a parent whose third and seventh graders attend Vernon K-8 School and members of her family have lost homes to the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles “It’s been debilitating for the last week,” she says Von Geldern wants to do anything in her power to help L.A But she’s not impressed by what the Portland Public Schools Board actually did Kimberlee Armstrong to send 2,000 air purifiers in storage to Los Angeles United School District so students there can return to school without breathing in toxic fumes Von Geldern and other parents say PPS is sending air purifiers to another city before fulfilling its promise to install two such machines in every classroom in the district I just don’t think that we’re in a position to be the ones to come in and help right now,” von Geldern says It’s an unfair situation to say that these are just lying around when no one knew that they existed in the first place.” The Portland district’s poor indoor air quality became a hot topic during the pandemic The low numbers it reported led to outcry from parents and a May 2023 donation of 3,500 air purifiers to PPS by the Oregon Health Authority teachers and advocates tell WW that many of those air purifiers never made it into Portland classrooms When the district announced OHA’s donation of air purifiers and a five year supply of filters wrote that they “anticipate each PPS classroom will have two air purifiers sharing the work to cleanse the air and boost the number of air changes per hour.” officials wrote the donation would complement the 5,464 existing purifiers in the Portland district That suggests 6,364 purifiers exist across the district PPS has not said how many of those air purifiers made it into classrooms Now that the district is sending 2,000 purifiers to L.A. It’s not immediately clear how many purifiers PPS needs to complete the task it set for itself in 2023 is that the district hasn’t completed its pledge of two purifiers in every one of its classrooms Air quality advocates tell WW they fought for two because running one purifier at full speed is loud and disrupts learning Running two at lower speeds compensates for the lower effectiveness a second grade teacher at Scott Elementary “It’s like running an industrial fan in your classroom,” he says “You have to raise your voice extremely loud.” faced constant respiratory problems in her portable classroom until she was moved into the cafeteria He says the current teacher faces similar problems tells WW that “every classroom is equipped with at least one air purifier All schools are able to request additional purifiers as needed.” School Board chair Eddie Wang says the district faced many challenges as it tried to implement its commitment including a skeleton crew in its maintenance department and budget cuts “I understand from the district’s perspective why there’s been kind of a pause on this,” he says “I think the barriers are kind of overwhelming.” denies that it gave away air purifiers needed in classrooms “The air quality in Portland Public Schools is safe and complies with all indoor air quality regulations,” Jung wrote in a statement to WW “PPS works closely with leading air quality experts to ensure that we adhere to the industry standards.” heard about the School Board’s decision to donate 2,000 air purifiers when another advocate texted her after the Jan “I really admire and respect the board’s thinking and caring about kids in L.A.,” she says The vote was made with inaccurate information and a lack of understanding about the unmet needs of our kids and staff.” has studied both water and outdoor air quality over the years But indoor air quality became her concern during the pandemic because if it’s poor it can lead to the spread of disease and other health pollutants correlations between cleaner indoor air and student performance in schools When Portland Public Schools partnered with PBS Engineering and Environmental and Ameresco to survey airflow in its classrooms during the 2021–22 school year of the district’s elementary and middle school classrooms didn’t meet minimum targets of three air changes an hour Another 750 didn’t meet the number of changes recommended by air quality experts who say a better number to shoot for is six Greathouse founded Safe Indoor Air For Oregon Schools a parent group that advocates for better ventilation in PPS classrooms and analyzes district air quality data The group advocated for the district to request more purifiers from OHA the district complicated its distribution process In a memo PPS provided to WW that was sent to principals on Aug the district said it would instead automatically provide additional air purifiers to only 28 specific schools that it had determined were behind six air changes per hour The district determined its other 68 schools at the time were above the six air changes per hour threshold (Safe Indoor Air disputes these numbers.) If principals were interested the memo told them they could request more air purifiers Von Geldern helped notify the principal at Vernon that he’d have to request extra air purifiers from the district for his school’s classrooms She says that once the Vernon principal was aware he could request purifiers She says she’s sure there are other PPS principals who haven’t done so The school was not on the list of 28 that automatically received purifiers including Wang and vice chair Michelle DePass say they believe the purifiers are still better in Los Angeles than in Portland “The magnitude of need in Los Angeles is much greater than it is in any one of our classrooms,” DePass says I was so proud to be part of a response to kids that I know are hurting beyond what any of us can imagine.” but he apologizes