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CAN YOU DIG IT? Summer Reading Program kicks off in Ellensburg
The Ellensburg Public Library’s Summer Reading Program kicked off this week with a wide range of activities for kids and adults under the theme “Unearth a Story.” “We’re running with the fun dinosaur theme,” said longtime Youth Services Librarian Sue Hart, who planned most of the events for children and teens before making the move to Public Services Librarian in March.
USACE announces full restoration of Baltimore's Fort McHenry Federal Channel
BALTIMORE — As part of the Unified Command response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving today restored the Fort McHenry Federal Channel to its original operational dimensions of 700 feet wide and 50 feet deep for commercial maritime transit through the Port of Baltimore.
USACE clears wreckage from limited access channel in Port of Baltimore
BALTIMORE — With the removal of a 560-ton section of structural steel on April 22, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cleared enough wreckage from a 35-foot-deep limited access channel, in accordance with USACE’s commitment to deliver it by the end of April. The LAC runs the northern portion of the wider and federal channel, which has been blocked since the March 26, 2024, collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leading effort to clear Fort McHenry Channel following Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District activated its Emergency Operations Center March 26, clearing the way for engineering, construction, contracting and operations specialists to begin the complex process of clearing the damage and debris along the Fort McHenry Channel following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, to restore safe navigation in and out of the Port of Baltimore.
Army Corps of Engineers supporting recovery operations following Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District activated its Emergency Operations Center March 26, clearing the way for more than 1,100 engineering, construction, contracting and operations specialists to provide support to local, state and federal agencies following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. In accordance with federal authorities, USACE continues the effort to clear the Federal channel as part of the larger interagency recovery effort.
Army Corps of Engineers is supporting recovery operations following Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
BALTIMORE — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District has activated its emergency operations center, clearing the way for more than 1,100 engineering, construction, contracting and operations specialists to provide support to local, state and federal agencies following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, March 26, 2024. In accordance with USACE’s federal authorities, USACE will lead the effort to clear the federal channel as part of the larger interagency recovery effort.
Raystown Lake incorporates new fishing tournament safety measures ahead of 2024 recreation season
7 RAYSTOWN LAKE, Pa. – In an effort to increase visitor safety, minimize traffic congestion and provide safe access for emergency vehicles at boat ramps during peak recreation season at Raystown Lake, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, requests that fishing tournament directors schedule the start and end times of their tournaments outside of peak capacity weekend hours, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, between Memorial Day and Labor Day holiday weekends, when...
Health Care Beat Episode 18: Future Of Health Care In The US Series — Nursing Homes And Long-Term Care Facilities (Podcast) - Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences - United States
United States: Health Care Beat Episode 18: Future Of Health Care In The US Series — Nursing Homes And Long-Term Care Facilities (Podcast) 02 November 2021 by Adam H. Laughton , Chris DeMeo and Cynthia Mitchell Seyfarth Shaw LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Health Care Beat is brought to you by Seyfarth's cross-disciplinary health care team.
Renewables + Storage beats out Gas Generation
Bill McKibben’s April 28th The New Yorker weekly column “The Climate Crisis”, citing Carbon Tracker’s April 2021 “The Sky’s the Limit” report, that finds globally, solar and wind are a huge new cheap energy resource, is good news. The report states that the fossil fuel era is over, and that by the mid 2030s solar and wind will have pushed fossil fuels out of the electricity sector, and out of total energy supply by 2050.
Certain Senior Living Facilities Can Elect Out Of The Business Interest Limitation
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 29, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2021-9 (the “Procedure”), which provides a safe harbor that allows the owner or operator of certain senior living facilities (a “Nursing Business”) to elect out of a limitation on the amount of “business interest” that the Nursing Business can deduct each year.
Certain Senior Living Facilities Can Elect Out of the Business Interest Limitation | JD Supra
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 29, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2021-9 (the “Procedure”), which provides a safe harbor that allows the owner or operator of certain senior living facilities (a “Nursing Business”) to elect out of a limitation on the amount of “business interest” that the Nursing Business can deduct each year.
