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'Bamboo ceiling' keeping non-Anglo Australians from leadership roles, Rights Commission finds
By Danuta KozakiThe so-called glass ceiling is well known, with generations of women fighting to break into positions of power, but now the Human Rights Commission is trying to break the 'bamboo ceiling'.
Key points:
- Non-Europeans underrepresented in upper echelons of power, report finds
- Asian women facing 'bamboo ceiling' due to stereotypes
- Australia 'missing out' due to lack of leadership diversity
New research shows Australians from an Asian backgrounds and other non-European backgrounds including Middle Eastern and African are not often being promoted into leadership roles in the Australian workplace.
The damning report by the commission, in partnership with Sydney University Business School, Westpac, PwC Australia and Telstra, shows just how unrepresentative the upper echelons of power are in Australia, especially for non-Europeans.
Federal Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane said it showed that while more than 10 per cent of Australians were from non-European backgrounds, leadership positions such as chief executives, parliamentarians and university vice-chancellors are not as multicultural as you would expect.
"The ethnic and cultural default of leadership in Australia remains predominantly Anglo-Celtic," he said.
"Very simply we are not making the most out of our multiculturalism if we are not harnessing all of the talent in our society."
Ming Long, a business executive with a long history in the finance industry, was the former fund manager for Investa's $2.5-billion real estate trust.
She said as an Asian-Australian woman, she had seen all sorts of initial stereotypes which she had to navigate, and change her leadership style to adapt to the predominately Anglo-Celtic male way of doing business.
"I think there is an assumption that if you're an Asian woman within this country you're meant to be quiet, meek and mild and sit in the background and not say much," Ms Long said.
Mr Soutphommasane said stereotypes existed which meant Australian Asians were not seen as leaders and instead thought of as more suited to back office roles.
"In the ASX 200, 77 per cent of chief executive officers have an Anglo-Celtic background about 18 per cent have a European background, less than 5 per cent have a non-European background," Mr Soutphommasane said.
"We have cultural diversity in our organisations but they are concentrated in the junior and middle sections of the hierarchy. We do not see many in the corridors of power."
Mr Soutphomassane said a more inclusive style was needed, as there could be bias — especially unconsciously — where leaders tend to seek what they know.
"And it's time for us to ask why, there could well be bias at play, there are still assumptions about what leadership in Australia should look and sound like," he said.
'Australia is limited without diverse leaders'
Ms Long said the slow change was a barrier to Australia and more opportunities in its economy.
"The country misses out on the diversity of leadership styles from around the world, if the country expects a very Western style and is missing out on some other aspects, including capability and talent," she said.
Westpac's Ainslie Van Onselen said she hoped the report would be a blueprint for corporate Australia to change its leadership style.
"If you want to improve your economy, the success of your economy, you need to be able to have the best decision-makers around the table and that means having a diverse set of decision-makers who have diversity of experience, diversity of thought, whether that'd be race or gender," she said.
Dean of Sydney University's business school, Professor Greg Whitwell, said the next generation of graduates wanted change.
"What is important is inclusivity, Australian society is diverse," he said.
"The challenge is for young people to rise through the ranks and get promotions to the most senior ranks."
Ms Long said she was optimistic as Australia was a country that gave people a "fair go — that is part of the Australian psyche and I think it is important that we don't lose that".


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In case you missed any previous installments, here they are: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.
To recap: I rank each team from 1-10 on their projected starters, bench, coach and watchability, using a 1-10 scale, and rate them overall based on a (starters x 5) + (bench x 2) + (coaching x 2) + watchability to give them an overall score. Why does watchability matter? Because we're not robots here, that's why.
I also included a best-case scenario, a worst-case scenario, a realistic scenario and their franchise's all-time best player's degrees to Manu Ginobili, using this tool, because of course I did.
I'm breaking down these previews into small, bite-size chunks to make them more palatable to read, around 1,000-1,500 words each, obviously spending more time on the contenders than the minnows. Enjoy and leave me all kinds of comments about why I'm terribly wrong.
Indiana Pacers: 79
Projected Starters (8): C Roy Hibbert, PF David West, SF Paul George, SG Lance Stephenson, PG George Hill
Last season's most successful starting five, particularly on the defensive side, figures to get less playing time together thanks to the return of Danny Granger and a bolstered bench unit. Hibbert reportedly worked out like a maniac with and without Tim Duncan, so that he could take on a bigger minutes load this season, but ultimately these guys will go only as far as the starting guards will allow them to.
Granger's presence could be insurance in case the inconsistent Stephenson flames out, but the bigger problem is Hill, an excellent third guard shoehorned into a starting role despite his lack of handle or court awareness. If they could flip Granger for a stud point guard like Rondo, they should jump at it, but considering that they've already given the Suns next season's first-round pick and Granger is older than you think (30!), that's not happening. Maybe Goran Dragic instead?
Projected Bench (7.5): C Ian Mahinmi, PF Luis Scola, SF Danny Granger, SG Chris Copeland, PG C.J. Watson, SF Solomon Hill, F-C Hilton Armstrong
Granger was mostly a disaster during the preseason and when he finally appeared to turn the corner in the final game, he picked up a calf strain that will cause him to miss at least the start of the season. That gloomy news aside, the Pacers radically made over a bench that was their Achilles heel last season, giving up a first-round pick for a declining but still capable scorer in Scola, a streaky shooter in Copeland and a steady veteran hand in Watson, who's a marked upgrade over the departed D.J. Augustin, who may have been a Miami mole. The early nick to Granger should give Solomon Hill, their rookie from Arizona, a chance to impress, but he's been abysmal during the exhibition games too.
Coaching (8.5): Frank Vogel got the absolute maximum out of this crew during last season's playoff run and they may well have upset the Heat with some better (read: any) defense at the end of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Like division rival Tom Thibodeau with the Bulls, Vogel's main task will be trying to work a main cog back into the fold without disrupting the overall chemistry, but he'll have some shiny new bench toys to play with as well. The Pacers may be a work in progress all season long, at least until the trade deadline passes and they know what their final team will be. Vogel lost his top two assistants Brian Shaw and Jim Boylen to Denver and San Antonio, respectively, and has replaced them with Nate McMillan and Popeye Jones.
Watchability (7): They don't quite have the charisma and across-the-board athleticism of the Bulls, and their arena looks kind of drab. Still, I like most of the pieces on the roster and the Pacers should be a decent enough watch on those nights where none of the other contenders are playing anyone worthwhile.
Best-Case Scenario: They jell immediately, earn home court advantage, pummel the overmatched Wizards in round one, out-slug the Nets in round two, and finish off the battered Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals, after Miami had to expend too much energy in shaking free of the Bulls. They go on to capture the franchise's first title against the Thunder in the lowest-rated Finals in history.
Worst-Case Scenario: Granger never recaptures his past form, the regular season is a series of fits and starts, and not having one true superstar catches up with them and they get upset by the upstart Cavs in the first round, with Kyrie Irving completely undressing them.
Realistic scenario: They make the Finals after outlasting both the Heat and the Bulls, but have nothing left for the Spurs and are thumped in five brutal games, with ABC threatening to put the telecasts on tape delay if either franchise ever makes another Finals.
Degrees of All-Time Best Player to Manu Ginobili: 2 (Reggie Miller played with Austin Croshere on the 2004-05 Pacers, who played with Ginobili on the 2008-09 Spurs.)
Projected Starters (7): C Andrew Bynum, PF Anderson Varejao, SF Alonzo Gee, SG Dion Waiters, PG Kyrie Irving
Another one of those "these five guys may never play a second together" things, and head coach Mike Brown (I know, right?) has been starting Tristan Thompson at center and seven-foot Earl Clark at small forward during the preseason to give them the requisite size. If Bynum can ever get healthy and give them something like 50 games and 25 solid minutes per, they should really consider dealing one of their four credible power forwards for a real three, since they have a smoking crater at that spot at the moment. Regardless, I love the backcourt and I'm all aboard the concept of a starting lineup where four of the five guys are injury-prone and the fifth one stinks. If they are forced into using their preseason starting five, then expect Pistons-ish spacing problems because I'm not buying Clark as a three.
