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Arizona COVID-19 updates: Hospitalizations again hit record high at at 4,988 patients
Arizona reported a growing number of new COVID-19 cases Saturday, as the state surpassed 600,000 cumulative cases and 10,000 known deaths. The state's seven-day, new-case average ranked second-highest in the nation Saturday afternoon, and public health experts expect the virus to spread further because of personal contact over the holidays.
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AIA board votes to cancel high school winter sports season
No one has been cited for violating mask mandates in Arizona's big cities. Other COVID-19 citations are limited, too
Stressed Phoenix hospitals close doors to ambulances, divert patients to other facilities.
Black, Latina and immigrant mothers are losing jobs as COVID-19 child care crisis grows.
Follow coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic by Republic and USA TODAY Network reporters here.
Noon Sunday: Arizona reports 11,201 new COVID-19 cases, 105 new deaths
Arizona reported more than 11,200 new COVID-19 cases and 105 new known deaths on Sunday as the number of patients hospitalized for the virus reached a new record.
The state's seven-day new-case average ranked second in the nation on Saturday. Arizona last week ranked first for three days in a row and then again on Friday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID Data Tracker.
Arizona's rate of new positive cases over the last seven days was 129.5 cases per 100,000 people, per the CDC. The U.S. average for new cases is 74.9 cases per 100,000 people.
The state reported more than 17,200 new cases on Jan. 3, the highest number of new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day since the pandemic began, toppling the state's previous record from Dec. 8 by nearly 5,000 cases. The record follows the Christmas and New Year's holiday weekends.
The state data dashboard shows 91.4% of all ICU beds and 92% of all inpatient beds in Arizona were in use Saturday, with 63% of ICU beds and 58% of non-ICU beds occupied by COVID-19 patients. Statewide, there were 152 ICU beds and 699 non-ICU beds available.
The number of patients hospitalized in Arizona for known or suspected COVID-19 cases was at 4,988 on Saturday, surpassing the record high of 4,920 on Jan. 6. By comparison, the highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in a single day during the summer surge was 3,517 on July 13.
Hospitals are experiencing a "surge within a surge," with signs of worse weeks ahead.
— Chelsea Curtis
1 p.m. Saturday: Arizona surpasses 10,000 known COVID-19 deaths, 600,000 cases as state again is worst in nation
Arizona surpassed 10,000 known deaths and 600,000 cases of COVID-19 as the state once again is worst in the nation for new cases.
The nearly 100 new known deaths reported by the state on Saturday brought the known death count from COVID-19 to 10,036.
The state's seven-day new-case average is back to the highest nationwide after being ranked second on Friday. Prior to that, Arizona ranked first for three days in a row, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID Data Tracker.
The state data dashboard shows 92% of all ICU beds and 93% of all inpatient beds in Arizona were in use Thursday, with 54% of ICU beds and 57% of non-ICU beds occupied by COVID-19 patients. Statewide, there were 138 ICU beds and 633 non-ICU beds available.
The number of patients hospitalized in Arizona for known or suspected COVID-19 cases was at 4,918 on Friday, slightly below the record-high of 4,920 on Wednesday. By comparison, the highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in a single day during the summer surge was 3,517 on July 13.
The number of patients with suspected or known COVID-19 in ICUs across Arizona was not immediately available on Saturday morning, with ADHS tweeting that they were still waiting for a partner to upload their data. Thursday saw a record-high 1,122 ICU beds in use. During the summer surge in mid-July, ICU beds in use for COVID-19 peaked at 970.
— BrieAnna J. Frank
1:30 p.m. Friday: AIA board votes to cancel high school winter sports season amid surging COVID-19 cases
The Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board on Friday voted to cancel the high school winter sports season amid a continued surge in COVID-19 cases statewide.
The AIA had already delayed the start of the winter sports season but reconsidered that move because of the continued trend of rising coronavirus cases, which has led to Arizona having the highest rate of positive cases in the country.
The board, during a special meeting held Friday morning, initially voted 5-4 to reject a motion to start the boys and girls basketball, soccer and wrestling seasons as planned on Jan. 18. Arguments were made from the nine board members, before a vote was taken.
Then, after that vote, a motion was made to cancel the winter season, which passed.
The meeting was held after hearing from the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, which recommended against moving forward with winter sports because Arizona had become the No.1 hotspot in the country for positive COVID-19 cases.
The vote came on the same day the Arizona Department of Health Services reported more than 11,000 new positive cases as the state is approaching 10,000 deaths since the pandemic began in early 2020.
After a nearly two-hour executive sessions, taking input from doctors and athletic trainers, there was a motion to start the winter sports season. But after each member argued their points, a vote was taken.
— Richard Obert
12:30 p.m. Friday: AZ approaches 10K deaths as state reports 11,658 new cases
Arizona is approaching 10,000 known deaths due to COVID-19 as case counts and hospitalizations continue to rise, with more than 11,600 new cases reported Friday.
The nearly 200 new known deaths reported by the state on Friday brought the known death count from COVID-19 to 9,938.
The state's seven-day new-case average ranks second-highest nationwide after ranking first for three days in a row, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID Data Tracker as of Thursday.
Arizona's rate of new positive cases over the last seven days was 122.1 cases per 100,000 people, trailing only New Jersey with 136.7 new cases per 100,000 people over the last seven days, per the CDC. The U.S. average for new cases is 68.7 cases per 100,000 people.
New cases in Arizona have eclipsed 5,000 for 25 of the past 30 days. Public health experts expect the virus to spread further because of personal contact over the holidays.
Friday's 11,658 new cases brought the total number of identified COVID-19 cases in the state to 596,251. As of Friday, 9,938 Arizonans are known to have died from the disease, according to the data dashboard from the Arizona Department of Health Services.
— Alison Steinbach
6 p.m. Thursday: Arizona teachers begin getting COVID-19 vaccine; Maricopa County sign-up plan for teachers takes shape
School employee vaccinations have begun in Pinal County, making educators there some of the first in the state to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Apache Junction Unified School District confirmed that school employees are among those in the process of receiving vaccinations. Pinal County entered Phase 1B of the state's vaccination plan, which includes school employees, on Dec. 28.
Jillian Conway, an Apache Junction school psychologist, waited in line for six hours to get vaccinated on New Year's Eve.
"I really hope that educators do go out and get the vaccine because I really think it's our way to get back to doing what we love to do," she said.
Counties across the rest of the state, including Maricopa County, are preparing to vaccinate teachers in hopes that vaccinating them will hasten a full return to in-person school.
"Our schools, including all of our school staff and child care workers, are a priority," said Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, medical director of disease control for the Maricopa County Department of Public Health. "We have already been in talks with our school superintendents and school partners and child care partners."
— Lily Altavena
12:30 p.m. Thursday: Arizona reports 9,913 new cases, 297 deaths
Arizona reported more than 9,900 new COVID-19 cases and nearly 300 new known deaths on Thursday as hospitals are overloaded by an unprecedented and growing number of patients with the virus.
The state's seven-day new-case average ranks highest nationwide for the third day in a row, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID Data Tracker as of Wednesday.
Arizona's rate of new positive cases over the last seven days was 118.3 cases per 100,000 people. The next-highest state behind Arizona was California, with a rate of 95.9 new cases per 100,000 people over the last seven days, per the CDC. The U.S. average for new cases is 65.7 cases per 100,000 people.
The state data dashboard shows 93% of all ICU beds and 93% of all inpatient beds in Arizona were in use Tuesday, with 62% of ICU beds and 57% of non-ICU beds occupied by COVID-19 patients. Statewide, there were 128 ICU beds and 594 non-ICU beds available.
Thursday's 9,913 new cases brought the total number of identified COVID-19 cases in the state to 584,593.
As of Thursday, 9,741 Arizonans are known to have died from the disease, according to the data dashboard from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Of the 297 newly reported deaths, 238 are from death certificate matching, per the department.
10 a.m. Thursday: COVID-19 surge puts hospitals on overload
A dwindling number of ICU beds.
An increase in patients waiting in emergency departments for an inpatient bed to open up.
More patients double bunking in hospital rooms meant for one person.
Welcome to the "surge within a surge" in Arizona.
