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Biden administration to boost at-home rapid testing with $1 billion investment
By Betsy Klein and Maegan Vazquez, CNN
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It's about to get faster, easier and cheaper to get an at-home Covid-19 test, the Biden administration says. The administration is set to boost Covid-19 testing in the US by announcing an additional investment in at-home rapid tests.
White House Covid-19 coordinator Jeff Zients announced on Wednesday a $1 billion investment, which will go toward purchasing rapid at-home Covid-19 tests to put on the market.
"This means companies will be able to expand production of tests even further based on the United States government's commitment to procuring an additional 180 million rapid tests over the course of the next year, with tens of millions more tests coming to market over the course of the next 30 days," Zients said.
In September, President Joe Biden announced a $2 billion investment in rapid testing for community health centers, food bank and schools, and also announced that retailers including Walmart, Amazon and Kroger will sell at-home rapid test kits at cost for the next three months.
But demand has outpaced supply for those tests so far, with shelves empty across the country. The administration is seeking to quickly ramp up that supply.
The $1 billion announcement also comes days after the US Food and Drug Administration authorized Flowflex, an at-home antigen test from ACON laboratories, which will accelerate the pace of rapid tests hitting the shelves.
The Flowflex test authorization, the FDA said in a statement Monday, "should significantly increase the availability of rapid, at-home tests and is expected to double rapid at-home testing capacity in the U.S. over the next several weeks."
While the US was previously on track to double the supply of rapid at-home tests available on the market each month by early November, Zients said the authorization of the ACON laboratories test "accelerates this pace and we are now on track to triple the number by early November." The new commitments by manufacturers, he said, "puts us on track to quadruple the amount of at-home rapid tests available for Americans by December."
Zients also said the administration will double the number of pharmacies where free Covid-19 testing is available. Biden committed in September to making free testing available at 10,000 pharmacies across the country.
"We're on track to meet that goal in the coming weeks and today we're doubling our commitment to a total of 20,000 local pharmacies," Zients said.
The administration is working to increase US vaccinations, with 76% of the US population over 12 years of age having at least one vaccine dose as of Wednesday and that number growing as workplace mandates go into effect. But fast, easy, affordable testing remains a critical tool to getting the pandemic under control and curbing outbreaks.
There are several types of diagnostic tests, including antigen tests, which are generally faster and more affordable, and can be performed alone at home or with a virtual aide, or may be administered by a doctor or pharmacist. The "gold standard" of Covid-19 tests are rt-PCR tests, a type of nucleic acid amplification test, which are highly accurate and detect genetic material from the virus.
The current seven-day average of new tests is just over 1.7 million per day, according to data from Johns Hopkins University Centers for Civic Impact, down from a January 2021 high of 2 million, but significantly increased from a July 2021 low seven-day weekly average of 492,000 new tests.
Former US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield, who led the agency under former President Donald Trump, acknowledged Wednesday that the Trump administration should have done more to build up US testing capacity in the first months of the pandemic.
"There was no 'warp speed' for diagnostics. You know, if we could do a rerun, we'd have a warp speed for diagnostics. That'd be our top priority," Redfield said in an interview with SiriusXM Doctor Radio's "Doctor Radio Reports."
Redfield said that he and then-Covid-19 task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx began to understand in mid-February 2020 that Covid-19 was a "new virus" and that "asymptomatic spreads are going to be a problem and testing has gotta be the backbone of our strategy to try to control this epidemic."
But the US, he said, "was always behind" in testing. Trump frequently lambasted US testing efforts, falsely claiming that more testing added Covid-19 cases to the total case count, amid concerns that could be used against him politically. "Cases, Cases, Cases! If we didn't test so much and so successfully, we would have very few cases," Trump said in one of many tweets on the matter.
Redfield suggested BARDA, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, an office within the US Department of Health and Human Services, could have done more to stimulate the private sector into developing more testing and he was "disappointed" they did not do so.
"If we could rewrite this again, we needed Roche and we needed Abbott," he said, referencing two health care companies, "and we needed the diagnostic companies on a Manhattan Project in January pouring out – literally, we should have been testing, you know, 5 million, 10 million tests a day," he said.
This story has been updated with additional reporting.
CNN's Virginia Langmaid contributed to this report.


