The Duchess of Cambridge, Patron of 100 Women in Finance's Philanthropic Initiatives, attended a Gala Dinner in aid of 'Mentally Healthy Schools', at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London on February 13th. The Duchess attended a private reception before making a short speech ahead of the dinner. Launched at the beginning of 2018, 'Mentally Healthy Schools' is one of the legacy programmes from the Heads Together campaign, which aims to help people of all ages start conversations about their mental health. 100 Women in Finance (100WF) is a leading non-profit organisation for professionals in the alternative investments industry. Net proceeds from this year's Gala Dinner will be given to The Royal Foundation's Mentally Healthy Schools Programme.
Her choice of earrings is spot on, as well as wearing her hair half up and half down. But I must say that the bodice of that dress is about as unflattering as it can get. It looks like she has really tight bandages, flattening her chest to the utmost. I would consign this dress to the recycle bin. However, I must say the colors look very nice on her. She's such a lovely woman, I guess any color would look good on her!
BTW, highlighting "Mentally Healthy Schools" is so necessary! Kids are being bombarded in every direction by relentless social media that both delights and distresses them. Sometimes kids can't cope with it because they don't have the skills to do so. I applaud all efforts to help them navigate those rough waters.


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Q: Select and append current node's text value in XSLT?
Possible Duplicate:
Generate/get xpath from XML node java

This is a follow-on question from a previous question I've asked, (I've decided to ask as a separate question, as the previous seems to be getting too big).
I've got the following XSLT, which allows me to transform a specified XML String into a set of XPath expressions:
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
    <xsl:output method="text"/>
    <xsl:strip-space elements="*"/>

    <xsl:template match="text()"/>

    <xsl:template match="*[not(*)]">
        <xsl:for-each select="ancestor-or-self::*">
            <xsl:value-of select="concat('/',local-name(),'[',count(preceding-sibling::*[local-name()=local-name(current())])+1,']')"/>
        </xsl:for-each>
        <xsl:text>
</xsl:text>
        <xsl:apply-templates select="node()"/>
    </xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

For example, the XML String:
<ns1:create xmlns:ns1='http://predic8.com/wsdl/material/ArticleService/1/'>
    <article xmlns:ns1='http://predic8.com/material/1/'>
        <name />
        <description />
        <price xmlns:ns1='http://predic8.com/common/1/'>
            <amount />
            <currency xmlns:ns1='http://predic8.com/common/1/'>AUD</currency>
        </price>
        <id xmlns:ns1='http://predic8.com/material/1/'>1</id>
    </article>
    <article xmlns:ns1='http://predic8.com/material/2/'>
        <name xmlns:ns1='http://predic8.com/material/2/'>some name</name>
        <description xmlns:ns1='http://predic8.com/material/2/'>some description</description>
        <price xmlns:ns1='http://predic8.com/common/2/'>
            <amount xmlns:ns1='http://predic8.com/common/2/'>00.01</amount>
            <currency xmlns:ns1='http://predic8.com/common/2/'>USD</currency>
        </price>
        <id xmlns:ns1='http://predic8.com/material/2/'>2</id>
    </article>
</ns1:create>

Would get transformed into:
/create[1]/article[1]/name[1]
/create[1]/article[1]/description[1]
/create[1]/article[1]/price[1]/amount[1]
/create[1]/article[1]/price[1]/currency[1] , AUD
/create[1]/article[1]/id[1] , 1
/create[1]/article[2]/name[1]
/create[1]/article[2]/description[1]
/create[1]/article[2]/price[1]/amount[1]
/create[1]/article[2]/price[1]/currency[1]
/create[1]/article[2]/id[1]

My question:
How, can I modify the XSLT so that I can also select and append the current node's text value. Noting also that, as I've illustrated in the sample XML file supplied, some nodes may not contain text values, etc.
So for the sample above, I would expect something like (e.g. comma-separated output):
/create[1]/article[1]/name[1] ,
/create[1]/article[1]/description[1] ,
/create[1]/article[1]/price[1]/amount[1] ,
/create[1]/article[1]/price[1]/currency[1] ,
/create[1]/article[1]/id[1] ,
/create[1]/article[2]/name[1] , some name
/create[1]/article[2]/description[1] , some description
/create[1]/article[2]/price[1]/amount[1] , 00.01
/create[1]/article[2]/price[1]/currency[1] , USD
/create[1]/article[2]/id[1] , 2

A: It should as simple as adding a select=./text() at the appropriate node, or have I missed something subtle in your question?
<xsl:template match="*[not(*)]">
    <xsl:for-each select="ancestor-or-self::*">
        <xsl:value-of select="concat('/',local-name(),'[',count(preceding-sibling::*[local-name()=local-name(current())])+1,']')"/>
    </xsl:for-each>
    <xsl:text> , </xsl:text>
    <xsl:value-of select="./text()"/>
    <xsl:text>
</xsl:text>
    <xsl:apply-templates select="node()"/>
</xsl:template>

Output:
/create[1]/article[1]/name[1] ,
/create[1]/article[1]/description[1] ,
/create[1]/article[1]/price[1]/amount[1] ,
/create[1]/article[1]/price[1]/currency[1] , AUD
/create[1]/article[1]/id[1] , 1
/create[1]/article[2]/name[1] , some name
/create[1]/article[2]/description[1] , some description
/create[1]/article[2]/price[1]/amount[1] , 00.01
/create[1]/article[2]/price[1]/currency[1] , USD
/create[1]/article[2]/id[1] , 2

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Q: How to display UTF-16 const strings if the source code is UTF-8 encoded in win32? My program need to display some unicode strings.  If I save the source code using UTF-16LE, everything works fine.  However, I was not be able to cross compile in linux using mingw.  If I save the source using UTF-8, the source code can be compiled with no problem.  But all the const unicode strings were not displayed correctly since they are encoded as UTF-8.  How can I properly display unicode string when the source code is saved as UTF-8 encoded?
Example Code:
#include <Windows.h>

int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
{
    MessageBoxW(NULL, L"你好", L"你好", MB_OK);
}

Compiled with UTF-16LE source file
Compiled with UTF-8 source file

A: After some testing, it turns out visual studio cannot encode string correctly if the file is encoded to UTF-8 without signature(BOM).  Everything works fine after changing encoding scheme to UTF-8 with signature.


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The Cloth that Changed the World
4 Apr — 27 Sep 2020 at the ROM in Toronto, Canada
The Cloth that Changed the World. Courtesy of ROM
Made with novel cotton, vivid colours and exuberant design, the painted and printed cottons of India changed human history; they revolutionized art, fashion and science wherever they went around the globe. Featuring pieces from the Museum's world-renowned collection, and several important international loans, this ROM original exhibition explores how over thousands of years India's artisans have created, perfected and innovated these printed and painted multicoloured cotton fabrics to fashion the body, honour divinities, and beautify palaces and homes.
Exploring the fascinating stories behind the making and trade of these glorious pieces past and present, TheCloth that Changed the World considers India's textile innovations and their influences on fashion, trade and industry around the world in places as far as Cairo, Japan, Sumatra, London, and Ottawa. They were the luxury fabric of their day, coveted by all, and one of the great inventions that drew foreigners to India's shores hungry for more. Discover how through trade-routes, encounters, and exchange, these cloths connected cultures, inspired imitation and, quite literally, changed the world. Experience how India's designers and makers today are innovating for new times and audiences.
The ROM is Canada's largest museum with collections that span art, culture and nature from across time and around the Globe. Among North America's most renowned museums, the ROM is home to more than 12 million objects and specimens, 40 galleries and exhibitions spaces and a range of fascinating exhibitions, lectures, tours and events.
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I've been finishing off my Christmas preparations by creating some Gift Card / Money / Voucher Holders.
I make these every year and they are really quick and simple to do. I just change how I decorate them.
This year I used the Carols of Christmas bundle and a sentiment from the Flurry of Wishes stamp set.
To make these you need to start of with a half sheet of card. Score this with the longer side at the top at 3 1/2" and 7". Add glue to the side edges of the smaller section and fold this up to form a pocket to hold the money/voucher .... and you are done. Decorate the front as you wish.
I also added a panel inside so you could write a message.


