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A little behind schedule as usual, Guns N Roses have postponed their entire summer tour, including the July 24 date at Target Field leaving only one Twin Cities stadium concert on the books for summer 2020.

Coming the same day Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy postponed their Aug. 11 show at the Twins ballpark till 2021, the GNR show will also purportedly be rescheduled. Axl & Co. did not specify if they, too, will wait till next year.

The North American tour is being rescheduled out of an abundance of caution, GNRs statement read. The tour was supposed to start at Summerfest in Milwaukee on July 4. Smashing Pumpkins had been tapped to open some dates, but a warm-up act had not yet been announced for Minneapolis.

As with most Ticketmaster-sold concertsduring the COVID-19 crisis,fans will have to wait until makeup dates are announced to seek refunds if they do not want to hold onto their tickets.

In other cancellation news, the Black Crowes also called off their Aug. 13 stop at Xcel Energy Center along with the rest of their tour on Monday.

By our count, that leaves only one big stadium gig and two major arena concerts still on the books for summer in Minnesota. The Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Poison date at U.S. Bank Stadium on June 27 weirdly still hasn't been delayed. Also Dan + Shays Target Center date already postponed from early April -- is still on the calendar for Aug. 29, and Harry Styles Xcel Energy Center show on July 19 still hasnt been formally postponed. Clearly, though, theres only one direction for young Harry to go.

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Posted: May 18, 2020 / 12:32 PM EDT / Updated: May 20, 2020 / 10:13 AM EDT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) Its almost Deck season.

The Deck at The Gas House hoped to open on Wednesday, but said it was weather pending of course. With temperatures in the mid-50s, the weather has ruined those plans.

The Deck hopes to open Thursday now.

The Deck said there would some changes to the way things look and feel at the outdoor restaurant/bar when the season gets underway.

The Deck is going to be a little different for a bit. Please bare with us as we navigate this strange time together. We sincerely cant wait to see some lovely people! Better days will be here. Lets all be cool to each other.

In a memo titled Halls Plan of Attack, the Halls restaurant chain said last week it was looking toward better days ahead and rewind the clock to March 16th as best we are able to begin the process of reopen its restaurants to dine-in customers, and that will start with The Deck.

Were putting everything in place to get the 2020 version of The Deck up and running next week (fingers crossed) and lining up the best course of action to take it from there on the other stores, Halls said in the memo.

Halls said in the memo it was working through new requirements, processes, and business decisions that restaurants will have to address.

Were still making sure that we have everything in place to be certain that were doing it the right way, and not compromising the health of our guests and our employees, the memo said.

Halls is still offering carry-out, drive-thru, curb service and delivery from The Original Drive-In on Bluffton Road, The Hollywood Drive-In on Lima Road, State Street Prime Rib, The Commissary in New Haven, The Tavern at Coventry, The Gas House, The Merc, and Takaoka of Japan, the memo said.

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Proposals to construct a new observation deck on the upper floors of the Chrysler Building have arrived for review by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. As promised by Aby Rosen, co-founder of RFR Holding and part-owner of the Midtown East icon, these plans comprise just one phase of his vision to invigorate interior spaces of the landmark at 405 Lexington Avenue with new restaurants, a food hall, and retail spaces.

Designed by Gensler, the observation deck would be constructed on the 61st floor. The existing terraces at this level are located on both the north- and south-facing elevations. Proposed modifications include replacement of existing terrace doors with new power-operated entryways with widened frames to accommodate wheelchair access.The illustrations also reveal the installation of 13 glass panels spanning just over 51 feet wide at the edge of the terraces. Described as a glass screen, the panels will stand approximately seven feet tall and will align with the top of the terrace windows.

East-West View of existing terrace (left) and proposed glass screen (right) RFR Holding; Gensler

North-South view of existing terrace (left) and proposed glass screen (right) RFR Holding; Gensler

Existing double-hung windows on the 61st and 62nd floors will be replaced with single-lite hinged windows. The existing exterior trim, however, will not be altered.

Renderings of the proposed structure from several vantage points depict minimum visibility of the observation deck from street level.

Street view from third avenue, one block east RFR Holding; Gensler

Street view from East 46th Street, three blocks north RFR Holding; Gensler

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Proposed east-west view; Rendering by Gensler/ RFR Realty, courtesy of Landmarks Preservation Commission

An observation deck will return to the Chrysler Building. During a Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing on Tuesday, Aby Rosens RFR Realty, which bought the Art Deco landmark last year for $151 million, presented its proposal to revamp the skyscrapers 61st and 62nd floors to allow for public access. The Chrysler Building previously housed an observatory, which opened on the 71st floor in 1945 as theCelestial.

