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Exports of fresh produce from Bangladesh have been hit in the wake of flight restrictions imposed by several Middle Eastern countries to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, exporters said yesterday.
The Middle East, home to more than five million Bangladeshi migrant workers, is the biggest destination for the locally grown vegetables and fruits, which brought home $100 million in the last fiscal year.
The perishables are shipped by air cargoes and their shipment began to suffer after Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman slapped entry restrictions on international flights, including those from Bangladesh.
"Our exports to these destinations have come to a halt because of cancellation of the flights. We are facing the curb just at the beginning of the main export season to the Middle East," said Mohammed Monsur, general secretary of the Bangladesh Fruits Vegetables & Allied Products Exporters' Association (BFVAPEA).
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are two major export destinations for fresh vegetables and fruits and 60-70 tonnes of the perishable are shipped through air cargoes from Dhaka daily.
The shipment has nearly halved over the last one week, Monsur said.
Exports of vegetables slumped 40 per cent year-on-year to 3,000 tonnes in the January-February period of 2020, BFVAPEA data showed.
This was the first blow for vegetable and fruit exporters, who were upbeat about exceeding the annual shipment targets for the current fiscal year of 2019-20, thanks to increasing demand for local fresh produce.
Fresh fruits and vegetables export bounced back in fiscal 2018-19, ending four-straight years of slump, on the back of higher demand and efforts aimed at improving farming and packaging practices in order to produce and ship disease-free crops.
Shipment of fresh produce hit a four-year high of 61,500 tonnes in the last fiscal year, up 52 per cent year-on-year, according to data compiled by the Hortex Foundation under the agriculture ministry.
Export receipts from vegetables shot up 93 per cent to $140 million in July-February, data from the Export Promotion Bureau showed.
"Our exports will suffer whenever flights to our export destinations are suspended. We had expected that our exports would be higher than our annual target this year. Now, there is a slowdown in growth," said BFVAPEA President SM Jahangir Hossain, adding that the situation would, however, be clear after a week or more.
Exports to European destinations, namely the United Kingdom, have so far been unaffected, giving some breathing space to exporters.
"The risk is that exports to London may come to a halt anytime," said Paritosh Chandra Das, proprietor of Dip International, which mainly exports to Kuwait and London.
Dip International sent its last consignment to Kuwait earlier this month. As Kuwait suspended all flights to and from six countries, including Bangladesh on March 6, its exports have come to a halt.
Last week, the curb on the flights was extended without giving any specific time for any reopening, Das said. Local carrier Biman and Kuwait Airways ran flights between Dhaka and Kuwait.
"The blow came just at the beginning of the main sales season," he said, adding that the decline in the shipment would affect the growers from whom his firm buys vegetables.
Dip International has contract producers in Narsingdi, Kishoreganj and Habiganj.
Apart from exporters, many farmers will incur losses if the coronavirus pandemic prolongs, Monsur said.
The improvement in production and post-harvest management practices has contributed to the increasing shipment of fresh produce in recent periods, said Mitul Kumar Saha, assistant general manager for marketing at the Hortex Foundation.
"The coronavirus pandemic is a global crisis and Bangladesh has little to do unless the global situation changes for the better," he said.


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Pork loin chop with leftovers – 8/29/17
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - UPDATE: 3/31/20 3:10 P.M.
Gov. Mike DeWine announced an order Tuesday afternoon to help keep track of ventilators across the state of Ohio.
DeWine said the order will require anyone involved in the supply chain of these ventilators to report their inventory online every week.
Along with mechanical ventilators, other devices to be reported are C-PAP and B-PAP machines commonly used to treat sleep apnea, as well as anesthetic machines and various treatment masks and tubing.
Hospitals, manufacturers, retails stores, and anyone else involved in the chain of supply must report their inventories online at coronavirus.ohio.gov/VentInventory by 5 p.m. each Wednesday. The first report is due tomorrow.
DeWine says the state is also working to secure more ventilators.
The governor also confirmed there have now been 55 deaths due to COVID-19 in Ohio, as well as 2,199 confirmed cases.
Ohio Department Director Amy Acton has signed an Ohio Health Director's order instructing Ohioans to stay at home. In other states, this has been called a "shelter in place order." The order will go into effect Monday night at 11:59 p.m. and will last until April 6th, 2020.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says the order will be up online later today for Ohioans to view. He says there's nothing in the order that he hasn't already asked Ohioans to do.
"What we do now we'll make all the difference in the world. What we do now will slow this invader," said DeWine.
During his Sunday press conference, DeWine went over a few exceptions to staying at home, including: leaving home for necessary activities, getting necessary supplies, for outdoor activity (such as walking a dog), health and safety reasons, to take care of others, and essential work.
In addition, during his press conference Sunday afternoon, DeWine said he is asking the Ohio General Assembly to work on legislation to forgo state mandated testing for Ohio students.
As for daycares, 117,000 kids were in public daycares in Ohio before the pandemic. DeWine says it's now down to 17,000. He then announced that starting Thursday centers must operate under a special pandemic license with a maximum of six children per room.
Dr. Acton says there are 351 confirmed cases in Ohio as of Sunday. The age range of the afflicted is 1 to 93 years, though the median age is 53. There are 83 hospitalizations. There are still just 3 deaths. The virus is confirmed over 40 counties in Ohio.
Saturday evening, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed the twelfth case of COVID-19 in West Virginia, prompting Governor Jim Justice to draw comparisons to New York.
Justice noted the state of New York is a state roughly ten times as populous as the mountain state. He said proportionally, West Virginia is about where New York was ten days ago in confirmed COVID-19 cases.
"The big $64 question is just this, we don't want to end up ten days from today where New York is today," said Justice.
He then said the sooner West Virginians take action, the better off the state will be in the long run.
"I hate to alarm you in any way, shape, form or fashion, but we've got to move and we've got to move right now to save additional lives," Justice said.
With that said, Justice says the state will not go under complete lockdown at this time. However, the governor did once again ask businesses in West Virginia to allow employees to work from home. Justice also how proud he is of seniors who are staying at home during this pandemic.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Ohio, adult day services for people with developmental disabilities are to close with the exception of settings of ten people or less. DeWine does this as he is assured each person with a need for these services will be taken care of in other ways.
"There are a large number of people in adult day services who are aging, and who have health conditions that make them particularly at-risk. Many people live in family or group settings and then travel to their adult day services creating increased exposure, when they go and when they come back," said DeWine.
As of Saturday evening, Ohio has 247 confirmed cases of COVID-19, spanning 33 counties. Three people have died from the virus in the buckeye state. Of the afflicted, 108 are females, 139 are males. There are 58 hospitalizations.
