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Hollywood show business couple Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello have recently acquired some new digs in the luxurious and exclusive gated community known as Beverly Park, says Variety's Dirt.com, paying $26 million for a large, handsome estate with 17,000 square feet of living space overlooking Beverly Hills.

Sales of Beverly Park homes are said to be unusually rare as owners tend to hold onto their properties there, but this $26 million mansion is the exception that proves the rule, changing hands at least five times in the last six years. Among those who have called the mansion home include China's billionaire "Steel Princess" Diana Chen and baseball legend Barry Bonds, who owned it from 2002 to 2014. And it was Chen who sold the house to Vergara, at a discount of about $4 million compared to her $30 million asking price.

As for the mansion itself, hopefully its prolific recent sales history doesn't indicate some glaring problem that's only clear upon moving in. In official marketing materials at least, it seems to be a bargain even at $26 million:

"Nestled within Beverly Hills' most prestigious private enclave is a sprawling Tuscan-inspired villa in which classic beauty meets sleek modern living. Resting on nearly two lush acres is a grand motor court leading to the stately 17,000-square foot luxurious living space. European architectural elements include imported limestone, soaring 30 foot ceilings, Italian travertine floors, and hand-painted murals. Outdoor loggias line the home's expansive seven bedrooms, thirteen bathrooms, and lavish common areas. A once-in-a-lifetime entertainer's dream, the estate makes extraordinary use of an opulent 12-seat theater, two story guesthouse, pool, spa, cabana, steam sauna, and outdoor sport court."

That description doesn't mention any trapdoors or ghosts, so with any luck Vergara and Manganiello will buck the recent trend of relatively fast buying and selling that have dogged the property for the last several years. In any case, you can get a good look at the property in the video below from Hilton & Hyland:

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MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - DECEMBER 08: J.D. McKissic #41 of the Detroit Lions warms up prior to the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Midway through the 2020 offseason, the Washington Redskins 90-man roster is static. The group for training camp is essentially set, and among that group, the Redskins have seven running backs coming in.

Three of the Redskins running backs Adrian Peterson, Derrius Guice, and Bryce Love are holdovers from last year, while four Peyton Barber, Josh Ferguson, Antonio Gibson, and J.D. McKissic are new additions. Ferguson was transferred over from the practice squad after the 2019 season, while Barber, Gibson, and McKissic were all added in the player acquisition phase.

As of now, its tough to say who will emerge as a lead running back, if anyone will. More likely is the scenario in which the Redskins host a multifaceted committee. But even in that instance, some players will take advantage of opportunity more effectively than others, and J.D. McKissic is one whos seriously flying under the radar.

McKissic, who will don the No. 41 jersey in August, was mentioned in the same vein as Steven Sims and Antonio Gibson by offensive coordinator Scott Turner in May; Turner listed McKissic as a player hed need to find creative ways to get the ball to in 2020.

Turner has made it clear that he values versatility in his new Redskins offense. Thats something Sims and Gibson are known for, but its what McKissic has embodied since 2012, his redshirt freshman season at Arkansas State. In 2012, McKissic was a wide receiver, and he caught 103 passes for 1,022 yards and five touchdowns. In the four collegiate seasons to follow, McKissic never logged fewer than 50 catches and 500 yards.

McKissic is now long removed from his college days, set to turn 27 years old in mid-August. But hes maintained his versatility over the years; in 2019, as a rotational back for the Lions, he put up 38 carries for 205 yards, as well as 34 receptions for 233 yards and a score. Hes not a world beater, and he doesnt have any standout athletic traits, but McKissic is a savvy back who can make an impact in multiple different ways. Hes also fairly shifty and explosive, as the clip below demonstrates.

McKissic will ultimately need to make sure his skills translate to the Redskins offense, but he has a better chance to contribute than one would assume. His versatility will be intrinsically valued by Scott Turner, and hes more established than most of Washingtons current running backs.

McKissics value would likely be diluted in a full-time role, and he hasnt shown himself to be capable of shouldering that kind of load in his NFL career. But as a change-of-pace back with receiving utility, McKissic can make an impact in Turners offense, and even if he doesnt fill up the stat sheet, he can show younger players like Sims and Gibson the nuances of being a position-diverse player.

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Al Sisolak of Orangeburg is cheered by the staff as he is released from Montefiore Nyack Hospital April 29, 2020. He is the hospital's 400th COVID-19 patient to be sent home. Rockland/Westchester Journal News

NYACK -From a two-story structurewith nine beds, an operating room, a nurses parlor, a reception area and a dining room, to a 391-bedacute care medical and surgical facility, Montefiore Nyack Hospital has grown as technology and medical needs have changed.

