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Nursing Home Deaths, Cases Increase
by Christine Stuart May 8, 2020, 4:00 am January 21, 2021, 5:53 pm
Figures released by the state Department of Public Health Thursday show that nursing home deaths now represent 58% of all COVID-related deaths.
Last week, nursing home deaths accounted for 55% of all total COVID-related deaths. This week, the number of positive cases also jumped from 4,814 to 6,008 and 160 of the state's 215 nursing homes have at least one confirmed case of COVID-19.
The state of Connecticut is releasing nursing home information weekly on Thursdays.
Riverside Health and Rehab Center in East Hartford had the highest number of deaths at 47. Kimberly Hall North in Windsor has seen 40 deaths, while Abbott Terrace Health Center in Waterbury reported 38.
Litchfield Woods in Torrington has 126 positive cases, followed by Abbott Terrace Health Center in Waterbury with 121 cases. Branford Hills Health Care Center and Parkway Pavilion Health and Rehabilitation Center in Enfield, each had 93. Bride Brook Health & Rehabilitation Center in Niantic had 96 and Golden Hill Rehab Pavilion in Milford has 82, according to the data.
Matt Barrett, president and CEO the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities, and Mag Morelli, president of LeadingAge Connecticut, said the data shows "that the deadly virus still has hold on our Connecticut nursing homes."
"The statewide testing of all nursing home residents and the improved availability of PPE on the immediate horizon will strengthen these efforts," Barrett and Morelli said. "Today's announcement that next week's report will include data on residents recovering from COVID-19 will also be helpful. These measures together hold a promise for better outcomes in the weeks ahead, but we are not able to say we are there yet."
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday that next week's nursing home report will include data on recoveries.
Rob Baril, president of SEIU 1199, a union that represents 26,000 nursing home workers, said when the outbreak started there wasn't any nursing home in the state with an adequate supply of personal protective equipment.
"We still have reports that workers have been using the same masks for days and not weeks, and at times they've had to use gowns for much longer than is required," Baril said. However, the supply of PPE has improved.
Baril believes that the response to get the nursing homes what they need has been slow because of the population of workers who work in nursing homes.
"A lot of this has to do with who the freaking population of workers are," Baril said Wednesday. "They are overwhelmingly women, black and Latina. Populations in society don't have a lot of power."
There are still other problems, like staffing shortages, that plagued many homes before the start of the outbreak.
Dorie Edwards, who hasn't been to work since April 3 when she tested positive for COVID-19, said she doesn't remember Pavilion Health and Rehabilitation Center in Enfield testing any patients until March 28. That was long after visitors were prohibited from visiting the home.
She said the following day someone brought in some homemade masks.
"We didn't have hardly anything," Edwards said.
She said she didn't see an N95 mask at the facility before she got sick. She has been out of work since April 3.
Douglas Melanson, executive director at Parkway Pavilions, said the facility went from having no positive patients at the end of March to having 93 positive cases.
He said that's because the facility started a "proactive testing regime that included testing asymptomatic patients."
"So, while this larger testing pool yielded a higher number of positives, it also enabled Parkway's staff to take an aggressive approach to cohorting and treating COVID-19," Melanson said. "This aggressive approach has been a tremendous success, resulting in approximately 84 percent of all COVID positive residents being treated in place at the facility—rather than being sent elsewhere—and, critically, a lower mortality rate then most of the facilities in the North Central Connecticut region."
The number of positive cases at Parkway Pavilions has remained at 93 over the past week.
In general, the virus has been difficult to contain at nursing homes and other congregate care settings.
Josh Geballe, Lamont's chief operating officer, said as recently as this past weekend they are now sending teams into nursing homes to test everyone.
"We're increasing testing in nursing homes as supplies have become more available," Geballe said.
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The determination of a particle's spin
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If I am unable to distinguish the spin of a particle in an absence of an electric field or magnetic field, how am I able to determine whether there is an electric or magnetic field in a real-life context?
How is it that we can be sure of the uncertainty of the spin of particles if we are unable to create a situation in which there is an absence of an electric or magnetic field?
If a small enough field could be ignored (as there still are fields, however small in magnitude, acting on every particle in the universe), is there a level of magnitude in which the electromagnetic fields can be deemed insignificant that the particle's spin is unaffected?
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I don't understand what you mean. How else do you want to measure the spin of your particle than with applying some electromagnetic field?
I mean that if we could only measure the spin of a particle by applying an electromagnetic field, and since there must be an effect on the particle by some electromagnetic field, then is there a point in saying that we must apply some electromagnetic field to measure it? Will there be any uncertainty in a particle's spin?