for not consulting with Greathouse’s group “This is something that they’ve been working on for so long and we just suddenly made a decision without even talking to them,” he says so I am going to commit myself to working with this group to rectify the situation,” he adds “I am working with the chief of staff to figure out if we can get the district to commit to get these [remaining purifiers] into classrooms as soon as possible that would be light years beyond what it was already.” School Board member Julia Brim-Edwards says if the resolution were to come around again she’d approve it after the district provided evidence that substantiated that the purifiers were surplus She says she hasn’t received such evidence in the days since the Jan “I was part of the community ask for the air purifiers earlier and the case was made then that they were needed,” she adds Parents whom WW spoke to have said they hope the air purifiers can return to the district in some form Unified to return the donated air purifiers “But I think they owe the community an apology for having made this decision without really looking into how it was going to harm our kids.” Willamette Week’s reporting has concrete impacts that change laws, force action from civic leaders, and drive compromised politicians from public office. 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Support WW's journalism today. is opening a second location in Slingerlands after Von Geldern closed her previous eatery in Greenwich due to COVID-19 and has been a staple in the community since After many people asked whether she had plans to expand a lucrative offer from a client who frequented the restaurant came up Von Geldern said that initially she had been searching for a farm to live on that they could attach to the restaurant one of my customers reached out to me and said ‘My wife and I own a farm-to-table in Slingerlands we fell in love with it…Would you be willing to sit down with us and talk about possibly creating a second Mint where our restaurant is?’” this turned out to be the perfect opportunity When she first entered into the restaurant business back in 2014 she had a small eight-table farm-to-table setup Von Geldern wasn’t sure that they would ever re-open she had been looking at Glens Falls for a long time as a prospective place to start a business she had signed a lease for the Warren Street location where the restaurant currently is “I’d been looking into Glens Falls for a while because it just seemed like the perfect place for a restaurant like ours to grow and it seemed like a very supportive community and very farm-forward with the farmers market and just the different events like Take A Bite The restaurant opened in April of 2022 with the goal of creating a “contemporary balanced approach to food and drink.” She wanted to create food options that catered to many different kinds of people Von Geldern noticed that more people were shopping at farmers’ markets more people were aware of what they were putting into their bodies and she wanted to create a restaurant that catered to that demographic of people’s awareness and they had had time to look into our food crisis and become more educated about what’s happening with food and the chemicals all these bad things that they’re putting in all of our mainstream products an endeavor that she took on with support from her two daughters Much of this stems from Von Geldern’s childhood growing up on 350 acres of farmland “I saw my family growing natural organic products and harvesting them and processing them and eating them my whole childhood,” she said I have a real deep and very personal relationship with the land and like what a gift it is to grow and to grow well.” Her goal is to provide her clients with food that is grown and made with care “That’s the hardest thing I think since opening here has just been getting all those elements to come together and finding staff that are on board with my beliefs and buying into it so that they really truly understand what this mission is of loving people,” she added The menus at Mint have codes at the bottom to indicate whether something is gluten-free and their proteins are all sourced from pastures or include wild-caught or sustainably caught seafood or cold pressed sunflower oil for grilling and Von Geldern plans to continue this at the second location she is in the process of procuring a liquor license for the Slingerlands location as well as repainting and getting all the logistics sorted Her goal is to do a soft opening in the last week of February she said her priority at the moment is to get the second location up and running smoothly She wants to assure her Glens Falls customers that they don’t plan to leave the city anytime soon “A lot of Glens Falls people are coming to me and they’re very nervous about us leaving Glens Falls I just want to reassure people that we have an eight-year lease Nayanika Guha is a staff writer. Contact her at: 518-742-3272; nguha@poststar.com Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly Email notifications are only sent once a day Former longtime Village Mayor Bob Blais has proposed that the town and village purchase the former Water Slide World property on Route 9L from… Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account If horror master David Cronenberg created a disease it is caused by worms that enter the body through the bites of black flies they birth thousands of thread-like babies—every day Of the 37 million people with river blindness (about 300,000 of whom have lost their sight) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—so it’s not something you need to fret about here in Chicago who both worked as chemists at the pharmaceutical