after a courageous battle with Frontoemporal Dementia She was the daughter of George & Mary Donnay She is survived by her loving husband and best friend of 62 years Paul in the family home her father built for them and their 6 children She is welcomed into heaven by her first born child Shirley loved being a mother and homemaker She was a seamstress known for sewing beautiful dresses and doll clothes she had gorgeous gardens at home and at the lake and she loved to get her hands dirty She was passionate about family and cabin life and enjoyed fishing on Cedar Shirley had the gift of generosity & hospitality and made everyone feel welcome family and all her dear friends and will be greatly missed by all those who loved her July 14 at O'Halloran & Murphy Funeral Home MN 651-698-0796 Mass of Christian Burial 10 am Friday Memorials can be made to: The Sisters of St O'Halloran & Murphy Funeral Home 575 South Snelling Avenue St Lumen Christi Catholic Church 2055 Bohland Ave host Erin Grace speaks with NCITE researcher Steven Windisch about his research investigating threats to election officials during the 2024 election cycle Host Erin Grace (left) speaks with guest Steven Windisch about his research speaking to election officials about the threat environment Windisch is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology and the associate director of the Crime and Security Data Analytics Lab (CASDAL) in the Terrorism Research Center (TRC) at the University of Arkansas Disclaimer: The views and conclusions contained in this podcast are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies or views Listen and subscribe to NCITE Insights on major podcast platforms: Discover Miami’s top virtual magnet school MDO is designed for independent learners seeking flexibility and a high-quality education or simply thrives outside of traditional classrooms students engage in a dynamic learning experience tailored just for them From advanced placement to dual enrollment opportunities your child can excel academically while saving on college costs Explore how MDO supports students with mental health resources Learn how to apply today and unlock your child’s full potential with Miami’s premier virtual magnet school #miamidadeonline #flexiblelearningoptions #accreditedonlineschool #miami-dadecountypublicschools #studentexperiencemiamidade look no further than Miami Community Newspapers This Miami online group of newspapers covers a variety of topics about the local community and beyond Miami’s Community Newspapers offers daily news podcasts and other multimedia content to keep readers informed With topics ranging from local news to community events Miami’s Community Newspapers is the ideal source for staying up to date with the latest news and happenings in the area and local initiatives within its respective community Additionally, the newspaper has exclusive Miami community podcasts, providing listeners with an in-depth look into Miami’s culture. 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They are parents of eight children, Robert (wife, Sue) of Monticello; Linda (husband, Tony) Chernausky of Westville; Carolyn (husband, John) DeWerff of Nokomis; Mary Pat Brady of Bloomington; Dennis (wife, Joyce) of Philipsburg, Kan.; Philip (wife, Diane) of Dieterich; Diane (husband, Marty) Green of Springfield; and Kevin (wife, Marci) of Glenarm. There are 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Shelton of Springfield will celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary by going on a spring turkey hunt in April. A celebration dinner was also held in their honor by family and friends on Monday, the day after the first deer-hunting season ended. Shelton and the former Terry Lynn Richards were married Nov. 23, 1973, at Trinity Lutheran Church by Pastor Roy Kieschnick. Mr. Shelton is employed by Standard Aero. Mrs. Shelton is employed by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. They are parents of a daughter, Jill Shelton of Springfield. There are two grandchildren, Charlie and Maria Duff. Mr. and Mrs. William D. Sullivan of New Berlin will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a party at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at the home of their daughter, Susan Sullivan-Danenberger. Sullivan and the former Rita A. Stillwagon were married Nov. 29, 1958, at St. Aloysius Church. Mr. Sullivan is a retired farmer. Mrs. Sullivan is a retired interior decorator. They are parents of four children, Susan (husband, Doug) Danenberger of New Berlin, and Carolyn (husband, Marvin) Peterson, Julie (husband, Richard) Lane and Kevin (wife, Sarah-Kate) Sullivan, all of St. Louis. There are nine grandchildren, Gannon and Clayton Danenberger, Grace and Julia Lane, Liam and Eliza Sullivan and Geoffrey, Christopher and Matthew Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. Carl M. Windisch of Springfield celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary with a family gathering. Windisch and the former Merrilee Angal were married Nov. 23, 1963, at Sacred Heart Church in Livingston by the Rev. Francis Corrigan. Mr. Windisch, retired, was a math teacher at Springfield High School for 36 years and Ursuline Academy for eight years. Mrs. Windisch has been a secretary and office manager at Christ the King Parish for 20 years. They are parents of nine children, Brian (wife, Audrey) Windisch, Kurt (wife, Sue) Windisch, Troy (wife, Stacey) Windisch, Janean (husband, Jason) Doerfler and Erin and Shawn Windisch, all of Springfield; Lynn (husband, Kelly) Kilhoffer of Heyworth; and Derek (wife, Kami) Windisch and Kyle (wife, Peggy) Windisch, both of Chatham. There are eight grandchildren, Ron Gerber, Justin and Jordan Kilhoffer, Lauren, Alicia and Courtney Windisch, Cole Windisch and Corbin Doerfler. Princess Dorothea of Hesse on her wedding day Most famous as the youngest Duchess in the country, and for the icy relationship with her scandalous mother, Frances Manners, Duchess of Rutland, died at Belvoir Castle in January 2024 aged 86 Prince Friedrich Windisch-Graetz wedding with princess Dorothea of Hesse Princess Dorothea smiles happily at the camera surrounded by a cluster of adorable bridesmaids and pageboys who were the children of German aristocrats her look was completed with a polka-dot veil while the groom looked dapper in military uniform Wedding Of Princess Dorothea Of Hesse To The Prince Friedrich With Windisch Graetz It was not seen again until the Princess auctioned it at Sotheby’s on 10 October the tiara (or possibly its copy) appeared on the Atelier Versace spring show after the ecclesiastical marriage in the hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Princess Dorothea was the second of five children of Princess Sophie of Greece and Hanover who was the youngest of the Duke of Edinburgh’s four older sisters Princess Dorothea’s mother was closely linked with the Nazis; she joined the National Socialist Women’s League in 1938 and her eldest son Karl received Wedding of Princess Dorothea of Hesse to Prince Friedrich Princess Sophie is said to have realised the true nature of Hitler’s regime after her husband’s brother Due to Princess Sophie’s links with the Nazi regime she was excluded from the wedding of Queen Elizabeth II to Prince Philip in 1947 but quietly reconciled the British Royal Family in later years Princess Dorothea and Prince Friedrich welcomed two daughters There are conflicting reports surrounding Princess Dorothea but several sources report she died in 2002 The new Chick-fil-A at Lebanon Plaza is preparing to open its doors to residents Thursday Chick-fil-A members and Lebanon County officials gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the 1147 Quentin Road said his leadership team wants to continue promoting job creation at his new store and "giving an opportunity for people to grow." "When we stepped in here about six weeks ago and we started going through applications we had over 1,300 applications to apply for this Chick-Fil-A location," he said The new restaurant will employ approximately 120 full- and part-time employees from the community The 5,905-square-foot restaurant was built at the former Golden Corral 55 parking spots and three drive-through lanes Windisch started working with Chick-fil-A in 2018 when he shifted from the financial services industry to join as a team member working for local owner-operator Brian Smith in Gambrills "I was able to see how that operator was able to not only impact his team Windisch joined the Chick-fil-A Leadership Development Program in 2021 After spending three years supporting restaurant openings across the U.S. he was selected to become the local owner-operator of Chick-fil-A Lebanon Plaza president and CEO of the the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce county Commissioners Jo Ellen Litz and Mike Kuhn and state Rep John Schlegel were some of the officials who attended Tuesday's ribbon-cutting ceremony It is important for any company to see that Lebanon County is a great place to invest in business There is always a high demand for high