase (ODP) process paper recommends that the GNSO Council identify a liaison to the ODP. The paper states the following with respect to the ODP liaison (emphasis added):
"Any questions that arise during the ODP that pertain to policy, substance, intent of recommendations will be addressed to the GNSO Council as the manager of the PDP. To facilitate communication on these issues, the GNSO Council is encouraged to select and appoint an ODP liaison who, preferably, has had previous involvement with the relevant PDP.
The ODP does not require the liaison to be a member of the GNSO Council. The liaison will serve as the primary contact between ICANN org's ODP team and the GNSO Council on questions pertaining to the substance or intent of the GNSO Council recommendations. The liaison is expected to keep the GNSO Council informed about their engagement with ICANN org on these questions and should be empowered to convey relevant information from the GNSO Council to the ODP team."


This documentary is available on Netflix, VUDU, and iTunes. It's a great look at antibiotic overuse in the United States. Much of the problem involves big agriculture. The summary advice is to stop asking for antibiotics at your doctor's office unless you are very sick and are certain there is a bacterial cause. And stop buying animal-based food that uses antibiotics for growth promotion.
"A FEW YEARS ago I happened to get introduced to a pair of filmmakers, Michael Graziano and Ernie Park, who were starting to explore the topic of antibiotic resistance. They had the same questions about resistance that I obsess over, and the same shock about how enormous the problem is: according to a recent estimate, 700,000 deaths every year, likely to rise into the millions if nothing is done.
They recognized their disbelief as the creative spark for a project, and three years later, have brought out Resistance, a documentary now available on iTunes."
The White House on Friday announced a five-year plan to fight the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria amid fears that once-treatable germs could become deadly.
Repeated exposure to antibiotics can lead germs to become resistant to the drugs, so that they are no longer effective. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that drug-resistant bacteria cause 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses each year in the United States.
The World Health Organization said last year that bacteria resistant to antibiotics have spread to every part of the world and might lead to a future where minor infections could kill. Antibiotic resistance also threatens animal health, agriculture, and the economy.
In an interview with WebMD, President Barack Obama said over-prescribing antibiotics is a serious problem.
"Studies have consistently shown that a lot of America's antibiotic use is unnecessary," he said. He said he hopes his plan will create a system to show real-time rates of antibiotic use and where cases of drug resistance are being reported. "If we can see where these drugs are being over-prescribed, we can target our interventions where they're needed most."
The White House's overall goal is to prevent and contain outbreaks of infections at home and abroad. It's aiming to maintain the ability of current antibiotics to fight illnesses and develop new treatments.
The plan is the result of an order Obama signed in September forming a task force on the issue. Obama also has asked Congress to nearly double its funding to fight antibiotic resistance to $1.2 billion.
Critics say they wish the White House would go further, particularly in terms of the antibiotics used in animals processed for meat. The Food and Drug Administration has already successfully encouraged many drug companies to phase out the use of antibiotics used for animal growth promotion, but advocacy groups have called on the agency to limit other uses of animal antibiotics as well, such as for disease prevention when holding animals in crowded conditions.


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The Custom_Properties construct is optional and enables the specification of a set of custom Object Properties that may not be defined in existing Properties schemas.

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The is_mounted field specifies whether the volume is mounted.

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The Name field specifies the name of the volume.

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The Device_Path specifies the full path to the volume, including the device on which it resides.

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The File_System_Type field specifies the name of the file system which is used on the volume.

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The Total_Allocation_Units field specifies the total number of allocation units available on the volume.

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The Sectors_Per_Allocation_Unit field specifies the number of disk sectors used for each allocation unit on the volume.

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The Bytes_Per_Sector field specifies the number of bytes allocated for each sector of the volume.

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The Actual_Available_Allocation_Units field specifies the number of allocation units, or clusters, available on the volume.

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The Creation_Time field specifies the date/time that the volume was created.

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          FileSystemFlagListType

The File_System_Flag_List field specifies the particular flags set for the volume by the file system which is used on the volume.

      Serial_Number0..1

          StringObjectPropertyType

The Serial_Number field specifies the serial number of the volume.

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          WindowsVolumeAttributesListType

Represents the attributes of this windows volume object.