company AbbVie do worry about it and the more than 120 million people—some of the poorest in the world—at risk “We’re always talking about neglected diseases,” says Morton “But we’re really talking about neglected people.” So the two men came out of retirement to craft a revolutionary treatment for the ­malady—and they are doing it without collecting a cent of salary The new antibiotic at the heart of their breakthrough was developed from a drug used on cattle and sheep that von Geldern who lives in far northwest suburban Solon Mills and a team of scientists found within AbbVie’s arsenal The previous compound did a great job of sterilizing the adult worms by killing a strain of bacteria inside them that they need to reproduce which isn’t practical in regions that lack robust health care Von Geldern spent years in the lab modifying a single molecule of the compound so that the new drug could be administered as a pill Then Morton figured out how to produce the antibiotic on a large scale is to begin clinical trials on humans this winter It also has the potential to treat elephantiasis another devastating condition caused by parasitic worms But von Geldern and Morton aren’t done They plan to continue volunteering to work on cures for the world’s worst diseases Next up: a better treatment for tuberculosis Chicago magazine newsletters have you covered We take the pulse of the PCB industry by sharing insights from leading fabricators and suppliers in this month's issue We've gathered their thoughts on the new U.S It’s an eye-opening and enlightening look behind the curtain We go back to basics this month with a recount of a little history and look forward to addressing the many challenges that high density and corrosion concerns for harsh environments bring to the fore We compare and contrast surface finishes by type and application take a hard look at the many iterations of gold plating In this month’s issue of PCB007 Magazine we reimagine the possibilities featuring stories all about IPC APEX EXPO 2025—covering what to look forward to and what you don’t want to miss.  This is a review of the grand opening of Unimicron’s new smart factory in Geldern A fire in a PCB shop is an experience we all dread the innerlayer production plant at RUWEL International in Geldern caught fire and the whole factory and its contents were destroyed Figure 1: Aerial photo of the burned-out factory there were no casualties and because the chemical stores survived there were no serious environmental consequences early estimates of the cost of the damage ran into higher-double-digit millions of Euros And to quote the words of CTO Rico Schlüter “...we have unfortunately not the time to mourn—we must tackle today's challenges and come back as an even stronger company." Recognised as the oldest operating PCB producer in Europe RUWEL International GmbH was founded in Geldern in 1945 Unimicron Group made a strategic investment in RUWEL in 2009 and in 2011 fully integrated the company into the group developing it as the leader of their High Reliability Business Unit (HRBU) the operation has been re-named Unimicron Germany the pressure was on to move fast to maintain continuity of supply to RUWEL’s customer base it was decided that a new innerlayer production facility should be built in Geldern with the production needs supported with mass-lam from the Unimicron plant in Kunshan China—already qualified and certified with the approvals required by RUWEL’s automotive market I have always been encouraged by the community spirit which exists in our industry On several occasions over many years of personal experience I have seen how suppliers friends and even competitors rally round to offer practical help and this was very much the case for RUWEL who were able to benefit from local resources to support small batch and quick-turn requirements in the interim period all with the approval and cooperation of their customers the company was re-named Unimicron Germany planning of the replacement factory went ahead and in August 2017 the City of Geldern gave Unimicron formal permission for the rebuilding work to commence Orders were placed for equipment that would represent the state of the art both in technology and in smart factory automation It all became a reality on Saturday 21st April 2018 the Unimicron workforce and the officers of the EIPC I was one of 800 guests privileged to attend the opening ceremony and to have a guided tour of the new facility—a spectacular experience Although most visitors were being escorted in large groups around the factory with German-speaking guides my EIPC colleagues and I had the benefit of a more exclusive small-group walk-around in the company of CTO Rico Schlüter who had been instrumental in designing installing and commissioning the whole set-up After congregating outside in hot sunshine it was refreshing to feel the air conditioning as we entered the plant no clutter of racks or trolleys to be seen And we were greeted by a robot—an autonomous guided vehicle (AGV) carrying a sign welcoming us to Unimicron’s smart factory as were its eight colleagues around the factory area each robot AGV capable of performing any panel-transportation task in any area  No fear of getting run-over—these laser- and GPS-guided robots could identify humans and stop even if someone suddenly stepped into their path although they did tend to bleep rather impatiently if they had work to do and you happened to be standing in their way with traceability to match; every panel in the factory had its own unique data-matrix ID Whether the job was a quick-turn prototype or a series production batch the required material was drawn from store by an automated picking system and transferred to