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North Charleston, SC (WCIV) — For one local nurse, her journey in the medical field started years before she ever took her first class at Trident Medical Center.

"If it's for you, then its for you. It will show through your heart and through your care," said Christina Smalls, a clinical nurse coordinator in the medical-surgical department at Trident Medical Center.

Smalls has been a nurse for 5 years, but before she was a nurse at Trident, she was a visitor with her grandfather.

"My grandfather was a cardiac patient, turned orthopedic patient and then he was diagnosed with cancer and it spread," said Smalls.

Christina's grandfather's diagnoses meant he spent hours upon hours receiving care at Trident.

"If it wasn't happening at Trident, then it wasn't happening to him. So I've always been here with him by his side," Smalls said.

What she saw in her time spent at Trident as a visitor inspired her to pursue a career in nursing, with a specific goal of working for Trident Health.

"I've experienced the best nursing care here, so I feel like I can give that back in return," said Smalls.

But Smalls says the last year has been difficult on the Med-Surg floor, with hospital beds filled with COVID-19 patients. Getting through the pandemic has been all about teamwork, she says.

"I've learned so much. Just how to adapt in different environments. I've worked in other units. The teamwork aspect is great. I knew that you cant be a nurse unless you have teamwork, but we pulled it together," said Smalls.

Kelly Hough is also a nurse at Trident. She agrees the pandemic brought their team closer.

"It helps us realize the importance of teamwork, each other, being families for patients, and just how important patient care truly is," said Hough.

Both of the women say the most rewarding part of their job is helping others and knowing what they do every day is in solidarity with their patients.

"I come in and say, 'Whatever it is that we are doing today, we are doing it together. It doesn't matter. I'm here for you, I just want to help you. Whatever it is. A smile, a laugh, cry, I'm all yours,'" said Smalls.

Smalls recently received the Daisy Award from the DAISY Foundation, a group that honors the heroic efforts of nurses in providing care to patients.

Vistara (UK, Delhi Int'l) has applied for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit (FACP) and an exemption to launch commercial services between India and the United States on September 1, 2021.

The airline said it sought authorisation to launch scheduled and charter flights carrying both passengers and cargo, including cargo-only flights using B787-9 widebody aircraft. It did not disclose any specific routes or destinations.

The Indian 51/49 joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines Group highlighted in its application that the US Department of Transportation (DOT) had positively assessed its fitness when evaluating its earlier requests for code-share agreements with United Airlines and Singapore Airlines.

According to the ch-aviation fleets advanced module, Vistara currently operates two 299-seat B787-9s and is awaiting deliveries of a further eight, including four ordered directly from Boeing. Its current B787-9s are not equipped with crew rest areas and are thus poorly suited to ultra-long-haul services.

Vistara would become the third passenger airline operating between the US and India, currently served only by...

United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) does not plan to follow JAL - Japan Airlines and ANA - All Nippon Airways in retiring its Pratt & Whitney-powered B777-200s and B777-200(ER)s, although it is unable to provide any timeline for the reactivation of the aircraft grounded for the last two months, it said during the quarterly earnings call.

"It's just too premature for us to outline what that schedule looks like. We've had really productive collaboration [with Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, and the Federal Aviation Administration] and there's progress. And, we're really looking forward to getting the aircraft back in the air safely," Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer Jon Roitman said.

United Airlines grounded all nineteen B777-200s and thirty-three B777-200(ER)s powered by PW4000 Family engines after the February 20, 2021, incident, when N772UA (msn 26930), operating as flight UA328, suffered an uncontained engine failure and fire on take-off from Denver Int'l, en route to Honolulu. Shortly thereafter, the FAA grounded all B777s powered by these engines for urgent...

Air cargo carrier FedEx Express (FX, Memphis Int'l) is to take over the lease of Boeing's Dreamlifter Operations Centre at Paine Field, Everett, quashing any hopes of a return of the B787 Dreamliner production to Washington State.

According to a document reviewed by The Seattle Times, the parties are close to finalising the transfer of the lease, a consequence of Boeing’s decision in October 2020 to cease assembly of the B787 in Everett.

