Podcasts about Similac

In hour 1, we continue to discuss the "environmental health hazards" we are exposed to, with a focus on baby formula & baby food. In hour 2, we discuss more information regarding TWA800.Webstie: truthernet.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheFactHunterEmail: thefacthunter@mail.com Snail Mail: George Hobbs PO Box 109 Goldsboro, MD  21636Show Notes:We Need To Know If Intelligence Agencies Covered Up The 1996 Crash Of TWA 800 https://thefederalist.com/2018/09/18/need-know-intelligence-agencies-covered-1996-crash-twa-800/ The Passengers of Flight 800 https://www.whatreallyhappened.com/RANCHO/CRASH/TWA/PASSENGERS.html William H. Donaldson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Donaldson Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegis_Ballistic_Missile_Defense_System Baby Food Autism Lawsuit https://www.lawsuit-information-center.com/baby-food-autism-lawsuit.html It's not the bugs in Similac that make me sick - let's recall the other ingredients (opinion) https://www.naturalnews.com/029863_Similac_infant_formula.html The Scandal of Infant Formula https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/the-scandal-of-infant-formula/#gsc.tab=0 Midroll clip is from Law of Liberty Baptist Church in Jacksonville Florida. http://LawofLibertyBaptist.com  https://x.com/SaltyGirl09/status/1917191524695085216

Explicit. Your favorite cousins discuss several topics including: The Trump Tariffs, The Hands Off Protests, The Economy, How Conservatives make Bad Art, the Resurgence in Y2K fashion, When a Mall is Dying, Snowtep Culture, Drake & More Title Track By @DJCBATTLE

After a short hiatus, the Great Trials team is back in action! This week, Steve and Yvonne interview Jake Plattenberger and Alan Holcomb of TorHoerman Law about the high-stakes legal battle, Margo Gill vs. Abbott Laboratories. The case revolves around a $495 million verdict awarded to Margo Gill, representing her daughter Robynn Davis, who suffered catastrophic injuries from necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) after being fed Similac Special Care 24 formula by Abbott Labs.    Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here to Rate and Review   Case Details: Margo Gill's premature infant daughter, Robynn Davis, was born on August 26, 2021, at SSM St. Mary's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Shortly after birth, doctors transferred Robynn to Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, where she was fed Similac cow's milk-based formula, manufactured by Abbott Laboratories. After consuming these products, Robynn developed necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening gastrointestinal disease that primarily affects premature infants. As a result of NEC, Robynn required extensive surgery and now faces long-term health complications. The complaint alleged that Abbott Laboratories, along with sales representatives Matthew McClure and Tara Todd, aggressively marketed their cow's milk-based formula as safe for premature infants, despite being aware that it significantly increased the risk of NEC. It also claims Abbott failed to provide adequate warnings about the risks of NEC. Additionally, Abbott falsely promoted their formula as essential for the growth and development of preterm infants. (Source)   Guest Bios: Jake Plattenberger Since joining TorHoerman Law in 2009, Jacob Plattenberger has taken hundreds of depositions, argued in countless hearings, and tried over thirty-five (35) cases to a jury. His experience in and out of the courtroom has made him a passionate advocate for those injured due to the negligence of others. Jake started his career trying cases at one of the busiest civil courthouses in the country – the Richard J. Daley Center in downtown Chicago. He started out doing insurance defense because he knew that afforded him the best opportunity to get courtroom experience. “When I was working on the defense side, I always knew that I was going to be a plaintiff's lawyer. I knew that being able and willing to try a case to a jury was a skill that I needed to have if I was going to be able to offer my clients the best legal representation. Insurance companies and corporate defendants need to believe you when you say you will take them to trial – they need to fear that.” This type of real trial experience is exceedingly rare in complex civil litigation and having seen it from the defense side gives Jake an added advantage. Read Full Bio   Alan Holcomb Alan Holcomb brings over a decade of experience handling catastrophic injury cases to the team. Widely recognized for his legal advocacy and broad experience as a trial lawyer, Alan has handled cases in more than 20 states nationwide.  Alan works on cases ranging from products liability, severe burn injuries, wrongful death, chemical exposure, car accidents, lung disease, negligent security, and more. He puts his diverse expertise to work for his clients every day, dedicating his life to representing the people. After earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia, Alan received his juris doctorate from Emory University School of Law. Before forming Turnbull, Holcomb & Moak, Alan was an equity partner at one of the top insurance defense firms in the country, where he represented some of the largest companies in the world and acted as national coordinating counsel for a large chemical/flavor manufacturer. This experience taught Alan that he wanted to help equalize the power imbalance between well-funded corporations and consumers, leading him to a career fighting for the people as a plaintiff's attorney. Licensed in Georgia, California, Mississippi, and Ohio, Alan is determined to hold major corporations accountable. He relentlessly pursues justice, passionately advocating for his clients every step of the way. Read Full Bio   Links: TorHoerman Law on Facebook: THLawyers Check out previous episodes and meet the GTP Team: Great Trials Podcast   Show Sponsors: Harris Lowry Manton LLP - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1 Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

