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Not to be confused with Flatwood, Kentucky.
City in Kentucky, United States
B.F. Crager Park in Flatwoods
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Good Neighbor Community
Location of Flatwoods in Greenup County, Kentucky.
FLATWOODS KENTUCKY Latitude and Longitude:
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Flatwoods is a home rule-class city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States. Flatwoods is considered a suburb of nearby Ashland, although Ashland itself is located in neighboring Boyd County. The population of Flatwoods was 7,423 at the 2010 census, [2] making Flatwoods the largest city in Greenup County. Flatwoods is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 287,702. [3]
Flatwoods is a home rule-class city. [4] Locally, Flatwoods is considered to be a bedroom community, as it has no large employer within the city. Many residents work for CSX Transportation, AK Steel, Marathon Petroleum, King's Daughters Medical Center or Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.
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The area now known as Flatwoods was originally named "Advance": [5] Advance Methodist Church formed a Sunday school beginning in 1860. The name was later changed to "Cheap", after John Cheap, a blind clergyman. [6] The original farming community returned to the name of "Advance" when a post office was established in 1918. In 1938, the post office was renamed "Flatwoods", and the town was incorporated the same year under that name. Flatwoods is named for the area's unique topography, a belt of flat wooded land in the ancient Teays River valley on an elevation of approximately 650 feet (200 m) or higher, just south of and 150 feet (46 m) higher than the Ohio River valley. The availability of flat level land and low tax rates made Flatwoods a local hot spot of new construction in the 1950s and 1960s, when many upper-middle-class tract housing developments were built and quickly inhabited. A main contributor to Flatwoods' growth was the fact that nearby Ashland had developed much of its available land prior to 1960, with little new construction possible within its corporation limits. [7]
Flatwoods is located in eastern Greenup County, between Raceland to the northwest and Russell to the southeast. U.S. Route 23 (Seaton Avenue) forms the northeast border of Flatwoods; the highway leads southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Ashland and northwest 7 miles (11 km) to Greenup. According to the United States Census Bureau, Flatwoods has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km2), all land. [2]
The topography of Flatwoods is uncharacteristic to eastern Kentucky in that it consists of flat to rolling land on a single elevated hill. In eastern Kentucky, the dissected plateau landscape often referred to as "hill and valley" is standard terrain for the surrounding region. The flat terrain found in Flatwoods was created when it was the river bed of the ancient Teays River, which traveled through the area in prehistoric times, much larger than the Ohio River that now passes through the region.
Climate data for Flatwoods, Kentucky
Record high °F (°C)
Average high °F (°C)
Average low °F (°C)
(−6) 24
(−3) 43.4
Record low °F (°C)
(−26) −6
(−21) 12
(−8) 1
(−17) −24
(−31)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
(69) 2.90
(107) 3.80
Source: The Weather Channel. [8]
Est. 2016 7,311 [1] −1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
As of the census [10] of 2000, there were 7,605 people, 3,114 households, and 2,282 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,691.9 people per square mile (654.0/km²). There were 3,338 housing units at an average density of 742.6 per square mile (287.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.19% White, 0.38% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.
There were 3,114 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,115, and the median income for a family was $39,023. Males had a median income of $36,184 versus $20,904 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,633. About 9.7% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
The majority of the city sits within the Russell Independent School District, which also includes the cities of Russell and Bellefonte. The main campus for the district, which includes Russell High School, Russell Middle School, Russell Primary School and the Russell Area Technology Center, sits on Red Devil Lane on the Russell/Flatwoods city line; the schools' mailing addresses are Russell but they primarily receive police and fire protection from Flatwoods. In addition, one school, Russell-McDowell Intermediate School, sits on Long Street, firmly within the Flatwoods city limits. The district's central office is on Powell Lane in Flatwoods, near Russell-McDowell Intermediate School.
Some students in a small section of the city (near The Oaks golf course) attend the Raceland-Worthington Independent Schools.
There are six institutions of higher education located within an hour drive of Flatwoods: Ashland Community and Technical College in Ashland, Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Ohio University Southern Campus in Ironton, Ohio, Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio as well as Marshall University and Mountwest Community and Technical College, both of which are located in Huntington.
Flatwoods has a public library, a branch of the Greenup County Public Library. [11]
Flatwoods is protected by its own police and fire departments. In addition, surrounding fire and police departments are in a mutual aid agreement with the city of Flatwoods. Emergency medical service is provided by Greenup County Emergency Medical Services.
Flatwoods Fire Department (Station 100) is located at 804 Powell Lane. It is home to 2 engines, 1 rescue unit, and a tower ladder.
Flatwoods Police Department is located in the city's municipal building at 2513 Reed Street.
Greenup County Emergency Medical Service operates a station at 1104 Powell Lane in Flatwoods.
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^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Flatwoods city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Flatwoods, Kentucky". Accessed 25 July 2013.