Drones have been gaining prominence among the general population these past few years, being able to do an array of tasks such as capturing aerial videos and pictures, or to transport lightweight items over far distances in a short period of time. While most drone pilots use their drones for photography, some have been using them to deliver items, including Amazon which is currently testing out Amazon Prime Air in the UK. While Amazon plans to make use of its drones to deliver parcels and packages to customers within 30 minutes, there is a company called Zipline which is currently using drones to deliver medication and blood to rural areas.
Zipline was started back in 2014 with the support of firms such as Google Ventures and Sequoia Partners, as well as funding from the co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen. Under a partnership with the government of Rwanda, Zipline started delivering medicine and blood to rural areas in the country last month. The company expects to have its operations expanded to at least half of the country by the end of August. Zipline is only operational in Rwanda at the moment but it expects to bring its services to the US, and expects to be operational within a year. Its drone delivery services will serve rural and remote communities in Nevada, Maryland, Washington and some Native American reservations. While Rwanda has quickly implemented the use of drone technology, the US has been slower to adopt commercial drones. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented new rules back in June that has made it easier for companies to apply for authorization to fly commercial drones but companies are only allowed to fly one mission at a time and the drone must be in the line of sight of the drone pilot at all times.
Zipline makes use of its electric-powered drones called "Zips" to deliver up to three pounds of blood or medicine to a location up to 75 miles away. Blood or medicine can be ordered via text message and a Zip will be dispatched to deliver the package which will be parachuted from the Zip once it arrives at its destination. Blood will not need to be refrigerated as a Zip can deliver it within 30 minutes, navigating to its destination using cellular networks and GPS. For its US launch, Zipline will apply for a waiver to the new FAA regulations, and will likely be operational within 6 months of receiving the waiver. Zipline and its Zips have the potential to change the healthcare scene in the US once it starts operations in the country, being able to deliver much needed medicine to people in rural areas.


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Marylebone has a long and varied history that dates back to the Middle Ages. Today, it is home to many well-known streets and respected establishments. This majestic pocket of the capital encompasses the finest display of classic London. From the leading international recital venue of Wigmore Hall to Europe's finest art at The Wallace Collection, and from medical excellence at Harley Street to astounding waxworks at Madame Tussauds, Marylebone has certainly earned its Prime Central London status.


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Choromytilus meridionalis, the black mussel, is a species of bivalve. It is a marine mollusc in the family Mytilidae.

Distribution
This species is found only around the southern African coast, from central Namibia to Port Elizabeth, from the low intertidal to about 10m.

Description
This animal grows up to 150 mm in length. It is a shiny black mussel which grows clustered in groups on rocks and in sandy areas. It is narrower and blacker
than the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, with which it is often confused.

Ecology
The black mussel is a filter feeder that eats floating scraps of algae and phytoplankton. It is threatened by the invasion of the fast-growing and hardy Mediterranean mussel, which outcompetes it for space.

References

Mytilidae
Bivalves described in 1848

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We are entering the natural scenario of the Costa Paradiso, a true open-air museum of natural history. Along the paths dug into the rock we are struck by the works created by the wind that recall other famous natural Sardinian sculptures, such as the Roccia dell'Elefante or elephant rock and the Roccia dell'Orso or bear rock. The path, with unique forms and colours, made of red rocks dotted with green bushes, winds beside the blue sea. This is a place not to be missed, above all for lovers of trekking. We continue to discover enchanted beaches where we can dive into the crystal clear waters.


Have you enabled the Call of Duty Alexa Skill but can't get it to work? Are you curious about what the Skill is? Or just like reading tutorials? Whatever the case may be, this post has everything you need.
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Re-open India-Bangladesh border haats at the earliest: CUTS International and Unnayan Shamannay
June 26, 2020, Kolkata
"Existing border haats along the India-Bangladesh border need to be re-opened at the earliest and after adopting appropriate precautionary measures related to health and hygiene," said Bipul Chatterjee, Executive Director, CUTS International. He further added that the border haats are important for maintaining and ensuring peace, security, stability and prosperity in the border regions where they exist.
He was moderating an Expert Group Meeting on the functioning and impacts of border haats, organized by CUTS International, India and Unnayan Shamannay, Bangladesh as part of a project supported by the United Kingdom's Department for International Development under its Asia Regional Trade and Connectivity Programme.
Eminent experts from both India and Bangladesh participated at the webinar and provided their views and suggestions in this regard. Researchers from CUTS International and Unnayan Shamannay presented their findings on Border Haats between India and Bangladesh as a Tool to Reduce Informal Cross-border Trade between the Two Countries" (http://bit.ly/2OG6zYM).
Some of them included Pritam Banerjee Logistics Sector Specialist, Asian Development Bank; AK Enamul Haque, Professor of Economics at the East-West University, Dhaka; Joyeeta Bhattacharjee, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation; Anu Sareen, Programme Manager, Asia Regional, DFID, New Delhi office; Mr. Sabyasachi Dutta Founder-Director, Asian Confluence; Sudhir Chandra Nath, Head of Business, ACI Ltd; Nazneen Ahmed, Senior Research Fellow, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies; Monoj Kumar Roy, Former Additional Secretary (Free Trade Aagreements), Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh; Tania Haque, Professor of Women and Gender Studies, Dhaka University.
Speaking on the occasion, Atiur Rahman, Past Governor of the Bangladesh Bank and Chairperson, Unnayan Shamannay, also emphasized that the border haats have reinforced the narrative that cross-border trade leads to increased security and economic prosperity. Given the significance of the border haats in maintaining a vibrant economy at the local level, especially in remote border areas, he highlighted the need for re-opening of the border haats without any delays.
According to Mohit Sippy, Senior Programme and Policy Manager, Asia Regional at the New Delhi office of the Department for International Development, a perception has been created that border haats have a significant positive impact on the women-folks in the border regions. This needs to be up-scaled so as to empower and make them economically more independent. He emphasised on the role of the border haats in achieving greater cooperation between India and Bangladesh in areas where local communities are key drivers.
Owing to the Covid-19 outbreak, the four border haats were closed for an indefinite period of time. It is believed that prolonged closure of those haats will lead to economic impoverishment of the local communities in those areas. This, in turn, is expected to force them to get re-engaged with informal cross-border trade, which was otherwise drastically reduced as a result of the functioning of the border haats.
Experts felt that border haats should be considered as an opportunity in this time of crisis. They can be used as a platform for trade in agricultural commodities so as to ensure food security of local communities in both the countries. In addition, they could also facilitate trade between India and Bangladesh on health and hygiene products such as face mask, personal protective equipment, soap, hand sanitizer, which are either not available in border villages or costly. It was also felt that the haats could act as a platform to facilitate awareness generation about the Covid-19.
In was also highlighted that in the long-run border haats could be used to promote cross-border value chains in agriculture, horticulture products and spices at the local level. Kalaichar-Baliamari is already acting as a platform facilitating beetle nut value chain. A futuristic approach for the development of the border regions was also discussed in respect to re-imagining and up-scaling of the border haats as border economic zones.
Considering the benefits emanating from the existing border haats, it was also proposed that India and Myanmar should engage in dialogues about establishing such markets along their border to generate livelihood opportunities for the people residing in remote areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland.
Udai Mehta, Deputy Executive Director of CUTS International, concluded the meeting by underlining the need for consolidating the inputs received from the experts to strengthen the recommendations to be provided to the respective governments in India and Bangladesh to facilitate the re-opening of the border haats in near future and their up-scaling in the medium to long-term.
'Border Haat' is a once-a-week semi-formal market, which allows local people from both the countries to trade in vegetables, fruits, spices, food items, agri-implements, cosmetics, toiletries, garments, melamine products, aluminum products, bamboo products, plastic products, fruit juice, processed food items and other such indigenous products. They are located on the zero line of the border between India and Bangladesh and each buyer is allowed to buy commodities worth up to U$ two hundred dollars a day.
At present, four of them are operational, two of which are in Tripura (namely, Kamalasagar-Kasba and Srinagar-Chhagalnaiya) and the other two in Meghalaya (namely, Balat-Dolora and Kalaichar-Baliamari). Six more are being established along the Bangladesh's border with the Indian states of Meghalaya and Tripura.
For more details please contact:
Arnab Ganguly, +919874410391, arg@cuts.org
Sumanta Biswas, +919735621680, sbi@cuts.org