Asthe hospital on Midland Avenue marksits 125th anniversary this month, itlooks back at its history and forward toward an ambitious $24 million, two-phaseexpansion.

The hospital celebrated the opening ofits cardiopulmonary rehabilitation center earlier this year and recently dedicated the opening of phase one of the new F.J. Borelli Family Emergency Center. The remainder of the Emergency Center project will be completed in early 2021.

NyackHospital joined the Montefiore Health System in 2014, and the hospital was renamed Montefiore Nyack Hospital in 2018. It partners with Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, providing clinical rotations to third-year medical students.

This circa 1900 photo shows the bicycles, Nyack Hospitals first vehicles, that were built for use by the nurses.(Photo: Montefiore Nyack Hospital)

It is an honor to be a part of a milestone celebration of an institution with such a long legacy of community service, Mark Geller, hospital president and CEO, said in a news release.Our achievements are the direct result of our physicians, nurses, employees and volunteers, all of whom have committed themselves to making a difference in the lives of those we serve."

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Starting June 29, DC Library locations will begin expanding service on weekdays as part of Phase Two. In addition to current services including picking up and returning library materials, customers will soon be allowed to enter buildings to pick up books, remote printing and use a limited number of public computers and printers.

To ensure public health and safety of library staff and users, controlled entry will be in place to limit the number of people in the library at one time. Customers must wear a face mask or covering and practice social distancing when visiting the Library. Browsing for books and meeting room reservations are not part of the Phase Two reopening. Reading rooms and outdoor terraces remain closed to the public.

Starting Monday, June 29, the following locations will be open with expanded services from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

Anacostia (Ward 8)Benning (Ward 7)Cleveland Park (Ward 3)Mount Pleasant (Ward 1)Northeast (Ward 6)Shepherd Park (Ward 4)West End (Ward 2)Woodridge (Ward 5)

The locations will be closed from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM every day for cleaning and disinfecting.

Starting Monday, July 6, customers will be able to return books outside at six new locations including:

Bellevue (Ward 8)Capitol View (Ward 7)Francis-Gregory (Ward 7)Petworth (Ward 4)Shaw (Ward 6)Tenley-Friendship (Ward 3)

Starting Monday, July 13, these six locations will also offer expanded services from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM and from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Floors seven to 10 in the new adult hospital tower will house our three ICUs and our Cardiac Progressive Care Unit. These four floors are set up to provide the critical care and life support for the most acutely ill and injured patients. Doctors, nurses and other health care providers offer highly skilled care to our patients who have been admitted to Loma Linda University Medical Centers ICU suffering from a variety of medical, surgical, and trauma conditions.

Shared features across each floor include: 32 single occupancy patient rooms (16 rooms per wing) Two med prep rooms (one per wing) One dedicated staff lounge with locker storage per floor Three on call rooms (located in the core) per floor Two physician workspaces (one office space on the west wing and a large team room on the east wing) Lactation rooms for staff on select units Specialized ICU Equipment Rooms dedicated to cardiac monitoring

Service line designations by floor are: Floor 7: Surgical, Trauma, Transplant, and Neuroscience ICU Floor 8: Medical ICU Floor 9: Cardiac and Cardio-thoracic ICU Floor 10: Cardiac Progressive Care Unit

The ongoing hospital construction is a part of Loma Linda University Healths Vision 2020 The Campaign for a Whole Tomorrow. New buildings for adult patients and an addition to Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital will exceed Californias upcoming seismic requirements for hospitals.

You can follow the rise of the towers on a daily basis by checking the construction web cams.

We're sharing photographic updates of the hospital construction work on a periodic basis. Watch for special emphasis on some of the behind-the-scenes-views and untold stories at the Vision 2020 website.

Dennis E. Park posts regular updates and photos on the project, which appear on the website http://www.docuvision2020.com.

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This article was originally published June 18, 2020on PSQHby John Palmer

Its not an understatement to say that most people who work in healthcare organizations long for the days when just getting their workers to wear the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) was the biggest issue.

Times have changed, of course, in the new normal brought on by COVID-19. Where hospitals were once coached by safety professionals to ensure they had enough PPE stockpiled, they are now begging the U.S. government to share PPE from the stockpile. Once upon a time, workers were told to use their surgical masks only once. Today, those masks get put into a bag at the end of a shift and used the next dayand maybe the day after that.

