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St. Vincents Clay and Riverside are each treating a patient with the virus. In addition, The Mayo Clinic confirmed it was treating patients, but would not disclose how many.

Hospitals in Jacksonville and Clay County confirmed treating multiple patients with COVID-19 on Sunday evening.

As reported by Times-Union news partners First Coast News, Ascension St. Vincents Clay and Riverside are each treating a patient with the virus. In addition, The Mayo Clinic confirmed it was treating patients, but would not disclose how many.

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"The health and safety of our patients, associates and visitors are always our top priorities," St. Vincents said in a statement.

"We have been working closely with government health officials including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Department of Health to care for two patients -- one at Ascension St. Vincents Clay County and one at Ascension St. Vincents Riverside -- who presented with symptoms of COVID-19 and have since tested positive. Out of respect for our patients privacy and their clinical care, we will not be sharing the identities of these patients or any clinical details."

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This news came hours after Baptist Health Center South released a statement confirming it was treating a patient with the coronavirus.

Currently, Duval is listed to have four positive coronavirus cases according to the Florida Department of Health. In Northeast Florida, nine Northeast Florida residents were listed as diagnosed with the virus.

Its unclear whether the patients being treated at Baptist Medical Center South, St. Vincents or The Mayo Clinic are included in the health department data.

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Youve tracked your symptoms and you believe its not flu, allergies, strep or a cold. Can you get tested for the coronavirus?

Maybe. Local hospitals and doctors are following the national Centers for Disease Control and Preventions protocols and guidelines about who gets tested.

"We are adhering to the established protocols," says Dr. Maria Granzotti, chief medical officer at Ascension Texas.

That means they are looking at exposure risk factors such as whether someone has traveled in the last 14 days and where theyve traveled, or if they have been in direct contact with someone who has the virus as well as what their symptoms are.

"It doesnt help us to do inadvertent testing," Granzotti says. "We have to be very cognizant of who has the algorithm for testing to begin with."

They want to make sure that the tests are given to the right people, those with exposure to the virus, and not be used on people who dont have the risk factors.

The hospitals and doctors offices all have the swabs to do the test (its the same as the flu swab). What they dont have is the tests themselves. They are sending swabs from the people who meet the protocols to Austin Public Health right now. The tests then go to the CDC for confirmation.

Doctors are being told test results will be back within 48 hours, says Dr. Meena Iyer, the chief medical officer at Dell Childrens Medical Center of Central Texas.

While people wait, they will either go home to be isolated for 14 days until they know they are negative for the virus, or they will be in the hospital if they require that level of care.

Ascension Texas is evaluating commercial labs and "the appropriateness of their testing kits," Granzotti says.

If you think you might have the virus because youve been in contact with someone who has it or is being tested for it, call ahead to your doctors office so that your doctor can be ready to receive you and follow the protocols to keep the staff and other patients safe.

The doctors office will call the public health department to see if you meet the criteria to be tested.

If you cannot reach your doctors office, you can call the state public health COVID-19 hot line, 1-877-570-9779. You also can call Ascensions hot line for the coronavirus, 1-833-919-1680, which has nurses to answer questions and assess whether you need to be seen or tested.

Ascension also has online telemedicine in which you see a doctor virtually that doesnt require insurance. Download the app at ascension.org/onlinecare, and use the code HOME for a discounted $20 visit.

If you are having significant trouble breathing, call 911 instead of just showing up at the emergency room. This makes sure that the emergency room is prepared to receive you and that you get immediate treatment if you need it.

Right now, Ascension Texas hospitals are not seeing a lot of people flocking to the emergency room to get tested, which is a good thing.

"We are seeing a few and they are appropriately being identified," Granzotti says.

St. Davids HealthCare is also following the same protocol. On Friday, it released this statement after a presumptive case was acknowledged to be in one of its hospitals:

"As the COVID-19 scenario continues to unfold, it is important that we reserve our emergency departments for patients with emergent medical conditions. We are encouraging patients to access the most appropriate site of care for their medical needs."

The statement continues: "If a patient has flu-like symptoms or thinks they may have been exposed to COVID-19, they should call their primary care doctor or go to an urgent care clinic. If they are having trouble breathing or have some other type of related emergent condition, they should go to an emergency department."

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A former graduate of Wagoner High School is achieving great things in the medical field. C. David Murr, MD, MBA has been appointed by Ascension St. John as Medical Director of Ambulatory Services.

In that role, he provides medical oversight of outpatient clinics in the Ascension St. John system. This includes primary care and some specialties across numerous sites in Tulsa and Bartlesville, as well as other locations in Northeast Oklahoma and Southeast Kansas.

Dr. Murr is involved in evaluating quality standards, implementation of new processes and improvements, working with government or insurance requirements and being a resource for all of the Ascension healthcare providers.

He participates in the health systems work around its Mission and is involved in clinician wellness as well.

Dr. Murr has been with Ascension St. John Hospital System since 2008 working in the urgent care centers. He most recently served as Associate Medical Director of Urgent Care, Occupational Healthcare and ministry-wide Associate and Occupational Health.

I was always interested in sciences, and some experiences at an early age with family illnesses introduced me to the healthcare world, Dr. Murr said. I wanted to be able to help others who were in need. Even if you cant fix the problem, reducing the suffering can still be a goal.

His initial thoughts as he started his education were to work as a family doctor in a small community. Yet as things progressed, he was exposed to new options. Other opportunities arose and life took a different turn.

Dr. Murr was able to participate in a joint program for his business degree while attending medical school. He met his wife, Dr. Indira Murr, an emergency medicine physician, in med school.

My continued training in family medicine allowed me to experience more of what being a doctor was really about, he admitted.

After he and his wife completed their residency programs in North Carolina, they decided to return to Oklahoma to be closer to family.