Now DeWine is asking Ohioans to ask themselves what he asks himself every night which is "Did I do everything today that I could do to stop this?"
Thursday, Ohio is up to 119 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up from 88 Wednesday.
Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton says there are 76 males and 43 females afflicted. Their ages range from two to 91 years old.
During today's news conference Ohio Governor Mike DeWine invited Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor of the Ohio Supreme Court to discuss judicial issues related to the pandemic. She told local officials to find ways to limit time in courtrooms, but not eliminate access to courtrooms, among other suggestions.
"I urge judges to use their discretion to release people held in jail and release incarcerated individuals who are in a high-risk category for being infected with the virus," said Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor.
She also suggested staying warrants based on traffic offenses.
Following this DeWine says all internet cafes, legal or not, are to shut down.
He also addressed local governments wishing to conduct business remotely, which he approves of so long as the press is given ample notice and access to those meetings.
He and Lt. Governor Jon Husted both addressed growing concerns over grocery store stock.
"We've talked to everyone that would know about this, but the grocery supply chain is doing well, so you don't have to think the food is going to run out in the grocery store," said DeWine. He went on to say the stores simply can't restock the shelves as quickly as items are removed due to such high demand.
And on the topic of stock, DeWine says there is a shortage of thermometers in Ohio.
In West Virginia, Governor Jim Justice is asking all the barbershops and salons to shut down.
He also said all West Virginia University classes have moved online for the rest of the semester.
And he denied rumors that roads will be closed.
"You know, I don't know why these crazy rumors keep going around, but we are not shutting down our interstates or West Virginia roads," said Justice.
As businesses are closing down, Justice says unemployment benefits are to be expanded for those affected by the COVID-19 virus, including those who are prevented from working.
"The fastest way to file for benefits is online, we have removed all of the obstacles as far as the week waiting period and all this kind of stuff to where we can start distributing funds to you immediately," said Justice.
Justice also reassured the public that supply lines are tact and even though some feeding programs have hit bumps, the state is working to make sure kids get fed.
As of Thursday night at 8 p.m., there are still just two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine held a press conference Thursday discussing statistics and state closures in the buckeye state.
He announced 181 Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices will close at the end of the business day Thursday. Five will remain open to issue Commercial Driver Licenses. DeWine is also ordering all salons, tattoo parlors, spas and barber shops close at the end of the day Thursday. He made a point to say libraries are not being asked to close at this time, but counties and individual libraries may decide to close.
"We are at war with a very, very dangerous, lethal enemy. This virus's mission is to reproduce and for it go from person to person, it needs our help. It cannot do its damage without us," said DeWine.
Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Action says as of Thursday, there are 26 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the buckeye state. At the same time, there were 88 confirmed cases in 19 counties of the virus in Ohio, however no deaths from the virus have been confirmed there.
DeWine and Acton are asking Ohioans not to request testing right away, even if you are showing symptoms of the virus.
"You already know through the news we have a shortage of swabs," said Acton. "We're talking about limiting our testing to those who are hospitalized and most sick and most at risk."
In West Virginia, a second case of COVID-19 confirmed late Thursday.
Governor Justice says he will be asking the federal government for better equipment to prepare hospitals.
"If we could have that equipment on standby in case we would have an overload in our hospitals that we have to go to a place that has a considerable amount of beds that are available. You know, we need to look at that," said Justice.
As for mountain state closures:
"In the last 24 hours, we've asked that for two weeks that we close all the restaurants, all the bars, all the casinos, well today we're broadening that a bit. Today we are going to ask that for two weeks all the gyms, health clubs and recreational facilities close," said Justice.
The governor says West Virginians should remain calm.
"All the things that we have to have from the standpoint of being able to get gas or whatever it may be, they're going to be open. We don't need to absolutely panic and we don't need to panic buy. We absolutely need to just stay calm," said Justice.
Wrapping up, Justice said in February, West Virginia saw 5,300 people apply for unemployment. On Wednesday alone, 1,200 applied.
The Ohio Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit over Secretary of State Frank LaRose's decision to set a new state primary election date. It said in its filing Tuesday that power rests only with the Legislature.
But politicians on both sides of the aisle are expressing frustration after the primary was postponed because of coronavirus concerns.
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine announced the decision late Monday after a judge ruled against his request that in-person voting be delayed to avoid crowding at polling places.
Messages were left seeking comment from LaRose and the state attorney general, who represents him.
Ohio has rescheduled its primary elections for June 2, according to information provided Tuesday afternoon by the Washington County Board of Elections.
The election had been scheduled for Tuesday, but it was postponed by order issued late Monday night by the Ohio Department of Health.
The order came after a judge in Franklin County Common Pleas Court denied Gov. Mike DeWine's request to postpone the election because of concerns about the COVID-19 virus.
Voters may still cast an absentee ballot, which can be obtained by going to the Board of Elections website or by calling the board's office at 740-374-6828.
Update: 3/16/2020 11:15 P.M.
Ohio's health director has ordered polls closed just hours before they were to open there and in three other states for presidential primaries.
Gov. Mike DeWine's office said late Monday that Health Director Amy Acton declared a health emergency and order the polls closed for fears of exposing voters and volunteer poll workers to coronavirus.
Arizona, Florida and Illinois were proceeding with their presidential primaries. DeWine failed to get a judge to halt the primary Monday evening and said the election results wouldn't be viewed as legitimate in light of the pandemic that has paralyzed the nation.
Update: 3/16/2020 8:15 P.M.
Ohio's Tuesday primary is in limbo after a county judge rejected a request championed by Gov. Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Frank LaRose to postpone it until June 2 to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.
An appeal was possible.
DeWine said Monday that people shouldn't have to choose between their health and their constitutional rights.
A judge said the change was not warranted. The leaders said they'll push for the action through a lawsuit since they don't have the authority themselves.
DeWine on Monday also ordered the closing of gyms, bowling alleys, rec centers and movie theaters.
Update: 3/16/2020 7:55 P.M.
A Franklin County judge has rejected a request by Governor Mike DeWine to postpone Ohio's Tuesday presidential primary.
Reports indicate, however, the ruling can be repealed, meaning it could be late in the evening before the status of the March 17 in-person voting is clear.
Gov. DeWine announced Monday afternoon that it is clear Tuesday's in-person voting "does not and can not conform to current CDC guidelines surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic."
Gov. DeWine is recommending that in-person voting be postponed until June 2. Ohio's primary was set for Tuesday, March 17.
Gov. DeWine says he does not have the power to extend an election as he is suggesting. Gov. DeWine says a lawsuit will be filed Monday in common pleas court in Franklin County.
The governor is also recommending absentee ballots be allowed between now and June 2.
