“City and stadium are big enough”, Neuhold refers to the home EURO 2008, when the risk game between Croatia and Poland also took place at Wörthersee. Which is why the ÖFB rules out a move to the Happel oval, where there would probably not be many problems: “We have an upright decision by the Presidium, and we are also contractually bound to Klagenfurt.” Wait and see what the security meeting on April 18th will reveal.
The latest ice storm is testing the patience of some electric car drivers, who must find a working charging station and wait their turn in line.
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“I’m ready to sell it,” says Diana Trujillo, with a sigh of discouragement. This is the second time in just a few months that she has found herself running to the charging stations for her Tesla SUV, following also losing electricity for several days over Christmas.
“Having an electric car is a nightmare,” she laments, as she waited her turn in front of a dozen charging stations in Boisbriand yesterday. The 43-year-old does a lot of driving and has had to charge her car every day since Wednesday’s storm.
Also for gasoline
Also in line aboard a Tesla, Kyril Maatouk did not mind waiting regarding fifteen minutes. “My wife had to go to four gas stations to get gas,” he explains.
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Gas station pumps run on electricity and several queues have also occurred there.
“It’s the first time I’ve waited […] I came today to recharge my car because I am on leave”, continues Mr. Maatouk, whose car still had 40% autonomy.
In Mirabel, Éric Coallier also experienced a power outage for the second time in two years. On the other hand, he and his spouse, who each have an electric car, always make sure that one of the two is fully charged so as never to be “badly taken”.
“There are six electric terminals, they are all full and regarding seven or eight cars are waiting,” he noted Friday morning, near his home. As a precaution, they recharged their Mustang Mach-E, not knowing when they would have power back at home.
You have to be pretty good at math…
Having an electric car means learning to travel differently and to plan your journeys well. And a power outage can mean a few headaches, especially when you’re a journalist who needs to be able to get from point A to point B quickly.
Clara Loiseau, The Journal of Montreal
Because in an electric car, you have to calculate, before long journeys, the energy you will need to go and come back. You must check that there are charging stations at the destination, if possible fast charges, to avoid having to wait 8 hours to be at maximum capacity. And we must also take into account the weather conditions which can affect the autonomy.
So when my boss asked me to go to Chateauguay on Thursday at noon to cover the flooding caused by the power cuts, the first thing I said to myself was: “will I be able to come back home ? “.
Because with the blackout that plunged my neighborhood in eastern Montreal into darkness Wednesday through Friday morning, the battery was far from fully charged.
Terminals… without current
Difficult in addition to counting on the public terminals which were also out of service or stormed by other badly taken electromobilists, like me. And impossible to walk to a terminal to fill a can of electricity either if I break down on the road (laughs).
It immediately reminded me of my first reports with my first electric car which had a range of 117 km in winter and where I sometimes had to recharge myself three times on fast terminals to succeed in reaching all my destinations.
My little car was transformed, as for many journalists, into an office by the time I finally reached the number of kilometers necessary to allow me to go home and find an available terminal next to the house.
Despite everything, it’s clear that I don’t regret driving an electric car, especially when you see the price of fuel and that petrol stations have also had to close due to lack of electricity.
The leader of the Houthi group in Yemen, Muhammad Ali al-Houthi, responded to a tweet by the owner of the “Columbus” account regarding the war in Yemen following eight years. Columbus claimed that during this time, no houses, schools, hospitals, universities, mosques, women, children, prisoners, or trees had been destroyed, raped, burned, or killed, except by Saudi Arabia.
In response, Muhammad Ali al-Houthi argued that this was because they did not believe in victory through committing such atrocities, and thus did not allow targeting of those things. He claimed that the Yemeni people had demonstrated ethical behavior and honor in their fight once morest the aggression, while the aggressors had committed all the crimes mentioned.
In a subsequent tweet, Columbus accused those who blew up mosques, houses, and killed sheikhs and women of having no right to talk regarding honor in wars. He claimed that Saudi Arabia had only participated with 10% of its forces during the war, and that the gain from this war was only the printing shops for the Houthis’ corpses.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The prominent leader of the Houthi group in Yemen, Muhammad Ali al-Houthi, responded to a tweet posted by the owner of the “Columbus” account regarding the war in Yemen following 8 years and the like in that period.