Projected Bench (8.5): F-C Earl Clark, PF Tristan Thompson, SF Anthony Bennett, SG C.J. Miles, PG Jarrett Jack, C Tyler Zeller, SF Sergey Karasev
The Cavs sure have a lot of depth for a potential lottery team, but these things happen when you've got an unsettled starting lineup. Clark, Thompson, Miles, Zeller and even Bennett, the most random first overall pick ever, have potential to start before it's all said and done, with Thompson, whose life would've been far less confusing if he took up soccer, the best bet of the bunch. Meanwhile, Jack was playing crunch-time minutes for the Warriors all last season and figures to do so again this season for the Cavs in three-guard lineups since, again, they have no real small-forward. He's not really credible insurance though, if Irving were to go down again because he's not really a distributor.
Coaching (5): Brown can scheme defense with the best of 'em and having Irving in charge of the offense as a point guard should work a bit smoother than when LeBron had to do everything for his old Cavs teams. Still, I don't trust Brown at all to figure out a competent rotation with all these fours on the roster and I I doubt he'll be able to solve the Bynum enigma either.
Watchability (7): Would be higher if not for Bynum, whom I despise, their terrible announcers, and their uggo uniforms. Other than that, they've got a lot going for them.
Best-Case Scenario: Everyone stays relatively healthy, they get a combined 145 games or so from Bynum and Varejao, zoom past the Knicks to a fifth seed, shock the veteran Nets in a first-round upset thanks to their young legs and give the Heat everything they can handle in a seven game series in round two, impressing LeBron James so much that he decides to return to Cleveland in the off-season.
Worst-Case Scenario: It's Cleveland. Whatever "worst case scenario" we can think of can and will be eclipsed. Bynum, Varejao and Irving all get injured, they don't even make the playoffs and James decides he wants no part of this cursed lot.
Realistic Scenario: 115 games out of Bynum and Varejao, a sixth-seed and a respectable showing in a first-round loss to the Pacers, with just enough Irving highlights along the way for James to decide he's worthy of being his next sidekick.
Degrees of Best All-Time Player to Manu Ginobili: 2 (James played with Drew Gooden on the 2006-07 Cavs and Gooden played with Ginobili on the 2008-09 Spurs.)
More from Pounding The Rock:
- Stampler's NBA Predictions Part 4: The Bulls
- 30 preseason predictions: Detroit Pistons
- Stampler's NBA Predictions Part 3: The Celtics and 76ers
- 30 preseason predictions: Cleveland Cavaliers
- Stampler's NBA Predictions Part 2: The Knicks and Raptors

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In this letter, A.R. Hearst of Indiana, introduces to Kansas Governor St. John, Hughes and Ward, two very successful temperance evangelists from the local college. He believes both will help the Governor win support for the temperance cause in Kansas.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: August 09, 1880
Item Number: 303536
Call Number: Governor's Office, St. John, Correspondence Received-Subject File, Box 20
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 303536
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Date - 1880s - 1880
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I switched from Fedora to Ubuntu last week on my computer at work and I could not be happier.
Setup was simple. I really like the apt-get, gentoo portage and BSD ports model. RPM is just too much of a pain.
One interesting thing about Ubuntu is that there is not a standard root account. Just like you do with OS X, you have to sudo everything. That's fine with me. And if you really, really need root, all you have to do is sudo bash and you are root.
This biggest annoyance is that I can not find a postgresql 8.0 package for ubuntu. I really don't want to have to maintain all the startup scritps myself.
Otherwise, I'm very happy with it so far. Hopefully it will stay that way.


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How to Change a Child's Name
A parent, adoptive stepparent, and/or legal guardian, has a right to legally change his or her minor child's first, middle and/or last (surname) name if changing the child's name is in the child's best interest. Nicknames or aliases that are not used for legal purposes do not require court orders.
Note: A family law judge has discretion on whether or not to grant a petition (request) to change a child's name; the judge will only grant a child's name change petition if changing the child's name is in the child's best interest. The child's best interest is determined by a family law judge after hearing evidence presented by both the petitioner (requesting person) and the respondent (objecting person(s)), if any.
Common reasons parents petition the court to legally change a child's name include: 1) a change in name to reflect the child's mother's surname after divorce, 2) a change in name to reflect the name of an adopting parent(s)' surname, 3) a change in name to reflect the name of the child's stepparent's surname, and 4) a change in name to protect the child. The child's first, middle, and/or surname can be changed either completely, or partially, including a hyphen added to the name, so long as the change in name is in the child's best interest.
Note: A child's name may not be changed to include numbers, obscenities, symbols, racial epithets, or to promote fraud, create confusion, conceal the child's location, or avoid creditors. Also, a minor child may not petition the court to change his or her own name without parental consent; however, older children of sufficient maturity may be allowed to address the court concerning his or her desire to have his or her name changed.
The Child Name Change Process
When parents agree to change their child's name they may jointly file a petition for child name change. If the family law judge agrees to the name change the judge will grant an order to have the child's name changed to reflect the new requested name. The legal process is relatively simple and fast when both parents agree to change their child's name.
Note: Parents who have had their parental rights terminated in either a juvenile dependency action or a stepparent adoption case do not have the right to object to a parent's petition to change the name of a minor child.
When only one parent agrees to a child's name change, either because the other parent objects to the name change, or because the other parent can not be found, the process to change a child's name is more complicated.
To legally change a child's name without the permission of the other parent the petitioning parent must timely notify the other parent of his or her request to legally change their child's name. This means that the petitioning parent must legally inform the other parent, at least thirty (30) days before the hearing on the name change petition, of the time, place, and details of the request, including the responding parent's right to object to the name change request. Legal forms are available, and required, to accomplish legal notice in a petition for child's name change.
Legal Notice Requirements
California law requires that unless both parents agree in writing, the non-petitioning parent (the respondent) must be served with a copy of the petition for child name change. If the respondent resides in California, he or she must be personally handed a copy of the petition by a third party not involved in the dispute; if he or she resides out of California, he or she can be served by registered mail, return receipt requested.
A parent has a right to object to a child's name change petition. When the responding parent objects both parents must attend court, or have a lawyer attend court on their behalf, for a court decision. When the parents agree to the name child name change request the parents might be able to obtain the court's order desired with little, or no, court appearance.
Note: A guardian has the same rights to change his or her ward's (child's) name; however, when a guardian petitions the court to change a child's name there are usually two persons to whom the guardian must give notice about the proposed name change. Guardians must bring their Letters of Guardianship to court.
Other Child Name Change Requirements
A Petition for Name Change of a Child must be filed in the Superior Court of the county where the child lives. The child subject to the proposed name change may not be under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Correction, in state prison, on parole, or required to register as a sex offender. The petition must include a reasons for the name change as well as proof that the child's proposed name was published in an approved newspaper for at least four weeks. The Clerk of the Court in the county where the child's name will be changed will have a list of approved newspapers for this purpose.
Note: For security reasons, participants in a state's witness protection program, as well as victims of domestic violence, may request that the court not require the publication of the proposed child name change.
The Decree of Name Change
If the judge approves the Petition for Change of Name, he or she will sign a Decree of Name Change. After the Decree of Name Change is signed by the family law judge a certified copy of the order changing the child's name may be ordered from the Clerk of Family Court. The certified copy can be used to change a child's name on legal documents, including a birth certificate, social security card, passport, driver's license, school records, credit cards, bank accounts, wills, trust, contract, tax records, power of attorney, and more.
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Man Tweets Disturbing Image Of Wasp's Nest Built Around Doll, And People Are Spooked
Nov. 2 2018, Updated 9:56 a.m. ET
Wasps will build a nest pretty much anywhere. And Twitter user Eric Weiss recently took to social media to prove this by sharing a photo that has the Internet pretty freaked out. A wasp nest built around a creepy old doll...