"No one should have to choose between their constitutional rights and their health," Gov. Dewine said.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered for several businesses, including gyms and movie theaters, to close amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
He says this covers all gyms, fitness centers, recreation centers, bowling alleys, indoor water parks, movie theaters and trampoline parks across the state until further notice.
All the impacted businesses will close by day's end Monday.
The Ohio Department of Health has announced the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state has gone up.
According to health officials, 50 cases have now been confirmed.
The cases have been confirmed in 12 different counties.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said during a news conference Sunday that bars and restaurants will close indefinitely after 9 p.m. Sunday night. He clarified that takeout and delivery services may remain open.
He says the state does this as statistics are showing the longer the virus is allowed to spread, more people will die.
"If we do not act, and stop and break up these groups, and get some distance, people, our health care system in Ohio will not hold up," said DeWine.
He says the danger is not just to COVID-19 patients, but to everyone else who may be impacted by resources spent on the pandemic.
Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton says 13 females and 23 males have been confirmed to have the virus in the buckeye state. Dr. Acton says reporting accurate numbers is getting difficult because new information is coming to her so quickly.
Similarly to DeWine's remarks, Acton says the actions taken by the state are to slow the spread of COVID-19 and decrease the surge on the hospital system.
"It is a lot like a hurricane. I've said this before as well. You want to evacuate and make your moves. And if you're blessed enough to see this tidal wave coming, this tsunami coming, you make these moves now and every day it decreases that exponential two to three people spread that creates the surge," said Acton.
Acton says in a moderate COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. can expect to need 200,000 ICU beds. She says 45,000 ICU beds are currently available, and many are currently occupied.
She says taking precautions now is vital.
"If we do these measures now, we will greatly decrease the need for these," said Acton.
She added that anybody could be infecting workers needed to fight a pandemic, such as nurses.
Lt. Governor Jon Husted also addressed Ohioans. He thanked restaurant and bar owners for their assistance in developing these new policies. He then announced an executive order that will be signed by Gov. DeWine which changes unemployment laws.
He says workers who do not have paid leave benefits will be allowed to access unemployment benefits during this period of emergency.
"Individuals that are quarantined by a health professional or by their employer are considered unemployed and will not be subject to the requirements to actively seek employment during the period of this emergency," said Husted.
More info on unemployment can be found at unemployment.ohio.gov
During her time at the podium, Acton said non-essential gatherings should be avoided.
"We should not go to restaurants," said Acton. "If it is not essential, we should not be doing it."
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Sunday afternoon that restaurants and bars will be closing their doors in Ohio after 9 p.m. Sunday.
He clarified that take-out and delivery services are allowed to remain open.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Twitter Sunday afternoon that the state now has 36 confirmed cases of COVID-19. in comparison, he says 139 tests have come back negative and an additional 350 are currently under investigation.
He advised in another tweet that families should limit travel at this time.
"I've advised members of my own family not to travel at this time," DeWine said on Twitter.
In addition, DeWine says it is possible that Ohio schools could remain closed until the end of the school year. Speaking on CNN, he said medical experts are saying the virus may not peak until late April or May.
"It would not surprise me at all if schools did not open again this year," said DeWine.
DeWine noted that these are projections, and he is going by what medical experts are telling him and his staff.
According to a press release from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, no cases have been confirmed in the mountain state, as of 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
The press release says 39 people have been tested by the public health lab. 38 tests came back negative and the other one is still pending.
A press release from the West Virginia Governor's office says schools in the state will remain closed to students through at least March 27th.
Staff determined essential by each county board of education will report to work between March 16th and 18th to come up with a plan on how best to serve students.
Then, all teachers and staff are to report to schools on the 19th and 20th. Beyond that, it is up to each board of education to determine who reports to work.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said in a press conference on Saturday that the state is continuing to see an expected rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases. Ohio Department of Health said in the same address that there are 26 confirmed cases of the virus in Ohio, as of March 14th.
DeWine said the rise should not alarm anyone. He says there is more testing going on in the state and there are people who are spreading it.
"Many people simply do not know they have it, and some of those individuals will never know they had it," said DeWine.
DeWine noted that "the young," are the most likely not to show symptoms.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports there are no confirmed cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in West Virginia.
As Friday night, West Virginia, through its public health lab, has tested 31 residents for COVID-19, with 26 results coming back negative and 5 pending.
Another day, another cancellation. West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced that West Virginia schools would close after classes ended on Friday. He did not definitively say how long they would be closed.
"We did not announce that we're shutting schools down, but now that we've got a lot more information and everything else, and like I said I'm not going to put that on anybody but me, but that's what we're going to do," said Justice.
He noted that children carry the virus, and could take it to the state's large elderly population.
"And the elderly is where this monster attacks," said Justice.
As for students who rely on school programs for food or other services, the state is working on guidance for schools.
"That's why we've got the weekend to get everything in place to take care of those kids. We are already working on it like crazy," said Justice.
Wood County Schools superintendent, Will Hosaflook, confirmed that starting Monday, families can pick up lunch from any Wood County school from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Families will also be given breakfast for the next day.
Outside of schools, Justice is recommending West Virginians limit out of state travel and to avoid large crowds.
The mountain has yet to confirm a case of COVID-19.
"I mean let's be real. It has to be here, we just haven't found it yet," said Justice.
In Ohio, Governor Mike DeWine updated the public on the corona virus situation in his state. Noting the election taking place on Tuesday.
"Polling places are taking precautions, there was hand sanitizer everywhere, where I walked in at Xenia," said DeWine.
And while Kindergarten through 12th grade students are out of school in Ohio (officially starting after classes Monday), daycare facilities will remain open for the time being.
"Our daycare facilities… we are not closing them at this point, but that is something that may occur in the future," said DeWine.
The Governor said on Thursday that the state could expect to see a rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases, and Friday at least 8 new cases were confirmed.
Those numbers are expected to keep rising as more test results come out, and Ohio is testing more and more.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has announced a ban on gatherings of more than 100 people. The ban excludes religious events like church services, funerals and free speech protected gatherings. This was announced alongside a mass cancellation school for Kindergarten through 12th grade students. According to tweets from his official gubernatorial twitter, the cancellation will begin after school Monday, March 16th and will last three weeks, until April 3rd. At the end of those three weeks, the situation will be re-evaluated.
These announcements followed Ohio confirming its fifth case of corona virus Thursday. The afflicted is a Trumbull County man.
In a press release shared to Twitter, DeWine's office said "…schools should work to provide education through alternative means."
Schools have also been given the power to determine how their buildings are used. The same release says schools will be given guidance on how to continue important student services, such as providing meals.
These announcements come shortly after Washington County Schools met with the county health department officials to planning for the outbreak. Some districts announced online that all Washington County schools K-12 would remain open for the foreseeable future.