quality restaurants in Lebanon County and an audience for businesses within the community has donated $25,000 to Feeding America to support local hunger relief efforts of Central Pennsylvania Food Bank Chick-fil-A Lebanon Plaza is recognizing 100 local heroes making an impact in the Lebanon area by providing them with free Chick-fil-A entrées for a year Windisch’s restaurant will also participate in the Chick-fil-A Shared Table® program an initiative that redirects surplus food from the restaurant to local soup kitchens Officials said that more than 30 million meals have been created from Chick-fil-A Shared Table donations from over 2,200 Chick-fil-A restaurants throughout the U.S this world can be dark at periods of time and you never know what people are going through," Windisch said "But we want to create an environment here where you feel safe as a customer to come in and also for our team members and our guests." Matthew Toth is a reporter for the Lebanon Daily News Reach him at mtoth@ldnews.com or on X at @DAMattToth Facing a player ranked fifth in the world is certainly a big challenge for any athlete in the early stages of a career That’s even more true if the match is the difference between being eliminated in the qualifier or advancing to the main draw of an FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 4-star event Ranked 4th in the qualifier of the first of the three World Tour events at the Cancun Hub young Italians Jakob Windisch and Samuele Cottafava were faced with that situation on Friday and they didn’t back off defeating Polish star Michal Bryl and his temporary partner Maciej Rudol 2-0 (21-18 21-16) to secure their spot in the main draw Windisch and Cottafava defeated Guatemala’s Luis Garcia and Andy Leonardo 2-0 (21-19 a player with seven World Tour medals to his name and a candidate to medal at the Tokyo Games that will resonate in their memories for quite some time “It’s always great to play against athletes like these because we’ve got a lot to learn from them,” Windisch said “And it was also super windy during the match so it was awesome to see that we not only managed to play a great game in such difficult conditions but also to walk off the court as the winners Windisch and Cottafava have had some success in lower-level international events as the Italians won gold medals in a pair of 1-star events in Tel Aviv and Budapest in 2019 Their only appearance in a major tournament took place in that same season when they finished 25th at the FIVB World Tour Finals in Rome “It was great for us to compete at the World Tour Finals but we received a wild card for the event we didn’t really have to do anything to be there,” Windisch reflected we earned our spots in the event and it feels great Our goal in the main draw is to improve from match to match We came here without having practised outdoors this season and the first sessions were really difficult because of the wind I feel like we’re handling it better now and hopefully it continues this way.” Also advancing from the qualifier were USA’s Theo Brunner/Chaim Schalk Brazil’s Gustavo ‘Guto’ Carvalhaes/Arthur Mariano Switzerland’s Marco Krattiger/Florian Breer and Quentin Metral/Yves Haussener Norway’s Hendrik Mol/Mathias Berntsen and Austria’s Martin Ermacora/Moritz Pristauz The 32-team main draw starts on Saturday and the tournament continues to be streamed live on the Beach Volleyball World Youtube channel log in and set reminders to receive notifications when streams begin The FIVB is the governing body responsible for all forms of Volleyball on a global level Working closely with national federations and private enterprises to develop Volleyball as a popular media and entertainment sport FIVB Fédération Internationale de Volleyball Château Les Tourelles Edouard-Sandoz 2-4 1006 Lausanne Switzerland Phone: +41 213 453 535 Fax: +41 213 453 545 Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab) Leave empty if the image is purely decorative — The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife (CCFW) held the 7th Annual Ground Owl Day on Sunday WATCH AS FOX 4'S ANVAR RUZIEV COVERS THE GROUND-OWL EVENT: The event took place at the Pelican Baseball Complex “So that’s Cape Coral’s spin on Groundhog Day,” said Janet Windisch of CCFW Burrowing owls are considered a threatened species in Florida CCFW hopes events like Ground Owl Day will raise awareness about their conservation and encourage the community to protect local wildlife “So today we’re celebrating the city’s official bird So this is a species that is considered threatened in the state of Florida,” Windisch said “So Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife really wants to raise the awareness of the beauty of this bird and hopefully get some of the community to be interested in conserving this species and other wildlife.” Cape Coral’s rapid development has made it more important than ever to protect the owls' habitats The birds make their homes in burrows dug into the ground “There’s a lot of development going on in Cape Coral and we need to be mindful that the wildlife needs support,” Windisch said CCFW marks a 10-foot protection zone around them with PVC pipes Windisch explained why it’s important for people to respect these areas “So that means that people shouldn’t walk within that 10 feet protection zone you shouldn’t drive your cars there,” she said she also shared best practices for maintenance “We recommend that people use a weed whacker or a string trimmer to keep down the vegetation because the burrows like a wide open space so they can see their predators,” Windisch said “But we ask you not to put a riding mower or a push mower in there.” protecting burrowing owls is a personal passion that started with birdwatching “I started out as a birder because I love birdwatching,” she said “And then I became interested in the burrowing owls but that there’s things that we can do to help them.” She encourages others to get involved by joining CCFW or volunteering or possibly just volunteer for one of our activities,” she said One big upcoming event is the Burrowing Owl Festival “It’s coming up in three weeks,” Windisch said “So we need people to help out from everything from parking to set up for that.” volunteers help maintain burrows and support conservation efforts “We have volunteers throughout the year that go around the city and they That’s called our maintenance team,” Windisch explained “We have a purple martin colony in Serena Vista Park volunteers go and count the purple martin nests and clean them out.” Windisch said the organization welcomes volunteers of all ages Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application to Genevieve (Fergus) Small and Thomas Benjamin Small After Diane graduated from Longwood High School she studied English Literature at Loyola University Diane married William George Windisch on June 30 and went on to have three children: Karen Windisch Moore Diane and Bill had strong roots in the Chicago area living several years in Evergreen Park and then 52 years in Clarendon Hills they also saw the world: they spent many winters in St Her lifelong love of words and literature was evidenced not just by her lively and intelligent discussions of literature but also by her decades as a library volunteer and several terms as a library trustee for the Clarendon Hills library She was also an avid amateur cryptographer deeply involved in the American Cryptogram Association Diane volunteered for many years with the American Cancer Society Other volunteer commitments included working for the food pantry of Notre Dame Church where she was a devoted parishioner for 52 years Diane gave back to the communities she was a part of such as reading to preschoolers once a week while in St Susan and Elizabeth (Ray Santos); her grandchildren Spencer Moore and Genevieve Brown; great-grandchild Sophie Brown She was predeceased by her husband William (April 2020) and her brother James Small Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money George F. 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View Obituary & Service Information Windisch created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Made with love by funeralOne after a courageous battle with congestive heart failure he grew up with his best friend and brother Frank honorably served in Germany in the US Army as 1st Lieutenant He was happily married to his beloved wife Shirley for 62 years Paul in their home which Shirley’s father built for them with their 6 children: Mary Kay Windisch Jones (Karl) He is welcomed into Heaven by his loving wife Shirley and their first born child Frank was a dedicated pharmacist and owned 2 drug stores on West 7th St.  He was all about Faith and Fun!  He spent precious time at Cedar Lake fishing He was active his entire life as he played competitive tennis and swam regularly Socially distanced outdoor  Public Visitation is 5-7 pm Monday 7 at O'Halloran & Murphy Funeral Home MN 651-698-0796 followed by a socially distanced Public Mass of Christian Burial 9:30 am Tuesday (Direct link also found below.) 