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Issue Ten
is a monthly update about the Civil Rights Divisions activities in the area of disability rights. The Division enforces laws prohibiting discrimination based on disability in employment, housing, access to businesses serving the public, access to government programs and services including voting and public transportation, and unconstitutional conditions in institutions of confinement.
HOSPITAL GUARANTEES
EQUAL ACCESS TO MEDICAL SERVICES
An investigation by the Department and a private law suit has resulted in the Washington Hospital Center agreeing to ensure individuals with disabilities safe and equal access to medical services. On November 2, 2005, the Department signed a comprehensive settlement agreement with private plaintiffs and the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, resolving claims against the hospital for failing to provide accessible medical services to individuals with disabilities. The settlement agreement addresses a variety of accessibility issues, including: ensuring accessible medical services and equipment, adopting nondiscriminatory policies, removing architectural barriers hospital-wide, and training staff on the ADA and the use of accessible equipment. "Accessibility in health care is vital for all Americans, and securing such access for individuals with disabilities helps meet the promise of the ADA," said Bradley J. Schlozman, then-Acting Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, in a press release announcing the settlement. "We applaud this healthcare facility for working with us to reach a successful resolution."
The Hospital Center has specifically agreed to renovate a minimum of 35 patient rooms in the hospital to make them accessible to people with disabilities. The rooms will include accessible toilet facilities, other accessible features to the extent possible within existing space constraints, and adjustable height beds. Adjustable height beds enable people with mobility impairments to get in and out of the beds safely and independently. Moreover, when not operating at full capacity, the Hospital Center will hold open the accessible rooms for patients with disabilities.
The Hospital Center also will survey all of its equipment for compliance with ADA standards and will purchase new accessible equipment, including exam tables and chairs, lifts, radiologic equipment, and wheelchair scales, to ensure that individuals with disabilities receive equal access to the medical facility and the services that it provides.
ADA BUSINESS CONNECTION MEETS IN PHOENIX AND WASHINGTON
Acting AAG Schlozman addresses ADA Business Connection meeting in Phoenix
The Civil Rights Division recently hosted ADA Business Connection meetings in Phoenix, Arizona, and Washington, DC. This initia-tive aims to make everyday commerce more accessible to people with disabilities by bringing together local and national leaders of business and disability communities to discuss issues of mutual concern, by developing ma-terials that explain the ADA to business owners and managers, and by making these materials available through an ADA Business Connection page on the ADA Website.
On September 27, 2005, then-Acting Assistant Attorney General Bradley Schlozman met with leaders of business and disability organizations in Phoenix, Arizona. The meeting was co-hosted by Richard H. Dozer, President, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Bill Scott, President, Abilities UNlimited, Inc., and focused on attracting and serving customers with disabilities in arts and entertainment venues.
Also on the agenda were Mollie Lakin-Hayes, Assistant Director, Arizona Commission on the Arts, Phil Pangrazio, Executive Director, Arizona Bridge to Independent Living, and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Loretta King. Ms. Lakin-Hayes summarized the meeting by saying, "I think today is a real opportunity for us to think about what we can do collectively and systemi-cally to make the greater [Phoenix] Valley a place where active people with disabilities can be active in all parts of the entertainment culture that's here."
On November 2, 2005, then-Acting AAG Schlozman hosted another ADA Business Connection meeting with leaders of national business and disability organizations in Washington, DC. Dr. Stephanie Pace, Mathematics Resource Specialist with Prince George's County, Maryland, Public Schools, and Timothy Adams, President and CEO of Systems Application and Technologies, Inc., discussed maintenance of accessible features in retail and hotel establishments. DAAG Loretta King then led an energetic discussion about devising plans to maintain access and to develop policies that address concerns when customers face barriers. Following the meeting Mr. Adams said, on behalf of the disability community, "Thank you for helping to give all of us a voice."
Visit the ADA Business Connection page at www.ada.gov/business.htm for business-related ADA information and publications. Learn more about the ADA Business Connection initiative by accessing the Disability Right Online Newsletter archives, Issues Nos. 2, 7, and 8.
DETROIT'S DISABLED COMMUNITY WILL HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Individuals who use wheelchairs in Detroit will no longer have to wait while city buses with inoperable lifts pass them by. On November 3, 2005, the Department obtained a settlement in Dilworth v. City of Detroit. The suit alleged that the city's fixed route public bus system violated Title II of the ADA and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act because the city failed to maintain operable wheelchair lifts on its public buses and failed to provide a level of service to persons with disabilities that is equal to that afforded to non-disabled persons.
Under the terms of the settlement agreement, which was signed by the Department, private plaintiffs, and the City of Detroit, the city has agreed to (1) bring all of its buses into compliance with the ADA; (2) maintain and repair wheelchair lifts promptly; (3) provide alternative transportation promptly when wheelchair lifts are temporarily inoperable; (4) train drivers on how to operate the lifts, assist passengers with disabilities, and promptly obtain alternative transportation when needed; (5) appoint an ADA coordinator and implement a complaint system to ensure that ADA-related complaints are promptly addressed and resolved; and (6) hire an independent monitor to evaluate the city's compliance with the settlement order.
ICE CREAM PARLOR WILL MAKE ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
Individuals with disabilities will now have access to a New Jersey ice cream parlor. On August 10, 2005, the Department entered into a settlement agreement with the owner and lessee of Mrs. Walker's Famous Ice Cream in Beachwood, New Jersey. The owner and lessee of Mrs. Walker's have agreed to modify its current accessible parking space to make it "van-accessible," to install accessible handrails for the existing ramp, and to provide an accessible entrance
RADIOLOGY GROUP WILL IMPROVE SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Valley Radiologists Medical Group, a radiological imaging company with eight office locations in Northern California, will make several improvements ensuring persons with disabilities equal access to its services. Under a settlement agreement with the Department signed on November 2, the company has agreed to: (1) purchase four mechanical lifts and eight transfer boards to assist people who use wheelchairs in getting onto examination tables; (2) ask a patient, when scheduling an appointment, if he or she will need any special assistance, modification of policy, or auxiliary aid or service at the examination because of a disability, and be prepared to provide the appropriate assistance and equipment at the appointment; (3) adopt a non-discrimination policy and post it in each of its office locations; and (4) conduct training for all its medical and administrative staff on Title III of the ADA, operation of the transfer equipment, and techniques for assisting individuals with mobility disabilities to transfer to exam tables.
DEPARTMENT SETTLES CASE
INVOLVING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST EMPLOYEE AFFECTED WITH HIV DISEASE
The Marion County Nursing Home, Inc., will pay a nurse's aid affected with HIV disease $25,000 in damages in connection with an ADA discrimination claim. On October 25, 2005, the Department simultaneously filed a Complaint and a Consent Decree in federal court in St. Louis in a case against the nursing home, which had terminated a nurse's aide when it learned that she was affected with HIV disease. Nurse's aides perform only ministerial tasks such as bathing, grooming, feeding, and general care of patients; they do not perform any invasive procedures. The consent decree provides that the nursing home will not discriminate on the basis of disability, specifically including HIV, and will conduct an individualized assessment of whether individuals are qualified for a job.
RESTAURANT WILL MAKE ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
A Colorado restaurant will make improvements to its facility and parking lot for the benefit of individuals with mobility impairments. On September 1, 2005, the Department entered into a settlement agreement with the owner of Oskar Blues Grill & Brew in Lyons, Colorado. The owner agreed to provide at least one van-accessible parking space, to make the first and second floor restrooms accessible, and to make the second floor accessible by installing an elevator or ramp. The owner also agreed to pay $1,000 to the complainant and a $500 civil penalty. This matter arose after a previous ramp to the second floor was removed, eliminating access for people with mobility impairments.
MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING ACCESS FORUM PROGRAM A SUCCESS IN TEXAS
Jean Langendorf, center, receives an award from Ollie Cantos and Nicole Porter of the Department of Justice
On November 16, 2005, in Richardson, Texas, the Civil Rights Division held its second "Multi-Family Housing Access Forum" program. The program's objective is to educate architects, builders, developers, and other housing professionals of their legal obligations under the Fair Housing Act as well as establish a continuing dialogue between housing professionals and disability advocates about the best approaches for obtaining voluntary compliance with the law. The theme of the November 16 program was "Models That Work: Celebrating Accessible Housing Partnerships," and the program was attended by approximately seventy fair housing advocates, disability advocates, and housing professionals interested in fair housing and multi-family housing issues.
The November 16 program featured opening remarks from Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General Olegario "Ollie" D. Cantos, VII. Mr. Cantos emphasized that accessible multi-family housing is best attained through a partnership between the federal government, the building industry, and disability rights advocates. Through this cooperative partnership, he added, more housing will be made available allowing people with disabilities to have a home of their own, just like everyone else. In addition, Mr. Cantos noted that while the Department will litigate compliance violations, it is less costly for developers to plan properly prior to construction than to tear down and correct poor designs. The program also featured three local speakers: Jean Langendorf, Executive Director of the United Cerebral Palsy of Texas; Margaret Shaw, a partner at Tekoa Partners, Ltd., a developer of market rate and affordable multi-family housing based in Austin, Texas; and Kristi Thomas, president and CEO of Accessology, Inc., a consulting firm on accessibility issues based in Dallas, Texas. Each of the speakers discussed how they were able to successfully work with housing professionals and disability advocates to build affordable and accessible multi-family housing. The Division's next forum will be held in the spring of 2006. The previous forum was held in Chantilly, Virginia, in May of 2005.
DEPARTMENT DISMANTLES DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES AT CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY
On October 3, 2005, a federal court in Pennsylvania approved a consent decree reached by the Department and the owners of Twining Village, a continuing care retirement community for persons 65 and older in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The Department's complaint alleged that the owners of the facility banned manual wheelchairs from its dining rooms until February 2005 and continued to ban motorized wheelchairs and scooters from those rooms and other public and common use areas when the lawsuit was filed, in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The owners also allegedly required people who use scooters to indemnify the owners and to submit to an evaluation and training program annually, regardless of their "driving record."
The agreement dismantles these policies. Residents of Twining Village who have physical disabilities may use mobility aids throughout the entire Twining Village complex, without the requirement for indemnification or annual evaluations. The owners will pay one victim of the former ban on manual wheelchairs $17,500 in damages, establish a $67,500 settlement fund for other victims, and pay the government a $7,500 civil penalty. The consent order also calls for employee training, record keeping, and monitoring through the use of testers, if necessary.
ILLINOIS MUNICIPALITY DENIES LAND-USE PERMIT FOR RESIDENTIAL FACILITY
On September 14, 2005, the Department filed a lawsuit in federal court in Chicago alleging that a municipality in Kane County, Illinois, violated the Fair Housing Act by refusing a permit for a "sober home" to provide a suppo rtive environment for nine recovering alcoholics and drug users. The Village of South Elgin denied the permit after hearings at which opponents focused on the addictions of the residents. The Department's complaint asks the court to order South Elgin to grant the permit and to pay money damages to persons who were injured by its discriminatory actions.
DEPARTMENT SUES HOUSING AGENCY IN IOWA FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION
On September 1, 2005, the Department filed a lawsuit in federal court in Council Bluffs, Iowa, charging that the local municipal housing agency, its executive director, and one of its employees had discriminated against individuals with mental disabilities, in violation of the Fair Housing Act. In its complaint, the Department alleges that the defendants discriminated against two individuals who applied for public housing by 1) inquiring, in the application form, about any history of mental health treatment, 2) requesting that they sign waivers for release of their mental health records, and 3) rejecting their applications, in one case, based in part on the information gleaned from the applicant's mental health records and, in the other case, based on the applicant's refusal to sign the requested waiver. The complaint also includes a claim that the defendants engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination and seeks monetary damages on behalf of other aggrieved persons.
5,400 GROUND FLOOR APARTMENTS IN SEVEN STATES TO BE RETROFITTED
A developer and several architectural firms will pay more than $1 million in penalties and damages in the most comprehensive settlement ever obtained by the Department in a housing accessibility case. On September 30, 2005, a federal court in Michigan approved a consent decree resolving the Department's two lawsuits against the developer of 49 apartment complexes and several architectural firms in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Virginia, and Nebraska. Under the agreement the defendants, who designed and constructed the apartment complexes at issue, agreed to retrofit 5,400 ground-floor apartments, pay up to $950,000 to individuals harmed by the lack of accessible features at the properties, and pay a $110,000 civil penalty.
After conducting an initial investigation, the Department filed suit in 2001 in South Bend, Indiana, and later filed a related suit in Detroit, Michigan, in 2002. The Department alleged that the defendants discriminated against persons with disabilities in the design and construction of the complexes, in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuits also alleged that the rental offices at a number of the properties were designed and constructed in violation of the ADA. The agreement resolved both lawsuits, and a dismissal of the Indiana case was approved by a federal court there on October 3, 2005.