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I'm also not sure what you're asking. QM says that a particle's spin (relative to any given axis) is indeterminate unless you measure its spin about that axis. If you do, you get one of a set of possible discrete values. In the case of an electron, for example, you get ##\pm \dfrac \hbar 2##.
What are you asking in relation to that?
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Most particle spins are measured without an electrical electromagnetic field, especially neutral particles.
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Aliko Dangote, President/Chief Executive, Dangote Group
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Grantham University Recognized for Sponsorship of KCAUSA's Army Birthday Celebration
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Kansas City, Mo. – November 20, 2012 – Grantham University was recognized for sponsoring the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the Association of the United States Army's (KCAUSA) 2012 Army Birthday Celebration. Grantham's Vice President of Admissions and Education Outreach, Les Hyde, was on hand to receive the award during a corporate member appreciation reception in Olathe, Kan. on Monday, November 12, 2012.
"At Grantham University, we feel passionately about serving those who serve," said Hyde. "Sponsoring KCAUSA's Army Birthday Celebration is a special way for us to show our gratitude and commitment to our Nation's service members."
For the last six decades, Grantham University has been committed to meeting the educational needs of service members, veterans, wounded warriors and military spouses. The University continues to expand and grow its degree program offerings, student support structure, and military scholarship opportunities to better meet the needs of those who serve. Earlier this year, Grantham was named one of the "Top Military-Friendly Universities" by Military Advanced Education magazine for the fifth consecutive year.
For more information about Grantham University and its degree programs, visit www.grantham.edu or call 800-955-2527.
Photo caption: Retired Colonel Mike Neer, AUSA Kansas president (right), along with Mark H. Wiggins, KCAUSA president (left), thank Les Hyde for sponsorship of KCAUSA's 2012 Army Birthday Celebration.
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Nestled in the Rocky Mountains and resting in the shadow of Long's Peak, a new adventure for Catholic youth and families awaits.
Annunciation Heights is a new Catholic youth and family camp located just south of Estes Park in the Archdiocese of Denver. Acquired late last year, the four-lodge, 188-bed camp will serve as home for new summer youth and family camps, spring and fall outdoor lab programs, and year-round youth, college and parish ministry retreats. The hope is for Annunciation Heights is to provide a place for visitors to get away from the hustle and bustle of life to gather in a beautiful setting only Colorado can offer, be served by a great staff and ultimately, grow closer to Christ.
"At the very core of everything, we're trying to provide a beautiful, adventurous, and sacred setting for youth and young adults, parish groups and families to be brought into a deeper friendship with Jesus," said Kyle Mills, Executive Director of Annunciation Heights. "Our camp offers all the adventurous elements kids will love; a zip line, a lake with fishing, paddle boarding, and canoeing; a low and high ropes course and climbing wall, just to name a few, but most of all, I believe our camp will make a difference in the lives of young people because we intend to shower them with the love of Christ."
The name of the camp was chosen deliberately because of when the camp was discovered – during the Archdiocesan consecration to Jesus through Mary. Mary's example of openness and responsiveness to God's plan for her life is what Mills hopes the camp can emulate.
"What the name does is it begins telling the story of Christ and the story of every believer," Mills explained. "If you think about it, the Divine Messenger comes to a teenage girl, at a particular place in Israel, at a particular point in history and says, 'The Lord is with you'. Presenting the sublime reality that Lord is truly with each of us will be a special point emphasis at Annunciation Heights.
"The mystery [of the Annunciation] helps introduce what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, exemplified most of all by the Blessed Mother who demonstrates by her faith and docility how to respond to the Holy Spirit speaking into our lives: 'Let it be done according to your word'. Mary's simple trust and total surrender served as the launching point for the entire gospel and sets the example for us as well."
Same legacy, new traditions
Annunciation Heights is conveniently located two miles down the road from Camp St. Malo, the old archdiocesan youth camp founded in 1916 and famously visited by St. John Paul II in 1993. The camp was ravaged by a fire in 2011, and while there were plans to rebuild the retreat center there, a 2013 mudslide foiled them.
However, the iconic Chapel on the Rock still stands and remains as beautiful as ever, and Annunciation Heights will be utilizing the space in its operations. Mills expressed how providential it was that Annunciation Heights is located so close to Camp St. Malo, where St. John Paul II walked.
St. John Paul II was a faithful and holy man who was committed to the youth of his day, was an avid outdoorsman, and knew the enormous impact that bringing youth and families to God's creation has. Mills is hopeful that Annunciation Heights can carry on the legacy started by him and become a source of new traditions.
Annunciation Heights is a new youth and family camp in the Archdiocese of Denver just outside of Estes Park . (Photo by Jason Weinrich)
