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On December 7, the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System's Women's Health Care Committee hosted their second annual baby shower for expectant Veteran Moms and Veteran Moms who had given birth in the past year.
Secretary Landgraf and Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay were joined by state Sen. Bruce Ennis and Reps. Ruth Briggs-King, Dave Wilson and Harvey Kenton in recognizing the 20th anniversary of Delaware’s Statewide Trauma System. “No matter where in Delaware someone suffers a traumatic injury, they enter into the same system of care,” Secretary Landgraf said. “We are only a handful of states to have an inclusive statewide trauma system.”
Dr. Rattay said the state’s trauma system is credited with saving 1,319 lives and caring for 101,000 seriously injured people since 2000, an almost 50 percent decrease in the mortality rate in that time. The Delaware mortality rate is now consistently lower than the national rate reported by the federal National Trauma Data Bank.
Fourteen individuals who have 20 years of continuous service to the trauma system were honored at the ceremony in the House chambers at Legislative Hall:
•Edward L. Alexander III, MD, FACS of Bayhealth Kent General Hospital
•Marilynn K. Bartley, MSN, RN of Christiana Care Health System
•Steven Blessing, MA, Chief, EMS and Preparedness Section, DPH
•Steven D. Carey, MD, FACS of Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
•Dean Dobbert, MD, FACEP, Kent County EMS Medical Director
•Deborah Eberly, BSN, RN, CEN, CNML of Bayhealth
•Gerard J. Fulda, MD,FACS of Christiana Care Health System
•Linda Laskowski Jones, MS, APRN, ACNS-BC, CEN, FAWM, FAAN of Christiana Care Health System
•MarySue Jones, RN, MS, State Trauma System Coordinator, OEMS, DPH
•James P. Marvel, Jr., MD, FACS of Beebe Healthcare
•Ross E. Megargel, DO, FACEP, State EMS Medical Director
•Stephen G. Murphy, MD, FACS of Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
•Lawrence E. Tan, Esq., NRP, Chief of Emergency Medical Services, New Castle County
•Glen H. Tinkoff, MD, FACS of Christiana Care Health System
Sen. Ennis, who advocated for and helped to push through the enabling legislation, read a joint resolution recognizing the trauma system’s anniversary. Rep. Kenton in honoring Sen. Ennis’ role in creating the trauma system said, “We’ll never know, Senator, how many lives you saved.” Rep. Briggs-King in praising the statewide system of care said, “For a small state, you’ve made a huge statement.”
Trauma survivor Melanie Pertain shared how the system helped her and her family after they were involved in a serious motor vehicle crash on Concord Pike in 2013. “I received tremendous care in the ER and then the OR after we were transported to Christiana Hospital,” said Pertain, who spent two weeks in the surgical ICU after suffering a traumatic brain injury and other injuries in the accident. “My new mantra is ‘Be grateful, not hateful.’”
Howard County Library System's Evening in the Stacks held on February 22, 2014 at the Miller Branch. Washington Post Book Critic Ron Charles, left, and bestselling author Chris Bohjalian.
Klasický dvoukomorový školní batoh CHI 188 G s hravým designem kytiček pro nejmenší školačky v 1. až 3. třídě.
Ergonomicky tvarovaný zádový systém s polstrováním a vyjímatelným hliníkovým rámem společně s délkově nastavitelnými ramenními popruhy zajistí pohodlné a bezpečné používání tohoto batohu.
Zadní i prostřední komory jsou stejně velké, v přední komoře je praktický organizér a šikovná kapsa ze síťoviny. Mezi těmito komorami je důmyslně skrytá, zipem uzavíratelná kapsa na box na svačinu, nebo na jiné věci, které chcete oddělit od ostatních školních potřeb v batohu.
V přední části batohu jsou další dvě podlouhlé kapsy na zip. V jedné z těchto kapes je jednoduchá karabina na klíče. Do této kapsy lze umístit penál CHI 191 ve stejném designu.
Pro oživení vnitřního prostoru batohu je použito pestrobarevné podšívky.
Na jedné straně batohu je menší elastická kapsa na 0,7l láhev s pitím. Druhá menší postranní kapsa obsahuje poutko s karabinou, na kterou je možné zavěsit pytlík na přezůvky nebo si lze do kapsy uschovat jiné drobnosti.
