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I became a pro at early morning tailgates during the 2013 season, where it seemed every game we played kicked off at noon. This game between WVU and Texas Tech is another noon kickoff, but if you're going to Lubbock, it's an 11 a.m. start cause they're weird and aren't in the Eastern Time Zone. We play four Texas teams during the season, so varying the cuisine for each will be tough. Luckily, I have friends in most places who can guide me.
This week's menu takes a tradition from TTU games and applies it to breakfast foods, plus a couple of favorites made into hand-held versions.
Steak and Egg Tacos
So, apparently, Texas Tech students toss tortillas into the air at kickoffs and when their team scores touchdowns. I have no idea why or how this tradition started, other than that this was to replace the to-go cup lids they used to toss. Sounds fun, let's use it.
When you think of Texas, you think of steak. When you think of steak for breakfast, you obviously think steak and eggs. We'll let's combine that and put it on a tortilla for an easy-to-eat West Texas breakfast.
You can cook up the eggs and flank steak at the tailgate. Cube the steak before cooking, season it with a packet of taco seasoning. Only cook the steak and eggs, as the rest of the ingredients should be fresh and crisp.
I included a recipe, but really, you can use whatever toppings you want.
Omelet and Potato Breakfast Bites
The point of these is two-fold. One, they're easy to eat. Two, they're easy to make the night before, then heat up at the tailgate. Personally, I'm a huge fan of southwestern omelets, but you can use whatever ingredients you want in these, just make sure you have tater tots, eggs and cheese.
Pro tip: Add about a teaspoon of pancake mix to this for a fluffier bite. Also, you could take out the meat and add more veggies if you're more health-conscious.
Jack Cheese and Smoky Chipotle Fondue
Break out the crock pot and melt lots of cheese with sour cream. To that, add green onion, sweet peppers, garlic, chipotle peppers and bacon. The best part about this is that it's melted cheese with a lot of great flavors cooked in.
You can use tortilla chips for this or use more tortillas and it's equally good. Just make sure you make enough to satisfy the masses.
Pro tip: Add more bacon to this than the recipe calls for. Cause breakfast. And bacon.
Texas Mimosas
I'm not quite sure if this is a thing or not, but I just made it up. Mimosas are the go-to breakfast tailgate drink. I think mimosas are the best of all morning drinks (don't talk to me about Bloody Marys because those are a-whole-nother category).
- Champagne
- Tequila
- Orange Juice
- Grapefruit Juice
Here's what you do: Take a plastic champagne glass, fill it up with cheap, bubbly champagne. Then, let the bubbles fall and put in a splash of tequila and grapefruit juice, then, fill the glass with OJ, drink up.wouwou
Lubbock is a far place to travel for a normal Mountaineer fan, so luckily, all of these recipes are great for Gameday parties at home. However, if you are traveling to Lubbock, make sure you grab Rosa's tortillas to fit in and make TTU fans proud as well.


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Growth in Britain's aerospace industry - the world's second largest - will be hurt by failure to secure a good Brexit deal, sector chiefs have warned.
The prospect of Britain crashing out of the EU in 2019 having not negotiated an exit deal with the European Union was labelled as "chaos, the worst possible outcome" by trade body ADS.
Launching its annual assessment of the industry, ADS said UK aerospace companies' combined turnover rose by 8pc last year to £31.8bn, placing the Britain behind only the US in the global league.
Almost 90pc of demand is from overseas, making the sector one of the UK's biggest goods exporters.
The industry employs 120,000 people directly, mostly in highly skilled and well paid jobs, with a further 118,000 positions supported by aerospace companies.
Paul Everitt, chief executive of ADS, said last week's inconclusive election result presented an opportunity for politicians to rethink their approach to Brexit negotiations, as the "political context in the UK and Europe is changing".
"Last week the country signalled it wanted a more collaborative approach," he said. "Government needs to build a strong consensus on the priorities and options for a successful Brexit.
"No deal is the worst possible outcome for the UK and Europe. In no way shape or form is it acceptable. Finding the best agreement will require compromise and pragmatic decisions by the UK and its European partners."
ADS wants Britain to remain within the single market, a continuation of current free movement of goods and staff, and to a retain a voice in regulation of the sector.
Aerospace is almost uniquely exposed to Brexit. International agreements mean it is largely exempt from trade tariffs likely to be imposed on other sectors if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal.
Despite the fact that no entire aircraft are built in the UK, British companies are experts in certain areas and components. For example Rolls-Royce's jet engines and wings for Airbus's airliners are designed and built at bases in Bristol and Broughton, North Wales.
Should a hard Brexit mean customs borders are imposed it will most likely result an increase in costs from extra red tape, as companies will have to track components and their origin at a level of detail not previously seen. This extra cost could make the UK a less viable place to base work.
Controls on immigration could also hamper the industry because of a skills shortage for the specialised work, Mr Everitt said: "It is not a question that we are not growing our own talent but we need more of them."
The industry is unlikely to suffer a sudden plunge as a result of a hard Brexit, but is likely to feel the pain on a long-term basis as companies decide against basing new projects in the UK.
"We are an industry that works on a fairly long-term cycle," Mr Everitt said. "It is likely to be an incremental effect felt in 10 to 15 years.
"There is a cost to relocating work so current projects are likely to remain. But if costs are rising because of regulation, customs, talent shortages, less investment in the latest technology, then new projects are unlikely to be here."
Last week Fabrice Bregier, chief operating officer of Airbus - which employs about 10,000 staff in the UK - told an international media event that the plane maker would find it "very easy to have a new plant somewhere in the world for new projects. We would have plenty of offers".
Saying he hoped a Brexit deal would be secured that maintain Airbus's presence in the UK, he added: "My objective is not to find an alternative, it is to continue the win-win partnership that has demonstrated its value.
"We want to stay in the UK provided the conditions to work in an integrated organisation are met. Let's assume I could not visit my plants because I am not a British citizen... It could not be met."

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Haunted: EMDR with First Responders and Professionals in the Trenches
A Workshop presented by Robbie Adler Tapia, Ph.D.
Hosted by: Tapia Counseling and Psychological Services, Inc.
Dates: May 4 & 5, 2019 in Goodyear, AZ
This workshop will focus on basic and advanced skills in adhering to the 8 phases of EMDR therapy in the treatment of first responders exposed to trauma in the line of duty. The practice of caring for the emotional and physical needs of professionals exposed to life and death situations and the most difficult of human suffering takes its toll on those in the trenches. In these inimitable circumstances, the exposure can lead to direct traumas and/or vicarious trauma for the professional. By working in law enforcement, fire sciences, emergency services, 911 operators, emergency room staff (including doctors and nurses), child welfare workers, and even psychotherapists, these professionals experience direct or secondary trauma from their work environment. Case conceptualization will be presented through the lens of the Adaptive Information Processing Model (AIP) adhering to the 8 phases of EMDR therapy. This interactive workshop includes videos, and didactic material, to deepen participants' understanding of how to implement EMDR therapy and enhance their skills in working with first responders.
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Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we're up to by signing up here.
As the end of the year approaches, we're checking in with our most fashion-savvy friends to hear their thoughts on the best and worst of fashion and retail in Washington in 2013. Responses are related in no particular order; all are cut and pasted herein.
So far, Washington writers, store owners, bloggers, and entrepreneurs have shared the shops in the area they really loved this year and their favorite new stores of 2013. Now they answer the eternal question: What was your best purchase this year?
Gretchen Hitchner, owner of Ginger Boutique: Our dog, a yellow lab named Scooby.
D/CITY editorial team: Again, too hard to pin just one. Best purchases included a bottle of Green Hat Gin (D.C.'s first distillery since prohibition!), coffee from The Wydown, Right Proper Brewery growler, and the District of Columbia Apolis Local + Global Market Bag from Mutiny. Basically, the best purchases were all made with DC pride.
Sophie Pyle, lifestyle writer for InTheCapital: I finally found the eyeliner of my dreams at Bluemercury. The staff at their Dupont Store steered me toward the Laura Mercier creme eye liner, which is super dark and is the first eyeliner I've used that doesn't smudge. I wish I discovered it sooner.
Hugh McIntosh, manager for District Flea: An MGM sofa I got on Craigslist...great deal.
Joel Cas, editor-in-chief of What Do I Wear: Two pairs of jeans that I brought at Zara.
Uyen Tang, CEO/founder of STYLECABLE: To be honest, my favorite pieces of 2013 are some of the jewelry that I've purchased from the designers on STYLECABLE.com. I wear them everyday!
But aside from those, my favorite design piece this year is a black mid-century slat bench with brass tipped legs that I purchased from a vendor at the District Flea market. I love the thrill of the find and was so pleased to find a piece with history, yet embodies such modern sensibility and design. It's timeless. While it's not a fashion piece, I think it's just as important to also put time and thought to surround your home with good design that reflects your style; it really affects your mood and outlook.
