HAYDEN - The Idaho State Police is investigating a multi vehicle injury crash that occurred Thursday at the intersection of US95 at Boekel Road A red Toyota Tacoma driven by a 25-year-old male from Couer d’Alene Idaho that was travelling southbound on US95 at Boekel Road driven by a 77-year-old male from Rathdrum who was waiting to turn westbound onto Boekel Road from northbound US95 Debris from the crash struck a blue Subaru Outback Debris also struck a white Ford F250 pickup driven by a 33-year-old male from Rathdrum Idaho and a blue Dodge Ram 3500 driven by a 54-year-old male from Spirit Lake The red Toyota Tacoma continued southeast through the median into the northbound lanes of US95 driven by a 75-year-old female from Laclede driven by a 21-year-old female from Sandpoint Three drivers from the crash were transported to the local hospital due to their injuries sustained in the crash Northbound US95 was closed for approximately three and a half hours Middle age hispanic woman doctor working stressed at the clinic Would you like to receive our daily news? Signup today there are no recent results for popular commented articles Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: 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 The following is a news release from Idaho State Police HAYDEN — The Idaho State Police is investigating a multi-vehicle injury crash that occurred Thursday at 3:40 p.m at the intersection of US Highway 95 at Boekel Road driven by a 25-year-old male from Couer d’Alene was traveling southbound on US 95 at Boekel Road who was waiting to turn westbound onto Boekel Road from northbound US 95 and a blue Dodge Ram 3500 driven by a 54-year-old male from Spirit Lake The red Toyota Tacoma continued southeast through the median into the northbound lanes of US 95 swerved to avoid the incident and struck the grey Subaru Outback Northbound US 95 was closed for approximately three and a half hours The Idaho State Police is requesting those that witnessed or have dashcam footage of the crash to call (208) 209-8730 SUBMIT A CORRECTION We hope you appreciated this story.  A small team of local journalists runs EastIdahoNews.com – not a big business or corporation Our stories are produced to inform and serve the public We don't have a paywall or require a subscription to use EastIdahoNews.com but there is a cost associated with bringing you stories every day Please consider supporting us just once for $1 or contribute a little more monthly or annually We sincerely appreciate your consideration © 2015 - 2025 EastIdahoNews.com LLC Amsterdam— The partners of Dentons Boekel have decided to transition the name to Dentons Dutch law firm Boekel combined with Dentons in 2017 Redefining possibilities. 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CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Sign up for our email newsletter to be the first to know about news and upcoming games your new go-to podcast to spice up your weekday mornings with relevant news and behind-the-scenes from Brussels and beyond From the economy to the climate and the EU's role in world affairs this talk show sheds light on European affairs and the issues that impact on our daily lives as Europeans Tune in to understand the ins and outs of European politics Dare to imagine the future with business and tech visionaries Deep dive conversations with business leaders Euronews Tech Talks goes beyond discussions to explore the impact of new technologies on our lives the podcast provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and society Europe's water is under increasing pressure floods are taking their toll on our drinking water Join us on a journey around Europe to see why protecting ecosystems matters and to discover some of the best water solutions an animated explainer series and live debate - find out why Water Matters We give you the latest climate facts from the world’s leading source analyse the trends and explain how our planet is changing We meet the experts on the front line of climate change who explore new strategies to mitigate and adapt this European project offers concrete solutions for social half of all humans will have problems with climate change We are trying to be self-sufficient for food and water and a lot of our energy," said Ad Vlems "Ecovillage Boekel is part of a worldwide project of eco-villages searching how to be more resilient to climate change." The Ecovillage Boekel in the south of the Netherlands is made up of 36 pioneering sustainable flats These climate-positive round buildings retain 800 tonnes of C02 Forty-eight adults - fervent campaigners for the circular economy - are involved in this European project where nothing is wasted "The fun thing is that most projects have a lot of problems with laws and regulations That makes it difficult for them," Ad Vlems explains "But our ministers and ministries were so happy with us that they granted us to be part of the law and the Crisis and Recovery Act innovative projects [can come under that law] laws have been updated by experiences from the projects in the Crisis and Recovery Act." Annemarie Wilhelmund Hendriksen has been living in this community for a year and a half The houses are built with bio-sustainable materials such as wood and hemp and this is one of the reasons why she decided to up sticks and move to Boekel "The values were that they are building with hemp I thought it was a beautiful material and they make very good insulation and healthy homes," Annemarie told Smart Regions "These houses have absorbed more CO2 than they have put in the air this beautiful garden here where we try to grow food for all of us The residents are growing a so-called 'food forest' in which they have planted fruit and vegetables among the trees and shrubs - making the garden more resistant to heavy rain The total budget for the project is €10 million, €2.5 million of which has been provided by the province of Noord-Brabant in the form of loans and grants, €1 million by the EU's cohesion policy and half a million by the Dutch Ministry of Energy and Climate Boekel is a testing ground for all kinds of innovations, such as the César heating system which stores the energy produced by the ecovillage's 600 solar panels "The [storage unit] will reach a temperature of 450 degrees and then afterwards the heat is provided for the floor heating of the houses here a CO2 emission-free system," said Gonnie van der Vorst from the public relations department of CESAR-energy storage Ecovillage Boekel has won several awards for the sustainability of its buildings and is leading the way on the path towards a greener future LondonNewsLayoffs expected, as local auto industry reacts to new Trump tariffsBy Bryan BicknellUpdated: March 27, 2025 at 6:36PM EDT LondonNewsRebranding of Ingersoll-built GM electric vans a positive move: UnionBy Sean IrvinePublished: September 03, 2024 at 3:38PM EDT image: Observations with the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) found various silicate compounds and potentially iron substances we also find in large amounts in the Solar System’s rocky planets The origin of Earth and the Solar System inspires scientists and the public alike By studying the present state of our home planet and other objects in the Solar System researchers have developed a detailed picture of the conditions when they evolved from a disk made of dust and gas surrounding the infant sun some 4.5 billion years ago With the breathtaking progress made in star and planet formation research aiming at far-away celestial objects we can now investigate the conditions in environments around young stars and compare them to the ones derived for the early Solar System Using the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) an international team of researchers led by József Varga from the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest They observed