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          StringObjectPropertyType

Represents the drive letter of this windows volume object.

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ADVERTORIAL: "We are now at a new era of TAVI where we have very high rates of device success"
Azeem Latib
CAUTION: The ACURATE neo aortic valve system is CE marked. In the USA, it is an investigational device—limited by US law to investigational use only;
not available for sale. The ACURATE neo2 aortic valve system is an investigational device only; not available for sale. Boston Scientific sponsored this advertorial.
At the 2018 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) meeting (21–25 September, San Diego, USA), Azeem Latib (IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy) reported that the NEOPRO Registry shows that both ACURATE neo™ ("NEO", Boston Scientific) and CoreValve Evolut™ PRO ("PRO", Medtronic) are associated with a high rate of device success and good clinical outcomes.1 These results, according to Latib, indicate that we are now at a stage where "we have really good valves" and can start to choose a transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) device that is most appropriate for a patient's anatomy.
Prior to the NEOPRO Registry, data for direct valve-to-valve comparisons were sparse. Additionally, of the data that are available, the comparisons feature older-generation TAVI devices—such as SAPIEN XT (Edwards Lifesciences) or CoreValve (Medtronic). Therefore, Latib and colleagues wanted to review newer transcatheter heart valves for which comparison data were not available. "We looked at Boston Scientific's ACURATE neo and the latest generation of Medtronic's CoreValve (Evolut PRO)," Latib tells Cardiovascular News. He notes that an ongoing randomised controlled trial (SCOPE II) is already comparing ACURATE neo with both the earlier iteration CoreValve Evolut R and the new Evolut PRO. As SCOPE II is a randomised controlled trial and NEOPRO is a registry, the studies will provide different insights into how the two valves compare. Registry data, Latib explains, are valuable because they reflect every day practice, and he comments: "Sometimes, randomised controlled trials are restrictive because of their inclusion and exclusion criteria. We always have to be sure that in clinical practice, we can produce similar outcomes to those seen in trials. Hence, the need for real-world data".
In the NEOPRO Registry, Latib et al reviewed data for 1,551 patients who underwent TAVI with either ACURATE neo or Evolut PRO at 24 centres in Europe, Canada, and Latin America between January 2012 and March 2018. Reflecting that Evolut PRO is a latest-generation device and, thus, has not been on the market for as long as ACURATE neo, substantially fewer patients were implanted with this device: 288 vs. 1,263 for ACURATE neo. That Evolut PRO is a latest-generation device may explain why operators tended to use the valve in more complex patients than they did the ACURATE neo. For example, significantly more Evolut PRO patients had severe aortic valve calcification (p<0.001 for the comparison).
Subtle differences in overall cohort
Acurate neo
The primary endpoint of the NEOPRO study was the rate of device success according to Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC-2) criteria and was not significantly different between groups: 92% for ACURATE neo vs. 90.7% for Evolut PRO. However, the rate of the VARC-2 30-day safety composite endpoint (a secondary endpoint) was significantly higher in patients who received ACURATE neo: 16.4% vs. 10.9% for Evolut PRO (p=0.025). This finding was driven by a significantly higher rate of all vascular complications due to a higher rate of minor bleeding with ACURATE neo (17.1% vs. 11.6%, respectively; p=0.025).
According to Latib, vascular complications may be higher with ACURATE neo because its delivery system has a higher French size than the one for Evolut PRO (18F outer diameter vs. 16F, respectively) and was used with older generation introducer sheaths. The effects of this higher French size, though, could potentially be mitigated with the new 14F iSLEEVE™ expandable introducer sheath (Boston Scientific). Latib observes that this sheath was not available when he and his colleagues conducted the NEOPRO registry and he is "convinced" that the difference in vascular complications between ACURATE neo and Evolut PRO "would have disappeared" had the new sheath been used. "The 14F iSLEEVE is an expandable sleeve, which reduces the French size to 14F. If you put in a smaller sheath, you make a smaller hole in the artery. We know that with all interventional cardiology procedures, the bigger the sheath is, the bigger the hole, the more patients bleed," he explains.