^ Rennick, Robert M. (28 August 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 199. ISBN 0-8131-4401-9.
^ About Flatwoods Retrieved on 2010-05-29
^ "MONTHLY AVERAGES for Flatwoods, KY". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^ Alexander, Lauren (19 March 2009). More Mad For Miley: An Unauthorized Biography. Penguin Young Readers Group. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-8431-8928-5.
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Clinician-scientist, Dr. Alain Dagher, lead investigator at The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital.
Have you ever wondered why some people find it so much easier to stop smoking than others? New research shows that vulnerability to smoking addiction is shaped by our genes. A study from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, McGill University shows that people with genetically fast nicotine metabolism have a significantly greater brain response to smoking cues than those with slow nicotine metabolism. Previous research shows that greater reactivity to smoking cues predicts decreased success at smoking cessation and that environmental cues promote increased nicotine intake in animals and humans. This new finding that nicotine metabolism rates affect the brain's response to smoking may lead the way for tailoring smoking cessation programs based on individual genetics.
Smoking cues, such as the sight of cigarettes or smokers, affect smoking behavior and are linked to relapse and cigarette use. Nicotine metabolism, by a liver enzyme, also influences smoking behavior. Variations in the gene that codes for this enzyme determine slow or fast rates of metabolism and therefore, the level of nicotine in the blood that reaches the brain. In the study smokers were screened for their nicotine metabolism rates and their enzyme genotype. Participants were aged 18 – 35 and smoked 5-25 cigarettes daily for a minimum of 2 years. People with the slowest and fastest metabolism had their brain response to visual smoking cues measured using functional MRI. Fast metabolizers had significantly greater response to visual cigarette cues than slow metabolizers in brain areas linked to memory, motivation and reward, namely the amygdala, hippocampus, striatum, insula, and cingulate cortex.
Future research could focus on improving smoking cessation methods by tailoring treatments for different types of smokers. One possibility is to measure the rate of nicotine metabolism as part of the therapeutic decision-making process. For example, targeting cue-induced relapse risk may not help those with slow nicotine metabolism, who are more likely to benefit from long-acting cholinergic drugs such as the nicotine patch, consistent with previous clinical trials. Conversely the use of non-nicotine based therapies aimed at reducing craving may help fast metabolizers, as demonstrated for buproprion, an anti-depressant that has been used for smoking cessation.
This research was supported by the Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (AD), Fonds de Recherche en Santé du Québec (AD), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.


Budget Calendar and Budget Documents – Below is a list of all the planned City Council meetings related to the proposed operating and capital improvement program budgets. City Budget documents are also available online.
Items with a "work session" agenda are discussed during the regular 7 p.m. City Council meeting, unless otherwise noted. The Council does not vote in a work session.
Items on an "action" or "consent" agenda are part of the regular 7 p.m. City Council meeting.
Please visit the City Council Meeting's web page for more information about the Council's meeting schedule and to read the Council agendas.
Budget Officer at 510.583.4012 or City Clerk Office at 510.583.4400.


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Q: list command in gdb not outputing the code that i wrote i wrote a simple c++ code and compiled it with the following command in the command prompt but when I open the executable in the gdb through the (cmd) and when I ask it to list code lines I get the following order
I tried to change the containing folder but I was not successful
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main(){
    cout << "Welcome! \n";
}

this is  the c++ code I want to see gdb outputting when I input the list command
but instead I get this error
I compiled this code with the following command
g++ -fno-stack-protector -o executable mycode.cpp

I also tried using it with out the stack protector argument
../../../src/gcc-6.3.0/libgcc/config/i386/cygwin.S: No such file or directory.

A: Please notice  '<<' operator when you use 'cout':
int main(){
    cout << "Welcome! \n";
}

if you would like to use gdb source debuging, you should use -ggdb3 option.

A: i was missing the -g argument in the compiling process
g++ -g -fno-stack-protector -o outputfile.exe inputfile.cpp

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Specklinia — род многолетних травянистых растений подтрибы Pleurothallidinae трибы Epidendreae семейства .

Биологическое описание
Миниатюрные симподиальные растения.

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 Specklinia acicularis (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia acrisepala (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
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 Specklinia bicornis (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia blancoi (Pupulin) Soto Arenas & Solano
 Specklinia brighamella (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia brighamii (S.Watson) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia cabellensis (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia cactantha (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia calderae (Luer) Luer
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 Specklinia catoxys (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
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 Specklinia chontalensis (A.H.Heller & A.D.Hawkes) Luer
 Specklinia ciliifera (Luer) Luer
 Specklinia claviculata(Luer & Hirtz) Luer
 Specklinia clavigera (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia coeloglossa (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
 Specklinia colombiana (Garay) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia colorata (Pabst) F.Barros & V.T.Rodrigues
 Specklinia condylata (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia corniculata (Sw.) Steud.