Dr. Murr is the son of Edgar and Laura Jeffers of Wagoner and Bobby and Barbara Murr of Little Rock, Ark., He grew up on a farm in Wagoner and graduated from high school in 1993.

He attended Baylor University in Waco, Tex. where he graduated summa cum laude with a degree in chemistry. He continued his education at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Tex. and was honored as a DeBakey Scholar.

While in Houston, Dr. Murr received his Master of Business Administration from Rice University. He then completed his residency with East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C.

He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Dr. Murr has served on numerous committees and leadership programs with St. John Hospital System. He will continue working with community outreach and involvement in health care.

Dr. Murr and his wife have three sons.

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The Louisiana Sportsman Show and the Bulls, Bands, and Barrels events this weekend at Lamar-Dixon Expo Center will go on as planned, as organizers urged visitors to take precautions against the novel coronavirus, a respiratory illness that has caused a global pandemic.

Theatre Baton Rouge, a Mid-City community theater troupe, had hoped Friday to go forward with with two plays this weekend, "Fox on the Fairway" and "A Doll's House, Part 2" but later announced those events would be canceled.

Kyle Rogers, general manager of Lamar-Dixon, issued a statement Friday morning saying the shows will go on but he also urged caution.

The events' "organizers are urging people to educate themselves on COVID-19 coronavirus, and take all necessary precautions," Rogers said in a statement.

The threat of the respiratory illness, which has already killed more than 5,000 people worldwide, has prompted the cancellation or postponement of public events locally and around the nation, including March Madness, the Southeastern Conference basketball tournament, the Masters golf championship, the Boston Marathon, the St. Patrick's Day parades in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, and a number of events put on by BREC.

LSU, Southern and other universities around the nation are ending in-person classes and switching to online learning for the spring semester, and all Broadway performances in New York City have also canceled through April 12.

As the number of people in Louisiana with the coronavirus rose to 19 on Thursday more universities are moving online and virtually all sports

The owner of the Louisiana Sportsman Show, which began Thursday, resumed Friday morning and lasts through Sunday, didn't return a message for comment that was left with a staffer early Friday.

Attempts to reach the organizer of the Bulls, Bands, and Barrels event set for Saturday at Lamar-Dixon were unsuccessful. An email sent through the event's general contact portal on its website hadn't been returned early Friday.

Bulls, Bands, and Barrels heads to Bossier City on April 4.

Jenny Ballard, Theatre Baton Rouge's creative director, said the 327-theater decided to cancel its plays after Gov. John Bel Edwards ended all events with more than 250 people and have been informing patrons and volunteers.

"Fox on the Fairway" had its last run this weekend -- Friday, Saturday and Sunday -- but all those shows have been canceled. "A Doll's House, Part 2" was opening this weekend, but its shows will be rescheduled once theater officials have a clearer idea about the extent of coronavirus's impact on public gatherings, Ballard said.

She added the theater has also postponed classes, auditions and other group gatherings for the next several weeks. Only necessary staff will be working at the theater.

"We want to keep everyone in the building safe, and this was the only thing we could do," Ballard said.

Though the tally of those in Louisiana with presumptive positive tests for coronavirus had reached 33 by early Friday, none of those people were in Ascension or East Baton Rouge parishes, state health officials said. The events are aimed, however, at drawing a regional audience. Many of the positives tests have been in southeast Louisiana.

Ascension Parish government officials, who own and operate the multi-use event complex near Gonzales, have referred questions about the Louisiana Sportsman Show to its organizers because it is a private event.

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In statements about both events going forward this week, officials urged visitors to follow state health warnings, including covering one's mouth while coughing, washing one's hands and staying home if one is sick.

The warnings in the statement also discussed state and federal authorities' warnings about social distancing, saying visitors should avoid close contact with those who are sick, at least six feet.

It wasn't clear from the statements how organizers or visitors would be able to maintain social distance at the open public events or how visitors would know who is sick and, thus, avoid them.

In Louisiana, coronavirus testing had reached fewer than 100 people as of Thursday. The virus, which can be spread through airborne droplets or by lingering on surfaces, has an extended incubation period.

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Google made waves in the fall when the WSJ reported thatthe tech company hadbeen working with Ascension since 2018 on a collaboration involving patient data, called Project Nightingale.While the partnership appears to be HIPAA compliant, thenews drew concerns among patients, providers and legislators.

Earlier this week, a group of three senators, including Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-LA),sent a follow-up letter to AscensionCEO Joseph Impiccicheregarding concerns they holdabout ProjectNightingale.

This is not the first letter the trio haspenned questioningtheproject. In November they sent a letter to Google raising a number of questions regarding the privacy and security of patient data, and received a reply in early December.

"However, because Googles response did not answer a number of our questions pertaining to Ascensions involvement, we are requesting additional details from Ascension to help us better understand how Project Nightingale protects the sensitive health information of American patients," the senators wrote in the morerecent letter.

The senators laid out a number of questions surrounding patient consent of data use and privacy concerns. The senators are pressuring the health system for more information regarding the number of Google employees with access to the data and exactly what information is in the records.

"Google, for example, did not provide us with a 'full and complete list of patient-level information'that the company is receiving from Ascension, nor did it provide an exact number of healthcare records that it had received under Project Nightingale," the letter read.

The senators also asked if patients had advancenotice of Googles retention of their EHR, and if they had the ability to opt out of data sharing. Specifically, the senators inquired about whether the patients data would be used for research purposes.

The senators point out that, in the December letter from Google, the tech giant said that "providing notice to patients of uses and retention of [personal health information] by a covered entity and its business associations is the responsibility of the covered entity." The senators asked Ascension to clarify exactly what patients knew about their data being used.

