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Varicose vein treatment and laser liposuction with tumescent anesthesia both rely on the same principles. The most important concept is safety for the patient by minimizing risks associated with these procedures. At the L.A. Vein Center, we offer vein treatment as well as laser liposuction using tumescent anesthesia, so that patients get the results they want, and get back to their active lifestyles with minimum downtime.Varicose and spider veins are a common problem found in approximately 25% of the population. A common misconception is that they tend to occur only in women and older patients. Not true. Heredity and other issues play a significant role and can occur in anyone.Treatments can range from cosmetic to medical therapy. Spider veins can be erased with sclerotherapy where a chemical is injected into the fine veins, causing them to seal and disappear. For more advanced vein issues, invasive surgical vein stripping is no longer necessary. The abnormal veins can be closed using endovenous catheter ablation which is a minimally invasive treatment requiring just a single puncture. Phlebectomy can also be performed where multiple tiny incisions are made to remove the bulging unsightly veins. All of these can be done safely and comfortably in the office, with minimal downtime afterwards.For more information or to schedule an appointment, call us at 818-325-0400 or visit us at http://www.LAVeinCenter.com . We are located at 4955 Van Nuys Blvd, Suite 704, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority on how we can use our buildings and communities to advance the health and well-being of the people inside, announced today that it has crossed the one billion square foot mark of spaces enrolled in the WELL Health-Safety Rating. Achieved in just nine months, the milestone signals accelerated global adoption of strategies that use our buildings as frontline caregivers in the immediate battle against COVID-19 and helps companies move toward a long-term commitment to healthier places.

We launched the WELL Health-Safety Rating in June 2020 in response to an overwhelming need by our customers for practical, evidence-based strategies that could be quickly deployed to help people get back to business with confidence, said IWBI president and CEO Rachel Hodgdon. Leaders in organizations big and small want effective ways to validate the often huge commitments theyve made to prioritize the health and well-being of workers and visitors to their spaces, said Hodgdon. The WELL Health-Safety Rating does just that.

Organizations currently enrolled in the WELL Health-Safety Rating span all industries and building types, signaling the ratings substantial impact across sectors. Companies participating include financial service leaders like JPMorgan Chase and Discover; insurance companies like USAA; telecommunications giants like T-Mobile; real estate organizations like Empire State Realty Trust, Kilroy Realty, Lincoln Property Company, and Simon Property Group; and school districts like Upper St. Clair in Pennsylvania and Fairfax County in Virginia. Cultural institutions and non-profits have also enrolled, including the Childrens Museum of Cleveland, Phipps Conservatory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Girls Incorporated of Omaha. Other market sectors enrolling include restaurants, manufacturing and senior living.

We are proud to be the first global financial institution to achieve the WELL rating, said David Arena, head of Global Real Estate at JPMorgan Chase. With building health and air quality standards top of mind as the COVID pandemic continues, we wanted anyone entering one of our buildings or branches to see the WELL seal and know were doing all we can to keep our employees and visitors safe and healthy.

IWBI launched the WELL Health-Safety Rating in June 2020, leveraging its existing expertise and feedback from the 600-member IWBI Taskforce on COVID-19. Drawing on a subset of features from the WELL Building Standard (WELL), the WELL Health-Safety Rating is an evidence-based, third-party verified rating for all new and existing buildings and space types. It is focused on operational policies, maintenance protocols, emergency plans and stakeholder engagement strategies to help organizations prioritize the health and safety of their staff, customers, visitors and stakeholders.

Receiving the WELL Health-Safety Rating just underscores T-Mobiles commitment to putting our customers, employees and partners first and going above and beyond to protect their health and wellness when they visit our stores or come into work and were proud to be the first and only wireless provider, said Jeremy Malasky, Senior Vice President of Corporate Services for T-Mobile. Simply seeing the WELL seal at any of our retail stores, offices and call centers will help people feel confident that T-Mobile is taking precautions to keep them safe and bring us all another step closer to emerging from this pandemic to our normal way of life.

Nearly two dozen sports venues and organizations, including the New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, see the rating as a way to give fans and players alike confidence that their health and safety are top of mind as we slowly get back to cheering on our favorite teams.