Na popruzích jsou umístěny háčky pro zavěšení dlouhých konců popruhů a držák na PET lahev. Kromě úchytu s plastovou rukojetí pro pohodlné přenášení batohu v ruce je přidáno i poutko na zavěšení batohu na školní lavici. Batoh do školy je doplněn o četné reflexní plochy pro zvýšení viditelnosti školáka za každých povětrnostních podmínek. Dno batohu je chráněno pevným materiálem, plastovými nožkami a zpevněné jsou také spodní hrany.
Součástí batohu je pytlík na papuče a pláštěnka na batoh.
K batohu doporučujeme koupit pouzdro CHI 190 nebo CHI 191 ve stejném designu.
For Gustav Holst and Claude Debussy, the beauty of Earth and its surrounding planets inspired them not to collect data, but to compose music. Now, 100 years after the first performance of Holst’s “The Planets,” audiences had a chance to hear their music and see depictions of our awe-inspiring solar system simultaneously.
On Jan 27 and 28, the National Philharmonic Orchestra, in collaboration with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, presented Cosmic Designs at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda, MD. In this marriage of music and space imagery, the orchestra performed Claude Debussy’s “La Mer” and Gustav Holst’s “The Planets.” Video producers at Goddard worked to collect depictions of our solar system’s planets, as well as Earth’s oceans to accompany the music. Using both satellite pictures and animations, this presentation illustrated tones in the music, making the audible narrative in the music come alive visually.
Read more about NASA's contribution: www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/cosmic-designs-at-the-i...
Read more about the event here:
www.strathmore.org/events-and-tickets/np-cosmic-designs
Credit: Strathmore/Don Lassell
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Bangkok railway station (Thai: สถานีรถไฟกรุงเทพ), unofficially known as Hua Lamphong station (Thai: สถานีหัวลำโพง), is the main railway station in Bangkok, Thailand. It is in the center of the city in the Pathum Wan District, and is operated by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
The station is officially referred to by the State Railway of Thailand as Sathani Rotfai Krung Thep in Thai (Krung Thep is the transliteration of the common Thai language name of Bangkok) and Bangkok Station in English.[1] Hua Lamphong (Thai: หัวลำโพง; RTGS: hua lamphong) is the informal name of the station, used by both foreign travellers and locals. The station is often named as Hua Lamphong in travel guide books and in the public press.[2]
In other areas of Thailand the station is commonly referred to as Krungthep Station, and the name Hua Lamphong is not well-known.
In all documents published by the State Railway of Thailand (such as train tickets, timetables, and tour pamphlets) the station is uniformly transcribed as Krungthep (กรุงเทพฯ) in Thai.[1]
The station was opened on 25 June 1916 after six years of construction. The site of the railway station was previously occupied by the national railway's maintenance centre, which moved to Makkasan in June 1910. At the nearby site of the previous railway station a pillar commemorates the inauguration of the Thai railway network in 1897.
The station was built in an Italian Neo-Renaissance-style, with decorated wooden roofs and stained glass windows. The architecture is attributed to Turin-born Mario Tamagno, who with countryman Annibale Rigotti (1870–1968) was also responsible for the design of several other early 20th century public buildings in Bangkok. The pair designed Bang Khun Phrom Palace (1906), Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in the Royal Plaza (1907–15) and Suan Kularb Residential Hall and Throne Hall in Dusit Garden, among other buildings.
There are 14 platforms, 26 ticket booths, and two electric display boards. Hua Lamphong serves over 130 trains and approximately 60,000 passengers each day. Since 2004 the station has been connected by an underground passage to the MRT (Metropolitan Rapid Transit) subway system's Hua Lamphong MRT Station.
The station is also a terminus of the Eastern and Oriental Express luxury trains.[3]
January 19, 2015-Albany-Governor Cuomo announces the 11th part of his "2015 Opportunity Agenda" with recommendations on reforming the Justice system's treatment of minors. The report and unanimous recommendations of the Commission on Youth,Public Safety & Justice, included the age at which youths are tried and processed for crimes as adult.