BURN IT WITH FIRE. As you can imagine, people were understandably freaked out.


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What, More Snow?
Yup! Here's Meg & Hammett, after clearing the walk. But little good did it do!
Our Annual Good Friday bash is coming up, so Meg also cleared out area around the barbeque.
But next morning, it had filled in again!
For comparison, here's what the same view usually looks like on Good Friday!
So Meg redug the path to the back door.
I tried to get out the front without digging.
But then I decided to wait for Meg to dig.
I helped a bit.
A job well done!
Sunday morn, and everyone was trying to get their cars out!
It's nice to look at, but after 4 months (no kidding), I'm awfully tired of the white stuff!


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It is a challenging time for the property sector. The future of the sales market remains opaque with uncertainty surrounding transaction recovery, valuations, future affordability, and mortgage availability. In the Private Rental Sector there have been challenges for private landlords and tenants alike, and, especially in Edinburgh, there has been a significant shift in the market as demand in the Short Term Lets sector has evaporated. However, more importantly, beyond the challenges to the sector, the challenges for individuals and households under the Covid-19 lockdown have tested many of the traditional assumptions and practices we expect for housing. Against this testing backdrop many of the qualities of the Build to Rent (BTR) delivery model, and service-led rental offering, have emerged as advantageous.
In dealing with the most pressing human issues relating to Covid-19, the centralised management of BTR properties and BTR services offer practical advantages under the lockdown. High speed internet enables consistent homeworking. Delivery lockers and cool rooms allowing contactless delivery. Centralised management allow for easier cleaning and repairs. Existing communications channels with residents and neighbourhood community groups have allowed tenants to be kept up to date and remain socially connected. With mental health, as well as physical health, being a major concern during lockdown, pre-existing community cannot be overlooked, at Rettie we have seen a marked increase in the usage of our resident portal and community engagement forums. Something that has been wonderful to be part of and we will continue to develop.
The institutional nature and professional management of the BTR block offering has also given us the ability to offer advice and knowledge to residents with regular communication on mass, using those well established communication channels as well as individual assistance and signposting during the difficult times for anyone facing hardship, this has enabled us at Rettie to maintain a 98% collection on rent roll across our BTR portfolio in Scotland, in April. Supporting our residents and landlords alike.
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From a market perspective, there may be no doubt that BTR, much like the PRS, is going to be facing a difficult and different from forecast outlook, especially in the short term. Particularly the delays of delivery for planned developments, are likely to be key challenges to the sector. This said, there may be some silver linings further down the road, once recovery starts. Weakness in the sales market, constrained new housing supply, and reduced transaction activity, as well as potential challenges for affordability and lending in the wake of the lockdown, may affect a number of households that would have been looking at moving up the tenure ladder. In addition, if there is a lasting economic downturn and weak house price growth, then the financial attractiveness of buying can wane leading to a rise in rental demand. In the wake of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, with lending retreating and a stagnant sales market, the PRS tenure increased 5% across Scotland, 6% in Glasgow and 10% in Edinburgh.
The BTR pipeline of over 7,000 units is a significant supply of new housing. Moreover, the locations of planned BTR developments in Glasgow's City Centre and Edinburgh's Fountainbridge, are in key districts for new residential occupation. With new development for sale potentially slowing depending on the lasting effects of the lockdown, BTR is well poised to step into the supply side of the market. Also with the Scottish Government Affordable Housing Target suspended, the delivery of BTR, and Mid-Market Rental schemes, will prove even more critical in supplying new homes and affordable rental homes.
Looking ahead, the recent confirmation of funding for Moda Living's Springside development in Edinburgh by Apache Capital Partners and alternative real asset investment firm Harrison Street is evidence in the confidence in the BTR sector in Scotland, and the role it will play in a post Covid-19 property sector.
BTR is more than just flats and the recent experience has shown that as well as being vital in providing the number of homes needed across Scotland we can do so whilst creating communities with firm and active communication to help those who need it when they do. As well as offering a resilient and sound investment. Long may that continue. An opinion I am not alone in holding.
John Dunkerley, CEO and co-founder of Apache Capital Partners, said: "We are committed to delivering and expanding our build-to-rent pipeline with both Harrison Street and Moda Living despite the near-term disruption being caused by COVID-19.
"There remains a fundamental mismatch between supply and demand for high quality purpose-built rental housing in the UK and for investors seeking long-term, steady income streams from assets with defensive, counter-cyclical qualities, build-to-rent remains highly attractive as a sector."
Johnny Caddick, managing director at Moda Living, added: "The resilience of residential property as an asset class has never been in doubt, but in recent weeks we've learned just how much our customers have valued the ability to work, exercise and prioritise their mental and physical wellbeing without leaving home. The continued confidence of Apache and Harrison Street in our branded platform underlines the defensive qualities of build-to-rent and we look forward to raising the bar for renting in Scotland."
Robert Mathias, senior managing director and head of international business for Harrison Street, said: "Edinburgh is a thriving city with a strong economy focused on the financial and technology sectors, a highly skilled workforce and vibrant cultural attractions. However, Edinburgh suffers from a significant lack of viable residential rental housing options given there is virtually no purpose-built accommodations in a city where nearly a quarter of the population are renters.
"We are thrilled to further our partnership with Apache Capital to develop Springside, which will provide much needed attractive rental options for the growing number of people in the UK choosing to rent. Apache Capital and Moda Living are world class partners in the UK BTR space, and we look forward to expanding the joint venture through investments in first-class properties backed by compelling demographics."


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Advisory Group Charter
The [WORKING GROUP] will develop a Purpose and Need statement for the [PROJECT] and identify multiple alternatives that address that purpose and need.
The [WORKING GROUP] will also help the project team in selecting the wisest course of action and preferred alternative. The preferred alternative will reflect consideration of various community goals, issues, environmental factors and concerns, and find the appropriate balance among competing interests.
Advisory Group Goals
Advise [CONVENER] about key aspects of the project, provide a community perspective on key considerations, and be a sounding board for project deliverables.
Work towards consensus among [WORKING GROUP] members on the desired project goals, alternatives, construction phasing, and mitigation measures to include in the EIS.
Project Outcome
The process will be considered a success if:
- The [WORKING GROUP] establishes clear, consensus-based recommendations on the best alternatives to include in the EIS;
- The public is engaged in a meaningful way in evaluating the proposed project alternatives and in reviewing and commenting on the project EIS;
- Project decisions fit into the context of the surrounding communities and recognize and respect the unique transportation needs along the corridor;
- The project schedule takes the least amount of time and makes the most effective use of limited project funding;
- Appropriate regulatory and government agency staff is involved throughout the process to avoid surprises that lead to delays.
Terms of membership
Members agree to volunteer until the initiation of the EIS environmental review process and possibly through the EIS process.
A member's position on the [WORKING GROUP] may be declared vacant if the member:
- Resigns from the [WORKING GROUP] (this should be in writing and forwarded to the [CONVENER])
- Fails to attend more than two meetings without prior notice
In a case where a member's position is declared vacant, the [CONVENER] may appoint an alternative representative from the same interest group to fill the position.
Advisory Group Operating Guidelines
Convening of Meetings
- Meetings will be held at the time and place chosen by the [WORKING GROUP] in the course of their meetings.
- It is anticipated that there will be [INSERT NUMBER] meetings leading up to the official opening of the environmental impact statement preparation process. Once the EIS is underway, it is anticipated that the group will meet quarterly.
- [WORKING GROUP] members will be informed of meetings through email or direct mail, depending on his/her preference, at least two weeks prior to the meeting.
- Meetings will be advertised in the [LIST MEDIA AND/OR LOCATION].
- Project documents and notices will be posted on the project website.