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COVID-19 Funeral Assistance – FEMA is now helping those that have lost a loved one from COVID-19. Click HERE to review the information on eligibility and requirements on the COVID-19 Funeral Anthony “Tony” Windisch was born on August 23 Beloved husband of the late Dorothy “Dot” Windisch PhD; Dearest father of Nancy (the late Rick) Scheitlin; Dr Patt (Darrel Hollinger) Pickett; the late Jerry M Pickett; Jann (Ray) Oberlin; Sandra Rivituso; Tony Rivituso; Cindy (Rick Jr.) Gaasch; Robert (Nanette) Windisch; Gina (Scott) Baldwin; and the late Alan E Brown; Cherished grandfather of Andria (John) Cook; Christine (Jim) VanBuskirk; Eric (Angie) Scheitlin; Brian (Toni) Scheitlin; Justin (Vanessa) Pickett; Anthony D Rivituso; Nicholas (Julie) Scheitlin; Carissa (Aaron Argandona) Oberlin; the late Jessica Oberlin; Tracey (Dan) Hill; Andrew Rivituso; Emiley Pickett; Richard B III;  Michelle (Michael) Gallagher; Christopher (Esra) Brown; Timothy (Hannah) Gaasch Matthew (Laura) Windisch; Daniel Gaasch and Ashley (Joshua) Stuckel; Cherished great-grandfather of Coleman Due to the untimely death of their father early in their life were raised from 1930 to 1940 at the German St He graduated from Chaminade High School in 1944 and was on their first boxing team in 1943 After high school he joined the downtown YMCA boxing team One of his favorite stories he told was that during a YMCA workout he was asked to spar with a “righty” Tony received his first and only black eye in that boxing match he had already planned for his first date with Dorothy and was to meet her parents and her sister Candy He showed up at her door with a black eye and wondering what they would think of him He worked for 22 years as an electrian at Mallinckrodt Chemical Works Company in the Uranium Processing Plant he volunteered to install some of the first automatic dishwashers at St He remembered how as a boy he hated the job assignment of hand-washing and drying hundreds of dishes a day Tony became a Certified Computer Programmer Analyst and worked for the USDA filing complaints about computer mismanagement in the federal government He published an enlightening book about government waste A major highlight for him was running for Congress in 1991 He was “famous” in our family for the incredible smoked beef brisket he made for family parties Another of his passions was being an avid computer game designer/inventor He published an inspiring children’s book titled he enjoyed supporting his seven children in their sports or singing engagements This support and enjoyment carried through to all of their grandchildren’s many activities They took their large family on memorable vacations to Chicago Tony volunteered his time and was a member of the Jaycees Tony will be greatly missed by all who knew him Margaret Mary Alacoque Parish would be greatly appreciated Margaret Mary Alacoque Catholic Church 4900 Ringer Road 63129 Tuesday Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" For personalized and affordable funeral arrangements choose Kutis Funeral Home - a family-owned establishment serving St 2906 Gravois Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63118314-772-3000 10151 Gravois Road, St. Louis, MO 63123314-842-4458 5255 Lemay Ferry Road, Mehlville, MO 63129314-894-4500 The family of Gretchen Berthiaume created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Background: To accommodate the increasing number of patients requiring prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation specialized weaning centers have been established for patients in whom weaning on the intensive care unit (ICU) was unsuccessful Methods: This study aimed to determine both the outcome of treatment and the factors associated with prolonged weaning in patients who were transferred from the ICU to specialized weaning centers in Germany during the period 2011 to 2015 based on a nationwide registry covering all specialized weaning centers currently going through the process of accreditation by the German Respiratory Society of whom 2236 were switched to long-term non-invasive ventilation; 1658 (14.5%) died in the weaning unit; and 2420 (21.2%) could not be weaned The duration of weaning decreased significantly from 22 to 18 days between 2011 and 2015 (p Conclusions: Weaning duration has decreased over time but prolonged weaning is still unsuccessful in one third of patients the results warrant the establishment of specialized weaning centers Variables associated with death and weaning failure can be integrated into ICU decision-making processes the factors associated with weaning failure are not included in the ICC criteria is associated with substantially greater morbidity and mortality and also represents an economic burden on the health care system (Box) although detailed information on the development of prolonged weaning is still lacking specialized weaning centers are required to register their patients in a predefined database This German registry formed the basis of this study whose goal was to assess the success of treatment in weaning centers the study also aimed to assess changes in weaning outcome over a period of 5 years and to identify factors associated with successful weaning Additional detailed information on the WeanNet initiative and the accreditation criteria is provided in the (eMethods) Anonymous raw data were exported from the weaning registry and imported into the Statistica (version 10) software tool Original variables were recoded for analysis where necessary and further time periods and additional control variables were calculated (eMethods) A plausibility analysis was performed according to predefined criteria Source data verification was initiated in all cases of inconsistency or missing data with regard to weaning classification Missing values were added and incorrect data were corrected in all cases of successful source data verification by November 2016 All cases with persistently inconsistent values for treatment phases and weaning classification were subsequently excluded from the final analysis as were all data sets entered before 1 January 2011 Only patients with prolonged weaning according to the ICC classification were analyzed (Figure 1) individual implausible parameters were set to �missing� according to predefined criteria before commencing the analysis Weaning success was defined as discharge from the weaning unit without the need for continued invasive ventilation Statistical analysis was performed by data-quest GmbH in close collaboration with the DGP The results were expressed as median and quartiles A two-tailed p-value less than 0.05 was considered to be significant if not otherwise stated All data were analyzed using Statistica (version 10) software Univariate and multivariate analyses of the variables associated with the risk of mortality and long-term non-invasive community mechanical ventilation were performed The local α level was adjusted for multiple tests according to the Bonferroni method (eMethods) Data were analyzed from a total of 11 424 patients with prolonged weaning who were treated in 85 specialized weaning centers (Figure 1 Further data on comorbidities at admission and on mechanical ventilation are given in eTables 2 and 3 The outcome of weaning changed significantly over the 5-year observation period (chi-squared = 47.4; df = 12; p (Figure 2) the proportion of patients discharged alive and without invasive community ventilation improved from 60.0% in 2011 to 66.2% in 2015 over the same period there was a significant reduction in weaning duration from 22 days (interquartile range 12�36) to 18 days (interquartile range 11�31) (Kruskal�Wallis H = 67.7; p (eFigure 1) Factors associated with in-hospital mortality in specialized weaning centers Univariate analysis (total study cohort: N = 11 424) revealed that compared with average in-hospital mortality patients with postoperative ventilation had a significantly higher mortality rate while those on mechanical ventilation due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) had a significantly lower mortality rate (configural frequency analysis [CFA]: p (eFigure 2 Other factors associated with increased in-hospital mortality were advanced age the factor most strongly associated with in-hospital mortality was advanced age followed by low tidal volume and other factors (Table 2a) Univariate analysis (hospital survivors: N = 9766) revealed that both COPD patients and those with neuromuscular disorders had significantly higher than average rates of weaning failure while postoperative patients and those with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) had significantly lower than average weaning failure rates (CFA: p (eFigure 3 Further analysis demonstrated that the duration of mechanical ventilation before transfer to the weaning unit and high Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status were the variables most strongly associated with unsuccessful weaning (eTable 4 the factor most strongly associated with unsuccessful weaning was a longer period of