the planet-forming disk of the young star HD 144432 “When studying the dust distribution in the disk’s innermost region we detected for the first time a complex structure in which dust piles up in three concentric rings in such an environment,” says Roy van Boekel He is a scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg Germany and a co-author of the underlying research article to appear in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics “That region corresponds to the zone where the rocky planets formed in the Solar System“ the first ring around HD 144432 lies within Mercury’s orbit and the second is close to Mars’s trajectory the third ring roughly corresponds to Jupiter’s orbit astronomers have found such configurations predominantly on larger scales corresponding to the realms beyond where Saturn circles the Sun Ring systems in the disks around young stars generally point to planets forming within the gaps as they accumulate dust and gas on their way HD 144432 is the first example of such a complex ring system so close to its host star the building block of rocky planets like Earth Assuming the rings indicate the presence of two planets forming within the gaps the astronomers estimated their masses to resemble roughly that of Jupiter The astronomers determined the dust composition across the disk up to a separation from the central star that corresponds to the distance of Jupiter from the Sun What they found is very familiar to scientists studying Earth and the rocky planets in the Solar System: various silicates (metal-silicon-oxygen compounds) and other minerals present in Earth’s crust and mantle and possibly metallic iron as is present in Mercury’s and Earth’s cores this study would be the first to have discovered iron in a planet-forming disk “Astronomers have thus far explained the observations of dusty disks with a mixture of carbon and silicate dust materials that we see almost everywhere in the Universe,” van Boekel explains from a chemical perspective an iron and silicate mixture is more plausible for the hot the main author of the underlying research article applied to the data yields better-fitting results when introducing iron instead of carbon the dust observed in the HD 144432 disk can be as hot as 1800 Kelvin (approx 1500 degrees Celsius) at the inner edge and as moderate as 300 Kelvin (approx carbon grains would not survive the heat and instead be present as carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide gas carbon may still be a significant constituent of the solid particles in the cold outer disk which the observations carried out for this study cannot trace Iron-rich and carbon-poor dust would also fit nicely with the conditions in the Solar System while the Earth contains relatively little carbon “We think that the HD 144432 disk may be very similar to the early Solar System that provided lots of iron to the rocky planets we know today,” says van Boekel ”Our study may pose as another example showing that the composition of our Solar System may be quite typical.” Retrieving the results was only possible with exceptionally high-resolution observations By combining the four VLT 8.2-metre telescopes at ESO’s Paranal Observatory they can resolve details as if astronomers would employ a telescope with a primary mirror of 200 metres in diameter van Boekel and their collaborators obtained data using three instruments to achieve a broad wavelength coverage ranging from 1.6 to 13 micrometres MPIA provided vital technological elements to two devices GRAVITY and the Multi AperTure mid-Infrared SpectroScopic Experiment (MATISSE) One of MATISSE’s primary purposes is to investigate the rocky planet-forming zones of disks around young stars “By looking at the inner regions of protoplanetary disks around stars we aim to explore the origin of the various minerals contained in the disk – minerals that later will form the solid components of planets like the Earth,” says Thomas Henning MPIA director and co-PI of the MATISSE instrument producing images with an interferometer like the ones we are used to obtaining from single telescopes is not straightforward and very time-consuming A more efficient use of precious observing time to decipher the object structure is to compare the sparse data to models of potential target configurations a three-ringed structure represents the data best HD 144432 appears to provide another example of planets forming in an iron-rich environment “We still have a few promising candidates waiting for the VLTI to take a closer look at” the team discovered a number of disks around young stars that indicate configurations worth revisiting they will reveal their detailed structure and chemistry using the latest VLTI instrumentation the astronomers may be able to clarify whether planets commonly form in iron-rich dusty disks close to their parent stars The MPIA researchers involved in this study are Roy van Boekel Ágnes Kóspál (also HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences Hungary [CSFK]; ELTE Eötvös Loránd University Alessio Caratti o Garatti (also INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte Hogerheijde (Leiden; University of Amsterdam Matter (Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur/CNRS Bourdarot (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Cruz-Saénz de Miera (Konkoly; CSFK; Université de Toulouse Hofmann (Max-Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy Morujão (Universidade de Lisboa and Universidade do Porto 10.1051/0004-6361/202347535 Mid-infrared evidence for iron-rich dust in the multi-ringed inner disk of HD 144432 are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system Copyright © 2025 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Idaho Steelheads Announce Completions of Future Considerations Deals  BOISE, ID – The Idaho Steelheads (@Steelheads), proud ECHL (@ECHL) affiliate of the Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) and Steelheads Head Coach & Director of Hockey Operations Everett Sheen announced the completion from four future consideration deals Receiving: (F) Nick Nardella From Iowa … Completes trade which sent (F) Michael Pastujov to Heartlanders (F) Matt Jennings From Adirondack … Completes trade which sent (D) Matt Stief to Thunder  (F) Ross Krieger From Wheeling … Completes trade which sent (D) Jack Van Boekel to Nailers Dealt: (D) Darren Brady From Reading … Completes trade which sent (F) Zane Franklin to Steelheads signed an Amateur Tryout Contract (ATO) with the Cincinnati Cyclones on Apr 1 and tallied one assist in four games with the Cyclones After being released from his ATO he then signed a Standard Player Contract (SPC) with the Iowa Heartlanders on Apr 12 finishing the season skating in three games recording a hat trick in the final game of the regular season on Apr IL native played 32 games at Michigan Tech (NCAA) this past season tallying 14 points (1G In three seasons with the Huskies from 2020-23 he accumulated 31 points (4G 174lb forward is the son of Bob Nardella who was recently named Head Coach of the Chicago Wolves in the American Hockey League (AHL) signed a Standard Player Contract (SPC) with the Adirondack Thunder on Mar 10 and finished the season tallying six points (3G GA native also played five playoff games with Adirondack adding two goals 173lb forward played 26 games at the University of St Thomas (NCAA) where he recorded four points (2G After three seasons at Ohio State University (NCAA) from 2018-21 where he skated 40 games for the Buckeyes In five seasons of college hockey from 2018-23 he accumulated 22 points (8G 14A) in 101 career games and was a member of the 2018-19 Ohio State Big 10 Regular Season Championship team signed a Standard Player Contract (SPC) with the Wheeling Nailers on Mar ON native played 27 games at the University of Toronto (USports) last season where he registered 18 points (12G In three