Many of the apartments at issue were built such that the front entrance could be reached only by going down stairs and was therefore inaccessible to wheelchair users. The only way a person using a wheelchair could get into the units was by taking a lengthy and circuitous route around the back to the rear patio door. In February 2003, the district court in Michigan enjoined the Rose companies from continuing to build apartments with this design. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed this decision in May 2004, ruling that this design violated the Fair Housing Act. Under the settlement agreement, the defendants have agreed that future multifamily housing they build will have accessible front entrances.
HOUSING UNITS IN NORTH CAROLINA WILL GET ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS
Meridian Park Apartments in Greenville, North Carolina, will pay more than $35,000 in penalties and will make improvements on dozens of apartments. On October 11, 2005, a federal court in North Carolina approved a consent decree requiring accessibility improvements to the interiors of 73 apartment units and the common areas of the Meridian Park Apartments. The consent order also requires the defendants to pay $26,000 to victims of the inaccessible features and $10,000 to the government as a civil penalty. The defendants include the developers, owners, builders, and engineers of the complex. The original architect for the apartment complex resolved claims relating to the complex in February of 2003 by paying $100,000 into a retrofit fund.
This lawsuit is the third enforcement action by the Department in Greenville concerning the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act. The two previous cases were also resolved by consent orders in federal court. All three cases were brought to the attention of the Department by the North Carolina Fair Housing Center located in Raleigh.
TEN APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, TO PAY $540,000 AND RETROFIT MORE THAN 700 UNITS
On September 28, 2005, a federal court in Washington approved a consent decree resolving the Department's lawsuit alleging that the developers and architect failed to design and build 10 multi-family housing complexes located in Spokane in compliance with the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act and the ADA. These properties, including Cedar Springs Estates I though IV, Cedar Creek Village I and II, Cedar Chateau Estates A and Cedar Chateaus Estates B, Cedar Forest Estates, and Cedar Canyon Villas, will be retrofitted to enhance their accessibility to individuals with physical disabilities.
The violations identified by the Department in its complaint include steps at the front entrances and high thresholds at the patio-side entrances of ground floor units, lack of clear floor space in kitchens, lack of removable cabinets and grab bar reinforcements in the bathrooms, and lack of accessible routes between ground floor units and public use areas. Under the agreement, the defendants will pay up to $500,000 to individuals who were harmed by the lack of accessible features at the properties. The balance of the fund, if any, will be used to provide accessible housing in the community. The agreement also provides for the retrofitting of more than 700 ground floor units at the 10 properties, a $25,000 civil penalty, and a $15,000 fund for accessibility training for local designers and developers of multifamily housing. In addition, the agreement enjoins the defendants from violating the Fair Housing Act, enjoins the developer defendants from violating the ADA, and provides for fair housing training for supervisory employees.
The ADA Mediation Program is a Department-sponsored initiative intended to resolve ADA complaints in an efficient manner. Mediation cases are initiated upon referral by the Department and when both the complainant and the respondent agree to participate. The program utilizes professional mediators who are trained in the legal requirements of the ADA and has proven effective in resolving complaints at less cost and in less time than traditional investigations or litigation. Over 75% of all complaints mediated have been settled successfully.
Watching a movie is one of America's most popular leisure activities. In this issue, we focus on complaints against movie theaters that have been successfully mediated through the Department's program.
A wheelchair user complained that a California theater was not accessible. Because the parties agreed it would not be readily achievable to remove certain barriers to restrooms, the director made arrangements for patrons with disabilities to use the accessible restrooms of a business next door and agreed to post appropriate directional signage in the theater lobby. The theater agreed to post signage at the box office directing people with disabilities to the accessible route to purchase tickets, provide disability awareness training to staff, and include information in promotional materials about the availability of assistive listening devices, sign language interpreters, and audio descriptions. The parties also agreed to continue to work together to locate additional funding and resources to make the theater as accessible as possible in the future.
Also in California, an individual with a mobility disability complained that a theater did not have accessible restrooms. The theater adjusted the doors to both the men's and women's restrooms and installed raised toilet seats. The theater also agreed to provide accessible restroom signage and to run an announcement on the movie screen prior to each film informing the audience about the accessible restrooms. The theater also provided the complainant with complimentary movie tickets.
A wheelchair user complained that a Colorado theater placed a portable concession stand in the wheelchair accessible seating area. The theater owner apologized to the complainant and provided him with a copy of a letter sent to all theater managers reiterating its policy that accessible seating areas must remain unobstructed and available for use at all times.
A wheelchair user in Florida complained that a cinema complex with ten movie theaters did not provide accessible seating or accessible doors in the individual theaters and failed to provide accessible restrooms. The cinema owner removed existing seats and installed accessible seating in a variety of locations within each theater and added signage identifying the location of the accessible seating. The owner also modified the toilet stalls in both the men's and women's restrooms to make them accessible and reduced the door opening force on all restroom and auditorium doors.
Also in Florida, a person who is hard of hearing complained that the only theater in the area that showed art films had a poorly functioning assistive listening system, making it difficult for persons who are hard of hearing to enjoy the films. The theater installed a new assistive listening system.
In New Jersey, a wheelchair user complained that the first floor auditoriums in a cinema complex had no accessible seating and that the second floor auditoriums were inaccessible. The theater agreed to install accessible seating, companion seating, and aisle transfer seating in the first floor audi-toriums; place signage near each ticket counter notifying customers of the availability of accessible seating and assistive listening devices; and change the telephone information announcement to identify the auditorium number of each movie playing, the accessible seating available in that auditorium, and the availability of assistive listening devices. In theaters with inaccessible auditoriums, the theater will show all new movies for at least the first two weekends in accessible auditoriums. Afterwards, movies being shown in inaccessible auditoriums will be relocated to an accessible auditorium at a mutually agreeable date and time upon request of a customer with a disability. The theater also made restrooms and ticket machines accessible and trained staff on the use and maintenance of assistive listening devices.
Also, in New Jersey, a person with a mobility impairment complained that the seating in a movie theater was only accessible by stairs. The theater landlord installed an accessible ramp and the theater owner trained staff on how to provide courteous and effective service to patrons with disabilities.
A wheelchair user complained that a New York theater was not accessible and had no accessible restrooms. The theater agreed to install a ramp at the entrance and to create an accessible path of travel from each parking lot to the entrance. The theater agreed to create several wheelchair accessible seating locations in the theater, to modify a restroom to make it accessible, and to install handrails for stairs at side and back entrances to the building.
In Ohio, a person who is hard of hearing complained that a movie theater did not properly maintain its assistive listening devices. The theater company agreed to conduct a maintenance check of headsets on a weekly basis in nearly 100 theaters and to provide annual maintenance training to employees. The company posted signs indicating the availability of assistive listening equipment at all ticket booths in each theater. In addition, the theater company trained all customer service personnel on the requirements of the ADA and on skills for interacting with people with disabilities, including customers who are deaf and hard of hearing.
On August 24, Division staff made two ADA presentations at Virginia's First Annual "Ask the Experts" Conference sponsored by the Virginia ADA Coalition in Charlottesville, Virginia. One presentation celebrated the 15th anniversary of the ADA, the other addressed Project Civic Access and the role of an ADA Coordinator. Staff of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Access Board also made presentations. Approximately 60 people attended the one-day event.
On August 25, Division staff gave a presentation on the non-employment provisions of the ADA at the 2005 National Equal Opportunity Conference hosted in Washington, DC, by the U.S. Department of Labor Civil Rights Center in partnership with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies. Conference attendees included federal, state, and local Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Administrators, staff, and Equal Opportunity Officers; Equal Opportunity Officers for Job Corps Centers and Contractor Facilities; and national and regional staff of the Department of Labor's Employment Standards Administration.
On September 1, Division staff spoke at the 8th Biennial Deaf Seniors of America Conference in San Francisco, California. The presentation explained the ADA as it applies to deaf seniors regarding hospitals, social services, and state and local government programs.
On September 12, Division staff conducted an ADA training for EEOC staff of the Milwaukee District Office in Madison, Wisconsin, in conjunction with their annual technical assistance program seminar. The training addressed Titles II and III of the ADA.
On September 15, at the request of the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Division staff discussed the activities of the Disability Rights Section and its enforcement of the ADA with 30 members of the Norwegian State Council on Disability who were in Washington on a fact-finding tour. The Norwegian government is preparing to submit anti-discrimination legislation to the country's Parliament on behalf of persons with disabilities.
From September 21-25, Division staff attended the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. At an ADA booth, staff answered questions and disseminated ADA information to some of the fair's 900,000 attendees.
On September 22, Division staff made two presentations at the 2005 North American Division Conference of the Foodservice Consultants Society International meeting in Anaheim, California. The presentations covered the ADA accessibility requirements and how these requirements apply to the design of foodservice facilities.
On September 23, Special Assistant Ollie Cantos and Division staff briefed a delegation of government officials from Vietnam on the experience of the Department of Justice in implementing and enforcing the ADA. Vietnam is considering the enactment of disability rights legislation.
On September 29, Division staff participated on a panel at the 2005 Interagency Disability Educational Awareness Showcase Conference in Washington, DC. The panel addressed the topic "IT Accessibility: Enforcement Issues and Updates."
On September 30, Division staff participated in an ADA panel discussion and open forum for the Kennedy Center's Leadership Exchange in Arts and Disability Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. The presentation addressed how the ADA effects cultural arts. The audience consisted of approximately 150 ADA/504 Coordinators and Accessibility Managers.
On October 3, Division staff gave a presentation in Bloomington, Indiana, on behalf of Sign Language Interpreting Services. The presentation addressed ADA issues of interest to the deaf community.
From October 8-12, Division staff attended the National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Denver, Colorado, sponsored by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. This annual event for correctional administrators and health care professionals includes a variety of seminars and workshops addressing health care issues, trends, and challenges of providing health care services in correctional settings. Staff were on hand to distribute ADA technical assistance materials, answer ADA related questions, and attend seminars.
On October 12, Division staff presented a one-day workshop on the ADA and ADA Standards for Accessible Design for city employees, architects, and contractors in Tucson, Arizona. The event was sponsored by the City of Tucson's Office of Equal Opportunity Programs.
From October 19-22, Division staff attended Closing The Gap's 23rd Annual Conference in Bloomington, Minnesota. At an ADA booth, staff answered questions and disseminated ADA information to some of the conference's 2,500 attendees.
On October 21, Division staff gave a presentation at the National Recreation and Parks Association's Congress in San Antonio, Texas. The presentation addressed the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, the recent Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on revising the ADA Standards, and the Department's rulemaking process.
On October 24-27, Division staff participated in four general sessions, one all-day workshop, and two part-day workshops at the National Association of ADA Coordinators' Conference in Miami, Florida. The topics covered a range of ADA issues including equal access to programs and services, employment, case law, how to avoid lawsuits, emergency management, and how to help others understand the impact of building code violations. The four-day conference also featured speakers and panelists from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Transportation, Department of Education, U.S. Access Board, and other organizations.
On October 27, Division staff gave the keynote speech at a one-day conference for municipal ADA coordinators and municipal attorneys in Hartford, Connecticut. The talk provided an overview of the ADA and new developments in the law.
On October 28, Division staff participated in four panels during a one-day conference sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic ADA & IT Center and the Maryland Coalition for ADA Education in Linthicum, Maryland. Topics included information on the Department's latest ADA cases, issues, projects, and initiatives. Representatives from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Access Board, and three representatives of local government jurisdictions also served as panel members.
On October, 28, Division staff made a presentation before the Medical Accessibility Task Force in Orlando, Florida. The Task Force consists of the Coordinating Council, the Florida Medical Association, and the Florida Hospital Association. The speech addressed how the medical community can comply with the ADA.
On November 2, Division staff made a presentation at the Accessible Emergency Notification and Communication Conference held at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. The recent hurricane disaster has emphasized the importance of access to emergency communications for people with disabilities. The presentation explained the ADA requirements for 9-1-1 services.
On November 3, Division staff made a presentation at the 17th Annual Conference of the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects in Richmond, Virginia. The conference attracted over 1800 architects and associates from Virginia and surrounding states. The speech addressed the architectural requirements of the ADA, the Architectural Barriers Act, the Fair Housing Act, and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.