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Rosenberg School of Optometry Unveils Mission Wall
Members of the Rosenberg School of Optometry (RSO) community now have a beautiful visual representation of the Mission at work and a symbol of their dedication to patient care.
RSO faculty and students have helped provide vision services locally and internationally.
The newly created Mission Wall serves as a reminder that RSO work reaches communities beyond the walls of its campus and clinic.
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Mission Wall sign reads "Where there is no vision, the people perish," from Proverbs 29:18.
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The Best College Towns In Every State
The college experience is one of the best times in a person's life, but it really all depends on the town. Whether it's the people, the weather, the cost, or just the atmosphere, there is something special about all of the best college towns. Each state has their own shining city, but do you know their best small towns?
The University of Alabama is one of the biggest schools in the entire nation, so their surrounding town must be pretty cool. Tuscaloosa is where these students call home. Over 21,000 people are enrolled in the college which is nearly 25% of the town's population. It was rated one of the United States' most livable cities and best towns for young people. The Crimson Tide is very strong!
Fairbanks, AK
Alaska is exactly the first place you think of when you think of a college town, but Fairbanks is the city of choice for any University of Alaska alums. In the town, there are only about 32,000 people who reside there, with just over 8,300 of them being students. This school is not for the faint of heart or heat, as temperatures sometimes dip below negative 40 degrees!
Arizona is home to one of the most vibrant college towns in the country. About 42,000 students are currently living in Tempe due to it's 16 different local colleges and universities, such as the massive Arizona State University. The median age here is 29. The town also offers tons of ways to hang out and relax in the hot Arizona sun, like local pools and water features.
Arkansas might not be known for its colleges, but maybe it should be. In Fayetteville, over 48% of locals hold a Bachelor's degree. This is impressive compared to the 30% who hold one in the entire state. There are about 3 colleges and universities located in this college town, including the University of Arkansas. They also offer a wide array of bars and restaurants that make students keep coming back.
Everything is better on the golden coast, or at least this college town! Over 72 percent of its residents have a degree. Additionally, about 40,000 students are currently at the University of California, Berkeley. The town is close to the highly competitive Silicon Valley, which makes it great for ambitious students. The town attracts everyone from artists to engineers as it is one of the hippest places in the nation.
Boulder is where outdoor lovers find their people, with several bike paths and sidewalks encouraging residents to get active in this northern town. Most Boulder residents are about 28 years of age, about 10 years younger than the country's average age. There are six different colleges and universities that call this place their home. It has been named one of the best college towns in the nation due to its views, booze, and cool locals.
The best college town is also the capital of Connecticut as well as one of the oldest cities in the US. Several colleges are also located here. The University of Connecticut's law school, the University of Hartford, and Trinity College can all be found in this area. The population of 125,000 finds employment in healthcare fields and insurance, such as Travelers and Aetna.
Delaware is often a forgotten state, but this town is something to be remembered. Newark has been called one of the most charming small towns, making it perfect for collegiates. The University of Delaware is located here, making this small town into a vibrant and exciting college town. The median age is 24 due to the many thousands of its students who fill the town annually.
Who wouldn't want to spend their school year in the sun? Though this school is located in Central Florida, about 35.5 percent of the town is currently enrolled at one of the city's nine colleges and universities. Florida State University is based in Tallahassee, and it's one of the largest institutions in the country. A close second might be the University of Florida's Gainesville, but that's another rivalry!
Athens, Georgia is as magical as the Greek city. The University of Georgia, along with two other schools, calls this city home. UGA also happens to be the biggest university in the state. The town is famous for its thriving music scene, being the starting point for groups including R.E.M., Widespread Panic, the B52's, and Indigo Girls. It's also not far from Atlanta, making it great for employment.
Say aloha to this slice of paradise. It might be hard to imagine going to school on this island, but students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa have gotten used to it by now. Even though 350,000 people call Honolulu home, the distance from the mainland makes this town seem secluded from the outside world. Even better, the thriving city has plenty of opportunities for graduates.
The most famous city in Idaho might be Boise, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the best. Rexburg has earned its spot in the ranks of great college towns. The cost of living in the area is very low and the rate of student employment is very high, making this town a cost-efficient one. It's not a party school either. Home to Brigham Young University, mostly Mormons live here.
Chicago can't have all the fun. Found in the center of Illinois, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the country's biggest schools. Over 30 percent of the residents are enrolled in this school, making it a huge part of local culture. About 50% of the 65,000 residents have bachelor's degrees, but they're not nerds. The nightlife and fun near this campus are what keeps students coming back.
Indiana might not seem like a state with beautiful landscaping, but it is. Located in Bloomington is Indiana University. Over 44 percent of the population in Bloomington is enrolled. The average age of a resident living in the town is around 24, though many graduates stick around after getting their diplomas. Just under 57 percent of current residents have a degree.
Some publications have named Ames as the top college town in the entire country, and it's not hard to see why. Ames is a town holding Iowa State University inside. The average age is 23 and about half of residents are enrolled in higher education. These traits, as well as an impressive facility and many post-graduate employment opportunities, make this town one of the best.
The University of Kansas is based in Lawrence, Kansas. Furthermore, over 25% of its population is enrolled in school here. The median age of 27.5 is well below the country average, but the adults who stay here are very well educated and more than half of them have earned a bachelor's degree. The school's Jayhawk mascot represents one of the best basketball teams in the nation.
Louisville has the Kentucky Derby to stir up some fun, but the year-round enjoyment can only be found in the college town of Lexington. Surprisingly, it is the tech and government companies that keep the economy stable for alums of the school. A population of more than 308,000 makes this a bigger town than most, but 30,000 of these enroll at the University of Kentucky.
Louisiana's best college town is none other than Monroe, which is where you can find the University of Louisiana. The school brings a youthful spirit to the city, but it's best known for the impressive amount of museums, gardens, and zoos. Chase and CenturyLink both are headquartered here, providing job opportunities for grads in pharmacy and business studies.
Brunswick, MN
New England is a dreamscape for college towns, but none is quite like Brunswick, which often wins titles of being a very photogenic and picturesque town. Though it boasts less than 17,000 locals, it is found near the popular Atlantic Ocean coastline. Its best known to Bowdoin College alums, which is repeatedly awarded as a top liberal arts school, founded back in 1794.
College Park was named that way for a reason. It is the home of the University of Maryland and is known to be a small town with impressive perks. Only a few miles from Washington, D.C., both locals and students here enjoy cheaper housing and wider greenspaces that attract business and residents alike. Both of them enjoy the low cost as well as the open area.
Massachusetts is home to several of the top universities and colleges, but Cambridge is home to the best of the best: Harvard University. Just across the river from Boston, over 75 percent of adult residents have at least a bachelor's degree. This is the highest concentration of higher education in the country. Also located here is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also known as MIT.
A third of Ann Arbor residents have enrolled in higher education, which makes sense with all their great choices. The University of Michigan is here, as well as three other colleges. There are also tons of dining options, about 362 per every 100,000 people. Google, Toyota, and the Environmental Protection Agency have all set up shop in this area, making employment easy and high paying.
Duluth is a larger college town, having about 385,000 residents bordering Lake Superior. The residents of Duluth should be outdoor types, as there miles of trails along the shoreline as well as frosty forests and high hills. Home to a branch of the University of Minnesota, students and residents get a small-town environment and a big city feel all at once!
If you want to see the Old South, you need to see Oxford, Mississippi. The town boasts tons of colorful and flowering blossoms, large green spaces, and a small-town feel with only 40,000 residents. Oxford is repeatedly named one of the most charming towns in the USA due to these traits. It's also very historic, having been integral in both the Civil War and the civil rights movement.
Who knew Missouri was so beautiful? The University of Missouri, Columbia College, and Stephens College sit in the heart of this small town. About 26 percent of locals in the area are students, which makes sense in this thriving college town. Many adults living here had a higher education--more than half of them! They find jobs at places like Carfax, Shelter Insurance, and Columbia Insurance Group.
Bozeman, MO
If you like the great outdoors, Montana is the place for you. Whether you prefer skiing or fishing, hiking or running, there is something for everyone in the naturistic town of Bozeman. The college town circles Montana State University and has a population of less than 60,000. Though there are some biotech companies in the area, this place is mostly filled with students and faculty.
Nebraska might not seem like much, but they've got a lot in store. This midwestern city boasts a population of about 288,000 people and over 300 miles of trails to explore. The city holds the University of Nebraska in its limits, as well as impressively diverse outdoor recreation, consistent entertainment, cultural endeavors, museums, gardens, and more! This capital city is quite a hotspot.
The city of Reno is sometimes referred to as "The Biggest Little City in the World" and it's easy to see why. The nightlife in this college town makes it a favorite for students and residents alike. However, there's more than meets the eye in Reno. A population 3x smaller than Las Vegas, this city holds the key to the University of Nevada as well as Truckee Meadows Community College.