"We initiated our partnership with IWBI at a time when we needed specific COVID-19-related guidance regarding best practices in the field of building health and safety," said New York Yankees Senior Vice President of Stadium Operations Doug Behar. "Working to achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating allowed us to focus on established protocols designed specifically for large scale buildings like ours that can receive tens of thousands of visitors on a given day. Additionally, IWBI provided direction for our office areas and smaller communal spaces so we could provide our day-to-day employees, field staff and players with scientifically based preventative measures against a wide variety of pathogens beyond COVID-19. We are better as an organization for having gone through this third-party verification, and we are excited to utilize WELL Health-Safety guidelines as we welcome fans back to Yankee Stadium in 2021."

With the hotel and lodging and sports and entertainment industries taking an outsized hit in the pandemic economy, IWBI created two industry-specific advisory groups made up of the leading companies and organizations in these sectors to help make sure their unique needs were addressed by the rating. Hospitality leaders including Aimbridge Hospitality, among others, have led the way in enrollments to date in the hotel and lodging space.

Aimbridge Hospitality is proud to be an early hotel partner with IWBI for the WELL Health-Safety Rating program, said Elie Khoury, Executive Vice President of Operations for Aimbridge Hospitality. We are pleased to continue enrolling our properties in the program as well as serve on the advisory group. Our industry has been particularly hard-hit by the pandemic. This program has given us a comprehensive guide to standards, and as a means to increase hotel guests and event attendees confidence, that we will continue to use long after the pandemic is over.

The WELL Health-Safety seal is attracting significant interest partly because it provides a visible trust mark that helps deliver the confidence needed as people transition to some level of normal when the time is right, said Paul Scialla, founder of the International WELL Building Institute and founder and CEO of Delos. To that end, IWBI has invested in a high-profile consumer ad campaign that has made it easier for businesses to share their achievements far and wide.

Were proud of the fact that companies of all sizes are finding that the WELL Health-Safety Rating is proving to be an important part of their response to COVID-19 and the health and safety issues that will inevitably arise in the future, said Hodgdon. Its even more exciting to see many of these organizations use the rating as a stepping stone to full WELL Certification or enrollment in the WELL Portfolio program. Organizations continue to enroll about two million square feet a day across all WELL offerings.

About the International WELL Building InstituteThe International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is a public benefit corporation and the worlds leading organization focused on deploying people first places to advance a global culture of health. A wholly owned subsidiary of Delos, IWBI mobilizes its community through the administration of the WELL Building Standard (WELL) and the WELL Health-Safety Rating, management of the WELL AP credential, the pursuit of applicable research, the development of educational resources, and advocacy for policies that promote health and well-being everywhere. More information on WELL can be found here.

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In the middle game for both the Seattle Thunderbirds and Portland Winterhawks 3-in-3 weekends, the Thunderbirds secured a 3-2 win over the Portland Winterhawks on Saturday night.

In the first of this weekends two meetings between the Winterhawks and the Thunderbirds, the team in blue proved victorious behind a rookie goaltender and three new goal scorers.

This was the first regulation loss of Portlands season as the Winterhawks see their record fall to 2-1-2-0.

Opposite that, Seattle has improved their record to 3-1-0-0, and currently, they sit second in the division early in the season.

Seth Jarvis broke the seal and scored his first of the season for the Winterhawks in the fifth game. Making an impressive pass, Reece Newkirk found Jarvis for the games opening goal. It just happened to be the one that got the monkey off the back of the Manitoba native forward.

The assist also marked Newkirks sixth point through Portlands first five games this season.

Meanwhile, the secondary assist went to Ryder Thompson for his first career point in the WHL.

The other goal scorer for Portland was Simon Knak, who the night before had discussed wanting to score at even strength as both of his previous goals this season had come shorthanded.

Lucas Ciona scored just over halfway through the game for his first of the season for the Thunderbirds. In fact, all three goal scorers for Seattle tallied their first of the season in the game. Payton Mount and Jordan Gustafson scored the second and third goals for the Thunderbirds.

Facing a season-high 40 shots, Winterhawks goaltender Dante Giannuzzi was tested often in this game. In the first period alone, Giannuzzi saw 16 shots come his way. Starting his second game in as many days, he managed to keep the Winterhawks within striking distance for the duration.