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Academic and Writer, Born 1934, Geelong Vic
As a writer and historian, Inga Clendinnen's interests lie in understanding how people think and introducing other people to the problems and lessons of history. She has received international acclaim for her studies of Aztec and Mayan cultures, and her book on the Holocaust was voted Best Book of the Year by The New York Times in 1999. Recently, she has also turned her attention to the historical relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
At the core of her work is the idea of difference: different individuals and cultures see the world differently, and this needs to be respected and nurtured. A recurring theme is the attitudes to violence, war and death that form an often unexamined part of every society.
With the same remarkable candour, perceptiveness and intellectual rigour that she brings to her work, Inga has been able to examine these universal concepts in relation to her own life. In her memoir, Tiger's Eye, she explored her reactions to a life-threatening illness. In this interview, she recounts many of her most formative experiences.
Growing up in Geelong in the 1930s and 40s, she felt suffocated by the quietness and order of suburbia and was repelled by her mother's laborious domestic routine. She recalls the financial pressure on the household in the post-Depression years and her brutal introduction to the realities of war, when the American servicemen her family billeted were killed or maimed. Scholarships to high school and then Melbourne University offered her a chance to escape.
Inga speaks frankly too about her marriage at the age of 20, the unexpected pleasures she discovered in motherhood, and the need to find a new role as a researcher and writer as her sons reached their teens.