There's nothing like a quaint New England small town. Here, visitors can see the stomping grounds of Robert Frost and Nelson Rockefeller, both of whom attended Dartmouth College in their earlier days. This is certainly a town for the overachievers and the dreamers. The town dates back to 1761, making it a historic site in more ways than one. Now that's a cool college town!
Sitting just under an hour away from New York City, Montclair is a suburban haven away from the hustle and bustle of city living. This suburban metropolis has plenty of shops and boutiques for those who prefer the finer things in life, as well as many mom and pop stores. Montclair State University takes up most of this town's economy by bringing in 20,000 students every year.
New Mexico has some of the most beautiful views of any state, and Las Cruces is no exception. Though Albuquerque gets most of the fame for its colleges, the low cost of living and high employment rates make this city a favorite for students. The city limits are filled with people enrolled at New Mexico State University and Dona Ana Community College.
New York City might get all the recognition, but upstate NY is worth a look as well. Ithaca College and Cornell University have both set up shop in this quaint small town, making it a hotspot for some of the best minds in the country. Most people move after graduation, but they go from a tiny country college to the Big Apple, which is only four hours away.
With the feel of a small town, Greenville will probably surprise you with its huge population. Almost 90,000 people call this town home and nearly a third of residents are enrolled in school. Nearby, there are four colleges and universities, including East Carolina University. It is also home to most of the professional BMX bikers, and is sometimes called "BMX Pro Town USA."
Grand Forks, ND
North Dakota might sound uneventful, but visit Grand Forks and you'll be forced to reconsider. Home to the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks has all the attributes of a perfect college town. The small town boasts a low cost of living and a strong economy, as well as ample post-grad opportunities such as Amazon and Altru Health Systems. There are 55,000 residents.
No surprise here, the town associated with Ohio University is the quintessential college town. Known for its impressive amount of trees, Athens, Ohio is also famous for its dedication to higher learning, hence the town name of Athens. Only 25,000 people live in this town, so it makes sense that the largest employer in the area is also the local college.
Norman takes the title of best college town in Oklahoma. Based here is the University of Oklahoma, and nearly 25 percent of its residents are enrolled in higher education. There are three colleges in the area. Rather impressively, about 42 percent of the residents hold at least a bachelor's degree. While this might sound low, it's about 11 percent higher than the national median!
Right in the heart of the Cascade Range, you'll find the college town of Corvallis, one of the best locations to reside in if you're an outdoorsy person. If you also want to attend school here, Oregon State University is right there. Hewlett-Packard and CH2M Hill are located nearby for post-grads looking for work, although it shouldn't be hard considering this is one of the smartest towns in the country.
Though Pittsburgh might be a bustling city, the University of Pittsburgh (also known as Pitt) sits nearby in a suburban setting. Repeatedly named the best value college for the low cost of living and high employment rates, the town also has a myriad of mom and pop shops and ample post-graduate opportunities that make this steel city one to be admired. Students in the area attend one of six local colleges.
It's no surprise that this beautiful campus would be the best college town in the state. The capital of Rhode Island is home to prestigious universities like Brown University, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence College, the University of Rhode Island, and Johnson & Wales in the city limits. Over 180,000 live here and contribute to Providence's thriving art and cuisine scenes.
Just away from Hilton Head Island, Beaufort enjoys warmer-than-average temperatures and easy, laid-back living. The University of South Carolina is located here and is highly ranked amongst other schools. Additionally, some of the famous features from "Forrest Gump," were originally shot here. This small town holds less than 15,000 residents, so Southern Hospitality is always ready.
Vermillion, SD
South Dakota's best college town is Vermillion. Bordering the Missouri River, Vermillion and the University of South Dakota are both located in this southeastern city. The town has an astonishing 34-acre park that acts as the hotspot for local arts and cultural events. South Dakota is filled with small towns, and though Vermillion only has 11,000 people, it is the 10th largest town in the state.
The University of Tennessee, Johnson University, Knoxville College, and more all love living in Knoxville, TN. The city contains less than 190,000 residents. These residents expect a low cost of living and spend their money on multiple great schools in the area. Additionally, they enjoy close proximity to the most popular park in the nation: The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Everything is bigger in Texas, even the small towns. Here, you can find Texas A&M University, which has the biggest U.S student population of almost 70,000. Most people who live here are around the age of 23, which is not very surprising considering how important the school is to the town. Fun fact: their campus has an exact replica of the Oval Office used by the President.
Provo, UT
Although there are several different sources of higher education here, Brigham Young University is the clear leader of the institutions. The population of the Utah college is somewhere around 120,000. What happens to the students after graduation? Well, considering Provo has a thriving arts and culture scene, many are enticed to stay close after earning their degrees.
Just outside the New York State border, Burlington is well known to be a town on the rise. Thanks to its new artsy scene, the town now offers quirky twists like breweries, live music, and several artistic endeavors. The University of Vermont, Champlain College, and Burlington College all bring in new residents. Even the Emily Post Institute, famous for its etiquette education, contribute to the area.
Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe have both been raised by this quaint college town, and have experienced its charm and impressive educational system firsthand. Based in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville is the town of the University of Virginia. There is also quite a lot of history on these grounds, due to the inherent historical nature of Virginia as a whole.
If you're headed out west, make sure you stop to see Bellingham. Western Washington University is based here to welcome over 17,000 students. The nearby Canadian border, beautiful rivers, and exceptional greenery provide Bellingham's 90,000 locals with lots of outdoor recreation. Once again, a low cost of living and a high employment rate make this town one of the best for collegiates.
West Virginia is known as "Almost Heaven," but maybe it'll be more concrete after you stop in Morgantown. Though the population is less than 30,000, it somehow has created one of the strongest economies in the entire nation. It houses boutiques, restaurants, and cultural curiosities in its historic city center. It has been repeatedly named one of the best small towns in the US.
Madison, Wisconsin, is the choice for most college students in the state. The historic city sits right in between two giant lakes. Additionally, it is also the capital of Wisconsin. With 15 colleges and universities nearby, Madison is repeatedly put on lists of best college towns. Thanks to schools like The University of Wisconsin and others, more than 50,000 students move here every year.
Laramie, Wyoming
The taxes are low but the good times are frequent in Laramie, Wyoming. It has also been recorded as a top retirement city as well, but don't tell the students that. Students of the University of Wyoming or WyoTech probably want to keep things a little more upbeat in their great state. The city is called the "Gateway to the Snowy Range" so bring some snowshoes for freshman year!
This school is one of the most difficult in the nation. Accepting only 5% of all applicants, Stanford is known for the impressive minds it molds. They're so dedicated to academics that their students voted on a mascot and picked a tree, something non-threatening and easy. Located in Stanford, California, the university was created in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford in memory of their deceased child, Leland Stanford Jr.
CMU has Pittsburgh as a partner in crime. The rustbelt city provides an urban backdrop to this suburban campus that offers only a 17% acceptance rate. The school is small, only educating less than 7,000 students, but the history is rich. Founded by Andrew Carnegie, the school excels in everything from arts and culture to math and science.
It's not just a toothpaste, it's a school! Repeatedly named one of the most beautiful campuses in the world, Colgate University is one of the best schools in the nation. Boasting an acceptance rate of only 25%, this college is nestled in the heart of upstate NY. The town is the school and the school is the town, it doesn't get much more small-town than that!
UCLA received a perfect score on Niche, and it's not surprising. This massively impressive institution has an enrollment number of 31,009 undergraduates. Admissions are very competitive as only 14% gain admittance. Popular majors are Economics, Political Science and Government, and Sociology, though there are several success stories from all majors. Over 91% of students graduate.
Notre Dame is a great school located in Portage Township, Indiana. It is a mid-sized school that has 8,607 undergraduates enrolled. The Notre Dame acceptance rate is 18%, making admittance difficult and rare. Some of the most popular majors include Finance, Economics, and Mechanical Engineering. About 97% of students graduate from the school.
The median salary for graduates of Duke is somewhere around $76,000. Found in Durham, North Carolina, this mid-size school has 6,659 undergraduates enrolled. The Duke acceptance rate is only 9%, making it one of the most elite schools in the nation. Though most majors find success, the top earners are from the Computer Science, Economics, and Public Policy Analysis programs.
Think you can make it at Yale? Good luck, this place only accepts 7% of all applicants. oFunded in 1701,the school is the third oldest higher education instution in the entire country. it was also one of the 9 Colonial Colleges created before the American Revolution. Yale is often associated with Harvard as both rival each other for the title of best school in the country.
The University of Pennsylvania, also known as Penn, is located in Philadelphia, PA. Boasting 10,605 undergraduates and an acceptance rate of only 8%, this university is an often-forgotten Ivy. Thanks to it's close proximity to the big city, the school offers quick employment for graduates. Aside from its lackluster athletics, it receives top scores in most categories.
Some of the brightest minds know that there's no place like New York City, and what better school to combine both high intelligence and great location than Columbia? It is the oldest institution of higher education in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the entire country. Their acceptance rate is only 7%, so rest assured that only the smartest get to enjoy this campus.
St. Joe's, better known among the public as St. Joseph's University, is a Catholic university found in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though it is a rather small institution, only enrolling about 4,350 undergraduate students, the employment rates for this school are high. Popular majors at the university include paths in Marketing, Finance, and Accounting.