Some communities have brought in huge PPE cleaning machines that can disinfect thousands of masks in one sitting, while other healthcare workers have turned to procuring their own masks, gloves, and respirators from painting suppliers and home improvement stores. Its become a free-for-all in some places.

Because of the scarcity, PPE has become a protected resource inside hospitals, says Benjamin Kanter, MD, FCCP, chief medical information officer (CMIO) for Vocera Communications, a California-based company that develops platforms to improve clinical communication and workflow.

Hospitals are taking special precautions and establishing new protocols for accessing and preserving PPE, he says.

Kanter spoke toPSQHabout the state of PPE supplies, procedures, and protocols in the United States, and how it might change the way hospitals prepare and respond to future pandemics.

PSQH: What are some alternate PPE procedures and protocols being developed by hospitals to help preserve PPE supplies and extend the life of the PPE that healthcare workers have access to?

Kanter:The situation is complex, in part because COVID-19 recommendations have been in flux as we learn more about the disease.

Hospitals are establishing protocols to avoid confusion and minimize stress about the type of PPE required in different situations, such as in a standard droplet precaution room, where a surgical mask can be worn, versus a negative air room that requires wearing an N95 mask. Hospitals are now also adopting systems that decontaminate N95 masks, which originally were designed for single use but are sometimes worn throughout a workers full shift because of mask shortages. The decontamination systems make it possible for N95 masks to be used on multiple occasions over a longer period of time.

PSQH: What are some safety measures that organizations can take now to help keep patients and staff safer, and will these continue to be in place even after the COVID pandemic?

Kanter:One of the most important ways that hospitals can keep staff and patients safe is to minimize the number of times that a doctor or nurse has to take on and off protective gear.

There is a widely held misconception, even among healthcare workers, that if I put on PPE, I am safe. Unfortunately, that isnt the case for a number of reasons. If you are going to don and doff PPE, it must be done vigilantly and in a very specific way to avoid gaps in coverage. A large study published last year by a major U.S. medical center found that roughly 40% of their trained physicians and nurses removed their PPE incorrectly, putting themselves at risk of self-contamination. If you are self-contaminated and dont know it, you could touch a surface and unwittingly put everyone else at risk. Even in the best-case scenario where everyone is vigilant and following CDC guidelines, you are at risk of infection every time you go into a patients room.

PSQH: What about communications? Working in PPE can sometimes be very difficult, especially if you need to communicate with a team.

Kanter:Hospitals are working hard to find solutions that keep staff protected, preserve PPE, and minimize the number of times staff members need to go in and out of a room. One way to do this is to allow two-way communication between care team members or a patient in the room and staff outside the room. Having the ability to communicate remotely, instead of going into a patients room, saves time and PPE. More importantly, staff members dont have to risk contamination to communicate.

In addition, hospitals are giving staff hands-free communication devices that can be worn under PPE. If you are wearing full PPE and in a patients room, you need an easy way to communicate with care team members outside of the room without having to remove PPE and step outside the room. I think well see modern PPE include a hands-free communication component like what first responders have as part of their uniform. We would never send a firefighter into a burning building without protective gear or require them to remove their gear in order to communicate with team members. The same holds true now for hospital staff: We need to help clinicians perform their jobs while protected with PPE. Doctors and nurses never work alone, and even if they are isolated in a patients room, they need to stay connected with care team members without having to risk contamination by taking off PPE.

An additional way that hospitals can keep patients and staff safe is to add two-way communication technology for temporary pop-up hospital beds. To manage patient loads during surges, many hospitals have set up pop-up beds, though they are rarely equipped with nurse call systems. To ensure patients in these pop-up locations can communicate directly with their care teams, hospitals are attaching wireless two-way communication devices to these beds, which keep staff and patients connected.

PSQH: How does the PPE response compare to previous pandemics, such as the H1N1 pandemic? Why did we seem to have enough PPE then but not now?

Kanter:During H1N1, I was working in a San Diego hospital, and we did run short of N95 masks and we did have to borrow ventilators from facilities outside of the county in order to care for all of the influenza cases at that time. Surgeries were cancelled and influenza patients on ventilators were scattered throughout the hospital.

COVID-19 is quite different from H1N1, and there are still many unknowns. With influenza, we have medications that minimize the symptoms. We also have vaccinations that decrease the risk of contamination. Today, we have a situation where we still dont understand who is resistant to the virus, and there is no vaccine or simple way to administer treatment. A further complication is that COVID-19 symptoms for some people can be so minor you may not even know you are infected but could still be a vector transmitting the disease to other people. Because signs and symptoms of COVID-19 are so variable, the risk of contamination is higher and requires a different protocol for PPE. Patients with COVID-19 (for now) continue to require contact precautions (gloves and gowns) in addition to airborne isolation, whereas that isnt true for influenza; COVID-19 places a bigger burden on healthcare supplies than influenza.