 Specklinia coronula (Luer) Luer
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 Specklinia costaricensis (Rolfe) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia curtisii (Dod) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
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 Specklinia dodii (Garay) Luer
 Specklinia echinodes (Luer & R.Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia endotrachys (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia exesilabia (A.H.Heller & A.D.Hawkes) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia exilis (C.Schweinf.) Luer
 Specklinia feuilletii Luer
 Specklinia fimbriata (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Solano
 Specklinia flosculifera (Luer) Luer
 Specklinia formondii (Dod) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia fuchsii (Luer) Luer
 Specklinia fuegi (Rchb.f.) Solano & Soto Arenas
 Specklinia fulgens (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia furcatipetala (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
 Specklinia glandulosa (Ames) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia gongylodes (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia gracillima (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia grisebachiana (Cogn.) Luer
 Specklinia grobyi (Bateman ex Lindl.) F.Barros
 Specklinia guanacastensis (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia helenae (Fawc. & Rendle) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia herpestes (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia hymenantha (Lindl.) F.Barros & V.T.Rodrigues
 Specklinia ichthyonekys (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
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 Specklinia infinita (Luer) Luer
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 Specklinia llamachoi (Luer) Luer
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 Specklinia minuta (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Luer
 Specklinia mitchellii (Dod) Luer
 Specklinia morganii (Luer) Luer
 Specklinia mornicola (Mansf.) Luer
 Specklinia mucronata (Lindl. ex Cogn.) Luer
 Specklinia napintzae (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
 Specklinia obliquipetala (Acuña & C.Schweinf.) Luer
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 Specklinia subpicta (Schltr.) F.Barros
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 Specklinia tempestalis (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia tenax (Luer & R.Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia tribuloides (Sw.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia trichyphis (Rchb.f.) Luer
 Specklinia trifida (Lindl.) F.Barros
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 Specklinia trullifera (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
 Specklinia truncicola (Rchb.f.) F.Barros & L.R.S.Guim.
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 Specklinia uniflora (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
 Specklinia villosilabia (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
 Specklinia wanderbildtiana (Pabst) F.Barros & V.T.Rodrigues
 Specklinia wrightii (Rchb.f.) Luer
 Specklinia xanthella (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
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One of the stargazing highlights of the year: between January 12 and February 11, people in Switzerland will be able to look to the skies and see a bright green comet making its way through the cosmos. Here's all you need to know about comet C / 2022 E3 (ZTF), how to see it from Swiss cities and cantons, and when it will be most visible in the night sky.
Comet C / 2022 E3 (ZTF)
Comet C / 2022 E3 (ZTF) - catchy name - was first identified in March 2022 by staff at the Zwicky Transient Facility Observatory in California. Excitingly, people in Switzerland will be able to see the comet in late January and early February, according to Timm Riesen from the University of Bern.
A comet is a small, usually icy rock or ball that orbits around a star. In the words of Riesen, "You can think of a comet as a kind of dirty snowball - a lump of dust, rock and ice" leftover from when the planets and solar system formed.
When a comet gets closer to the sun it starts to release gases which can create colourful tails in the night sky. In this comet's case, the vapour will be greenish in colour.
How and when to see the green comet in Switzerland
Speaking to Blick, Riesen said the comet will be visible at night from January 12 to February 11, 2023, and will peak on the night of February 1 to 2 when the body is closest to earth - a mere 42 million kilometres away. "The best way to see it is with a telescope or good binoculars... however, if there is little moonlight, you might even be able to see it with the naked eye," he explained.
For the best results, people wanting to see the comet should head out of the major cities to areas with little artificial light like open fields, forests and, if you are lucky, the top of mountains. MeteoNews reports that while the weather isn't looking too good for stargazing on January 12, there will certainly be a chance to see the comet in the weeks ahead.
Where will Comet C / 2022 E3 (ZTF) be in the Swiss skies?
For the avid stargazers out there, according to magazine Space, the comet will emerge in the night sky travelling northwest and will first be visible in the Camelopardalis constellation - although those with less star knowledge can locate the comet by downloading a stargazing app on their mobile phones.
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JCT600 is a highly experienced motor dealer initially formed back in 1946. Over the years they have grown their network to a tally of 51 showrooms. They are distinguishable through the lavish manufacturers that they have gone on to franchise. This includes the likes of Aston Martin, Bentley and Ferrari. The total number of cars available throughout their network stands at over 2500. We introduced this company due to their history and prominence, but we were really looking to uncover how the JCT600 finance at www.jct600.co.uk compared. On this site, there was no information surrounding the agreements, the repayments, or the costs. This makes it difficult to compare.