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Q: Sweave from the command line using concordance=TRUE I have document that uses a LaTeX Beamer template and passes this code around the beginning of the actual document
\usepackage{Sweave}
\begin{document}
\SweaveOpts{concordance=TRUE}

The document compiles just fine using RStudio (0.97.248) with R-2.15.2. After I finish composition, to insure reproducibility, I like to generate the entire analysis from a cmd file (and use ghostscript to compress the PDF).
The relevant parts are
R CMD Sweave MyDoc
pdflatex MyDoc
bibtex MyDoc
pdflatex MyDoc
pdflatex MyDoc

This fails with the error message
 ! LaTeX Error: File `MyDoc-concordance.tex' not found.

Which suggests that Sweave is not generating the concordance from the command line. A can't find a command line switch and my Google searches have not been helpful... I would greatly appreciate any pointers...

A: Typically you wil run into this problem when parsing .Rnw files on the command line that were first created in RStudio. The RStudio Sweave template has the \SweaveOpts{concordance=TRUE} option as a default in the .Rnw file.
This seems to be an issue with Sweave that has not had much attention. Occasionally I run into this when working on the command line and the only work-around I have found is to set:
\SweaveOpts{concordance=FALSE}

in the file itself, delete all temporary latex and then run R CMD Sweave again to create a new .tex file. The resulting file will work with either pdflatex or xelatex.
Apparently it is not possible to pass the request for a concordance file to Sweave (I tried R CMD Sweave MyDoc.Rnw --options=concordance=TRUE as I mentioned in the comments).


I was looking for a great quote to start my blog with today. Something profound that might touch folks and inspire them to inspire others. I guess I would like to help make the world a better place one soul at a time really. But I came across a whole list of quotes on family life.
Why does this strike a chord with me? Mostly because family life means so much to me. So, let me tell you my story of family life, parts of which you will likely have read, if you follow my blogs. But let's begin at the beginning.
When I was born, I was given up for adoption. I was adopted into a family and eventually became the oldest daughter of eight kids. Six of us are adopted and as we like to tease our two siblings that were not adopted, we were chosen and they were mistakes. Trust me; this always draws a laugh, because we are that kind of family.
Eventually, I grew up, going through the usual family stuff, the teenage challenges and the finding my way in the adult world. I married as people often do, but that's where things became a bit different than in most people's lives.
So, flash forward to my first pregnancy, where I discovered at eight months along that my husband was seeing someone else. I gave a lot of thought to giving up my child for adoption, because I really believed that a child was best raised by two parents. But my husband said that he and this other woman would raise her. Over my dead body!
So, I gave birth to a beautiful baby daughter. I should point out that my husband was dumped by that woman who felt guilty about the situation. Imagine that!
He talked me into another child and sure enough, he and this woman got back together and when my second child was a week and a half old, left me for this woman, telling me that he had never loved me.
They are, of course married and I raised my two lovely daughters on my own. This challenge was compounded by the fact that a year after my husband left, I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
My beautiful girls are grown and on their own now. My oldest a very talented hairstylist, is in demand for weddings and photo shoots. My youngest still has a few more months of post secondary school, studying to be a buyer. She is already working for Holt Renfrew and has already been approached by Tiffany's.
So, back to the topic at hand: Family Life. My family is not typical, but we love each other and have a great time when we are together. My kids grew up knowing that they were, and still are, deeply loved and supported by me and the rest of my adopted family and that nothing in insurmountable.


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Q: Make a model invalid I am using the entity framework and do not know how to add [Required]
Bearing in mind i cant change the database. And changing the required on the designer causes the mis-match error.
So through code on my controller, i want to check if the field is null or not, and send back a modelstate error.
However, even with the if commented out, it still does not work.
        //  if (myModel.myField == null)
            ModelState.AddModelError("myField", "This field is Required");

        // For some reason, it is still valid.
        if (!ModelState.IsValid)
        {
            return View(myModel);
        }

A: Use a view model (a separate class) instead of the entity and mark the field Required there. This incurs some overhead (copying field values, additional code) but it's better to represent the mismatch between app behavior and domain model using classes than hardcoded tweaks.
That also allows behavior to be propagated to other actions using the same model without any additional code.


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Who is Accountable for the Exaggerated Claims in the Media?
The misinformation on scientific studies that we see in the news may not be entirely attributable to the media. A 2014 retrospective analysis by Sumner et al. found that most cases of exaggerated claims in the news are due to articles and press releases that have not been properly peer reviewed. The study considered three parameters: advice, causal claims, and inference to humans (in animal studies). Sumner et al. illuminated a study of 70 press releases and 41 news stories that found only 4 cases in which the news contained exaggerated claims or "spin" when the associated journal abstract did not. The current research article reports that, when compared to the corresponding peer-reviewed journal articles, 33-40% of biomedical and health-related press releases issued by Russell Group universities contained exaggerated statements.
It is uncommon for people to track down the press release or full article associated with the news, which often leads to the media taking blame for inaccurate information. It is imperative that academic institutions are held accountable so they veer away from reporting inflated claims. This article reviewed three categories for exaggerated claims: 1) Advice to readers to change behavior, 2) causal statements drawn from correlational research, and 3) inference to humans from animal research. It determined that when the press release was misleading, it was likely that the news report was too (58% of cases regarding advice, 81% regarding causal claims, and 86% regarding inference to humans). Conversely, the news is much less likely to exaggerate reported findings when the press release does not (17%, 18%, and 10%, respectively).
There is a strong correlation between exaggeration in press releases and exaggeration in the news. This study concludes, "If the majority of exaggeration occurs within academic establishments, then the academic community has the opportunity to make an important difference to the quality of biomedical and health related news."
To read the full article, click here
Written by Brandon A. Woodard


The Richman Group plans to begin construction in the coming weeks on its new project, The Huntington, on the north side of Huntington Drive just west of Cotter Avenue. The Huntington is a mixed-use project with 161 luxury apartments, 7,375 square feet of commercial and live work space. The development area includes vacant property, formerly owned by the City, and the former Romo Auto Repair.
The Huntington will be the first major project constructed in the Town Center Specific Plan area. The award-winning plan is intended to transform the center core of the city in a vibrant city center.
The project will provide residential units ranging from 640 square foot studio apartments to 1,250 square foot two bedroom units and will have several resident amenities such as a pool, fitness center, meeting room, secure parking and ample outdoor space. A public art piece and a new traffic signal at Huntington Drive and Brycedale Avenue will also be a part of the project.
The Richman Group is one of the largest apartment owners in the United States and has recently completed projects in Cerritos and San Diego. The company's website provides information about the company and a project website is coming soon (www.therichmangroup.com).