Isabella Polles, owner of Via Gypset: I traveled to England this summer, and went to a vintage market in Oxford where I found an epic brand-less dress with a beautiful rose print. The dress has a ballerina vibe with a full skirt and a lace up corset in the front. It is also super versatile and comfortable to wear. I biked through the hills of the English countryside wearing it, and the following week I strolled through East London's Brick Lane and got a bunch of compliments.
Ashley Arias, Account Coordinator at The Aba Agency: A mid-length black skirt from TJ Maxx that I wear just about any chance I get. It's the perfect staple to dress up or dress down.
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Just so you know, I'm not a person who looks for shortcuts in life. Unlike you, MMA is not something I do because of money. It's a way of life for me and I would never disrespect the integrity of that. I have way more faith in myself, as well as, respect for the art of fighting to ever stoop that low, thats just bad karma. Believe me or not, I've said my part.. hoping you have a safe and healthy finish to your camp.. #Respect
Earlier in the week, Jones was accused of having a mole in opponent Quinton "Rampage" Jackson's camp.The former champion told Yahoo's Kevin Iole that Jones's manager Malki Kawa told friends that he knew everything that went on in Jackson's camp. Jackson put the claim to the test, concocting a fake hand injury, which Kawa indeed reported almost immediately to UFC VP Joe Silva.
"He said he had spies in our camp and he knew everything that was going on. That got me thinking," Jackson said. "How did he know about my hand injury that fast? It wasn't on the Internet, and yet he knew about my hand injury right away."
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How about living in one of the many Corona Hills homes close to Mc Kinley Street exit and the 91 Freeway just past Interstate 15? Corona Hills homes are located in the northeast area of town.
The Corona Hills Corona area offers you affordable housing with freeway close access but not so close that you hear the freeway noise.
What is the best way to get around Corona to Corona Hills?
Now, I have found some creative ways to get around traffic in Corona. I take the Green River off-ramp of the 91 freeway headed east if I see the traffic is bad beyond the off-ramp or on a Waze phone app map.
You can take Green River Road to the Foothill Parkway to Magnolia and head north to Corona Hills.
All Corona Hills Homes Close to Mc Kinley and the 91 Freeway
Corona has many neighborhoods to consider like homes by Corona Hills. You can live on the golf course and through the area.
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Gamers looking to view more PUBG Xbox One X gameplay after the plethora of reports of issues, lag and glitches that have been reported by PUBG Xbox players since the launch of PlayerUnknown BattleGrounds. Are sure to find this quick 20 minute PUBG Xbox One X gameplay video an interesting watch, created by the team from the Jackfrags channel.
PUBG has been available on PC systems since March 2017 via early access through the Steam games network and has already sold over 20 million units and has logged over 2 million concurrent users on Steam, even before the game has officially launched out of early access.
to re-caop the specifications of the new Microsoft flagship console the Xbox One X include :
– CPU: Eight-core 2.3GHz processor
– GPU: 40 compute units at 1172MHz
– RAM: 12GB GDDR5 (shared between system and GPU)
– Bandwidth: 326GB/s
– Storage: 1TB hard disk
– Disc: UHD Blu-ray player
– Video: 4K output, HDR 10 support
– Audio: DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and Atmos, PCM 2.0, 5.1, 7.1
– Wireless: Bluetooth, dual-band Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, IR blaster
If you are interested in learning more about the difference between the Xbox One and Xbox One X graphics here's a comparison of PUBG on Xbox One X in 4K alongside its little brother the Xbox One.
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Restaurant employees stealing your credit card info is nothing new, but it's especially noteworthy when a. it's the executive chef, b. he stole the credit cards to buy radio-controlled cars, and c. his name is Christian Guide. Mr. Guide pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of misuse of a credit card, according to The Salem News, and was sentenced to a year of probation.
Guide is the now ex-executive chef of the Burlington, MA location of The Capital Grille steakhouse chain (he has since been fired). He was busted when police looked at security tapes at the hobby stores where he bought radio-controlled cars using stolen credit cards in two incidents, once for $2,200 and then later for $1,311.
Guide initially told police "that he 'finds' a lot of credit cards at work," but later admitted to having stolen two cards. And he's not out of the woods yet! He still "faces felony credit card fraud and identity fraud charges in Lowell District Court."
· Chef bought toy cars with a stolen card [Salem News]
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Background aims: Adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) offer promising therapeutic possibilities for immunomodulation. Butyrate (BA) exerts potent anti-inflammatory effects and exhibits multiple regulatory functionalities in adipose tissue (AT). The authors aimed to explore whether BA modulates ASCs to augment their immunosuppressive capabilities. Methods: The authors examined the potency of BA and ASCs for controlling anti-CD3 plus CD28-stimulated splenocyte proliferation in vitro, both in combination and with pre-treatment. Further, the authors investigated genes specifically upregulated by BA-treated ASCs, which were harvested from ASC-splenocyte co-culture after the removal of floating splenocytes. In addition, the authors investigated the influence of oral BA supplementation on the ex vivo immunosuppressive potency of ASCs from BALB/c and Tsumura, Suzuki, obese, diabetes (TSOD) mice. Results: BA enhanced the immunosuppressive potency of ASCs when directly added to ASC-splenocyte co-cultures or via pre-conditioning treatment. The percentages of ASC-induced Foxp3+ regulatory T cells increased, whereas the numbers of ASC-suppressed T helper 17 cells further decreased after BA exposure. The messenger RNA expression levels of inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS), chemokines, IL-10 and amphiregulin in ASCs co-cultured with activated splenocytes were upregulated after incubation with BA. This was accompanied by an amplification of iNOS-inducing cytokines, interferon gamma and tumor necrosis factor alpha in the ASC-splenocyte co-culture, triggering ASCs to produce high NO levels under the influence of BA. Mechanistically, the authors detected BA-mediated acetylated histone H3 in ASCs. BA treatment consistently improved the immunosuppressive potency of ASCs derived from both BALB/c and TSOD mice. Conclusions: The use of BA to counteract metaflammation by restoring the defective immunomodulation of ASCs from dysregulated AT in obese donors is recommended.
Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 567-581 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Cytotherapy |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2021 |
- adipose-derived stem cells
- amphiregulin
- butyrate
- immunomodulation
- inducible nitric oxide synthase
- metaflammation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology and Allergy
- Immunology
- Oncology
- Genetics(clinical)
- Cell Biology
- Transplantation
- Cancer Research


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This past week has been filled with heartbreak, for those eight people who were killed in Atlanta and for those killed in Boulder. Gun control needs to happen now, but that's a topic for another day. Today, I want to highlight those six of the eight people murdered in Atlanta who are Asian or Asian American.
Anyone who isn't white suffers from racism. Some of those voices have been silent. I talked to someone I care about who is mixed race - Chinese and White. She never spoke out about the racism she experienced as a child because she thought it was normal, or at least she just thought it was a minor inconvenience until others spoke about their experiences and realized everyone who experienced that racism felt weird and uncomfortable too. It wasn't minor. It isn't minor.
In an Instagram post she wrote:
"Being a biracial Chinese woman offers its own complexities of identity (many of which I continue to reflect on and come to terms with). But I have always proudly claimed both of my names. They are mine.
I have watched, time and time again, as my mom, my family, my classmates, and my friends have sacrificed their given names to be here. I have listened to their names be mispronounced (sometimes on purpose), and made fun of. I have heard, verbatim in a college classroom, "Just pick an English name so that it's easier for me to address you." I have heard people butcher a given name, then ASSIGN an English name: "Well, I'm going to call you _____ instead."
Names MEAN something. They are full of power. They are heritage. Story. Identity. Please pronounce them correctly. Ask and practice again and again, until you get it right.
The events in Atlanta this past week have opened up a flood of suppressed emotions within me. I am angry. Hurt. Exhausted. Sad.
But I am also so, so proud to be mixed. Proud to be Chinese. Proud to be Asian.
To the Atlanta victims, whose names we will never forget."
As a woman mentioned at the Against Anti-Asian Violence march and vigil I attended recently said, if we can pronounce "Arnold Schwarzenegger," "Shia Labeouf," and "Matthew McConaughey," we can pronounce Asian names. Practice. Every night I have been saying the Atlanta victims names - not just to honor them and their lives, but to practice.
I highly recommend reading about the history of anti-asian violence in the United States. History books leave out a lot. If you have even read about how history books are made, you know that they reflect the views of the state they are published in (i.e. conservative for Texas, etc).
