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☆ What Long-Term Care Looks Like Around the World
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Jordan Rau | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Provinces and territories fund long-term care services through general tax revenue. Notably, Canada’s long-term care system is separate from its national health care system, which pays for hospitals and doctors with no out-of-pocket costs to patients. on long-term care, 80 percent more than the United States spent. Britain has also taken steps to shield people from losing all of their wealth to pay for long-term care. Singapore recently instituted a system of mandatory long-term care insurance for those born in 1980 or later.

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☆ Are vampires real? Scientists have linked diseases and decomposition to all the historical tropes of Nosferatu
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Vampires were very real to people in the past, but there are many ways science can explain their characteristics, whether they come from folklore or fiction. But many modern notions of vampires started with the 1700s media frenzy and continued with "Dracula" and other tales. "It's not like a vampire disease where people are wandering the earth for years and years getting to look more and more like vampires," he said. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile sunlight sapped the count's powers, it was not until the 1922 film "Nosferatu" that the sun's rays killed vampires. As scientists began to learn and understand more about the body and death, stories about vampires started to evolve.

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☆ How Nursing Homes Failed to Protect Residents From Covid
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Paula Span | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“I kept waiting for the cavalry to come, and it really hasn’t, even today,” Dr. Grabowski said. “At no time during the pandemic did we prioritize nursing homes.” More than 167,000 residents have died, Medicare reported this month, along with at least 3,100 staff members. It was Dr. McGarry, Dr. Grabowski and their co-authors who discovered the failure to deliver antiviral medications. This is “the highest of the high-risk groups,” Dr. McGarry said. As the saying went, a nursing home was like a cruise ship that never docked.

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☆ Large Crack Spotted in Roller Coaster Prompts Its Shutdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Orlando Mayorquin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A roller coaster at an amusement park in Charlotte, N.C., was shut down on Friday after a visitor spotted a large crack in one of the ride’s pillars. The Carowinds amusement park said that it closed the coaster, called Fury 325, “after park personnel became aware of a crack at the top of a steel support pillar.”The ride will remain closed as crews make repairs, Courtney McGarry Weber, a park spokeswoman, said. Erin Wilson, a spokeswoman for the North Carolina Department of Labor said on Sunday that its Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau “will be investigating and plan to be at Carowinds on Monday.”Jeremy Wagner, who was visiting the park with his daughter, son, niece and his son’s friend on Friday, recorded video of the crack.

Persons: Courtney McGarry Weber, Erin Wilson, ” Jeremy Wagner Organizations: North Carolina Department of Labor Locations: Charlotte, N.C

Power outages likely The extreme weather over the coming days is likely to bring on power outages across the country. Peak power outages could be at least into the hundreds of thousands by Saturday morning. Share this -Link copiedWinter storm to bring far-reaching travel chaos The coming winter storm is expected to bring far-reaching travel chaos across the United States. The flash freeze that the cold air could usher in as the rain ends is a major concern. A flash freeze, when temperatures quickly drop below freezing, can be dangerous for wet roadways.

As many as 11 million people from California to Wisconsin are under winter weather advisories Monday due to a massive storm that has already dumped up to 4 feet of snow across the Sierra Nevada. The storm, expected to bring both snow and severe weather, is making its way into the Rockies and the northern Plains on Monday, where blizzard-like conditions are expected. Up to a foot of snow is expected to hit the Rockies, with winds gusting up to 50 mph. The risk for severe weather Monday is centered around southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma panhandle, where damaging winds up to 60 mph, large hail and a few tornadoes are possible. By Wednesday, the threat will shift east, where residents of New Orleans to the Florida panhandle are at risk for damaging winds, large hail and a few tornadoes.