Although Boeing had moved the oversight of its Dreamliner operations and maintenance to Charleston, SC, three years ago, it still used its facility at Paine Field to assemble big sections of the B787 manufactured by major partners around the globe using its giant B747-400(LCF) Dreamlifter freighters. However, since February 2021, they no longer ferry to Everett the B787’s horizontal tail made in Italy, wings made in Japan, forward fuselages made in Wichita, Kansas, and aft and centre fuselages made in North Charleston. This follows Boeing's decision in October last year to move the B787 assembly to North Charleston, to...

ExpressJet Airlines (EV, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson) has formalised its plans to resume scheduled flight operations as an independent carrier after it asked the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to waive a 45-day advance filing requirement for the resumption of said operations under its certificate authorities.

ExpressJet is wholly owned by Delaware-based limited liability company ManaAir, a joint venture between KAir Enterprises LLC, a Georgian LLC co-owned by airline president and CEO Subodh. Karnik with a 50.1% stake and United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) with 49.9%. A production carrier at the time, it suspended flight operations in late September last year after United moved all of its E145 flying to CommutAir (C5, Cleveland Hopkins) amid the worsening impact of COVID-19. However, with the US regional market now recovering, the ExpressJet management has now decided to push ahead with plans to resume operations using its own brand later this quarter.

"To this end, ExpressJet initiated its ramp-up in January 2021 after finalising a new business plan, which will allow the carrier to...

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The White House intends to schedule meetings with transportation leaders next week before the congressional committees’ consideration of multiyear highway policy bills.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki indicated she anticipates President Joe Biden will meet with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), and other key policymakers, for negotiations on infrastructure policy.

Biden has been promoting his $2.25 trillion American Jobs Plan, meant as a transformative proposal consisting of comprehensive surface transportation measures, and climate change policies. The corporate tax rate would increase to 28% from 21% to fund many of the plan’s components.

It’s time to get serious about infrastructure negotiations. pic.twitter.com/EsFvDzZEZG

— Shelley Moore Capito (@SenCapito) May 4, 2021

“The president believes Congress can and should move forward with multiple policies at the same time,” Psaki said May 5. “I know those members who are playing central role, roles in these negotiations, and obviously they can speak to the frequency of the discussions and the status of them and we defer to them; they will be important participants, of course, in any outcome of negotiations around the American Jobs Plan.”

Capito and her Republican colleagues recently unveiled a nearly $600 billion surface transportation-centric blueprint as an alternative to Biden’s plan. She has expressed a willingness to meet at the White House.

“Let’s get serious about really trying to reach a negotiated infrastructure package,” said the senator May 3. She is the top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee. “I’m very encouraged by this. I’ve talked to a lot of my colleagues and certainly talking constantly with the White House and others. I just feel like there is a real desire and will for us to work together on something we’ve traditionally worked together on through many, many years.”

On the House side, several transportation policymakers have announced funding requests for projects in their districts as the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee readies its consideration of a highway policy bill this month.

The panel intends to review the funding requests during its consideration of a legislative update to the 2015 FAST Act federal highway law. The law’s provisions expire at the end of September. Democratic leaders point to the legislative update as being a pillar of Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure agenda.

The requests are part of the committee’s revived practice of considering member-designated transportation projects, commonly referred to as earmarks. These requests from lawmakers, including the panel’s leaders, range in size.

Per the funding requests, Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Sam Graves (R-Mo.), the committee chairman and ranking member, respectively, are seeking approval for projects related to freight and commuter corridors, ports and multiuse features.

Specifically, DeFazio announced he is seeking approval for 10 projects, such as $4.5 million for the Port of Coos Bay, as well as $1.5 million for the River Road-Santa Clara pedestrian and bicycle bridge in Eugene, Ore.

Graves announced he is seeking $19 million for a safe streets and sidewalks plan in Excelsior Springs, Mo., and $5.5 million for Interstate 35 improvements in Kearney, Mo.