seasons at the University of Toronto from 2019-22 the 5-foot-10 He won the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) championship with the North York Rangers in 2017 Season-ending rosters may include up to 20 players and cannot include any players who did not sign an ECHL contract in 2022-23 and are due into the ECHL office by 1 p.m The ECHL will release all Season-Ending Rosters at 9 a.m the same day players can begin signing contracts for the 2023-24 season LondonNewsUNIFOR and GM reach tentative deal in IngersollBy Bailey ShakyaverOpens in new window and Kristylee VarleyPublished: September 18, 2024 at 6:40AM EDT More: Con Edison Athlete of the Week: North Salem girls soccer's Cassandra Pelosi Athletics: In the NYSPHSAA regional tournament Boekel and the Byram Hills defense only allowed one goal in 195 minutes helping lead the Bobcats to a NYSPHSAA final four appearance in the 22 games the team has played as of Wednesday The captain of the soccer team anchored the defense in the Section 1 tournament leading to the Section 1 Class A title with a win over Rye He and the defense only allowed one goal throughout the tournament as the Bobcats outscored opponents 11-1 He garnered All-Section honors this season and is nominated for All-State Extracurriculars: Boekel is a member of the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society and World Language Honor Society he's a member of the Byram Hills Leadership Council Student Athletic Leadership Team (S.A.L.T.) and Interact Club He's volunteered his time at the Stayin' Alive Charity Race Boekel's led the soccer team to raise money for Cancer Awareness with Red Card for Cancer and teach/tutor at the Cottage School in Purchase More: Con Edison Athlete of the Week: Somers diver Julia Wilkinson Twitter: @LoHud_Debbie Commenting on Erik Boekel's appointment, Bas Kooijman, CEO and Founder of DHF Capital S.A., remarked: Erik Boekel expressed his enthusiasm about joining DHF Capital, stating: As DHF Capital S.A. continues to expand its footprint and enhance its offerings, Erik Boekel's appointment underscores the company's commitment to delivering superior value and service to its clients. 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Dentons offices in Washington is now operating as Dentons after dropping the name of the Dutch company it had partnered with three years ago noted that Dentons Boekel has had a rich legacy of serving clients for more than 60 years in the Dutch market "We are delighted to have benefited from the brand and goodwill and are excited about Dentons' next chapter in the Netherlands," he said in a statement Dentons merged its Dutch operation with local law firm Boekel in 2017 National Law Journal The Recorder New York Law Journal The Legal Intelligencer Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc Read More Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives 24 in New York Southern District Court by Zell accuses the defendants of negligently and fraudulently managing the plaintiff's $1 million investment Read More Attorneys from A&O Shearman has stepped in as defense counsel for Toronto-Dominion Bank and other defendants in a pending securities class action 11 in New York Southern District Court by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld accuses the defendants of concealing the bank's 'pervasive' deficiencies in regards to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the quality of its anti-money laundering controls Read More a Pennsylvania company providing shared communications infrastructure Wolf of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani to fend off a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit 25 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Hooper Hathaway PC on behalf of The Town Residences LLC accuses Crown Castle of failing to transfer approximately $30,000 in utility payments from T-Mobile in breach of a roof-top lease and assignment agreement Read More Schwartz of McCarter & English have stepped in as defense counsel to Electrolux Home Products Inc 26 in New York Eastern District Court by Poulos Lopiccolo PC and Nagel Rice LLP on behalf of David Stern alleges that the defendant's refrigerators’ drawers and shelving repeatedly break and fall apart within months after purchase Read More Already have an account? Sign In the Luxembourg-based securitization company offering a suite of financial products and investment solutions has appointed Erik Boekel as its new Chief Commercial Officer With a career spanning over 25 years in Investment Banking Corporate & Commercial Banking & Corporate Treasury (ABN AMRO Erik Boekel will now join DHF Capital to further strengthen its position as a leader in providing financial products and investment solutions tailored to institutional and high-net-worth individual (HNWI) investors Erik Boekel holds an International Treasury Management and Risk Management ACT UK qualification and has in-depth knowledge and first-hand sales & risk management experience with plain vanilla and non-vanilla complex derivative hedging solutions across entire product spectrum Equities and other Balance Sheet Management products The new Chief Commercial Officer has an extensive professional background encompassing multifaceted regional responsibilities across Africa listed International Financial Institutions and Corporates said: remarked: “We are delighted to welcome Erik Boekel to DHF Capital as our new Chief Commercial Officer Erik’s remarkable track record of success and his deep understanding of the intricacies of global financial markets make him an invaluable addition to our leadership team His extensive experience in building and leading diverse teams to achieve collective goals aligns perfectly with DHF Capital’s commitment to excellence and innovation we are confident in our ability to further enhance our suite of financial products and investment solutions delivering exceptional value to our institutional and HNWI clients.” the new Chief Commercial Officer of DHF Capital commented: “I am honoured to join DHF Capital at such an exciting time in its evolution The company’s reputation for excellence and its dedication to providing bespoke financial solutions and wealth management to its astute client base align closely with my own professional values I look forward to collaborating with the talented team at DHF Capital to drive growth we will leverage our collective expertise to unlock new opportunities and further solidify DHF Capital’s position as a trusted partner in the financial industry.” is a Luxembourg-based securitization company established in December 2020 that combines Forex and precious metals to create a diverse portfolio for any investor Its several investment solutions vary in risk and reward VideoGM to shut down CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., initiate temporary layoffsUnifor Local 88 CAMI Plant Chairperson Mike Van Boekel reacts to GM's decision to shut down its Ingersoll, Ont. plant, saying the move is 'devastating.' The newest Icemen roster addition has been announced. On Wednesday, the Jacksonville Icemen made it known that defenseman Jack Van Boekel has agreed to terms on a deal for the 2023-24 season. The 27-year-old, 6’7” 203, 203-pound blueliner spent last season with the Wheeling Nailers in the ECHL’s Central Division, where he played 30 games for the team. Pending the signing of recent trade pick-up Ivan Chukarov, Van Boekel is the sixth defenseman to be signed to the team for the upcoming 2023-24 season. Undoubtedly, what he adds is size to the Icemen roster. His staggering 6’7” frame stands taller than anyone else who will line up on the blueline this season, or anyone in an Icemen sweater, for that matter. The other thing he adds to the roster? Grit. And a lot of it. Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Andrew Willis is a freelance hockey reporter covering the ECHL's Jacksonville Icemen for Inside The Rink and the Vancouver Canucks for The Canuck Way. His work has been featured on Hockey of Tomorrow and The Daily Faceoff, and can be found on Twitter/X @FromTheDrewLine. The Norfolk Admirals and Trois-Rivieres Lions met on Sunday Afternoon in Game 2 of the North Division Finals. Trois-Rivieres would make a change in net, going to Luke Cavallin over Hunter Jones after Jones pitched a 27-save shutout in Game 1. In Game 1, the theme was goaltending, and that’s exactly how this game started […] The Florida Everblades secured a 6-2 win over the Orlando Solar Bears in Game Two of the South Division Finals on Saturday night at Hertz Arena. The result gives Florida a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series as it shifts to Orlando for the next three games. Tarun Fizer scored in both the first and […] The Trois-Rivieres Lions will have Luke Cavallin back for Game 2 of the North Division Finals. Cavalin was called up to the Laval Rocket last Sunday. The 24-year-old goaltender went 4-0 with a 1.59 GAA, and .945SV% during the opening round vs Reading Royals. The British goaltender is coming off his best season in the […] 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, a SQL command or malformed data. 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. Sterility of the operative field during surgery is imperative in reducing the risk of infection. Most commonly, double gloves are worn by surgeons. When contamination occurs, the top gloves are changed intra-operatively. No studies have investigated which glove changing technique is best. Therefore, in this study, we aim to identify which top glove changing technique causes the least surface contamination. Glitterbug™ (UV fluorescent powder) was applied to the top gloves of 3 individuals who changed their top gloves according to a randomised method – Method 1: 3 pairs worn, remove the outer pair; Method 2: 2 pairs worn, remove the top glove, replace unassisted; and Method 3: 2 pairs worn, remove the top glove, and replace assisted by a scrub nurse. A blinded investigator inspected for Glitterbug™ contamination under UV light. Method 2 had a statistically significant lower contamination rate overall, with Method 3 having the lowest direct contamination rate. We believe that wearing 2 gloves, removing the top glove and replacing it, either assisted or unassisted, could decrease surface contamination of the sterile field. Volume 9 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.839040 Background: Sterility of the operative field during surgery is imperative in reducing the risk of infection the top gloves are changed intra-operatively No studies have investigated which glove changing technique is best we aim to identify which top glove changing technique causes the least surface contamination Methods: Glitterbug™ (UV fluorescent powder) was applied to the top gloves of 3 individuals who changed their top gloves according to a randomised method – Method 1: 3 pairs worn remove the outer pair; Method 2: 2 pairs worn replace unassisted; and Method 3: 2 pairs worn A blinded investigator inspected for Glitterbug™ contamination under UV light Results: Two hundred and ten trials were performed and two types of contamination were identified Method 1 had 59/64 (92%) contaminated trials Method 2 had 49/65 (75%) contaminated trials and Method 3 had 64/81 (79%) contaminated trials This was statistically significant (p = 0.031) Method 1 had 38/64 (59%) contaminated trials Method 2 had 24/65 (37%) contaminated trials and Method 3 had 20/81 (25%) contaminated trials This was statistically significant (p < 0.0001) Conclusions: Method 2 had a statistically significant lower contamination rate overall with Method 3 having the lowest direct contamination rate could decrease surface contamination of the sterile field there are many methods for changing top gloves but there is no published evidence investigating which method creates the least amount of outer surface cross contamination Three commonly used methods of glove changing were identified Method 1 involves wearing 3 pairs of gloves and removing the outer pair after potential contamination (e.g. Method 2 is where 2 pairs of gloves are worn and the top pair is removed after contamination and replaced by the individual wearing them Method 3 is where 3 pairs of gloves are worn and the top pair is removed and replaced with the assistance of a scrub nurse Each of these methods have their advantages and disadvantages Method 1 could cause potential contamination by using a clean under glove to remove the contralateral hand's outer layer thereby potentially touching a contaminated surface This can happen with the other methods when doffing the top pair of gloves any contamination would then be covered by a new outer glove with Methods 2 and 3 Method 3 relies on the assumption that the scrub nurse has no outer surface contamination the force required for assisted glove donning with Method 3 can potentially create an aberrant air flow the hand creates turbulent air flow from the glove up the forearm potentially carrying with it any cells from the fingertips and causing airborne contamination there is still no clear evidence as to which of these techniques is most effective whilst having the potential of both direct and airborne contamination probably had the least risk of outer surface contamination when compared to Methods 1 and 3 as the outer surfaces were covered with a new sterile glove and less force and less turbulent air flow is required to self-don a glove This study aims to identify which top glove changing technique results in the least contamination in a simulated surgical environment Contamination was simulated using Glitterbug™ powder (Arrow Scientific Pty Ltd, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia), a UV fluorescent powder which is of similar particulate size and density as Staphylococcus aureus and skin squamous cells, the most common contaminants (4, 6). This has been validated for use in this manner by multiple other similar published studies assessing contamination by skin flora (7–11) Three surgical trainees with extensive experience with donning of surgical gloves were recruited for this trial. Each of the trainees routinely used a different method of glove application to one another in their everyday practise. This was deliberately chosen in order to minimise performance bias. The participants applied their gloves according to a pre-determined randomised method. An online random integer generator (12) was used to create the randomisation Glitterbug™ powder was then coated over the participant's outer gloves (Figure 1). Particularly, on the palmar and dorsal aspect and to the level of the palmar crease. The participant was then inspected using an UV A lamp and any contaminants present prior to the trial were removed. The participant then changed their gloves according to the pre-determined randomised method (Table 1) This table describes the 3 different methods of glove application investigated in this study and the dimensions of the contaminant in millimetres (if greater than 1 × 1 mm) Participants' eyes were closed during the inspection to prevent performance bias Small spot (1 × 1mm) of contamination Large “smear” of outer surface contamination “Absolute contamination” was used to describe any trial which had any Glitterbug™ present on outer surfaces due to either direct contact or airborne spread “Relative contamination” was used to describe trials where the contamination was only from direct contact of contaminated surfaces The researchers believed that distinguishing the two patterns of contamination was important as movements which cause more direct contamination can easily be changed compared to control over airborne particles As there were no previous studies investigating this question Post-hoc sample size calculations were then