John Palmer is a freelance writer who has covered healthcare safety for numerous publications. Palmer can be reached atjohnpalmer@palmereditorial.com.

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Lakeville Area School Board members agreed at a June 4 work session to having three elementary school additions constructed to have them ready to open in the 2021-22 school year.

The three additions at Eastview, JFK and Christina Huddleston elementary schools would accommodate projected student enrollment growth by the time they open and position the district for any possible expansion of prekindergarten offerings.

The additions would be paid for using lease levy funds, which Minnesota districts can use without having to seek voter approval.

The board discussed placing one or more of the school additions onto a future bond referendum to seek land and building costs for a ninth elementary school, but chose to use lease levy in order to expedite the process to accommodate current excess enrollment and future enrollment growth.

Board members were split on the idea of when to seek voter approval for a new elementary school. Some felt that putting a $30 million bond referendum on the ballot in February 2021 would not be in the best interest of the district. The other option presented by administration was for a February 2022 bond referendum, which if successful would have the elementary school opening in fall 2025 instead of a year earlier.

Board Member Bob Erickson said the timing would not be right for seeking taxpayer approval for the bonds in February 2021.

He cited economic uncertainty and expected revenue losses created by the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in tax increases at the state, county and municipal levels.

Erickson said it is possible the Legislature would not change the per pupil funding formula considering the challenges of COVID-19 and the unrest in the Twin Cities, which would leave the district to make up the difference with its annual levy.

In all candor, there is a lot of stress in every organization in the state and in the community, Superintendent Michael Baumann said.

Erickson said one concept the board could consider is placing a question on the November 2020 ballot for land costs only for the new elementary school.

He called that a precursor for success of a bond referendum.

We need to build a new elementary school, Baumann said.

Baumann said having the land nailed down would allow the district to be specific about where the school would be.

Erickson said knowing the location of the school would ensure the success of the referendum.

Additions

This school year the district had 250 unaccommodated students based on its current classroom capacity at the elementary levels.

That deficit is projected to grow to 325 students by 2021-22, despite a new 10-classroom addition to open this fall at Lake Marion Elementary and changing Impact Academy from a whole-school program to an option at Orchard Lake, allowing for more enrollment at the school.

The Lake Marion addition was also funded by lease levy, which can be used by school districts to build additions of less than 20 percent of the original structure.

Lease levy funds use certificates of participation with higher interest rates, but are paid back in fewer years than most general obligation bonds.

Director of Business Services Bill Holmgren said the annual property tax impact for costs to build the three additions would be $34 on the average value home of $370,000 in District 194. That amount is expected to drop each year as the tax base grows over the 15-year life of the certificates of participation.

Baumann said the administrative staff recommended building a five-classroom addition at Eastview and four-classroom additions at both JFK and Christina Huddleston.

That would create space for 364 students and raise enrollment capacities at the schools to 840, 700 and 672, respectively.

Baumann said this would retain the quality and fidelity of the educational experience in District 194.

This past year Lake Marion Elementary School had three-quarters of the Media Center used for classroom space and a conference room was converted to classroom space. Other schools have also converted non-traditional classroom space for regular instruction.

Having three additions avoids a larger number of unaccommodated students before the ninth elementary could be opened.

Baumann called having the three elementary additions a bird in the hand considering the unpredictable nature of the economy.

We have to be as steady as we can, Baumann said.

Holmgren said it would take about 12 months to build the additions, which is why board members shied away from waiting for a possible February 2021 voter approval, since that would mean the additions wouldnt be open until the 2022-23 school year.

Board members will discuss at a future work session when to seek voter approval for the ninth elementary school and whether it would be combined with other future building projects.

Based on housing development and projected population growth in the district to about 90,000 residents in 2030, the district predicts that enrollment will be over 14,000 by 2030.

In order to accommodate the number of students by then, the district says it would need to construct:

Two elementary schools (with plans to accommodate prekindergarten).

One middle school.

One early childhood center.

Two additions and renovations to the high schools or a third high school.

One Area Learning Center.

One maintenance facility.

One district office.

The latter three are all in current spaces that are projected to be replaced. The last two are in leased spaces.

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InterContinental Hayman Island Resort will reopen from 1st September 2020, operating in accordance with the public health orders of the Queensland and Australian Federal Government in response to COVID-19.