I saw this post on Instagram and I think it is very important:
I still believe you should support local Asian-owned businesses, but if that is the only way you are pushing yourself to be anti-racist... it's not enough. We need to speak out when we see injustice on the streets, and face the shame and guilt inside of us to overcome our privilege.
Here are some important articles to read:
The Dehumanizing Logic of All the 'Happy Ending' Jokes by Anne Anlin Cheng by The Atlantic
"Watching law enforcement relay the explanation of the 21-year-old white man who admitted to the murderous rampage—he told police that he shot the women to try to eradicate "temptation"—was an exercise in both disbelief and recognition. It was a harsh reminder that these acts were a very real, very lethal manifestation of what goes unspoken behind all those seemingly harmless, supposedly flattering solicitations that dog Asian women: a profound disregard for them as people, an aggressive imputation of their imagined availability, and a deep assumption of racial and masculine prerogative."
I was attacked in NYC for being Asian. Here's how I am starting to heal. by Oranicha Jumreornvong by The Lily
"Soon after my assault, AAPI students petitioned our medical school to publicly condemn anti-Asian hate crimes. In response, the medical school's student council sent out a statement about the rise in anti-Asian hate, with resources and guidance. But one line stuck out to me: "Importantly, our effort to provide safety for members of the AAPI community must not compromise the safety of BIPOC folk." I felt my stomach drop. Are Asians not people of color?"
My Mother's Pain by Cynthia Dewi Oka by The Atlantic
"There is no panacea. Those who have the luxury of reducing us to their fantasies, or the hubris to seek to eliminate us, have put the lives of people like me, my sister, my mother, and my Asian women friends in danger for generations, not just here, but in the homelands so many of us were forced to flee as a consequence of American greed, fear, and desire to destroy."
Covering Anti-Asian Hate by Chinese Storytellers
"Since the shooting, I've heard from a lot of Asian American journalists: broadcasters who had the necessary language skills and cultural competency but were not assigned to cover the shooting; Asian writers who were told "are you sure your bias won't show if you cover the topic" and "you might be too emotionally invested to cover this." As someone who's worked on improving diversity, equity and inclusion in the media workspace for six years, I see a parallel between Asian journalists today and Black journalists after George Floyd's death. We are still invisible, often the only Asian in our entire newsroom, and talked down to."
The Truth About "The Asian Advantage" and "Model Minority Myth" by Sahra Vang Nguyen by HuffPost
"Why did I say "white agenda" and not just "capitalist agenda"? Because it's the (white dominated) U.S. government that encourages migration of wealthy & skilled Asians into the country, while simultaneously positioning Asian Americans as a "threat" to others. In addition, white males dominate CEO seats of Fortune500 companies, white males dominate seats in Congress, white males dominate Hollywood director seats, white males dominate University presidential seats and white males dominate U.S. Presidential seats. I don't even need to show you a bar graph to prove these correlations — just look around. Perhaps people should be talking about the "white advantage.
How can we recognize when the narrative, regardless of whatever claimed attempt to be nuanced or liberal, is actually forwarding a white supremacist agenda over everything else? When white liberals pat Asians on the back and say "Good job at being the model minority," who does that ultimately serve?"
Artist R. Kikuo Johnson's illustration for the April 5 New Yorker cover "shows a woman and a young girl holding hands on a subway platform, their body language appearing to indicate a sense of unease."
The artist stated: "The position of the mother's feet and eyebrows was what required the most finessing. I wanted a gesture that was somewhere between vigilant and fearful."
He received praise for his art on Twitter, with one user, @wendyy_le, saying "idk if this will mean anything to anyone else but it's the tennis shoes that hit home for me. 9/10 times when I leave my house I will be wearing shoes like these in case I need to run away or defend myself/someone else at any point in the grocery store/bank/etc."
I highly recommend visiting this website, iHollaback. They teach people how to intervene, as a bystander, to harassment. If you can't attend one of their trainings, then study up on the 5 D's of Bystander Intervention: Distract, Delegate, Document, Delay, and Direct.
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Sudama Setu
#16 of 16 Places to Visit in Dwarka
Distance (From Dwarka Railway Station): 3 Kms
Trip Duration (Including Travel): 30 Mins
Place Location: Near Dwarkadhish Temple
Transportation Options: Cab
Travel Tips: None
At a distance of 3 km from Dwarka Railway Station, Sudama Setu is a wonderful hanging bridge built on Gomati River near Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka, Gujarat. It is one of the popular places to visit in Dwarka as part of Gujarat Tour Packages.
Named after Sudama, the childhood friend of Lord Krishna, Sudama Setu connects Dwarkadhish Mandir of mainland Dwarka and Panchnad or Panchkui Tirth on the island in southeast of it. The bridge boasts of a great religious as well archaeological significance as the island has five sweet water wells called Panchkui associated with five Pandava brothers of Mahabharata.
The bridge was proposed in 2005 to boost tourism on the island. Gomti River was crossed by boats until construction of the bridge. As Jagat Mandir is an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protected site, permission was needed for construction of the bridge. The ground breaking ceremony for the bridge was held in 2011 but the construction was delayed due to ASI Delhi not granting the permit until 2013. The bridge was completed in 2016.
Reliance Industries Limited, in collaboration with the Gujarat Tourism Department and Gujarat Pavitra Yatradham Vikas Board, built the bridge with a cost of INR 7.42 crore. The bridge is 166 meters long and 4.2 meters wide, having the capacity to carry 25,000 to 30,000 pedestrians an hour. The bridge is constructed with 40mm locked coil cable ropes provided by Usha Martin Limited.
The bridge provides wonderful views of Dwarkadish Temple, Gomti River and the Arabian Sea. Camel rides and ATV bike rides are available across the bridge in winter season which are exciting activities to do.
Timings: 7 AM - 1 PM & 4 PM - 7.30 PM
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Conveniently situated in the Glagah part of Banyuwangi, this property puts you close to attractions and interesting dining options. Don't leave before paying a visit to the famous Banyuwangi Airport. Massage and restaurant are among the special facilities that will enhance your stay with on-site convenience.
Pets allowed
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Lahore Diary 2 – 14-16 February
16th February 2016Love (Overdrive) in the Air
On February 14th we awoke to find that Lahore had gone Valentine's Day crazy. Throughout the city we found flowers, heart shaped balloons and a general notion that love was in the air. Lahore feels like a love-filled place most of the time, so for this day it felt like love-fuelled-over-drive! The project coordinators Ali Kamran, Ryan Van Winkle and Dan Gorman went out for a dinner meeting which turned all the more romantic when we were each presented with a single red (pity) rose from the waitress.
Getting to Work
On February 15th the project began, as the artists met for the first time. Kate Leiper (illustrator) & Ian Stephen (storyteller) arrived a little bit winded from the long journey from Glasgow to Lahore, but ready to roll their sleeves up and start working on their collaborations with Mehreen Fatima (illustrator) & Mujhaid Esha (storyteller) who live in the city.
They're working together on sharing and illustrating legends, lies, & fabled delights from the Scottish islands to the Pakistani mountains, in a partnership between Sang-e-Meel publishers and Highlight Arts, with support from British Council and Edinburgh International Book Festival. The newly created work will then be presented in an event at the Lahore Literary Festival in February 2016 and at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in August 2016.
We met for a delicious Desi lunch at Pakistan's largest Urdu publisher – Sang e Meel – and got to know each other's style and stories. The sartorial elegance of Mujhaid was clear from our first handshake and we later discovered he never wears the same jacket twice in a row.
'Seeing two storytellers meet for the first time is deeply humbling,' said project co-ordinator Dan Gorman, 'Turns out – I'm not that interesting. These guys have way more stories than I do.'
Over the years we've had the pleasure of watching musicians and artists and filmmakers come together and it is alsways fascinating to see how one's art and practice is a kind of common language. Mehreen and Kate discussed miniature paintings and methods of collage while Mujahid and Ian talked about how portable storytelling is as an art form. No need for books, props or anything other than a memory and a voice.
By the end of our second meeting on 16 February all the participants had decided what shape our performance would take. It will involve illustrated scrolls and stories from Scotland & Pakistan which are connected via familiar tropes (for instance – witches and fantastical creatures are prevalent in the folk tales of both lands). While each of our own experiences are unique and individual – the stories we share to illustrate overcoming adversity or to celebrate cleverness or to warn us away from being wicked are often – at heart – the same. We could tell you more but we don't want to spoil the surprise.
So, instead – how about watching some Kites fly above the rooftops of Lahore.


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Can 'Top Gun' Training Give U.S., Taiwan Leverage to Keep China at Bay?
It was an image that got the Pentagon's attention: Satellite photos of targets shaped like an American aircraft carrier and at least two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers on a Chinese military weapons range. The images were made public earlier this month by the U.S. Naval Institute. "What we're concerned about … is the increasing intimidation and


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A Ghanaian naval officer identified as Leading Seaman Umar Sahid Abubakar has been arrested for allegedly stabbing an Airforce personnel for having s3x with his wife.