Annunciation Heights is making it a point to build not only a dynamic summer youth camping program, but also family camps. "As Catholic parents, my wife, Amberly, and I see how much good it does for us and our kids when we are given an opportunity to pray and play with other Catholic families. Jesus himself often withdrew from the frenetic pace of his public ministry to the wilderness. That's what we hope Annunciation Heights will be – a place where youth and families can withdraw from the normal routine of things and go to the wilderness to be refreshed by the Lord with other like-minded friends and families."
Annunciation Heights is opening its first two family camps this July and will follow next summer with new summer youth camps for boys and girls.
'Authentic Christian hospitality'
Annunciation Heights has been in operation since mid-March, and has already hosted several groups. In August, the camp is also beginning a missionary program for young adults to come for a year-long mission to lead and serve at the camp. The missionary program will be the "heart and soul" of what the camp is all about, Mills said.
The missionaries will receive a robust faith formation and will simultaneously serve guests in a tangible way. They're currently seeking applicants for the AIM program.
"We'll be given an opportunity to go deeper with these individuals," Mills said. "They, in many ways, will be the frontline people our guests will encounter."
"There is nothing more powerful than living and serving in a close Christian community," he continued. "We want the culture of the camp to be anchored in prayer, to really demonstrate authentic Christian life and hospitality."
To aid in this endeavor, the Archdiocese is sending a full-time priest, Father Salvador Sanchez, to live and serve as the camp's chaplain. "We are so blessed to have Father Salvador. We will then be able to center the life of the camp around the daily Eucharist," Mills said.
A camp with open arms
While Annunciation Heights is primarily a Catholic camp, other groups from different Christian churches and denominations will be "absolutely" welcome to use it, Mills said. In fact, its picturesque location just outside of Estes Park makes it an ideal spot for any sort of group to hold a retreat.
"I can't help but hope we become a place where true ecumenism happens; we don't sacrifice in any way our Catholic identity, but rather, clarify and proclaim it respectfully to those who come to the camp," Mills said, a former Evangelical Protestant.
Annunciation Heights will also be the new location for the ever-popular JPII Outdoor Lab program. Beginning it's 11th year of operation, and under the dynamic leadership of its director, Julie Morrison, JPII Outdoor Lab will continue to serve all the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese, and will even serve some public schools for their outdoor education classes.
Annunciation Heights will serve a variety of guests, hosting and providing programmed camps and retreats throughout the year. No matter who stays at the camp and experiences the beauty of the natural wonders that surround it, the mission remains the same.
"Youth and families are particularly hungry for a place to encounter Jesus, and hopefully in a way that is tangible," Mills said. "At the very heart of everything, we want to make Jesus known."
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Winners of Wales Sustainability Academy Awards announced
The winners of the Wales Sustainable Academy Awards were announced today at an Awards Ceremony in the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. They included a University project that has used by-product from a popular food that can be used as a low salt flavour enhancer, a solar powered bench manufacturer, and a community company that put solar installations on nine Welsh sites.
Organised by Cynnal Cymru and RenewableUK Cymru, with Wales & West Utilities as its headline sponsor, the Sustainable Academy Awards celebrates sustainability excellence, innovation and leadership across Wales; and recognises work being done by individuals, community groups and the public sector, as well as small and large businesses.
The nine category winners were:
SUSTAINABILITY CHAMPION sponsored by Innogy
Meleri Davies from Gwynedd
SUSTAINABLE VENUE OR SPACE sponsored by CECA Wales
Newydd Housing Association / Eggseeds – Wales' first solar powered bench
The bench is in the grounds of St Catherine's Church in Pontypridd
SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT OR SUPPLY CHAIN sponsored by Arup
Aberystwyth University – BEACON
More taste, less salt, healthier lives
OUTSTANDING RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT sponsored by Welsh Government
Egni Co-op – Community owned solar
Oseng-Rees Reflection, Swansea
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY sponsored by EDF Renewables
Under the Bridge – Milford Youth Matters – Milford Haven
OUTSTANDING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
Greenstream Flooring, Porth
SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION OR TRAINING sponsored by Dŵr Cymru
Severn Wye Energy Agency – Our Future's People – Powys
Paul Allen, Machynlleth
Mari Arthur, Director of Cynnal Cymru, said:
"The Sustainable Academy Awards ceremony is the highlight of my year, to be surrounded by so many people and organisations working practically to build a sustainable Wales is such an honour. It is important we have this public platform to celebrate their successes, to make sure they get the recognition they deserve, and for the public to see some important advancements in sustainable products and projects around Wales.
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Carlos Solórzano Fernández  (May 6, 1919 – March 30, 2011) was a Guatemalan-born Mexican playwright. He is considered one of the most important playwrights in Guatemalan history. His contribution to the theater in Latin America range from his plays to articles in theater journals and encyclopedias, and essays related to the history and anthology of Latin theater.