Patients began filling up Arizona hospitals about two weeks after Thanksgiving, and the crunch is expected to grow in the next few weeks because of holiday travel and gatherings over Christmas and New Year's.
"The next few weeks are going to be bad. I'll be blunt. Unless a miraculous turn occurs, we're going to see things continue on the rise from the last two holidays through the month of January," said Dr. Ross Goldberg, a general surgeon in Phoenix who is president of the Arizona Medical Association.
"The concern is that January is going to be a very rough time."
The dire warnings are now coming with indications that care is being compromised.
Some hospitals have stopped elective surgeries; there's a need for more front-line workers; and Phoenix-area hospitals last week started temporarily closing to incoming emergency transports and hospital transfers because of overwhelming patient counts.
— Stephanie Innes
8 a.m. Thursday: No indoor Masses in metro Tucson for 4 weeks due to COVID-19
TUCSON — Due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Pima County, Catholic churches across metro Tucson are canceling indoor Mass for four weeks.
Diocese of Tucson officials announced Tuesday that indoor mass celebrations and baptisms will be suspended starting Friday until Feb. 5.
They say masses can be held outdoors and pastors may request permission from the bishop to hold an indoor mass.
Diocese officials say funerals and weddings can be held indoors, but they will be limited to 25 people while baptisms will be limited to 10 people.
Gatherings before or after ceremonies will not be allowed on Diocese property.
The Diocese will hold a review on Feb. 1 to discuss any changes regarding the coronavirus pandemic before the suspension's scheduled end.
— Associated Press
10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Arizona adds about 7,200 cases and 127 deaths
Arizona's hospitals continue to strain under the increasing load of COVID-19 patients as the state remained highest in the nation for its rate of new cases, adding about 7,200 new cases and 127 new known deaths on Wednesday.
The state's seven-day, new-case average ranks highest nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID Data Tracker as of Tuesday.
Arizona's rate of new positive cases over the last seven days was 112.1 cases per 100,000 people. The next-highest states behind Arizona were California and Rhode Island, with rates of 95.8 new cases per 100,000 people over the last seven days, per the CDC. The U.S. average for new cases is 64.5 cases per 100,000 people.
Wednesday's 7,206 new cases brought the total number of identified COVID-19 cases in the state to 574,680. As of Wednesday, 9,444 Arizonans are known to have died from the disease, according to the data dashboard from the Arizona Department of Health Services.
Percent positivity, which refers to the percent of COVID-19 diagnostic tests that are positive, has generally gone up, which many health experts consider an early indicator of a spike in illnesses.
8:15 p.m. Tuesday: Fewer than one-third of Arizona's COVID-19 vaccines have been administered as counties work to ramp up
Arizona's vaccination pace is picking up, but the rollout is still moving slowly.
Only 101,030 doses of the state's 314,750 vaccines had been administered through Monday. That means Arizona has more than two-thirds of its vaccine supply in storage, with more doses on the way.
Arizona this week should get another 140,000 vaccine doses, 60,000 of which will be second doses for individuals who've already received their first shot. That would bring the statewide total for doses received to nearly 255,000 Pfizer-BioNTech doses and more than 201,000 Moderna doses, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
The state is almost entirely still in Phase 1A of vaccination, prioritizing health care workers, health care support operations, emergency medical services workers and long-term care facility staff and residents. Vaccination has been happening for about two to three weeks, depending on location.
Shots are going on in all 15 Arizona counties, but the situation varies, with Pima County including Tucson vaccinating at the highest rate statewide as of Tuesday, and with Pinal and Gila counties moving to Phase 1B to target adults 75 and older and groups of essential workers.
6:15 p.m. Tuesday: Extra $300 will land in in Arizona unemployment checks starting this week
Arizonans receiving unemployment benefits are getting an extra $300 in their checks starting this week, the Arizona Department of Economic Security said Tuesday.
The additional benefits recently approved by Congress will help about 192,000 Arizonans who continue to receive some form of unemployment as the COVID-19 pandemic roils the job market.
Benefits that Congress passed last spring — including unemployment for gig workers and the self-employed, and an extension of benefits for people on regular unemployment — expired Dec. 26. But Arizonans who were out of work last week were able to continue filing claims, and the state said they will not experience a gap in payments. Benefits are paid the week following a week of missed work.
Unemployed people in Arizona can get a maximum of $240 in weekly benefits, which increases to $540 with additional funds from Congress.
The additional money is available to anyone getting regular unemployment and pandemic unemployment assistance, or PUA, as well as other programs such as unemployment for federal workers or shared-work programs, according to DES.
"If an individual is eligible to receive at least one dollar of underlying benefits for a claimed week, the claimant will also receive the full $300 (Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation) payment for that week," DES announced Tuesday.
— Ryan Randazzo
2:15 p.m. Tuesday: Some nursing home staffers cautious about COVID-19 vaccine
Vaccines are continuing to roll out to residents and staff at the approximately 145 skilled nursing facilities in Arizona.
Specific numbers were unavailable Tuesday, but Dave Voepel, executive director for the Arizona Health Care Association, said he anticipates that CVS Health and Walgreens will have visited every nursing home for the first round of vaccines by mid-January.
So far, the on-site clinics are "going as well as can be expected," he said.
Voepel said he visited three clinics last week. At those, he said 90-95% of residents were taking the vaccines and 40-45% of staff. He said some staff plan to get the vaccine when the pharmacies return to the facilities later this month but were waiting to see how their co-workers responded to the shot.
"Time will tell whether they do it or not," he said.
COVID-19 vaccines for nursing home residents and staff are not mandatory but are highly encouraged because the respiratory virus has proved to be especially deadly among the senior population.
The Arizona Department of Health Services did not respond immediately to a request for comment on when vaccines for assisted-living facilities will begin. CVS has said the state must activate the vaccines before they can start the clinics in assisted-living facilities.
Arizona has about 67,000 residents and staff in assisted living and 27,000 in nursing homes.
— Anne Ryman
Noon Tuesday: New hospital occupancy records reached as state adds 5,900 cases and 253 deaths
Arizona's hospital bed occupancy by COVID-19 patients again hit new records as the state ranked highest in the nation for its rate of new cases, with more than 5,900 new cases and 253 new known deaths reported on Tuesday.
The state's seven-day new-case average ranks highest nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID Data Tracker as of Monday.
The state data dashboard shows 92% of all ICU beds and 92% of all inpatient beds in Arizona were in use Monday, with 62% of ICU beds and 56% of non-ICU beds occupied by COVID-19 patients. Statewide, there were 136 ICU beds and 666 non-ICU beds available.
Tuesday's 5,932 new cases brought the total number of identified COVID-19 cases in the state to 567,474. As of Tuesday, 9,317 Arizonans are known to have died from the disease, according to the data dashboard from the Arizona Department of Health Services. Of the 253 newly reported deaths, 215 are from death certificate matching, per the department.
11 a.m. Tuesday: AZ National Guard trains volunteers to help at vaccination sites
The Arizona National Guard started training the first wave of Arizona residents who volunteered to help out at vaccination sites across the state on Monday, according to a press release posted on Twitter.
Once trained, the release said the volunteers will work with the medical community and the more than 700 citizen-soldiers and airmen working to combat the spread of COVID-19.
The volunteers primarily consist of medical students and retired medical professionals.
"This is a monumental call to service that requires a whole-of-community approach to accomplish," Michael McGuire, director of the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, said in the release. "I couldn't be prouder and I thank them for their service in Arizona."
The mobilization was a coordinated effort between the Governor's Office, the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs — all of which relied on the Arizona Emergency System for the Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals to acquire volunteers, according to the release.
— Jamie Landers
7:45 a.m. Tuesday: Mask protest forces Trader Joe's to close early
Anti-mask protests and videos of altercations over face mask requirements at businesses across the country continue to go viral even as coronavirus cases surge.
On Saturday, "Burn the Mask" protesters blocked the entrance of a Fresno, California, Trader Joe's, causing the grocer to close in the afternoon, the Fresno Bee reported.