January 19, 2015-Albany-Governor Cuomo announces the 11th part of his "2015 Opportunity Agenda" with recommendations on reforming the Justice system's treatment of minors. The report and unanimous recommendations of the Commission on Youth,Public Safety & Justice, included the age at which youths are tried and processed for crimes as adult.
On Monday, June 6, 2016, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen spoke to members, guests, and students at a World Affairs Council of Philadelphia luncheon event.
Janet L. Yellen took office as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on February 3, 2014, for a four-year term ending February 3, 2018. Dr. Yellen also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, the System's principal monetary policymaking body. Prior to her appointment as Chair, Dr. Yellen served as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors, taking office in October 2010, when she simultaneously began a 14-year term as a member of the Board that will expire January 31, 2024.
Dr. Yellen is Professor Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley where she was the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Professor of Business and Professor of Economics and has been a faculty member since 1980.
Dr. Yellen took leave from Berkeley for five years starting August 1994. She served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System through February 1997, and then left the Federal Reserve to become chair of the Council of Economic Advisers through August 1999. She also chaired the Economic Policy Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development from 1997 to 1999. She also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2004 to 2010.
Dr. Yellen is a member of both the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has served as President of the Western Economic Association, Vice President of the American Economic Association and a Fellow of the Yale Corporation.
Dr. Yellen graduated summa cum laude from Brown University with a degree in economics in 1967, and received her Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University in 1971. She received the Wilbur Cross Medal from Yale in 1997, an honorary doctor of laws degree from Brown in 1998, and an honorary doctor of humane letters from Bard College in 2000.
An Assistant Professor at Harvard University from 1971 to 1976, Dr. Yellen served as an Economist with the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors in 1977 and 1978, and on the faculty of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1978 to 1980.
Dr. Yellen has written on a wide variety of macroeconomic issues, while specializing in the causes, mechanisms, and implications of unemployment.
A tropical storm-y kind of night in the city. Very strong & gusty southerly winds & rain were observed as this strongly awaited atmospheric river/storm system’s main cold front made ‘landfall’ in the Bay Area. This was indeed the strongest storm so far this season for the region. Conditions outside looked like a tropical storm! Certainly, this was a stormy night for the region. The Sierras were also looking at feet of snowfall before all this is said & done. This evening was just the 1st part of the storm. More heavy rain & wind was in store for the state over the next day or two as this atmospheric river was forecast to inch back north towards the South Bay the very next day... Things would finally die down by Friday. Stay safe out there, everyone! (Video taken Tuesday late evening, January 26, 2021)
*Weather forecast/update: A strong Pacific storm, or atmospheric river, was expected to bring periods of moderate to heavy rain to the region. This system was forecast to arrive by Tuesday (Jan 26) & was to bring periods of heavy rain & high winds. This will likely result in an increased risk of mudslides over steep terrain, debris flow over wildfire burned areas, as well as localized ponding of water in low-lying areas. Up to 3 inches of rain was expected in urban areas & 3-7 inches possible over higher terrain. The entire area from Napa south thru Monterey & San Benito Counties would get a good soaking from this atmospheric river. Latest model guidance suggests the coastal slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains & Big Sur look to be the primary target of the heaviest rain. On top of this, a high wind watch was also in effect during the period. South winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to 50-60 mph are possible. North Bay, San Francisco Bay Shoreline, East Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains, and the South Bay will all be affected. Timing of the strongest winds are forecast to happen Tuesday evening thru Wednesday morning as this strong system’s cold front sweeps thru. Damaging winds can blow down trees & power lines which may result in power outages… Stay tuned to the latest forecast for the most up-to-date weather info online…
Vermont Railway six-axle and leased GATX Corporation four-axle locomotives, in the form of VTR 431 and GATX 2215, lead the Vermont Rail System's Green Mountain Railroad Train 263-26 across Lower Bartonsville Road in the village of Bartonsville, Vermont en route to Riverside Yard in Rockingham with twenty-seven loads for Pan Am Railways and four empties to return to Rutland on Train 264-26 later in the evening. The Bartonsville Covered Bridge, spanning the Williams River, was rebuilt in 2012 following the severe flooding from Hurricane Irene the previous year that washed away the original covered bridge built in 1870.
Howard County Library System's Evening in the Stacks held on February 22, 2014 at the Miller Branch.