mechanical ventilation prior to transfer to the weaning unit Factors associated with the need for long-term non-invasive ventilation Univariate analysis (successful weaning: (16) N = 7346) revealed that patients with COPD or restrictive thoracic disorders were significantly more likely to need long-term non-invasive ventilation (CFA: p (eFigure 4 Further analysis showed that the factors most strongly associated with the initiation/continuation of long-term non-invasive ventilation were identified as pre-existing home mechanical ventilation the factors most strongly associated with the need for continuation of non-invasive ventilation were pre-existing non-invasive ventilation followed by neuromuscular disorders and other factors (Table 2c) national multicenter study to investigate weaning outcome and the associated determining factors in patients with prolonged weaning our cohort comprised severely ill patients requiring weaning a group that had not been sufficiently addressed and characterized in previous trials The most important findings are as follows: against 2420 (21.2%) of 11 424 patients in our study about two thirds of patients with prolonged weaning who could not be weaned on the ICU were successfully weaned after transfer to a specialized weaning unit We also found that the weaning success rate improved over the 5-year observation period although changes in patient selection cannot be excluded with certainty the establishment of specialized weaning centers based on clearly defined requirements seems warranted although this needs to be further verified by future studies using a prospective approach This study defined factors associated with weaning outcome: The factor most strongly associated with in-hospital mortality on the weaning unit was advanced age of the patient including the duration of mechanical ventilation on the transferring ICU were also strongly associated with weaning failure in patients who survived their stay in hospital several factors were found to be associated with the need to continue non-invasive ventilation in the long term after hospital discharge the most important being pre-existing long-term non-invasive ventilation Early transfer of the patient to a specialized weaning unit thus seems justifiable although this aspect was not specifically addressed in our study Despite the successful results achieved in specialized weaning centers 25% of patients who did not die in the weaning unit could not be weaned and were discharged to long-term invasive ventilation in the community the continuation of invasive ventilation in a community setting subsequent to weaning failure is associated with severe impairments in health-related quality of life especially in patients with COPD; this may well raise ethical concerns with regard to current ICU treatment practices (24,25) the present study has identified clinical parameters that are associated with weaning failure This may facilitate the decision-making process on the ICU but further prospective investigations are needed in this regard Undoubtedly this would initiate an ethical debate on the exact circumstances under which mechanical ventilation should be implemented the precise circumstances of the individual patient must always be taken into account the data refer primarily to patients with prolonged weaning who were transferred to specialized weaning centers The findings therefore cannot be extrapolated to patients with prolonged weaning who remain on the ICU that provided the initial treatment it should be noted that there were no predefined criteria for or against transfer to a weaning center This partially limits the generalizability of the findings it should be emphasized that the high numbers of patients and centers broadly reflect clinical reality although patients were treated at weaning centers it cannot be ruled out that some patient data were not registered patients had to provide informed written consent for inclusion of their data in the registry; it thus seems unlikely that the data of the most severely ill patients who died early in the course of their treatment although plausibility analyses was performed according to predefined criteria source data verification was not possible in all cases The limits of plausibility were set arbitrarily and data correctness for values within these limits could not be guaranteed the plausibility analyses led to exclusion of some patients from analysis due to inconsistencies in dates and classification but the absence of these cases (with the consequence of incomplete data sets) may have reduced statistical strength data from the transferring ICU were only sparsely available which may have prevented more detailed analysis the true weaning duration in the transferring hospital could not be documented we did not address the status of patients who were transferred from the weaning center to another hospital patients with prolonged weaning who are transferred to a specialized weaning center following several weeks of invasive ventilation on the ICU represent an epidemiologically important subset of weaning patients that has not been sufficiently characterized by previous studies although the outcome of weaning is still significantly restricted The establishment of variables associated with hospital mortality and weaning failure may be helpful in designing future studies on decision-making processes in intensive care medicine The study was supported by the German Respiratory Society (DGP) Conflict of interest statementProf Windisch�s study group has received research grants from Weinmann Prof Windisch has received speaking fees from L�wenstein and ResMed Geiseler has received speaking fees from L�wenstein Pfeifer has received speaking fees from ResMed Herr Suchi has received research grants from the German Respiratory Society (DGP) for statistical analyses Sch�nhofer is first author of the German consensus-based guideline �Prolonged Weaning.� The remaining authors declare that no conflict of interest exists revised version accepted on 17 December 2019 Kliniken K�ln gGmbHLehrstuhl f�r Pneumologie Universit�t Witten/HerdeckeFakult�t f�r Gesundheit/Department f�r HumanmedizinOstmerheimer Str Sch�nhofer B: Prolonged weaning from mechanical ventilation: results from specialized weaning centers�a registry-based study from the WeanNet Initiative eFigureswww.aerzteblatt-international.de/20m0197 entwickelt von L.N. Schaffrath DigitalMedien GmbH When Liz Windisch decided to carve out her niche financial-planning focus she stuck with what she understands: women in their 40s and 50s an age range generally encompassing Generation X “I think Gen X is really overlooked in the financial planning space,” she said “We get all this information about not just concentrating on baby boomers and don’t forget about the millennials But Gen Xers are at a really critical place and there’s not a lot of attention paid to them.” Windisch started establishing her niche after joining Aspen Wealth Management as a financial adviser three years ago A career changer who previously worked in parks and recreation administration Windisch transitioned into financial planning about 17 years ago when she was in her early 30s “Financial planning was always a personal interest of mine but I was just afraid to try it as a career,” she said “But once I met some other people doing it as a career I started taking the CFP course work and found out that I loved it.” While Windisch cut her teeth in the wealth management space as a generalist adviser for two other firms before joining Aspen, the focus on a specific niche is along the lines of where the industry is believed to be heading. According to a recent report from Inside Information and Dialektic Consulting called New Frontiers in Wealth Management niche planning practices are the future of financial advice because they help advisers build deeper relationships with subsets of the overall market of potential clients When it comes to niche strategies the report finds the typical advisory firm is missing the mark with a business strategy that is “vaguely defined and the target client is determined largely by asset level.” Geography which was once a key element of gaining market share is also overly leveraged by some firms even though technology has made location mostly irrelevant who fits into the Generation X category of people born between 1965 and 1980 is following a smart strategy of narrowing her market and sticking to it even if that means turning potential clients away because they don’t fit into her niche Windisch does work with male-and-female couples as long as the woman is “at least 50% engaged in the financial decision-making process.” and I don’t get a lot of single men coming to me because they probably see my marketing,” she said Beyond the specific age group of people in their 40s and 50s which Windisch believes still allows time to make some prudent retirement planning moves are “hungry for a true partnership with an adviser the relationship between women and financial advisers has been more of a relationship where they’ve been told what