Columbus said in his tweet: “Have you witnessed an 8-year war: in which a house was not destroyed, a school was not destroyed, a hospital was not destroyed, a university was not destroyed, a mosque was not destroyed, a woman was not killed or raped, an old man, a child or a prisoner was not killed, a tree was not burned or destroyed! Only if It was led by Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi responded, saying: “This is because we do not see victory over the opponent by committing what I mentioned, and we do not allow targeting what I mentioned. We are fighting with honor, and the Yemeni people, under their leadership, have proved by confronting the aggression the summit in ethics and dealing, while the leadership of the aggression has committed all the crimes mentioned, and you can see that through Link”.
Columbus responded with a tweet in which he said: “Hello, Miguel, the first thing I will tell you regarding selling Iran to you: Secondly, whoever blew up the mosques in Dammaj, blew up the houses, killed the sheikhs, and handed over the women as zenabiyyat to the Iranians and the Lebanese, and caused poverty and hunger to the Yemenis, he has no right to talk regarding honor in wars, then Saudi Arabia, throughout these years, has only participated with 10% of its forces, so how if all the Saudis and all the armed forces participated, and how if the missile force and other forces participated? The gain from this war is the photocopying and printing shops for the Houthis’ corpses.”
The exchange between Columbus and Muhammad Ali al-Houthi sheds light on the ongoing war in Yemen and the ethical considerations that come with it. While Columbus argues that Saudi Arabia is responsible for the destruction and atrocities committed in Yemen over the past 8 years, al-Houthi maintains that his group is fighting with honor and chivalry. The two perspectives highlight the complexity and nuances of modern warfare, as well as the importance of examining the actions and motives of all parties involved. Ultimately, it is important to remember that the human toll of any conflict should never be overlooked or minimized.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — While more than 90,000 people in the United States are waiting to receive kidney donations, Dr. Aleksandra Gmurczyk was able to help two people on the waiting list.
In turn, she donated her kidney to a woman she had never met, launching reciprocal donation.
It occurs when a person is ready to donate his kidney to someone who needs it in his life, but it is not a good match for him. Thus, the recipient is exchanged with another donor.
In this case, the kidney of Gmurchik was donated, in February, to a woman in Virginia, according to Northwestern Medicine, where the doctor practices.
The patient’s husband donated his kidney to someone else at Northwestern Medicine, due to a mismatch with his wife.
“I didn’t want to donate specifically to one person,” said Jmurczyk, a nephrologist and assistant professor at Northwestern Medicine.
By donating a double kidney, she felt she had a chance to help more people.
In 2020, 22,817 kidney transplants were performed in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health. On average, it takes regarding three to five years for a patient to be matched with a kidney donor, according to the National Kidney Foundation.
Gmurchik often witnesses cases of patients with kidney failure, in which the kidneys are unable to filter waste and toxins from the bloodstream, which forces them to undergo dialysis.
Although treatment varies depending on the level of care required, dialysis is usually performed three times a week for regarding four hours, according to the National Kidney Foundation.
There is still a long list of patients waiting to receive donations. However, some are apprehensive regarding undergoing a transplant, due to mistrust of the health care system or donation requirements.
And 9 years ago, Gmurczyk began to think regarding how to change the minds of these people. And she decided to donate one of her kidneys to increase people’s confidence in the procedures, and to encourage others to donate.
Kidney donations from living people start working immediately, says Gmurczyk, and can work twice as long as those from deceased donors—15 to 20 years versus 10 to 12 years, respectively.
After her kidney matched the patient’s in Virginia, Jemurczyk ran kidney function tests and abdominal scans to find the smaller kidney, which would eventually be donated.
Her care team included another nephrologist, pharmacist, surgeon, social worker, and donor advocate.
Donor advocates work to ensure that donors are not coerced or paid to undertake the process. Social workers help provide support to the donors, making sure there is someone to look following them at home following the operation.
“People who have had a transplant need support,” said Gmurczyk. “Many people don’t have even one person to help them following the operation.”
Gmurczyk has already reaped the rewards of her donation.
She explained that one of her patients was skeptical regarding a kidney transplant, but decided to start the evaluation process.