In Los Angeles County, where nearly 1 in 5 people are testing positive, a group of protesters stormed a Ralphs grocery store Sunday, argued with customers over masks with one protester calling a fellow shopper a "mask Nazi," according to the Los Angeles Times.
Meanwhile, outside a Houston café, protesters waved American flags over the weekend after some customers were upset over having to wear face masks.
Mask compliance has sparked debates throughout the pandemic after Americans received mixed messages from authorities early on over whether they should wear face coverings in public places.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said for months that wearing masks slows the spread of COVID-19, but meanwhile, some politicians, including President Donald Trump, have been called out for not wearing one. As the nation edged further into the stay-at-home era, viral videos of conflicts over mask requirements at businesses have become common to see.
— Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY
4 p.m. Monday: Ducey to give annual 'State of the State" address Jan. 11
Gov. Doug Ducey will deliver this year's "State of the State" address virtually, broadcasting live from his office at the Capitol on Jan. 11.
The annual speech — a key opportunity for Ducey to lay out his legislative priorities — typically takes place in front of a crowd of lawmakers, community leaders and others at the Arizona House of Representatives. But packing the chamber didn't seem prudent this year, according to his office, given the state's surging COVID-19 numbers.
"This is the first State of the State delivered at a time like this, with a pandemic like COVID-19," spokesman C.J. Karamargin said. "So, we are mindful of that and taking the necessary precautions."
The Governor's Office said it will release additional details, including the start time for the broadcast and how to access it, later this week.
— Maria Polletta
3:30 p.m. Monday: Britain rolls out AstraZeneca vaccine, will delay second doses
Britain on Monday became the first nation to use the vaccine developed by Oxford University and drugmaker AstraZeneca, a vaccine not yet authorized for emergency use in the U.S.
The British National Health Service also endorsed delaying the second dose of the vaccine up to 12 weeks – three weeks is recommended – so more people can get a first dose. The U.K. is in the midst of an acute outbreak, recording more than 50,000 new coronavirus infections a day over the last seven days.
In the U.S., Dr. Anthony Fauci has said he opposes delaying the second dose. Moncef Slaoui, scientific adviser of Operation Warp Speed, has suggested two half-doses might be given to free-up vaccine for more people.
— John Bacon and Elinor Aspegren/USA Today
2:45 p.m. Monday: Getting COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of Americans is off to a slow start; why the holdup?
More than 12.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have shipped to U.S. states, but just over 2.5 million people received shots as of Wednesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Officials say the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations should pick up significantly in the coming weeks. For now, however, they point to a host of reasons for the lag, including vaccination systems still gearing up, federal funding that hasn't yet been disbursed to states and a requirement that states set aside vaccine for long-term-care facilities.
Add to that two holidays and three major snowstorms, Operation Warp Speed's Gen. Gustave Perna said at a briefing Wednesday.
While the vaccine rollout has been challenging, he said, problems with the system are being addressed.
"Here's what I have confidence in: Every day, everybody gets better, and I believe that uptake will increase significantly as we go forward," Perna said.
Operation Warp Speed, the federal vaccine program, will meet its target of delivering 20 million doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines by the end of the year, said Moncef Slaoui, the program's science adviser.
"There's a learning curve in the system," he said. "As vaccines become more available in pharmacies, it will become more straightforward. I expect that things will move quickly. What we should be looking at is the rate of acceleration over the coming weeks."
— Elizabeth Weise/USA Today
2 p.m. Monday: December smashed records for COVID deaths, cases
COVID-19 was disastrous in December, when one American died from the coronavirus about every 35 seconds. The United States reported 6,360,221 new cases — beating November's record by 1.9 million. And November had more than twice as many cases as any previous month of the pandemic, a USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows.
The U.S. reported 77,572 deaths in December, more than 16,800 deaths above the previous monthly record set in April. Weekly deaths peaked in December in 30 states.
The winter holidays also brought changes in who gets tested, how many testing sites are open, and how fast labs and governments reported data. That means some of December's numbers will end up be tabulated in January
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's premiere infectious disease expert, warned last week that January likely will be worse than December.
— Mike Stucka/USA Today
1:30 p.m. Monday: Another pandemic record: TSA screened 1.3 million travelers Sunday as holiday travelers headed home
More than 1.3 million travelers passed through the nation's airports on Sunday, a new pandemic travel record as passengers headed home from the holidays.
The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1,327,289 people, topping the 1,284,599 a week earlier on the Sunday after Christmas.
Those numbers are still down significantly from a year ago, but the the holiday travel season has been stronger than expected given the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advice to stay home during the year end holidays, a repeat of advice during Thanksgiving.
Passenger counts topped 1 million on 11 days beginning the Saturday before Christmas. During one stretch, there were five consecutive days of more than 1 million screened travelers.
The number of passengers screened fell below 100,000 in April. Numbers have climbed steadily since but didn't top 1 million until mid-October before retreating before the Thanksgiving and Christmas rush.
In 2019, the TSA screened as many as 2.6 million travelers a day during Christmas and New Year's.
— Dawn Gilbertson/USA Today
12:30 p.m. Monday: COVID-19 hospitalizations in AZ hit record highs as state reports over 5,100 new cases
Arizona's hospital bed occupancy by COVID-19 patients continued to hit new records as the state reported more than 5,100 new cases and three new known deaths on Monday.
Inpatient hospital beds, ICU beds and ventilators in use by COVID-19 patients all reached new records on Sunday.
The state data dashboard shows 93% of all ICU beds and 92% of all inpatient beds in Arizona were in use Sunday, with 61% of ICU beds and 54% of non-ICU beds occupied by COVID-19 patients. Statewide, there were 131 ICU beds and 667 non-ICU beds available.
Arizona's seven-day new-case average ranks second-highest in the nation, and public health experts expect the virus to spread further because of personal contact over the holidays.
The number of patients with suspected or known COVID-19 in ICUs across Arizona was at 1,082 on Sunday, a new record high. The previous record was 1,081 on Saturday. During the summer surge in mid-July, ICU beds in use for COVID-19 peaked at 970.
Arizonans with confirmed and suspected COVID-19 on ventilators tallied 782 on Sunday, also a new record high. Saturday's 762 was the previous record. During the summer surge, July 16 was the peak day for ventilator use with 687 patients.
New cases in Arizona have eclipsed 5,000 for 23 of the past 30 days.
Monday's 5,158 new cases brought the total number of identified COVID-19 cases in the state to 561,542. As of Monday, 9,064 Arizonans are known to have died from the disease, according to the data dashboard from the Arizona Department of Health Services.
10 a.m. Monday: Workers file hundreds of COVID-19 safety complaints
The Industrial Commission of Arizona received more than 400 complaints in 2020 about workplace safety during the novel coronavirus pandemic, but hadn't cited a single employer through mid-December.
The office is focused on education, not citations that can include financial penalties, an ICA spokesperson said.
The commission's Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health reviews complaints and contacts each business by phone, email or in-person, depending on the situation, according to Trevor Laky, the ICA spokesperson. Businesses must provide evidence that the complaint is invalid or correct the problem, he said.
The workplace safety division had received 418 pandemic-related complaints as of Dec. 16.
"The Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH) has been working tirelessly to help keep Arizona's workforce safe during this pandemic," Laky said in a statement.
Workplace inspections or investigations may not lead to a citation, but complaint files are only closed once an employer shows they are following state and federal recommendations and standards, according to Laky.
As Arizona battles among the highest rates of COVID-19 cases in the country, many of the recent complaints revolved around employers not enforcing mask usage or social distancing, according to Laky.
A handful of Phoenix-area residents described a range of workplace experiences to The Arizona Republic. Some feel safe working at home or confident in a socially distanced office. Others say they've lost trust in their employer for failing to require masks or other safety measures, and not alerting them when a coworker tests positive for the virus.