to do,” she said “Many women want to be a partner instead of just being told what to do.” Challenges specific to Windisch’s niche include planning for longer life expectancies and often not earning as much money as men “Women sometimes have to retire later and save more money,” she said “And because women will usually outlive their husbands To accommodate the varied needs of her clients and potential clients but about 80% of her clients are paying asset-based fees Windisch writes a blog and publishes a client newsletter and promotes them on social media like LinkedIn but she makes it clear that she's "not marketing to the masses.” “I think my niche is pretty obvious if you follow me on social media or go to my website because I just put that information out there,” she said The benefits of a narrow niche practice “You can’t know everything about everything Having a niche helped me to focus on what research I need to do and what I need to pay attention to in the marketplace.” her finite category of Gen X women isn’t something that would likely appeal to a potential buyer or next generation adviser down the road “I’ll take my clients with me into retirement,” she said At the National Tax and Customs Administration’s (NTCA) commemoration event of the 1956 Revolution László Windisch the “Statuette for Taxation” for his activities as President of the Hungarian Association of Financial and Economic Auditors (MPGE) The NTCA’s commemoration event of the 1956 was attended by the senior management of the organisation the professional management of the Ministry of Finance the Director General and Directors of the NTCA bodies high-ranking invited guests from other organisations and staff members who received awards In recognition of his outstanding work in achieving the objectives of the National Tax and Customs Administration and his high-level professional work for financial and economic auditors President of the Hungarian Association of Financial and Economic Auditors the “Statuette for Taxation” on the commemoration event of the 1956 Revolution Az Állami Számvevőszék (ÁSZ) - ahogy majdnem minden honlappal rendelkező szervezet - sütiket használ a weboldalán Alapbeállításként kizárólag az Ön hozzájárulását nem igénylő az oldal működéséhez feltétlenül szükséges munkamenetet támogató sütiket használunk.  Ezen felül opcionálisan választható "használatot támogató kényelmi sütiket" továbbá "statisztikai sütiket" is használunk honlapunkon Az opcionális sütik beállításának választása csupán lehetőség amely minden esetben a látogató egyedi hozzájárulását jelenti.  A www.asz.hu oldalon alkalmazott sütikről bővebb tájékoztatás a "Süti kezelés" gomb megnyomásával érhető el Monday, November 21, 2016 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM EST Dykstra Funeral Homes Mulder Chapel 188 West 32nd Street Holland, MI 49423 (616) 392-2348 Driving Directions Tuesday, November 22, 2016 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST Dykstra Funeral Homes Mulder Chapel 188 West 32nd Street Holland, MI 49423 (616) 392-2348 Driving Directions Tuesday, November 22, 2016 1:00 PM EST Dykstra Funeral Homes Mulder Chapel 188 West 32nd Street Holland, MI 49423 (616) 392-2348 Driving Directions At the family's request memorial contributions are to be made to those listed below Please forward payment directly to the memorial of your choice New Apostolic Church Memorial Fund c/o Scott Heidema Windisch age 92 of Holland died Thursday November 17 Following the service he workedconstruction as an iron worker in West Michigan working on the Consumers Power plant in West Olive Herrick Public Library and Grand Valley State University He was a longtime member of New Apostolic Church Marie Videan Windisch preceded him in death in 2004 as well as a grandson He is survived by his children; Jane (Joe) Sawtell of Ionia Evelyn (Jim) Dreyer of Wayland and several nieces and nephews Funeral services will be held Tuesday 1:00 PM at the Mulder Chapel Burial will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens Friends may call on the family Monday 5:00PM – 7:00PM and Tuesday 12:00 – 1:00 prior to the service at the chapel Memorial gifts may be given to New Apostolic Church Memorial Fund or Heartland Hospice of Grand Rapids Please visit www.dykstrafuneralhome.com to sign an online registry or to leave a memory JavaScript is disabled. In order to use all of the features on dykstrafuneralhome.com, enable JavaScript.Close .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Barton Deiters | bdeiters@mlive.comGRAND RAPIDS that his eight to 20 year prison sentence was actually a stroke of luck “You’re very lucky this isn’t a murder case,” Kent County Circuit Court Judge Mark Trusock said to Windisch Windisch, in December, pleaded no contest to attempted murder and felonious assault as a result of the Aug 23 incident in the Brook Haven Mobile Home Park off West River Drive NE near Pine Island Drive Kent County sheriff’s deputies say at about 1:15 a.m. Windisch got into a fight and stabbed Michael Sanders Shaver was the most seriously injured and was taken to a local hospital by ambulance for a wound to her back which required surgery What precipitated the dispute and the relationship between the suspect and the victims has not been revealed by police Related: Suspect charged with attempted murder after stabbings injure three one count of felonious assault was dismissed and the prosecution agreed to a minimum sentence of between 5-1/2 to 10 years and a maximum of 20 years in prison his likely sentence would be a minimum of 14 to 24 years with a maximum of life in prison Windisch was found competent to stand trial by state psychiatric examiner and his attorney Paul McDonough told the judge the decision was made to forego an insanity defense Windisch has no criminal record in Kent County but was arrested in Brooksville in October for allegedly stealing children’s cough medicine from a dollar store Trusock said that Windisch has a juvenile record that includes nine felonies and six misdemeanors “I’m very sorry for what occurred,” Windisch said before he was led away by court deputies E-mail Barton Deiters: bdeiters@mlive.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/GRPBarton or Facebook at facebook.com/bartondeiters.5 Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices Born in 1825 in Bavaria, Conrad Windisch brought his German brewing experience to Cincinnati and helped build the city's second-largest pre-Prohibition brewery.  Windisch, who was inducted into the Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation's Beer Baron Hall of Fame in 2015 located at Resor Road and Sigmon Way in Fairfield red brick Italianate house on an acre of land looks out of place among the surrounding subdivisions Those homes are on land that once would have been Windisch's farm fields where barley for Windisch-Muhlhauser beers likely grew Gregg Kottyan moved into the circa 1873 house in April 2016 A job change has made his commute impractical he's done some cleanup on the outdoor pool and hot tub areas and made other small changes to the home Much of the home's history is still intact curved wood staircase descends to the entry accessed from what's now the back of the home in Windisch's day.) Tall wood doors with transoms meet the 11-foot ceilings on the first floor Stained glass windows and four fireplaces are also part of the more than 4,600 square feet which connects the main house to the carriage house-turned-guest house antique farm implements and a laundry wringer adorn one wall There's also a cornerstone with Windisch's initials Windisch could afford such a large estate along with several others based on his brewing successes he worked at his father’s brewery in Bavaria he worked at breweries in Pittsburgh and St he became business partners with another big local beer name: Christian Moerlein. Moerlein who had established his brewery here in 1853 But that wasn't the end of Windisch's beer baron days he started Windisch-Muhlhauser Brewery with brothers Heinrich and Gottlieb Muhlhauser on the banks of the Miami & Erie Canal Not only did their brewery become the second-largest in Cincinnati it was the 20th largest brewery in the whole U.S Housed in a large complex at Liberty and Central Parkway it had multiple buildings and several levels of underground lagering cellars eventually growing to cover a couple of city blocks. Two huge lions sat atop the original brewhouse building leading it to become known as the Lion Brewery Windisch's brewery buildings came back to life when Burger Brewing operated on the site from 1934-1973 But most are gone now, save for a portion of the original brewhouse that fronts the Cincinnati Ballet’s training facility memorabilia from the Windisch-Muhlhauser brewery and history talks on the hour Beer donated by Christian Moerlein Brewing Company will be available.  