The visual impact of the deck, from East 40th Street; Rendering by Gensler/ RFR Realty, courtesy of Landmarks Preservation Commission

After picking up the building in 2019 for a bargain of $151 million (the Abu Dhabi Investment Council paid $800 million for it in 2008), Rosen said his revitalization of the Chrysler Buildingwould include bringing restaurants back to the high-rise, drawing inspiration from the former Cloud Club, the highest such club at the time.

The Cloud Club was a lunch spot for executives when it opened in 1930 on the buildings 66th-68th floors. It operated as a speakeasy during Prohibition and attracted affluent members like Pan Am founder Juan Trippe, publisher Cond Montrose Nast, and boxer Gene Tunney, and Walter Chrysler, who had his own private dining room, as 6sqft previously reported.

North-south view with proposed glass screen; Rendering by Gensler/ RFR Realty, courtesy of Landmarks Preservation Commission

Designed by Gensler, the project aims torevive theCloud Club, part of architect William Van Alens original proposal. The restoration focuses on the 61st and 62nd floors, including adding glass panels on the south and north terraces, modifying existing terrace doors to make them accessible to the public, and removing and replacing existing windows with single-lite windows.

Leslie Jabs, principal at Gensler, said that the glass screen and new windows would be barely perceptible from street level. The upgrades on both floors would allow visitors to get an up-close look at the buildings gargoyle eagles.

During Tuesdays hearing, commissioners voiced unanimous support for the appropriateness of the proposal. A few noted the reflectivity of the new windows could pose an issue for the architects, but Jabs said the firm has conducted an extensive study to find types of glass that have extremely low reflectively.

While the Chrysler Building remains a New York icon, the pre-war building comes with some major baggage,which explainswhy RFR was able to buy it at such a discounted price. Real estate experts told the Wall Street Journal last year that the towers nearly 400,000 square feet of vacant space could require a nearly $200 million investment to attract new tenants. And as the Real Deal reported in March, longtime tenants in the buildings arcade space have been booted from the building.

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BIG SKY Starting next Tuesday, the Montana Department of Transportation will begin work on three bridges near Big Sky, one Highway 191 and two on Highway 64.

Its a big safety hazard for traffic because as the deck deteriorates, and concrete pops out and creates a pothole, then the rebar gets exposed and loses its capability of what it's supposed to do in the deck, said Craig Walker, Engineering Project Manager with Montana Department of Transportation.

A bridge deck is the multi-layer surface you drive over when crossing a bridge.

So what you see right now are potholes that are in the deck that have been patched. And the concrete delaminates around the patch and just keeps progress through the deck, said Walker.

Little Coyote Road Bridge needs the deck to be totally replaced, so that project will last from May until early November.

The Lone Mountain Trail Bridge will be under repairs between May and July and US 191 Bridge between July and September.

The contractor is an experienced contractor with this type of work. Theyve done it a lot, they continue to do it so as far as the work goes there shouldnt be challenges that way.

When traveling to or from Big Sky, you can expect up to 15 minute delays for each bridge.

Were going to do our best to get everyone through. We have learned our lesson in working in that area before. So were all vigilant of the amount of traffic well be dealing with, said Walker.

Traffic signals will be operating 24/7 to help guide travelers through a single lane.

Just be patient, stay in the traffic line. Youll get through the project. And its for everyones safety, the traveling public, the workers, everybody.

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Hello, loyal readers and fans of Wizards of the Coast's iconic trading card gameMagic: The Gathering! Nearly two months ago, we here atBleeding Cool wrote up a Commander deck tech for Nethroi, Apex of Death. Well, now thatIkoria: Lair of Behemoths andCommander 2020 have officially been released worldwide, we decided to take another look at this decklist, as well as document its natural progression to a more finely-tuned deck.

You can find a link to the old Magic: The Gathering deck tech here, while the updated decklist can be found here. The older list had a few bumps in the road which deemed it less reliable than the new one, so looking into the changes will help any discerning player determine how best to play this commander. With that, let's inspect the cuts and new inclusions!

This tech assumes you know about the many cards listed therein. However, if you need to look at the cards on an individual basis, Scryfall is the place to go.

This deck has done very well, only losing a couple of times to a Snapdax, Apex of the Hunt deck with an Infect theme. Yikes! However, it's been able to adapt to fight even that deck off! Let us know what you think of these changes by commenting below. We value any input!

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Hearthstones newest expansion, Ashes of Outland, has been out for a couple of days now and the Wild format has been rumbling. There have been some changes to the meta due to a new class entering the ring alongside a few new cards aiming to break into the established lists in Wild.

While Standard aims to bring massive changes with many cards taking the spots of ones rotating into this format, newer cards have to work especially hard to even be considered in classes that are already optimized. The 10 lists here try to find at least one new card in most of these classes.