The naval officer with the Eastern Naval Command inflicted knife wounds on the left upper cheek and back waist of Bernard Ababio after he caught him red-handed having sex with his wife Linda Akosua Buabeng on their matrimonial bed at Ketan.
Sahid Abubakar was arrested at Sekondi police station where he went to lodge a complaint against Bernard Ababio for biting his index finger after confronting him when he caught Ababio in the act.
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Baucus Statement at Finance Hearing on Child Welfare
Opening Statement of U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.)
Fostering Permanence: Progress Achieved and Challenges Ahead
for America's Child Welfare System
Hearing Before the Senate Finance Committee
The Psalmist called on God "to defend the fatherless and the oppressed." Today, that job often falls to the child welfare system.
That system protects the most vulnerable. It provides a safe harbor for children. It looks out for children whose birth families, for one reason or another, have not been able to provide fertile soil, in which to grow.
Each year, almost 3,000 Montana children enter foster care. They come because of abuse. They come because of neglect. They come because of other serious difficulties in their families.
Unfortunately, the number of foster families available to provide safe, caring homes for these children has not kept up with the need. The shortfall is especially acute for minority children, older youth, and sibling groups.
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services places foster children from infants to 18 years old. Often sibling groups need to be placed. And it is almost always better if they can be placed together. Many of the children have physical, emotional, or learning challenges. All the children need placements in safe, stable homes.
The children reflect Montana's cultural diversity and special needs. And we have heard testimony that "over 65 percent of all foster care placements in Montana are directly attributable to drug use and of those, meth is a primary factor 57 percent of the time. . . . And meth use among residents of the seven Indian tribes in Montana is far in excess of epidemic proportion."
I am proud to be a cosponsor of legislation introduced by Senator Bingaman that will make Combat Meth funds under the Patriot Act available to tribes.
Today, we will hear from Arlene Templer, of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe of Montana. I will be interested to hear from her the success and challenges faced by our Indian Child Welfare system.
One usually thinks of a child's placement in foster care as temporary. But some children may never be able to return safely to their families. In those cases, every effort should be made to find the most permanent living arrangement possible, such as guardianship or adoption. Among the children who are adopted nationwide through the foster care program, 62 percent are adopted by their foster family.
The "Promoting Safe and Stable Families" program supports efforts to rebuild families. And it helps to find permanency for kids when that proves impossible. This program is the largest dedicated source of federal funds for services to children and families. Last year, Montana received a little over one million dollars from the program. These funds are critical to Montana's child welfare system.
While children are in the child welfare system, their needs are great. But we must also remember the approximately 20,000 children in our country that age out of the system without finding a permanent home. I applaud the resiliency of the children who manage to make this difficult transition and go on to lead functional and fulfilled lives. I also commend the thousands of case workers, foster families, neighbors, and friends across the country who work to provide safety, stability, and love for the more than half a million children in the nation's foster care system.
Critical child welfare services have recently experienced cuts in funding. This year, the "Promoting Safe and Stable Families" program is up for reauthorization. This is a pivotal opportunity to ensure adequate support for strong families.
I look forward to hearing the perspectives of today's witnesses on how we defend the fatherless and the oppressed. I look forward to hearing how we can better protect our nation's most precious resource. I look forward to hearing how we can better safeguard the wellbeing of our children.
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Veterans Appreciation Day Bravo Zulu
Listen to WTCM interview about Veterans Appreciation Day
Kathy Taylor, Northwest Michigan Works! and Jeff Brooks, Bravo Zulu Brewing, were interviewed on WTCM AM about the Veterans Appreciation Day Northwest Michigan Works! is hosting July 22 at the microbrewery in Acme.
Veterans and their families are invited to attend an event on July 22nd, 5:00 pm. to 8:00 p.m., at Bravo Zulu in Acme.
Northwest Michigan Works! and Bravo Zulu Brewing are sponsoring a Veterans Appreciation Day July 22 at the microbrewery in Acme. The event will run from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and is for all current and former members of the military and their families.
Michigan Works! will have staff on hand to provide information and answer questions but there will not be a formal presentation or program. "This is a way for us to thank veterans for their service and to let them know we are there for them and their families if they need us," said Kathy Taylor, Northwest Michigan Works! Operations Manager.
Bravo Zulu Brewing is owned and operated by local veteran Jeff Brooks. "This event is the kind of thing I intended Bravo Zulu to do," said Brooks. "A place built by a vet to help other vets."
The event will include free pizza and soft drinks courtesy of Northwest Michigan Works!. Bravo Zulu will be offering $2 pints. The microbrewery is located at 6060 US-31 North in Acme. For more information about the Veterans Appreciation Day call: 800-442-1074.
Northwest Michigan Works! is an essential resource for employers and job seekers in the Northern Michigan area.
- Kathy Stuart, Michigan Rubber Products Human Resource Manager


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Jul 10, 2020
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis July 10 COVID-19 Press Conference Transcript
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a coronavirus press conference on July 10. DeSantis defended reopening efforts, saying there's, "no justification not to move forward". Read the whole news briefing speech here.
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Ron DeSantis: (00:00)
Exciting day to be able to make a really neat announcement. I want to thank the legislators in attendance. We've got Senator Mayfield, Representatives La Rosa, Smith, Fine, and Josie Tomkow. Really great for you to be here. Last year from the same location on Florida's turnpike, I announced the launch of Florida's plan to utilize the 166 million we were allocated for the funds of the Volkswagen settlement for violating the Clean Air Act. And while the coronavirus pandemic has caused some delay, I am pleased to be able to announce today that after developing and submitting a plan to the trustees of the settlement funds, getting that plan approved, and then completing the planning and procurement process, we are now ready to award over $8.5 million in contracts to build 74 additional fast electric charging stations along Florida's major highways and evacuation routes. The charging stations will span over 1200 miles along I-75, I-4, and I-95 and increase the presence of publicly available fast chargers in the state by approximately 50%. While it will vary by location after permitting, we expect the stations to be built within a matter of weeks.
Ron DeSantis: (01:22)
This investment is in addition to the private investment for charging stations at every service plaza on Florida's turnpike that I also announced last year. Those stations, while also delayed because of the pandemic, will largely be complete within the next 60 days. The result of all this work will mean electric car owners will not have to worry about where they will be able to charge their car when using our major highways, and this is important obviously for travel normally, but also critically for hurricane evacuation. And this comes as Floridians and Americans continue to purchase more and more electric vehicles. Electrical vehicle purchasing in Florida has increased tenfold in the last nine years and we expect that trend to continue.
Ron DeSantis: (02:05)
The terms of the Volkswagen settlement limit the amount of funds that we can use on EV infrastructure to 15% of the total 166 million, so we can use it about 25 million. That means that this initial $8.5 million investment is one chunk, but we do have more money that we can use for EV infrastructure, and we're really looking to do that. One of the things that we were really concerned about is making sure that the charging stations that would be on the interstate would be the fast charging stations. You go in, you plug, you go to a gas station or something inside the service store, get a drink, and you come out and the thing can be charged in a relatively short amount of time. Some of the longer charging stations would take sometimes 30 minutes or more. That may be more conducive for residential use or for if you're within a neighborhood, normal stores. But when you're traveling like this, we want to be able to get it done quickly, so these are all the fast charging stations.
Ron DeSantis: (03:11)
Now, the remainder of the 166 million will largely be used on electric or alternative fuel school and transit buses and the replacement of other high emission vehicles. I really appreciate the private sector's involvement in these plans and want to continue to partner with them going forward. Autonomous vehicles, electric vehicle infrastructure, and beyond, Florida will always embrace the intersection between transportation and technology, so we're glad that this was something we were able to move forward.
Ron DeSantis: (03:41)
I'm going to recognize our DP. If you look at the map here, that shows where the chargers are going to be going into. So you see, there's obviously a lot in central Florida. 95, a lot, 75. And obviously as we get more into this, we're going to expand across I-10 more into the panhandle. We tried to focus on the areas that had the most electrical vehicle use, and those tended to be southern Florida and central Florida, so we're doing that. Obviously we want to continue to make that all the way through I-10, which we have the funds to do, and that'll be next up. I think it's really, really exciting. So I want to thank Noah for really working hard to push this through. We did have delays because of the pandemic, but we obviously want to continue to make sure we're doing the folks' business. Noah?