Klasický tříkomorový školní batoh NUN 200 R s maskáčovým motivem pro školáky v 1. až 4. třídě.
Rozměry/Dimensions: 40 x 20 x 27
Materiál/Material: Nylon 420 D
Hmotnost/Weight: 1,06 kg
Nosnost/Load: 7 kg
Pohodlné a bezpečné používání zaručí ergonomicky tvarovaný zádový systém s polstrováním a vyjímatelným hliníkovým rámem společně
s délkově nastavitelnými ramenními popruhy. Na pravém popruhu je maketa medaile s možností jejího odepnutí. Volné konce popruhů přichytíte pomocí háčků na obou popruzích.
Přední komora batohu je nejprostornější, prostřední a zadní komory jsou stejně velké. Vepředu je kapsa na zip. V ní najdete štítek na jméno školáka a karabinu na klíče. V prostřední komoře je malý organizér,
v přední komoře zase poutko s karabinou. Zde si může školák zavěsit pytlík na přezůvky (CHI 555).
V dolní části čelní strany mají tyto školní batohy vyměnitelnou placku na suchý zip a nad ní originální plastickou výšivku.
Pro oživení vnitřního prostoru mají batohy pestrobarevné podšívky.
Nápaditě řešené jsou postranní kapsy na stažení gumičkou na obou bocích. Do nich je možné umístit láhev s pitím o obsahu 0,5 l. Dále mají batohy kompresní popruhy pro stažení v případě, kdy není potřeba využít celou jejich hloubku.
Každý batoh je doplněn o četné reflexní plochy pro zvýšení bezpečnosti dítěte za každých povětrnostních podmínek. Dno batohu je chráněno pevným materiálem, plastovými nožkami a zpevněné jsou také spodní hrany batohu. Použity jsou kvalitní zipy s originálními kovovými taháčky, nahoře je umístěn úchyt pro přenášení batohu v ruce. V zadní části mezi popruhy mají tyto batohy do školy poutko k zavěšení na lavici.
Příslušenství: výrazná reflexní pláštěnka, pytlík na papuče, sada 3 dalších vyměnitelných placek na suchý zip a jedné další medaile.
K tomuto batohu se výborně hodí školní pouzdro NUN 200 R.
Školní batoh Topgal CHI 166
Ergonomicky tvarovaný zádový systém s polstrováním a vyjímatelným hliníkovým rámem společně s délkově nastavitelnými ramenními popruhy zajistí pohodlné a bezpečné používání tohoto batohu.
Obě komory tohoto batohu jsou velmi prostorné a pohodlně se do nich vejdou desky, sešity a všechny ostatní školní pomůcky. V přední komoře je praktická kapsa ze síťoviny a organizér.
V přední části batohu jsou dvě menší kapsy pro uložení drobnějších předmětů. Ve spodní a větší z nich je jednoduchá karabina na klíče. Tyto kapsy jsou vhodné na uložení krabičky na svačinu nebo školního pouzdra CHI 174 (není součástí batohu) se stejným motivem.
Na jedné straně batohu je menší elastická kapsa na 1l láhev s pitím. Druhá, menší postranní kapsa obsahuje poutko s karabinou, na kterou je možné zavěsit pytlík na přezůvky, nebo si lze do kapsy uschovat jiné drobnosti. Batoh je doplněn o četné reflexní plochy pro zvýšení bezpečnosti dítěte za každých povětrnostních podmínek. Pro snadné přenášení v ruce je batoh vybaven plastovým úchytem. Dno batohu je chráněno pevným materiálem, plastovými nožkami a zpěvněné jsou také spodní hrany.
Součástí batohu je box na svačinu, pytlík na papuče a pláštěnka na batoh.
Školní batoh Topgal CHI 164
Klasický tříkomorový školní batoh s hravým designem pro nejmenší školáky v 1. až 3. třídě.
Ergonomicky tvarovaný zádový systém s polstrováním a vyjímatelným hliníkovým rámem společně s délkově nastavitelnými ramenními popruhy zajistí pohodlné a bezpečné používání tohoto batohu.