The March letter endsby asking if Ascension is aware of any data breeches that would "present a risk of any outside party obtaining access to personal health information."

WHY IT MATTERS

As big tech moves into healthcare, patient privacy has been a concern among stakeholders.

"While improving the sharing, accessibility, and search-ability of healthcare data for providers could almost certainly lead to improvements in care, the role of Google in developing such a tool warrants scrutiny," the senators wrote in the letter.

THE LARGER TREND

Last year, news broke that Google and the University of Chicago Medical Center were being sued for violating patients' privacyfollowing a data-sharing partnership that the two parties inked two years ago. The class action lawsuit, which was first reported on by theNew York Times, accused the hospital system of sharing data with the tech conglomerate that could be identifiable, namely doctor's notes and the time frame of their visits.

Google has also been in hot water on the other side of the pond. In 2016 theUK's NHS signed a deal with Deep Mindthat led to press andUK government criticism afteran investigative report by the New Scientistrevealed that Google would have access to a huge trove of patient data without the patients' express consent, a potential violation of NHS information governance principles.

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Its time to reveal DWTVs poll results for the ninth episode of Series 12, Ascension of the Cybermen, as voted for by you over the last week or so.

As always, we asked you to rate the episode on a scale from 1 to 10. We then took an average.

So far, the Series 12 episode ranking looks like this:

Ascension of the Cybermen has pushed the series average up to 6.70. Series 11 concluded its run with this exact same average. So with only one episode left, Series 12 is currently as consistent as Series 11. Not that this is a good thing in this case, as it would mean it would still be joint lowest ranked series of the whole revival.

Join us next week when we examine the results of The Timeless Children, the tenth and final episode of Series 12. Its sure to be another interesting one Until then, keep voting!

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The February employee of the month in Ascension Parish government is floodplain manager Marcia Shivers.

Shivers is the parishs expert dealing with Community Rating System, which is part of the National Flood Insurance Program, according to a news release.

The Community Rating System makes it possible for communities to win reductions in flood insurance premiums for their residents by enforcing higher floodplain management regulations.

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Shivers has been recognized by FEMA, particularly after the 2016 flood, for her knowledge, her responsiveness and her work ethic, the release said.

A mother of three, she has worked for Ascension Parish government since 2003.

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WWE released The Ascension along with Sin Cara and Luke Harper all on the same day. Their non-compete clauses are all running up on March 7th, but The Ascension have already gotten back on the indies.

While speaking to Wrestling Inc, Konnor spoke about his recent WWE release. They only had three months left on their contracts, and they were just sitting at home.

He said that someone tried to get something started before his release, but he didnt elaborate. Konnor didnt the point in trying since WWE had pegged them as enhancement talents.

We only had two more months left. We literally had two more months left. We had been sitting at home for almost nine months. They had literally taken us off the road and we literally almost sat there throughout the last portion of our contract, and it just was one of those things where it was nice to be honest with you, and there was some more backstory to it as to why things kinda went the way that it did.

Basically, I had a discussion with one of the gentlemen there. They were talking about possibly making some things happen and my only question to them was why. There was really no point. There was nothing going on for us. We were clearly there to do one thing and that was to be quote unquote enhancement talent, and thats just the reality of it. So, you just kind of take a step back and youre just like, Man this isnt why I got into this business.

Konnor and Viktor are now on their own. Well have to see whats next for them in the pro wrestling world, but it sounds like their WWE release wasnt that devastating to discover.

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A CHURCH is set to be restored to mark its 50th birthday.

The Church of the Ascension, has received a grant from the National Lotterys heritage fund in order for repairs to be carried out at the Warren Lane site.

Its corroded concrete structure and bell tower will be renovated, while a project officer will also be employed to engage with the community and help residents to celebrate the churchs heritage.

Reverend Rebecca Roberts said: Im really excited about the plans for the Ascension.

I believe a church should be at the heart of its community, and the support of the National Lottery enables us to bring the Ascension back to the heart of the Woolston community again as a facility that can be a focal point for the community as it was originally intended to be.

A host of events are planned as part of the Ascension Festival on the weekend of May 22 to 25, which marks 50 years since the building was first opened.

The church will also host a monthly pop-up cinema showing iconic 1970s films, an exhibition exploring its role in the development of Woolston as we know it, musical concerts and a renewal of marriage vows ceremony for couples who were wed there.

Volunteers will support the celebrations and develop a work experience scheme with pupils at Fox Wood Special School.

Plans to construct the church had been mooted for several decades before the foundation stone was laid in 1968, but were delayed by the outbreak of war and rising costs.

Built on land donated by the Gorton family and designed by renowned modern day church architect George Pace, it eventually opened on Ascension Day 1970 at a time when Woolston was rapidly growing due to new housing developments.

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The two-part season 12 finale of Doctor Who started off with the episode Ascension of the Cybermen and finished with The Timeless Children. Both episodes delighted and intrigued sci-fi fans. The season 12 finale of Doctor Who also left us with some interesting questions to ponder as well as some clues about where the show is going.

[Spoiler alert: The following contains major spoilers forDoctor WhoSeason 12 Episodes 9 and 10.]

During season 12 episodes 1 and 2 of Doctor Who, the Master works with an alien species called the Kasaavin. They are from another realm, and appear in this universe as beings of light in a vaguely human shape. One of the Kasaavin tells the Doctor that the human-like shape amuses them. While they are working with the Master and a human named Daniel Barton to try to take over the universe, the Kasaavin end up turning on the Master.

They turn on him because the Doctor reveals that he is just using them as a means to an end. The Kasaavin then trap the Master in their dimension. Later, the Doctor speculates that the Master probably escaped from the Kasaavin and it turns out she was right. That leads us to wonder: How did he do it?