Noah Valenstein: (04:35)
Thank you, Governor. My name's Noah Valenstein. I have the privilege of being the secretary for the Department of Environmental Protection here in the great state of Florida. Thank the governor for his leadership. It was just last week that we were celebrating major accomplishments that the governor pushed forward for legislation to protect our water here in Florida, and would like to thank two of the sponsors here today, with Senator Mayfield and Representative Fine who help champion those major pieces of legislation. Today's all about air. Again, it's another day and another step forward for the environment here in Florida. It's exciting to see what we've done here in Florida under the governor's leadership. Just this March, we met all national ambient air quality standards here in Florida. We are now the most populous state in the nation to meet all ambient air quality standards, so that was a great step forward.
Noah Valenstein: (05:23)
Since 2000, we've actually seen a 78% drop in industrial emissions, and so really the next step about clean air here in Florida to continue our trend of having the cleanest air on record is putting in electrical vehicle charging stations throughout Florida, making sure we have a robust enough network that we can really take advantage of that, and then have that also play into clean air here in Florida. So it has been a great privilege under the governor's leadership to partner with the Department of Transportation.
Noah Valenstein: (05:52)
As the governor mentioned, this initial award just a little more than 8.5 million will move forward 74 electric charging stations. When combined with what the Department of Transportation is doing on the turnpike, that'll be more than a hundred electric charging stations here in Florida. We look forward to this current budget year that just started July 1, the governor's leadership, and thanks to the legislative support, we've got a record funding now for budget authorization for VW settlement. So we're looking at $67 million this year to quickly move forward with the rest because as the governor certainly hinted at, money doesn't do anyone any good sitting in a trust account. It needs to be out being put to use in our economy and making sure that we actually have electric charging stations to get going, and we are very excited to see that as a department. So Governor, thank you.
Ron DeSantis: (06:45)
I mean, these Teslas, I've got a chance to ride in a couple of them. Really, really phenomenal vehicles. I got a number of updates about actions we're doing to combat COVID-19. We're in very close contact with all the major healthcare providers, particularly the hospitals. One of the good things about what they're doing now, compared to where they were in March is we do have availability of some therapeutics, most notably remdesivir, which was an emergency approval. I think that was within the last couple months.
Ron DeSantis: (07:24)
HHS had sent remdesivir to the Florida Department of Health. We distributed that to the hospitals. Hospitals believe, most of the physicians I talk to believe that it has been helpful, so they're using it. They like it. They were scheduled to get another shipment, but no longer through the state. They were going to go straight to the hospitals. The problem is the timing of that was not good. Some of them were running low. So I went and spoke, requested through the vice president, through Secretary Azar that we get accelerated remdesivir to be brought down to the state of Florida, and I'm happy to report that on Saturday, our hospitals will be receiving-
Ron DeSantis: (08:03)
… report that on Saturday, our hospitals will be receiving additional Remdesivir. We've got 427 additional cases coming. That's 17,080 additional vials of Remdesivir. That'll be something that hopefully will help to improve patient outcomes, particularly when the patient comes in early.
Ron DeSantis: (08:25)
I think with all this stuff, it's found that once a patient progresses, if they're at the stage of mechanical ventilation Remdesivir is probably not going to be able to do much at that time. But if they come in immediately, early on in the onset of symptoms, this Remdesivir, the physicians I've spoken to have been very favorable with it. So we're working hard to do that. We're glad that we're able to accelerate that. That's really going to make a difference for a lot of patients.
Ron DeSantis: (08:51)
Of course, another, this is actually a positive update, the longterm care facilities obviously is ground zero when you're talking about COVID-19. We've had more fatalities over the age of 85 than we've had under the age of 65 in the state of Florida. Nationwide, I think at least 50%, if you counted it honestly, of the COVID related fatalities have been residents of longterm care facilities. That's been probably the tip of our sphere in terms of protective efforts.
Ron DeSantis: (09:21)
We had tested the residents and the staff April, May the beginning of June. Now that we went through that iteration, we instituted requirement of testing every two weeks. All staff members at longterm care facility have to test every two weeks. And that's almost 200,000 people because we've got over 4,000 facilities in the state of Florida. So that's a big deal. We have a process in place. We've got a company hat's helping us do it. We now have about 70,000 test results back from the staff. We have 50,000 that are pending at the lab. And then we have many more that are being swabbed and sent in as we speak.
Ron DeSantis: (10:02)
The positivity rate for the longterm care staff after 70,000 tests is 2.4%. And that's very, very low generally, but obviously when you look in the communities, we're seeing positivity in places like Dade County, 20%. Orange today was 10%. We'll see these things, there's signal noise. That was a good sign. Hopefully that continues. But to have the longterm care staff still testing low, because I think our fear is, when you have community transmission, that's a reflection of the community. If you're working at a longterm care, you could still be somebody but it's doing it. I think having this in place is allowing us to catch it early, and so we're looking forward to continue getting those results.
Ron DeSantis: (10:49)
That was a big investment on the part of the state, but I think that that's an investment that's it's very well served. We appreciate what's happening there.
Ron DeSantis: (10:58)
The testing overall is obviously very robust. We've got back today reported 95,000 test results in one day in the state of Florida. You go back at the beginning of the pandemic, our country initially wasn't even doing 95,000 in a day. I think it probably took them sometime towards the middle or end of March to even be able to reach 1000,000. This is a robust level of testing. Positivity was down. We'll see. You got to do this over four or five days to really know.
Ron DeSantis: (11:29)
But the Orange County Convention Center site here has done about 64,000 tests during the course of the pandemic. That is the most tests of any single site anywhere in the state. And we actually had some sites that started earlier, because the outbreak was really most significant initially in South Florida, Broward, Dade. So the first site was in Broward, because that's where most of the cases were occurring. Orange County. Obviously we did that relatively short order, but some of these sites have been operating longer and Orange County is number one. They're putting through between 1500 and 2000 people a day on that test site. So it's been very, very successful.
Ron DeSantis: (12:13)
I mentioned yesterday, we're continuing to work on figuring out ways to get a faster turnaround. The US is testing between 6-700,000 people a day now, in terms of the results coming back. That has really put a crush on all these labs. Every lab that said they can get you in 48 hours, it's taking more than 96. If they say 72, it's taking a week. And part of that is just they're getting overwhelmed. They're running lower on some of the reagents and some of the supplies.
Ron DeSantis: (12:45)
We have some ways with self swabbing and certain labs that are dedicated to that to potentially improve the turnaround for at least some of the test takers. What we're going to work on doing, we'll do that at the Orange County Convention Center, is to have lanes for people who are actually symptomatic. Most of the people who are testing now are not necessarily symptomatic. If somebody is actually ill, they need to know whether that's coronavirus or not as quickly as possible. So if we can dedicate that, they can go through, hopefully get it turned around in decent time, because what are you going to do, isolate for seven days while you're waiting for test results? That's not what we want to see. So we're working on that. It's important. But that will definitely focus on our symptomatic test takers.
Ron DeSantis: (13:35)
We're also supporting and monitoring. Our pillars have always been protect the vulnerable, expand testing, social distancing, and support our healthcare system, hospitals, and the capacity. We have COVID only nursing home units all across the state now. We've got 12 of them. We didn't have that, nobody had that, in March. In fact, Florida is one of the only states that have gone this route even now.
Ron DeSantis: (14:00)
Now Orange County really has done a good job. They've had relatively few cases in their longterm care facilities compared to some other parts of the state. But it's very, very important to have those facilities. We're expanding beds in those facilities. We had started with all told about 750 beds. We're looking at ramping as many of those up as we can.
Ron DeSantis: (14:22)
What happens in these nursing homes is you'll have folks test positive, not all of them need hospitalization. In fact, fortunately, a lot of them don't. But if they're contagious, we need to move them to a safe environment so that it doesn't spread further in the facility. Those COVID only nursing home units are very, very important.
Ron DeSantis: (14:39)
We have had, at the Department of Emergency Management, a number of contracted healthcare workers, and some of them have been working these test sites the whole time. Others are just contracts that we can then execute. We are moving some of them to the longterm care COVID only to help expand beds, and we're also helping with personnel at some of the areas that are most busy with hospitals, such as Jackson down in Miami-Dade, we're also doing Tampa Bay. We're going to end up having, in very short order, an additional thousand boots on the ground that could assist in a variety of ways. Testing, helping out different hospital systems, longterm care, you name it. That's a real force multiplier.