Further to this, there isn't much consumer feedback left on the major review websites. When browsing across the listings they just ask you to make an offer by filling in a simple form. It is likely that they will just advise you to then head to a local showroom to apply for their finance options. Whilst the financing details are lacking, at the very bottom of the site you will spot the badges for Black Horse, Northridge and Santander. We also noticed their 0% APR finance headlines. No extra information surrounds the 0% deals that they offer. However, it would be assumed that these would be available on select new cars.
The www.jct600.co.uk site is essentially built to guide you to a showroom. The opening times of these do differ, but we will provide one such example. This was open from Monday to Friday from 8am to 7pm, Saturday was 8.30am to 5pm and Sunday was 10.30am to 4.30pm. There is just one Aston Martin and Ferrari showroom (both in Leeds) and 2 for Bentley (Leeds and Newcastle). They have showrooms for other prestige manufacturers such as Lotus, Maserati and Porsche. If your pockets aren't deep, they have outlets for the likes of Peugeot and Vauxhall. Most of their outlets cover Audi and Volskwagen.


Ashley and Jared announced on Instagram Thursday their friend and fellow former Bachelor in Paradise participant, Tanner Tolbert, will serve as the officiant at their ceremony when they tie the knot in August 2019.
"Dearly beloved, @tanner.tolbert is officiating our wedding in August 2019. This is a preview of things to come," Jared captioned a photo of the couple pretending to marry at the altar with Tanner standing behind them and shaping his hands into a book.
Ashley, Jared, Tanner, and his wife Jade Roper are apparently on vacation together in Puerto Rico.
Not only could the ocean be seen in the background, but Jade and Tanner's adorable baby also made an appearance in the photo, which shows Ashley and Jared holding hands and gazing into each other's eyes.
Like Ashley and Jared, Tanner and Jade found love while filming the second season of ABC's Bachelor in Paradise spinoff and ended up getting married.
After Ashley and Jared announced their engagement in June 2018, former The Bachelor star Nick Viall told Entertainment Tonight he'd love to officiate their wedding.
When the lovebirds were later asked whether they had a response to Nick's disclosure, Jared appeared flustered and admitted, "We do, but we don't."
After the couple laughed, Ashley, 30, said, "We're keeping it in The Bachelor family."
"We might have somebody in mind," Jared, 29, added.
"We're keeping it in The Bachelor family. We have somebody in mind that is very near and dear to our hearts that we would love have officiate our wedding."
The couple's revelation sparked speculation at the time The Bachelor franchise host Chris Harrison might be that person.
Ashley and Jared met on Bachelor in Paradise in 2015 and then engaged in a confusing friendship/relationship for the next three years.
They finally confirmed they were dating in May 2018 and got engaged on June 17 in Mexico.
The engagement was shown on the fifth season of Bachelor in Paradise this past summer.


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Netherlands May Ease Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Travellers From High-Risk Areas
Vaccinated visitors from third countries planning to travel to the Netherlands may soon be subject to milder travel restrictions, as the country's government is discussing such a possibility.
Besides, the country may soon lift its advice not to travel to many countries due to the current COVID-19 situation, unless for essential reasons, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on such a plan, a spokesperson told De Telegraaf, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
"The virus is not going away. You cannot keep the world locked up, and we recognize the importance of travel," the Ministry spokesperson pointed out, as reported by De Telegraaf.
"We understand the unrest in the travel world and are looking for a solution – the world can't stay locked, but passenger safety and Dutch public health must be guaranteed," the spokespersons told the Dutch newspaper.
However, it is still unclear how the new system would work, as the policy will not be implemented any time soon.
On September 4, the Dutch government started to abolish some of its policies applied until that date as a preventive measure imposed to halt the further spread of the virus. Since the exact date, the country's government lifted the "variant countries" terms for territories considered as a variant of concern, using instead only the terms as orange or red for countries highly affected by the virus.
Such a decision means that vaccinated travellers from territories that have reported a large number of COVID-19 infections are no longer urged to get tested for COVID-19 before returning to the Dutch territory.
According to the figures published by the World Health Organization, a total of 1,961,585 people have tested positive for the Coronavirus up to this point, while 18,055 have died.
Previously, the Dutch government said that some of the restrictions imposed to stop the spread of the virus and its new strains could be lifted on September 20; however, the planned date is likely to be postponed.
In this regard, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said that as long as the infection rate and the number of COVID-19 patients in the country's hospitals remain under control, some of the current restrictions could be lifted.
At present, the Netherlands is among European countries that keep in place the toughest restrictions imposed as a response to the recent surge in the number of infections recorded in other countries.
Recently, authorities in the Netherlands imposed stricter entry restrictions for arrivals from the US, following the EU Council recommendation.
In this regard, the Dutch government stressed that vaccinated travellers from the US must undergo a ten-day compulsory quarantine upon their arrival in the Netherlands. However, authorities clarified that the period of quarantine could be shortened if travellers test negative for the virus on the fifth day.