The Belpre City Schools Board of Education held an emergency meeting Thursday afternoon to discuss the announcement.
"We modified our calendar to comply with the governor's request that we remain closed for three weeks. For calendar purposes, this next week has been made our spring break week and then if we are able to return in three weeks we would return to school on the 7th, and not go on spring break, which is what it would have looked like, " said Belpre Superintendent Jeff Greenley.
The school board also decided to move Belpre's spring break from its original date in April to next week, to comply with Governor DeWine's orders and to get students back into school as quickly as possible. Greenley says Thursday will be Belpre's last day with students until DeWine's three weeks are up. Friday, March 13th was a previously scheduled teacher work day.
Greenley says he and school board members are conscious of students who rely on school lunches for food. He says they are working on a solution.
"We have requested a waiver from USDA to be able to provide meals during the outage- or school cancellation. But we think it's going to take us about a week to iron out the details," said Greenley.
West Virginia has yet to announce school closures at a state level, though Governor Jim Justice has announced that the state high school basketball tournaments have been suspended. He announced this while games were ongoing and said that once the current games were finished, the tournament would stop for the time being.
"I surely know what our state basketball tournament means to us. Bernie Dolan is right there in the back, and I've met with Bernie and I've instructed Bernie that after the session we're playing right now, shut it down," said Justice.
Locally, Wood County Schools have decided to remain open for the time being. Superintendent Will Hosaflook says they are doing everything they can to stop spread.
"Right now, this a very fluid, changing environment, so to say, a very fluid environment. So split second decision, right now, we have school. School is going on tomorrow. School will go on Monday, but at any given moment, any given minute, we may have to cancel school," said Hosaflook.
Hosaflook added that social events have been suspended in Wood County Schools.
No cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the mountain state, but as of this story being written, three cases are under investigation.
"The risk today is not dramatically different than yesterday," said Secretary of DHHR Dr. Catherine Slemp said.
With that said, Governor Justice also asked West Virginians to carefully consider out of state travel.
"Today I'm issuing a state employee travel ban, on both out of state and international travels for our state businesses. I am asking all West Virginians to reconsider all non-essential travel out of this state."
Justice is also asking nursing homes to restrict visitors, unless the person is in especially poor condition. Ohio nursing homes are pushing for more restrictions, according to DeWine.
Governor Justice has already announced another press conference scheduled for Friday morning at 11 a.m.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has issued an order banning all gatherings of more than 100 people as the state looks for ways to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
It's unclear how long the order will remain in effect.
The order defines mass gatherings "as any event or convening that brings together 100 or more persons in a single room or single space at the same time such as an auditorium, stadium, arena, large conference room, meeting hall, theater, or any other confined indoor or outdoor space."
It includes all parades, fairs, and festivals, but does not include normal operations of airports, bus and train stations, medical facilities, libraries, shopping malls and centers, or other spaces where 100 or more persons might be in transit.
It also does not include typical office environments, schools, restaurants, factories or retail/grocery stores where large numbers of people are present.
Health officials also announced there are five confirmed cases Ohio now has five confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state.
The latest case involves a 55-year-old Trumbull County man who is currently hospitalized. The man has no travel history outside of Ohio.
DeWine said he and health officials expect the number of cases to continue to increase as medical experts have predicted that the number will continue to double every six days.
In addition, the governor said in a news release that the Ohio Department of Health, at the urging of the nursing-home industry, will be updating its current order limiting visitors to nursing and assisted -living homes to reflect that no visitors will be admitted.
The Belpre City Schools Board of Education has called an emergency meeting Thursday afternoon to discuss Gov. Mike DeWine's order closing all public schools for three weeks because of the coronavirus.
The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Stone Administration Building, 2014 Rockland Ave.
We will have reporter at the meeting and will provide updates online and during our evening newscasts.
All public schools in Ohio will be closed for three weeks starting next week as state leaders try to come to grips with the spreading coronavirus, Gov. Mike DeWine announced during a news conference Thursday afternoon in Columbus.
"We will continue to consult with educators on this," DeWine said on Twitter. "We have to take this action. We have to do everything we can to slow down the spread of this virus."
The closing will go into effect after school on Monday and continue at least through April 1, DeWine said.
The latest numbers from the Ohio Department of Health show five confirmed cases of the virus in the state. Another 52 are under investigation, and 30 tests have come back negative.
The decision to closes schools for an "extended spring break" follows an announcement Thursday morning by the Ohio High School Athletic Association that it had postponed all winter-sports tournaments, including this week's girls state basketball tournament at St. John's Arena in Columbus.
The has already placed restrictions on visitors to nursing homes and correctional facilities in an effort to prevent COVID-19 virus from spreading.
"We know #COVID19 will spread, but by slowing it down it'll allow our healthcare system to work," DeWine said. "We don't want our healthcare providers to have to make the decision of who lives and who dies."


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The year 2020 started with a public endorsement of China's LGBT+ community from Tmall, an online marketplace owned by Chinese tech giant Alibaba, which released a Chinese New Year–themed commercial featuring a same-sex couple, which is very rare in ad campaigns by Chinese brands.
Also this year, China's LGBT+ community has continued to make quiet progress in its campaign to legalize same-sex marriage, with the country's top legislative body receiving a record number of pro-legalization submissions. Sixth Tone reports:
In late 2019, the country's top legislative body allowed the public to make suggestions for an updated draft of China's civil code. It received an avalanche of submissions, with nearly 200,000 people [in Chinese] sending feedback in one month. Over 190,000 of them made the same proposal: Legalize same-sex marriage. It was so overwhelming that officials publicly acknowledged legalizing gay marriage was among the most popular suggestions they had received during a December 20 press conference.
"As far as I know, never in the history of Chinese legislation have so many people put forward so many opinions on one law," says Sūn Wénlín 孙文林, co-founder of iFamily, a nongovernmental organization that promotes same-sex marriage in China.
See also: Backlash against anti-LGBT rhetoric from Beijing health official and China's longest-surviving — and very illegal — LGBT magazine, both published on SupChina last year.


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They say you're born TS. Some will know as a child while others like me will know something is wrong but can't pinpoint it because of the way we are raised. I couldn't figure out myself until my twenties. I couldn't understand the concept of having male anatomy and wanting to be a girl. How could I possibly be anything but a male? It took me until my twenties to realize who/what I was. Then life got in the way and I buried all thoughts of ever getting it corrected. There was no internet or help in those days.