On the other end, Jackson Berry appeared in his first game in net for the Thunderbirds on Saturday night. Allowing just two goals on 30 shots, the rookie goaltender was outstanding en route to his first win with the Thunderbirds. Berrys win comes the day after Seattles other goaltender, Thomas Milic, earned his first shutout win.

These two teams meet again Sunday, March 28, with puck drop once again scheduled for 5:05 pm PDT.

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The days are getting longer and the weather is hopefully soon going to get warmer meaning it'll be the perfect time to go walking in the park.

From today (March 29) restrictions eased meaning larger groups can gather outdoors.

Immediate changes on March 29 mean the rule of six applies again, along with a new household rule.

This means you can meet in groups of six or two households with larger numbers can meet outside, provided they stick to Covid guidelines and social distancing rules.

We've rounded up some of the best parks to meet up across Cumbria.

Barrow

South Walney Nature Reserve

COASTAL: Karl Hillman took this beautiful shot of South Walney Nature Reserve

If you live near Barrow you will have undoubtedly visited this nature reserve. If not, its well worth the visit.

The reserve boasts stunning views across Morecambe Bay, which you can enjoy as your tuck into your picnic spread.

There is even a designated picnic area in the reserve.

To work up an appetite, you can embark on one of the reserves walking trails which are outlined by waymarkers.

If you are an animal lover, then the nature reserve is also a great place to go bird watching or admire some seals.

Their new seal and bird-watching shelter is currently open and its next to Braithwaite Hide.

Kendal

Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve

Ospreys at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve, near Grange-over-Sands in south Cumbria. Credit: Cumbria Wildlife Trust

This is somewhat of a hidden gem nature reserve in Cumbria.

If you look carefully, you can spot an abundance of wildlife including lizards and adders- some rare butterflies have also been found in this area too.

What It lacks in facilities, it more than makes up for in terms of beauty and nature.

Penrith

Aira Force

MYSTIFYING: This atmospheric snap at Aira Force was taken by News & Star camera club member Scott Lynan

As well as having plenty of walking routes, there is also a lot of wildlife to admire and spot in the area.

Aira Force is home to the iconic red squirrel as well as Ring Ouzel and Peregrine Falcons.

While it isnt the most obvious choice for a picnic spot, some people have set up theirs on the rocks and watched the waterfall while they ate.

Carlisle

Rickerby Park

SERENE: Rickerby Park looking glorious in this stunning effort by News & Star camera club's Shweta Shweta

Rickerby Park is a traditional Victorian parkland located on the banks of the River Eden, in the grounds of Rickerby House. Within the park is an impressive War memorial.

There's plenty of open space for you to meet friends, socially distanced, for a walk and a picnic outdoors.

Rickerby Park is a natural park in the old landscape tradition. There are footpaths, and a car park, with a riverside walk.

Keswick

Hope Park

Hope Park, Keswick.

There's plenty to see and do in Keswick and Hope Park is an ideal place to sit and relax for a catch up with friends.

After you can take a walk to the lake and enjoy the view too.

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Gov. Tony Evers signed a $4.7 million contract to rehabilitate several structures over I-43 at the Hillside Interchange. Work is to begin March 29.

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Work is scheduled to begin March 29 on several structures over Interstate 43 at the Hillside Interchange, just north of the Marquette Interchange.

Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday signing a$4.7 million contract for the work. ContractorZenith TechInc.will implement thin polymer overlays to seal and protect 11 structures mostly over I-43 andconcrete bridge decks,painting of the 12th Street bridge over Fond du Lac Avenue, and rehabilitation work inside the Kilbourn Avenue tunnels, Department of Transportation spokesman Dan Sellers said.

The work will be completed at night and most structures will have overnight lane closures but will reopen each morning. The bridges for Wells Street, State Street and Winnebago Street will be fully closed overnight.

Work on the 12th Street bridge will require a long-term closure from mid-April until mid-June. There will be a full closure of both Kilbourn Avenue tunnels from late-March until late July.

Construction is scheduled for completion by the fall.

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The latest news is bound to exasperate potential tourists thinking of visiting Thailand after October 1st as Fridays announcement has created more confusion than clarity as to what will happen after that date. The government has also announced shorter quarantine periods from April 1st with 10 days for unvaccinated visitors and 7 days for those with vaccine certificates.