☆ 'Easy to bully': A corporate landlord in Cincinnati is aggressive in trying to evict tenants, critics say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Gretchen Morgenson | Gretchen Morgenson Is The Senior Financial Reporter For The Nbc News Investigative Unit. A Former Stockbroker | She Won The Pulitzer Prize In For Her | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

“We had the exact same story and the exact same company — VineBrook Homes,” Allen told NBC News. VineBrook Homes Trust Inc., which owns over 3,000 single-family homes in the Cincinnati area, is one of the most aggressive landlords in bringing eviction proceedings against its residents, they say. A big institutional owner of over 24,000 single-family homes in mostly lower-income areas, VineBrook Homes is a real estate investment trust (REIT) with properties in 18 states, including Alabama, Indiana, Missouri and Mississippi. “I left in Dec. 2021,” Jenkins told NBC News. Vinebrook Homes owns over 3,000 single-family homes in the Cincinnati area, including many in suburbs like North College Hill.

Share this -Link copiedFloridians are livestreaming Hurricane Ian on TikTok Floridians are giving TikTok users a front-row seat to Hurricane Ian. Storm surge map, they didn’t have a color for 12 to 15 feet," he said about the historic levels of storm surge expected near where Ian is expected to make landfall. Share this -Link copiedA view of Hurricane Ian from the International Space Station A view of Hurricane Ian from the International Space Station, on Monday. Share this -Link copiedSatellite images show Hurricane Ian approaching Florida Hurricane Ian over the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday. Share this -Link copiedIan expected to strengthen until making landfall, officials say Hurricane Ian is still forecast to strengthen until the hurricane makes landfall in Florida, the National Hurricane Center said.

Storm surge map, they didn’t have a color for 12 to 15 feet," he said about the historic levels of storm surge expected near where Ian is expected to make landfall. Share this -Link copiedA view of Hurricane Ian from the International Space Station A view of Hurricane Ian from the International Space Station, on Monday. “We are extremely concerned about the potential impacts Hurricane Ian may have on phosphate facilities around the state,” Whitlock added. Share this -Link copiedIan strengthens into Category 4 storm Hurricane Ian has strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it advances upon Florida's west coast. Share this -Link copiedSatellite images show Hurricane Ian approaching Florida Hurricane Ian over the Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday.

☆ Mesajele ambasadorilor țărilor UE în Republica Moldova, cu prilejul Zilei Europei
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-10 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +5 min

Mesajele ambasadorilor țărilor UE în Republica Moldova, cu prilejul Zilei EuropeiCu prilejul Zilei Europei, 9 mai, mai mulți ambasadori ai țărilor-membre ale Uniunii Europene au venit cu mesaje video pentru cetățenii Republicii Moldova, transmite IPN. „Am devenit partenerul de încredere pe care Republica Moldova se poate baza mereu”, a opinat Bartlomiej Zdaniuk, ambasadorul Poloniei în Republica Moldova. „Susținem eforturile de a face lumea mai sigură pentru noi toți”, a adăugat Paul McGarry, ambasadorul Irlandei în Republica Moldova. Prioritizăm eforturile acolo unde sunt cel mai mult necesare”, a adăugat Manuel Larrotcha Parada, ambasadorul Spaniei în Republica Moldova. Suntem cu toții mai puternici împreună”, a remarcat Evgheni Stoytchev, ambasadorul Bulgariei în Republica Moldova.

Persons: Solidaritatea, Angela Ganninger, Daniel Ioniță, Lorenzo Tomassoni, Stanislav Kazecky, Anna Lyberg, Philippe Benoit, Pascal, Paul McGarry, Manuel Larrotcha, Dimitrios Karakonstantinis, Lea Stancic, Soren Jensen, Floris van Eijk, Stella, Ingrid Kressel, Evgheni Stoytchev, Petros, Sandor Szabo Organizations: Uniunii Europene, Europa, Uniunea Europeană Locations: Republica Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Germaniei, României, Poloniei, Italiei, Chișinău, Cehiei, Suediei, Belgiei, Letoniei, Franței, Europa, Irlandei, Lituaniei, Spaniei, Slovaciei, Greciei, Sloveniei, Finlandei, Danemarcei, Olandei, Croației, Austriei, Estoniei, Bulgariei, Ciprului, Ungariei, Moldova

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