an AGV which transported it to the load station of one of three surface-preparation lines from which it was fed by a six-axis robot onto the machine conveyor The predominant panel size was 24” x 21” although 24” x 18” and 24” x 24” were alternative options Figure 4: Rear of surface preparation line where they offer insight from neurology specialists on applying lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic into clinical practice when managing patients with multiple sclerosis NeurologyLive® and CMSC Announce the Fourth Class of Giants of Multiple Sclerosis® Inductees Episode 139: Sleep and Seizures: Emerging Insights From AAN 2025 NeurologyLive® Friday 5 — May 2, 2025 Episode 137: Advancing Neuromuscular Care and Research From Neurology Enthusiast to Advocate for Health Equity: Moira Kapral’s SEQUINS Hall of Fame Journey From Sickle Cell to Stroke Prevention: Robert J. Adams’ Leadership in Brain Health Equity 609-716-7777 A new Glens Falls restaurant is specializing in farm-to-table dishes featuring fresh food sourced from throughout the region She previously owned Sweet Beet Bistro in Greenwich which closed in March 2020 when COVID-19 hit it just kind of re-emphasized the importance of healthy eating and knowing where food comes from,” von Geldern said and teaching people about ingredients we were learning about “It kind of evolved organically because we’re surrounded by so many farms and artisans,” she said “We saw this abundance of beautiful food around us.” The eatery is housed in the former Mailings Made Easy building owned by Glens Falls developer Peter Hoffman Its elegant atmosphere reflects the owners’ commitment to providing a rewarding experience for each guest Paintings by Glens Falls artist Susan Beadle adorn the walls black banquette from the State Capitol in Albany gives the main dining room a flair of historic ambiance a large glass door will open onto a spacious outdoor dining patio care was also taken to accommodate every diner’s wish from pizza using custom-made dough from Rock Hill Bakehouse to pasture-grazed meats which distributes throughout New England and parts of New York Items also come from The Alleged Farm in Valley Falls whose greenhouse yields fresh greens year round A highlight of Mint’s cheeseboard is the popular Bayley Hazen Blue from Jasper Hill Farm in Greensboro Chef Christopher Kerr  joins Mint after spending several years at area establishments such as Lake George Beach Club along with Lake Local and Mingle on the Avenue in Saratoga Springs “Once summer hits I can’t wait to go to the farmer’s market talk to local growers and see what kinds of products we can get,” he said “It’s important for people to respect where food comes from and to broaden their horizons about food.” Mint’s mission is giving each guest a “healthy but super-fun time” in an “elegant but comfortable” setting where casual attire is the rule von Geldern came north to visit Katriel and happened to stop in the former DISH Bistro in Greenwich “I had worked for a friend who needed someone to run a bar and restaurant on the pier at Panama City Beach,” von Geldern said “It was kind of like getting a master’s degree in how to run a small food business because we had to get all the approvals I did that for one whole season and it was successful.” But she always wanted a small place of her own letting her know that DISH Bistro was for sale with an emphasis on farm-to-table menu items “A lot of New York City people and people who travel all over the world have second homes in Greenwich so we had customers seeking really good quality food,” von Geldern said like and subscribe to Saratoga.com on social media In the framework of a new art-technological examination of the illuminated manuscript from the Netherlands „Maria von Geldern” at the occasion of its 600th anniversary new art-technological study and investigations of the state of preservation are performed.  The Investigation of the material and the state of preservation reach from completely non-destructive analyses to methods requiring tiny samples.    The preliminary analyses comprise detailed microscopic examination using a digital microscope to evaluate the state of preservation and to identify the different materials It is planned to perform chemical mappings to get an overview of the used pigments Particularly interesting areas are then studied using micro-XRF and micro-Raman analyses.  measurements with a vis spectrometer are planned They also allow getting insights into damages of the gilding.  Besides art-technological investigations examinations of the damages are necessary: For these purposes we paln to use vibrational spectral techniques such as micro-Raman and FTIR-spectroscopy ESEM- and FTIR investigations will be performed on cross sections This would allow getting insights into the parchment structure and changes 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year's German Fruit and Vegetable Congress (DOGK) participants were given an insight into mushroom cultivation during a tour of the company's headquarters in Geldern The main purpose of Rheinische Pilz-Zentrale is to offer German food retailers the complete range of cultivated and wild mushrooms from a single source up to 260 tons (Class 1 mushrooms) a week are produced while at the Hessian cultivation facility in Bürstadt more brown mushrooms are produced in the south as the demand for browns is higher relative to the north about 65 percent of the total production volume in Bürstadt consists of brown mushrooms," outlines Alfred Evers authorized signatory and sales manager at the company The company has a total of about 700 employees View of the cultivation cell: The entire cultivation period takes a total of about four