Zadní komora batohu je nejprostornější, prostřední a přední komory jsou stejně velké. V prostřední komoře je zipová kapsa ze síťoviny a v přední komoře je praktický organizér. V přední části batohu jsou dvě menší kapsy pro uložení drobnějších předmětů. V horní kapsičce je jednoduchá karabina na klíče. Spodní a větší kapsa je určena pro uložení boxu na svačinu nebo školního pouzdra CHI 174 se stejným motivem (není součástí batohu). Na této kapse je plastová napodobenina bagru nebo sklápěčky.
Na jedné straně batohu je menší elastická kapsa na 1l láhev s pitím. Druhá, menší postranní kapsa obsahuje poutko s karabinou, na kterou je možné zavěsit pytlík na přezůvky, nebo si lze do kapsy uschovat jiné drobnosti. Batoh je doplněn o četné reflexní plochy pro zvýšení bezpečnosti dítěte za každých povětrnostních podmínek. Pro snadné přenášení v ruce je batoh vybaven plastovým úchytem.
Dno batohu je chráněno pevným materiálem, plastovými nožkami a zpěvněné jsou také spodní hrany.
Součástí batohu je box na svačinu, pytlík na papuče a pláštěnka na batoh.
VA employees, Veterans and community members at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System's Toledo Community Based Outreach Clinic (CBOC) put on their walking shoes and joined in the fourth nationwide VA2K event on May 21, 2014. The annual Walk and Roll of about 1.2 miles took place at VA hospitals and CBOCs encourages people to step up their fitness level and to support homeless Veterans with donated food and clothing items.
The road into the storm... Felt like I was totally in the Midwest! This was a line of potentially strong t-storms. This was around Merced, CA around the rural areas. This was during my storm chase trip around the Central Valley... I left San Jose just after 10:30 a.m. & arrived to the valley before noon. I even met up with a fellow chaser, Sebastian, in Lathrop! Then we went our separate ways & I continued my chase southeast towards Merced. While along highway 99, a line of t-storms had formed in the Merced areas & I later experienced very heavy rain, thunder & lightning. As the afternoon progressed, another line of storms formed further southeast, around Chowchilla, CA with more flooding rains. I went home shortly afterwards and got home by sunset. I was thinking I should’ve stayed in the valley a bit longer since t-storms continued firing just north of Fresno... oh well. Nonetheless, it was a good chase day! ‘Til next time... (Chase outing taken place Thursday, March 22, 2018)
*Weather scenario:
California was experiencing quite active weather so far this rainy season. Even a funnel cloud was observed in the Central Valley just the previous day! This day, the active weather continued. What made this day's setup so favorable for t-storms was that all of this was developing ahead of a storm system’s cold front (the same system involved with our recent ‘atmospheric river’), which was well offshore. This setup was one of the best t-storm setups due to widespread patches of clearing (unlike the previous day Wednesday). What we also had was an exiting moisture plume, or aka, the atmospheric river itself that had been blasting the state for the past couple days. In the southern Sacramento to central San Joaquin valley, severe t-storms that did form along & ahead of the cold front were capable of large hail & potentially a few funnel clouds/tornadoes. The storms slowly subsided during the evening...
On Monday, June 6, 2016, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen spoke to members, guests, and students at a World Affairs Council of Philadelphia luncheon event.
Janet L. Yellen took office as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on February 3, 2014, for a four-year term ending February 3, 2018. Dr. Yellen also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, the System's principal monetary policymaking body. Prior to her appointment as Chair, Dr. Yellen served as Vice Chair of the Board of Governors, taking office in October 2010, when she simultaneously began a 14-year term as a member of the Board that will expire January 31, 2024.
Dr. Yellen is Professor Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley where she was the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Professor of Business and Professor of Economics and has been a faculty member since 1980.
Dr. Yellen took leave from Berkeley for five years starting August 1994. She served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System through February 1997, and then left the Federal Reserve to become chair of the Council of Economic Advisers through August 1999. She also chaired the Economic Policy Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development from 1997 to 1999. She also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2004 to 2010.
Dr. Yellen is a member of both the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She has served as President of the Western Economic Association, Vice President of the American Economic Association and a Fellow of the Yale Corporation.
Dr. Yellen graduated summa cum laude from Brown University with a degree in economics in 1967, and received her Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University in 1971. She received the Wilbur Cross Medal from Yale in 1997, an honorary doctor of laws degree from Brown in 1998, and an honorary doctor of humane letters from Bard College in 2000.