- Email: [CONVENER] should be copied on all correspondence, and if [CONVENER] chooses to open a dialogue via email, all [WORKING GROUP] members will be copied.
Conduct of meetings
- Meetings will be open to all.
- Meetings will be facilitated.
- Informed alternates are acceptable and encouraged if the [WORKING GROUP] member cannot attend.
- All cell phones will be turned off during the meetings.
- After all meeting agenda items have been addressed, time will be provided for non members in attendance to voice their opinions.
- Meetings will end with a clear understanding of expectations and assignments for next steps.
- Meetings are expected to be two to three hours and not exceed three hours. Extension of time, in 15 minute increments, will require the consent of the majority of members attending that meeting. Consensus will be indicated with a show of hands.
- The consultant will keep a record of meeting attendees, key issues raised, and actions required. Comments from individual members will generally not be attributed and a verbatim record of the meeting will not be prepared.
- The previous meeting record and a meeting agenda will be forwarded to members of the [WORKING GROUP] at least one week before the next meeting. Any changes to the record of the past meetings shall be in writing and forwarded to the [CONVENER] prior to the next meeting.
Meeting Ground Rules
- Speak one at a time – refrain from interrupting others.
- Wait to be recognized by facilitator before speaking.
- Facilitator will call on people who have not yet spoken before calling on someone a second time for a given subject.
- Share the oxygen – ensure that all members who wish to have an opportunity to speak are afforded a chance to do so.
- Maintain a respectful stance toward towards all participants.
- Listen to other points of view and try to understand other interests.
- Share information openly, promptly, and respectfully.
- If requested to do so, hold questions to the end of each presentation.
- Make sure notes taken on newsprint are accurate.
- Remain flexible and open-minded, and actively participate in meetings.
Roles and Responsibilities
THE [WORKING GROUP] is an advisory group to [CONVENER]:
[WORKING GROUP] members agree to:
- Provide specific local expertise, including identifying emerging local issues;
- Review project reports and comment promptly;
- Attend all meetings possible and prepare appropriately;
- Complete all necessary assignments prior to each meeting;
- Relay information to their constituents after each meeting and gather information/feedback from their constituents as practicable before each meeting;
- Articulate and reflect the interests that advisory group members bring to the table;
- Maintain a focus on solutions that benefit the entire study area;
- Present its recommendations for the project at the end of the planning process. The presentation would include subjects such as: project's Purpose and Need Statement, alternatives to be studied in the EIS, mitigation measures, and phasing plan. The [WORKING GROUP] shall select from among its members a presenter or team of presenters.
[CONVENER] and the consultant team agree to:
- Provide [WORKING GROUP] members the opportunity to collaborate with other agencies and groups on making recommendations for the project;
- Effectively manage the scope, schedule and budget;
- Keep [WORKING GROUP] partners informed of progress;
- Provide documentation to support recommendations;
- Provide technical expertise;
- Brief local decision makers and produce briefing materials and reports;
- Provide early notification of [WORKING GROUP] meetings and provide ten working days to review and comment on technical reports and other documents;
- Conduct public meetings necessary to inform and engage the community.
- Manage logistics for meetings; and
- Explain the reasons when deviations are taken from [WORKING GROUP] recommendations.
[WORKING GROUP] members will be informed of meetings through email or direct mail, depending on his/her preference, at least two weeks prior to the meeting.
- Meetings will be advertised in the [LIST MEDIA AND/OR LOCATION].
- Project documents and notices will be posted on the project website.
- Email: [CONVENER] should be copied on all correspondence, and if [CONVENER] chooses to open a dialogue via email, all [WORKING GROUP] members will be copied.
Decision Making
The [WORKING GROUP] is primarily advisory. In those areas where it has some decision-making authority, members will strive to reach agreement by consensus at a level that indicates that all partners are willing to "live with" the proposed action. Partners will strive to work expeditiously and try to avoid revisiting decisions once made. If agreement cannot be reached on a particular issue, [CONVENER] will retain final decision-making authority.
Conflict Resolution
When an issue arises that cannot be easily resolved, [WORKING GROUP] members agree to:
- Remember that controversial projects are unlikely to receive funding, so the intent of all parties is to resolve issues so the project can be funded.
- Determine if the issue should be resolved within or outside of the [WORKING GROUP] and participate however is appropriate.
- Ensure the appropriate decision makers are at the table to resolve the issue.


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Occidental Greek Council and the Office of Student Life (OSL) are considering introducing new Greek organizations to campus in the next three to five years to address the growing popularity of Greek Life on campus. Several students have proposed the national and historically African-American sorority Delta Sigma Theta, members of which have been on campus gathering support for a potential new chapter of the organization.
Greek Council and OSL will survey the campus to determine whether there is a demand for additional sororities and fraternities this semester. According to Assistant Director for Student Life, Student Activities and Greek Life Diego Silva they will not make a major decision this semester. New Greek organizations other than Delta Sigma Theta are not likely to become a permanent fixture at Occidental in the near future.
According to Silva, one motivation for bringing in new organizations is the increasing number of students involved in the recruitment process who do not receive a bid. Two current Occidental sororities, Alpha Lambda Phi Alpha and Delta Omicron Tau, had an open-bid policy, meaning that all women who went through recruitment would get a bid from at least one organization. But in 2013 both organizations elected to become closed-bid when they determined their pledge classes were becoming too large. All of the other Greek organizations have also traditionally been closed-bid.
"Our Greek leaders want to be inclusive," Silva said. "We really are taking that seriously, but at the same time we can't overextend our Greek organizations. This is why we're looking into organizational growth."
While Greek Council Women's Recruitment Chair and psychology major Rachel Lapidus (junior) does not see the local sororities or any other Greek organization moving back to an open-bid recruitment process, she said that having more organizations on campus would increase students' chances of receiving a bid from at least one organization.
"I personally don't want anyone to feel badly that they haven't been accepted into a social organization," Lapidus said. "We really want that for everyone, and that's why we're looking into expansion."
If the student body and Greek Council agree on the need for new organizations sometime within the next few years, the college will issue a memo to current national Greek organizations expressing its interest in opening a new chapter. Any interested organization will submit a portfolio that will be considered by the Greek Council and OSL.
"We would look for an organization that values things like civic engagement, social justice, inclusivity; things that the students and the campus here tend to value," Silva said. "Our Greek [council] has definitely made it clear that the organizations that we do bring on here should be in line with the general Oxy culture."
According to Silva, any new organization will most likely be a national sorority or fraternity as opposed to a local one. National Greek organizations have a presence at multiple colleges and universities as well as a controlling body outside the campus that guides the chapter. Local organizations, on the other hand, were created by groups of students and are self-governed. Although students are welcome to start a women's or men's group on campus, Silva said that establishing an Occidental-sanctioned Greek organization without any outside assistance of a national association would likely be too difficult.
The first concrete step in the expansion of Greek Life was visible in the introduction of sorority Delta Sigma Theta. Outside members of the group began talks with potential Occidental members at the Greek Information Session on Feb. 10.
According to Assistant Dean for Community Engagement Ella Turenne, Occidental began consideration of a Delta Sigma Theta chapter after interested students proposed the idea to OSL.
"A number of students approached the college, some even independent of each other, wanting to explore the possibility of chartering specifically Delta Sigma Theta on campus," Turenne said via email.
Members of Delta Sigma Theta collected the names of Occidental women interested in founding a new chapter this semester.
"There was actually a significant amount of interest … enough for the college to feel that the students were serious about it, and enough for the Delta Sigma Theta National Headquarters to feel it warranted exploring," Turenne said via email.
According to Silva, the new chapter will not be established until sometime next year.


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How To Get From Entebbe Airport Safely
Once you arrive at Entebbe airport the next step is to get a ride from this facility to your next destination. This aviation area is about 47 km from Kampala. It receives many travelers from different parts of the world daily.
There are various options passengers use to reach their homes, tourist places, hotels, or meeting points. One of them is to travel by airport cab.