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Below are listings for french restaurants in Esher and the surrounding area. You can add your listing to this category here.
|Epsom, 4.9 miles from Esher
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Nestled in a leafy corner of Epsom, Surrey, between the Derby racecourse and the town centre, the Chalk Lane Hotel is a cosy inn within easy reach of numerous historical homes, family attractions and walking paths. Surrounded by lush countryside, The Restaurant at Chalk Lane is a perfect setting for ... more
|Surbiton, 2.8 miles from Esher
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You can expect a warm welcome at this family-run restaurant. Chef Patron Eric and Sous-Chef Tom work closely with their small team of suppliers to source the very best ingredients for seasonal changing menus.From the £23.50 fixed price Lunch Menu to the Chef's Tasting Menu starting at £45, Sarah and ... more
|Richmond, 6.8 miles from Esher
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Local gourmets and French food-lovers from across the capital adore La Buvette restaurant in the London suburb of Richmond. La Buvette is an artsy little haunt on Church Walk that provides a French mise-en-scene for intimate dinner parties, pre-theatre meals and celebrations. With its secluded al fresco courtyard, traditional décor ... more
|West Molesey, 2.3 miles from Esher
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December 1972 saw the doors first open at Le Chien Qui Fume. Inspired by Au Chien Qui Fume in Paris, following a similar philosophy of quality and service, Le Chien Qui Fume is long established as the leading restaurant for fine French Cuisine in the locality. ... more
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【Author in Chinese】 陈玉章;
【Supervisor】 柴守玺;
【Author's Information】 甘肃农业大学, 作物栽培学与耕作学, 2019, 博士
【Abstract in Chinese】 马铃薯是我国西北雨养寒旱区的主要作物,地膜覆盖是该区广泛使用的抗旱保墒栽培技术,但地膜覆盖存在土壤累积性污染和增加成本问题,急需研发地膜替代或减量使用技术。秸秆覆盖是一种生态环保、种养结合、可实现秸秆资源化循环利用的可持续绿色生产技术。西北寒旱区玉米秸秆资源丰富,若采取传统全地面秸秆碎段覆盖方式,存在粉碎玉米秸秆耗能费力、机收玉米残膜难以清除、影响马铃薯机播机收等诸多问题。为此,本研究在西北雨养寒旱条件下,于2016(干旱年)和2017(平水年)在甘肃省定西市通渭县旱作马铃薯主产区,以传统裸地平作种植(CK)为主对照、生产上主推的黑色地膜全地面覆盖(简称全膜覆盖:FM)为副对照,设置了4种玉米整秆带状覆盖模式,分别为:沟覆垄播双行(RT)、沟覆垄播单行(RS)、平覆双行(PT)和平覆单行(PS)。研究了不同覆盖模式对马铃薯的生长发育状况、土壤水分、土壤温度、植株水分及叶片光合生理、块茎产量及水分利用效率的影响,以期为秸秆整秆覆盖马铃薯高产高效绿色栽培提供理论依据和技术支撑。主要结果如下:1.覆盖较裸地种植(CK)能显著提高旱地马铃薯产量和水分利用效率,以全膜覆盖(FM)和沟覆垄播双行(RT)增产最显著,FM和RT两年分别平均较CK增产(干薯)53.8%、52.0%,但两年度RT和FM间产量均无显著差异(P<0.05),表明适宜的秸秆覆盖模式可达到全膜覆盖的产量水平。不同秸秆带状覆盖模式间产量比较,总体来讲,覆秆双行>覆秆单行、秸秆沟覆>秸秆平覆。分析覆盖增产机制原因,无论干旱年还是平水年,在密度相同情况下,从产量结构因素角度主要是显著提高了单薯重(r=0.883**0.980**),覆盖两年平均较CK单薯重提高42%,以RT和FM提高幅度最大(56%62%),而单株结薯数覆盖反而较CK略有降低,后期形成的单薯重对前期结薯数不足有较强的补偿效应(r=-0.618**-0.725**);从营养生长和生殖生长角度分析,覆盖增产原因主要是显著促进了营养生长,覆盖处理的单株生长量较CK两年平均提高38%,仍以RT和FM提高幅度最大(58%59%),产量与单株生长量高度正相关(r=0.946**0.989**),而收获指数处理间相对较稳定;同时覆盖也显著提高了大薯率和商品薯率,其中RT大薯率和商品薯率均最高,RT大薯率分别高出CK和FM 15.7和7.4个百分点,商品薯率分别高出CK和FM 21.2和5.8个百分点。2.覆盖显著影响马铃薯田土壤温度。与CK相比,覆膜具有普遍的增温效应,而秸秆覆盖具有普遍的降温效应。比较全生育期525 cm平均温度,FM高出CK 1.03(干旱年)和1.51℃(平水年),而4个秸秆覆盖处理平均较CK降温1.68℃(干旱年)和1.46℃(平水年),秸秆覆盖模式间土壤温度差异不大。进一步分析发现,随着生育时期和土层的不同,秸秆覆盖和覆膜均不同程度的较CK出现增温和降温的"双重效应",但覆膜增温效应大于降温效应,秸秆覆盖则相反,在干旱年和平水年,覆膜增温点(次)比例分别为82.9%、85.7%,而4种秸秆覆盖模式的降温点(次)比例为95.0%、90.0%。覆膜的降温效应主要在块茎形成期,而秸秆覆盖的增温效应主要在出苗期。地膜覆盖也明显增加了生育期土壤积温,在干旱年和平水年,覆膜较CK分别增加全生育期有效积温122.0、179.9℃,致使生育期缩短约6 d,而秸秆覆盖较CK分别降低积温208.9℃和156.1℃,生育期延长712 d。相关分析表明,降低土壤温度可显著改善植株水分状况,块茎形成期土壤温度对结薯数影响不大,但块茎膨大期土壤温度显著影响单薯重,降温效应是秸秆覆盖大薯率和单薯重提高的主要原因。3.覆盖能显著提高土壤供水能力,以秸秆沟覆垄播双行(RT)的02 m土壤水分状况最好。比较覆盖较CK在全生育期2 m土体的增墒效果,总体来讲,秸秆覆盖>全膜覆盖,平水年>干旱年,秸秆带状覆盖双行与单行相近,秸秆沟覆与平覆在年际间差异不尽一致。秸秆局部带状覆盖较全膜覆盖显著提高了降水入渗率,秸秆覆盖的降水入渗率平均高出覆膜43.3个百分点,秸秆无论沟覆还是平覆,其降水入渗率与CK无显著差异,均高达90.0%以上。秸秆带状覆盖属于局部覆盖,保墒效果肯定不如覆膜,但由于秸秆覆盖具有提高降水入渗率和降温抑蒸的明显优势,这是其土壤水分状况好于地膜覆盖的主要原因。但同时也发现,随着生育时期和土层不同,秸秆覆盖和地膜覆盖也都程度不等的出现较CK增墒和降墒的双重效应。改善土壤水分状况是覆盖增产的主要原因。土壤水分与植株及各器官水分状况、植株营养生长量、单薯重一般呈明显正相关,土壤水分以块茎形成膨大期对单薯重和产量影响最显著。同时发现深层供水在旱地马铃薯生产中具有重要作用,马铃薯生长和产量形成对40 cm以下深层供水的依赖度显著大于40 cm以上土层。覆盖也明显改变了耗水结构。与CK相比,覆盖显著降低前期(出苗块茎形成)耗水比例,增加中后期(块茎形成成熟)耗水比例,这是覆盖显著提高单薯重、进而提高产量的主要原因;土壤贮水消耗主要集中在01.2 m范围,但覆盖和降水会明显降低1.2m以下土壤耗水。4.土壤水温存在明显互作调控效应。025 cm耕层温度与040、40120、120200、0200 cm土层含水量呈负相关,但负相关程度随土层深度增加逐渐加强,这一方面表明,耕层温度会明显影响深层水分的迁移和调用,另一方面与上层土壤受降水、气温影响较大有关。5.覆盖可显著提高马铃薯叶片净光合速率(Pn)。在块茎形成期,覆盖处理的叶片净光合速率(Pn)、叶片瞬时水分利用效率(WUEL)、实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)、表观电子传递效率(ETR)和光化学猝灭系数(qP)显著高于CK,而秸秆覆盖和地膜覆盖差异不明显;但进入块茎膨大期,秸秆覆盖的Pn、WUEL、ΦPSⅡ、ETR和qP显著高于地膜覆盖和CK。叶片SPAD值、叶片N含量(LN)、胞间CO2浓度(Ci)和蒸腾速率(Tr)随生育时期不同差异不尽一致。在块茎膨大与增重的产量形成关键阶段,维持较高的ΦPSⅡ、ETR、qP、SPAD、Ci、LN、WUEL、Tr和气孔导度(Gs)、尤其是提高叶绿素荧光反应参数值(ΦPSⅡ、ETR、qP),是叶片保持较高光合速率(Pn)的直接生理原因,而秸秆覆盖降温引起的叶片延迟衰老,是薯重形成期秸秆覆盖保持较高Pn的间接外因。
【Abstract】 Potato(Solanum tuberosum L.)is the main crop in rain-fed cold and dry agricultural area of northwest China.Plastic film mulching is a widely used cultivation technique for drought-resistance and soil moisture conservation in this area.However,plastic film mulching has the problems of soil cumulative pollution and increasing cost,so it is urgently need to develop the technology of replacing or reducing the use of plastic film.Straw mulching is a kind of sustainable green production practice which is ecological and environmental protection,combining planting crop and breeding soil,and can realize straw resource recycling.The northwest cold and dry region is rich in maize straw resources.If the traditional whole-ground straw mulching method is adapted,there are many problems,such as crushing maize straw energy consumption and effort,difficult to remove residual film of maize harvested by machine,and influence potato sowing and harvesting by machine.A field experiment was performed in rain-fed cold and dry agricultural area of northwest China in 2016(dry year)and 2017(normal)year to evaluate the effects of whole maize straw partial coverage and plastic film mulching on growth and development of potato,soil hydrothermal conditions,potato plant water content,photosynthetic characteristic,tuber yield and water use efficiency(WUE),and this results will provide theoretical basis and technical support for high yield and high-efficiency-green cultivation for potato mulching with whole