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Cotton is produced by small trees or shrubs of the genus Gossypium. The flower bud of this plant, which is commonly called the cotton boll, is the marketable portion used in textiles. Cotton is known to have been grown in India as early as 3000 B.C. as well as by the ancient Chinese and the ancient Egyptians. It was one of the first crops introduced to this continent by European colonists, having been planted at the Jamestown colony.
The climate of Louisiana, in particular the northern region, is ideal for the cultivation of cotton. The crop requires a long growing season, marked by plenty of water and sunshine during the early portion and dry weather for the harvest. Cotton is planted in late winter or early spring. When the crop begins to grow, the fields are thinned by "chopping," which is the cutting out of weaker plants. This is a very labor-intensive operation. In October the crop was harvested by hand picking the mature bolls.
Emanuel Prudhomme was the first to grow cotton in Louisiana, planting some on his plantation near Natchitoches in 1718. However, very little cotton was grown statewide until after the invention of the cotton gin in 1792. The primary areas in which this crop was grown were the valleys along the Red, Ouachita, Tensas, and Mississippi Rivers due to the rich soils. The proximity of these rivers also helped with the shipment of the harvest.
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Disney cruise passengers file lawsuit claiming they caught COVID-19 on ship
Updated: 10:25 AM CST Mar 9, 2021
AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, AT LEAST ONE COMPANY IS RAISING THE COST TO CRUISE. DAN: LIKE A TANTALIZING REMINDER OF PRE-COVID DAYS, A DISNEY CRUISE SHIP LIES AT ITS TERMINAL, BUT ONLY FOR A BRIEF MAINTENANCE OR PLANNING VISIT, NOT FOR A CRUISE. THERE'S NO END IN SIGHT FOR THE INDUSTRY SHUTDOWN, BUT AMONG THE PUBLIC, THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF EAGERNESS TO GET BACK ONBOARD. >> PEOPLE ARE JUMPING ON LIKE CRAZY. DAN: MORE THAN 200,000 PEOPLE, IN FACT, HAVE JUMPED ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ROYAL CARIBBEAN'S TEST CRUISE, A GOVERNMENT-MANDATED REHEARSAL FOR THE COMPANY'S RETURN TO BUSINESS. THERE'LL BE ROOM FOR ONLY ONE -- 1000 OR SO, AND THE TEST CRUISE HAS NOT EVEN BEEN SCHEDULED. BUT BECAUSE OF THE UNDIMMED ENTHUSIASM FOR CRUISING, THE COMPANY IS TALKING ABOUT RAISING ITS FARES. THE EDITOR OF AN INDUSTRY-WATCHING WEBSITE SAYS IT LOOKS LIKE CRUISE LINES WON'T HAVE TO OFFER DEALS AND DISCOUNTS TO LURE PEOPLE BACK. >> WE'RE CERTAINLY SEEING PENT UP DEMAND FROM OUR READERS, WHO ARE SUPER EXCITED TO GET BACK ONBOARD THE CRUISE SHIPS. DAN: ONE PART OF THIS IS THAT THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IS SCRAPPING SOME OF THEIR SHIPS. THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP THEM ALL AFLOAT RIGHT NOW. SO WHEN CRUISING RETURNS, THERE WILL BE FEWER SHIPS MAKING FEWER CRUISES. BIG DEMAND, SMALL SUPPLY. THAT DRIVES UP PRICES. ROYAL CARIBBEAN HAS REPORTED IT LOST $5.8 BILLION LAST YEAR. THAT CONTRASTS WITH A REPORTED PROFIT OF 1.9 BILLION DOLLARS THE YEAR BEFORE. NOW
Above video: Royal Caribbean considering price hike ahead of return to sailingFour different lawsuits have been filed against the Disney Cruise Line by people who claim they caught the coronavirus on a ship last March.The federal lawsuits were filed in Orlando federal court by people in Utah and Arizona who claim they contracted COVID-19 while onboard the Disney Fantasy ship last March, just before the cruise industry was halted due to the pandemic.The lawsuits allege that Disney did not let passengers reschedule even if they had compromised health conditions. "Our thoughts continue to be with those around the world who have been affected by COVID-19. We disagree with the allegations and will respond to them in court. No guests or crew reported symptoms of COVID-19 while aboard the Disney Fantasy during the March 7, 2020, sailing. Disney Cruise Line communicated health and safety information with guests in advance of and during their sailing and had numerous protocols in place at the time," a Disney spokesperson said. The lawsuit also claims Disney was continuing to allow people to eat at buffets and gather in group settings during the sailing. Disney has said it stopped buffet service on the ship on March 12. At the time of the sailing, Disney was requiring that guests completed a health screening, which included a questionnaire about recent travel and any gastrointestinal or flu-like symptoms, as well as a temperature check.One day after the cruise departed, the U.S. recommended Americans not travel on cruise ships.One of the lawsuits claims a couple took their child, who has an autoimmune disease, to a hospital intensive care unit on March 16, 2020, with a high fever and difficulty breathing. The child tested positive for COVID-19 on May 1. The lawsuit also claims the parents tested positive for COVID-19.
Above video: Royal Caribbean considering price hike ahead of return to sailing
Four different lawsuits have been filed against the Disney Cruise Line by people who claim they caught the coronavirus on a ship last March.
The federal lawsuits were filed in Orlando federal court by people in Utah and Arizona who claim they contracted COVID-19 while onboard the Disney Fantasy ship last March, just before the cruise industry was halted due to the pandemic.
The lawsuits allege that Disney did not let passengers reschedule even if they had compromised health conditions.
"Our thoughts continue to be with those around the world who have been affected by COVID-19. We disagree with the allegations and will respond to them in court. No guests or crew reported symptoms of COVID-19 while aboard the Disney Fantasy during the March 7, 2020, sailing. Disney Cruise Line communicated health and safety information with guests in advance of and during their sailing and had numerous protocols in place at the time," a Disney spokesperson said.
The lawsuit also claims Disney was continuing to allow people to eat at buffets and gather in group settings during the sailing.
Disney has said it stopped buffet service on the ship on March 12.
At the time of the sailing, Disney was requiring that guests completed a health screening, which included a questionnaire about recent travel and any gastrointestinal or flu-like symptoms, as well as a temperature check.
One day after the cruise departed, the U.S. recommended Americans not travel on cruise ships.
One of the lawsuits claims a couple took their child, who has an autoimmune disease, to a hospital intensive care unit on March 16, 2020, with a high fever and difficulty breathing. The child tested positive for COVID-19 on May 1. The lawsuit also claims the parents tested positive for COVID-19.