Ron DeSantis: (15:22)
When we're talking to the hospitals, I'm talking to a lot of the CEOs all the time, and they have capacity. We've got the census today, I think between 10 and 12, 13,000, somewhere like that, beds are available even at a place like Jackson Memorial, which is in the center of where we're seeing the most cases down in Miami-Dade. They've calibrated with how they're doing electives and everything to have a nice cushion of beds. But it's the staffing, because of how labor intensive it is when you're doing the COVID isolation procedures. We're sensitive to that. We obviously plan for that. And so we have it. But I think it's an important message for folks throughout the state of…
Ron DeSantis: (16:03)
So we have it but I think it's an important message for folks throughout the state of Florida to just know hospitals have capacity. I mean there will be articles saying, "Oh my gosh, they're at 90%." Well that's how hospitals normally run. I mean you don't …
Ron DeSantis: (16:12)
Running at 60% or 70 is not how they normally run or they'll say, "Oh, there's these counties that have no ICU beds." Yeah, we have a lot of rural counties that don't have any ICU beds at all. That's just not how they operate. They send people to bigger systems. So we have a situation where you've got a lot of beds available, no major system or nobody that we have been seeing yet has even gone to like a surge level, and these are all contingencies that are there but the important message is if you have symptoms, aside from coronavirus, heart, stroke, we don't want to repeat the situation that we saw across the country in March and April where people were deterred, whether it's because of fear, whether it's because they didn't think there would be beds available, from seeking the type of care that they need, particularly for those conditions like heart, like stroke, which are some of the leading causes of death in the United States and what we've seen over the last month or so is a lot of those patients who did defer care are now presenting in the hospitals and ICUs with more severe heart problems or more severe problems because of stroke symptoms than had they gone in and gotten treated.
Ron DeSantis: (17:25)
So please, if you feel like you need care, do not be dissuaded. Hospitals do all … That's one of the safest places you can be in terms of the isolation with all the procedures they have in place and they have the capacity to be able to treat people and we want people to be able to get the care that they need.
Ron DeSantis: (17:46)
We need to continue working on protecting the vulnerable, particularly those who are 65 and older, particularly those that have underlying medical conditions. Of course our longterm care facilities which we're putting a lot of emphasis on, but if you're in those at-risk groups and you're not in a longterm care facility, our advisory is still to avoid crowds and limit close contact with people outside the home. That is going to be higher risk, particularly as you've seen more cases in the community. Now look, Orange County had 10% today, we'll see if that trend, there's some other counties that are down from where they peaked at with the percentages. These things take some time to do but regardless of that I think that this is something that's very, very prudent.
Ron DeSantis: (18:35)
Just know that this is out there and particularly what we're finding is these multi-generational households in different parts of the state, particularly in some of the areas in Dade County where you've seen a lot of cases, you have somebody who may be asymptomatic, maybe younger. They maybe have a parent, a grandparent, inside that home, that's going to be a very powerful vector of transmission of this virus and so be very cognizant about that if you're in those at-risk groups. For the folks who may not be as at-risk, our message is is to avoid the three Cs, closed, poorly ventilated spaces, and here in Florida, as you see, I mean we're out here, I'm sweating, most of you are probably sweating a little bit, it's hot. I get it. People want to be in the AC, but if you're having friends over, if you're having a party, you're doing something and you are in an enclosed environment, it is going to be increased risk of transmission in that vis-a-vis outdoor environment with sunshine, heat and humidity.
Ron DeSantis: (19:32)
I think that's abundantly clear. Where we've seen cases come from and you're seeing it over and over again. If somebody ends up at the ED, what have you been doing? Friends, family, friends, family. Either getting a home or being with friends. That's pretty much what we're seeing overwhelming. Not entirely obviously there's different other ways, but that's overwhelming what we're seeing. So those closed, poorly ventilated spaces increase risk. Big crowds obviously increase risk and then a lot of close, sustained contact when you're inside that six foot radius, especially if you're with someone for a long period of time. Fleeting contact, not really significant source of transmission but if you're there 30 minutes or so, 15 minutes, [inaudible 00:20:17]. Now if you can't do the proper social distancing, we're recommending that you wear a facial covering, but just understand that's in addition to doing social distance. The social distance, avoiding the three Cs, is the best way. If you don't do that, if you're in a close space, if you're in a crowd, close contact, the facial covering is not going to stop all the droplets. It could reduce, but that physical distance really is significant as well so it's a complement but not a substitute and I think if folks are doing those basic things, we're going to continue to be able to hopefully see good trends that develop. Like I think Orange County has done a really good job from the beginning. Maybe too soon to say for sure, but I think you definitely noticed a slowdown in terms of some of the positivity and that's a really, really good sign. With that, I'll take some questions. Yes sir.
Speaker 1: (21:15)
Governor, quick question for you. Dr. Fauci has said that Florida may have skipped some steps in opening too quickly. What do you say to parents who are concerned about schools opening too quickly next month?
Ron DeSantis: (21:25)
In terms of our reopening, so I sent mine to the task force. I spoke specifically with Dr. Birx, and if you look at, we did Phase I at the beginning of May. Our best test results were May and the first two weeks of June. We were 5% or under that whole time. This is a virus that has a five day incubation period so it wouldn't take six weeks before you started seeing something if that were the cause. So there were no steps. We had very, very low prevalence and particularly in the 64 counties outside of Southern Florida and we did put Southern Florida on a different pathway so I think … There was really no justification to not move forward because of the low and that continued all through May, continued in the early part of June, and then we've now seen more cases and transmission at the exact same time that the rest of the Sun Belt is. Los Angeles, didn't exactly open very soon there. They're seeing it. Texas, Georgia, Arizona, South Carolina. So this is something that we're dealing with. We're in a better position to deal with it.
Ron DeSantis: (22:28)
In terms of the schools, my view is is let's look at what the accumulated data has shown us about how coronavirus affects different groups. I don't think there's anybody who can make an argument that this is especially risky for kids. For whatever reason, if you look at the H1N1, that was definitely more risky for kids than the COVID-19 and yet we didn't do. So my view is is parents should have the ability to make the decisions they want and if they want to do the online stuff, that's fine but just understand the cost of not giving kids an option to be able to have in-person instruction is enormous and I get there's a lot of views in the community. What I would hope is it should not be a political issue. It should be based on the facts and if we see that this is very low risk and we see I think overwhelmingly in every study that the schoolkids are not vectors of transmission, well then we have to accept that and then figure out how you fashion policy around it but the places that have done this in other parts of the world have not seen major problems.
Ron DeSantis: (23:42)
Look, you can always have an outbreak. We've said that from the beginning and you do what you can to put it out but in terms of the risk level to schoolkids is very low, the cost of not at least giving them the opportunity if their parents want to do it I think is very, very high and so it doesn't mean that you don't do things to create safe environments
Ron DeSantis: (24:03)
It doesn't mean that you don't do things to create safe environments. And I certainly would recommend that folks, if you have somebody, school aged children that have real serious medical conditions, they obviously need to be protected and treated accordingly. And the same thing with people who may work in these things, but the cost of what we've already seen with the academic lag has been really, really significant. And this is from a state that has put more into online learning than probably any state in the country. We're proud of it. A lot of states copied us. We think we did a good job mitigating some of it, but there's no way that you can actually substitute that.
Ron DeSantis: (24:41)
And then I also worry about kids just not being able to have the normal type of interactions that we're used to. There's social costs to that. Obviously activities that many of our kids like to participate in. I mean, I'd be really concerned about not letting our athletes compete. Look, kids particularly in high school. That's one of the things that keeps them going in a good direction because they have the ability, they have mentorships by coaches, they're working hard, they're learning discipline. So there's a whole host of factors. So let's just follow the data and the actual science. Let's take the politics out of it. Let's take some of the emotion out of it. I mean, I've said before, my kids are three, two and a newborn, so they're just too young to be in school now. But if they were seven, six and five, I'd have no problem. I view it as incredibly low risk as somebody who reviews this data for hours every day. I would be totally comfortable with that.
Ron DeSantis: (25:42)
And I would be concerned at what they would be losing without that, so it's a really significant thing. It also though doesn't mean that every single school district in every part of the state is going to approach it the same way. And there's nothing wrong with that. We have a diverse state. There's going to be some places here, they're going to be full throttle, we know that. And then there's others that are going to be a little bit more cautious, that's fine too. But I think the goal needs to be, let's do what's best for the kids and let's make it happen.
Speaker 2: (26:08)
[crosstalk 00:26:08] Governor, tens of thousands of Floridians are unemployed and they can't afford a test, so let alone rent next month. What would you say to them about this major announcement?
Ron DeSantis: (26:18)
Well, that's a separate issue from this announcement. I mean, this is an announcement about infrastructure, about modernizing Florida's transportation system. But in terms of people that are unemployed, we had a nice increase in May. People didn't think that was going to happen. We don't know specifically for Florida yet for June, but the country's numbers were good, so we anticipate seeing that. Hopefully some good numbers for Florida are there too. We are going to put people back to work. I mean, we've got to have society function. We know a lot about this virus. We know the at-risk groups, we know some of the things that can be done to be effective. But we've got to give people that ability to get back to work, to be able to provide food for their families.