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Compared to every other class, which has 17 previous sets of cards behind them, Demon Hunter has a lot of ground to cover to even be a considerable threat in the Wild format. While Demon Hunter has no benefit from using Genn Greymane, the class does get a considerable benefit from Baku the Mooneater, doubling the strength of the Hero Power from one attack gained to two.

Since Demon Hunters card pool is limited compared to every other class, this list seeks to take the best cards from the odd half of Demon Hunters collection and end the opponent with aggressive tactics.

The day two nerfs do hurt Odd Demon Hunters strong start in the meta. Skull of Guldan and Imprisoned Antaens mana cost increase no longer make them valid options in Baku decks and Aldrachi Warblades lost one durability. But the deck should still be potent and have powerful options. You can still tool the deck to the meta.

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This Druid deck aims to use the new Kaelthas Sunstrider to unleash powerful combo turns that the opponent cant hope to recover from. Whenever youre on the verge of dying, always look at how you can chain your cheap spells together when you have Kaelthas in your hand. Every third card cast each turn can be powerful with all of Druids old spells.

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This is a featured deck of Wild Hunter extraordinaire DuwinHS. This list seeks to use all of Hunters powerful Deathrattle synergies alongside the new MokNathal Lion and Teron Gorefiend. Teron Gorefiend is a powerful enabler of previous egg strategies by giving you a strong board and letting you refuel all in the same card.

In addition, MokNathal Lion helps double the value of your fast cards by giving you access to your powerful Deathrattles while providing a strong body with Rush that can contest your opponents board.

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Reno Quest Mage is arguably one of the best decks in the format already. Every competitive deck in the format is built with how to beat this in mind. While the new Evocation fits better with a non-Reno version of Quest Mage, a low-to-the-ground secret shell featuring the new Apexis Smuggler is an avenue to consider if youre aiming to add a new card from the expansion to contest aggressive wild strategies a bit better.

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Mech Paladin is an archetype thats been proven to be one of Paladins strongest Wild strategies alongside Odd Paladin. This list uses no new cards from the expansion since there werent any mech cards or impactful enough buff cards that could compete with the power of Magnetic Minions.

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With Raza the Chained being recently unnerfed, the powerful old Raza and Shadowreaper Anduin combo has returned to wreak havoc on the Wild meta. While the powerful highlander deck has every card competing for a spot in this top-tier deck, the new Renew has a chance to shine since its a cheap spell for Voidform resetting and it replaces itself with a potentially good card depending on your situation.

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While Odd Rogue is one of the stronger Wild Rogue strategies, this list attempts to use a tempo-oriented build by using the new Rogue secrets alongside the old Wild secret-synergy cards.

Blackjack Stunner provides a plethora of tempo and the Pirate Package assists in providing you with a quick and strong board for not much effort at all. Stowaway is a quick board filled with 4/4s in a bottle, provided you already played a Faldorei Strider earlier in the game.

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Even Shaman has been one of the top-performing Shaman decks since Genn Greymanes release in Witchwoodfrom Overload, Spell Damage, and even Big Even strategies. This focuses on the Totemic strategy, using all of the powerful totem synergies and constantly flooding your board with totems to buff and multiply them with Splitting Axe.

This deck doesnt feature any new cards, so if youre diving into Wild on a budget with all your old cards, consider running this list.

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Warlock is one of the most powerful classes in Wild since it has a bunch of tools that enable a vast amount of strategies, from Mechathun to destroy slower decks, Darkest Hour to high roll an opponent, or even Zoo to claim the board early and run over opposing forces. This deck looks to tap into the classic powerful Cubelock lists of old that could respond to all types of decks and strategies.

The new Kanrethad Ebonlocke gives you the chance to play your Voidcallers ahead of curve and provides a similar blowout to Bloodreaver Guldan on a smaller scale with his Prime Form. Use your powerful AoE cards to answer aggro and raise your demonic army from the dead constantly to decimate any slower deck.

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Similar to its standard counterpart, Warriors strongest strategy outside of Odd Warrior is an aggressive Pirate Warrior list. This list comes from Wild streamer Slizzle466 and doesnt feature any new cards, like the Even Shaman deck listed earlier.

This deck uses early pirates to swarm the board and deal as much face damage as possible. Wrenchcalibur aims to shut down Reno strategies while Leeroy tries to close out games when you need that final reach. Dont forget, if you have bombs in your opponents deck, dont concede if theyre close to losing. There have been many times where I have fought against Pirate Warriors where they had me dead to rights if I drew a bomb or two, but they conceded before they ended their turn, not playing to their outs.

While this list aims to provide each class with one viable deck to work with, some classes will be more practical than others.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday that it would be closing all public fishing platforms and observation decks at the locks and dams on the Mississippi River within the St. Paul District to protect against the further spread of COVID-19.