An announcement by the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration on Friday that Thailand is to reopen to tourists from October 1st next without quarantine has been tempered somewhat after it was revealed by the body that bubble and seal measures will be deployed at tourist destinations and transport facilities after that date.

On Friday, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration confirmed that Thailand will be reopening for foreign tourists without quarantine from October 1st.

However, Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin of the CCSA explained that the kingdoms authorities would be deploying close observation devices thought to mean tracking apps and what he termed bubble and seal measures which will be in force at airports, tourist destinations and communities nearby.

It is not clear what these measures entail as of yet. However, Thai public health officials have used the term bubble and seal in relation to measures recently to curb the Covid-19 infection rate within the hard-hit Samut Sakhon province. These involved confining workers to factories for extended periods.

At the time, Deputy Spokesman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Natapanu Nopakun referred to this as providing accommodation to workers within factories and preventing them from leaving the premises.

In the last 48 hours, Thailand announced that the outbreak in Samut Sakhon has been brought under control and that it is no longer a Red Zone for the infection, the last such designation within the country caused by the second wave of the virus.

Dr Taweesilp also announced that from April 1st to September 30th, quarantine on arrival would be reduced from 14 days to 10 days to incoming passengers without a vaccine certificate and Covid-19 free certificate.

The visitor would still be subject to Covid-19 testing during this period with one test for those with a Covid-19 free certificate on entry and two for those without.

It is also proposed that quarantine within hotels for such visitors be eased to allow hotels guests access to certain amenities including gyms and swimming pools.

Guests will also be allowed access to controlled areas in their locality for exercise and shopping.

From July 1st to September 30th, this flexibility will be extended to include hotel restaurants and hotel massage facilities.

Dr Taweesilp confirmed that the quarantine period for people with a vaccine certificate will be scaled back to 7 days from April 1st with one or two tests after arrival depending on whether they arrive with a Covid-19 free certificate or not.

Following last Tuesdays inoculation of the Thai cabinet and the Prime Minister at Government House, General Prayut took many observers by surprise by reversing government policy and easing access to vaccine products for the private sector and groups wishing to vaccinate local employees or community.

He signalled a more robust and confident approach to handling the vaccination process similar to the successful strategy undertaken in the United Kingdom where over 24 million people have already been vaccinated and 1.6 million have received a second dose.

We urge the Public Health Ministry to allow hospitals to import Covid-19 vaccines without waiting for the governments approval, as we aim to vaccinate 10 million people per month, said General Prayut.

The success in the United Kingdom has been achieved by opening up the programme to the private sector including the involvement of supermarket chains and making vaccine doses as easy as possible for the public to access through the countrys NHS or National Health Service which operates all hospitals.

The announcement by Prime Minister Prayut this week was a direct reversal of emergency regulations issued by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Public Health to control access to the vaccine some weeks ago.

This order prohibited any foreign manufacturer from discussing the sale of vaccine products with customers in Thailand except the central government and banned importation by such parties.

Amidst the flurry of announcements today, there is still the key question of the system being operated via Royal Thai Embassies worldwide where visitors must obtain a Certificate of Entry to visit Thailand and emergency provisions regulating commercial air flights into the kingdom.

The laborious and tortuous nature of the process will certainly continue to hinder Thailands prospects of achieving foreign tourist numbers at anything like the scale seen in previous years.

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration today announced another extension of the emergency decree until May 31st which governs such provisions.

There had been speculation that the Emergency Decree may expire before a full reopening on October 1st but todays announcement regarding bubble and seal measures being deployed at tourist destinations appears to suggest otherwise although such measures may be possible under the 2015 Communicable Disease Act which allows for local quarantine measures.

The governments quarantine measures have been disastrous for the foreign tourism industry in Thailand.

The current controlled and highly restrictive regime saw a loss of 99.8% in visitor numbers in January this year compared to last.

A survey by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) last year also showed that 84% of potential foreign tourists would rule out any location which specifies any quarantine measures.

Pending clarification of the bubble and seal measures proposed by the government, todays announcement will be a disappointment to many foreign tourists, especially from western countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Europe and Australia planning their return to the Land of Smiles at the end of the year.