maize straw.Six treatments were established:RT,alternating large ridges and small furrows with whole maize straw mulched only on furrows.Two rows of potato were planted in the ridges with 0.4 m spacing between rows;RS,alternating large ridges and small furrows with whole maize straw mulched only on furrows.One row of potato was planted in the middle of ridges;PT,alternating the strips mulched with whole maize straw and bare plots with no ridges.Two rows of potato were planted in the non-mulched strips;PS,alternating the strips mulched with whole maize straw and bare plots with no ridges.One row of potato was planted in the middle of non-mulched strips;FM,alternating small and wide ridges both mulched by black polyethylene;CK,traditional-flat planting without mulching.The row distances were all 0.6 m.The main results of this research are as follows:1.Compaed with CK,both plastic film mulching and whole maize straw mulching treatments could significantly improve tuber yield and water use efficiency in dryland potato in both of years.FM and RT produced the highest drying tuber yield,and FM and RT increased drying yield on average by 53.8%and 52.0%,respectively,compared with CK in two years.The drying tuber yield of RT and FM had no significant difference in both two years,indicating that the suitable whole maize straw mulching practice could reach the tuber yield level of PM.According to the analysis of whole maize straw partial mulching patterns,the yield of RT and PT treatments was larger than that of RS and PS treatments,respectively,and the furrow mulching with whole maize straw(RT and RS)treatments was larger than that of flat mulching with whole maize straw treatments(PT and PS).Analysis mulching practices production mechanism,regardless of drought or normal year,under the condition of the same density,from the point of view of tuber yield composition components mainly mulching siginificantly improved the potato weight(r=0.883**0.980**).The average weight of single potato in mulching treatments in two years was 42%higher than that of CK,and the increase of RT and FM was the largest(56%62%),while the tuber number per plant in mulching treatments was slightly lower than that of CK.The weight of single potato formed in the later stage had a strong compensation effect on the insufficient number of tuber in the early stage.From the point of view of vegetative growth and reproductive growth,the main reason for increasing yield by mulching was that it significantly promoted vegetative growth.The average growth per plant of mulching treatment was 38%higher than that of CK in both of years,and the increase of RT and FM was the largest(58%59%).The yield was highly positively correlated with the growth per plant(r=0.946**0.989**),while the harvest index was relatively stable.At the same time,mulching practices also significantly increased the big tuber rate(BR)and commodity rate(CR),in which the BR and CR of RT were the highest in mulching treatments,and the BR of RT was15.7 and 7.4 percentage point higher than that of CK and FM,respectively.The CR of RT was21.2 and 5.8 percentage points higher than that of CK and FM,respectively.2.The soil temperature of potato field was significantly affected by mulching practices.Compared with CK,mulching had a general warming effect,while straw mulching had a general cooling effect.Compared with the average temperature of 525 cm during the whole growth period,FM was 1.03(dry year)and 1.51℃(normal year)higher than that of CK,respectively,while the average temperature of four whole straw partial mulching treatments was 1.68℃(dry year)and 1.46℃(normal year).There was no difference in soil temperature among the whole maize straw partial mulching practices.Further analysis showed that both whole maize straw partial mulching and plastic film mulching treatments had the"double effect"of warming and cooling,compared with CK,but the warming effect of mulching was greater than that of cooling effect,and the cooling effect of whole maize straw partial mulching was the opposite.In drought and normal years,the proportion of temperature increasing points(times)of plastic film mulching was 82.9%and 85.7%respectively,while the proportion of temperature decreasing points(times)of four straw mulching practices was 95.0%and 90.0%,respectively.The proportion of temperature increasing points(times)of plastic film mulching was 82.9%and 85.7%respectively.The cooling effect of plastic film mulching was mainly at tuber initiation stage,while the warming effect of whole maize straw partial mulching was mainly at seedling stage.FM also significantly increased the soil accumulated temperature during the whole growth stage.FM increased the effective accumulated temperature of 122.0℃in dry years and 179.9℃in normal years,respectively,compared with CK,which shortened the whole growth period by about 6 days.Compared with CK,four whole maize straw partial mulching decreased accumulated temperature on average by 208.9℃in dry year and 156.1℃in normal year,respectively,and the growth period was prolonged by 712 d under straw partial mulching practices.Correlation analysis indicated that reducing soil temperature could significantly improve plant water content.Soil temperature had little effect on tuber number at tuber formation stage,but soil temperature at tuber expansion stage had no significant effect on tuber weight.However,the cooling effect of straw mulching was the main reason for the increase of big tuber rate and single tuber weight.3.Mulching significantly improved soil water supply capacity,and RT had the highest soil water storage in 02 m depth in both of years.Compared with CK,the magnitude of soil water storage in 02 m depth in whole maize straw partial mulching practices increase was larger than plastic film mulching,normal year was larger than drought year,plating two rows was similar to single row under straw partial mulching pratcices,straw mulching only on furrows and flat mulching were not consistent between dry and normal years.The precipitation infiltration rate in maize straw partial