Another notable difference between ACURATE neo and Evolut PRO in NEOPRO, says Latib, is the difference in pacemaker rates: 8.8% vs. 13.2% for Evolut PRO (p=0.045). He comments that "one of the things" that is reassuring about ACURATE neo is that it has a "single digit" pacemaker rate, adding that there are two possible reasons that explain why the pacemaker rate was better with the valve—lower radial strength and, more importantly, depth of implantation. "One of the variables that we now know affects pacemaker rates is how deep a valve is implanted into the left ventricular outflow tract. The deeper the valves goes, the higher the risk of requiring a pacemaker because it is closer to the atrioventricular node. With ACURATE neo, the implantation is always at the same level. With Evolut PRO, it is more dependent on the operator trying to get a higher implantation," Latib states.
He comments that, in the registry, the rates of moderate paravalvular leak, "which is what we really care about", were low and "almost identical" for the two devices (5.1 for ACURATE neo. vs. 5.4 for Evolut PRO). However, more patients in the Evolut PRO group had trace/none paravalvular leak than for the ACURATE neo group. While the rates of paravalvular leak with ACURATE neo were low, they may further reduce with the next-generation device ACURATE neo2™. This device has a higher pericardial skirt and this should reduce the rate of paravalvular leak, but, as Latib observes, further data are needed before this can be ascertained. Initial results from the CE-mark study for ACURATE neo2 do show 97% of patients had mild or no/trace paravalvular leak at 30 days (no patients had more than moderate paravalvular leak), but these findings need to be confirmed.2
Comparable outcomes in propensity-matched analysis
As mentioned, the Evolut PRO valve tended to be implanted in more complex patients than the ACURATE neo valve. Latib et al felt that this led to certain differences (such as more patients having more severe aortic calcification in the Evolut PRO group) between cohorts that could have affected the results. Latib explains: "When we saw these differences, we realised it would not be appropriate to just do an analysis of the entire population. We also needed to do an analysis that corrected for some of these differences. Therefore, we performed a propensity-matched analysis."
In this propensity-matched analysis, there were no significant differences in any of the outcomes between cohorts (device success was still high in both groups), including vascular complications and pacemaker rates. Interestingly, the pacemaker rate increased to 11% in the ACURATE neo cohort (vs. 12.8% for Evolut PRO). Latib says he was "not surprised" that the rate increased in this cohort because the patients in the propensity-matched analysis were more complex with more calcification (i.e. the higher pacemaker rate relates to the characteristics of the patient rather than the valve). He comments: "Subtle differences in procedural characteristics [pre and post dilatation was higher with ACURATE neo] and clinical outcomes highlight the different design features of the two valves. After adjustment for potential confounders, short-term outcomes were similar between both devices."
Latib thinks that the results of the NEOPRO Registry, along with those of other TAVI studies, show that "we are now in a new era of TAVI where we have very high rates of device success with much lower rates of paravalvular leakage and good clinical outcomes". He suggests that the availability of several valves with good clinical outcomes on the market means that we are reaching a point at which we can start "tailoring the valves to the patient", noting an experienced centre (such as his) can now use the valve that is most appropriate for the patient's anatomy.
Latib A. NEOPRO Registry. TCT 2018 presentation.
Kim WK, et al. PCR Valves 2018 presentation.
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The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA (https://mendovoice.com/2020/12/ft-bragg-council-to-consider-housing-winter-homeless-shelter-at-c-v-starr-center/)
Ft. Bragg Council to consider housing winter homeless shelter at C.V. Starr Center
By Frank Hartzell | December 6, 2020
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Cots at the Ukiah winter homeless shelter in December of 2016.
FORT BRAGG, 12/6/20 — As days get shorter and nights colder, Fort Bragg still hasn't found a place to establish its usual winter shelter. Homeless people who have no place to sleep are spending their nights walking around Fort Bragg and Mendocino or huddled under bridges, or in camps in the woods. To make things worse, the non-profit Mendocino Coast Hospitality Center (MCHC) has announced it can't open the winter shelter even with a location, due to an inability to find qualified staff. MCHC had planned to open a winter shelter on Dec. 1.
This dismal situation could all change as early as January if the Fort Bragg City Council makes the decision to help at their special meeting this Monday night. At that meeting, the City Council will consider having the city lease part of the closed C.V. Starr Community Center to MCHC for the months of February and March — an action recommended by its Ad Hoc Homelessness Committee. The proposal is likely to be controversial, as issues involving the homeless and MCHC usually are in Fort Bragg.