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All this oil is separated from the water with just a few lip seals. In the case of any leakage, the environmental impact will be huge. What if fishing lines damage your seal and cause a propulsion shaft seal leakage in the middle of the ocean?

Conventional propulsion shaft seals always have a small consumption of oil. Oil pollution will take place if you dont have a sealing system that ensures zero emissions of oil. If you care about the environment, a zero-emissions propulsion shaft seal is a possible solution.

The maritime industry is well on its way to a greener and more sustainable fleet. The main goal is to minimise the environmental impact of all vessels worldwide. The Fleet Transition Plan shows the ambition to reduce carbon intensity of its controlled fleet to 50% by 2030, compared to the level of 2008. Still, if we dont take more drastic measures, emissions will increase between 50% and 250% by 2050 under a business-as-usual scenario, according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

Its clear that we need to make more changes to ensure a greener fleet, minimising the footprint and being more eco-friendly. How could the propulsion systems of your vessels contribute to reach this goal?

Modernise your fleet and reduce oil emissions

Lagersmit has initiated and experienced a changing demand from its customers over the years. The transition from conventional propulsion shaft seals to air-type sealing systems is most striking. Ensuring zero emissions of oil is key and has the full attention of shipowners. Lagersmit is fully dedicated to supporting customers with the transition towards a more sustainable fleet, said Jan Willem Bongers, Sales Manager at Lagersmit.

Retrofitting your propulsion shaft seal with our eco-friendly Supreme SeaGuard Ventus shaft seal has never been easier. Our Supreme SeaGuard Ventus is a proven concept which is already installed on hundreds of vessels worldwide.

As dedicated shaft seal experts, we have developed a powerful solution which guarantees zero emissions of oil. At the same time, this prevents water from mixing with the oil. The Supreme SeaGuard Ventus is an intelligent, durable and self-regulating sealing solution for any type of vessel. A constant air flow prevents an oil-to-water interface and drains any leakage into a monitoring tank. With the Supreme SeaGuard Ventus seal you can continue to sail with mineral oils and ensure zero emissions.

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Monitor the condition of your vessels propulsion system to optimise efficiency

Another way to reduce your environmental footprint is to monitor the condition of your seal, by keeping a close eye on the condition of the seal and by intervening in time if things go wrong. This is where you can make the difference in terms of minimising your environmental footprint. The Supreme (SeaGuard) Ventus can monitor several vital functions of the seal and stern tube system.

The importance is obvious: operational feedback prevents surprises and ensures a stable performance of the propulsion system. The Supreme (SeaGuard) Ventus system ensures 24/7 feedback on: bearing clearance, temperatures and oil or water leakage drains into the vessel. This is what we call 100% intelligence.

Use EAL oil

EAL means lubricants that are biodegradable, non-bio accumulative and minimally toxic.

Changes, like the Vessel General Permit (VGP) and Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA), banish all mineral oil-to-water interfaces.

If you want to sail with an EAL, you have to check the compatibility of the EAL with the rubber compound of the seal. You can fit your propulsion shaft seal with Supreme FKM EAL lip seals, which are compatible with biodegradable oils.

With more than 160 years of experience in maritime solutions, weve seen a change in propulsion shaft seal demand. Multiple customers have already made the switch from mineral oils to EALs to meet the VGP/VIDA requirements. After years of sailing with EALs, customers want to switch back to mineral oils with air-type sealing systems due to performance issues. EALs are more expensive, which has led to a huge increase in total cost of ownership compared to mineral oils. Whether you choose to sail your vessel with EALs or with mineral oils and the air-type sealing systems, Lagersmit is here to help you!

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Kochi: The BJP candidates, whose nominations were rejected by electoral officers, approached the high court. The petition will be considered on Sunday at 2 in the afternoon.

The last date for withdrawing nomination is Monday. Once the deadline is over, the returning officer will release the list of candidates. After this, they can continue the battle through election petition only. With this, BJP requested the Chief Justice to consider the petition urgently though it is holiday.

BJP candidates will argue in the court that the returning officer violated the rules. Seal and other details were included on the nomination papers. The forms containing the signatures of state and national presidents of the party are important only when the symbols are allotted. So, the nominations were rejected on technical issues only.