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The company surveyed over 500 executives to identify how firms are responding to increasing regulation and their use of technology. Four-in-ten (38%) said they had invested in new technology solutions, with the same proportion increasing their use of external advisors and consultants.
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Juan Antonio de Tagle-Bracho y de la Pascua Calderón,  conde de Casa Tagle de Trasierra (Cigüenza, 3 de junio de 1685-Lima, 28 de marzo de 1750), fue un noble e indiano español. Ostentó también el título de caballero de la Orden de Calatrava.

Biografía
Juan Antonio de Tagle-Bracho nació el 3 de junio de 1685 en la localidad cántabra de Cigüenza, perteneciente al municipio de Alfoz de Lloredo;hijo de Antonio de Tagle, hijodalgo de Ruiloba, y de Catalina de Bracho, descendiente de la casa noble de Bracho.

Emigró al Virreinato del Perú, donde emprendió varios negocios y consiguió una gran fortuna. Llegó a ser prior del Consulado de Lima, así como sargento mayor.

Promovió la construcción de la iglesia parroquial de Cigüenza, encargándosela a su hermano Francisco, párroco de Toñanes, y dándole 40.000 pesos para llevar a cabo la obra. El 25 de agosto de 1745, fue nombrado vizconde de Casa Tagle de Trasierra por el rey Fernando VI, como recompensa a sus donativos a la Real Hacienda Española. Cinco años después se le nombró Conde de Casa Tagle de Trasierra.

En su faceta de colonizador, aportó 20.000 pesos de ocho reales de plata para la formación de los pueblos indígenas.

Falleció en 28 de marzo de 1750 en la ciudad de Lima. Al morir sin descendencia, el título nobiliario pasó a su sobrino, Nicolás de Tagle, que ejerció como alcalde de dicha ciudad.

Véase también
 Condado de Casa Tagle de Trasierra

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Enlaces externos

Familia Tagle Bracho
Condes de España
Caballeros de la Orden de Calatrava
Indianos
Nobles de Cantabria
Nacidos en Alfoz de Lloredo

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Join some of Sydney's leading performers as they share the best, worst and most bizarre letters of complaint from the deep recesses of the City of Sydney archives. From a noisy sausage machine, to the bothersome smell of boiling tripe, this Late Night Library event indulges in a long list of comical neighbourly gripes.
Settle in to the Customs House Reading Room and rediscover Sydney's history in the words of those who lived in here.
Maeve Marsden is a writer, director, producer and performer who creates comedy, cabaret, live music and storytelling events. Lady Sings it Better (which Maeve directs and performs in) has toured to full houses and critical acclaim for six years, including Sydney Comedy Festival, Sydney Mardi Gras, Sydney Theatre Company Wharf Sessions, Melbourne and Adelaide Fringe Festivals, Glitter Festival Gold Coast, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Festival of Voices. Her new production, Mother's Ruin: A Cabaret about Gin, will be touring Australia in 2017 following sell out seasons at Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Melbourne Cabaret Festival and Festival of Voices. Maeve has curated seasons for City of Sydney's Late Night Library, created Sydney storytelling event, Queerstories, produced Pushy Women for Sydney Comedy Festival, and programmed 'blackcat lounge: a season of queer cabaret' for Sydney Mardi Gras. Her writing has appeared in Daily Life, The Guardian, Junkee, ABC, ArtsHub and other publications.
Anna has performed in various Sydney theatre productions including Face to Face (Sydney Theatre Company) and The Grief Parlour (Parramatta Riverside) as well as in television roles on Rake (ABC) and All Saints (7Network). She has toured Australia both as a gumnut in Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and as a singer with comedy cabaret act Lady Sings it Better. Anna has been the recipient of many a passive aggressive note from her strata management and can't wait to burn off some of her own passive aggression in Letters of Complaint.
George trained at the prestigious Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London. Recent theatre credits include Taming of the Shrew (Sport for Jove), Notes from Underground (SCO CarriageWorks) Cyrano de Bergerac and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead for The Sydney Theatre Company, Bull (Old Fitz and Sydney Arts Guide Winner of Best Independent Drama). Whilst in London, theatre credits included Longing (Hampstead Theatre), The Bowl (Young Vic), Othello (Emanate), Three Sisters (RCSSD), The Seagull (RCSSD), All's Well That Ends Well (RCSSD). Recent TV credits include the upcoming series Doctor, Doctor. George trained previously with Cheek By Jowl and Charles Sturt University and has voiced animations (selected for British Shorts Festival in Berlin) as well as appearing in several national and international commercial campaigns.
Sydney comedian Jennifer Wong presents Bookish on ABC iview, and is a regular guest on 702 ABC Sydney's Thank God It's Friday. Her favourite letters of complaint are W, A, and H.


This is Part 8 of a serial blog post. In Part 7, I take the leap into emotional counselling thanks to a bonus twist of getting a massage at the same time. In Part 6, I list every treatment, healing modality, and technique I've explored over a 20 year period. Missed the earlier posts? Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5.
At first, my focus was on finding more mobility, increased strength and less pain. Massage and the gym were a fantastic starting point, but over time I found I needed more. As I gained more awareness of my back, I became more attuned to all my other body issues. For instance, I had chronic headaches and stomach aches. I had recurring muscle spasms. My shoulders were so tight that my jaw felt constricted. One arm would go numb on a regular basis. I had so many little problems that it had been easier to just ignore them rather than to face them. But one thing led to another; one healer led to the next - and before I knew it, I was slowly conquering each issue, one healing session at a time, which, in turn, made me want to explore more.
I remember being completely overwhelmed by the wide array of practitioners and the names of different techniques. How was one supposed to choose? Which technique would help me the most? I knew I needed help, but what was I really looking for?
My dance background gave me all kinds of connections with different movement specialists, so I started there. One person would recommend another, and similarly, one technique would make me curious about another technique. Before I knew it, I was exploring all kinds of creative healing approaches.
Two that stand out are Alexander technique and Taoist self-healing techniques. I was not at all familiar with either of these approaches and did not know what to expect, but I headed towards each with curiosity and enthusiasm.
Alexander technique was developed to help change habits of accumulated tension which interfere with our natural ability to move easily. Since I had so much tension in my back, this sounded like a good fit for me, plus, the practitioner, Simon, had been a dancer, so I trusted his sense of movement.
At the start of the session, I stood in front of him, and he gently put his hand on my upper back. Immediately, the room started to spin and I felt like I was going to faint! He had hardly done anything, but my body did NOT like it. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but I was relieved when he suggested I lie down on the massage table.
This was a profound moment for me; it gave me an important insight: I needed to go slowly.
My body was so used to standing in a certain (unhelpful) way that even the slightest shift of alignment caused my whole system to react. The tension I was holding on to was my armour, my resistance; my safety net. I needed to learn to relax and let go. And then I needed to learn to hold myself up with new alignment awareness.
The Alexander technique helped me realize this. The treatment did not immediately 'fix' anything, nor did it immediately make me relax. Instead, it showed me that even the smallest adjustments can have a profound affect on the whole body - and on the mind as well. In fact, it made me aware of the importance of the mind-body connection and how every little reaction - from feeling dizzy or nauseous or sleepy or emotional - is part of what I now call 'the healing process'. I learned that the body knows what to do - it just needs a little coaxing, and it also needs cooperation.
After several sessions with Simon, it was recommended that I try meditation. That is when I met Daniel, a massage therapist who was studying Taoist self-healing techniques.
Taoist self-healing techniques are based on Taoism, an ancient Chinese system developed to help people achieve physical, emotional, and spiritual harmony. Daniel was teaching a meditation class, so he encouraged me to try it as a way to find calmness in my mind and body. I had always been intimidated by the idea of sitting quietly in meditation. I was a dancer; I preferred to move! But with new healing goals, I decided to give it a try.
It was a group class of about 20 people. The class started with each of us sitting in a chair and breathing with our eyes closed. It seemed easy enough, but, within seconds, my back started to burn. I needed to shift my position to get comfortable, but after a few minutes, the burning sensation came back even stronger. The area around my convex curve (the area of my scoliosis 'hump') felt like it was on fire. I shifted again. The teacher told me to stop moving, but I couldn't stay still. It was too painful to stay still. I felt embarrassed, then humiliated, and then I started to get very angry. I wanted to scream out, "You don't know what it's like!" or, "Just give me a few minutes and I will figure it out!".
Actually, what I really wanted to do was get up and leave. Or faint, or vomit, or lie down and go to sleep. I felt like a bad student; a loser. I was in pain, totally frustrated, and confused. I looked around the room and everyone else seemed so comfortable, sitting in silence, looks of contentment on their faces. I had relaxed into the Alexander technique and also undergone emotional counseling. Why was it was so hard for me to just sit still? And why was I so angry...?
Another 'ah-ha' moment: I had to face the fact that my body was still in trauma. It was still fragile. And trying hard to get better was not enough. In fact, trying 'hard' was the opposite of what I needed. The Harrington rods were gone, but the trauma they caused - both physically and emotionally - had been imprinted for 21 years. The scar tissue could be massaged away, but the emotional healing was just beginning. Along with the strengthening and repatterning of my muscles, I also had to re-align my ego from a place of being strong and stoic (or pretending to be strong and stoic!) to being open and receptive. I had to learn how to 'feel' differently; to let go of fear and trust my body; to listen to my body and respond with compassion towards myself. Everything was intertwined, and I started to notice that if my back was hurting my mood would change. And conversely, if I became emotionally stressed, my back would hurt, or my stomach would get upset, or I would get a headache. I had lived with so much body discomfort for so long that it took me a while to even notice these patterns. When I started to realize all of this, things started to get every interesting... AH-HA.
In general, the many healing techniques available out there ultimately all aim for a similar result: to help people find comfort in their bodies through some combination of shifting energy, promoting relaxation, increasing awareness, and developing mindfulness.
I was no longer overwhelmed by what to choose - I wanted to try them all!
After years of feeling powerless over my spine, trying different healing techniques - in this case Alexander and Taoist meditation - awakened me to a whole new world of hope and possibility, rather than fear and limitations.
As I got stronger and my confidence grew, I felt ready to move even more. A dancer friend was teaching a yoga class for dancers, so I decided to give it a try. Just like the meditation class, it started off easily, but before I knew it, the positions became more difficult. My dancer ego took over and I tried to keep up. Suddenly something went "pop", my back went into spasm, and I could hardly move.
In my next post, I will talk about what I learned from trying yoga and getting hurt, how I overcame that humbling spasm, and how that injury eventually led me to discover Yoga for Scoliosis… I also share how learning to "sit" properly would still take another 20 years, representing one of the hardest lessons of my life - a metaphor for the fact that what we think seems easiest is actually the hardest, how sometimes less is more, and that letting go can be harder than holding on.