At a hearing last month, DeFazio reiterated his support for member-designated projects, or earmarks. “I appreciate the committee’s ranking member Sam Graves for our ongoing dialogue and for working with me on including member-designated projects in our surface [transportation] bill,” said the chairman. “Just like I know my district better than someone at a federal agency and am held accountable by my constituents, so do the members.”

The American Jobs Plan will create millions of good-paying jobs by rebuilding and in many cases, re-imagining infrastructure in Oregon and around the U.S. See how the #AmericanJobsPlan can benefit our state: https://t.co/LAlM7DGcqg pic.twitter.com/G5qoNTdjqo

— Rep Peter DeFazio (@RepPeterDeFazio) May 4, 2021

The chairman continued, “I know that members of our committee share a lot of goals, regardless of which side of the aisle you’re on, and we have a proven track record of achieving results.”

Other notable requests include $1 billion for upgrades along the I-26 and I-526 interchange in North Charleston, S.C., sponsored by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.); $2 million for the Berkshire Valley Road Truck Circulation project in Kenvil, N.J., sponsored by Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.); and $3.5 million for the Hamilton Road East-West Connection project in Bloomington, Ill., sponsored by Reps. Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.).

As Davis explained in a letter to the committee’s leadership: “The funding is designated for the final connection of a 7.2-mile east-west transportation improvement project, providing safer, easier roadway travel.”

Democratic leaders during this session of Congress revived the legislative earmarking practice, suggesting that doing that would facilitate adoption of comprehensive transportation legislation. Earmarks, which were banned in Congress about a decade ago amid controversy, are proposals to legislation specifying a funding amount. Earmarks sometimes bypass debate in committees with jurisdiction over certain projects.

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Goose continued on its warpath down the East Coast on Thursday with a one-off show at Riverfront Park in North Charleston, SC. The show comes in the midst of the band’s spring jaunt following a two-night run at Showtime At The Drive-In in Frederick, MD earlier this week.

Opening up the first frame with Wes Montgomery‘s “Switchin'”, the band caught fire early. With the torrential downpours that plagued the first night of Frederick a distant memory, it was fun in the sun as Goose rolled through originals “Western Sun”, “The Whales”, and an always-welcome “Hot Tea”.

The jams kept on coming with “Lead The Way” and the Peter Anspach pop-club dance anthem “White Lights” before the long-awaited “The Way It Is” closed the first frame. On Tuesday at Frederick, the band’s set was delayed considerably due to rain, resulting in a truncated single-set show. Pre-written setlists obtained by fans revealed that the Bruce Hornsby & The Rage cover was intended as the encore for that evening. While Wednesday also saw no cover of “The Way It Is”, it appears that Thursday was the night for the 80s chart-topper.

Returning for set two, Goose fired up a “So Ready” that nearly toed the line between “So Ready” and “Slow Ready”, barely eeking out as a standard “So Ready”. The second set continued on with originals including “This Old Sea”, “Into The Myst”, and “Drive” before segueing into a lighthearted telling of Otis Day & The Knights‘ “ShamaLamma Ding Dong”, which offered a much-needed breather from the extended improvisation.

Finally, the second set came to a close with Peter’s clavinet vehicle “Earthling Or Alien?” The band returned to the stage with one more cover in store, choosing a passionate telling of Bobby “Blue” Bland‘s classic “Turn On Your Lovelight”.

Scroll down to check out Goose’s “Switchin'” opener from Riverfront Park in North Charleston, SC on Thursday as well as the night’s full setlist.

Goose – “Switchin'” (Wes Montgomery) – North Charleston, SC – 5/6/21

Setlist: Goose | Riverfront Park | North Charleston, SC | 5/6/21

Set One: Switchin’ (Wes Montgomery), A Western Sun, The Whales, Hot Tea, Lead the Way, White Lights, The Way It Is (Bruce Hornsby & The Range)

Set Two: So Ready, This Old Sea, Into the Myst, Drive > ShamaLamma Ding Dong (Otis Day & The Knights), Earthling or Alien?

