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04/14/2020

03/31/2020

In an effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the province will no longer require people to pay for parking at any of its hospitals and health care

03/23/2020

03/04/2020

03/01/2020

WHAT IS A LEAP YEAR?
Simply put, a leap year is a year with an extra day—February 29—which is added nearly every four years to the calendar year.

Why Are Leap Years Necessary?

Adding an extra day every four years keeps our calendar aligned correctly with the astronomical seasons, since a year according to the Gregorian calendar (365 days) and a year according to Earth’s orbit around the Sun (approximately 365.25 days) are not the exact same length of time. Without this extra day, our calendar and the seasons would gradually get out of sync. (Keep reading for a longer explanation.)

Because of this extra day, a leap year has 366 days instead of 365. Additionally, a leap year does not end and begin on the same day of the week, as a non–leap year does.

02/28/2020

Now, 50 years ago, I was three years old. Yes, I’m old enough to remember when this moment in pop culture actually happened. And when I tell you, this was THE BIGGEST POP SONG OF THE EARLY & #…

02/11/2020

02/11/2020

YOKOHAMA, Japan — In the passenger decks of the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship, more than 2,500 travelers are carefully isolated. Meals are delivered to their cabins. They have permission to walk on deck, six feet apart, for a few minutes a day.
Down below, more than 1,000 crew members live and work elbow-to-elbow, preparing the passengers’ dishes and eating simple buffet-style meals together, with as many as four sharing a bathroom — and sharing the risk of possible infection from the coronavirus.

The risks to all aboard were reinforced on Monday as Japan’s health ministry said that an additional 65 people had tested positive for the virus, nearly doubling the total to 135. According to Princess Cruises, which operates the ship, at least 20 of them are American. The ship already has the largest number of coronavirus cases outside the epicenter in China, where more than 40,000 have been infected.

While the quarantine slapped on the Diamond Princess was meant to contain the virus, the conditions facing the crew could end up doing the opposite and help spread the illness, disease experts say.

01/16/2020

Walk safely on snow or ice.
Take short steps or shuffle for stability.
Bend slightly forward and walk flat-footed with your center of gravity directly over your feet as much as possible.
Keep your hands out of your pockets.
Be prepared to fall.