In addition, the city will consider whether to boost the pay of MCHC's winter shelter employees by as much as $4 per hour for "pandemic hazard pay." The current wages range from $14 to $16 per hour for overnight supervisors and up to $20 per hour for the boss, according to online information about the jobs. The cost to the city of the wage subsidy and lease would be about $15,000, city documents state.
If the Hospitality Center can find the seven staff members they need, the shelter will open in January at a location not yet disclosed, said Carole White, president of the MCHC board. The winter shelter is scheduled to end at the end of March, but was extended last year for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As darkness fell on a relatively warm Dec. 4 with the thermometer at 49 degrees just after 5 p.m, two unsheltered men walking the streets of Fort Bragg were interviewed.
Walking past the Fort Bragg Food Bank was a 25-year-old man who left Indiana in June driving a bus, with the goal to come to the California Coast and live by the beach. He made it to Fort Bragg but things haven't been easy here.
"Sleeping outside isn't that bad," he said.
He wasn't sure where he would sleep the night. Sometimes his bed is a recycling or garbage bin.
"The garbage bins are better because the bags are softer," he said. A trim, powerful man with a large heavy pack and several layers of clothes, he looked ready for any adventure.
He had not heard about plans for a winter shelter and wasn't sure he would utilize the service. He has used the Hospitality Center for phone calls and other services and likes what he has seen.
Whether or not there is a winter shelter, unsheltered people are out there in 2020, occupying alleys or even dumpsters. Estimates of the homeless population of Mendocino County from point in time counts have varied between 800–1200 over the past several years. The Marbut Consulting report of 2018 estimated the homeless population of Fort Bragg to be 81 people inside city limits, but estimates have gone as high as more than 200, when the surrounding areas are included. Robert Marbut, controversial locally, later became Donald Trump's homeless czar. Lots of homeless people never use any shelter. Some homeless people can't be around lots of other people, some won't go to the Hospitality Center and some can't stand to be indoors, MCHC board president White said. For most, sleeping outside in frigid temperatures is a nightmare.
On the opposite end of Fort Bragg near Harvest Market, a 51-year old man was concerned about his safety outside at night. He said he knew where he would sleep that night but never tells anyone his sleeping spot. He grew up in Ukiah and worked his whole life there. After the Ukiah man lost his job due to COVID, he came to the Coast to stay with relatives but that didn't work out. "Sleeping outside is great on a camping trip when you are a kid. At my age, it hurts all the way to the bone," he said. He also hadn't heard about plans for a winter shelter, but would definitely use it. The man was thin, carried nothing with him and was lightly dressed, although all in black.*
The Council special meeting is on Monday, Dec. 7, starting at 6 p.m, to be held by Zoom. The Council's ad-hoc homeless committee, which has recommended the rescue plan to the full council, includes Vice Mayor Bernie Norvell and Councilperson Jessica Morsell-Haye working with City Manager Tabatha Miller.
Fort Bragg already has a year-round homeless shelter, so why is the Coast Winter Shelter needed?
The Coast's winter shelter is intended as overflow for the usually full facilities of the Mendocino Coast Hospitality Center. MCHC can house a total of 45 people, with 17 people now fitting into MCHC's Hospitality House at 237 N. McPherson and the rest in various transitional housing programs, White said. She said there were 17 people currently wait-listed to be housed in a winter shelter, if only such a shelter existed. While only 17 people are currently able to shelter at Hospitality House, the MCHC provides outside meals, showers and laundry facilities for anyone else who needs them at no charge. The MCHC also provides housing navigation, vocation and wellness programs at the Hospitality Center on Franklin Street, in addition to access to mail delivery for those with no address, plus access to a phone and computer.
For the month of December, MCHC says it will be able to offer motel vouchers to a small number of homeless families and individuals at higher risk of COVID-19 complications.
Many critics have asked why the winter shelter cannot be held inside the headquarters in the Old Coast Hotel at Franklin and Oak Streets downtown, which currently houses a cafe, mental health services and administrative offices. There have already been objections on social media to the C.V. Starr idea, many focused on the MCHC's offices as being better suited.