Australia, NZ dlrs ease after U.S. jobs report
SYDNEY, Sept 6 (Reuters) – The Australian and New Zealand dollars eased on Monday after data on Friday showed the world's largest economy created the fewest job in seven months in August, but trade was expected to be subdued ahead of a Reserve Bank of Australia policy decision.
The Australian dollar was 0.15% lower at $0.7437 but remained near a two-month high of $0.74775 touched in the previous trading session.
Data on Friday showed U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 235,000 jobs last month, the smallest gain since January, as hiring in the leisure and hospitality sector stalled amid a resurgence of COVID-19 infections, though other details of the report were fairly strong.
"AUD will remain largely driven by U.S. dollar direction this week and the outlook for FOMC tapering," analysts at Commonwealth Bank of Australia said in a client note.
Trading volumes would remain low with U.S. markets closed for the Labor Day holiday, traders said, while investors were also looking ahead to the Reserve Bank of Australia's monetary policy decision on Tuesday.
Most analysts polled by Reuters expect the RBA to leave the cash rate at 0.1%, but are split on whether the central bank will delay tapering plans as the economy struggles with the fallout of lockdowns in various states.
If the RBA sticks to its plans to taper bond purchases, the Aussie could temporarily jump higher, analysts said.
The risk-sensitive currency has support at $0.7400 and $0.7350, and could also benefit from record dividend payments from mining companies in the short-term.
Across the Tasman sea, the kiwi fell 0.29% to $0.7141, but remained close to its highest level in nearly three months hit on Friday at $0.7170.
New Zealand reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 for a third day in a row on Monday, ahead of a government decision on whether to lift restrictions enforced in most of the country.
New Zealand government bonds traded lower, pushing yields 3 to 4 basis points higher across the curve.
Yields on Australia's 10-year paper also rose 3 basis points to 1.264%.
Editing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa
Travel Stakeholders Beg Biden Administration To Ease Restrictions
As a new surge in the COVID-19 pandemic races across the country, travel stakeholders, lawmakers and mayors of border towns are nonetheless pleading with the Biden Administration to relax restrictions on non-essential travel.
While many European countries have opened travel to Americans, the U.S. has been slow – some might say non-existent – to reciprocate, according to CNN.
"I would say the pleasantries for taking the time to meet with us have gone out the window and we go right to the meat of the question," said Peter Vlitas, executive vice president of global supplier relations at Internova Travel Group. "After one and a half years, we get right to it. We want an explanation why."
Administration officials are still weighing next steps and whether nonessential restrictions, as well as other limits on travel, can be eased at all amid concerns about the Delta variant, though the White House has indicated it's not likely anytime soon.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said agency working groups are looking at how to reopen the borders.
"The interagency working groups are currently developing a policy process, and we will be ready when it is the right time to consider reopening travel. And that'll be guided, as always, by the science and the public health," Zients said earlier this month.
American officials have also partnered with representatives from the European Union, United Kingdom, Canada and Mexico to discuss reopening.
Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents currently residing in the U.S. are allowed into Canada as of last week but vaccinated Canadians can't cross the land border with the US if not for an essential purpose until August 21.
Only time will tell when COVID-19 related travel restrictions will be completely lifted. It might be longer than some hope for, as the federal transportation mask mandate was just extended into 2022.
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White House is urged to ease Covid travel restrictions
A tangled web of Covid-19 border restrictions has limited who can travel to the US. One of the rules bars migrants from seeking asylum. Others have effectively halted tourism from abroad. And restrictions on cross-border travel have been renewed monthly, with the next deadline fast approaching on Saturday.
"I would say the pleasantries for taking the time to meet with us have gone out the window and we go right to the meat of the question. After one and a half years, we get right to it. We want an explanation why," said Peter Vlitas, executive vice president of global supplier relations at Internova Travel Group.
White House Covid-19 coordinator Jeff Zients said agency working groups are looking at how to reopen the borders. "The interagency working groups are currently developing a policy process, and we will be ready when it is the right time to consider reopening travel. And that'll be guided, as always, by the science and the public health," Zients said earlier this month. American officials have also partnered with representatives from the European Union, United Kingdom, Canada and Mexico to discuss reopening.
CNN previously reported that the administration was developing a plan to mandate vaccinations for almost all foreign visitors to the US, though a final plan had not been determined.
Canada, meanwhile, did just that. Fully vaccinated US citizens and permanent residents currently residing in the US are allowed into Canada as of last week, but vaccinated Canadians can't cross the land border with the US if not for an essential purpose.
Marco Mendicino, Canada's minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, told CNN the country is respecting the US decision-making process and timing of its decisions. "In the meantime, what we'll do is keep the line of communication open," he said.
But Democratic Rep. Brian Higgins, who represents New York communities along the northern border like Niagara and Buffalo, argued that the public health guidance and limits on the US land borders are inconsistent.
"There's not only inconsistencies but there's direct conflict with what we're told to do by government and public health officials and the policy on the Canadian border," Higgins, said.
Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States have been growing, though vaccination rates in the US have increased over recent weeks, a trend that experts say needs to continue to curb the current surge of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has called it "a pandemic of the unvaccinated."
Still, more of Europe opened up this summer to US leisure travelers, especially the fully vaccinated, adding to the frustration of those in the travel industry, who argue the US needs to reciprocate or at least adjust to the current landscape.
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UPDATE 1-Fed's Powell stays focused on jobs recovery, says inflation to ease
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WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) – U.S. monetary policy will offer "powerful support" to the economy "until the recovery is complete," Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday in remarks that portrayed a recent jump in inflation as temporary and focused on the need for continued job gains.
Any move to pull back support for the economy, by first slowing the U.S. central bank's $120 billion in monthly bond purchases, is "still a ways off," Powell said in comments prepared for delivery to the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT).
Despite recent job gains "there is still a long way to go" in pulling millions of people from the sidelines, many of them lower-wage, Black or Hispanic workers hit hardest by the recession triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, Powell said.
Addressing concerns that inflation posed new risks of its own, Powell said the pace of price increases "will likely remain elevated in coming months before moderating," language that indicated he saw no need to rush the shift towards post-pandemic policy. Long-term inflation expectations, he said, remained consistent with the Fed's 2% inflation target.
U.S. Treasury yields fell after the release of Powell's prepared testimony even though prices of factory inputs rose at a higher-than-expected pace, an indication markets construed his comments as keeping the monetary taps open.
The remarks were notable as well for excluding any mention of the Delta variant of the coronavirus as a risk to the recovery, with Powell saying the Fed expects strong upcoming job gains "as public health conditions continue to improve."
Powell is likely to be questioned about that issue as well as the Fed's outlook on inflation, the labor market and the economic recovery during two days of testimony in Congress.
Powell appears before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Faster-than-anticipated inflation and a new rise in coronavirus infections due to the Delta variant pose a potential dilemma for Powell, pulling the outlook for policy in opposite directions.
The Fed's June meeting saw officials begin a move towards post-pandemic policy, with some of them poised to tighten financial conditions sooner to ensure inflation remains contained. Renewed coronavirus-related risks, if they materialize, could push the Fed in the other direction of keeping support for the recovery in place longer in case household and business spending wanes amid a rise in new infections.
Falling Treasury bond yields have indicated concern among investors about slowing U.S. economic growth, even as new data on prices this week showed consumers paying appreciably more for an array of goods and services, including appliances, fabric, beef and rent.
In a report to Congress last week, the Fed said that as the "extraordinary circumstances" of the reopening subside, "supply and demand should become better aligned, and inflation is widely expected to move down."
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While each month of high inflation makes it harder to stick to that conviction, Powell for now is keeping to the
US Government Officials Working to Ease COVID-19 Related Travel Restrictions
Despite remaining concerns from health officials, United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo revealed she continues to press for the government to ease coronavirus-related travel restrictions on people entering the country.
According to Reuters.com, business groups, lawmakers and officials from foreign governments have been advocating for the relaxation of tough restrictions previously put in place during the height of the pandemic.
Raimondo revealed that she met with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Friday about the possible expanded reopening of international travel, saying, "We're working it, I'm pushing really hard."
"The CDC is nervous, and it's hard to know if people are vaccinated," Raimondo told Reuters. "There's no vaccine passport that's reliable, and that's kind of a big hurdle."
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg came out in support of Raimondo and the reopening plans, but others in U.S. President Joe Biden's administration "remain worried that opening the door to more travelers from abroad could lead to increases in COVID-19 infection rates."
While airlines and other travel-related industries are urging the administration to quickly lift restrictions covering most non-U.S. citizens from approved countries, the White House says it is continuing discussions with the European Union, Britain, Canada and Mexico on how to safely reopen the borders.
Germany set to ease for travel restrictions for UK, India, others | News | DW
Travelers from the UK to Germany will face softer quarantine restrictions, after altered recommendations from the German public health agency the Robert Koch Institute published on Monday. Portugal, Russia, India and Nepal have also been downgraded.
The change will means simpler requirements for people visiting those countries. People who have had either both vaccination doses, or who can demonstrate they have recovered from COVID, will not need to isolate on their return or arrival.
People who have not been vaccinated will be required to self-isolate, but only for up to 10 days. They will also have the option to leave quarantine early with a negative coronavirus test on the fifth day.
Under the countries' previous classification, all people reaching Germany were required to self-isolate for 14 days, no matter what their personal COVID status. And only German citizens or residents were permitted to travel from the affected countries, not visitors from places like the UK.
The plan, which kicks in on Wednesday, comes after talks on Friday between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Health Minister Jens Spahn had already hinted last week that a possible change of policy would be forthcoming.
Flights between Germany and the UK were restricted to essential travel only
Fears over delta variant
Officials in Berlin had feared that British nationals could spread the more contagious variant known as delta, which was first discovered in India.