Ron DeSantis: (26:59)
Now, we have paid out over 9.5 billion in the various types of unemployment benefits, which is way more than this state has ever done, even over the last, I think, five years combined. That's not obviously something that… Most people want to work. But that was something that has been put a lot of effort into, because we had a lot of problems. But we want to put people back to work and yes, look, I can't afford a Tesla either. But it's something that as these things become more affordable, more widely available, having that infrastructure there, I think will be really, really positive.
Speaker 3: (27:32)
[crosstalk 00:27:32] [inaudible 00:27:32] and unemployment tax increase next year. Do you anticipate that happening from lawyers or you think there's a way to avoid that?
Ron DeSantis: (27:45)
I hope we can avoid it. I mean, I think that this is a unique economic occurrence because it was basically a national shutdown that caused people to lose their jobs based on policy. And usually these things happen organically, there's over leveraging or there's this or there's that. So I'm hoping that because it was artificially induced, we can get people back and, we won't have that happen.
Speaker 4: (28:15)
[crosstalk 00:28:15] today. Are you considering-
Ron DeSantis: (28:17)
Can you repeat?
Speaker 4: (28:18)
Sorry. 120 deaths reported yesterday, 93 today. Are you concerned there's a lagging indicator of death numbers is catching up to the caseload?
Ron DeSantis: (28:26)
Well, we obviously are working hard to minimize the morbidity and mortality associated with this virus. I mean, if you look at what we've done with our longterm care facilities, I think had we not done what we've done, you would have thousands of more fatalities in our longterm care facilities. Certainly, if we would have put the contagious patients back in there, it would have just been a disaster, like you've seen in some of these other states. So yes, we want to reduce as much as possible. Now when the deaths are reported, just understand this stuff, some of these go back to April, May. And so it's not that it happened the day before, but yes, we want to reduce, limit as much as we can, reduce mortality and morbidity. I think if you look at the numbers, the 65, and the longterm care, that is overwhelmingly where we're finding the most significant clinical outcomes, not only, but overwhelmingly.
Ron DeSantis: (29:22)
And I think if you look at the cases which have just piled up under 45, I think we've got, I think in the last five or six weeks, I mean, we've probably had 120, 130,000 cases under 45. And if you look at the mortality rate for that, it is incredibly, incredibly low and probably close to zero for people that don't have underlying conditions. So I'm concerned, obviously the cases are… It's an indicator, but who is getting infected is the most significant indicator about how those trends will go. And so if we can continue to focus, protecting our longterm care, protecting our elderly, and obviously the messaging about limiting the crowds and the contact for those most at risk, that is going to make a very, very big difference. So I really though, appreciate what people have been doing across the state.
Ron DeSantis: (30:19)
I mean, if you look at the folks who've been working in our hospitals, they were on alert March, April. Obviously we had, kind of a ripple come through and then we were very quiet, relatively quiet in May, and the beginning of June. Now we've seen it pick up. So folks are working really, really hard. And the state of Florida very much appreciates everything everyone's doing, both in the health care field, also our Florida National Guard. I mean, they've been on this since the middle of March and they've been deployed, they're doing all our testing sites, they've gone and tested the nursing homes. I mean, they've just done a bang up job and it's been… When you have a flatter curve, which Florida has. I mean, if you look at kind of Northeast, they went boom, Florida, Texas, I mean, we're just much flatter.
Ron DeSantis: (31:08)
It means it goes on longer. And you said you wanted a flatter curve, but it's drawn out over a longer period of time. There's no question that has given our healthcare system a better chance at dealing with the clinical consequences of this. We have PPE, we have a lot of stuff that was tough at the beginning, but it does mean it goes on longer than if you had a boom or bust. So I'm very appreciative for all the hard work that people have put in on this really since probably the beginning of March, because we were seeing this in February and I know it's been a lot. So thanks everybody, and I'm going to have an update soon, another update tomorrow about some more next steps. Thank you.
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Delray Beach's success and charm as both a city and a community can be boiled down to two key factors throughout its history: the diversity of its people and its dedication to fresh food. In the late 1800s, the first non-Indigenous people who settled the area were Black farmers from Florida's panhandle. As the twentieth century approached, more and more immigrant farmers from the Caribbean islands and (remarkably) Japan bought land and planted crops of winter vegetables and, eventually, a then-exotic fruit known as the pineapple.
Modern Delray Beach's most-popular downtown district, Pineapple Grove, is named after that fruit in honor of its founding immigrant communities. Pineapple Grove and its surrounding streets feature some of South County's best restaurants, nightlife, and cultural points of interest. One historic organization, Old School Square, has delighted Delray Beach audiences for decades and comprises an art museum, a theater, and an outdoor concert stage.
Events like those at Old School Square and the newer Arts Warehouse as well as open-air farmers markets and a variety of city-supported initiatives (think: Dine Out Downtown Delray, Savor the Avenue, First Friday Art Walk, and Delray Beach Fashion Week) reflect Delray's thirst for entertainment. "We have a community here that is very walkable and sociable," says Laura Simon, executive director of the Downtown Development Authority in Delray Beach. "It's a place where you come to see people and feel like they're your neighbors and friends." A lifelong resident of Delray Beach, Simon notes that this sense of civic pride gets passed down from generation to generation. "We love when our kids grow up here and want to come back. That, to me, is a sign of success."
This should come as no surprise to anyone driving through the residential neighborhoods bordering downtown Delray Beach. "There's pride in ownership and community in downtown Delray Beach," says Copeland, who often sells property here as an alternative to West Palm Beach. She points out that, in Delray, the lots tend to be larger and not as close to one another. There's also a distinct Floridian aesthetic (it's common to see pineapple cutouts in fences, for example) and young professionals can also expect a nice selection of luxury condominiums from which to choose.
Beyond those who live in downtown Delray, the region is also a favorite for vacationers. Families especially flock to this hot spot to soak up the sun and dine at locally owned eateries such as El Camino, City Oyster, and Park Tavern—many of which offer stellar brunches. Other cool activities include learning more about the Black communities that shaped Delray Beach at the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum; perusing small businesses, like the infamous Murder on the Beach mystery book store; and hanging out at retro-cool Silverball Museum, where you can play an array of vintage arcade games.
The stitch that holds this darling downtown together is Atlantic Avenue, which extends east from I-95 to its namesake ocean, connecting those eager for an evening of excitement with a community that stands ready to serve them as patrons, friends, and neighbors.
Neighborhood Nosh: True to the neighborhood's roots, Bamboo Fire Café is a Caribbean-style restaurant within central Pineapple Grove. Owned and operated by a husband-and-wife duo (Donald and Beverly Jacobs), the café is sure to please all palates. Order the sensational oxtail pepperpot with a side of sweet plantains on a sunny day and feel at one with the tropics.


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A police officer was taken to hospital after he was assaulted while on duty in Tamworth.
The incident happened in Pennine Way, Stonydelph on Friday, February 28.
Chief Inspector Ash Farrington said: "I am saddened that this officer was hurt carrying out his duties."
He added that he was proud to see how Staffordshire's Roads Policing Unit, Staffordshire Police Response, Staffordshire Dogs and Tamworth Police worked together on the incident and also said: "My sincere thanks to the members of the public who helped us. We really appreciate it."
Police have confirmed that two people, both from Tamworth, were arrested in connection with the incident and have since been released under investigation.
Staffordshire Police confirmed to Birmingham Live: "Two people from Tamworth have been arrested after a police officer was assaulted.
"Police carried out a stop and search in Pennine Way on February 28 and one of the officers was assaulted resulting in minor injuries to his hand requiring hospital treatment.
"A 22-year-old man from Wilnecote was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and possession with intent to supply Class B drugs while a boy, aged 17, also from Wilnecote, was taken into custody on suspicion of obstructing police.
"Both have since been released under investigation while enquiries continue."


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Mimiko has said his government within seven years had set the state on an irreversible path which has turned the state to a cynosure of all eyes.
The governor said through the efforts of the his administration, the state had now become the reference point for good governance across the country.
Mimiko, who spoke at the 84th edition of the monthly praise thanksgiving programme tagged "Divine Agenda" , held at the International Events Centre in Akure, said his government had performed well.
He scored himself high on areas like health, agriculture, urban renewal programme and particularly the 'Abiye' initiative which had helped in reducing maternal mortality by seventy percent.
"It is just amazing, when you look back seven years up, we've reduced maternal death more than seventy percent, this is a verifiable data. We started the safe motherhood programme. We have the best facilities in terms of quality services and also offer complete free services . There must be a clear distinctions between quality and affordability. We have proved that we can perform.''