This is the most preferred and reasons are many that travelers like it. Highlighted below are some of the great tips on how to get from EBB airport safely.
Choose the Best Mean
If you want something that is not only cheap but also flexible, fast, and private, no option is better than a taxicab. With this option, expect to be waited by the driver at no cost.
When you get to the arrival space just look out for your names. You share greetings and embark on the journey.
Know the Fares
The rates for an airport taxi from Entebbe depend on the number of kilometers for your Journey. Entebbe to Kampala trip costs not more than 40 USD. For those who go beyond the city, you will pay not less than 50 USD.
It is good to inquire with the reservation agent and know the exact amount for your ride. The quotation includes the driver allowances, car maintenance fee, and fuel and office surcharge.
Make arrangements in advance
Try hard to inquire and do the confirmation in advance such that your transfer is catered for in time. Avoid last-minute orders because you will be disappointed.
Share correct Dates and Time
After confirming make sure to share the correct arrival date and time with the operator. Be keen on the flight time to avoid miscommunication. Especially AM and PM confuses most travelers.
Another thing required is the drop-off point. Some clients tend to indicate the town centers as the endpoint and you reach there when it needs to drive for more kilometers to the exact village or trading center.
Communicate with your Handler
Be sure to keep in touch with the ground handler and give them updates in case there is any change on your arrival time or pick-up date.
Some clients keep quiet and do not notify their handlers about the changes. You find a case where a driver waits for the client yet his or her flight is altered.


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''LES CONSEQUENCES de la GUERRE du TRANSVAAL aux points de vue Financier et Industriel, par Henry Dupont, directeur de la revue Sud-Africaine. Reproduction des articles publies dans la Revue Sud-Africaine les 22 et 29 octobre et 5 et 12 novembre 1899''; Paris, Imprimerie Chaix, 1899.
SOUGHT AFTER first editon of the important work "The consequences of the Transvaal War (The First Boer War) in points of Financial and Industrial view" by Henry Dupont, director of the magazine ''South Africa''. This precious book is collection of articles published in the Journal South Africa on 22 and 29 October and 5 and November 12, 1899.
Softcovers; 21,5 X 13 cm; Collation complete: 39 pages; Text in French; Paperbacks whole, with some stains and age toning. Content/text block in very good condition. Overall the condition is Very Good.
During a decade of thousands of years, the region of the future Transvaal was inhabited by the ancestors of The Khoikhoi. From the fourth century, the region was invaded by the Bantu peoples who came from central Africa who were going to establish or continue their road up to the shores of the Indian ocean in the future Transkei and Kwa Zulu-Natal. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the region is as well the dwelling place of a few tens of thousands of people divided into tribes, villages such Dithakong and chiefdoms. In 1817, the region was invaded by the troops of the Ndebele leader Mzilikazi, pursued himself by hordes of warriors of king Shaka. The peoples of the region, forced to take party, are then the subject of raids, deportations and massacres of the part of the one and the other of the warring parties. Finally, the famine that resulted from these assaults completed to develop the economies and political systems premises in disarray. The villages are abandoned by their inhabitants who emigrate to other regions to the east and north, far from their places of traditional life. It is the "Le Mfecane" or great upheaval. Those who remain are weakened and at the mercy of the invaders or of local despots. The area began to make the object at the same time of interest to explorers Boers or British who came to the Cape Colony. From 1827 to 1836, the south-west of the future Transvaal region is dominated by the troops of Mzilikazi. In 1829, the missionary Robert Moffat is admitted to the court of Mzilikazi then that the first commercial relationships are forged between the white explorers and the local tribes. From 1830, the explorations are intensifying. In 1835, several thousands of boers leave the Cape Colony in search of a promised land or build an independent republic of any colonial power. It is the Great Trek.
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This beautiful apartment is located in our 1840 Apartments building in Sitges right by the beachfront of Sant Sebastià.
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The man accused comes from a retarded society.
Lets see here, a book burnt and two children die in the process. Normal minded folks would hold the view that the desecration of human life to be the worst atrocity. Muslims beg to differ.
Desecration of Holy Quran': 2 children killed in Quetta protest
QUETTA: A mob attacked a police station in Quetta on Saturday, demanding a man detained for allegedly desecrating the Quran be handed over, leaving at least two children dead and 19 with gunshot wounds.
Violence erupted after police arrested a "mentally retarded" man said to have burnt pages of the holy book in Kuchlak, about 16 kilometres (10 miles) north of Quetta, senior administration official Qambar Dashti told AFP.
"Angry protesters, mostly Afghan refugees, torched several vehicles and pelted police with stones," Dashti said. They burnt tires and blocked the Quetta-Chaman highway.
"Chanting the man should be killed for blasphemy, they later entered the police station and started firing," he said, adding that a senior police officer, SP Saddar Malik Irshad narrowly escaped while his police guard was wounded in the shooting.
Police fired tear gas shells and opened fire in self defence, Quetta police chief Qazi Wajid said. ATF and FC had to be called in to bring the situation under control.
The clash left two children dead and 19 people wounded including eight policemen, he said. "All the wounded people have bullet injuries," he added.
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Today, in a business maneuver that has been brewing behind the scenes for quite some time, Eminem finally announced that he's growing his Shady Records roster. In a not so surprising move, he's bringing Slaughterhouse -- the four rapper supergroup consisting of Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Crooked I, and Detroit emcee Royce Da 5'9" -- into the Shady Records family. All four rappers are lyrical heavyweights on their own and Slaughterhouse is a highly respected name within underground hip-hop circles. Considering that Em's longtime friend, Royce Da 5'9" is the anchor of the group, this is a signing that makes total sense. It could have happened sooner but the only thing that held things up was the paperwork and business end -- arguably the most important part.
In a move that is far more surprising, Eminem also signed Alabama upstart rapper Yelawolf to Shady Records this afternoon as well. Folks might know Yelawolf from his quasi hit single, "Pop the Trunk," and from his internet popularity for being a hungry and tatted Southern rapper with skills. He killed at South By Southwest (SXSW) last year, inked a cover from FADER magazine, and clearly needed the right label situation to help push him to a wider audience. With Slim Shady, a once hungry and tatted rapper from the wilds of Detroit backing him up, I'd imagine the dream situation has arrived for Yelawolf.
"Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse, it's kinda phase two of Shady," Eminem explained in a prepared statement. "It's the new generation of Shady Records, and as we're trying to rebuild our label, it's exciting for hip-hop, and with all of these forces coming together and with what everybody's capable of on the mic, it's gonna be fun."
Here's what the Alabama man had to say today: "I can tell you that when you're willing to give your life up to see a dream through, the reward is great," he said earlier today. "And now that I've become an apprentice to one of the greatest artists in the world, my potential reaches beyond anything I ever imagined. Let's kill this shit."
Both acts should be releasing albums this year, and for the first time in all of these artists' careers, those projects will have the proper push that they deserve.


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May 1, 2020
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis COVID-19 Briefing May 1
Ron DeSantis: (00:01)
Good afternoon. It's always great to be back in Northeast Florida. I'm here for another announcement, as we move into phase one of Florida's recovery. I'm really excited to be here with our Adjutant General, Jim Eifert. The National Guard for Florida has done an absolutely fantastic job. If you look at all the innovations and testing that we've done, whether it's the drive through sites, whether it's these new walkup sites in underprivileged areas, whether it's the strike teams that they're doing to test residents and staff at longterm care facilities, they have done an extraordinary job. They've been a force multiplier for the state of Florida. I think by this weekend, National Guard supported outlets, all those types of tests, will have generated about a 100000 tests in the state of Florida. That's a really remarkable thing and I really want to thank Jim.
Ron DeSantis: (00:55)
I also want to thank Mayor Curry for doing a great job during this time. Being very level headed, being very fact base and data driven. This Northeast Florida region has really, really done well. I'll tell you a few things about that, but I think it's exciting what's in store for Northeast Florida, because I think they're going to be able to bounce back very quickly.