mulching practices was significantly higher than that of FM.The precipitation infiltration rate under straw partial mulching practices was 43.3percentage points higher than that of FM on average in four precipitation events.There was no significant difference in straw infiltration rate between RT,PT treatments and CK,and all of them are as high as 90.0%.Whole maize straw strips mulching belongs to partial mulching model,and the effect of soil moisture conservation was certainly not as good as that of PM,but straw mulching had the obvious advantages of improving precipitation infiltration rate and cooling and steam suppression,which was the main reason why the soil moisture status in straw mulching was better than that of FM.At the same time,it was also found that whole maize straw partial mulching and FM had the dual effects of increasing soil moisture and reducing soil moisture,compared with CK.Improving soil moisture status was the main reason for increasing yield by mulching practices.Soil moisture was positively correlated with plant and its organ water status,plant nutritional growth and single potato weight,and soil moisture was most significantly affected by tuber initiation and expansion stage.At the same time,it was found that deep water supply played an important role in potato production in dryland.The dependence of potato growth and yield formation on deep water supply below 40 cm was significantly higher than that the upper(040 cm)soil layer.Mulching treatments also significantly changed the structure of water consumption.Compared with CK,mulching significantly decreased the water consumption ratio in the early stage(emergence to tuber formation)and increased the water consumption ratio in the middle and late stage(tuber formation to maturity),which was the main reason why mulching practices significantly increased the single tuber weight and then increased the tuber yield.The consumption of soil water storage was mainly concentrated in the range of 01.2 m soil depth,but the soil water consumption under 1.2 m could be obviously reduced by mulching and precipitation.4.There was an obvious interaction regulation effect on soil water temperature.025 cm layer temperature was negatively correlated with 040,40120,120200 and 0200 cm soil water content,but the negative correlation degree increases gradually with the increase of soil depth,which indicated that on the one hand,it showed that the surface temperature could obviously affect the migration and transfer of deep water,and on the other hand,the upper soil was greatly affected by precipitation and air temperature.5.Mulching could significantly improve the photosynthetic rate(Pn).During tuber initiation stage,the instantaneous water use efficiency of leaves(WUEL),photosynthetic electron transfer efficiency(ETR)and photochemical quenching coefficient(qP)were significantly higher than those of CK.However,during tuber bulking stage,the Pn,WUEL,ΦPSⅡ,ETR and qP in straw partial mulching treatments were significantly higher than those with FM and CK.The intracellular CO2 concentration(Ci)and transpiration rate(Tr),N content of leaves(LN),leaves SPAD value were different with different growth stages at tuber bulking stage.In the key stage of tuber expansion and weight gain,higherΦPSⅡ,ETR,qP,SPAD value,Ci,LN,WUEL,Tr and Gs,were maintained,especially the chlorophyll fluorescence reaction parameters(ΦPS,ETR,qP)were increased.It was the direct physiological reason for leaves to maintain high Pn,and the delayed senescence of leaves caused by straw mulching and cooling was the indirect external cause of straw mulching to maintain high Pn at tuber bulking stage.
【Key words】 straw strips mulching; whole plastic film mulching; soil water; soil temperature; photosynthetic characteristics;
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Taking the wait out of blood collection
Independent phlebotomists Joann Boudreau, left, owner of Joann's Blood Collection Services, and Barb Beaton, owner of Beaton's Blood Collection, with their mobile kits. The women are two of three local providers who have contracts for blood collection in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, allowing anyone with a requisition from a doctor for a blood sample to have it taken at one's home or workplace. Sharon Montgomery-Dupe/Cape Breton Post
Joann Boudreau, right, owner of Joann's Blood Collection Services, takes a blood sample from Helen MacCoy, director of reader sales and distribution for the Cape Breton Post. Sharon Montgomery-Dupe/ Cape Breton Post
A mobile blood collection service kit. Sharon Montgomery-Dupe/Cape Breton Post
SYDNEY — Joann Boudreau will go almost anywhere for someone needing a blood sample taken — almost.
"I have had someone ask me if I could do it in the car on the side of the road," she said.
Boudreau, owner of Joann's Blood Collection Services, said she discourages people from that type of setting as it's not professional and sometimes there's more than just blood samples needed.
"Sometimes clients don't realize the doctor ticked off urine sample until you get there," she said.
Boudreau, a phlebotomist, has been providing a blood collection service for three years, allowing anyone with a requisition for blood tests from a doctor to use the private service. Boudreau, who is a nurse, worked for the VON for 15 years, including nine years at a clinic performing phlebotomy work. However the government cut that service.
"I thought there was quite a need for it, so I decided to look into it."
Boudreau contacted Barb Beaton, owner of Beaton's Blood Collection in Sydney, to learn more about the business.
"I applied for the contract, the rest is history," she said.
Boudreau said there are three private companies providing this service in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Beaton handles clients in the Sydney area and Brenda Wall serves clients in North Sydney and Sydney Mines. Boudreau provides the service in New Waterford and Glace Bay but she also accepts appointments throughout the CBRM including Sydney, Mira and Louisbourg.