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Charles Hoskinson: Blockstream Founder Adam Back 'Checks All The Boxes' as Satoshi
Inside the Ethereum co-founder's mental model of Satoshi.
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In a recent Cointelgraph interview, Ethereum co-founder and Cardano founder Charles Hoskinon said that he believes that Adam Back "checks all the boxes" as a Satoshi Nakamoto candidate.
The puzzle of Satoshi's true identity never seems to get old. Although Hoskinson admits that he does not have any hard evidence connecting the Blockstream's founder to the pseudonymous Bitcoin creator, he did make a mental profile of Satoshi — Back seemingly has a perfect fit.
Hoskinson believes that Satoshi was somebody, who lived either in Western Europe of the coastal United States, was comfortable with British English, and had a background in a distributed systems and cryptography:
"And then given some of the quirks in the Bitcoin code, like the use of Forth, for example, as the basis for the Bitcoin scripting language, it indicates an English education or Western European education, because that's just what the textbooks were using in the 1980s and 1990s and these things. So when you start adding all these things up, as well as an intimate familiarity of the cypherpunk movement. So they had to be a contemporary of Hal Finney, a contemporary of guys like David Chaum and so forth and aware of their work."
Back kept on working from Hashcash to Bitcoin
And according to Hoskinson, Back is one of the few people who satisfies these conditions. Back created a proof of work with Hashcash while he was at Microsoft, and furthermore had the knowledge to create a secure alias like "Satoshi Nakamoto":
"These are just great examples of what you would expect from the inventor of a proto-system that's almost Bitcoin, to kind of keep doing that research. The other thing is that Back is an expert in cryptography and he has a lot of experience in privacy. So you say, OK, who would have enough operational security knowledge to create an alias that's very secure and capable of defending against? That would be Back. Back was friends with Hal Finney, they knew each other for a long time. The very second person to enter the Bitcoin space."
Hoskinson's assessment notably diverges from that of blockchain co-inventor Scott Stornetta. Stornetta believes that a few hundred people had the qualifications to build Bitcoin.
Some prescient choices in Bitcoin
Hoskinson also observed some inconsistencies in Back's recounting of his relationship with Satoshi:
"There's been some changing stories there. First he said he ignored Satoshi, and then I guess he had some emails with him. Like, OK, again, is it important? No… If it is Adam Back, I suspect on his deathbed he'll let the world know."
Furthermore, Hoskinson said that some of Satoshi's decisions in Bitcoin's (BTC) design were well ahead of the curve:
"There were some extremely prescient choices of system level parameters that only became known after a lot of academic rigorous review. Like the difficulty readjustment target. Turns out that that was set above a theoretical threshold."
Satoshi has some unfinished business at Blockstream
Hoskinson further postulates that the Bitcoin creator was intimately familiar with Hashcash, and the choices made by Satoshi were brilliant:
"The choice of the elliptic curve was also really curious, secp256k1 is not a standard curve at the time that Bitcoin came out. But it turned out to be a very good choice of a curve. And it turned out to be a curve that was built on very solid foundations. So you had to at least understand a lot about elliptic curve cryptography to know that that would be a reasonable choice."
The design of proof-of-work would indicate that this person had been thinking about proof-of-work as a concept for quite some time, so they had to have significant familiarity with Hashcash as a mechanism. Hoskinson also believes it would make sense for Satoshi to be working at a company like Blockstream, because Blockstream would appear to be trying to remedy some of the problems with the original Bitcoin code:
"What's really curious is that it seems like there's been some attempts at Blockstream to repair the damage in the Bitcoin scripting language as unfinished business. In fact, there was a paper called Simplicity that they wrote, where they're actually revising and trying to redesign the Bitcoin script in a way that is a little bit better. So it feels like one of those things that if I was the creator of the system, I, of course, would come back and try to fix it later on."
At the same time, Hoskinson still believes that the only way to prove that Adam Back is Satoshi is through the code stylometry, by comparing the code that Back had written before Bitcoin.
Fortunately, plenty of Back's previous coding is available to would-be crypto sleuths.
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Fulfilling the promise of new technology unencumbered by security agendas
Fears China Diaoyu/Japan Senkaku Stand-off could lead to World War 3
A Way Through Cybersecurity Thickets – Open Letter to the New Zealand Government
Published by Village Connections at July 15, 2013
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An Open Letter To
Rt Hon John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand
Hon Amy Adams, Minister of Communications
Dear Rt Hon John Key and Hon Amy Adams,
This is to let you know that I have recently posted two blogs on the GCSB Bill.
They suggest a way through for the Government on the Bill that I believe could have the potential to first garner the support of all political parties in New Zealand, and then also international support from the United States, China, and other nations.
The blogs propose that the Government facilitates constructive discussions about international cybersecurity, starting out by getting together a consensus of New Zealand political parties willing to support such discussion. I find it hard to imagine any parties holding back from giving their support in principle to such a move.
The blogs then suggest that your Government consult with the United States, Chinese and other Governments about statements they have made about wanting mutually acceptable rules about the use of cybertechnologies. The blogs propose that you could very usefully follow up on these expressed desires by suggesting relatively low-key discussions and seminars, and latterly perhaps conference(s), could be developed through relevant embassies in Wellington as something of an "antipodean diplomatic village" (with the support of relevant and interested academics).
Generating world-wide antipathy, or good will?
Like others, I also particularly draw attention to the problems for burgeoning trade with China and other nations entailed in having a strong cyber-alignment with its major rival, the United States. Such alignment implicates New Zealand in massive programs of intrusion into the everyday lives and vital interests of countless ordinary people and their governments, businesses, universities and other institutions in China and numerous other countries.
Instead, New Zealand could seek to act as a facilitator of discussion and consensus between diverse interests about their concerns and how these might be best addressed.
By acting constructively in such a way New Zealand could, instead of finding itself having to make invidious choices between large and powerful rivals, help them to resolve issues and generate a lot of good will all round.
Towards bright technology-supported futures for all
Included in the second, most recent of the two blogs I have written are some tentative agenda items for discussion about a much more viable new international cyber-technology order than now exists, one that can get beyond the kinds of problems that are currently appearing in the news week-by-week.
The two blogs are:
From the Edward Snowden case to a new Switzerland of the Southern Hemisphere?
In a very practical vein, a New Zealand that helped to facilitate such discussion might also be able to develop new roles and a significant niche as a secure and universally trusted site for data storage, processing and consultancy services from its location, here, in a part of the world that is geographically removed from areas more susceptible to instability and conflict.
I am also writing to other political parties about these proposals.
Antipodean Village Blogger
The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last.
The person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.
Any fool can get the right answer, it takes real intelligence to first get the right question.
There is nothing so practical as a good theory.
What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?
The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.
Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion?
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
It is the safest of times, it is the riskiest of times.... What the Dickens is going on here?
Denton Morrison
Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.
Bill Vaughn
This morning I took out a comma and this afternoon I put it back again.
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
The trouble with our age is that it is all signposts and no destination.
The world has achieved brilliance without conscience.
Omar Bradley
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.
One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon we'll need a new definition.
The play was a great success, but the audience was a disaster.
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.
To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art.
The only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our particular path than we have yet got ourselves.
In a sense, Economic Analysis established my respectability so that I have been able to be disreputable ever since.
Kenneth Boulding
If you haven't found something to be passionate about, keep looking. The possibilities are endless.
Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.
On a cosmic scale, our life is insignificant, yet this brief period when we appear in the world is the time in which all meaningful questions arise.
We need the spirit of levity to counteract the laws of gravity.
Christchurch Wizard
To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.
Thoreau Walden
Thirty spokes share the wheel's hub, It is the center hole that makes it useful.
Shape clay into a vessel; It is the space within that makes it useful.
Cut doors and windows for a room: It is the holes which make it useful.
See simplicity in the complicated. Achieve greatness in little things.
It is by being alive to difficulty that one can avoid it.
Be patient towards all that is unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves.
I Ching Wisdom
In the hands of a great master, all material is productive.
Only connect...Live in fragments no longer ...
The world has become too complex for individuals...to have enough knowledge to tackle complex problems by themselves.
Gerhard Fischer
Conflict will not and should not cease, but will creative be, when wrapped in peace.
One reason why we fail to learn is that we only talk to those who agree with us.
...what might I hope for?
Learning through play.
New Zealand Playcentre movement
Knowledge is transgressive. Nobody, in my awareness, has succeeded anywhere for very long in containing knowledge. It seeps through institutional structures like water through pores of a membrane.
Gibbons & Nowotny
I believe New Zealand can aim to be the first nation to be truly sustainable - across the four pillars of the economy, society, the environment, and nationhood.
NZ Prime Minster Helen Clark, 2007
To learn gives the liveliest of pleasure.
Know that many personal troubles cannot be solved merely as troubles, but must be understood in terms of public issues.
C Wright Mills
A compelling story connects personal experience to public narratives, allowing society to "speak itself" through each individual.
Ronald Berger
Human societies not only have an ability to learn, but they also 'learn to learn' and experience themselves as 'constructed'.
Alberto Melucci
Drama is a mirror of society.
Dorothy Heathcote
Whether you are a politician or a bureaucrat, a business person or an academic, you should be paying creative writers and artists to produce your content
Ross Himona
It's all a question of story. We are in trouble just now because we do not have a good story. We are in between stories.
Dare to create!