Ron DeSantis: (01:16)
Today, I'm announcing, as part of phase one, that beginning Monday, May 4th, Florida's world-renowned state park system will be opening. Opening the parks back up is consistent with my safe, smart, step-by-step plan to reopen Florida. Since the beginning of the COVID 19 emergency, we've made decisions based on data, facts and science. And I think we've seen enough about COVID-19 to make, and I think the science backs it up, that outdoor transmission is less likely than transmission in enclosed environments.
Ron DeSantis: (01:55)
In fact, the Department of Homeland Security's Bio-defense lab recently conducted a very thorough study about the effect of sunlight, heat and humidity on the virus, both in terms of surface transmission and in terms of respiratory droplets and aerosols. They made the following conclusions, and DHS was very, very confident in this. The DHS study said, that sunlight rapidly killed the virus in aerosols. It said that outdoor daytime environments are lower risk for transmission of the virus than indoor environments. In terms of surfaces, when a virus may be left on a surface, DHS study concluded that sunlight kills the virus quickly, and that the virus is less stable overall at higher temperatures and higher humidity.
Ron DeSantis: (02:49)
Now, that doesn't mean you can't transmit it. Obviously, if you pack in 1000 people, and they're right next to each other, and they cough on each other, that's going to be risky. But, when you're talking about open spaces with appropriate social distancing, that is a very low risk environment, but it's also high reward for the people of Florida, because people can go out, they can get sunlight…
Ron DeSantis: (03:52)
… After Mayor Curry recognized the science and opened up Jacksonville's beaches for recreational activity. At that time, there was a lot of people, not from Florida, but from between DC and New York, who thought that this was just the most significant thing that had ever happened, that the sky was going to fall. They did misleading pictures, acting like this was like Lollapalooza on the beach or something like that. This was what they were focused on. Not dirty subway cars, not other things that have been major transmitters of this disease. They were really focused on this. And they said that… And people here were mocked.
Ron DeSantis: (04:36)
I want to thank the local media here in Northeast Florida for fighting back against false narratives, and actually putting the facts out, actually showing that people were behaving responsibly, and that the mayor and then his compatriots on the beaches, those mayors were doing a good job. And so, what we've seen since… Is…
Ron DeSantis: (04:59)
… Is There been some type of major [inaudible 00:05:04]? No. In fact, cases have declined. They weren't that high to begin with, but two weeks ago the County reported 29 new cases. Now, I have a County of 1000000 people… Extremely low, that's like lunchtime in Queens on any given day, in terms of what they're seeing in other parts of the country. So that wasn't a lot.
Ron DeSantis: (05:23)
I think it's important, look at the last 10 days. People were said this was such a big deal, that the sky was going to fall, because people were walking their dog on the beach. Okay, let's go back. April 21st, total new confirmed cases, 11, in Duval County. April 22nd, 19. 23rd, 18. 24th, 17. 25, 24. Now, those dates probably would not have shown anything from the beaches, because if you were to get it then you'd develop symptoms. But then, let's look at this. The 26th, out of 1000000 people in Duval County, four new cases on April 26th. 27th, 10 new cases. 28th, six new cases. 29, eight new cases. Yesterday was 17, but that was a big test done, so the percent positive yesterday, 1.8% of the tests came back positive. There's parts of the country where they're at 30-40% of everyone tested comes back positive.
Ron DeSantis: (06:27)
Also, look at the hospital space in Duval County. The whole reason we went on mitigation was because people were concerned that the hospitals could get overwhelmed. It would lead to excess of deaths, it would lead to people not getting the care that they needed, not just for COVID but for other things. While, as we sit here today, 42% of the hospital beds in Duval County sit empty. There is no overflowing of hospitals. There has not been an overwhelming of hospitals here in Duval County, or really anywhere else for that matter. In fact, we had Memorial Healthcare down in Broward County, which has had a lot more cases than here, they've actually collapsed one of their ICU wings because there just wasn't enough patients going into the ICU. That's a good thing.
Ron DeSantis: (07:17)
Also, look at the overall percentage of tests that come back positive in Duval, and I think you're now under 4%. I think you're actually under four. That includes at the beginning, when really only the sickest people were getting tested. That percent positive, it's so low. Really, it's hard to get a downward trend from there because it's so low. That's a good thing. That's good news. We have the test center here at the Jacksonville Jaguars' stadium. They're doing on average 271 tests a day, but they could do many more than that. The supply exceeds the demand for this drive through test center, which I think is, again, I think that's another good thing, and I think it's a good sign.
Ron DeSantis: (08:03)
So, Duval County and then Nassau County, they've done fantastic on this. I mean, knock on wood of what they've done. St. John's has done tremendous. And so, I really just want to thank the people of Northeast Florida. I want to thank the people like Mayor Curry who have really led. They've proved a lot of people wrong throughout this. And I just think it's important to kind of take the tail of the tape. You do things two weeks ago and you try to smear a community, and then you just go by. It's like drive by media, just do it and then move on. Well, we're here today. They've done it the right way. They have a foundation to build going forward. And I think that that's really, really good.
Ron DeSantis: (08:45)
And I think it's also important for people to understand, when we're talking about the outdoor environments, when we're talking about the risk being lower, that's something that you can use in your everyday life. When we go in with the restaurants, we're recommending that they do outdoor seating, obviously with a sufficient distance between table. But we really believe that that is lower risk.
Ron DeSantis: (09:07)
You look at some of the super spreading events that we've seen, major events throughout the country. You had the funeral in Albany, Georgia. You had people packed into, I think it was a church. And you had people crying, hugging, kissing, very close contact, sustained contact in an enclosed environment. This thing spread like wildfire. You started to have people go into the hospital. If you look at the choir in Washington State, they're inside. They're sitting. They're singing. A lot of different droplets and aerosols in that environment. Many of the people got sick. It spread very quickly. The Biogen conference in Boston at the end of February, again, these are people that are in close contact for a sustained period of time inside. And you had a super spreading event.
Ron DeSantis: (09:55)
You've also seen things like parties, or celebrations, bar mitzvahs, other things like that that have caused super spreading events. And so, those are more high risk. But being outdoors in open air is more low risk. And today, we take a step that I think is good for the people of Florida. I think it's going to be good for their peace of mind because people have been cooped up a lot, even though the whole time I wanted people to be getting recreation. It's still there were only so many options. So, now we have more options and I think that they can do it in a way that's safe.
Ron DeSantis: (10:32)
I think it's also important to point out the hospital capacity. We're not just talking Duval that's got a lot of capacity. When you go down to Miami-Dade, they have almost 40% of the cases in the state of Florida, and yet, they have 40% of their beds are available in Miami-Dade, a very big and populous county. So, we're in a situation where we've had really flat hospitalizations far below what the system would even hold. In fact, last night, the state of Florida reported statewide 591 people in the ICU statewide. That's the lowest number that we've had in the ICU since the very beginning of April. And, if you compare that to other states, I mean there are states that are half or a third of our size that have significantly more people in the ICU than the state of Florida does.
Ron DeSantis: (11:23)
And so, the parks are an important part, I think, of quality of life. It's going to be an important part of phase one. We'll have more details about how that's going to roll out. I mean, it is going to roll out on May 4th. There are going to be some restrictions because we do want to continue social distancing. It's a smart thing to do. If you're out there with your family and you're not getting involved in big groups, very low risk. But we want to make sure that we continue to do these things responsibly using what Mayor Curry did here in Jacksonville as a great model. I'm going to let the mayor come up, say a few things, then I'm happy to take some questions.