The Master definitely has a certain kind of genius. He would probably be able to maneuver his way out of many tricky situations, especially when he has an evil plan up his sleeve. And perhaps thats the only explanation we need.

During the second part of the season 12 finale of Doctor Who, The Timeless Children, it is revealed that the Doctor is in fact the Timeless Child. She is a child who was found by a native Gallifreyan named Tecteun. Tecteun liked to explore the universe and on a deserted planet, she found a child. She took the child back to Gallifrey with her.

One day, the girl was playing with a friend and she fell off of a cliff. This tragic event was the start of something as the young girl didnt die, but regenerated. The Timeless Child was the first to regenerate on Gallifrey. Tecteun then began to study the child, wanting to find the secret to regeneration.

After a lot of experimenting, and a few of the childs regenerations, Tecteun thought shed cracked the code of regeneration. So she tested it on herself, and regenerated into a male form. Tecteun then lead his people into a new era and gave all of those in the Citadel of Gallifrey now named Time Lords the ability to regenerate. The Timeless Child eventually must have become a child once again and grew up to be the Doctor.

This all means that the Doctor is not actually from Gallifrey, though she did grow up there. So where is she from? This question is harder to answer. Its possible that the Doctor is from the deserted planet where Tecteun found the child, though its more likely that shes from somewhere else.

Since there is a boundary, a gateway to another place, just above where the child was found, its probable that the Doctor is really from somewhere beyond that boundary.

The Judoon are alien police for hire, who are contracted to find alien fugitives. During season 12 episode 5 of Doctor Who, Fugitive of the Judoon, they arrive in Gloucester looking for one such fugitive. Their search leads them to the home of Ruth Clayton and her husband Lee. The Thirteenth Doctor tries to help Ruth, who ends up being an unknown incarnation of the Doctor.

After both Doctors escape from the Judoon, they still want to fulfill their contract. So, at the end of The Timeless Children, the Judoon appear in the Thirteenth Doctors TARDIS and sentence her to life in prison. But how did they get in the supposedly impregnable TARDIS in the first place? IGN suggests that the TARDIS might have let the Judoon in on purpose, knowing that the Doctor needs to get involved in some kind of adventure away from her sentient space and time ship.

We would also suggest that since the Judoon turned out to be working with Time Lords to find the Doctor in Fugitive of the Judoon, the Time Lords might have at one point lowered the defenses to the Doctors TARDIS themselves. They also could have shown the Judoon how to do so.

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Every empire has its time, and every empire falls. But that which is dead can live again in the hands of a believer

Spaceships! I had a pang of excitement at the first of this two-part finale. It had only just struck me that every adventure so far this year has been Earthbound (Orphan 55 turned out to be Earth too, remember). And while that has been mainly fine, its a fizzing, refreshing rush to witness an epic space opera on the grandest scale. With loads of spaceships. And, of course, Cybermen, but more on that below.

It now feels almost comical that we spent Chris Chibnalls first year in charge grumbling about his Who being too simplistic. With one episode to go, it seems almost impossible that all the strands can be tied up. Which, more than likely, is the point. We are in a long game.

Following the chilling events of Villa Diodati, the Doctor attempts to limit the damage of her own haste by following Shelleys instructions to track down the Lone Cyberman to an indeterminate planet in an indeterminate period of the far future, and the grim aftermath of the much-storied Great Cyberwars. They encounter the last seven scraps of humanity desperate refugees who never trained for war but have adapted just the same. Chibnalls woke gene is still in action these people were teachers and nurses. And the desperation of the survivors is horribly palpable.

Team Tardis arrive tooled up with a rescue plan and a multitude of Cyberbusting technology all of which gets destroyed within minutes, causing the Doctor to lose it for putting her friends in more danger than she ever has before. All the while there is a series of flashbacks to period Ireland, portraying the life of an abandoned baby named Brendan who meets a grisly fate on his retirement from a heroic police career at the hands of some spooks the hint being that this was the Lone Cyberman.

From there on, it is, for the most part, a fun, classic Doctor Who, with doomed spaceships and advancing Cybermen abounding. Until things get somewhat psychedelic once again with the discovery of a kindly old wizard man named Ko Shamur, who guards an escape portal to what transpires to be Gallifrey, the Doctors destroyed home planet! Before we can catch our breath, out pops Hot Camp Master, cackling: Be afraid, Doctor, because everything is about to change. A change is coming, but I for one need a lie down.

After nearly two series of moaning about being hungry, Graham is getting good at this stuff. Even Yaz notices, commenting on how far he has come, occupying her typical space between genuinely nice girl and overachieving Doctors pet. Were not lucky, sunshine, were persistent, insists Graham to the survivors. We never give up. The pluck is tangible next to the fatalism that surrounds them.

In fact, all of Team Tardis are at the top of their game right now even Ryan seems momentarily over his wobble about the space-time lifestyle. Which is perhaps why the Doctor so recklessly endangers them in the first place. It is in the nature of a constantly regenerating show that a wo/man largely known for putting friends at risk and turning people into weapons that this is presented as a new idea, but I suppose the nature of mistakes is that you tend to keep making the same ones. And Jodie Whittaker runs with material worthy of her performance. In any case, we all know what they say about pride coming before a fall. Walsh, Gill or Cole have yet to be confirmed for series 13, and Im not feeling optimistic about all of them making it out alive. Or as humans.

The newly pimped-up Cybermen are a rowdier bunch than we have seen before. Gone are the slow, raspy advances, in favour of a fast-moving, laser-happy battle force. I am not entirely sure which version I prefer, but they are more badass than we have seen them since the series returned. They feel like a genuine threat, and the presence of some classic models affords us some minor finale fan service. Their reason for appearing, of course, is to amplify the horror of the Lone ranger the Cyberman that makes other Cybermen scream, as Rovia puts it.