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Robert Rogers, Staff Writer
SAN BERNARDINO — The look of a freeway exit can affect the way you view a community.
That's what Councilman Chas Kelley says. And that's why he pushed hard to beautify the intersate 215 northbound off-ramp at University Parkway.
There, crews are laying a river rock shouldr, dotted with larger boulders, to line a few hundred feet along the off-ramp. Palm trees and a flowering plum tree are also planned, Kelly said.
The work is being done with a $20,000 donation from developer Watson & Associates, which is matched by the city.
"It's about time we polished up a little, " Kelley says.


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When you're pointing and clicking, you're using your mental ability to figure out what, when, and how to click the various objects on the screen. It seems more like a Puzzle and Skill game to me when I think about it like that, does anyone else feel this?
I think you've posted this question on some Point and Click games Thingamajig, but I'm not sure..
But that is my opinion only, lest hear what will the rest say about this..
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January 8, 2019 January 8, 2019 Kaela Thompson
Pres. Trump threatens to declare National Emergency in order to get the wall built.
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It has now been over two weeks since the government was initially shut down from debate over border wall funding. Recently, serious talks have just re-opened up between the Democrats and the Republicans, but no one seems to be holding their breath in terms of getting the Government reopen.
Right before the President went to Camp David on a presidential retreat on Sunday, President Trump was pressed by reporters where he let it slip that he was considering declaring a national emergency in order to get past congress and fund his border wall. The Democrats, however, have vowed to create a legal fight for the president, should he consider to do that. The national emergency proclamation will more than likely be overturned in the Supreme Court, should the Democrats decide to pursue it, even with a 5-3 republican majority.
Trump says he can declare national emergency simply based on the numbers of confiscated cocaine, murder rates, and other drug and criminal paraphernalia. This has created controversy in the media, and controversy among the republican party itself as to whether or not Trump has the legal right to do this.
Trump is supposed to give a National Address on Tuesday, the 8th, at 9 PM EST about border security and it can be speculated as to whether he will declare national emergency then.
Previous Opinion: The "fight" over the Border Wall
Next Opinion: Should the President declare National Emergency?
Opinion: Should the President declare National Emergency? – The State Source says:
[…] Recent talk has been circulating the twitter-sphere and the major news network about the President threatening to declare a National Emergency to fund redirect funds and built the border wall without the help of congress. I wrote a little background information about it just now and figured I should give my take. (you can find the background info here) […]
Jonathan Haymaker says:
BUT THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN REALLY OVERLOOKED MAYBE ON PURPOSE…
POLITICAL BENEFIT ????
JUST THINK BY LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE THE PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY OUT VIA TAXES AND OTHER MEANS…, COULD PAY UP TO 1/2 OF YOUR COLLEGE TUITION…, 20 BILLION PER MONTH PAID IN SOCIAL BENEFITS TO OTHER COUNTRIES, THAT IS THE REAL QUESTION, BEING I WAS JUST TO EL PASO, TX AT UOT @ EL PASO,TX AND DID SOME SNOOPING AROUND EVEN THE WALL ACROSS FROM THE COLLEGE, "WHAT A JOKE" !!!, WE EVEN APPROACHED A BORDER SECURITY GUARDS ONE ON THE AMERICAN SIDE, THE OTHER ON THE MEXICO SIDE… AND AND TALKED FOR QUITE A WHILE, A HUGE GATE WITH A DOOR WITH A PLANKING ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE…, JUST THOUGHT ID ADD MORE INFO INTO THE CONVERSATION…, NOW BUSSES ARRIVING IN ARIZONA AND EL CENTRO, CA DROPPING OFF THE PEOPLE FROM THE CARAVANS ???? WT ? CAREFUL ABOUT ONLY HEARING ONE SIDE OF THE TRUTH, KNOW THE TRUTH IS LIKENED TO A LIFE OF FREEDOM !!!, KNOW NOT THE TRUTH…, STILL SEARCHING FOR FREEDOM!!! AND A LIFE THAT'S REALLY REALLY REWARDING ALL THE STORY NOT PARTIAL OR EDITED TRUTHS ARE JUST THAT !!! "NON-TRUTHS" NOT REWARDING…
JUST SAYIN ' >>>>>>>
The Migrant Caravan of Disease?
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently announced the formation of a task force to investigate a new mysterious polio-like illness that is afflicting primarily children. The disease, Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a polio-like illness that is believed to be caused by a virus, but officials are either not saying where it came from or for political reasons not acknowledging that is may have started south of the border.
According to the World Health Organization, diseases that were thought to contained or eradicated are still very much a problem throughout South America. In fact, Leprosy continues to plague 24 out of 35 countries in Latin America with Health Ministries registering an average of 27,000 new cases yearly.
The government/media's refusal to acknowledge that once-contained or eradicated diseases are re-entering the U.S. through the flood of illegal aliens is a serious threat to your safety, your security, and your health.
The medical community is starting to raise alarm bells over the diseases that are pouring over our Southern Border.
The Association of American Physicians and surgeons warned:
The U.S. is currently seeing cases of a polio-like illness that paralyzes children, sometimes permanently. This year, 62 cases have been reported, and 386 cases since August 2014. Coincident with resettling about 70,000 children from Central America in 2014 there were 70 cases of polio-like paralysis and a thousand severe respiratory illnesses from the "mystery virus" enterovirus D68.
What invisible travelers are accompanying them? And what infections are already here in the millions of illegals already dispersed throughout the country?
In the past, waves of immigrants from Europe were stopped at Ellis Island, medically examined, and quarantined long enough to be sure they were not incubating a contagious disease. Procedures are less rigorous today, and of course, those who enter illegally are not screened at all
What we do Know:
Earlier in the month, President Trump addressed the problem saying, "One of the problems that people don't talk about, you have a tremendous medical problem coming into our country," he said during a bill signing ceremony. "Tremendous problems. People don't want to talk about it."
One-third of the migrants associated with the latest so-called caravan have been treated in Tijuana, Mexico for infectious diseases, ranging from respiratory infections to tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, according to a recent report from the border.
A spokesman for Tijuana's Health Department told Fox News that out of 6,000 migrants currently residing in the city, over a third of them (2,267) are being treated for health-related issues.
According to Fox News reporter Griff Jenkins, "They have treated 2267 migrants, 60% with respiratory infections, 3 confirmed cases of tuberculosis, four cases of HIV-AIDS, 101 cases of lice, four cases of chickenpox and hepatitis is a real concern because of the unsanitary conditions," Jenkins reported, noting that some 6,000 migrants were "crammed in the space intended for 1,000."
Even scarier, they've also brought in bugs that spread disease.Fox News reported, many are carrying lice and "skin infections." That means migrants could start a major typhus epidemic, something that may already have started and spread into Southern California.
Typhus, which is a bacterial disease spread by lice or fleas, has been reported in Los Angeles. Health officials are reporting a typhus outbreak in Los Angeles County and say it has reached "epidemic levels" in the city of Pasadena.
A CDC report published in May found that reported cases of such vector-borne diseases more than tripled across the country between 2004 and 2016.
U.S. is not Prepared to Contain a Pandemic Outbreak
According to the CDC's own numbers, approximately 1.7 million healthcare-associated infections occur in U.S. hospitals every year, resulting in somewhere around 99,000 deaths annually.
If U.S. hospitals can't stop known pathogens like Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Clostridium difficile (C. diff), and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), can we really expect them to be able to contain a pandemic outbreak?
Kaela Thompson says:
Hey! Thanks for the comment means a lot. You raised some interesting points here, I'll definitely be sure to research more about them, unfortunately this specific post I wrote is only concerning why the president should not declare national emergency, but depending of the outcome of his national address tonight I may consider including some of your points in another opinion piece. Thanks again for commenting! Means a bunch!