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To share your experience of being a Carer in Wandsworth, discuss key issues affecting Carers, and meet other Carers.
The Forum meets every two months and Carers set the agenda. New members always welcome. Refreshments provided.
Come and learn essential First Aid skills in a workshop run by the British Red Cross.
whilst also getting some fresh air and exercise.
Complimentary Therapies can reduce stress and give Carers a chance to take some time out to focus on their own needs. We offer a range of therapies to Carers, depending on volunteer availability. Therapies are available at our offices in Balham and Wandsworth High Street.
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Google Planning to Improve Solar Thermal Plants for Cheap Electricity
Mike Sandru
Modified date: September 22, 2009
Google Inc is planning to develop its own mirror technology for solar energy that could be more cheaper and accessible to the masses, reducing the cost of building solar thermal plants by a quarter or more.
Google's plan is to reduce costs by at least half, but ideally by 66% to 75% so costs come in around $0.05 or less per kilowatt, compared to the technology available on the market today in which a 250-MW solar thermal installation costs $0.12 to $0.15 a KWh. "Typically what we're seeing is $2.50 to $4 a watt (for) capital cost. So a 250 megawatt installation would be $600 million to a $1 billion. It's a lot of money.", Bill Weihl told Reuters Global Climate and Alternative Energy Summit in San Francisco on Wednesday.
In the next few months Google plans to have a viable technology to show internally. They will need to do accelerated testing to show the impact of decades of wear on the new mirrors in desert conditions. Another idea that Google is working on is gas turbines that would run on solar power rather than natural gas. Weihl said that this technology has the potential to cut the electricity costs even more.
"In two to three years we could be demonstrating a significant pilot system that would generate a lot of power and would be clearly mass manufacturable at a cost that would give us a leveled cost of electricity that would be in the 5 cents or sub 5 cents a kilowatt hour range," Weihl said.
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Doctor Who: New York State Of Time and Space
By Cameron K McEwan on Wednesday 5 October 2016
FeaturedChristmas 2016New YorkTwelfth DoctorFirst DoctorDaleksTenth DoctorMartha JonesRiver SongEleventh DoctorAmy PondRory WilliamsWeeping Angels
This year's Doctor Who Christmas special takes place in the city that never sleeps, New York!
The Return of Doctor Mysterio is set in the North American city - read all about it here - but this is not the first time the Doctor has ventured to New York.
Check out the Time Lord's guide to Big Apple below.
During an eclectic trip through space and time, the First Doctor took a pitstop on top of the Empire State Building. The third ep, Flight through Eternity, saw the original Team TARDIS enjoy the NYC skyscraper in this classic from 1966. Not only that, we were treated to some stock footage of the city (see below).
Immediately after they departed, those dastardly Daleks also appeared atop the iconic landmark. Speaking of which…
DALEKS IN MANHATTAN / EVOLUTION OF THE DALEKS
In the 2007 two-parter, the Tenth Doctor and Martha uncovered Daleks, the Cult of Skaro and Pig Slaves in the Big Apple. The Empire State Building and Hooverville (an area in Central Park) featured heavily with actual location filming taking place in New York City.
The story is also notable for starring one-time Spider-Man actor, Andrew Garfield.
UNIT's headquarters in New York City, where Martha Jones was now working, made an appearance when it was attacked by Daleks in the Series 4 finale, The Stolen Earth.
DAY OF THE MOON
And this time we found River Song diving off backwards from a NYC skyscraper. At the end of that epic episode, we also saw a young River (Melody Pond) regenerate in a Manhattan alleyway.
THE ANGELS TAKE MANHATTAN
The Doctor Who team traveled to the city that never sleeps for location filming on the Ponds' swan song, The Angels Take Manhattan (2012). The instalment featured many NYC landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, Times Square and Central Park. Thousands of fans turned up in Central Park to see Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill film the haunting Weeping Angels story.
THE RETURN OF DOCTOR MYSTERIO
This year's Doctor Who Christmas Special sees our favourite Gallifreyan meet superhero called Grant in New York city. Not only that, there's an alien threat involved - can't wait!
Oh, and let's not forget New New York, the star of New Earth (2006) and Gridlock (2007), though not actually set in our New York!
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Hey ya'll! Here's some pics from my (not so great) 10,000m race at Pan Am Games last thursday night. Most of the photos are from the first half of the race when things were still going my way:) I will not include the last 6 laps of the race- lol. Thanks for some great shots Chris Lepik!
Was so great having my Dad there supporting me every lap:) Love ya Dad!
When my race started going sideways- I think my mom's face says it all....sorry momdog-( thankful you were there to support me.
My 2 aunts and my mom- track side! Sisters re-united!
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REVIEW: Clash of Titans is a Monster Hit
by Razeen Gutta | Apr 22, 2021
Last month's cinematic release of Godzilla vs Kong may have been the reviver the industry needed. It's a blockbuster!
WARNER Bros and Legendary announced back in 2015 that the two earth-shattering monsters of movie fame, Godzilla and King Kong, would share a cinematic universe. The battle between the pair is one etched in history.
The latest instalment in the franchise is nothing short of historic. After various 2020 release dates were postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic, the film went on to have a global cinematic release on March 26 2021.
It was also the first film of the year to be released at Ster-Kinekor IMAX cinemas and, according to Deadline, it set a new international benchmark for the highest opening weekend for a Hollywood film during the pandemic era. It raked in a whopping $123.1 million from its 38 international markets, which included South Africa.
When creating a mass entertainer all about the monsters, it is often the case that the human characters become irrelevant. This time, though, director Adam Wingard does a decent job at getting as much out of the cast as possible.
Alexander Skarsgård and Rebecca Hall lead Team Kong with the delightful Kaylee Hottle, who plays Jia, a young native able to communicate with the monster.
Meanwhile, for Team Godzilla, Millie Bobby Brown delivers a good performance alongside Brian Tyree Henry and Julian Dennison, who deliver comic lines to perfection.
The screenplay by Eric Pearson and Max Borenstein is smooth, while Ben Seresin's cinematography and Josh Schaeffer's editing are on point as well. The background score by Thomas Holkenborg immerses the viewer into the experience, just as much as Owen Paterson's stunning production design does.
Wingard does a good job of showcasing the two monsters blow for blow and stride for stride on the big screen. The locales of Hong Kong, in particular, make for some extremely grand-scale action sequences that combine brilliantly with the film's flawless VFX.
The final battle, in which one of the monsters must fall, is handled to perfection. As a climax it truly delivers the adrenaline rush that going to a blockbuster movie warrants.
Godzilla vs Kong is now showing at cinemas nationwide.
VUVU RATING: 8.5/10
FEATURED IMAGE: Blockbuster film Godzilla vs Kong is showing in IMAX cinemas globally. Photo: Razeen Gutta
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Food for the Spirit and the Soul
Because the diverse parts of human nature need to be nourished in different ways.
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American Art – Part I of II: Karen Woods
Karen Woods earned a B.F.A. from the California College of the Arts, Oakland.
Below – "Open Arms"; "The Way to Wilder"; "Sweet Stop"; "Mercury"; "Bridge II"; "Double Helix."
Reflections in Summer: A.E. Housman
"The house of delusions is cheap to build but drafty to live in."
A Poem for Today
By Suzanne Doyle
Though I may scent black cherry,
Violets or truffles in the nose,
Make my companions weary
Praising the bull's blood that I chose,
Though it courses through my heart
And makes me brave (but rarely true),
And is the consummated art
Of all that tastebuds can construe,
Though I forget, I won't deny:
The peroration to all this,
When the radiant glass is dry,
Is one expensive piss.
Reflections in Summer: Diogenes
"We are more curious about the meaning of dreams than about things we see when awake."
From the Music Archives: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
20 August 1882 – Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" debuts in Moscow.
Reflections in Summer: Walt Whitman
"Re-examine all that you have been told . . . dismiss that which insults your soul."
20 August 1741 – Danish explorer and Russian naval officer Vitus Bering becomes the first European to discover and explore Alaska. In the words of one historian, "Having returned to Okhotsk with a much larger, better prepared, and much more ambitious expedition, Bering set off towards North America in 1741. While doing so, the expedition spotted Mount Saint Elias, and sailed past Kodiak Island. A storm separated the ships, but Bering sighted the southern coast of Alaska, and a landing was made at Kayak Island or in the vicinity."