Thursday: Have a beer at the Over-the-Rhine Biergarten at Findlay Market There will be free mini-tours of the Brewery District happy hour beer prices and a gift for each attendee Wednesday: Head to the Christian Moerlein Malthouse tap room Take a tour into the cellars below the brewery or just have a beer: A portion of each one sold will be donated to the Trail Attendees at all events can see Brewing Heritage Trail displays buy raffle tickets a prize basket and buy half-price tickets for Over-the-Rhine brewery tours Information: www.brewingheritagetrail.org At Philly Startup Leaders’ second Annual Diversity Dinner this week, IOPipe cofounder Erica Windisch was bumped from her initial speaking slot She had a speech prepared and was so upset when she initially didn’t get to say it that she left the room Windisch returned and was allowed to read the four-page speech before the audience We are reproducing the speech here in its entirety It’s great that I get to speak here tonight after giving another speech this afternoon at DevOpsDays Philly it’s a conference that holds place in tens It’s also one of the most diverse tech conferences I’m aware of where the content itself is not focused on matters of diversity sexual orientation or any marginalized group It’s also great because while it was locally organized by Philadelphians DevOpsDays is a global movement which brings these diverse values with it Events as diverse as DevOpsDay are critical because so few alternatives provide that same level of care It’s not just because people want representation It’s not just to be inclusive of those we know are Black It’s to be inclusive of those that we do not know are marginalized and sometimes they’re not even visible to those that are marginalized and oppressed I realized that I preferred gender-neutral pronouns: they and them by the way — such as “that person over there I think they are using pronouns correctly.” We often use this when we don’t know someone’s gender And we use this when we don’t know our own gender or don’t identify with binary labels I now use she/her pronouns but discovering this was an important step for me in managing my dysphoria and accepting my identity I had used these gender neutral pronouns but had them “corrected” by a coworker that edited content I wrote for presentations and blog posts They didn’t believe it was correct English that I should use the “he” pronoun Pronouns are important to the expression of identity Do not police other people’s pronouns Don’t assume that all white men are white live an interesting and sometimes horrifying experience of being exposed to bigotry that those more visible do not I have faced surprisingly little discrimination for my gender from colleagues and my industry As a founder that has raised capital from investors from multiple cities and coasts it would appear ironic we haven’t raised from Philadelphia investors Yet it was a Philadelphia-based advisor to a venture firm that had the information to connect the dots to out my gender identity My company is founded in two cities and distributed and build the corporate culture that we desire that is both diverse and inclusive We can do this because we’re not founded solely in one city Philadelphia has a fair amount of diversity The 2010 census measured 44.8 percent white and 44.2 percent Black or African American Other races are comprised of the remaining 10 percent plus there’s overlap for those of myself Self-identified women are 52 percent of our population we do not see this diversity in the tech community I have had marginalized people ask me if they should move to Philadelphia Which organizations are safe to be openly gay Which companies are good for Black or brown employees It’s not a straightforward recommendation How can I build a company here and ask candidates to relocate if I cannot recommend the city to my friends We know tech has not been friendly enough to marginalized people But it’s not just tech: these problems go deeper the realization has gone more mainstream that our country in a diversity crisis and that our city is not exempt from these problems McNesby finds these officers very fine people Nazis are not fine people and they don’t belong on the force We find ourselves with well-meaning community leaders unprepared for these conversations I congratulate Mayor [Jim] Kenney on standing up to ICE vocally opposing white supremacy in our police force who is fighting the federal government for the right to pee and raising the trans flag over city hall a month ago was touching and a powerful message these problems are beyond what a Mayor alone can do It’s beyond what a single activist can do It’s beyond what a single founder can do We should grow our startup community here in Philadelphia The prospect of bringing Amazon into Philadelphia is attractive to jobs and it will become extraordinarily difficult or impossible to fix any of these problems afterward it will be nearly impossible to fix these problems My grandmother’s family in the Netherlands was torn apart by fascism My grandfather survived wartime occupation in Indonesia where Dutch-speaking Christian Indonesians like himself were interred in camps I cannot forget that the Nazis burned the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft setting back medical research and acceptance of transgender people by decades was physically assaulted by Nazis only two months ago the Fraternal Order of Police of Philadelphia has sided themselves with terrorist organizations The national Fraternal Order of Police has opposed legislation that would allow justice for those wronged by police We cannot let this stand while they do not stand for us We cannot stop with identifying these problems We must not bake cakes for those that will not bake them for us We must not serve those that do not serve us If we want to make Philadelphia not just a diverse city one that I can recommend to my friends looking to leave tech hubs like San Francisco to be engaged in city commissions and the organizations that are tasked to drive change in Philadelphia and support marginalized Philadelphians People will not move to our city if they are afraid to walk down the street at the Creating Change conference hosted by the National LGBTQ Task Force a trans woman was attacked… here in Philadelphia If we want more startups to come to Philadelphia If we want more talent to come to Philadelphia we must make this a safe city for underrepresented people Join 5,000 tech professionals and entrepreneurs in our community Slack today Your support powers our independent journalism we count on your personal and organizational contributions Power Moves is a column where we chart the comings and goings of talent across the region a lawyer and administrative and constitutional law academic will succeed Gutmann in leading one of region and country’s most influential universities on July 1 She’s slated to be voted in by the board of trustees in March Magill currently serves as the EVP and provost of the University of Virginia Magill served for seven years as the dean of the Stanford Law School “The Penn presidency is one of the most complicated and demanding in higher education and there are very few people anywhere in the world with the skills that this job demands,” Scott Bok “But through a thorough search process informed by input from all university constituencies Magill’s background in law began in 1995 while clerking for Judge J Harvie Wilkinson III of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and then for US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Magill credited Ginsburg as having had a “profound impact” on her career She said she is humbled to be leading the institution whom she called a “visionary and innovative leader.” Penn set its sights on making a difference and 282 years later the Penn community continues to change the world every day through world-class research and service,” Magill said in a statement “What is special about Penn is that it does this with an uncommon mix of pragmatism I look forward to working with the faculty and community members to build on this inspiring legacy and shape Penn’s next great chapter In 2021, Penn also brought on Erika James as dean of The Wharton School. Elsewhere in local higher ed, Temple University hired Jason Wingard as its own new president Former longtime University City Science Center leader Stephen Tang is leaving his current role CEO of diagnostics company OraSure Technologies In his tenure at the Science Center he had initiated its largest campus expansion in the org’s history with uCity Square the company acquired four others and launched COVID-19 products Tang told Technical.ly that the over-the-counter kit awarded the company three significant government contracts including a $205 million procurement contract from the Defense Logistics Agency it had sold about 70 million diagnostic tests for HIV HCV and drugs of abuse in its 30-year history it has the capacity to build about 70 million tests each year Tang’s future plans include reconnecting with the business healthcare and innovation communities in Philadelphia and enjoying his time as a grandfather He also plans on serving on the boards of for-profit and nonprofit org and is considering He walks away from this most recent role with some lessons in