Biography
Carlos Solórzano was born in 1919 to a wealthy family in San Marcos in Guatemala.

In 1939 Carlos Solórzano moved to Mexico. In 1945 he graduated from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México as an architect, as a master and doctor of letters 1946–1948. His first play, Espejo de novelas, was penned in 1946. In 1948, a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation permitted him to study drama at Sorbonne, Paris, France. During his studies in France, he became acquainted with many prominent men of letters such as Camus and Ghelderode and their influence and dramatic style would be a major influence in his later works as indeed in increasing his interest in theatrical subjects in general.

Solórzano returned to Mexico City. He began writing a number of plays, some of which are important to Mexican theatre today. Doña Beatriz, la sin ventura (1954), El hechicero (1954), Las manos de Dios (1957), El crucificado (1957), Los fantoches (1959), Tres actos (1959) are amongst his notable works in the 1950s. His play El crucificado, is a reenactment of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. A number of his works are allegorical ranging from political allegories with hidden agendas to explorations of the reason for man's existence.

Solórzano represented Mexico in the first playwrighting workshop in Puerto Rico in 1960 and in 1963 was representative of Mexico's Festival of Theater of Nations in Paris with his work Los fantoches. He attended the XI Congreso de Literatura Iberoamericana in Austin, Texas.

Solórzano is a recipient of the Miguel Ángel Asturias Award (Premio Nacional de Literatura 'Miguel Ángel Asturias') given to those who excel in literature in Guatemala. He was awarded this honor in 1989.

Solórzano was an active university lecturer and director. He has served as the director of the Teatro Universitario as well as the director of the Museo Nacional de Teatro. He has lectured in several universities in the United States including Columbia University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Kansas. He was a professor at the Autonomous University of Latin America, and an editor of the theatrical encyclopedia, Enciclopedia Mundial del Teatro Contemporaneo, before he died in 2011.

Solórzano died in Mexico City, on March 30, 2011.

Plays
 Espejo de Novelas (1946)
 Doña Beatriz, la sin ventura (1954)
 El hechicero (1954)
 Las manos de Dios (1957)
 El Crucificado (1957)
 Mea culpa (1958)
 Los fantoches de andalucia (1959)
 Cruce de vías (1959)
 Tres actos (1959)
 Los falsos demonios (1963)
 El zapato (1971)
 El sueño del angel

References

1922 births
2011 deaths
People from San Marcos Department
Mexican male dramatists and playwrights
Guatemalan dramatists and playwrights
Guatemalan male writers
Guatemalan emigrants to Mexico
20th-century Mexican dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Mexican male writers

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