When you find out that you need dental work done, it's important to understand exactly what's happening and why you are being recommended a particular treatment. If it has recently been suggested that you get crowns or bridges, you might be wondering a few things. What are crowns and bridges, anyway? Why do you need them? How can they help?
A crown is a cap that is placed on top of a damaged tooth and is made out of a porcelain-like substance.
How will a crown help me?
Getting a crown can help you keep a damaged tooth instead of needing to have it pulled. Some teeth are so badly damaged that they're beyond help, but if a tooth looks like it can be saved, getting a crown can help keep you from needing dentures or a completely manufactured tooth.
A dental bridge is an appliance that is put into a gap where a tooth originally was. Bridges can be made out of porcelain, just like crowns can.
A bridge can help you have a complete smile. By replacing lost teeth, bridges can also help you have an easier time eating tough foods. If losing teeth has caused your speech abilities to decline, bridges can also help improve your speech.
Additionally, when some teeth are missing, it becomes easier for other teeth to move around in your mouth, so getting a bridge could help your remaining teeth stay in the correct position, too. Unlike dentures, bridges are permanent fixtures.
If you have gaps in your mouth because you've lost one or more teeth, bridges are recommended to keep your other teeth healthy and to help you with other aspects of your life that may have become more difficult because of tooth loss.
At Leary Family Dentistry, we strive to provide dental solutions that are NOT noticeable, rather that create a beautiful, natural-looking smile. Our bridges are no different in that yours will be custom designed to look as much like your natural tooth as possible.
Crowns and bridges are fairly common dental appliances that are very useful for people with missing or damaged teeth.
To schedule your appointment, complete our online form, or call us at (704) 394-3109.


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We are proud to announce that Skyline has been selected as an Aon Best Employer—Canada 2016, Gold Level.
This past summer, our staff were asked to participate in an in-depth study pertaining to their level of engagement and job satisfaction. Skyline's executives and human resources departments each completed additional surveys, rounding out Aon's three separate components to the study.
Having scored a 78% engagement rate as calculated by Aon, we were selected as a Gold-Level Best Employer – a remarkable achievement for a first-time applicant!
Further to this recognition, the data retained from the program will give Skyline's leadership team candid insight into our largest strengths and areas for improvement, and how we compare with other organizations on these aspects.
A full list of Aon Best Employers in Canada is featured in the November 2015 issue of Canadian Business Magazine, which hits newsstands today. You can also view a list of this year's winners on the Canadian Business website.


The Houston Bar Association's Elder Law Committee is sponsoring a FREE Will-a-Thon for low-income seniors (60+ and spouses), disabled persons, and veterans (of any age) who wish to have a simple will and other end of life planning documents prepared.
Interested applicants should call (713) 228-0735 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. The last day to call for an appointment is March 31.
*Initial consultation date is Wednesday, April 5, with signing ceremony held on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Once applicants qualify for the program, they must go to the Tidwell Park and Community Center located at 9720 Spaulding on both days.


Looking for something different this Halloween? Get this Pumpkin the Cat amigurumi kit to DIY your own Halloween decor or gift!
This cat amigurumi kit will be sent out in 3-5 business days after payment is received. After purchase, you will be provided with the link to download the pattern. And you will receive the shipping notification after the material kit is shipped out.
This pattern is quite straightforward and only requires basic crochet stitches, but requires handling of small crochet parts and some simple embroidery. There are as many as 25 photos in 11 pages of detailed instructions to help you follow the pattern easily. The pattern is written in US terminology.
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Ms. Magazine Article on Shireen Lewis
Jun 7, 2000 | Article
by R. Erica Doyle
1997, SHIREEN LEWIS WAS ANOTHER isolated scholar climbing up the ivory tower, teetering on the brink of that limbo known as ABD (all but dissertation) "Something was going to give," Lewis remembers, "and It wasn't going to be me!" Drawing on her Trinidadian roots, which stress Interdependence and education, Lewis created SisterMentors Dissertation Support Groups, her antidote to the academy's chronic undervaluing of scholarship by and about women of color. In a space donated by SisterSpace and Books, a Washington, D.C. bookstore, Lewis and four colleagues began to meet, employing an interactive model of goal setting, time management, and peer mentoring. A year and a half later, all but one have received their Ph.Ds. (Only about half of entering doctoral students ever finish, and only 2.5% of those are women of color.) SisterMentors has attracted the praise of the American Association of University Women and, today, boasts three groups totaling 20 women, with an extensive waiting list. Six will graduate this year–among them, the first Tibetan woman to receive an advanced degree outside of Asia.
"My Dream is for these groups to change the theory and practice of the academy and create communities of genius."
Shireen Lewis
Black Girlhood
by Shireen Lewis | Article, Shireen Lewis
The Black Scholar continues to celebrate the journal's Fiftieth Anniversary with the release of its latest issue, "Black Girlhood," which highlights the significance, challenges and beauty of Black girls. There is a growing body of scholarship on the experiences of...
Lewis '89 is Ebony "Unsung Hero"
by SisterMentors | Article, Shireen Lewis
Originally published in UVA Lawyer - Fall 2009 - View Original Article Dr. Shireen Lewis '89 received an "Unsung Hero" award from Ebony magazine, for making a difference for children, schools, and communities. Lewis is the executive director of EduSeed and founder of...
Shireen Lewis, Entre solidarité et générosité
by Shireen Lewis | Article
Qu'ont en commun Losang, la Tibétaine, Najat, la Saoudienne et Kangbai, l'Africaine? Elles font parties du programme de SisterMentors, une organisation basée à Washington, qui encourage l'éducation parmi les femmes et les jeunes filles de couleur.