An Assistant Professor at Harvard University from 1971 to 1976, Dr. Yellen served as an Economist with the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors in 1977 and 1978, and on the faculty of the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1978 to 1980.
Dr. Yellen has written on a wide variety of macroeconomic issues, while specializing in the causes, mechanisms, and implications of unemployment.
Školní batoh Topgal CHI 182
Klasický dvoukomorový školní batoh pro školáky v 1. až 3. třídě.
Ergonomicky tvarovaný zádový systém s polstrováním a vyjímatelným hliníkovým rámem společně s délkově nastavitelnými ramenními popruhy zajistí pohodlné a bezpečné používání tohoto batohu.
Obě komory batohu jsou velmi prostorné, v přední komoře je praktický organizér a šikovná kapsa ze síťoviny. Mezi těmito komorami je důmyslně skrytá, zipem uzavíratelná kapsa na box na svačinu, nebo na jiné věci, které chcete oddělit od ostatních školních potřeb v batohu.
Školní batohy mají na čelní straně jednu velkou kapsu s jednoduchou karabinou na klíče. Tato kapsa je vhodná k umístění školního pouzdra CHI 190 se stejným motivem.
Pro oživení vnitřního prostoru má batoh pestrobarevnou podšívku.
Na jedné straně batohu je menší elastická kapsa na 0,7l láhev s pitím. Druhá menší postranní kapsa obsahuje poutko s karabinou, na kterou je možné zavěsit pytlík na přezůvky nebo si lze do kapsy uschovat jiné drobnosti.
Na popruzích jsou umístěny háčky pro zavěšení dlouhých konců popruhů a držák na PET lahev. Kromě úchytu s plastovou rukojetí pro pohodlné přenášení batohu v ruce je přidáno i poutko na zavěšení batohu na školní lavici. Batoh je navíc doplněn o četné reflexní plochy pro zvýšení viditelnosti školáka za každých povětrnostních podmínek. Dno batohu je chráněno pevným materiálem, plastovými nožkami a zpevněné jsou také spodní hrany.
Součástí batohu je pytlík na papuče a pláštěnka na batoh.
The Lancaster Metrolink Station is the final destination on the Metrolink Rail system's Antelope Valley Line from Los Angeles' Union Station.
Although, I have not done the research yet, there was a Lancaster train depot. I'm not sure if the depot sat on the same site as this Metrolink depot, but I know it was near the Western Hotel, which is right down the street from this depot.
Howard County Library System's Evening in the Stacks held on February 22, 2014 at the Miller Branch.
Spotty showers/thundershowers were observed around San Jose, CA this day of Thursday, January 25, 2018 as a weather system pushes inland from the Pacific. This same system's main cold front had pushed thru the area giving us a good soaking just the previous night. This day, the system's cold low pressure area had destabilized the atmosphere over the region, causing scattered showers with moderate to heavy rain, hail and even lightning/thunder! Unfortunately, only the rain feature was personally experienced, although some areas in San Jose reported hail. A stronger cell was over Gilroy that got pelted with lots of hail, enough to cover the ground to look like snow! If only I knew, I'd chase that cell. At least I got to see some awesome storm clouds...
(Video footage taken Thursday, January 25, 2018 from around San Jose, CA)
*Weather scenario/update:
Another cold storm system ushered in more beneficial rain & snow to California. The system’s cold front that moved thru overnight Wednesday had delivered a decent soaking, with rainfall totals ranging roughly one-quarter to one-half inch. As of 5 p.m. Thursday, 48-hour rainfall totaled 0.49 inches in San Jose & 0.48 inches in S.F. Up to 1½ feet of snow fell in the Sierras. Chain controls were in effect for stretches of I-80 & Highway 50. But following the showers, hail & even some lightning/thunder around the Bay Area on Thursday as the system’s cold upper low pushes inland, a ridge of high pressure was expected to redevelop over the Pacific & block any more storms from reaching our area thru the 1st week of February or so... January has been a wet month for much of the Bay Area so far. Many cities already surpassed their monthly rainfall average, including 5.13 inches in S.F. (112%) & 3.06 inches in San Jose (106%). Still, it wasn’t enough to overcome one of the driest Decembers on record. Hopefully, February & March would bring us more rainfall... At least we may have a chance to see the 'rare' total lunar eclipse of January 31, 2018 now that our skies have cleared by then!