Reflections in Summer: Arnold Bennett
"The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance.
The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you,
as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied
a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose."
According to one critic, Norwegian painter Froydis Aarseth (born 1968) "has always known what she wanted in life and that was to live a life as a classical painter. Not only to paint paintings that are beautiful to look at, but also to convey a deeper importance that will give the viewer something more than only aesthetics.
Frøydis has been a student of The Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. Here she got an education in classical drawing and painting. She also studied anatomy under teacher Andrew Ameral. After three years at the academy she continued her studies as an apprentice under Odd Nerdrum."
Reflections in Summer: Flannery O'Connor
"At its best our age is an age of searchers and discoverers, and at its worst, an age that has domesticated despair and learned to live with it happily."
From the American History Archives: The Great White Fleet
20 August 1908 – America's Great White Fleet arrives in Sydney, Australia, to be greeted with a tremendous welcome. In the words of one historian, "On 20 August 1908 well over half a million Sydneysiders turned out to watch the arrival of the United States Navy's 'Great White Fleet.' For a city population of around 600,000 this was no mean achievement. The largest gathering yet seen in Australia, it far exceeded the numbers that had celebrated the foundation of the Commonwealth just seven years before. Indeed, the warm reception accorded the crews of the 16 white-painted battleships during 'Fleet Week,' was generally regarded as the most overwhelming of any of the ports visited during the 14 month and 45,000 mile global circumnavigation. The NSW Government declared two public holidays, business came to a standstill and the unbroken succession of civic events and all pervading carnival spirit encountered in Sydney (followed by Melbourne and Albany) severely tested the endurance of the American sailors. More than a few decided to take their chances and stay behind when the fleet sailed!"
In fact, 221 American sailors decided to remain in Australia – the largest desertion in U.S. naval history. No worries, mate. We'll just put another 221 shrimp on the barbie.
Below – The Great White Fleet in Sydney Harbor.
Reflections in Summer: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"It is only with the Heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
A Second Poem for Today
By Rhina P. Espaillat
I'm learning the subjunctive, mood of choice
once the indicative has slipped away
that seemed to say it all once. Active voice,
yes, all the tenses—I need those to say
act and remembrance, why and how we live—
but now, subjunctive and conditional
("If that should happen") and obligative
("Let this be said") feel truer than "I shall,
he did, we are," a ripening to speech
spiced and complex and tart, past what I'm sure
of—or was sure of—or set out to reach;
how to acquire a taste for the impure
provisional, that's what I need to know,
before the last imperative says "Go."
Reflections in Summer: Adrienne Rich
"Poetry is the liquid voice that can wear through stone."
French artist Frederic Clement is the author of "The Merchant of Marvels and the Peddler of Dreams," for which he also provided the illustrations.
Reflections in Summer: Richard Dawkins
"By all means let's be open-minded, but not so open-minded that our brains drop out."
"I shout love in a blizzard's
scarf of curling cold,
for my heart's a furred sharp-toothed thing
that rushes out whimpering
when pain cries the sign writ on it.
I shout love into your pain
when skies crack and fall
like slivers of mirrors,
and rounded fingers, blued as a great rake,
pluck the balled yarn of your brain.
I shout love at petals peeled open
by stern nurse fusion-bomb sun,
terribly like an adhesive bandage,
for love and pain, love and pain
are companions in this age." – "I Shout Love," by Milton Acorn, Canadian poet, writer, and playwright, who died 20 August 1986.
"Live with Me on Earth under the Invisible Daylight Moon"
Live with me on Earth among red berries and the bluebirds
And leafy young twigs whispering
Within such little spaces, between such floors of green, such
figures in the clouds
That two of us could fill our lives with delicate wanting:
Where stars past the spruce copse mingle with fireflies
Or the dayscape flings a thousand tones of light back at the
sun —
Be any one of the colours of an Earth lover;
Walk with me and sometimes cover your shadow with mine.
Reflections in Summer: Robert Frost
"And were an epitaph to be my story I'd have a short one ready for my own. I would have written of me on my stone: I had a lover's quarrel with the world."
Back from the Territory – Art: George Alayco
George Alayco is in an Inuit Sculptor.
Back from the Territory, I share this with you, before I light out again.
Below – "Walking Bear"; "Whale."
Reflections in Summer: Joseph Campbell
"Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends."
20 August 1980 – Reinhold Messner, mountaineer, adventurer, explorer, and author from the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, completes the first solo ascent of Mount Everest. In the words of one historian, "on August 20, 1980, Messner again stood atop Mount Everest without oxygen after climbing a new route up the North Face. For this audacious ascent, the first solo new route on the mountain, Messner traversed across the North Face, and then climbed the Great Couloir directly to the summit, avoiding the Second Step on the Northeast Ridge. He was the only climber on the mountain and spent only three nights above his advanced base camp below the North Col."
Below – Reinhold Messner on the summit of Everest.
"It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from the top."
A Third Poem for Today
"Sleeping in the Forest,"
By Mary Oliver
I thought the earth remembered me,
she took me back so tenderly,
arranging her dark skirts, her pockets
full of lichens and seeds.
I slept as never before, a stone on the river bed,
nothing between me and the white fire of the stars
but my thoughts, and they floated light as moths
among the branches of the perfect trees.
All night I heard the small kingdoms
breathing around me, the insects,
and the birds who do their work in the darkness.
All night I rose and fell, as if in water,
grappling with a luminous doom. By morning
I had vanished at least a dozen times
into something better.
Below – "Sleeping in the Forest," a greeting card inspired by the Mary Oliver poem.
Reflections in Summer: James Wright
"Love is a cliff,
A clear, cold curve of stone, mottled by stars,
Smirched by the morning, carved by the dark sea
Till stars and dawn and waves can slash no more,
Till the rock's heart is found and shaped again."
American Art – Part II of II: Rob Brooks
In the words of one writer, "Rob Brooks' work has been described by the Cape Cod Times as 'fun-pop art with a hint of surrealism,' and 'hard-edged impressionism.' His rich color pallet and strong lines create unique and compelling perspectives that should not be missed viewing. Mr. Brooks follows in the tradition of the Northampton Realists, but with a unique style that is all his own. His work focus on urban scenes, seascapes, American contemporary icons and, in his words,' kitsch.' His use of vivid color, and deliberate brush strokes, yields realistic yet thought-provoking images of the modern world, with a hint of the surreal. Educated at the Institute of Art in Boston, Rob currently lives in Rhode Island.
Below – "Two by the Sea"; "Sunset Schooner"; "Dahlia"; "We All Scream"; "Surfin Samba"; "Guard House";
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The doll's new body-types could help young girls cultivate a healthy perception of their bodies.
Mattel's Barbie has often been accused of promoting an unhealthy body image, and given the target clientele mostly consists of young girls, the damage it could have done to impressionable minds over the years is staggering. A 2015 study, reports The Guardian, found children in the UK as young as eight reporting body dissatisfaction and almost 40% of 14-year-old girls admitting to regular dieting—though Barbie is not the only factor behind this, given its popularity, there is no doubt it is one of the primary ones. There are instances of women undergoing very expensive and potentially damaging plastic surgery to look more like the unrealistically-proportioned doll—separate studies have shown that Barbie would have lacked the body fat to be able to menstruate normally and be capable of standard bipedal locomotion with her body type. And then, the doll has been sold with merchandise like a book advising primary-school children to go on damaging diets to lose weight.
Therefore, Mattel unveiling three new body types in the interest of a "broader view of beauty"—that ditch her skeletal frame in favour of ones that show more realistic body fat content—is a welcome move. With real life racial diversity in mind, Mattel is also giving the new Barbie a much wider range of skin tones and hair colour and styles. Whether it is the popular doll's falling global sales that has prompted its dramatic reimagining or whether Mattel has woken up, belatedly, to its role in promoting healthy body image in young girls, the move is definitely going to help young girls not fall prey to body dysmorphic disorder or anorexia. Sure, as long as preference for "size zero" or the practice of photoshopping celebrities is around, there are enough such traps. But, the new Barbie may help young girls realise real beauty lies beyond body types.