Hayman Island has undergone a $135 million refurbishment, bringing the highest standards of luxury and service delivered to guests visiting one of the worlds most desirable destinations.

A new addition to the accommodation offering on the island is the exquisite Three Bedroom Hayman Beach House, fronting Hayman Beach and offering 400sqm of luxurious privacy. Each of the three suites has its own plunge pool, master ensuite and over-sized bathtub with the social spaces offering luxury island living with open plan dining and living room, alfresco entertaining, private sun loungers and unobstructed beach access.

As one of the most significant changes to the resort, Hayman Island by InterContinental has introduced five distinct restaurants and bars, each an exquisite destination in their own right inspired by local flavours and global know-how.

Since the start of the crisis, the resorts leadership team have remained committed to implementing additional health and safety measures in line with local jurisdiction, including but not limited to, increased frequency of deep cleaning public areas and accommodation rooms and adjusting food and beverage operations to ensure the highest level of hygiene and precautionary action.

Building on this work, InterContinental Hayman Island Resort will execute theIHG Way of Clean programme. The programme has been developed in conjunction with experts from Ecolab, a global leader in hygiene technologies and service, and includes deep cleaning with hospital-grade disinfectants in guestrooms and public spaces, and a continued partnership with Ecolab to enhance the programme and provide high-impact cleanliness solutions, including:

Personal guest cleanliness and safety resources, such as:

Enhanced cleaning and operating procedures for every zone of the hotel:

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn Zoo Knoxville will be free for dad on Sunday for Father's Day.

It's an annual tradition at the zoo, but things are a little different this year.

Due to COVID-19 safety precautions, guests must buy tickets onlinein advance. Fathers get free admission with a paid adult or child ticket using the promo code FATHERSDAY at check out.

In addition to limiting the number of guests at the zoo, guests are encouraged to wear masks and maintain a safe social distance from other groups.

The zoo is in Phase Two of its reopening plan, which means the Safari Splash water play area is open. The giraffe feeding is back open, and there's expanded access to the award-winning Boyd Family Asian Trek which is home to Gibbon Trails and Langur Landing, and indoor viewing in the Tiger Temple, elephant barn and langur day room.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Dan Mullen has been a master of the transfer portal, getting massive contributions out of players that have transferred into Florida in each of his first two seasons in charge. And with a handful of transfers in yet again, 2020 could spell more of the same.

First, there's former five-star Georgia transfer Brenton Cox who will be eligible at rush end after sitting out the 2020 season. He could be an instant replacement for Jonathan Greenard, the Louisville graduate transfer who led the SEC in sacks in 2019.

Then there's former five-star Miami transfer Lorenzo Lingard, who was cleared to play immediately by the NCAA a few weeks ago.

"I think he'll be great for the room because I think he's a real positive guy," Mullen said. "From what I've seen, he works hard in our offseason conditioning, worked hard, got a real positive attitude. I love his personality and I really like who he is as a person."

Lingard, when he was healthy, was one of the fastest prospects in the 2018 recruiting class.

An injury derailed his freshman campaign at Miami, and he struggled to work his way back into the mix at running back in 2019 as he continued to recover from that injury. So Mullen's not quite sure where Lingard's at physically just yet.

"As it pertains to football, I can't answer any questions until we get on the field, but as a person I think he's adding a really positive impact to the team and the program," Mullen said. "I'm really excited about that because he has really positive energy, he has a great attitude and a great work ethic. So I think all of those are really bright for his future, and I'm really happy he's a part of the program."

Florida's also still waiting on the waiver status for a few other players. Former five-star Penn State receiver transfer Justin Shorter is waiting on a potential waiver, as is former Texas receiver transfer Jordan Pouncey.

Either or both could help shore up a receiver room that lost four senior wideouts, three who were selected in this year's NFL Draft.

On that front, though, Mullen doesn't have much more information on when or if those players might be cleared than the average fan.

"We either get the waiver has been granted or denied," Mullen said. "Thats about what you get. We might be more having an idea because theyll say, 'Hey, we need more information about this or more information about something else' while theyre reviewing the case. Well get some of that stuff that (you) know how theyre reviewing it, how theyre considering it, how theyre looking at it. By what theyre asking for for further information."

If either or both are cleared, Florida could be in business. Even if not, Mullen sounds quite high on Lingard, and Cox was already proving to be productive as a freshman at Georgia in 2018.

So expect transfers to continue to have a big impact on the field for the Gators this fall.

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