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Triple Crown champion Justify strides back onto…
Triple Crown champion Justify strides back onto his hometown track of Santa Anita
Triple crown winner Justify along with jockey Mike Smith, left, and trainer Bob Baffert at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
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PUBLISHED: June 23, 2018 at 7:03 pm | UPDATED: June 23, 2018 at 8:37 pm
By Natasha Pinon, Contributing writer
Just 125 days after his debut at Santa Anita Park, Triple Crown winner Justify made a triumphant return to his home turf Saturday.
This time, he visited Santa Anita not to run the track as a competitor but instead to take a well-deserved victory lap in honor of his new status as the 13th winner of thoroughbred racing's three jewels — the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
Thousands of Southern California fans lined up early and streamed into the Arcadia park for a glimpse of the undefeated 3-year-old.
Triple crown winner Justify makes his way to the track at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. Justify is descended from Seattle Slew, Secretariat, Count Fleet, War Admiral, Omaha and Gallant Fox, all of whom also won the American Triple Crown. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Triple crown winner Justify along with jockey Mike Smith and trainer Bob Baffert were honored at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Fans look on as triple crown winner Justify is paraded along the track at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Triple crown winner Justify's jockey Mike Smith, left, along with trainer Bob Baffert at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Triple crown winner Justify trainer Bob Baffert at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Trainer Bob Baffert, left, along with Jockey Mike Smith walk behind triple crown winner Justify at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. Justify is descended from Seattle Slew, Secretariat, Count Fleet, War Admiral, Omaha and Gallant Fox, all of whom also won the American Triple Crown. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Triple crown winner Justify trainer Bob Baffert, left, poses for pictures at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Fans take pictures with a large cut out of triple crown winner Justify and jockey Mike Smith at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Triple crown winner Justify's jockey Mike Smith at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Fans look on as triple crown winner Justify is paraded around the track at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
A fan watches as triple crown winner Justify along with jockey Mike Smith and trainer Bob Baffert make their way to the track at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Triple crown winner Justify along with jockey Mike Smith and trainer Bob Baffert at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Triple crown winner Justify's trainer Bob Baffert makes his way from the track at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Triple crown winner Justify makes his way back to the barn at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Ca., on Saturday, June 22, 2018. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)
Beginning with his Santa Anita debut, Justify remarkably won his first six races ever over the course of just 112 days. Half of these races comprised his Triple Crown-clinching performance.
Justify's Triple Crown win was also notable for the history-making accomplishments of his trainer and jockey.
Mike Smith, his jockey, was the oldest jockey to win the Triple Crown, at 52.
Bob Baffert, his trainer, was only the second trainer to win the crown twice. Baffert snagged the 2015 Triple Crown with his American Pharoah.
Both were visibly appreciative; Smith signed 3,000 posters for fans on the morning of the parade.
The enthusiasm of Justify's team made for an especially celebratory homecoming. Fans understood that this might be their last chance to see the champion; he's expected to be retired to stud after just a handful of competitive starts.
On the grass island inside of the walking ring where Justify first emerged for the crowd, a statue of Seabiscuit was decorated for the day with a saddle blanket reading: "Justify."
After making four trips around the walking ring, Justify entered the track through the infield tunnel.
As he made his way to the Winner's Circle, "I Love L.A." blared on the loudspeakers, a fitting ring to his official homecoming.
To mark the occasion, Smith and Baffert were presented with letters on behalf of the mayor and City of Arcadia by council member Roger Chandler.
As the fanfare was winding down, Baffert noted: "It's been a good, long journey."
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Steve Jobs: American innovator, almost-action figure.
Though we still believe that we have not overstepped any legal boundaries, we have decided to completely stop the offer, production and sale of the Steve Jobs figurine out of our heartfelt sensitivity to the feelings of the Jobs family.
The statement went on to say explain the true level of sincerity CEO Tandy Cheung had in crafting the doll. But is Apple justified in claiming intellectual property over Steve Jobs' likeness? I just hope all those eager Jobs fans that pre-ordered the $99-plus dolls can still get their refunds.
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calculated up to 5 posts. I'm not going to argue about this. So i'll just forget this never happened.
Sadly, I don't celebrate halloween.
and found these BEAUTIFUL costumes.
I picked 2 of my favorite costumes and here it is!
FIRST: MAD MINIONS! OMG. This outfit is so adorable. I feel like i'm five again.
the suspenders. Like bruh, those are some bomb suspenders. I bet if anyone wears this tonight, everyone would want to talk about you, be you, and you'll just be the talk of the night.
where I am, it's pretty cold!
be wearing a bikini on a 49 degree afternoon.
leg warmers. Those are bomb.
So that's it for today guys! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!


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Concours Mold has purchased an ONA TQX10 twin head machine. After conducting various EDM tests this Canadian firm decided on the ONA machine, based on its superior results in both productivity and final quality.
Industria de Turbo Propulsores, S.A. (ITP), líder en Ingeniería, Investigación y Desarrollo, Fabricación y Fundición, Montaje y Pruebas de motores aeronáuticos y turbinas de gas, confía en el potencial de 12 máquinas de electroerosión por penetración para erosionas las stip seal slots en los segmentos de NGV de turbinas de baja presión.
TQX10: Developments in the Concours double head machine
With over 20 years' experience in the industry of mold manufacturing, the North American company Concours Mold, specializes in the design and manufacture of injection molds, compression and RIM (reaction injection) molds, providing service to a variety of industries, including the automotive industry, and the heavy trucks and consumer goods sector. With leading-edge facilities in Canada, the United States and Mexico, its maximum priority is to guarantee the quality, precision and profitability of its products, which is why it has a team of highly qualified professionals who share the common objective of being the best in their industry. Concours Mold has strived to ensure that its equipment uses state-of-the-art technology. Only with the most advanced machinery can it reach its quality and lead time objectives and maintain its leadership in the sector. Always up to date with market trends, it invests time and money in order to stay at the forefront of its industry. In keeping with this philosophy, Concours Mold has purchased the ONA TQX10 double head model to replace a previous ONA model that it bought in 2004. The Canadian company carried out different erosion tests with ONA and two competing manufacturers, and finally decided on the ONA model, thanks to its better results in both productivity as well as in final quality.
The combination of the two heads working simultaneously means that large moulds can be finished in half the time. This leads to a reduction in delivery time, while the quality and precision of the final result is ensured.
The machine integrates two 132-position robotic electrode tool changers.
It is fitted with a radio-frequency identification system (RFID) for the electrodes for a better and more precise management of the production processes.
It has a fully automated eco-friendly filter.
It integrates a powerful CNC that can control up to 8 axes at the same time and does 3D machining without limitations.
The two heads can work independently, meaning two cavities can be eroded at the same time and separately in a large workpiece.
• Mechanics The distance between the heads has been reduced by half.
• Distance between heads = 500 mm.
• Vertical extension with double chuck.
• Automatic interference management: two heads sharing the space. The two heads are communicated so there can be coordination in common erosion zones.
• Offline programming with Cimatron and JMS.
• The dielectric level is automatically adjusted to the head level depending on the erosion position.
• Software specially developed for double head machines.
Company CONCOURS MOLD Inc.
Address Lakeshore, Ontario – Canada N8N 5C4
Other production plants in Mexico (Puebla) and USA (Alabama).
Employees 380 employees.
Foundation year 1994
Activity Design and manufacture of molds with one to two cavities for injection moulding, RIM and compression processes, in the main, for the automotive industry (molds for the outside and inside of automobiles). The plants work 24 hours, 7 days a week.
It also manufactures molds for heavy truck components and a variety of consumer goods for clients like Rubbermaid and Electrolux.
Turnover 2014 90 million US$. It holds third place in the ranking of mold manufacturers in Canada (almost certainly in the American continent too)
Customers General Motors, Ford, Nissan, Chrysler, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, Rubbermaid and Electrolux.
Equipment Its equipment includes ONA double head machines: a THS700 and a TX8 B1L. It also has other die-sinking and wire EDM models.
Delivery date 8-24 weeks, depending on the size of the mold and its complexity.
Number of molds / year 300-350, depending on the size.
Associations Canadian Association of Mold Makers (CAMM); Automotive Parts Manufacturer's Association (APMA).
Sectors Automotion, consumer goods, equipment and heavy trucks.
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Spacious 3/2 that has been well maintained. This home features a level, almost entirely-usable 1.5 acre lot (a rarity in Dahlonega!). Plenty of parking and storage available. Detached garage could also make a great workshop. A great find for buyers seeking peace and quiet with plenty of privacy.