Lenny Curry: (11:56)
Thanks, Governor. Well, welcome to this beautiful state park, this gem to Northeast Florida and Jacksonville. This park and this day really represents, in my mind, what Florida is all about. Governor, I want to thank you before I talk a little bit about outdoor recreation. What people don't see that happens behind the scenes in a crisis is the communication and collaboration. Jacksonville got ahead of this because we had help. We got testing up early because the governor's office was responsive. We got personal PPE equipment to our healthcare workers distributed as needed because we had help anytime. Governor was calling me in the evening, members of his senior staff are accessible every time I call them, while they have the entire state asking for things. So, a big thank you for the way we're getting through this and coming out of this.
Lenny Curry: (12:46)
Just quick, on the back of what the governor said, about the idea behind opening the beaches. Look, we were looking at data. We're reading places where coronavirus, COVID-19 I hit places hard. And it all spoke to types of events the governor talked about, compact spaces for long periods of time. We're observing people in grocery stores for weeks because they have to get essentials. And, while that's happening, you don't have large outbreaks. So, with the data and with basic logic, it made sense to open wide spaces to let people move and remind them to social distance. So, proud of the people of Jacksonville for the way we have worked to this and continue to work this. And I'm grateful to our governor.
Ron DeSantis: (13:28)
Thank you. All righty.
Speaker 3: (13:36)
Okay. Governor, question. Senator Scott, Senator Rubio both have suggested that certain people on unemployment do not want to work because they're making more on unemployment than otherwise. Have you experienced this? Have you heard about this being true among Floridians or something Rubio and Scott are just conjuring?
Ron DeSantis: (13:49)
I'm not familiar with their comments. I can tell you Floridians want to work. We had an economy that had 2.8% unemployment. People were doing a great job. And this external event upended that for hundreds of thousands of people in our state. And it's been very difficult. We've worked extremely hard on fixing a very broken system that you had with unemployment and starting to get good results that I'm happy. We need to do more, but we're much better than we were a month ago.
Ron DeSantis: (14:22)
But I think people want to work. I think people enjoy being out doing things that are productive. Part of it is, that's just kind of how they are, but I think they will contribute to a sense of normalcy. And I can't guarantee everything is going to be exactly like it was. But I think, to be able to go out and be doing things, I think would be a very good thing. So, we've got a lot of hard working people here. They absolutely want to work. They did not want to have their jobs taken from them. And we'll get them back. It's not going to happen overnight, but we're going to get people back.
Lorena: (14:53)
Governor, Lorena with Action News Jax.
Ron DeSantis: (14:55)
Yes, ma'am.
Lorena: (14:55)
You were talking about the low percentages of infections, but would you agree that we were able to get to that point because of the measures that your office took with social distancing, shutting down certain facilities? And also, Governor, how do we know what the true rate of infection is if there's not enough widespread testing, especially in rural counties?
Ron DeSantis: (15:16)
So, here's the thing with the testing, we have seven sites for drive through. We've now got, oh man, I mean, I think we may be up two ten walk in sites where we're going and underserved communities. We started this by doing the public housing project with the University of Florida in Jacksonville. People were very happy because a lot of them didn't have cars to go through the drive through site. So, we're doing that. We're getting good response. We're affirmatively going into nursing homes, even if they don't have any positive cases, to try to see if we could identify asymptomatic.
Ron DeSantis: (15:47)
With that said, we have capacity to do more and more testing. I mean, we have it right now. We've built more. I got contracts with these new labs that can do 18,000 tests a day. So, that's there. But I think, in Jacksonville, you look at it. We don't fill up the site here. There's never-
Ron DeSantis: (16:03)
… demand outstripping supply. You think, "Okay, well, maybe people just aren't willing to go get tested." The problem with that is when you have a positivity rate that's so low, the easiest inference is that this thing just hasn't transferred in this area the way it's done in places like New York or New Jersey. But what really will help us determine this, and we're supposed to finally get them in today, are the antibody tests. We're going to do serum prevalence analysis in different parts of the state. What the antibody tests tell you is, do you have antibodies for the virus? If you do, then that means that you had the virus.
Ron DeSantis: (16:42)
You're looking at different parts of the country that have done this. They did it in Santa Clara, California. Stanford looked at it. They believe that between 50 and 80 times more people in that county have the antibodies than have actually tested positive. LA County did something similar. They didn't think it was quite that high, but it was certainly exponentially greater than who had tested positive. University of Miami did it in Miami Dade. At the time, I think there was 10,000 cases, they think that there's 160,000 people that have the antibodies.
Ron DeSantis: (17:16)
We're going to do that here and other parts of Florida. We're going to get hundreds of thousands of these tests in, but that will give us an indication of how widespread this thing was. I think we all understand at this point, this thing was here earlier than we thought.
Ron DeSantis: (17:31)
The Super Bowl in Miami, I was talking to the head of the committee, I was like, "There's no way we didn't have this in the Super Bowl." People say, "My whole staff was sick that week," or whatnot.
Ron DeSantis: (17:42)
I think it was here. I think there's way more people that have the antibodies than we thought initially, but this will allow us to determine that. Then, what kind of inferences do you draw from that? If the antibodies are prevalent at 10, 20, 50 times the positive tests, then that's telling you that the virus fatality rate is much lower, which is a good thing. It tells you that the hospitalization rate will be much lower, which is a good thing. You probably have the majority of people that have acquired this thing had symptoms either so mild that they never even thought about getting medical attention or perhaps no symptoms at all. We're getting more and more data on this, now that Florida is doing this, we're going to do it.
Ron DeSantis: (18:26)
You, also, having antibodies is just good to know. I mean, if we're at a nursing home and half the staff have antibodies, well, that's lower risk then for the residents because those are people that are going to have some form of immunity from the virus. I think the antibodies testing is going to be very important in terms of how we go forward and just really understanding the risks. But I do think it's pretty clear, and I've been very critical of a lot of the doom and gloom projections of saying this or that, but if you're under 50 with no significant health issues, the data is overwhelming that you are incredibly low risk. Fortunately, young kids are at the lowest risk of any other portion of our society. I mean, I have a three-year old, a two-year old and a newborn, and I am much more concerned with other things than I am with this in terms of my kids' health. That's a good thing.
Ron DeSantis: (19:16)
There's also research being done now in Europe about putting kids in school. Now we're doing distance learning in Florida to the end of the year, we made that decision. But the American view has been, "Yeah, kids are at lower risk. But if they go to school and they interact, then they'll transmit it to their teachers and their parents," and so you wanted to not have those things. But that also has implications for summer school and summer camps, little league, all these other things.
Ron DeSantis: (19:41)
Europeans are looking at it and a lot of them think that kids aren't really significant vectors, that the parents are more likely to infect them. I don't know if that's right, but we're going to find out pretty soon because they're in school in Denmark. Switzerland is putting their kids back in school. I would love to be able to have the hard data to say that kids are not significant transmitters of this because if that's true then, man, we've got to do summer camps. We've got to get back and get our kids back out doing things. This is all about just following the data and following it where it leads.
Ron DeSantis: (20:13)
Speaker 4: (20:16)
On the parks, I have a two-part question. On Phase One for business there's an exception for the three southeast counties. It's the same thing for parks. You can have different parts of the state can have different-
Ron DeSantis: (20:28)
We're going to have 80. Yeah. We'll have 80 to start on Monday. It's kind of a phased approach. I do think some of the southeast Florida counties, we'll have open. Remember, those three counties all open parks, marinas and golf courses last week. They have this open and that's something that I think made sense for them. I supported their decision 100%, and so we would want to have access as well to some of these. Department of Environmental Protection is going to be rolling out exactly the parameters. Like I told people, it's not just going to be like it was in February. I mean there is going to be restrictions, there'll be limitations just so people are safe. But I really believe if people are out there and they're not in big groups, I think it's a low-risk environment.
Speaker 5: (21:12)
Governor, we talked to a lot of people who are still pending for unemployment benefit. They've been waiting since March. Is that acceptable? Why has it taken so long to try and address some of the problems of the unemployment benefit?