Secretary Landgraf and Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay were joined by state Sen. Bruce Ennis and Reps. Ruth Briggs-King, Dave Wilson and Harvey Kenton in recognizing the 20th anniversary of Delaware’s Statewide Trauma System. “No matter where in Delaware someone suffers a traumatic injury, they enter into the same system of care,” Secretary Landgraf said. “We are only a handful of states to have an inclusive statewide trauma system.”
Dr. Rattay said the state’s trauma system is credited with saving 1,319 lives and caring for 101,000 seriously injured people since 2000, an almost 50 percent decrease in the mortality rate in that time. The Delaware mortality rate is now consistently lower than the national rate reported by the federal National Trauma Data Bank.
Fourteen individuals who have 20 years of continuous service to the trauma system were honored at the ceremony in the House chambers at Legislative Hall:
•Edward L. Alexander III, MD, FACS of Bayhealth Kent General Hospital
•Marilynn K. Bartley, MSN, RN of Christiana Care Health System
•Steven Blessing, MA, Chief, EMS and Preparedness Section, DPH
•Steven D. Carey, MD, FACS of Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
•Dean Dobbert, MD, FACEP, Kent County EMS Medical Director
•Deborah Eberly, BSN, RN, CEN, CNML of Bayhealth
•Gerard J. Fulda, MD,FACS of Christiana Care Health System
•Linda Laskowski Jones, MS, APRN, ACNS-BC, CEN, FAWM, FAAN of Christiana Care Health System
•MarySue Jones, RN, MS, State Trauma System Coordinator, OEMS, DPH
•James P. Marvel, Jr., MD, FACS of Beebe Healthcare
•Ross E. Megargel, DO, FACEP, State EMS Medical Director
•Stephen G. Murphy, MD, FACS of Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
•Lawrence E. Tan, Esq., NRP, Chief of Emergency Medical Services, New Castle County
•Glen H. Tinkoff, MD, FACS of Christiana Care Health System
Sen. Ennis, who advocated for and helped to push through the enabling legislation, read a joint resolution recognizing the trauma system’s anniversary. Rep. Kenton in honoring Sen. Ennis’ role in creating the trauma system said, “We’ll never know, Senator, how many lives you saved.” Rep. Briggs-King in praising the statewide system of care said, “For a small state, you’ve made a huge statement.”
Trauma survivor Melanie Pertain shared how the system helped her and her family after they were involved in a serious motor vehicle crash on Concord Pike in 2013. “I received tremendous care in the ER and then the OR after we were transported to Christiana Hospital,” said Pertain, who spent two weeks in the surgical ICU after suffering a traumatic brain injury and other injuries in the accident. “My new mantra is ‘Be grateful, not hateful.’”
PCC President G. Dennis Massey, left, congratulates Dr. Ray Taylor on being the college's nominee for the N.C. Community College System's Excellence in Teaching Award. Taylor, who serves as chair of the Human Services Technology Department, received the Joseph E. Downing Excellence in Teaching Award from PCC last year.
Howard County Library System's Evening in the Stacks held on February 22, 2014 at the Miller Branch.
Vermont Rail System's Champlain Valley Dinner Train heads south at Town Line Road in North Ferrisburgh on a hazy early-August evening in 2024. Leading the way out of Burlington was VTR 210, an EMD GP38-2 wearing a nice coat of VRS red and white paint.
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On August 9, 2022, Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Donald M. Remy traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas, starting his visit at the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) 51st National Conference before going to the Central Arkansas Veteran Healthcare System’s Eugene J. Towbin VA Medical Center in North Little Rock, VA’s Law Enforcement Training Center and Little Rock National Cemetery.