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Grayson County was authorized on 7 November 1792, and was formally organized in 1793. Grayson County was formed from Wythe County. The original county courthouse was in Old Town. The courthouse and all records were moved to the the newly established town of Independence about 1851.
The eastern part of Grayson Co. was lost to the formation of Carroll Co. in 1842. The independent city of Galax was formed from Grayson and Carroll in 1953.
Cemeteries are listed in alphabetical order. Family cemeteries are listed based on the surname, given name is used in the cemetery title. Note many cemeteries are known by more than one name.
"Unnammed" cemeteries are cemeteries that have been surveyed and there is not enough information to identify the name associated with the cemetery.
"Untitled" cemeteries have not yet been surveyed. These are primarily identified from maps although some are from other sources.
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Willowbrook is a neighborhood in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. It is located in the region of the island usually referred to as Mid-Island, immediately to the south of Port Richmond, to the west of Meiers Corners and Westerleigh, to the north of New Springville, and to the east of Bulls Head.

History
Named for a brook that flowed through the area's farmland, Willowbrook once lay at the heart of the island's agricultural zone, and first saw other significant development when a military hospital opened there during World War II. After the war ended the property became the site of Willowbrook State School, a state-run institution for intellectually disabled children that became the scene of a national scandal in the 1970s when it was revealed that the children housed there were the victims of widespread abuse and neglect. The facility was forced to close by 1987, and six years later a campus of the College of Staten Island opened at the site.  Willowbrook Park, a large city park, borders the college on the west.  It was also home to the Seaview Hospital tuberculosis sanatorium, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

The neighborhood was also drastically transformed with the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in November 1964. Soon after this, the farms were sold and broken up, and residential housing was built on the property. Many of the owners of the newly built homes were Jewish families, and as a result, Willowbrook became the center of the island's Orthodox Jewish community, which from the turn of the 20th century until the late 1960s and early 1970s was primarily  centered in Staten Island's North Shore neighborhood of Tompkinsville along with most of Staten Island's then-small Jewish population.

The 2010s saw a great influx to the Jewish community in Willowbrook, because of the housing crisis in Brooklyn.

Demographics

Young Israel of Staten Island — an Orthodox synagogue that is the island's largest Jewish house of worship — is located in Willowbrook, as are a number of smaller Orthodox congregations, including Hasidic and Sephardic congregations. Although Willowbrook is home to non-Orthodox Jews as well, there are no non-Orthodox synagogues in the community. There are also many Italian-Americans as well as East Asians, African Americans, and South Asians.

Education

School
Willowbrook is the location of P.S. 54, an elementary school administered by the New York City Department of Education.

Library
The New York Public Library (NYPL)'s Todt Hill-Westerleigh branch is located at 2550 Victory Boulevard on the border between Willowbrook and Westerleigh. The three-story branch opened in 1991.

Transportation
Willowbrook is served by the  local buses and the  express buses.

References

External links
Willowbrook Jewish Community Development

Jews and Judaism in Staten Island
Neighborhoods in Staten Island
Robert Moses projects
Orthodox Jewish communities


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Oresme (crater)
Oresme is a crater on the Moon's far side. It lies just to the west-northwest of the larger Von Kármán. To the southwest of Oresme is Chrétien, and to the northwest is the Mare Ingenii. This crater was believed to have formed during the Nectarian epoch, about 4 billion years ago.
Oresme
LRO image
42°24′S 169°12′E / 42.4°S 169.2°E / -42.4; 169.2Coordinates: 42°24′S 169°12′E / 42.4°S 169.2°E / -42.4; 169.2
Colongitude
192° at sunrise
Nicole Oresme
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 2 view, facing south
Oblique Lunar Orbiter 5 image, facing west
This crater has a considerably damaged outer rim that forms an uneven, irregular ring about the interior floor. By contrast, the floor of Oresme is a relatively level, featureless surface that is marked only by a few tiny craters and low topological features. The rim is cut across along the southeast by the satellite crater Oresme K, and a smaller crater lies along the northern rim.
Prior to formal naming in 1970 by the IAU,[1] the crater was known as Crater 430.[2]
Satellite cratersEdit
By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Oresme.
K 43.9° S 170.0° E 24 km
Q 44.0° S 167.2° E 23 km
U 41.6° S 164.8° E 84 km
V 40.5° S 165.6° E 51 km
^ Oresme, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN)
^ Lunar Farside Chart (LFC-1A)
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"We are very busy person you know."
Diljit Dosanjh never fails to amuse his fans with his funny posts on social media.
The singer has now given a tour of his house in a funny video in which he explains why the house looks the way it does.
From mentioning that the kitchen door needs repair and the reason behind the missing paintings, Diljit's commentary made the video a hilarious watch.
The video opens with Diljit standing at the main door and showing a green artefact kept near the entrance.
He first shows off his kitchen and reveals that his cook is always on phone.
The cook is seen glued to his phone after preparing tea.
As Diljit tries to open a kitchen door, he declares that it seems to be broken and refuses to open it any further.
Moving to his living area, Diljit Dosanjh shows his favourite place to chill.
A grey L-shaped couch is placed in front of a television set and a table.
He points towards a wall behind the couch and says that he had ordered a painting for the area and had even made the payment but it was never delivered.
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Talking about the two overflowing suitcases kept open on one side, he says he doesn't have time as he has a world tour and will wash his undergarments in the hotel itself.
Diljit says: "We are very busy person you know." A dining table is also seen placed in another corner.
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He then shows his room with glass walls. The room seems to be a mess with clothes thrown all over.
He says: "Look at my fashion." The actor explains that during bedtime, he shifts the clothes to the floor but that hinders his path to the washroom.
He adds that during his yoga session, he shifts the clothes to the other bed. An indoor couch swing is also seen in the bedroom.
He goes on to show his walk-in closet but says it has so many packed suitcases that he considers not having any such room at all.
Moving to the guest room, he mentions how his friends come for a sleepover but do not have time to fold the sheets.
Sharing the video, Diljit Dosanjh wrote:
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Ayushmann Khurrana reacted to the video with a laughing emoji.
A fan reacted: "If there is a home tour, it should be like this, else there shouldn't be a home tour at all."
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