Testing Success Story; It Takes an Island
We are on the brink of testing nearly 20,000 individuals, asymptomatic and symptomatic, for Covid-19 on the Vineyard while maintaining an enviable infection rate of .005. That we made it this far with all the challenges of living and working in a summer resort community in the midst of a global pandemic is a testament to several factors, including the early shutdown of construction which went beyond the state mandate.
50-State Survey of Liability Protections For Senior Living and Long-Term Care Facilities | JD Supra
We are pleased to provide you with our 50-State Survey of Liability Protections for Senior Living and Long-Term Care Facilities. Several states across the country have recently taken executive and/or legislative action that protects health care providers from civil and, in some cases, criminal liabilities arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the most vulnerable providers covered by such protections are senior/assisted living and other long-term care facilities.
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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As previously reported, the CARES Act impacts long-term care (LTC) facilities, including skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs). In addition to this legislative action, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has implemented several waivers which are intended to provide flexibility in day-to-day operations while allowing for measures to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Increasing Efficiency, Accuracy and Speed: the Use of Bot Technology in Real Estate Transactions | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
Column an insult to our flag and country
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A news vet meets blockchain and sees the chance for a digital do-over
The Poynter Institute's Morning Mediawire breaks down and delivers the most important stories you need to start your day. Delivered to your inbox every morning before work. Sign up here . Vivian Schiller says she wasn’t looking for a full-time job. The digital veteran of Twitter, NBC News, NPR and The New York Times had come to enjoy the “portfolio life” of board duties and consulting. An acquaintance at the Civil Media Company told her about a “foundation council” it was putting together.
The rise, fall and possible rebirth of The Cannabist, once the darling of the cannabis media industry
The rise, fall and possible rebirth of The Cannabist, once the darling of the cannabis media industry Ricardo Baca was at his desk in the heart of The Denver Post’s (then) downtown newsroom on Nov. 7, 2016, plotting strategy for what he called “the most significant election in cannabis history.” Nine state initiatives for legalization were on the ballot — including recreational in California and medical in Arkansas, squarely in the Bible Belt.
The rise, fall and possible rebirth of The Cannabist, once the darling of the cannabis media industry
Ricardo Baca was at his desk in the heart of The Denver Post’s (then) downtown newsroom on Nov. 7, 2016, plotting strategy for what he called “the most significant election in cannabis history.” Nine state initiatives for legalization were on the ballot — including recreational in California and medical in Arkansas, squarely in the Bible Belt.
To get the 'good debt' tick, infrastructure needs to be fit for the future
In distinguishing between “good” and “bad” debt, federal Treasurer Scott Morrison equates good debt with infrastructure investment. However, not all infrastructure investment announced in the budget is necessarily “good”. We are now in the Anthropocene – a new geological age defined by the global scale of humanity’s impact on the Earth – which places new requirements on our infrastructures.
High Country News
The Nov. 23 stories “The city as sponge,” about Los Angeles possibly designing its way to water independence, the related story “The Revival of Mono Lake,” and the cover story, “Water Hustle,” brought back the July 16, 2015, TED Radio Hour: “Finite: Ideas about the Resources We Use and How to Make the Most of What’s Left.” About 14.5 minutes in, John Foley, an ecologist who runs the California Academy of Sciences, offers this observation (which I paraphrase): “Just think about the last 50 years.
Martha’s Vineyard follows a healthy path into the new year
Goodbye to 2015, with a glance back and a look ahead to 2016. Again this year, The Martha’s Vineyard Times invited several Island leaders and community members to consider some of the accomplishments and challenges of the past year and peer ahead to the New Year.
Why California Needs to Think Differently About How It Supports Energy Efficiency
The imperative to change the way California implements energy efficiency is compelling and immediate. California’s energy efficiency programs are not meeting today’s grid-scale and local distribution service challenges, nor are they capable of supporting the state’s climate goals. Even with the state’s massive ratepayer-funded efficiency programs since the 2000-2001 energy crisis, energy use and peak loads have increased, and they are forecast to continue to grow.
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