This is where Chibnalls take on the number two monster comes alive. This guy was never finished, from his face to his emotional suppression. He suffers from the human weakness of pride, which makes him all the more dangerous. And when the Doctor chides him about hating his own existence, his anger and hatred being human emotions, it barely touches a (modified) nerve. Also, the flying Cyberdrone heads are cool.

Where to begin? What went on in the Cyberwars to leave everything so devastated? Is Hot Camp Master truly in league with the Cybermen again? And, if so, how did he survive Missys final predicament? In what sense is everything about to change? Because we had almost forgotten about her with everything else going on, will we be meeting Doctor Ruth again? (Theres no sign of her in the trailer for next weeks episode.) Why is Gallifrey at the end of the portal on Ko Shamurs beach? Is that where the humans have all been escaping to? Who is Brendan? Presumably the Lone Cyberman following his unfortunate fate. But is he also the Timeless Child? Will Ryan and Yaz ever get it on? We should discover at least some of that in the finale, The Timeless Children. Good luck with all that, Captain Chibnall.

Along with Whittaker, Chibnall has confirmed he, too, will return for a third series. But, annoyingly, it looks as if we may be in for another significant gap. The showrunner has said the team are just starting to discuss storylines, and that series 13 would air next year sometime, hopefully.

Cockneywatch: Graham actually calls someone cockle.

As wonderful as Julie Graham is, theres so much going on here that the supporting cast dont get much of a chance to shine.

The Doctor used to carry Jelly Babies. Now she carries ginger humbugs.

Were these the Mondasian Cybermen or the Cybus Industries ones?

Its big finale time, in the feature-length special The Timeless Children. The title at least suggests we may get some answers, while the synopsis warns: This is going to hurt.

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It has been felt since the first day of the year that 2020 will be a good year for altcoins and the crypto market in general. Especially altcoins, with their performance, the biggest cryptocurrency is called Bitcoin, so to speak.

According to experts, the two altcoins ICON (ICX) and Tezos (XTZ), which made a surprise rally in 2020 and are expected to continue this strong uptrend. Here are the developments that show that ICON and Tezos can perform incredibly this year.

ICON (ICX)ICONs local token, ICX, hit the all-time high of $ 13.16 in January 2018, and began to be called the Ether (ETH) of South Korea. But after the summit, ICX lost more than 99% of its value.

In the past few weeks, cryptocurrency has gained more than 200 percent and has risen above the $ 0.18 level, which is considered to be a very critical level by experts. According to analysts, ICX can rise to $ 0.28 to $ 0.30 in the short term, but if it can find support between $ 0.35 and $ 0.40, a long-term bull run may begin.

There are two reasons for the recent increase in ICON prices; First, the team behind the cryptocurrency has undertaken many developments aimed at increasing the mass adoption of ICX; The second is geopolitical developments. The South Korean government has announced that it plans to promote the growth of Blockchain technology, and ICONs plans and focus of the project seem fully in line with the goals of the South Korean government.

The ICON team recently shared a list of products and services to improve the performance of cryptocurrency. The list includes ICONex, a multi-cryptocurrency wallet, a LoopChain patented Blockchain Core Engine, a unique wallet identifier for the ICONick wallet address, Chain ID, the worlds first Blockchain joint certification service with 26 domestic securities companies and more. According to analysts, ICONs acceptance will increase in the light of all these important developments and the increasing acceptance will be reflected in prices.

Tezos (XTZ)Tezos, which was seen at its all-time low in December 2018 and declined to the 22nd place in the crypto market, did not recover during 2019. Having found support for the rise in November 2019, the crypto coin has been in the uptrend since then, making it 1000% since last year and rising to the 10th place.

Tezos has gained 200% value since the beginning of the year and has also become one of the best performing cryptocurrencies in the market. Experts have not yet been able to pinpoint the reason behind this rise, but positive feelings from many sectors seem to have a large share in this air. Tezos also rose above the $ 2.59 level in early February, and the previous resistance, which was around $ 3.1 in terms of technical analysis, has now turned into support for the XTZ price. For this reason, the uptrend is expected to continue.

The excellent rise of Tezos from the middle of last year to today has provided investors a return of just under 2000% in less than 14 months, and these figures ignited the wick, which will further increase adoption. The increase in the adoption of the cryptocurrency is considered as an indication that the rise will continue.

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The Cybermen are here! Good thing humanity has the Doctor and her companions around to save the dayhopefully.

The BBC gave Whovians an early preview of the two-part season 12 finale before it kicks off this Sunday.This first look is full of doom and gloom for the future of mankind as giant planes/ships/machines zoom into the sky through what seems like hyperspace. The clip opens with two characters we havent seen before, but something tells me well be well acquainted with them by episodes end.

Doctor Whoshowrunner Chris Chibnall has promised that the season 12 finale will be very, very epic,and just based on this minute-and-a-half clip, Im inclined to believe him.

Its been a very long time since Whovians have been this excited about aDoctor Who season finale. Just ask Twitter:

I am in absolute agreement over the hype! Season 12 has been nothing short of amazing, and Im eager to see how it wraps up. Weve gotten inspiring stories, incredible dives into history, and a take on the Doctor we havent had before. I think David Tennant and Matt Smith will always be two of my favorites, but Jodie Whittakers version of the character has officially joined them in my top three.

The season 12 finale has a lot in store forDoctor Who fans, and fingers crossed, we will have all our questions answered about the return of the Cybermen, the lone Cyberman, and the Timeless Children. Heres hoping the gang saveshumanity by kicking some major butt!

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) In the midst of the opioid epidemic, peer recovery coach programs are being implemented in hospitals nationwide.