applied to the results from the pilot study an estimate of the required number of trials to reach statistical significance was obtained The post-hoc sample size calculation from the pilot study was 210 trials an additional 210 trials were performed in 2 separate sessions with the same participants This allowed the investigators to determine the required number of gloves and other consumables needed to undertake the study Ethical approval was sought and granted for this project via the local hospital Ethics Committee. The data was analysed using the SPSS (13) statistical analysis program A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test was used to compare the 3 trial groups This was also used to compare the participants' results to one another A p value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant From our experimental trials, 2 types of contamination were observed. As shown in Figure 4, evidence of direct contamination was seen where a sterile outer surface had come into direct contact with a Glitterbug™ powder-contaminated surface. As demonstrated by Figure 5 evidence of airborne spread was also seen as small dots of Glitterbug™ powder frequently appeared in trials along the length of the arm An example of how direct contamination can occur The clean outer surface of a fresh top glove can touch the outer surface of a contaminated glove An example of how airborne contamination can occur The aberrant air flow created with forceful entry of the hand into a glove can lead to airborne spread proximally Table 2 shows the data for absolute contamination those trials with any evidence of Glitterbug™ powder contamination Method 2 (the unassisted method) had a lower contamination rate when compared to the other methods Method 1 (the 3 pair method) had the most amount of contamination This was shown to be statistically significant (p = 0.031) Absolute contamination pertains to any type of outer surface Glitterbug™ contamination present post-glove change When looking at the absolute contamination a large proportion of the contaminations were due to airborne spread small dots of Glitterbug™ powder were distantly seen up the arm up to a distance of 43 cm from the palmar crease Table 3 demonstrates the data pertaining to relative contamination those trials with evidence of contamination caused only by direct contact Method 3 (the nurse-assisted method) had the least number of contaminated trials Method 1 (the 3 pair method) once again had the greatest number of contaminated trials Relative contamination pertains to outer surface contamination of Glitterbug™ due to direct contact of a contaminated surface to a clean one (excluding trials with evidence of airborne spread) Of the trials with evidence of direct contamination, there was no difference for handedness. There was no true pattern of contamination. However, the most soiled of the trials tended to be ones with smears of Glitterbug™ powder on the palmar aspect of the wrist, as seen in Figure 3 We found that there was no significant difference in the contamination rates between the trainees we did observe that there was a trend in all 3 of our testing sessions (the pilot and 2 subsequent sessions) The first 6–8 trials for each participant had a lower proportion of contaminated trials and study has investigated just one aspect of infection prevention measures This present study confirms our initial hypothesis that Method 1 had the highest incidence of direct contamination due to the sterile surface of the under glove coming into contact with the contaminated outer surface of the remaining outer glove Consideration has been given to potentially having assisted removal of top gloves in order to leave the under gloves of the surgeon uncontaminated This could prove difficult in practise as it relies on having an assistant to help with glove removal who will then potentially be contaminated themselves Method 2, the unassisted method, had less airborne spread than Method 3 (the nurse-assisted method) because there was less aberrant air flow created upon insertion of the hand within the glove. It has been shown that vigorous movements by personnel in the operating theatre leads to increased bacterial colonisation (22) it may be possible that decreasing the speed and force at which the hand is placed within the proffered glove would minimise such aberrant air flow and potential contamination There was less direct contamination with nurse-assisted gloving because the contaminated participant never touched the outside surface of the new outer glove This result relies on the assumption that the scrub nurse who is assisting with the glove donning process is not contaminated One of the most interesting findings of this study was the surprisingly high proportion of contaminated trials especially when assessing absolute contamination (trials with evidence of both airborne and direct contamination) which performed the best out of the 3 methods in terms of absolute contamination this result would translate to the surgeon having contaminated gloves in at least three quarters of all operations this study was not performed in an operating theatre with ultraclean air filtration which could have been the cause of increasing airborne contamination in later trials With the turbulent airflow associated with movement of the participants around the trial room the Glitterbug™ particles could have already been airborne and would already have contaminated the outer surface of the participants irrespective of the trial method performed there still remained statistically significant differences of absolute contamination between the 3 methods of glove application What this study does show is that all three of the glove changing techniques are easy to perform there does not appear to be a learning curve associated with them altering one's glove changing techniques is a small inconvenience for a large potential benefit of minimising surgical site contamination and preventing potential deep infection The most significant finding from the results is that Method 1 It is probably the most time efficient method to perform but it was the method which performed the worst in terms of relative (59% of trials had evidence of direct contamination) and absolute contamination (92% of trials had evidence of direct or airborne contamination) recommendations as to which is the best method of glove changing is debateable had more trials with direct contamination than Method 3 the nurse-assisted method (37% compared with 25%) when including the trials with airborne spread Method 3 had slightly more contaminated trials than Method 2 (79% compared to 75%) most likely due to the force required to insert the hand into the glove held open by the nurse which creates an eddy of airflow up the arm This also relies on the assumption that the scrub nurse is not contaminated Deep infections are a devastating complication of any surgery and reducing surgical site contamination intra-operatively plays an important role in minimizing this risk One potential strategy for minimizing intra-operative surgical site contamination is to modify the way surgeons change their gloves after real or potential contamination prospective simulation demonstrate that Method 1 a technique involving wearing three pairs of gloves and then removing the outer layer causes the most amount of outer surface contamination out of all of the glove changing techniques and cannot be recommended for use in surgery The differences in contamination rates between Method 2 (wearing two pairs of gloves and replacing them unassisted) and Method 3 (wearing two pairs of gloves and replacing them with the assistance of a scrub nurse) are small the results would suggest that Method 3 results in less direct contamination of the outer surface This simulation study is the first to investigate glove changing techniques and further in vivo research is recommended The raw data supporting the conclusions of this article will be made available by the authors The studies involving human participants were 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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy You can manage saved articles in your account You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter Anita Krajnc examines a truck carrying pigs to Quality Meat Packers in Toronto in 2012 Krajnc is facing mischief charges after giving water to pigs being transported from Van Boekel Hog Farms in 2015 Anita Krajnc was charged with mischief for giving water to slaughterhouse-bound pigs after the pigs’ owner filed a complaint with police ONT.