diagnostics from the COVID-19 pandemic It’s proven that “none of us is safe “That means we need better connection and cooperation from local communities to global powers and not-government organizations need to work better together to anticipate the next pandemic,” Tang said “That’s the lesson learned from the past two years We can no longer lurch between complacency and panic as a civilization without expecting global public health to suffer.” Erica Windisch, cofounder and former CTO of IOpipe, has left the company about two years after it was acquired by West Coast-based New Relic Windisch and cofounder Adam Johnson started cloud-focused IOpipe in 2016, and raised $2.5 million in 2017 IOpipe became a team of eight who worked across a few American cities a cloud-based observability platform company at its engineering headquarters in Portland after the 2019 acquisition https://twitter.com/ewindisch/status/1471963178917584901 and continues to live and work from her home on the Main Line She started her new role as architect for developer experience at communications-focused Twilio this week “My decision to leave wasn’t any single factor the goals are to maximize the success of the acquiring company and to set up your (former) employees for success,” she told Technical.ly Joining Twilio gives me a fresh start where I can bring value to an organization while also caring for my own interests and well being.” Healthcare software company Tendo welcomed Dr Bala Hota to its leadership team this week as the company’s SVP and chief informatics officer His experience spans 25 years in healthcare and technology especially with building novel healthcare analytics and informatics systems to improve patient care at Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center and Cook County Health and Hospital System Hota was also involved in the Chicago Public Health Data Hub a tech project designed to improve public health surveillance for COVID-19 among other COVID-19 related projects in the last two years His hire comes on the heels of the hiring of Dan Ballough as SVP of engineering Peter Thorson as SVP of product management “Joining Tendo is an opportunity to make an even bigger impact by working across health systems to transform the care journey for more patients,” Hota said in a statement “By working with a select set of early customers Tendo is creating a space for all of us to deeply understand the complex issues impacting patient experience and collaborate to better solve those challenges We all know the patient experience needs to be better we sought leaders with the expertise necessary to provide the level of support we demand for our clients,” said Sarah Morin VP and head of CIC’s North American centers “Michelle and Kelly bring a highly elusive combination of research and leadership experience that uniquely qualifies them to meet the needs of scientists and other innovators We are particularly excited that they are women and to have found Michelle right here in Philadelphia.” Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN) announced it is appointing a new executive director who has more than 15 years of experience in international development working with sustainable businesses for economic growth and poverty reduction as it continues to serve the region’s local independent business community during COVID-19 Ramkissoon brings her own experience as an immigrant and social entrepreneur  to the role and has won awards from the US government and the private sector for her leadership in navigating global humanitarian crises I have seen firsthand the impact that sustainable businesses can have on poverty reduction SBN puts this principle into action so that local independent businesses in the region can achieve the maximum impact not only for their own profit but also for the communities in which they operate and the well-being of the planet,” Ramkissoon said in a statement “I’m thrilled to lead an organization that is on the cusp of true and lasting social Conrad Marais and Benita Windisch emerged victorious in the last Nedbank Windhoek Pedal Power (WPP6) Series at the Tony Rust Racing Track on Sunday Marais posted a time of 21 minutes 45 seconds to win the first-ever WPP criterion race ahead of Frank Klosta came first ahead of Cymot Racing Team comprising of Murray Koch The team classifications have also been completed after six races with Hollard Insurance (106 points) just pipping Cymot Racing team (105) to the title said they were happy with this year’s proceedings as everything went smoothly I would like to pay tribute to our main sponsor for your unwavering support throughout the year and our incredible fans – thank you for your passion and commitment which truly brought each race to life,” he said He added that they are looking forward to next year when they plan to introduce new competitive and innovative competitive elements to the Nedbank Namibia WPP races “These changes are designed to elevate the experience for both riders and fans alike We will share more details with you soon,” he said.  Selma Kaulinge of Nedbank Namibia congratulated the organisers for completing the season without any glitches “We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations and appreciation to the Windhoek Pedal Power Road Cycling Club for the exceptional organisation of this years’ series The six races held this year were a true testament to your dedication The diverse venues and challenging courses added a unique excitement to each event pushing the cyclists to new heights and thrilling the fans We are proud to have been part of such a well-executed series and we look forward to continuing our partnership in the future,” she said Feris said the date and venue for the 2024 Nedbank Namibia WPP awards ceremony and annual general meeting will be announced at a later stage.  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order to enlist as an infantryman in the Marine Corps and fought in Korea in 1952 to 1953 he led a colorful life and was at various times a boxer a smuggler of Cuban refugees and an abstract artist He enjoyed sailing and was an active member of New Life Tabernacle in Key West Robert was preceded in death by his parents AL; Rose Schwitzer and Jean Windisch of Indianapolis Hannah and Levi; four great-grandchildren: Lucy and two sisters: Cathy Stephens and Elaine Finzel Interment will be at the Sylvania Hills Memorial Park At the commemorative ceremony of 23rd October László Windisch presented the highest recognition of the State Audit Office of Hungary The prize is awarded by the President to those persons who have made an outstanding contribution to the SAO’s activity President of the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic as President of the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic dedicated special attention to the promotion of knowledge sharing between SAIs as well as to the implementation of technological developments on raising audit effectiveness He strongly fostered the further enhancement and promotion of data-based audit technologies and methods the BIEP database combining the best practices of SAIs was created he proactively backed the initiatives of SAIs of the Visegrád countries and the promotion of their common goals the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic has always actively supported the knowledge sharing requests of the State Audit Office of Hungary (SAO) the SAI of the Czech Republic also played an active role in a series of interviews about audit planning initiated by the State Audit Office of Hungary his work as President of the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic and EUROSAI as well as his spirit of support for the development of the State Audit Office of Hungary merited him being awarded the SAO Grand Prize by the President of the State Audit Office of Hungary József László Janik has managed successful audits in many areas of public finance during his career in the organisation he has led the audit and analysis of the “Final Accounts – Implementation of Hungary’s Central Budget” and the “Opinion on the Bill on the Central Budget” which are among the SAO’s most important and biggest tasks and which are major achievements both in terms of professionalism and coordination He has been the project manager for several budget analyses and is an active participant in international working groups He always carries out his tasks with great expertise His outstanding and exemplary work contributes significantly and effectively to the work of the SAO he pays particular attention to passing on his knowledge and training his employees His colleagues are delighted to work with him and his managers can build on his opinions with confidence László Windisch awarded the SAO Grand Prize to József László Janik „Are we passing on anything to the next generation other than debt?” – was the main question that the heads of SAIs of the V4+2 group sought to answer jointly during their traditional annual summit in Graz this June President of the State Audit Office of Hungary (SAO) stressed that we must take