Ascension Saint Agnes Health Institute was one of the first hospitals in Maryland to launch a Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment in March 2018, to help those facing substance abuse disorder.

SBIRT is an evidence-based practice used to identify, reduce and prevent problematic use, abuse and dependence on alcohol and illicit drugs.

A different characteristic of this approach is the use of peer recovery coaches. The coaches are recovering addicts with at least two years of sobriety that are actively connected to support networks and have gone through extensive training.

Rodney James is one of three peer recovery coaches at Saint Agnes.

A lot of people come in here and they dont know the next step, they dont know where theyre going to go from here and I just want to let them know that there is a chance and there is hope. James said.

Ascension Saint Agnes Health Institute serves the southwest region of Baltimore City and its surrounding counties, making it the second busiest emergency department in Maryland.

We see about 5,500 patients a month, maybe about 300 maybe about 200 patients a day, said Cassandra Dobbs, a social worker at Ascension Saint Agnes.

Coaches conduct up to 15 interventions on an average day.

Heres how it works. Once a patient is admitted into the emergency room, even if its just for flu-like symptoms, theyre screened to determine whether or not theyre at risk for substance abuse disorder. If a patient tests positive, a peer recovery coach is called in.

When we go in to see a patient, the patient sees themselves because sometimes we have to explain to the patient, Im just where you are, I have used and I have been addicted to this substance as well and once they see you, they see the evidence that theres change that can be made. James said.

Hospital leaders say the support of someone who has been down the path before serving as a mentor can make all the difference in helping find a road to recovery.

Since the launch of the SBIRT program at Saint Agnes, approximately 3,500 patients have been screened positively for a substance use disorder and Peer Recovery Coaches have been able to successfully complete 1,600 brief interventions.

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For Doctor Who fans, it all comes down to this!

Sorry, but we felt like a "summer movie blockbuster trailer" vibe was the right way to go heading into the first of the two-part Series 12 finale, "Ascension of the Cybermen" (followed by extended 65-minute wrap-up "The Timeless Children"). Between multi-Doctors, a "regenerated" Master, a Timeless Child, and Mary Shelley, the first eight episodes felt like a Michael Bay movie if someone gave two rat's asses about storyline, dialogue, and quality acting.

So why not the Cybermen, right?

Though we're pretty sure the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yaz (Mandip Gill), and Graham (Bradley Walsh) might have something to say about that

Following the two (???) promos and brief episode overview released for "Ascension of the Cybermen", we have the most recent batch of preview images courtesy of the BBC.

Check them out below, and let us know your theories on not just this episode, but also on how you think this season is going to wrap

"Doctor Who" series 12, episode 9 "Ascension of the Cybermen": The Doctor and her friends must protect the last of the human race against the Cybermen. Written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Jamie Magnus Stone.

With Series 12 close to wrapping up its run, there's buzz that Series 13 will begin filming this fall (with the possible return of a "holiday special", too) with Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker returning:

"Yes, I'm doing another season. That might be a massive exclusive that I'm not supposed to say, but it's unhelpful for me to say [I don't know] because it would be a massive lie! [Laughs] I absolutely adore it. At some point, these shoes are going to be handed on, but it's not yet. I'm clinging on tight!"

Jodie Whittaker

No word on the contract situations for Bradley Walsh (Graham), Mandip Gill (Yaz), and Tosin Cole (Ryan) regarding a retun to the long-running series (though that might also have to do with storyline purposes).

One last thing for those who've been throwing shade at the show since Whittaker and "Team TARDIS" first debuted- you should know that Whittaker's proud of the work they've done and are doing.

But she loves fan artwork

"I've seen loads of fan art, which I always love. But it's never been that great for me to immerse myself in noise that you can't control, good or bad. I think both are a rabbit hole that you shouldn't necessarily go down. We know that we work really hard for the show to be the best it can be in this moment. Once it's out in the ether, how people feel, in a way, is kind of irrelevant."

Proudly serving as TV Editor, Ray started with Bleeding Cool in 2013 as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought aboard as staff in 2017. Counting John Cusack as his pop culture "spirit animal," his "word fu" stays strong as he continues trying really hard to be the sheppard...

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Ascension Community Theatre, 823 N. Felicity St., Gonzales, opens the second weekend of its spring comedy, "The Importance of Being Earnest," on February 20.

Performances will begin at 7 p.m. Feb. 20-22 and 2 p.m. on Feb. 23.

The story is a case of mistaken identity, which is carried to extremes.

Oscar Wildes classic follows John Worthing as an English Dandy who pretends to be his own brother Earnest. He uses this as an excuse to leave his dull life behind to visit Gwendolyn.

Meanwhile his best friend Algernon also has decided to arrive under the identity of the nonexistent brother Earnest.

Algernon falls madly in love with the beautiful Cecile, Johns ward, who has been enamored with the fascinating brother Earnest. John, longing to be engaged to Gwendolyn, finds himself in a tight spot when Lady Bracknell refuses to consent since he is not able to reveal who his parents are.

So who is Earnest? Visit Ascension Theatre to find out as this charming comedy of four passionate lovers trying to conform to expectations and double lives unfolds.

This production is directed by Kevin Harger. Tickets are $15-$25 by calling (225) 647-1230 or visiting actgonzales.org.

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The Ascension Viktor and Konnor went from being one of the most dominant tag teams in NXT history to a tragic afterthought on the main roster. From 2013 to 2014, the duo set the record for longest title reign of the NXT Tag Team titles at 364 days. Once they were called up, they went on a fast decline in the pecking order of the tag team division, often working as enhancement for other teams or being used in comedy segments, like the Fashion Police. In early December of last year, the duo were released by WWE. The two were booked for WrestleMania Week for Wrestling Revolvers Pancakes & Piledrivers IV in Tampa, but they make their official return to the indie circuit this coming Thursday with New York Citys Outlaw Wrestling.