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The sun dips behind the city skyline and evening comes to a close. A woman alone walks around the corner toward her car. The sound of her heels echoes off the walls of an empty alley. She is a mouse, discreet and swift. Streetlights are the glowing havens that she dares not stray very far from. She passes a man who eyes her with malicious intent, as he locks his shop and begins to follow behind her. Her heel-clicks on the pavement quicken in tempo and her heart pulses in her ears. Only a few strides to her jeep.
The man continues his gait while the woman fumbles to find her keys. In one fluid swoop she unlocks the door, hops in the seat, pushes the lock button and exhales in relief as she meets eyes with the passing man. The woman has come close to what she knows would have been a violent encounter.
This is a common but real scenario that most women have or will have to face at some point in their lives. In reality, the night can be an unavoidable and oftentimes dangerous place for women. Women can find themselves in vulnerable situations that can subject them to sexual violence. This is a reality women must face as we are reminded today by everything from the recent controversy over NFL star Ray Rice's perpetration of domestic violence, to Gainesville's string of assaults against women in September. It is a fact that violence against women is still a recurring issue. However, women are becoming empowered and fighting back.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and many campuses are making the effort to raise awareness of domestic violence against women and how students, women and men can create a safer environment at night.
UNF's Women's Center participated in a movement that for the sixth year in a row hoped to shed light on the darkness of this social issue. UNF held Take Back the Night this past Wednesday, Oct. 1, where students marched to the beat of UNF's drumline to stand up against violence against women, followed by a candlelight vigil that had survivors share their personal stories on the issue.
UNF is one of many campuses that participate in the Take Back the Night march. The movement's mission is to end sexual violence of all forms. It started almost 30 years ago in Pennsylvania after a microbiologist student, Susan Alexander Speeth, was stabbed to death while walking home alone.
Director of UNF's Women Center, Sheila Spivey, said she wanted to kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month in a positive way. "We're here to take a stand and march in solidarity and support anyone who has been impacted by violence," she said.
Take Back the Night started at 6:30 p.m. in the Osprey Plaza with an awareness fair that had both campus and community resources available for students. The march began at 7:30 p.m. in the Osprey Crossings courtyard and ended at Osprey Plaza with a candlelight vigil and a speaker who talked about her triumph over sexual violence. Several performers took to the stage, singing and reading poems in light of the cause.
Lauren Makarov, UNF alumna, took the stage and stood behind the podium. She read her poem "When you realize":
When a man takes a belt and threatens you,
You begin to feel like a child again.
When you consciously consider your every
move to avoid punishment,
you begin to live like a fugitive.
When you look into the mirror and realize
You're in jail,
You know it's time to wake up.
Makarov said she relieves her pain through poetry. Her story began in her undergraduate years. Her boyfriend of two years would verbally abuse her, and as time passed, the verbal abuse shifted to physical abuse. She said she stopped being with friends and family at the time because her boyfriend dominated her entire world.
It took several months, Makarov said, to end the relationship. After realizing who she was as a person, with help from her poetry, she ended the relationship: she survived. Poetry was Makarov's way to get out the internal anguish she experienced.
Makarov volunteered as an advocate and later a counselor for Hubbard House, an agency that provides safety for victims and their children.
"It gave me such power to help other victims and empower them to move from victim to survivor," Makarov said.
The emotional aftermath of abuse can be devastating. In her presentation, Makarov stated that 79% of 7,000 poll participants said that emotional abuse is worse than physical abuse. Emotional abuse leaves internal emotional damage. It's difficult to know whether someone is going through the abuse if there are no external implications, and the person in the abusive relationship may not realize he or she is a victim. Makarov said she believes domestic violence victims can lose not only their identity but, also, their voice. When victims are able to find their voice again, they're better able to break the silence.
"Anyone can be a victim, but what's important is, is that nobody deserves to be abused," Makarov said, "and what we each deserve is to be in a relationship that's free from it."
Makarov ended her speech with lines from her poem. She stepped off the stage.
In this part of the evening, the floor was open for anyone who wanted to speak up and to raise their voice.
There was a pause. No one came forward, at first.
Enter Emily Peters, a senior studying international business, bravely faced the sea of purple shirts. She told the crowd about her domestic abuse. She said her family didn't approve that she was gay and verbally abused her for it. She said that UNF's LGBT Resource Center has helped her during her difficult times.
Currently, Peters is working on a project that promotes international initiatives toward LGBT resources that includes the development of a map of colors that represent the level of acceptance in each country.
Afterwards, another student, Angi Barnard tucked her long curly hair behind her ear and entered the stage to tell her story. Barnard admitted that she had been avoiding the Take Back the Night event for several years. Coming from an abusive family, she stated, "I got into several abusive relationships." One of her boyfriends would threaten the child Barnard hoped to adopt. She said he wouldn't let her hang out with her friends anyone. She said she moved out of her parent's house to live with her boyfriend.
But during a night when things escalated between them, she said he forced her to have sex with him. Barnard said she tried to tell her parents but they told her to not tell anyone. They told her that if she stopped talking, he would stop hurting her.
"So I stopped talking," Barnard said.
Barnard said she's the kind of person who can't stop talking. This time, she said, she was completely silent. Barnard encouraged anyone in the crowd who was experiencing abuse to not be afraid to speak up.
"Do not stop talking. Do not let them tell you to stop talking because you don't have to stop talking."
After courageously speaking, she left the stage.
The ceremony continued. The white candles that were passed around earlier lit up the night sky. The students helped each other pass the flame. Younger generations participated amongst a crowd full of college students, and together, they stood up against violence and rape towards women. They took back this night from the abusers.
Gallery photos by Robert Curtis
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This morning we were feeling particularily frustrated with the Alberta Government's complete lack of vision when it comes to what to do with Alberta's "new found" wealth.
So, we wrote a letter to the Edmonton Journal…
"Please Lord let me have another oil boom and I won't piss it away"
Albertans are privileged to have the option of issuing $300 rebate cheques. But simply because we have the ability to do so, it does not mean we should. We could do many things with this money. We could build a giant statue of Ralph Klein in Churchill Square, but it doesn't mean we should.
Let's invest in our communities. Let's invest in our education and advanced education systems. Let's invest our wealth in the future of our province so that the generations of tomorrow can enjoy the economic wealth that the politicians of today take for granted.
ahhh. That feels a little better now.


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MOBO Award-winning artist and producer Victizzle – real name Victor Akata – is bringing a unique sound to the Afrobeats scene in 2016. His renowned production collective London Boyz have already produced hits for the likes of Seyi Shay, Iyanya, Banky W and Wande Coal in recent months, while Victizzle has been working on his own solo material, which he is now ready to unleash on the world.
The first of which is his brand new single titled "I Dey Fine", which features fast-rising Ghanaian rapper Eugy, who is currently having a breakthrough year of his own, with his massive singles 'Body' and 'Dance For Me' featuring man of the moment, Mr. Eazi. Produced by his London Boyz collective, the single comes packed with an exciting music video to match, as premiered on Link Up TV.
Speaking about the inspiration for "I Dey Fine", Victizzle attests that, "the song was birthed out of frustration from past mistakes and experiences of putting my career in the hands of others and waiting on them to help me out, instead I decided to put things back into my own hands and chase my dream. It's time to make my own dream come true without relying on other people".


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Ripple CTO And XRP Architect David Schwartz Shares Current Crypto Holdings
Crypto figureheads rarely make public their portfolio but one of the original architects of the XRP ledger and Ripple CTO, David Schwartz unveiled his crypto holdings. He made this known through his Twitter account after an inquiry from another account with the handle "TheDustyBC".
XRP claimed the number one spot in the list which he made according to position size while bitcoin and ethereum followed suit.
The other coins in his portfolio according to size are Basic Attention Token (BAT), Stellar Lumens (XLM), Cardano (ADA), Polymath (POLY), Bancor Network Token (BNT), Kin, Crypterium (CRPT), StormX (STMX), Bitcoin Gold (BTG) and EOS.
His tweet reads:
"Note that this is not necessarily what I'd choose to hold now, I just kind of wound up here due to air drops and other circumstances. Roughly in order of position size: XRP, BTC, ETH, BAT, XLM, ADA, Polymath, BNT, KIN, Crypterium, StormX, Bitcoin Gold and EOS."
Schwartz has been a longtime advocate of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. He was one brain behind XRP's technical architecture and two of Ripple's major financial tools, xVia, and xCurrent.
His expertise and experience in the industry have however not saved him from having a couple of investment regrets like every other investor. Schwartz revealed in a series of tweets last October that he sold 40,000 Ether at $1 each in 2012. In today's market, it would be worth around $45m. He also revealed that he sold off some bitcoin at $750 and XRP at $0.10.
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This number doesnt show up anywhere else on the web. Thank you guys for having a listing for it.
Called me today at about 1PM. No message. Somehow they got my cell number. How?!!?!