this question seriously and explained in his presentation what the SAO is doing to ensure that we do not merely pass on a burden to our successors He said that sustainability is our institution’s important focus point which means not using up resources that future generations need and not leaving them with a heavy burden The SAO’s priority is to – in addition to the accumulation of financial debt –raise awareness of other problems that are not visible to the naked eye and to ensure that the next generation has fewer problems to face in the future The Austrian Presidency of 2024 will be followed by the Hungarian Presidency so Hungary will host the annual summit in 2025 an homage to the once-thriving Windisch-Muhlhauser Brewery Portraits of women – advertisements that would have hung in long-ago taverns – cover part of a wall Then there are less-expected pieces: delicate engraved women’s beer glasses; playing cards; a ladies’ mirror; a little gadget shaped like a little bottle that opens to reveal a corkscrew Perhaps the most unusual piece is a pocketknife with a secret Someone who knows just where to find the tiny hole can look through it to reveal an image of a woman looking into a mirror (and what appears to be the name “Blanche”) opened the brewery with Conrad Windisch around 1866 And there is plenty in his basement to remind him of that Muhlhauser’s prize piece is a beer foam scraper that ties together both sides of his family: It was made by Kemper Thomas Company Rick Muhlhauser isn’t the only one who’s interested in the history of his family The three men who founded the brewery will be this year’s Beer Baron Hall of Fame inductees at the annual Beer Baron Ball Who wouldn’t love to include “Beer Baron” on their resume Beer Baron Hall of Fame inductees must have played a prominent role in the Greater Cincinnati region; have achieved success or innovation at a brewery; have left a legacy on both brewing and the area; and have been leaders with “big” personalities or impact on the area’s brewing business or society Windisch worked at his father’s brewery in Bavaria before immigrating to the U.S he worked in brewing and eventually became Christian Moerlein’s business partner Gottlieb Muhlhauser was five years old when he came to the U.S. The trio eventually got together to establish Windisch-Muhlhauser which became the county’s 20th largest brewery by the 1870s They built a huge complex at Liberty and Central Parkway with multiple buildings and several levels of underground lagering cellars that eventually covered a couple of city blocks Two huge lions sat atop the original brewhouse building Rick Muhlhauser believes they weighed 10 or 12 tons each and were brought over from Germany (But he would love to know where they ended up and maybe even see them back in Over-the-Rhine one day.) when Burger Brewing operated on site from 1934-1973 most of the original Windisch-Muhlhauser buildings were demolished save for a portion of the original brewhouse that fronts the Cincinnati Ballet’s training facility a Lion Brewery drawing by “The Henderson Architecture Lithographing Co.” shows the brewery in its heyday John Bentley – his great-grandfather was Conrad Windisch whose sister eventually married Gottlieb Muhlhauser – pointed to the black smoke spewing from the brewery “Everybody thought of that as prosperity,” he mused handwritten in German: Some that his great-grandfather sent back to Germany (She did.) Some are between the couple and their families in the old country talking about the issues of the day: The plight of the middle class in Germany; the opportunities in America he has been collecting the brewery’s memorabilia for decades the one that gave him the “collecting bug,” at a local advertising show It’s an image of two men sitting at a table (Bentley likes to think that he’s singing a bawdy song.) “I got so excited when I bought it that I had to walk around a few minutes to calm down,” Muhlhauser said That image will serve as the label for Windisch-Muhlhauser Brewing Co. Commemorative Lager, produced by Christian Moerlein Brewing Company. The beer will be tapped during a happy hour at Christian Moerlein’s Over-the-Rhine tap room at 5 p.m It will be served exclusively that evening and at the Beer Baron Ball Speaking of, it’s the third year for the ball, which benefits the Cincinnati Brewing Heritage Trail, a project of Over-the-Rhine nonprofit The Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (BDCURC) The Windisch and Muhlhauser families will plan a reunion Muhlhauser and Bentley will be excited to see the families honored there “Being able to say your family had a part in history is interesting,” Bentley said it’s important to cultivate a feeling of roots and pride and to pass that on to younger generations “Getting people vested in their culture is important,” Bentley added “It’s important for people to know who we are and where we came from You’ve gotta know where you’ve been before you figure out where you’re going.” Both men like that where they’ve come from includes a family role in Cincinnati’s brewing history And they’re glad to see a new chapter of that history being written today as a new crop of breweries grows in the footprints of their ancestors after party with DJ ETrayn and include two drinks and a gift Info:www.beerbaronball.org -- It takes a lot of mental and physical fortitude to rebound from a heartbreaking loss but the Virginia Military Institute lacrosse team has it Less than 24 hours after suffering a heartbreaking 8-6 loss against University of Detroit Mercy VMI bounced back and topped visiting United States Air Force Academy 6-4 at Drill Field #2 will go down in the record books as the team's first-ever victory over a Division I Service Academy Air Force's efforts were led by Erik Smith who scored twice while Christopher Allen and Tommy McKee struck in the second and fourth quarters Keith Dreyer had two assists on the afternoon while Kyle Cassady added a third Between the pipes for VMI, junior goalkeeper Evan Windisch made 14 saves coming off of a 19-save performance on Saturday against Detroit “Rory (Dillon), Tom (Brown) and Pras (Tyler Prasnicki) played excellent defense,” said Windisch who earned the first victory of his career communication was awesome and we settled down on the clears … We really just meshed well.” The Keydets' defensive efforts held an opponent under five goals for the first time since a 15-4 win over Presbyterian College on Feb Windisch and the VMI defense saw plenty of action in the second half as Air Force ripped off 21 shots in the final 30 minutes including 16 in the third quarter en route to out-shooting VMI 33-23 for the game But only five of those shots made it on goal Air Force (2-3) split the halves between two goalies making three saves in the first half but allowing five goals in the loss Brett Dadiego played the entire second half and made three stops VMI had another strong outing at the faceoff X as Mitch Wilson won nine of the game's 14 draws while Air Force sent three different players to faceoff Smith had the best effort at the X for the Falcons winning five of the eight draws he contested Bryan price went 0-5 while Luke Toscano lost his only chance winning five of the six draws in the first quarter where he won three of his four efforts to help VMI maintain possession The Keydets had a good showing in the clearing game gaining the offensive zone 12 times on 18 chances (66.6 percent) Air Force went 14 of 20 in clears (70.0 percent) but at times struggled with VMI's ride A pivotal moment in the game came in the first quarter as VMI was afforded three extra-man chances But Stumpo cashed in on two of those three chances giving the Keydets a 3-1 lead with his second marker VMI did not take a penalty the entire game the second time this season the Keydets have gone penalty-free in a game Air Force jumped out to an early 1-0 lead just two minutes into the game as Smith finished a pass from Dreyer but the lead was short lived before Nardella potted his second career goal another two minutes into the game giving the Keydets a lead they would not relinquish scoring a nifty backhanded shot on VMI's first man-up chance more traditional shot on a dish from Hofmeister who extended his point scoring streak to five games Mattice had the assist on Stumpo's first goal Smith scored again with just 1:31 left in the third quarter to give the Keydets a 3-2 lead after 15 minutes The pace of offensive production slowed down for the remainder of the game with just five more combined goals over the next 45 minutes Kettle extended VMI's lead midway through the second period before Mattice scored what proved to be the game-winning goal with 3:57 before the halftime break The Falcons made it a two-goal game before halftime as Allen snapped home a pass from Dreyer with 2:44 to go Both teams were held off the board for entirety of the third quarter and over half of the fourth before McKee scored unassisted at the 6:22 mark of the fourth 5-4 game before Mattice potted the insurance goal 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