As this is legally incorrect, both candidates should be granted permission to contest the polls. BJP candidates in Guruvayur and Thalassery will approach the high court raising this issue. However, the supreme court had earlier ordered that any objections regarding the decision of returning officer can be raised only through election petition.

The nominations of BJP candidates in Thalassery, Guruvayur and Devikulam constituencies were rejected the other day. There were no dummy candidates for BJP in Thalassery and Guruvayur. With this, the NDA will have no candidate in these constituencies in the election.

BJP Kannur district president Haridas filed nomination in Thalassery and Mahila Morcha state president Adv Niveditha in Guruvayur. In Devikulam, nomination of AIDMK candidate Dhanalakshmi who is contesting with support of NDA was rejected as the papers were incomplete. NDA decided to field independent candidate S Ganeshan as their official candidate.

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As we approach the celebration of Passover, we recite the story of the first known mass liberation and exodus of hundreds of thousands of slaves in human history. We Jews are therefore reminded to treat the downtrodden and homeless with respect, because we were once slaves.

The Passover seder is one of the most widely observed religious rites among Jews, and it is increasingly shared with non-Jews, even at the White House. The Last Supper of Jesus, immortalized in Da Vincis painting showcased in Milan, Italy, after all was a seder. But Passovers tale of liberation has been universalized into the human quest for liberation.

This is the theme of Michael Walzers Exodus and Revolution, published in 1985.As professor emeritus of Princetons Institute of Advanced Study, he was struck by how Black churches used the story of Exodus to motivate the quest for freedom in the Jim Crow South, through sermons and gospel songs such as Let My People Go. He writes: Wherever people know the Bible, and experience oppression, the Exodus has sustained their spirits and (sometimes) inspired their resistance. Seventeenth-century Puritans in England and the Bay Colony of Massachusetts, Black Baptist churches in the 1960s, and Roman Catholic revolutionaries in Latin America all have used the Exodus story to seek political power and liberation. Even in Americas own revolution, the exodus story loomed large, when a founding father, Benjamin Franklin, suggested using the parting of the Red Sea as our national seal. And the secular Zionist leaders used the liberation motif in the founding of the Jewish State after two millennia of exile from freedom.

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Just last week, this theme was highlighted by the premier of the film Liberation Heroes: the Last Eyewitnesses, which was part of the JCC MetroWests New Jersey Jewish Film Festival. The film featured the testimony of U.S. soldiers who liberated concentration camps in Germany. The producer is Andy Friendly, whose father, Fred Friendly, later an executive with CBS News, witnessed the horrors inflicted on their victims by the Germans, and the inhumane conditions the starving survivors faced.

The film showed footage of Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower and Generals Omar Bradley and George Patton leading troops and German civilians to bear witness to the carnage wrought by the Germans. GI eyewitnesses featured in the film included Jews, Christians, and a Japanese and an African-American, the latter two fighting for freedom even as their relatives were either incarcerated or suffered segregation in the Jim Crow South back home.

I had the pleasure of moderating a session with the producer, Mr. Friendly; Ari Zev, a former executive of the USC Shoah Foundation, which has so ably provided documentation of the Holocaust and other genocides; and the indefatigable Alan Moskin, a decorated sergeant who served in Pattons 3rd Army. A Jewish native of Englewood, Moskin recounted the horrors he encountered when he and his fellow soldiers liberated the Gunskirchen concentration camp in Germany. He encountered the dead, whom he helped bury, and the living skeletons among the undead. Many of those who were liberated died shortly afterward from malnutrition and disease. And Moskin was a member of the Army of Occupation, running the many displaced person camps throughout Europe, where my parents lived and my brother was born.

Thanks to the efforts of Sarah Diamond, director of the New jersey Jewish Film Festival, and Lisa Melamud, we introduced Alan to Martin Baranek, a survivor liberated by Moskins unit. This reunion was both emotional and inspirational. Moskin was only five years older than Baranek, who was astonished to learn that his liberator was much younger than had thought. But Moskin reminded him that he was only 18 years old when he learned such a grievous lesson at such a young age of the power of unabated evil. Baraneks story was captured in Melamuds biography, Determined: One Boys Holocaust Story.