weeks from the first cultivation room to harvesting it sometimes happens that the lower beds are not filled gave us his insights into the path of the cultivated mushrooms Each individual bed is usually harvested in two waves The substrate and covering soil could theoretically be used a third time but the risk of disease would then be too high The latest premises are equipped with the advanced edging system to make harvesting work more efficient RPZ estimates that it will be years before the cultivated mushrooms can be harvested fully automatically as the technology is not yet fully developed Andreas Joisten led the participants through the farm and the different phases of mushroom cultivation Alfred Evers gave insights into mushroom distribution during his presentation Packed mushrooms are mainly in 250/300/400 gram trays after which they are disposed and distributed in the proven The cultivated mushrooms grow on substrate and cover soil.Right: After harvesting the mushrooms are cooled down from 17 to about six degrees in a special blast chiller The delicate mushrooms would otherwise not survive the temperature difference For more 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SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen,Zweigniederlassung der Schweizerischen Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft Unbekannte haben einen großen Eimer braune Lackfarbe über die Honigbienen gegossen Auch Flüssigseife und Chlorgranulat wurden verteilt – ein Todesurteil für die rund 140 000 Insekten Die Hobbyimker aus Geldern (Niederrhein) sind fassungslos „Wir wollten was für die Umwelt und gegen das Bienen-Sterben unternehmen“ „Vor einem Jahr haben meine Eltern auf Wunsch des Gartenvereins dort zwei Bienenkästen aufgestellt Die beiden Bienenkästen liegen zerstört im Gras Vor Ort sahen die Imker dann die verendeten Bienenvölker Laut Polizei kamen der oder die Täter zwischen Sonntagnachmittag und Donnerstagabend verwüsteten die Bienenkästen in der Kleingartenanlage an der Wichardstraße Bei der Tat wurden unter anderem ein großer Eimer mit brauner Lackfarbe .. Das vor einem der beiden Bienenkästen verteilte Chlorgranulat habe verheerende Wirkung gehabt: „Die Bienen infizierten bei ihrer Rückkehr in den Bienenstock durch das Chlorgranulat auf ihrer Flugbahn auch die restlichen Bienen.“ Auf die vier verbliebenen Bienenvölker will man nun besonders aufpassen Aber: „Wir werden hier keine neuen Bienenvölker ansiedeln Hinweise auf die Täter bitte an die Kripo Geldern: ☎ 02831/ 1250 Zwei Bienenvölker wurden in einem Schrebergarten in Geldern von Unbekannten auf besonders fiese Weise getötet Auf dem Viktualienmarkt fragt mich ein Freund: „Hast' schon unterschrieben für die Bienen?“ Einen Tag später meine Schwester: „Wann gehst Du?“ ► Laut einer Studie von 2015 ist die Masse aller Fluginsekten in den vergangenen 27 Jahren um 76 Prozent zurückgegangen Diplom-Biologe Michael Schoch vom Nabu NRW: „In Deutschland gibt es die Honigbiene und 560 Wildbienen-Arten Die Hälfte davon steht auf der Roten Liste Produkttests Angebote Services The European Commission is expected to carry out on-site checks in Malta to make sure that cases of conflict of interest in relation to EU funds are avoided.  the European Parliament's press office said that Malta is among five countries where on-site inspections will be carried out to ensure there is no conflict of interest related to regional funds from the EU Malta and Cyprus show significant concentration of funds in the hands of few recipients as a country where "significant shortcomings" have been flagged by the Commission.  "The European Parliament: emphasises that Malta and Cyprus show significant concentration of funds in the hands of few recipients; is concerned that Commission audits have identified significant shortcomings in the management and control systems of both countries; underlines that weak management and control systems do not provide adequate protection of EU funds against conflicts of interests and abuse by oligarchic structures," a text adopted this week reads.  The text was adopted by 409 votes to 61 and 42 abstentions.  the European Parliament also points to the “unprecedented magnitude” of oligarchic groups which use government tools or criminal practices to benefit from the EU funds with members of national governments and holders of political positions as part of the oligarchy in some Member States the EU’s capacity to stop oligarchs from receiving EU funds is limited national and inter-regional reporting systems” that do not always reveal the final beneficiaries of EU agricultural and cohesion funds The report also points to problems in public procurement procedures weak national control systems and lack of adequate protection of EU funds against conflicts of interest in some member states “We ask to increase transparency and to stop the flow of EU subsidies In the light of recovery and resilience facility and potential new instruments it is clear that the issue could not be more important "The most important thing is that the Commission must finally start using all tools it has to prevent the misuse of EU funds it is clear that the rule of law conditionality mechanism must be applied without any delay if other available tools are not sufficient," rapporteur Petri Sarvamaa said.   In order to strengthen the protection of the EU’s financial interests the European Parliament reiterated the urgent call to the Commission to establish an EU-wide interoperable digital reporting and monitoring system that would reveal the ultimate and aggregated beneficiaries of EU funds and asked to introduce an EU annual ceiling on budget payments to a natural person please register for free or log in to your account.