But now that new variant is also present in continental Europe, Germany has downgraded the UK to a "high-incidence area"for coronavirus infections.
It is the second highest designation under the German government's COVID-19 travel rules. Britain had been branded a "virus variant area" since May 23.
Changes to German travel rules
Eleven countries remain on Germany's "virus variant area" list.
They include Botswana, Brazil, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Uruguay.
Brazil stays on the German blacklist owing to high infection rates
German COVID caseloads have stabilized at very low levels in recent weeks, despite concerns about variants making up a larger share of the cases that remain. The RKI on Monday reported 212 new cases and an incidence rate of 5 new infections per 100,000 people over the last seven days.
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NZ to further ease Australia travel bubble restrictions
The Government has today carefully considered health advice and will further ease Australia travel bubble restrictions at 11.59 pm (NZT) Friday, 9 July, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says.
"Officials have assessed that the spread of COVID-19 cases appears to have been contained in Western Australia and Northern Territory, that there is robust surveillance, testing and contact tracing to detect and manage cases, and adequate border controls are in place to prevent the spread of new cases," Chris Hipkins said.
"Based on this advice, Cabinet has today agreed that passengers can resume travel between New Zealand and Western Australia and Northern Territory from Saturday morning, 10 July, subject to strict conditions that will minimise the risk of COVID-19 spreading to New Zealand.
"Conditions include a negative pre-departure test result from a test taken within three days before departure – this is already a requirement for all travel from Australia to New Zealand.
"Travellers must not also have previously been in New South Wales or Queensland on or after 10:30 pm (NZT) on 26 June. If they have been at a location of interest before then, they will not be able to travel to New Zealand for 14 days since they were last at that location.
"Travellers must also:
follow the current public health measures in place
wear face coverings on the aircraft and at the airport
make a health declaration
self-isolate and be tested immediately if they have any symptoms of illness.
"They should download the COVID tracer app and may be subject to random temperature checks."
The pause with South Australia, ACT, Tasmania and Victoria lifted this morning.
Travel from NSW and Queensland
"QFT with Australia is important for both countries but only when it is safe. That's why decisions are made for each state or territory," Chris Hipkins said.
"Officials' current assessment is that it's too soon to make a call to lift the pause between New Zealand and Queensland, and as an extra precaution they want to see two or three more days' worth of data. The pause between New Zealand and NSW will continue until further notice.
"The Government is, however, extremely mindful there will be people currently in NSW and Queensland that are ordinarily resident in New Zealand who are desperate to know when they can return and what steps they need to take.
"Managed return flights from NSW and Queensland for those eligible will start from 11.59 pm (NZT), Friday 9 July, subject to conditions.
"The introduction of these managed return flights will be similar to how we managed the return of travellers following the Victorian lockdown. Further details of the conditions will be issued tomorrow morning."
(With Inputs from New Zealand Government Press Release)
Germany could ease travel curbs as Delta variant takes over
People walk past a colonnade on Museum Island during warm temperatures, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Berlin, Germany May 30, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
BERLIN, July 1 (Reuters) – Germany expects the Delta variant of COVID-19 to account for up to 80% of infections this month and could ease travel restrictions from countries like Portugal and Britain where it already dominates, its health minister said on Thursday.
Jens Spahn told a news conference that Germany could reduce the current 14-day quarantine requirement that it imposes on travellers from countries with high levels of the Delta variant once it is sure that vaccinated people are protected.
Spahn said the move could happen soon, without specifying.
Germany's STIKO vaccination commission said later on Thursday that UK studies show that two vaccines doses seem to provide as much protection against the Delta variant as against other COVID-19 variants. read more
Spahn reiterated the importance of speeding up vaccinations, noting that 37% of Germany's population has now received two shots, while 55% has had a first dose.
About half of German coronavirus cases are currently Delta variant and Spahn said it will dominate later this month.
Germany last week declared Portugal and Russia to be "virus-variant zones", meaning only German residents can enter the country from those countries and still face a mandatory two-week quarantine even if they are fully vaccinated or test negative.
That had prompted German tourists there to rush home and airlines to cancel flights.
Germany also classifies Britain as such a "virus variant" zone. Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to discuss travel restrictions when she meets British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday.
Spahn suggested these countries could be shifted to a designation as risk areas, meaning people can travel if they are fully vaccinated or have recovered from COVID-19, or be released from quarantine after five days if they test negative.
The European Commission said on Tuesday that Germany should not impose a travel ban on Portugal but limit itself to imposing testing and quarantine requirements to be in line with the European Union approach meant to ease summer travel.
Reporting by Emma Thomasson and Thomas Escritt; Editing by Maria Sheahan and Catherine Evans
Airlines pressure UK government to ease travel restrictions
LONDON — Airlines and holiday providers on Friday expressed frustration with the U.K.'s plans to ease travel restrictions, saying uncertainty about how and when the new rules will be implemented make it difficult for people to book summer vacations.