—The trial of a woman who gave water to slaughterhouse-bound pigs heard Wednesday from the owner of the animals who said he complained to police because he was concerned about the safety of the pigs and the animal activists Anita Krajnc, an activist with the group Toronto Pig Save, was charged with mischief in connection with an incident in June 2015, in which she started dumping water inside a tractor trailer carrying pigs to a slaughterhouse in Burlington testified Wednesday that he complained to police because he was worried there were contaminants in the water and that could lead the Fearman’s Pork slaughterhouse to turn his hogs away though he acknowledged that it’s never happened to him Van Boekel also said he was worried about the animal activists “One of my biggest fears — and it’s not if it’s going to happen it’s when it’s going to happen — is one of the protesters has their arm in the slat they’ll get (dragged) under the truck,” he told a packed courtroom a group of animal rights activists from Toronto Pig Save along with members of the international group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals held a peaceful rally They carried signs with various slogans calling for people to stop eating meat Others wore shirts advocating for veganism who was wearing a pink shirt with a picture of a pig on it under her pantsuit said outside court that she did nothing wrong and that she continues to give the pigs water to this day the driver of the tractor trailer transporting the pigs to the slaughterhouse when the incident happened Veldjesgraaf testified that it wasn’t unusual for Krajnc and other animal rights activists to offer water to the pigs and the Fearman’s Pork slaughterhouse has never turned away the animals he hauls there because of it Veldjesgraaf said the animals are given water before and after they’re loaded onto the trucks Court heard that there are guidelines for the transportation of livestock including that they should be protected from “undue hardship” and that the floor of the truck should be lined with hay or wood chips When asked if guidelines for transporting animals are aimed at ensuring the welfare and safety of animals adding that it’s also for the welfare of “the food chain.” Court also watched video of the 2015 incident in which Krajnc is seen yelling to the truck driver “Have some compassion “Call Jesus,” Krajnc says as she continues to allow the pigs to drink the water Krajnc’s defence lawyers told court that they would argue the activist was acting in the public good 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 The review's real backstory emerged after the madam-in-charge, Hermien Van Boekel (who sounds like she's straight out of a 19th century smut book), was taken to court accused of placing Eastern European prostitutes in many of the hotel's 21 rooms It appears that the dearth of other families the general lack of cleanliness or the odd pairings of young women and older men were not enough to deter another TripAdvisor reviewer who submitted a room tip: "Rooms at the front probably quieter as the rear of hotel backs on to a train line." Or maybe it's just that the passing train did a good job of covering up the "woohoo!" sounds from the guests' illegal shenanigans The judge presiding over the case at Harrow Crown Court reportedly called the hotel "a sordid premises and not fit to be a hotel," and sentenced Van Boekel to an 18-month term and 250 hours of community service The hotel has since opened under new management — and we can't imagine some of the awkward conversations happening at the front desk with loyal guests from prior management The best local news sent straight to your inbox every workday Make a donation and support the future of journalism and media diversity in the ACT Photography / The Daylight Moon by Francis Cai and Life in the Old Dog Brian Jones’ exhibition has one focus and is in two parts In reacting to wooden portraits of elderly faces Jones first persuaded subjects in their seventies and eighties to sit for him Then he captured their liveliness by way of catching facial mobility The second part shows elderly people leaping throwing hammer balls and kettleballs and doing biceps curls and the like It was a bit discombobulating to wander through this exhibition and to realise that not only was my age group the focus for once but that several of the subjects were friends My still-mobile face broke into a wry grin The technical photography skills here on show match Jones’ high reputation The imagery amply delivers on his objective Jones’ affirmation was matched by the lively joy on the faces of the opening night audience At first glance Francis Cai’s exhibition bears no resemblance to that of Jones I felt a deep connection in the shared humanity of artistic endeavour in a world in which public discourse seems to be increasingly disconnected from reality and where social media seems to be descending into babel and bedlam I have a certain fondness for the bracing integrity of surrealism Cai begins by capturing images using analogue black and white film and then using post-processing richly printed blacks and sooty greys form the backdrop upon which shapes emerge merge and disappear amidst flashing highlights Time flows with water and is clocked by a sundial The imagery blends and twists time and space passes through and reaches us through glass globes This turns into a motif which recurs in other prints In a dreamy nightmarish way we neither know quite what we are seeing or who took the original photos in both Australia and in his home country Familiar Australian images undergo distortions is both instantly recognisable as Chinese and simultaneously experienced as being somewhat unattainable A dragon dances in skies surrounded by flashes of light The dome of heaven guards a culturally-important Qin Dynasty seal The contrast between the two exhibitions invites reflection on the sheer adaptability of photography as a medium Jones’ is the epitome of protest-based photorealism There is an important reality he wishes to portray There is life in the old dog yet – a message this old dog appreciates Cai starts with capturing reality and thence launches into the phantasmagoric voyages of a supple and inventive mind We never quite seem to reach the far shore there’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in Canberra If you trust our work online and want to enforce the power of independent voices Every dollar of support is invested back into our journalism to help keep citynews.com.au strong and free Become a supporter Here's arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest Arts in the City column, a round-up of arts news from here and there. 