The St. Paul District operates 13 locks and dams beginning at Upper St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis and ending at Lock and Dam 10 in Guttenberg, Iowa. This includes Lock and Dam 1, also called the Ford Dam located downstream of Ford Parkway Bridge in St. Pauls Highland Park, and Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings.

The observation decks are a popular place for people to watch boats pass through the lock and dam process.

Over the past week, weve observed that even after being told over and over, people are not maintaining social distancing, said George Stringham, spokesman for the St. Paul District. Were seeing a lot of this in the fishing communities as well.

People can still fish and watch the boats from shore, but for now, cannot congregate on the platforms. The District previously closed visitor centers, campgrounds and field offices to the public amid the same concerns.

The safety and health of our visitors and employees is our top priority, Stringham said.

The Corps operates the locks and dams on the Mississippi River for navigation, not flood control. The locks and dams create slack-water pools for navigation during periods of low- and moderate-level water.

For up-to-date information on modifications, closures or other restrictions related to St. Paul District areas visit http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil.

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As COVID-19 spread to Ohio and cases began to pile up, Marti Bauschka, chief nursing officer at Southwest General, began to see the outreach on social media. Then came the calls and voicemails all from retired nurses in the region and state asking how they could help during the pandemic.

The hospital's chief medical officer was fielding similar calls and began looking at how to re-credential retired physicians who were calling to say, "I can come in, I can help."

MetroHealth, University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic all have checked in with recently retired staff to determine their availability and licensing in case they are needed.

This is just one piece of the all-hands-on-deck strategies hospitals are implementing to ensure sufficient staffing ahead of the anticipated surge in COVID-19 patients.

Though Ohio's measures have begun flattening the curve so that some of the latest projected surge numbers are looking less drastic, Northeast Ohio hospitals are taking every precaution to ensure they have the providers needed to care for patients.

Some clinical staff who work in nonessential surgeries and procedures, which have been put on hold for the time being, are being trained and reassigned. Others are furloughed or working fewer hours, standing at the ready and staying healthy as workforce needs evolve, which is especially important given health care providers' heightened risk of contracting COVID-19.

Another way to possibly expand the workforce if needed is activating the Medical Reserve Corps, a group of volunteer licensed providers available for support during emergency preparedness initiatives, said Lisa Anderson, senior vice president at the Center for Health Affairs, the nonprofit advocate for Northeast Ohio hospitals.

Ohio worked with its licensing boards to survey current and retired licensees to identify unaffiliated personnel (those not already being counted by hospitals) who have clinical or behavioral health skills and may be able to help respond to the potential surge. As of last Thursday, April 9, about 53,000 individuals had responded, more than 22,000 of whom had said they were available and willing to respond.

University Hospitals sent out its own internal skills survey of employees with various licenses, which helped the system set up training and redeployment regimens, said Tom Snowberger, UH's chief human resources officer. The response of people willing to step into whatever role is necessary during the pandemic has been "overwhelming," he said.

UH has communicated to staff its commitment to not let any staff go to an unpaid status, which Snowberger said he considers another way to protect its workforce and ensure patient continuity. Still, some are seeing decreased hours as patient census dips in the short term. Employees can use PTO and potentially borrow future PTO, but if that's exhausted, Snowberger said the system will still work to avoid an unpaid status.

"We're trying to accommodate for the uniqueness of the situation," he said.

Similarly, Cleveland Clinic is maintaining pay and benefits for caregivers whose roles have been temporarily suspended since they will be reassigned. This includes while they wait for reassignment. The system is supporting its caregivers with training and resources so they can respond to changes in assignments, including moving to another department, work site, shift or remote location.

For staff members who don't have the necessary license or credentials to join direct patient care, UH is finding other ways for them to supplement the work environment. For instance, 15 to 20 employees have been in one of the system's cafeterias making masks to distribute to other employees and creating kits for community volunteers who are sewing and donating masks. Others are stationed at entry points to help screen incoming patients.

Some of MetroHealth's medical practice assistants (who typically check blood pressure, weight and temperature at appointments) have been reassigned to help screen people entering buildings in the system. Others are responsible for contacting patients about telehealth visits or are participating in the system's Compassionate Care Rounders program, in which they help patients connect to family members by video chat or read them emails and letters.

At Southwest General, volunteers, many of whom are older, are opting to stay home to protect themselves. Staff members with available time are taking over some of those duties, such as driving the golf carts that help people get to different locations around the hospital.

"We've done our best to keep our staff as whole as we can and to kind of spread that wealth a little bit, so that we're not assigning one person all the time," Bauschka said. "Our HR department is doing a great job of making sure that people get opportunities to pick up time."

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