Increasingly, the use of stone isn't limited to just exteriors and facades. More and more, stone is finding its way inside homes. Stone brings warmth and character to stainless-steel kitchens. It introduces subtle color to bedrooms, dining rooms and bathrooms. With its dazzling array of tones and textures, our Stakledge Collection is an incredibly expressive building material that's revolutionizing the industry.


VEO Group enable professional learning through observing, communicating and improving.
VEO Group was first established in 2013 by Jon Haines and Paul Miller. Backed by Newcastle University, in 2014 the startup began searching for a digital agency to design and build their first Minimum Viable Product (MVP). This was an iPad app to be used for recording, tagging and reviewing key learning moments.
As well as the design and build of the iPad app, we have produced a web portal and API. The integrated solution allows users to record and tag their videos on the iPad and then use the portal to share videos, communicate with other users and create portfolios.
The build of the web portal started with an Eden Agency Sprint Week. The result of the process was a web portal prototype to be used for user testing. Feedback from the testing then helped us to determine the best decisions to make for the user experience.
The whole project has been created with a focus on future growth. Each iteration, change or improvement to the solution was based on reviewing past results.
VEO has seen rapid growth since launch in 2014 and is now used in over ten countries by companies from multiple sectors including education, medical and insurance.
Eden are a fantastic company to work with. They've worked with us throughout VEO's journey and helped something that was an idea, to a system that is supporting professional learning for thousands globally, and scaling rapidly. Our experience of working with Eden over this time have given us complete confidence in the quality of their work, and their strategic suggestions are feeding directly into our customers' satisfaction and our business growth. Overall, Eden are creative, accessible and highly trustworthy as long term development partners.


Tom Chapin delighted the PSE students and staff last year and we are thrilled to have him back! Mr. Chapin makes music for all ages, but we particularly love his songs for children.
Mr. Chapin holds a unique spot in children's music because he has achieved the trifecta –his songs are loved by children, parents, and teachers alike! His songs have been used so regularly in classrooms across America that he has a page on his website dedicated to teachers that lists his songs and lessons that could be taught using them.
In his five decades as a singer, songwriter and guitarist, Mr. Chapin has won three GRAMMYs. They are for his spoken-word albums for children: Mama Don't Allow, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly and The Train They Call The City Of New Orleans.
Mr. Chapin's most recent album, 70, is for grown-ups and features songs on the topics of social activism, the importance of art in schools, and ecological issues.
The video below provides insight into how and why Mr. Chapin started making music for children.


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Myq Kaplan is insanely hilarious. And he's vegan. And no, that is not a typo. Not only was he a finalist for NBC's "Last Comic Standing," but Myq's CD — Vegan Mind Meld — was one of iTunes' top 10 bestselling comedy CDs of 2010, and received massive critical acclaim. If you listen closely to Myq's jokes — when you're not choking on your tofu from laughing — you'll find that Myq is a passionate vegan and do-gooder whose humor is surprisingly, and apparently effortlessly, thought-provoking. And he's provoking thoughts in some crazy mainstream venues like, say, The Conan O'Brien Show. We had the pleasure of interviewing him recently for our podcast, and we only had to pay him in hummus and hugs (at the same time — weird).
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Oh, what a great post! I love Myq Kaplan and was so happy when I found out he was vegan.
I think he is the greatest! He's handsome, intelligent and very VERY funny. Love ya Myq!


Have you ever dreamt of visiting the wonderful city of love? Of learning how to party the French way? All this while discovering the means of transportation of the future?
Whether you want to visit La Tour Eiffel, the Champs Elysées or the Louvres museum, Paris can't wait to meet you in person and have you discover its secrets. Welcome to the country with BEST food and drinks in the world!
Ladies and Gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts cause this course will drive you to the edge of technology faster than the speed of light!
Transportation is a crucial issue, including sustainable development, energy transfers, artificial intelligence, fluid mechanics… With amazing teachers and renowned professionals, master the skills that will allow humanity to travel greener, faster and smarter than ever.
We have also planned some halt during our journey: activities, city rallies and of course, our famous parties! Your days will be filled with paintball, escape games, visits… and you will enjoy the craziest parties of your life. Nine nights, nine parties, nine unforgettable memories.
In short, this course will teach you to party harder and move greener, faster and smarter.
So don't be shy and just apply!
Students will get some knowledge about futuristic means of transportation, such as electric cars, autonomous vehicles, electric planes, hyperloop… And all the technologies behind these innovations.
Writing exam or case study or oral presentation.
Motivation letter, questions, sociability, willingness to learn about future of transportation.
All the participants will be hosted on our campus.
For lunch : school's restaurant at no extra cost, everything will be pre-paid by the LBG. For breakfast and dinner : homemade meals prepared and offered by the LBG.
By car or by train (RER B), everything.


In the world of theatre, it's not too difficult to find a play that will enrich your soul, or tickle your emotions, but it's difficult to find a piece that's undeniably fun. Thankfully, Zach Theatre, led by award-winning director Michael Baron, has answered the call with a production of Rick Elice's "Peter and the Starcatcher", a clever prequel to the world-famous children story "Peter Pan" based upon the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, which takes several elements from the original story, throws them into the blender, and then forgets to put on the lid, creating an explosion of color, adventure, and swashbuckling excitement.
The plot of "Peter and the Starcatcher" can be a bit of a heavy load to take in at first. We find Lord Leonard Astor and his daughter, Molly, who are journeying to the island of Rundoon to transport a mysterious trunk, when they run afoul of a group of pirate who wish to have the trunk for themselves. What follows is a ridiculous roundabout, which leads everyone to an island full of flying crocodiles, Italian natives, and bizarre mermaids. It's madcap, and it's definitely silly, but it's also the most fun I've had at the theatre in some time.
At times, "Peter and the Starcatcher" flies by the audience at remarkable speeds, and it's a credit to director Michael Baron that he makes these scenes not only coherent, but a treat to take in. The play has a remarkable momentum, with many scenes playing off like Benny Hill sketches, until we're allowed a moment to breathe, and take in the impeccably designed sets by Scott Groh, which is underscored by the sumptuous lighting design by Matt Webb. They really help to create a fascinating fantasyscape that's at once reminiscent of the swashbuckling pirate adventures we know, and something all its own.
There's not an ounce of shame on the stage at any time, and this confidence in the actors really pays off. They take wild chances, creating explosive and wild characters that take us on an impeccably crafted journey. In particular, J. Robert Moore's Black Stache is so deliciously over-the-top that the stage gets a few steps brighter every time he arrives, striding across the boards with a gaunt and elegant style that you can't help but be delighted by. He's lithe, he's silly, and he makes such entertaining choices, that it's hard to not crack a smile when he traipses across the boards. Also bringing her share of delight is Sara Burke as the female lead, Molly. So rarely do we see a strong female character on stage, and Sara Burke carries this young girl with a rare composure, while still bringing that certain childish attitude to the role to remind us that this character is, after all, only a 13-year-old girl.
Of course, we mustn't forget about the titular character, Peter, who will one day become the world famous Peter Pan. Here, he spends most of his time as an unnamed boy, and he carries the role with an awkward sincerity. He has fun and runs around as much as the other "lost boys", but there's something more guarded, more tucked away about him, until his last few moments. Watching this quiet, awkward boy become the Peter Pan we know and love is one of the delights of the show, and though we know where the road will end, we love seeing his journey in getting there. In particular, Peter's relationship with Black Stache, the future Captain Hook, is well designed, as the two play off each other in really hilarious ways.
In the culinary journey that is the theatrical experience, "Peter and the Starcatcher" is a big slice of chocolate cake, but one can't deny it's a good one. It may not be particularly culturally fulfilling, but it's colorful, loud, and silly fun. The action is fluid and dynamic, but rarely confusing, and one never knows what's coming next (which is never more evident as in the opening scene of the third act). True all-ages entertainment, it's a swashbuckling ride that'll bring you back to the wonders of your youth.