Boudreau said the three women own their businesses and buy their own supplies.
"There were a bunch of rules in order to get the contract to do it," she said.
Most requests for her service revolve around mobility and age.
Boudreau said a lot of the patients are battling cancer and some clients don't have anyone who can take them to the hospital for tests so a taxi back and forth would be their only other option.
And some people are just too busy to go to the hospital.
"A lot of people don't want to miss work to get their blood work done," she said, adding she'll start at 7:30 a.m. to look after clients before they head out in the morning. Others simply like the collection done in the comfort of their own home.
"They tell me they are grateful that they can just lay down and get it done."
Boudreau will sometimes get a call from a business where two or three people require blood work.
She has taken blood samples from children as young as three years old, a senior who is 103 and has been hired to do collections at guest homes.
Some people will faint while having a blood specimen taken.
"Mainly it's people with a phobia, they're so worked up they can't control it," she said. "That's why I will get them to lay down, so they are in a safe spot."
One difficult part of the business for Boudreau is she often gets stood up with people simply forgetting she was coming.
The cost for the service can vary but generally Boudreau charges $20 for clients in Sydney, New Waterford and area.
Not snow, nor rain, nor heat, will keep Barb Beaton from getting her clients blood specimens in Sydney.
Despite the snowstorms this year, Beaton hasn't missed a day on the road.
"I always say I'm like the mailman because I'm out in all kinds of weather no matter what," she said. "I've been stuck in more places than you can imagine."
Beaton said for some people, a blood test is a necessity.
"There's some people who don't need it right away but others whose medication is determined by the results so it's pretty important."
Beaton worked at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital as a part-time medical lab assistant for awhile but also was hired privately to do blood collections at guest homes so she knew the need was out there.
She decided to start her own business when her hospital schedule changed to shift work.
Burke finds there are a lot of people who don't realize this service is available but says every year it seems to get busier as word spreads. Many doctors inform patients who could benefit from the service.
"Many people who call are just glad they don't have to go to the hospital to wait," she said.
Burke concentrates on the Sydney area.
Generally she'll meet clients in their home or office but also has received a request for blood collection in a car.
"We don't do it in the vehicle, but they've asked."
Beaton said there is a 90-minute time frame to get the blood to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital lab to ensure the integrity of the specimen. Blood tends to break down after that time.
Carla Adams, a spokesperson for the Nova Scotia Health Authority, said independent phlebotomists are not contracted or paid by NSHA. They sign an agreement regarding standards for collection, among other things, but otherwise aren't affiliated with the health authority.
The independent phlebotomists agreements were implemented across the province in 2017.


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The nutria, or coypu (coipo) is a water rodent common in the streams of Chile. Among the ruminants are the guanaco, the only survivor of the Paleocamelides (ancient predecessors of the camel family), and its domesticated relatives, the llama, the alpaca, and the vicuna, the latter known for the high-quality wool produced from its silky fleece; the Indians of the Altiplano make wide use of it.
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Patagonian opossum, (Lestodelphys halli), a small insectivorous and carnivorous marsupial (family Didelphidae, subfamily Didelphinae) found only in south-central Argentina, occurring farther south than other American marsupials.
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You were made to need. Why does this hit a vulnerable spot in my heart and perhaps yours too? I find myself defending against such a question with: "No, it's okay, I can do it on my own." We have been created to share our burdens and yet we also have a resistance to drawing near to others, especially when we are in need. The beauty of needing others is woven into the very fabric of our DNA as image-bearers of a triune God. Reflecting this piece of God while still experiencing a broken world creates a tension in our experience of relationships.
"And God said, let us make man in our image, after our own likeness." Genesis 1:26
This plural vocabulary God uses of 'us' and 'our' clues us in to the shared community the Father, Son and Spirit enjoy. This delight of eternal community is central to who God is and provides us with deeper understanding of our design that mirrors his.
We are social beings, created for relationship, yet the very ingredient for community: people, can be the exact source of hurt, distance, and frustration. In the Garden, before a trace of sin, before brokenness and the risk of hurt existed, there was, in the midst of perfection, the need for community. Our all-knowing, perfect God saw that it was not good for man to be alone (Gen 2:18). So he created companionship, support, diversity of experience, and nearness of another. This gift signified so much more than just that of a woman being given to a man; it was the beginning of community. Now with man and woman in existence together there was boundless room for depth and joy in knowing one another, however with the entrance of sin, along with it came the potential for deep hurt that many of us experience in relationships. This effect of the fall stained the purity and richness of community, leaving a gap between our intended design and our broken experience of people.
As is consistent with the goodness of God's character, what man intends for evil, God uses for good. People hurting people and sin affecting relationships is inevitable but not irredeemable. In Philippians 2 we see the pain of our human experience addressed, felt and healed with the life of Jesus. Although Jesus was the very fabric of God, He took on flesh and encountered our brokenness, in His perfect life, overcoming the greatest pain of sin: death. Now through faith in Him, we have access to restored relationship with God the Father. This is the Gospel lived out in the most precious, personal type of community we know: friendship with Jesus for the restoration of our souls.
How does this change who we are as friends, spouses, neighbors, parents, or coworkers? As we begin to see the way Jesus did community we see a vivid picture of someone choosing to draw near to people's brokenness, share meals, weep alongside friends, and impart truth to those he encountered. Simply put, God saw the need of humanity and sent us a tangible model of what communing with others should look like in order to bring about healing for our souls. Community is so much more than a shared space of people coexisting, it is engaging their story, walking alongside the experience of another, and edifying the soul.
"To be loved but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be fully known and truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw at us." -Tim Keller
To invest in the life of others is fortifying work for our faith and that of another. Consistent community is a means of accountability that keeps us close to the Word of God to fuel our encouragement to one another. It both strengthens our foundation and reinforces that of our friends. "Spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together… but let us encourage one another," Hebrews 10:24-25. The tossing waves of life can make the most traversed believer grow weary in their walk with the Lord, but God's provision of faithful community is a life raft to cling to as the Lord leads us through the waters. Just as Jesus shared his life with us on earth for the saving of our souls, likewise the gift of community with believers is a means for preserving our faith and that of another until the end. May we continue to run well the race set before us with vision for how God may be calling us to step into His redemption work through walking deeply with Jesus alongside one another.
Julianna Weiss is a lover of people, feeling most alive when sharing life, meals, and hearts. While in college, Campus Outreach played a big part in her walk with Christ and she continues to be involved in her new hometown of Lakeland, FL. Immediately following graduation, Julianna moved from North Carolina to help start Campus Outreach at several local college campuses. When not doing ministry with students, Julianna works three nights a week caring for precious, new human lives as a labor and delivery nurse.


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