Encore: Turn On Your Love Light (Bobby “Blue” Bland)

From sports and nature to arts and crafts, there’s something for everyone this weekend...including some events especially for moms! Check out what events we’re most excited about:

Thursday, May 6

Fer Caggiano’s Like a Girl: Dare to Dream Art Exhibit, Inspiring and Empowering the Future of Womanhood features forty oil paintings of local, diverse, strong, inspiring women. Visit City Gallery at Waterfront Park Thursday through Sunday from noon to 5:00 p.m. for opportunities to meet the artist and watch her paint. Charleston-sc.gov/CityGallery

Friday, May 7

Little Feathers take flight and learn to soar in this unique yoga and meditation series designed specifically for children. Bizzy Bee Indoor Play Center is partnering with certified kids yoga instructor, Lauren Daniel, to offer weekly kids yoga classes and playtime. Each 4-week session will include a 30-45 minute structured yoga experience and unlimited playtime in the indoor playground on each day of the scheduled class. Facebook.com/BizzyBeePlay

Do you love fossils? Join Matthew Gibson, curator of natural history for Fossil Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Bunting Natural History Gallery lab at The Charleston Museum. Gibson will be on hand to share projects he is currently working on and to help identify your fossil finds. Fossil Fridays are free for members and with paid museum admission for non-members. CharlestonMuseum.org

Hickory Bluffs Berry Farms hosts Friday Nights at the Farm from 5-8 p.m. Relax at a picnic table or bring your favorite chair or blanket while the kids play on the playground, roast s’mores, or ride the barrel train. Facebook.com/MyBerryFarm

Saturday, May 8

The Charleston Riverdogs are back! What better way to celebrate their first Saturday game of the season than by throwing a big ol’ party to show the Tampa Bay Rays how thrilled we are to be part of the top-ranked farm system in baseball. The first 50 fans who turn in their Yankees gear will walk away with a brand new Rays/RiverDogs t-shirt. Plus, enjoy a post-game light show courtesy of our state-of-the-art LED stadium lights. First pitch is at 6:05 p.m. For tickets, Riverdogs.com.

Sunday, May 9

Happy Mother’s Day!

This Mother’s Day, treat mom with a day at Woodlands Nature Reserve. From 3-7 p.m., enjoy free live music outdoors, live painting workshop, and fun lawn games for the kids and grown ups alike. Chill out to the sweet sounds of Aggie Flores and John Shields. Enjoy afternoon access to the reserve for a lakeside sunset and a stroll. Bring your chairs and blankets, coolers and a picnic, your bikes and kayaks, and your favorite people. Friendly dogs on leash are welcome. Facebook.com/WoodlandsNatureReserve

Treat Mom to a gourmet picnic at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Stroll through over 60 acres of gardens on her special day. Mothers receive free garden admission with one paid adult ticket. Classical Charleston will have live music in our tropical Conservatory, including a Violin/Cello Duo 11am-12:30pm and Solo Guitar 12:30-2pm. Facebook.com/MagnoliaPlantationandGardens

Monday, May 10

During Make it Monday at Bizzy Bee Indoor Play, enjoy a different craft or activity for you and your child to make and take! The activity is independent and available while supplies last. The activities will vary each week and are included with regular general admission for the day. Facebook.com/BizzyBeePlay

Each day at 10 a.m, the Charleston County Public Library hosts Virtual Storytime including songs, dances and crafts from Charleston County Public Library’s librarians. Facebook.com/ChasCoLibrary

Tuesday, May 11

The South Carolina Stingrays take on the Indy Fuel at the North Charleston Coliseum on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Puck drops at 7:05 p.m. Tickets start at $21 each plus $10 for parking. StingraysHockey.com

Wednesday, May 12

Trek through many distinct habitats during the Early Morning Bird Walks at Caw Caw Interpretive Center from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Along the way, view and discuss a variety of birds, butterflies, and other organisms. Bird walks are open to participants of all ages, but a paid chaperone is required for participants ages 15 and under. Admission is $9 or free for Charleston County County Parks Gold Pass members. Caw Caw Interpretive Center is located at 5200 Savannah Highway in Ravenel. To register, visit ccprc.com.

*Event information may have changed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Confirm details with event organizers.