Photo: Remy said, "A special thanks to the Director of VA’s Law Enforcement Training Center Conrad Hamp and Deputy Director Operations Trent Pettis for the tour and introducing me to the incredible staff during my visit at the training center. I was able to see some of the training our VA police office receive to maintain the safety of our Veterans and staff. (VA photo/Jennifer A. Roy)
A stormy night tonight it was around the city! Very strong & gusty southerly winds & heavy rain were observed as this strongly awaited atmospheric river/storm system’s main cold front made ‘landfall’ in the Bay Area. This was indeed the strongest storm so far this season for the region. Conditions outside looked like a tropical storm! Certainly, this was a stormy night for the region. The Sierras were also looking at feet of snowfall before all this is said & done. This evening was just the 1st part of the storm. More heavy rain & wind was in store for the state over the next day or two as this atmospheric river was forecast to inch back north towards the South Bay the very next day... Things would finally die down by Friday. Stay safe out there, everyone! (Video taken Wednesday, January 27, 2021)
*Weather forecast/update: A strong Pacific storm, or atmospheric river, was expected to bring periods of moderate to heavy rain to the region. This system was forecast to arrive by Tuesday (Jan 26) & was to bring periods of heavy rain & high winds. This will likely result in an increased risk of mudslides over steep terrain, debris flow over wildfire burned areas, as well as localized ponding of water in low-lying areas. Up to 3 inches of rain was expected in urban areas & 3-7 inches possible over higher terrain. The entire area from Napa south thru Monterey & San Benito Counties would get a good soaking from this atmospheric river. Latest model guidance suggests the coastal slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains & Big Sur look to be the primary target of the heaviest rain. On top of this, a high wind watch was also in effect during the period. South winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to 50-60 mph are possible. North Bay, San Francisco Bay Shoreline, East Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains, and the South Bay will all be affected. Timing of the strongest winds are forecast to happen Tuesday evening thru Wednesday morning as this strong system’s cold front sweeps thru. Damaging winds can blow down trees & power lines which may result in power outages… Stay tuned to the latest forecast for the most up-to-date weather info online…
Palms swaying like crazy! Very strong & gusty southerly winds & rain were observed as this strongly awaited atmospheric river/storm system’s main cold front made ‘landfall’ in the Bay Area. This was indeed the strongest storm so far this season for the region. Conditions outside looked like a tropical storm! Certainly, this was a stormy night for the region. The Sierras were also looking at feet of snowfall before all this is said & done. This evening was just the 1st part of the storm. More heavy rain & wind was in store for the state over the next day or two as this atmospheric river was forecast to inch back north towards the South Bay the very next day... Things would finally die down by Friday. Stay safe out there, everyone! (Video taken Tuesday late evening, January 26, 2021)
*Weather forecast/update: A strong Pacific storm, or atmospheric river, was expected to bring periods of moderate to heavy rain to the region. This system was forecast to arrive by Tuesday (Jan 26) & was to bring periods of heavy rain & high winds. This will likely result in an increased risk of mudslides over steep terrain, debris flow over wildfire burned areas, as well as localized ponding of water in low-lying areas. Up to 3 inches of rain was expected in urban areas & 3-7 inches possible over higher terrain. The entire area from Napa south thru Monterey & San Benito Counties would get a good soaking from this atmospheric river. Latest model guidance suggests the coastal slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains & Big Sur look to be the primary target of the heaviest rain. On top of this, a high wind watch was also in effect during the period. South winds 20-30 mph with gusts up to 50-60 mph are possible. North Bay, San Francisco Bay Shoreline, East Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains, and the South Bay will all be affected. Timing of the strongest winds are forecast to happen Tuesday evening thru Wednesday morning as this strong system’s cold front sweeps thru. Damaging winds can blow down trees & power lines which may result in power outages… Stay tuned to the latest forecast for the most up-to-date weather info online…
Howard County Library System's Evening in the Stacks held on February 22, 2014 at the Miller Branch.
A handful of attendees of the Power Transmitted Over Laser (PTROL) project demonstration stand near the system’s 2-kilowatt laser transmitter.
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Howard County Library System's Evening in the Stacks held on February 22, 2014 at the Miller Branch.
On Saturday, October 7, more than 1,700 of Rochester Regional Health’s friends and employees gathered at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center for the system’s signature celebration.
Tri-Met MAX (Metro Area Express) light rail trains at the western terminus of the system's Blue Line at Hillsboro's Hatfield Government Center. Two trains typically wait here at any given time, when the next arrives, the one waiting the longest moves out. Long(ish) 2 sec. twilight exposure with tripod.