Viktor began his own wrestling career in 2000, a graduate of the Hart Dungeon, and spent much of his first decade working with Stampede Wrestling in his native Calgary. He joined the WWE in 2011, where he would join The Ascension when it was still a stable. Meanwhile, Konnor started out in 2001 in the Florida indies, where the student of Dory Funk Jr. wrestled for Coastal Championship Wrestling (CCW), before heading to WWEs developmental in 2006. The two make their indie debut as a team against former NXT Superstar Bull James (formerly Bull Dempsey) and one half of Team Tremendous, Bill Carr. The two previously captured the New York Wrestling Connection (NYWC) Tag Team titles in 2013.

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Welcome again to Look of the Week, celebrating the most effective in TV and movie sartorial excellence, previous and current throughout sci-fi, horror, fantasy, and different style classics!

Many column inches have been devoted to the sartorial prowess of Particular Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), whose pantsuits over the past 20-plus years have charted the altering silhouettes, from billowy to sharp tailoring. Scullys affect on girls going into STEM careers is well-documented, and he or she little doubt had an affect on the wardrobe of girls within the office. Watching The X-Information as a young person is what sparked my low-key obsession with this specific garment. For some, it was Marlene Dietrich in high hat and tails that cemented this adoration, however my gateway was Scullys sensible styling.

Fortunately, since Scullys first day on the job, the choices accessible have expanded past boxy shoulders and outsized silhouettes. Moreover, her wise workplace apparel just isnt the one facet of her wardrobe we should always have fun, which is why Look of the Week is shining a giant flashlight on Scullys outerwear in honor of her birthday this weekend (February 23).

Over 11 seasons, Scully has worn rather a lot of coats, from the outsized FBI-approved trench to polyester windbreakers superb for coping with no matter forest terrain her accomplice Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) has dragged her to. Because the 90s are nonetheless dominating tendencies (as a result of nothing is stronger on the subject of type comebacks than nostalgia), Im selecting to deal with Season 1. Plus, quite a lot of basic X-Information situations are depicted on this journey by outerwear.

The pilot does kick off in a forest, however again in Washington, D.C., Scullys first day on the workplace look is smart pants paired with a double-breasted jacket with a delicate plaid twist. In a wonderful level of costume continuity, Scully wears this garment on the aircraft to Oregon, suggesting she would not have a closet filled with blazers at this early stage. To underscore her preparedness, she makes positive to carry the suitable seasonal apparel. Gateway to Enjoyable & Recreation is the slogan indicated on the Bellefleur signal as if the 2 are mutually unique which is why Scully is forest-ready along with her clothes.

There are particular indelible photos from the X-Information pilot: the primary handshake between the brand new companions, Mulder checking a panicked Scully for tell-tale marks through candlelight, and the shot of the pair having an impassioned dialog within the pouring rain. The latter is an efficient reminder that your out of doors jacket is just going to take action a lot in opposition to the weather if it would not have a hood. Positive, for filming functions a hood will cut back the dramatic visible of the scene and muffle dialogue, however you will thank us in case you put money into a water-resistant garment that may also defend your head.

Each Scully and Mulder maintain with the informal aesthetic because the investigation progresses, however youll be able tot take the FBI agent out of the type equation. Though they seem like theyre on a team-building out of doors retreat which, I assume technically that is beneath the parka lies an Oxford shirt with denims (Scully) and a denim shirt with khakis (Mulder).

Later within the season, one other case takes them to the Olympic Forest within the Pacific Northwest, which provides costume designer Larry Wells the possibility to lean additional into the woodland part of her wardrobe.

Earlier than she met Mulder, did Scully wish to hike or go for a run within the woods a la Clarice Starling at first of The Silence of the Lambs? Unclear, however as quickly as she received this gig and realized simply how a lot time can be spent open air, she headed to the mall and invested in a distinct heavy-duty cagoule with a touch of daring mid-90s shade. Shes ditched the muted shade from the pilot for one thing that will not act as camouflage within the foliage. It is a bugs case, not a Bigfoot one, so the visibility angle is not a problem. She nonetheless hasnt received a hood so there is no such thing as a defending her in opposition to the moist climate. And with that single sentence, Ive by some means become my mom.

In Darkness Falls, Mulder jokes about Bigfoot chomping on flannel, impressed by shirts we see hanging within the deserted cabin. Scully eschews the on-theme plaid type, sticking to denim and a vest thats pre-Patagonia and The North Face hitting the mainstream. Theres a dorkiness to her out of doors get-up thats endearing, however this teal and pink accented parka can be thought of forest stylish almost 25 years later.

It is usually value noting that in a bunch of males sporting muted tones, Scully, because the lone lady is wearing female colours. Even the silhouette of the jacket emphasizes her waist, which is not like the opposite outsized outerwear she sports activities for almost all of the season.

Scully lays down her out of doors comfy-meets-style sword earlier within the season after they head to Alaskas Icy Cape within the Factor-inspired Ice. Right here, she serves up a fur-hooded win that reveals she just isnt in opposition to shopping for full-body protecting clothes. Carry mittens, Mulder helpfully tells her whereas going by the case within the heat and security of their basement workplace as a result of quickly they are going to be knee-deep in parasites and paranoia.

Her selection of flannel coupled along with her scarf and comfy cream coat additionally make her stand out subsequent to her accomplice in muted tones and the patented scorching man henley. Adventures in sub-zero temperatures will change into a reasonably common affair however you always remember your first time! The reboot was missing the Arctic journey, denying the inevitable Canada Goose wardrobe monopoly.

