 else even if it is a white object behind them, then they will be treated as a single object.
@sketch42 That’s probably it.
There is a white object behind them - but with holes matching the circular fill objects. Probably there is a microscopic overlap somewhere in the drawing that messes things up.COVID-19 cases on Saturday just as the province implemented a new colour-coded assessment system that one public health unit rejected as too lenient.
The province recorded 1,132 new infections and 11 new deaths linked to the novel coronavirus. The figures came as most of Ontario's hot spots imposed less stringent health measures according to the terms of the tiered assessment system that classifies regions as red, orange, yellow or green.
Health restrictions in red zones include limiting indoor dining capacity and gyms to 10 patrons. The top doctor in Peel Region, the only public health unit currently classified as red, said those limits would not go far enough to stop the virus's spread.
"It is time to shrink our lives to stop COVID-19 from growing completely out of control," Dr. Lawrence Loh said in a written statement. "These directives are strict, but they are what is needed to keep people in Peel working and learning, and able to access food, medical care and the basics of everyday life."
Loh said the region's indicators are heading in the wrong direction, and swift action is needed.
"Residents of Peel must restrict their contact to members of their household and essential supports only. Those that live alone may join one designated household," the public health unit said.
Residents are also not allowed to invite members of other households into their homes or yards, unless there's an emergency.
The region is also barring wedding receptions "and associated gatherings" starting on Nov. 13 and lasting until at least Jan. 7, 2021. "Social gatherings celebrating holidays and life events in business establishments" will be banned on the same day, while religious services and rites will be urged to go online if possible.
Health Minister Christine Elliott said the new COVID-19 cases include 336 infections in Toronto, 258 in Peel, 114 in York Region, 78 in Ottawa, 64 in Halton and 55 in Hamilton. The province completed 39,165 tests, with another 44,572 still pending.
There were 384 people in hospital, 88 people in intensive care and 52 people on ventilators — all slight increases.
The daily case count surpassed the previous provincial daily high of 1,050 reported on Tuesday.
Despite the loosened restrictions in some regions, a large group of protesters in a small southwestern Ontario town took to the streets calling for rules to be relaxed even further.
Hundreds of people marched through Aylmer, Ont., on Saturday afternoon, chanting slogans such as "freedom" and "healthy people don't wear masks."
Some heated exchanges broke out between the marchers and a small group of counterdemonstrators, but the rally remained peaceful.
Aylmer's mayor had declared a state of emergency earlier in the week, saying the move conveys the seriousness of the situation and would help the municipality access funding.If someone was choking, would you know what to do?
A family in Delaware is hoping more people - especially restaurant workers - learn how to help.
Sympathy cards are still out on display wishing comfort to Millard Davis and his family. He lost his wife, Catherine, just six weeks ago.
"Well Catherine actually was the most wonderful, kind person I knew," said Millard Davis, Catherine's husband.
She and Millard were together 30 years, traveling and spending a lot time with family. She was out with Davis celebrating their anniversary, an early dinner at a nice restaurant.
"Towards the end of the dinner, she got a little quiet," said Davis.
Then he says she got up.
"I knew something was wrong. I didn't know what was wrong," said Davis.
He says she didn't grab her throat to indicate choking, but it turns out she was choking. He yelled for someone to call 911.
The timing of what happened next is a bit fuzzy. He says a worker did come over and tried to do the Heimlich maneuver, now called abdominal thrusts, but by the time that happened, Catherine had passed out. She was unconscious, and Davis says no one knew what to do.
An ambulance arrived. Emergency workers tried to save her, but too much time had passed.
It only takes 4 to 6 minutes without oxygen for brain damage to start. Catherine died at the hospital after choking on a piece of lobster.
"We all had the same question: What happened? How did this happen?" said Patty Hartman, Catherine's daughter. "And that's how we came to find out that restaurants don't have to have people on staff that know CPR or the Heimlich."
Patty Hartman, Catherine's daughter, is now trying to change that.
She has Delaware State Rep. Bryon Short looking into the issue.
Several states, including New Jersey, have laws that require restaurants to display posters like on how to help someone choking.
A few states go a step further, requiring staff be trained on how to help.
There are no such laws in Pennsylvania or Delaware.
Short says he's working with the Delaware Restaurant Association to find a workable solution.
"The more people that know how to respond in an emergency situation like this, the better off we all are," said Rep. Bryon Short.
"I would love to see not only more restaurant workers trained, but our community in general trained and aware that they, too, can make a difference in somebody's life," said Theresa Young, American Red Cross, Delmarva Chapter.
"It just seems like a no-brainer that a restaurant would be a place where people are trained in CPR and the Heimlich," said Patty Hartman.
The family will never know for sure if CPR had been started, if it would've saved Catherine. But they do want to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else.
The Red Cross offers classes to the public.Public Forum on Alcohol ReformsJuly 27th, 2010 at 11:00 am by David Farrar
I’d definitely attend this if I was in Wellington. I encourage those interested in this issue to go along and hear the debate and have their say also:
Responsible Drinking: Who’s Responsible?
Responding to the Law Commission’s paper
Alcohol in our Lives: Curbing the Harm
Trinity Group invites you to attend a public forum to discuss the Law Commission’s recommended alcohol reforms
Trinity is a specialist hospitality company based in Wellington. It owns and operates bars, restaurants, bottle stores, and hotels and motels in the lower half of the North Island.
Trinity Group wants the government to:
• Retain the current alcohol purchase age at 18, and to establish a drinking age of 18 years old
• Encourage people to take personal responsibility for their drinking, and to
• Encourage people to drink more in regulated environments, such as bars.
Featuring the Hon Peter Dunne, United Future Leader and Associate Minister of Health and Gerard Vaughan, CEO, Alcohol Advisory Council of NZ
Chaired by Jeremy Smith, Managing Director, Trinity Group
6-7pm, Tuesday 27 July 2010
at the St Johns Bar, 5 Cable Street, Wellington
We will be serving complimentary nibbles and non-alcoholic drinks
Good on Trinity for arranging a forum, with balanced speakers. I find it interesting that they promote a drinking age, as well as a purchase age. This is where I tend to be also.
July 27th, 2010 at 11:05 am
[DPF: They are open about what they do and what they want. Good on them. So what about the issues?].
LIFT THE AGE AND DO NZ A FAVOUR
July 27th, 2010 at 11:26 am
Danyl – Regardless of their personal financial interests, I completely support their view.
At least they are advocating for a change that will help with the drinking problem in NZ. Lucky them that they are in the right business to profit from this change.
July 27th, 2010 at 11:27 am
Not allow parents to give their pre-18 year old teenagers a drink at home? Nanny state for the benefit of the liquor industry?
July 27th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Trinity’s input…
Alcohol’s a legal drug and costs the country’s health system more than any other drug. If you get bashed in the street in the evening the likelihood is that the thug is at least half-pissed.
Heeding Trinity on alcohol regulation is like getting advice on amphetamine control from the country’s drug-dealing gangs and from Auckland’s triads.
July 27th, 2010 at 11:40 am
As an Otago Uni graduate of about 30 years ago, and now seeing my own children down there, there’s no doubt that the drinking culture is far worse than it was 30 years ago. Lowering the age to 18 has definitely encouraged more drinking, and a worse binge cutlure. Also, student loans have helped fuel it. Drinking is not cheap, especially with the volumes that students now consume. So I fully support raising the age back to 20.
With 18 being the age, it’s now socially acceptable for 16 year olds to get pissed at home. I see this amongst my youngest child’s friends.
I suspect that the reason that DPF supports keeping the age at 18 is that he doesn’t have children so doesn’t see first hand the impact of