Over the last couple of months, we have been trying to identify some intolerances in this house to make all of us look and feel better. The hubs has had success removing a couple of things from his diet. By removing olive oil and gluten containing skin care and makeup products, I have eliminated most of my dietary and skin allergic reactions. No more welts and my cheekbones have reappeared – yeah! I did not realize I had facial swelling until it went down; I thought I had just gained weight in my face. Hello again, cheekbones. I missed you!
We brought almonds into the house last month. B is not allergic to tree nuts anymore, just peanuts. However, most tree nuts are processed in the same plants as peanuts so he could not eat them due to cross-contamination. Blue Diamond does not process peanuts nor share processing equipment with peanuts. It is so nice to be able to eat nuts! We have offered them to B and he knows they are there whenever he is ready, but he won't eat them; he says he is afraid. I don't buy it.
Different topic…I have to vent about something that bothered me during the end of the school year but I never got around to blogging about it then. I wish the cafeteria workers would not let your child buy snacks when there is no money in the lunch account. The balance is $0 for a reason – I don't want my son buying snacks and ice cream! I can understand if a child does not have a packed lunch and needs to buy and there is no money b/c the parent forgot. But when the acct is at a $0 balance and a child goes through the line to buy chips or ice cream, they need to be told "No" instead going overdrawn on the account and sending a message home that the account needs to be brought into the positive. ERRR! It takes a village people! 7 year olds are selfish by nature and no matter how many times I tell him he is not to buy anything w/o previous permission from the hubs or me, he's going to go for it sometimes. I feel better now that that is out.