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Picture by James CroucherA once neglected dump site at the base of Black Mountain is teeming with life - more than 700 species in fact - thanks to dedicated citizen scientists volunteering their time to protect Canberra's bush All articles from our website & appThe digital version of Today's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxInteractive Crosswords Sudoku and TriviaAll articles from the other regional websites in your areaContinueCon Boekel has clocked up more than 2000 hours at the 15 hectares of urban park bounded by Dryandra and Fairfax streets and Barry Drive The Friends of Dryandra Woodlands volunteer said native grasses shrubs and a eucalyptus canopy was replacing house-block sized masses of blackberries Mr Boekel said the woodland had once been a forgotten patch caught between other nature reserves where asbestos riddled rubbish was often uncovered You could sort of see the blackberries moving in "The long-term trend would have been a bit of wasteland overrun by environmental weeds." Mr Boekel has helped lead efforts to document Dryandra's plants and animals while also clearing the invasive weeds which were once taking over The volunteer group has been using citizen science app, Canberra Nature Map, to document the species they've observed in the woodland View +9 PhotosSpecies photographed at Dryandra woodland Photographs are submitted to the team of experts which then identify the species The metadata in the image is recorded to help create species maps The citizen scientists have helped create specific pages for suburbs and parks making for specific field guides for each area that can be accessed on a smartphone Mr Boekel is a former Senior Executive Service employee whose work included endangered species and Indigenous Protected Areas preservation The 73-year-old said it was a different type of gratification working alongside thousands of other volunteers as part of a cooperative effort He said the ACT government had also provided an invaluable contribution to the important work I'm very aware that we're into the Anthropocene extinction event," Mr Boekel said we're sort of doing a little bit to slow that down." the insects are just "absolutely smashingly beautiful" "When you get rid of the weeds and you see the natives come back in Alex covers science and environment issues, with a focus on local Canberra stories. alex.crowe@austcommunitymedia.com.au Today's top stories curated by our news team. 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Van Boekel and each of the two companies, of which Van Boekel is director, were found guilty in January 2012 of charges under the Environmental Protection Act, the Nutrient Management Act and the Ontario Water Resources Act, and sentenced to 30 days in jail and a total of $345,000 in fines. Van Boekel immediately appealed the decision and was granted a new trial, where he was found not guilty of charges under the Environmental Protection Act and Nutrient Management Act, but pled guilty on April 23 to offences under the Ontario Water Resources Act. He must now pay an individual fine of $20,000, as well as $50,000 from each of the two businesses. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Get unlimited access. Save 70% when you subscribe today. By continuing, you agree to our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy Get your intro offer.  It looks like your email isn't registered yet—let’s get you set up We've sent a code to the below email.  Charles Coulton and Catherine Boekel have managed to build a client list worth more than $5 million with their bespoke consultancy particularly when the size of a business more than doubles in the space of three years and before long Whereto had become one of the 99% of businesses who have made a bad hire the co-founders neglected to plan ahead for adding more staff “We made the mistake of hiring people when we desperately needed them rather than taking the time and effort to find people who fit our business,” he said Whereto had to replace the hires in question and mend some destroyed fences coming away with an invaluable lesson about hiring for the long term “Building the right team is unquestionably one of the most important and most challenging parts of any business but this is amplified when you are a fast-growing business,” Hughes tells SmartCompany “Using traditional hiring methods may not work as well for you if you are more nimble or seeking individuals that are more adaptive than the norm.” Hiring the right candidate can be a minefield for businesses a staggering 99% of more than 300 SMEs surveyed Robert Half recently admitted to making a bad hire more than a third (35%) of surveyed businesses said they hired a candidate who lied on their CV while 43% said they hired someone who was underqualified There’s no shortage of horror stories about candidates that lied on their CVs, earlier this year a senior public servant faced court over allegations she lied to secure a $245,000 salaried position Lying candidates aren’t the only issue though in 43.8% of cases SMEs admitted they incorrectly identified important skills they thought an employee had when they hired them Previous research has shown that as many as nine out of ten Australians have error-laden CVs. Over a third (38%) of those surveyed admitted to losing productivity as a result of a bad hire while 42% said it had caused stress for colleagues or managers in their businesses Robert Half director Andrew Brushfield said hiring the right candidate is a challenging prospect for businesses but spending time on due diligence was ultimately worth it “Having an efficient recruitment where hiring managers ask the right questions thoroughly test skills and check references meticulously are all crucial elements to recruit the right person for the job,” he says Bad hires were also found to have lowered staff morale increased workloads and even caused a loss of business opportunities “Employers should regularly review their hiring policies to ensure they meet company standards and is tailored to changing marketing,” Brushfield says The survey found that 44% of employers prefer to take a proactive approach when they’ve identified a so-called ‘bad hire’ developing training programs to assist workers with getting up to speed 39% admitted to terminating an employee’s contract and going back to the hiring drawing board Hughes advice for avoiding a bad hire is to remember to think about cultural fit as well as skills “It can be tempting to believe that any pair of hands will be of benefit but getting the cultural fit right as well as the skills fit cannot be underestimated,” she says “Taking the time and building your networks to identify like-minded individuals pays off in the long term.” NOW READ: What we learned when we asked the experts: how do you get – and keep – the right people in your business? NOW READ: Four tips for avoiding a ‘bad hire’ and making sure you find the right fit Sign In Register WESTERN PRODUCER — It wasn’t hard to find smiles and good will in this meeting room full of Manitoba hog farmers. After two years of being more than usually isolated, producers met in person again for the Manitoba Pork Council’s annual meeting April 6 at a downtown Winnipeg hotel. COVID-19 restrictions had kept them apart since early 2020, and farmers were wrestling with market mayhem, soaring feed grain prices and an outbreak of disease since the last time they met in person. “People are happy to be out and seeing each other again,” said Johnny Prejet, a 32-year-old farmer southeast of Winnipeg, during a break in the day-long meeting. It wasn’t just the relief of being back together and seeing old friends that provided the event with a happy mood. Despite numerous challenges, these are good days for Manitoba’s hog producers. “As long as there’s profitability, the industry will maintain its size and even grow,” said Prejet, who operates a farrow-to-finish farm with his father. “Lots of good things are happening. Lots of young people are entering the industry. Lots of people are working on different things.” Jeroen van Boekel, who operates four sow barns in the Pembina valley area, said the return of profitability has allowed producers to enjoy the business again, even if last year’s drought, today’s high feedgrain prices and an uncertain economic outlook for the globe throw some caution into