Even apart from its emotional impact, the power of Liberation Heroes is that it serves as another source of documentation that cannot be discounted by unfounded claims of bias or partiality by Holocaust deniers. It also serves as a counterweight against celebrity anti-Semites on Twitter, who were condemned by NBA great Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who invoked his fathers role in liberating Jews from their camps.

But Martin and hundreds of thousands of survivors were not the only ones who were liberated. Martin has three children, nine grandchildren, one great grandchild, and another on the way. Because so many survivors still believed in a future for themselves and the Jewish people, they had among the largest birthrates during the post-war period. Steven Spielbergs epilogue in his brilliant film Schindler List displayed the hundreds of descendants made possible by Schindlers heroism.

So the liberation of Moskins army did not liberate only the survivors but also provided the pathway for future generations not yet born, including yours truly.

The story of liberation endures forever.

Max Kleinman of Fairfield was the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest from 1995 to 2014 and he is the president of the Fifth Commandment Foundation.

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NASAs Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its onboard left Navigation Camera (Navcam) on March 7, the same day the rovers microphone recorded the sounds of driving. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASAs Perseverance rover has recorded the crunching, rattling sound of its six metallic wheels rolling across Mars.

Perseverance carries the first microphones ever sent to Mars, and the mission already beamed back sounds of Martian winds and audio of one of the rovers instruments firing a laser at a rock.

The microphone that recorded the sounds of driving was supposed to capture audio during Perseverances landing inside Marss Jezero Crater on Feb. 18. But the recording was lost due to malfunction in a system that was programmed to digitize the audio for storage on the rovers computer.

Nevertheless, the microphone is still functional, and NASA released an audio clip a few days after landing of a wind gust on the surface of Mars. It was the first recording of natural sound from another planet.

Now NASA has released another audio recording captured as the rover drove across Martian soil.

The rovers aluminum wheels are about 20.7 inches (52.5 centimeters) in diameter. The six wheels have cleats for traction and titanium spokes for springy support, NASA says.

A lot of people, when they see the images, dont appreciate that the wheels are metal, said Vandi Verma, a senior engineer and rover driver at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. When youre driving with these wheels on rocks, its actually very noisy.

NASA released two versions of the audio one 90-second file edited and processed to filter out background noise, and another 16-minute clip with raw, unfiltered sound. The short and long versions are posted below.

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If I heard these sounds driving my car, Id pull over and call for a tow, said Dave Gruel, lead engineer for Mars 2020s EDL Camera and Microphone subsystem. But if you take a minute to consider what youre hearing and where it was recorded, it makes perfect sense.

Perseverance recorded the sounds during a 90-foot (27.3-meter) drive March 7, according to NASA. The rovers top speed is a little less than 0.1 mph, or about 152 meters per hour.

The longer, raw audio clip includes a high-pitched scratching noise. The origin of the sound remains a mystery.

Perseverances engineering team continues to evaluate the source of the scratching noise, which may either be electromagnetic interference from one of the rovers electronics boxes or interactions between the mobility system and the Martian surface, NASA said in a statement. The EDL microphone was not intended for surface operations and had limited testing in this configuration before launch.

Sounds travel much differently on Mars than on Earth. The Martian atmosphere is less than 1 percent the thickness of Earths atmosphere at sea level, and is primarily made up of carbon dioxide, not nitrogen and oxygen.

Last week, scientists working on the rovers SuperCam instrument released an audio recording from a different microphone on the Perseverance rover.

The SuperCam instrument, developed in partnership between U.S. and French scientists, is designed to measure the composition of rocks using cameras, a laser, spectrometers, and a microphone.

The microphone on the SuperCam instrument is an aid for scientists to understand the physical properties of Martian rocks and soils.

This is a very important technique in order to determine the hardness of samples, said Naomi Murdoch, a SuperCam team member from theInstitut Suprieur de l Aronautique et de lEspace in Toulouse, France.

One of the primary goals of the $2.7 billion Perseverance rover mission is to gather, seal, and cache samples on Mars for retrieval by a robotic return mission in the late 2020s.Data from SuperCam can help identify organic molecules the building blocks of life and help ground teams determine which rocks Perseverance should drill and sample for return to Earth.

Ground teams hope to use Perseverances microphones in the future to record the sound of the roversdrill coring out the rock specimens.

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