The government on Thursday expanded its "green list" of safe travel destinations, allowing people to visit without having to self-isolate for 10 days after returning to Britain. However, all but one of the new additions were also placed on a watchlist, meaning the quarantine requirement may be re-imposed at short notice.
Transportation authorities also said they intend to relax travel restrictions by allowing fully vaccinated travelers to visit higher-risk destinations, including the U.S. and most of the European Union, without having to self-isolate. They expect to implement this change "later in the summer."
"The U.K. has already fallen behind the EU's reopening, and a continued overly cautious approach will further impact economic recovery and the 500,000 U.K. jobs that are at stake," said Shai Weiss, chief executive of Virgin Atlantic, which offers mainly long-haul flights to destinations such as New York, Los Angeles and Barbados.
Airlines and hospitality companies have pressured the government to ease travel restrictions imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19 following the U.K.'s successful vaccination program. The pandemic has devastated Britain's travel industry, with the number of people flying through London's Heathrow Airport, the nation's busiest, plunging 73% last year.
The government has created a traffic light system to manage the reopening of air travel. Destinations with low levels of COVID-19 and high levels of vaccination are placed on the "green list," which allows pleasure trips and doesn't require self-isolation on return to Britain. Only essential travel is permitted to "amber list" countries, but travelers must self-isolate for 10 days when they return home. The government has banned most travel to destinations on the "red list," and anyone arriving from one of these countries faces a 10-day quarantine in a government-approved hotel at their own expense.
The lists are updated every three weeks.
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The Department for Transport said Thursday night that the expansion of the green list and plans to ease restrictions on fully vaccinated travelers were the result of the successful vaccination program. Almost 61% of U.K. adults are fully vaccinated, and 83% have received at least one dose.
But Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said caution was still required.
"It won't be quite like it was in 2019 and the old days, but we are moving in a positive direction," Shapps told Sky News.
Public health authorities are concerned about the possibility that travelers may spread potentially more dangerous variants of COVID-19 to the U.K. from countries with low vaccination rates. The delta variant, first identified in India, has already become the dominant version of the virus in Britain.
Regardless of U.K. policy, officials in


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ITOCHU Announces Capital and Business Alliance with Automotive Battery Reuse and Recycling Company
ITOCHU Corporation (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; Yoshihisa Suzuki, President & COO; hereinafter "ITOCHU") announced today that it has acquired equity shares issued through a third-party allotment by Shenzhen Pandpower Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Shenzhen, China; Chairman, President, and Founder: Wang Haitao; hereinafter "PAND"), which operates a business of reusing and recycling automotive batteries in China, to embark on a business of reusing automotive batteries into container-type energy storage system (hereinafter "ESS") as part of its actions towards a lithium-ion second life battery business.
Founded in 2016, PAND has operated a business of reusing and recycling automotive batteries installed in electric vehicles (EVs). It is such a highly technical firm that a majority of its founding members and technical staff have an experience in development of batteries in large EV manufacturers. PAND collects reusable automotive batteries(*) and holds its own basic technologies for analyzing, grading and recomposing reusable automotive batteries(*) to operate a business for the effective use and recycling of reusable batteries in China. Highly regarded for its advanced technical strength, it has a business relationship with BYD, a large EV and battery manufacturer in China.
China leads the world in the expansion of the EV market, with EV sales growing since the mid-2010s. It is anticipated that batteries installed on EVs that were sold in the past will be collected in large quantities in the future and it is a major issue to make effective use of used batteries. Through its capital and business alliance with PAND, ITOCHU will be stably procuring BYD's and other manufacturers' reusable batteries at quality levels at which they may be reused into container-type ESS. While renewable energy is increasingly introduced around the world, its full-scale spread essentially requires the deployment of storage batteries that absorb power output fluctuations. ITOCHU will utilize its accumulated expertise in the ESS business, and on the basis of container-type ESS recycled from reusable batteries, to provide a frequency control in power fluctuations to the area that was difficult to introduce ESS for cost reasons, microgrids in less-populated regions and other competitive energy services to new market domains.
ITOCHU is working to evolve its business into a form that matches the next generation with a view to continuously increasing its corporate value. It is focusing its energy on the development and sale of ESS under its own brand and on the expansion of the business of ESS and related materials. By upgrading a battery business that has been nurtured together with PAND, it will boost the percentage of renewable energy and thereby contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, stabilizing power supply and realizing a distributed energy society.
*A reusable battery refers to a battery retaining nearly 80% of the state of health it had when it was new after it was mounted on an electric vehicle and used for a certain period of time and therefore in a state in which it may be reused in non-automotive applications. Automotive batteries are commonly replaced when their remaining state of health falls below 80%.
Outline of PAND
Shenzhen Pandpower Co., Ltd
Date of establishment
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Wang Haitao
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