Ron DeSantis: (21:21)
We have, last night, paid out another 69,000 payments. As of two days ago, there've been 416,000 unique claimants paid. [inaudible 00:21:32]
Ron DeSantis: (22:08)
… " Yeah, I applied in mid-March." We have DEO, they're actually reaching out to people and saying, "Okay, what did you do?" In a number of cases, people didn't have all the information submitted, social security number out of state wages. Some of the people weren't working before this. Obviously unemployment compensation is for people that lose their jobs. There's other forms of relief for this situation if you didn't lose your job, but some of what you see here in terms of these unique claims submitted, some of those folks have not qualified under this. I think that you've seen a huge increase.
Ron DeSantis: (22:43)
I mean you go back four weeks, the system was in tatters. People couldn't even get on. I mean there's all going to be a whole investigation that's going to need to be done about how the state of Florida could have paid 77 million for this thing, however many years ago they did. There's a whole bunch of problems. We had guys go in who are super-smart. They worked 24/7. They've rebuilt a lot of this. They're doing stuff every day. But you now have people that can access it better. Last weekend, they took the system down. People could still apply if Connect is down because you can go to Pega, and then the Pega data gets migrated to Connect. But they took down the Connect for the interface with the public so they could devote 100% of its capacity to doing payments. They did like 500,000 unique payments. Not unique claims but unique payments last weekend. We're going to continue to build off the momentum.
Ron DeSantis: (23:34)
It's been the number one non-health priority that we've had, and we've mobilized so many people in state government to be able to do it. You have some people that are applying through Connect, through Pega and through a paper application. Those, obviously, you got to filter that out. You're only going to do one, but we've gotten hundreds of thousands, I think, paper applications too. I've got 2,000 employees from various state agencies that I've surged into the unemployment and they're actually taking the paper applications and they're putting it into Pega-
Ron DeSantis: (24:03)
… or putting it into Connect. So it's really been a team effort. Jon Satter, I had to put in charge because the job wasn't getting done. He's our DMS Secretary. He's done a great job. And it's not over. Obviously, there's more improvements that need to be made. But if people really understood how in tatters this thing was, they've been working really hard.
Speaker 6: (24:29)
Governor, on that thread-
Speaker 7: (24:29)
[crosstalk 00:24:29] oncology.
Speaker 6: (24:29)
On that thread, governor, 40% of Floridians who've applied for unemployment appear to not be ineligible. That's according to the DEO. Is it possible that they were mislabeled?
Ron DeSantis: (24:38)
So say it again.
Speaker 6: (24:38)
40% of Floridians who've applied for unemployment were found to be ineligible.
Ron DeSantis: (24:42)
Speaker 6: (24:43)
Is it possible that they were mislabeled?
Ron DeSantis: (24:45)
So what I would tell you is under normal circumstances, like non-crisis situations, so if you go back last year, 2019, what DEO will tell you is a majority of people that apply are not eligible. Now, I think a majority applying now are eligible because these are people that just lost their jobs. So I think the percentage of ineligible is probably lower now than it is normally during the year. But that is how they've done it, that it is the average person that applies historically is not eligible. And that's just kind of based on what the rules and requirements are.
Ron DeSantis: (25:20)
And also understand, under normal circumstances, someone lost their job, say the third week of March, they'd have to go look for new jobs, they'd have to submit applications before they could even apply for an unemployment. I waived all that. I've waived everything I could waive to try to streamline the payments. And so a lot of this was architectural about engineering the system to actually be able to handle this volume of claims and get the money out. But some of it too, was we had to clear bureaucratic hurdles and it's a very complicated web of rules and regulations and that all goes into a computer program. Yes ma'am?
Speaker 7: (25:56)
[crosstalk 00:25:56] oncology.
Speaker 8: (25:57)
[crosstalk 00:25:57] to not let down their guard down and see things like we saw with the funeral in Georgia where [inaudible 00:26:04].
Ron DeSantis: (26:06)
Yeah. So, but exactly, we still need to keep up the common sense, social distancing. And I think if you looked at all the other countries, all the other states, the most effective things have been targeted interventions to protect the at risk populations like we've done in Florida with so much to the nursing, we've sent out the state of Florida, we've sent out seven million face masks just to longterm care facilities. We've sent out half a million face shields just to longterm care facilities, sent out a million gloves because we knew that's where the problem was. When I was in the white house the other day, Dr. Birx remarked, "Governor DeSantis knew where the risk was and he surged resources to be able to prevent death in those facilities." And it's not easy. And we've obviously had people get sick, we've had unfortunate deaths, but you look, compare us to like a New York on that, I mean they're like 10 times what we were because we really focused.
Ron DeSantis: (27:01)
So we're going to continue focusing on that. But then also doing the common sense things like don't have large groups, particularly in an indoor environment. That is going to be more risky. And people understand that. And I think that if you treat people with respect, and if you level with them, they respond. What you're seeing in some of these other states I think is vindictive, and I think that's why people are rebelling. In Florida, I think people have understood, we've got a job to do, but if it's not risky to go to a park, you should be able to go to a park. If it's not risky for you to walk 18 holes, then do it. And so that's the philosophy we've had. But yeah, I would just, these … Any type of large groups, I mean, first of all, our order bans any group over 10 but even if you have 10 people inside, you're much better off being at a park with 10 people than being at a dinner party with 10 people for three hours all sitting next to each other in an enclosed environment. I mean, I think the science is pretty clear on that. And, and so people just need to understand that that makes sense. And we're going to continue to protect our seniors and the vulnerable through appropriate social distancing. I'll tell you, when this all started, we knew that the seniors were more at risk. And it's amazing how great Florida seniors responded. Obviously we had to do stuff for these longterm care facilities. But you look at some of these communities, they didn't need to be ordered. They were, they did this immediately like the villages, some of these other places. They immediately stopped the high risk activities. They kept activities that were low risk, and the results have been really, really good. So I think the seniors in Florida had responded beautifully, and it's been good to see. So we're going to continue doing those things. But I think those common sense things have been proven to be the most effective. Saying that someone can't plant a seed in their front yard, that has nothing to do with public health, and that's really just about social control. All right, I'm going to take off. Thanks guys.
Speaker 9: (29:02)
Thanks governor.
Ron DeSantis: (29:03)
Speaker 9: (29:03)
I appreciate it.
Ron DeSantis: (29:04)
Thank you.
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Denver's Colorado Convention Center became the center of the state's comic universe as thousands attended the inaugural Denver Comic Con this past weekend.
Some even dressed as their favorite characters, many from both sides of the geek divide: Star Wars and Star Trek. Superheroes, cult movie characters and video game characters were also lurking the halls, including zombie hunters from the Resident Evil series.
The Denver Post reports the inaugural event could be one of the largest openings in Comicon history.
Officials hosting the first Denver Comic Con at the Colorado Convention Center anticipated the event would be the second-largest comic-con opening ever. "The fire marshals are here now because we are almost at capacity," said Charlie La Greca, co-founder of the event.
That was at 1 p.m., Saturday, when the crowd was around 9,000 people occupying the 100,000 square feet of the center devoted to the event.
Along with throngs of event goers buying and selling everything from comic books to gaming tables, a who's who of the sci-fi and comic book world made appearances including Kristin Bauer of True Blood fame, and Billy West, the voice of Philip J. Fry from Futurama.
Organizers say they're already planning Denver Comic Con 2013 and have set up a Facebook page to promote the event.


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Repair of water-damaged buildings cause often massive
emissions of harmful airborne microbes. To prevent the
exposures of the occupants safe repair and drying methods
were evaluated. The work area was sealed and maintained
under negative pressure by a recently developed air
handling unit that can clean and dry air. The development
work has been done in co-operation of VTT and Hesasbest
Ltd, which is the largest company in Finland specialised
in asbestos removal and repair of water-damaged
buildings. Experiments made during repair work have shown
that with the new method very high control efficiencies
can be achieved.
Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 18-19 |
Journal | Industrial Horizons |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |
MoE publication type | D1 Article in a trade journal |