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Meet Anna and her family
Lucy was born with a rare condition called KCNQ2 which is an epileptic encephalopathy. The seizures started when she was born.
Scans and a lumbar puncture revealed that the potassium channel in her brain had not developed properly which meant that Lucy had multiple seizures in any 24-hour period. She spent much of her first six months of life in hospital.
Lucy has to be watched round the clock – she has the developmental age of a four-month-old baby (she's two) and is fed on a pureed diet, cannot sit or crawl and struggles to hold her head up or speak. She is also partially sighted.
Oliver, Lucy's seven-year-old brother, was starting primary school when she was born and Anna and James, their parents, were extremely worried about the effect Lucy's illness had on him.
When Lucy was six months old, the family was referred to Rainbow Trust Children's Charity Family Support Workers, Marlene and then William, who has been supporting them for about 18 months.
"Marlene and William's support has made a huge difference to our emotional wellbeing and mental health, giving us breathing space again to cope with family life."
William helps Anna and her family by playing with Lucy and Oliver while she's working – he prepares food for Lucy and takes Oliver to sibling groups where he can meet other brothers and sisters who are dealing with similar situations. This helps siblings feel less isolated or alone knowing that there are others experiencing what they are experiencing – children who truly do understand what they are going through.
Sibling support is a big part of the help we provide as we have seen how brothers and sisters are affected and what they might need to cope with the situation. Having someone they can talk to outside of their family can be exceptionally helpful for siblings.
"One of our biggest worries is that life is limited for Oliver because of the time we need to spend with Lucy. Going to siblings' activity days with Will means Oliver can be himself rather than just Lucy's big brother," says Anna.
"Will has had a huge effect on our emotional wellbeing. It has been extremely overwhelming and we dip in and out of how we deal with it - Will takes us through coping strategies and it's really helpful having someone outside the family to speak to. Some days we will be fine and other days more emotional and Will's help is worth its weight in gold."
"Lucy and Oliver really like Will. Lucy loves his voice and she really responds to him when he plays with her and Oliver gets excited when he's coming. He's very good at interacting with him. Will feels like part of the family," says Anna.
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Queensland and New South Wales border communities plead for coronavirus plan as one new case is recorded
By state political reporter Stephanie Zillman
Posted FriFriday 4 SepSeptember 2020 at 10:09pmFriFriday 4 SepSeptember 2020 at 10:09pm , updated SatSaturday 5 SepSeptember 2020 at 4:42amSatSaturday 5 SepSeptember 2020 at 4:42am
Goondiwindi residents say it took weeks to enact new exemptions after the latest snap border closure. (ABC News: Stephen Cavenagh)
Queensland has recorded one new case of coronavirus.
The woman, who is in her sixties, is believed to be linked to the correctional services academy cluster in Wacol, south of Brisbane.
Health authorities said she had travelled to and from Russell Island on a ferry while possibly infectious in the past three-to-four days.
Minister for Health Steven Miles said anyone who also travelled on the ferry should monitor their health very closely.
"We will have a fever clinic set up on Russell Island this afternoon and available for locals," he said.
"We are working on the logistics of having testing available on the other Southern Moreton Bay Islands.
"This is no cause for panic, this is no cause for undue concern, however, we do know that there is the potential here for others to have been exposed to the virus."
There are now 26 active cases in the state.
Border residents remain in limbo
The latest case came as people living along Queensland's boundary with New South Wales said they were sick of being in limbo amid the state's border restrictions.
Year 12 student Lucy Baker does not think she will see her family again before the end of the school year.
Just weeks from the end of term three, Lucy would ordinarily be heading home from boarding school at Stuartholme in Brisbane to her family's farm just outside Glen Innes, a town around 120 kilometres south of the Queensland border.
It's a set of circumstances that works like home-based quarantine.
While there are exemptions in place for agricultural workers, and in postcodes allowed free movement thanks to so-called border bubbles, boarding students are not included.
The frustration for students like Lucy is the fact that during the first border closure this year, boarding students were exempt from quarantine upon their return to Queensland.
Lucy Baker wants to go home for the school holidays. (ABC News: Stephanie Zillman)
"I think that's the tough thing, knowing it's a possibility," Lucy said.
"We're just going home to our property where we see like five or six people, then come back to school.
Lucy said while she was keen to go home, it was the Year 7 boarding students she was most concerned about.
That cohort of children will have to endure 20 weeks away from their parents.
"Honestly, I think it's like the bare minimum as well — we just want to go home, we're not asking to travel around New South Wales and then come back in," Lucy said.
No future-looking policy from either party
In recent days, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has doubled down on her intention to maintain border restrictions.
"Let me make it very clear, I will not be changing that course anytime soon," Ms Palaszczuk said yesterday.
"Because you have seen the great results that have been occurring in Queensland."
The Baker family live on a farm near Glen Innes and are unlikely to see their daughter Lucy again before Christmas. (Supplied: Baker family)
Queensland's continually low tally of coronavirus cases has been widely commended.
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But at the same media conference, the ABC asked whether there had been thought and planning to minimise the impact on border communities in the event of future border closures — a question the Premier failed to answer directly.
"If we, as a nation, can focus on Victoria and New South Wales and get everything under control there, then the whole country can open up," Ms Palaszczuk said.
Similarly, the State Opposition was been unable to nominate any particular alternative course of action for the long-term management of the border.
LNP leader Deb Frecklington said that as an alternative premier she would install a "cross-border commissioner" to liaise with communities most affected by border divisions.
"The first thing I'd be doing differently is I'd be working with the New South Wales Government," Ms Frecklington said.
"I really do support national consistency when it comes to issues like medical emergencies, agriculture and aviation," she said.
Calls for a border restrictions road map
Communities along the border are frustrated by the lack of any clear policy or plan from either party beyond short-term management of virus suppression.
In Goondiwindi, a Queensland town that straddles the border with New South Wales, Mayor Lawrence Springborg — a former Queensland LNP leader — said his community needed a road map out of border restrictions.
Goondiwindi Mayor Lawrence Springborg says a road map would give the community greater certainty. (ABC News: Stephen Cavenagh)
"Unless you live in a border community or you're part of a border community … you don't understand how interconnected Queensland and New South Wales is," Mr Springborg said.
Since the border closed again to New South Wales on August 7, Mr Springborg said it took three weeks for the Goondiwindi Regional Council to negotiate exemptions for the region — the most urgent of which were now in place.
"But what we need to do now is to move a little bit more to having a road map for what Queensland will look like in the next three, six or 12 months based on likely scenarios," Mr Springborg said.
"Surely we probably know enough about this now to have a bit of an idea on how we should be responding in the future based on what we've learnt to date and giving people that clarity in weeks and months ahead."
That's a sentiment echoed by Goondiwindi Tyre Service owner David Turner, who is also heads up the region's chamber of commerce.
David Turner says the big problem is border residents don't know what will happen next. (ABC News: Stephen Cavenagh)
"COVID's got to be contained in some way, shape or form, we've got no argument with any of that – but it's how they do it that is the concern," Mr Turner said.
"The big drama for us in this area is that we don't know what's going to happen next, and the crops don't wait.
"If the border gets closed again in the next couple of months, you know we're in big trouble — all of us."
Carla Dillon's husband has a chronic health condition but they are currently separated by the border. (ABC News: Stephen Cavenagh)
For Goondiwindi-based midwife Carla Dillon, the stress of her husband needing to stay at the family's farm 65 kilometres away on the New South Wales side of the border has taken a toll.
"Initially he had to stay there, we had to stay here, and we couldn't get out there," Ms Dillon said.
Her husband Justin Dillon suffers from a chronic health condition, and while he now has an exemption to travel back into town, the scars of being separated for two weeks remain.
While the family applied for a health-based exemption on August 7, they did not hear anything for 12 days before the rules changed anyway, and allowed him a postcode-based exemption.
"We just don't trust the Government not to slam the doors shut on us again," Ms Dillon said.
"Because we have had that happen once before and it created 14 days or so of absolute chaos for our little family."
Posted 4 SepSeptember 2020FriFriday 4 SepSeptember 2020 at 10:09pm , updated 5 SepSeptember 2020SatSaturday 5 SepSeptember 2020 at 4:42am
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Women kickers look for way out of 6-game slump
Krista Tschetter
The SDSU women's soccer team is looking for a loophole.
Plagued in recent weeks by injuries and penalties, the Jacks are looking for a way out of a six-game losing slump.
The team suffered a pair of those losses to the University of North Dakota and Northern Colorado last weekend on their home turf, and now sit 1-6 in the NCC and 8-8 overall.
The Oct. 19 match-up against Northern Colorado was a tight game, and the only goal came from UNC's Kalyn Sprehe in the 30th minute.
While the Bears out-shot the Jackrabbits 33-6, goalkeeper Melissa Speiser racked up a commendable 16 saves in the losing effort.
The Jacks fell 4-1 the next afternoon as well, to the University of North Dakota.
UND's Christine Lapp scored twice in the first half.
Stephanie Pfeiffer struck again for UND in the 39th minute.
Jackrabbit Melissa Speiser, who played goalkeeper for the first half, interjected a point for SDSU with less than 18 minutes left to play, but it was too little too late for the Jacks. Dana Parry sealed the deal for UND two minutes later with the final goal of the game.
UND held a 15-12 shot advantage, while Speiser and Brittany Frazier each had a pair of saves for SDSU.
The Jackrabbits have their next chance to break the losing streak Friday, Oct. 25, when they close out NCC play against Augustana.