their outlook. “I’m optimistic where we’re at right now,” said van Boekel, who immigrated to Manitoba from Holland 20 years ago and has seen the hog industry’s severe cycles of profitability and losses come and go. “I’m a little bit nervous about what would happen if we had a problem, if meat prices dropped and if we still had these high grain prices.” While many Manitoba hog farms are operated by middle-aged producers, a generation of young farmers have been moving into their family operations and taking bigger roles in production and management. That makes van Boekel happy because he saw many young producers leave the industry during the brutal down cycle that hit during the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-08 and continued past the 2012 drought shock that sent feedgrain prices sky high. “The profitability just wasn’t there. A lot of young people left the industry,” said van Boekel. “Now you see young, enthusiastic producers coming in.” Soaring pork demand has allowed meat prices to rise to levels that drive packers to slaughter all the pigs they can get their hands on. That’s often been a challenge for the packers during the pandemic, with workers falling sick to COVID-19. Today, most packers are running at as close to full capacity as they can with the workers they can find. Labour shortages continue and packers on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are calling on their governments to keep borders open to the temporary foreign workers who make up a significant proportion of the workforce. The same problem confronts many hog farms, who also rely upon foreign workers. Getting willing staff through the border has been more challenging during the pandemic. On a farm level plenty of other challenges confront producers. This year, Manitoba farms have faced a large outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, which saw many farms lose most of their piglets. As well, the industry is looking warily south, where African swine fever has appeared in the Caribbean. At the same time farms have been undergoing renovations to move to open housing for gestating sows, an expensive process that also requires different sow-handling skills. But the mood amidst producers is decidedly upbeat. As the most cyclical industry in agriculture, the producer families that remain in the business are familiar with appreciating the good times and preparing for when things turn more challenging. Watch 18sSenior meteorologist at BOM Laura Boekel said Samford and Caboolture saw the highest rainfall totals overnight.   The ground-breaking ceremony for the Dutch Quarter sewage project on October 24 Maarten will have to pay Netherlands-based construction company Van Boekel Bouw and Infra BV 370,926 euros and 3.346 euros with monthly interest payments of 3.5 per cent plus the legal costs of summary proceedings The Court of First Instance decided this in an injunction filed by the contractor against the government of St Maarten for non-payment of invoices for the Dutch Quarter sewerage project   Van Boekel claimed 1,3 million euros in damages 926 euro in unpaid invoices with 3.5 per cent “contractual” interest general overhead costs of 12,368 euros per week and lost profit of 4,122 euros per week and requested the court to allow a change to the building contract contradicted the claims on behalf of country St 2018 parties signed a contract for the Dutch Quarter sewerage project to the tune of 4,287,680 euros The project was financed by the European Union’s Economic Development Fund (EDF) for the amount of four million euros comprises the expansion of the sewer network including home connections and connection to the main sewer line upgrading of the side roads and improvement of the overall improvement of public street lighting and related works and the construction of sidewalks   The invoices for the project submitted by Van Boekel represented in the summary proceedings by attorneys 2019 and was supposed to be finished after 12 months Van Boekel suspended the work because country St Maarten had failed to pay for extra labour amounting to 584,933 euros Work was not to be resumed until an amicable solution was reached and the contractor received 515,000 euros   In a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Environment and Infrastructure VROMI and the Department of Interior and Kingdom Relations BAK confirmed to Van Boekel that an additional amount of about 1.3 million euros was specifically allocated to the Dutch Quarter Sewerage Project in the approved 2019 budget parties also agreed to extend the project deadline by a maximum of 20 weeks until October 30 This extension of the so-called implementation period was without additional costs for or claims by both parties   Work on the project was suspended for a second time on July 30 Van Boekel reported two late payments to the government of St adding that the company is entitled to suspend works when invoices are 30 days overdue   Two weeks later the construction company informed the government that it did not receive any response or payment of the overdue invoice for 540,750 euros “As contracting authority has not fulfilled her contractual obligation we see no other alternative than to suspend our work and wait until contracting authority has fulfilled all her obligations.”  As a result Van Boekel instructed its “local team” to inform subcontractors and to stop activities on site immediately VROMI responded with an appeal to “force majeure” in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic according to the ministry the remaining available budgets were deemed sufficient to complete the project parties held a meeting in an effort to get the work back on track and settle their differences According to the unsigned minutes of this meeting the Finance Department was to be requested funds to compensate Van Boekel in January 2021 VROMI cancelled a meeting during which Van Boekel’s “revised overall planning” of the project was to be discussed    The EU has approved an extension of the agreement until September 16 The contractor says it still needs nine months to finish the project plus a start-up period of at least one month   In the court’s preliminary judgment Maarten may not make the fulfilment of its unconditional obligation towards Van Boekel dependent on effectuation by the EU and the EU is not a party to the agreement The EU has only signed the agreement for the purpose of financing Maarten to comply with the conditions of EU funding this does not affect government’s own commitment to Van Boekel Maarten is predominantly dependent on this financing does not change that,” the judge stated in the verdict   The court did not award Van Boekel’s full claims - not because the court is of the opinion that payment of damages should not be awarded - but because the government’s interests in this stage of the proceedings weigh heavier than Van Boekel’s   Although it may be derived from the MOU that the government would provide an additional budget of 1.3 million euros it turned out in December 2020 that this was not taken care of This amount is separate from Van Boekel’s damage claim to the same amount   “With a probability bordering on certainty the government will not have made any reservation in the budget for this Maarten will have to be given some time and opportunity to find cover for this,” the judge said Maarten to pay 1.3 million to Van Boekel would be “disastrous” for the project and not in the interest of Dutch Quarter residents these interests will only be served if parties negotiate further about the implementation of the agreement so that the Dutch Quarter sewerage project can be “smoothened out” and parties settle their disputes Copyright © 2020 All copyrights on articles and/or content of The Caribbean Herald N.V. dba The Daily Herald are reserved Without permission of The Daily Herald no copyrighted content may be used by anyone.