"We thought about it. Could we do this here? We really wouldn't be able to because of COVID," said MCHC board president White. Much of the interior is too narrow to set up socially distanced cots, she said. People live upstairs, as part of the mission of the MCHC. Much of the overall space is taken up by an outdoor courtyard in the center of the property.
"People have this story in their heads about how big it is. It's really not, it's all broken up," White said.
Others say the winter shelter should be located in the industrial areas of Fort Bragg such as the north end of North Franklin Street or in the area on the south end of town housing the local hospital, medical buildings and other nonprofits. The city and MCHC both report making exhaustive searches and only coming up with two possible properties outside those owned by the city, although those have not been identified.
The Council's Ad Hoc Homeless Committee considered the gymnasium inside the old recreation center in city hall, but that was ruled out due to the impact it could have on downtown businesses.
"At a time when we have seen many small businesses close, the burden of hosting a Winter Shelter in this district is too much to ask of our businesses. We depend on those businesses to attract visitors and support our tax collections," the committee's recommendation to the Council states.
Homeless issues and the MCHC have been consistently controversial in Fort Bragg and in area media. Officials investigated whether a new provider of homeless services could be found, but came up with no other options for the 2020–2021 season. The MCHC has been willing to provide intake for the Winter Shelter if another entity were to run the facility, White said.
Last season, a winter shelter was rotated between houses of faith all winter, ranging from 8 to 24 people. The city's permit allowing the shelter to operate contains many conditions and there are rules such as that guests are not allowed to bring drugs or alcohol into the winter shelter.
MCHC employees would drive the homeless people from where they sign in at 5 p.m. to the winter shelter. Last year, clients signed in at the Fort Bragg Food Bank, allowing the process to be taken out of downtown into the industrial area. Due to COVID-19, that won't be possible this year. Check in will be at the Hospitality Center in downtown, an idea which has raised renewed criticism. The guests would be awakened early and driven back to the Hospitality Center no later than 8 a.m. This year, MCHC officials say the operation of the center will be much more difficult, due to COVID-19. Extensive cleaning will be required under the proposed plan. Much effort must be made to make sure that same supplies go to the same clients each night to avoid spreading COVID — something made difficult by the fact that the same people rarely show up one night to the next, White said.
The C.V. Starr Center is in a residential neighborhood and located next to an elementary school.
"We have a very quiet, low crime, tight-knit neighborhood, and have an organized neighborhood watch. I see trouble right now," said Junice Gleason, who lives near C.V. Starr.
"At least downtown there are garbage receptacles and public restrooms. I do not feel it will sit well with a lot of my neighbors. I understand the need, but consider the consequences," Gleason said.
The city's report says a winter shelter has been operated successfully in residential neighborhoods in the past.
"Most of the faith-based facilities are in residential neighborhoods and with proper permit and lease conditions, interference with the neighbors is minimal. Any activity at the school and district offices[sic] to the south[sic] would happen between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. The shelter hours would be limited to 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m and shelter guests would be transported to and from the Center," the recommendation to the council states.
Gleason sees special problems with the CV Starr property, where the skate park continues to operate.
"I just do not feel mixing our homeless population and our at risk teens is a very good idea. I'm for protecting the kids on that stance," Gleason said.
Guests are supposed to stay inside or around the entrance, in an area of CV Starr away from staff offices. When this reporter worked at the winter shelter last year, the guests almost all were exhausted and went to sleep right after dinner. There were disabled people and several elderly people, along with those suffering from mental health or with substance abuse issues. I saw fellow staff perform what appeared to be lifesaving acts for ill and disabled people and the guests mostly work hard to help, rather than cause problems.
A rate increase for Waste Management's Fort Bragg residential, commercial, multifamily and roloff services will also be on the agenda for Monday's special meeting.
The agenda, and Zoom sign-in are available here: https://cityfortbragg.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=819866&GUID=384B7F72-BB22-4FBD-8333-4A15CEFE08DC
* Both homeless men interviewed provided their names but we have withheld for their own privacy.
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