Coats match for a snowstorm are pointless for many of their travels round the US and again dwelling in Washington D.C., which is why for these cooler temps, Scully opts for a timeless trenchcoat. Nevertheless, the outsized nature of this garment (that started its life throughout WWI, therefore the title) rapidly dates it. The ditch itself is a staple piece however the mid-90s positive did go arduous on an outsized theme for just about each clothes kind.

Scullys romance with an overcoat of this type begins in Episode 10, Fallen Angel, avoiding the basic beige for a muted brown. Her assortment would increase to characteristic a spread of FBI accepted impartial shades. The outsized design this decade favored would additionally turn out to be useful when making an attempt to hide Gillian Andersons IRL being pregnant through varied props, counters, and costumes.

The fantastic thing about outerwear is the way it mirrors the best way actual seasons cycle over time: type shifts after which comes again into style. Scullys costumes have advanced through the years as any real-life wardrobe does, however there are enduring threads between 1993 and once we final noticed her in 2018. With that in thoughts, for a woodland hike, a snowy trip, or a neat addition to your energy go well with aesthetic, the type reality could be present in Scullys Season 1 closet.

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GONZALES Ascension Parish school district staff are preparing flyers, direct mail and media ads to bring information to the public about the property tax extension proposal on the May 9 ballot.

DONALDSONVILLE The Ascension Parish School Board agreed Tuesday to call a special election on May 9, 2020, asking voters to extend an existi

If approved, an existing 15.08-mill property tax would be extended for 20 years to fund $140 million in school construction, including a $79.5 million high school in Prairieville, a $27 million makeover of East Ascension High School and $7.5 million to install artificial turf in the stadiums at each of the four high schools, as well as the new one coming to Prairieville.

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GONZALES After studying and fine-tuning a list of proposed school construction projects, the Ascension Parish School Board's Strategic Plann

Jackie Tisdell, the school system's public information officer, told the board's strategic planning committee on Tuesday that the school district has completed 138 construction projects in the last 10 years.

"We had at least one construction project on every single campus across the district" over those years, she said.

Information on those projects will be included in the campaign.

Open house meetings for the public to learn more about the bond election will be held on:

The early voting period for the May 9 election is April 25 to May 2.

Also on Tuesday, Superintendent David Alexander announced that board member Pat Russo has been named president-elect of the Louisiana School Boards Association.

Two board staff promotions were also announced: Chad Lynch, formerly the director of planning and construction, has been named chief operational director, and Jeff Parent, formerly supervisor of maintenance, has been named director of planning and construction.

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A strategic alliance announced Thursday between UAB Health System and Ascension St. Vincents cleared a hurdle Friday as the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved the alliance at a special meeting.

But the exact details of how the alliance will work are still somewhat of a mystery.

The move, while not a merger, means that UABHS facilities will retain the UABHS or UAB Medicine brands, and Ascension St. Vincents facilities will be Ascension St. Vincents.

In announcing the alliance, the two entities said they will be able to address multiple health issues, including diabetes, mental and behavioral health, and expand access to healthcare for Alabamas poor and rural residents. Among the documents creating the alliance is an acknowledgement of now being a period of profound and unprecedented change in the health care industry, when providers create health care affiliations in order to preserve and enhance their ability to fulfill their missions.

However, the alliance will not change physicians or insurance coverage for patients, organizers say, and medical records are still accessible through existing patient portals. How certain factors will affect individual patients, such as insurance coverage and available networks, are still being considered. The alliance also calls for the formation of a joint operating company.

Nick Ragone, an executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer for Ascension, said the company has no further comment at this time beyond its initial release and a website which answers some questions and gives details of the agreement. The site says more information will be shared there as it becomes available.

One point in the information available is that both organizations mean to maintain their corporate personalities. Ascension St. Vincents remains a ministry of the Catholic Church, and will continue to follow the churchs "Ethical and Religious Directives. UABHS is still an academic medical center with public, charitable and research functions.

The president of the joint operating company will be UAB Health System CEO Will Ferniany. Jason Alexander, who is senior vice president of Ascension Health and the CEO of St. Vincents Health System and Providence Health System, will serve as executive vice president of the joint operating company.

However, according to the agreement, after the closing of the joint operating companys creation, a board vote will be required to appoint a new CEO or executive vice president of the joint operating company. Whoever that president is, it will be a senior executive at UAB Health System, while the executive vice president will be a senior executive at Ascension St. Vincents.

And its clear from the affiliation agreement paperwork that this is a major commitment. Both parties are required to maintain the alliance until its 30-year anniversary, unless they can show cause.

UAB spokesman Bob Shepard said the alliance will allow the health systems to provide the right care at the right place and right time for each individual.

This may include developing programs at the facility that best meets the needs of patients and communities, Shepard said. Both health systems will be able to provide better access for patients through working together. For example, patients will also have more accessible locations for UABHS specialty services, such as UABHS doing surgery at Ascension St. Vincents One Nineteen. We will be evaluating the best means of coordinating psychiatric, rehabilitation, and other services across our facilities.

Shepard said details will still have to be worked out, but the alliance will allow for better coordination of programs and increase patient access to diabetes and mental health care services.

For instance, Ascension St. Vincents and UABHS have an aligned vision for the support of health care in rural Alabama, and this alliance will allow us to leverage our collaborative network and a combined Community Needs Assessment to enhance services in rural areas, he said. Other entities could be involved in these efforts as well.

The UA System Trustees at their meeting Friday also approved incorporating a seven-member UAB Health System Authority to work with the alliance. The authority will have the power to appoint the majority of the members to the joint operating companys board.

The alliance includes for Ascension:

And for UAB:

While the Cooper Green Authority initiative is not part of the alliance, organizers say, operations will be coordinated to enhance services for Cooper Green patients.

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