A panel of attorneys discuss local and regional legal issues, including the latest attempts by death row inmate Marcellus Williams to make his case for innocence, and an update on a $495 million verdict against the manufacturers of Similac baby formula.

Plus: McDonald's shares rise despite the company reporting lower quarterly sales. Shares of Abbott Laboratories decline after a jury finds the company failed to warn that its Similac formula for premature infants caused a bowel disease. J.R. Whalen reports. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thoughts on the rigged #Supetbowl you don't have to be a MAGA or a Trump supporter just a general NFL fan to see this SB is bullshit. #FuckTaylorSwift & the #Swifties #LetTrumpLoose @ the SB so we can have something memorable l. Plus my history lesson for you Similac & mediocre Swifties. POP MUSIC BELONGS TO BLACK WOMEN, we just let a few of y'all @ our BBQ tables. The ones we let in had to follow our BLUEPRINT. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephlittunapologetic/message

Thoughts on the rigged #Supetbowl you don't have to be a MAGA or a Trump supporter just a general NFL fan to see this SB is bullshit. #FuckTaylorSwift & the #Swifties #LetTrumpLoose @ the SB so we can have something memorable l. Plus my history lesson for you Similac & mediocre Swifties. POP MUSIC BELONGS TO BLACK WOMEN, we just let a few of y'all @ our BBQ tables. The ones we let in had to follow our BLUEPRINT. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephlittunapologetic/message

Listen to Erika L. Sanchez and the No Chingues crew talk about all of the day's chingaderas:  ·      Erika Can't and Shouldn't Sing ·      Thanksgiving Shit ·      Pilgrim Roddy And His Interstate Haters ·      Mexican Parties: BEWARE! There's Babies Under Those Coats! ·      Holiday Traditions: The Cousin Walk ·      Martin Offers Listeners Jesus and Salvation While The Rest of the Crew Offers Zingers ·      Target's Zelda Mission: Free the Hennessy, Similac, and Sudafed ·      Square Up: No Chingues Has Started the Regional Mexican Tortilla War ·      Life Hack: Tuck Warm Tortillas in Your Pants to Stay Toasty All Winter ·      Hot Cheetos Inflation and Old Folks Reminiscing ·      Roddy—Child Model, Chip Mogul, and Confident Street Strutter ·      McDonald's Value Meal Prices Throughout the Decades ·      Old Man Martin Explains Fiscal Responsibility to Uninterested Teenagers ·      Journalists Kidnapped In Mexico ·      Shoutout to All Journalists ·      Jenna Ortega Leaves Scream in Solidarity with Former Co-Star ·      Diddy Accusations ·      How Should You Handle Misogyny in Hip Hop?  ·      Tia Self-Defense: A Good Offense is the Best Defense ·      Should Guys Always Pay on Dates? ·      Women, Just Settle (Because Bed Frames Are Overrated) ·      Debbie Was Right ·      What's Andre 3000 Fluting On About? ·      Ghosts of Assholes Past ·      Donyale Luna, First Black Supermodel ·      Opioid Documentaries ·      Sports Gambling Apps Are Slimy and Exploitative  ·      Good Burger   We have no idea what we're doing... but we're keeping it moving with the unearned confidence of a mediocre White man! ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Listen, subscribe, share, and leave a five-star review! (or go to hell). Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads, Instagram⁠⁠⁠,   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nochingues/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nochingues/message

Let's do the math. A human's average life span: 80 years. Years after Similac and Gerbers: say 75 years. At approximately 1000 meals per year, that's a lifetime of 75,000 meals. What if you had a different recipe for every one of those 75,000 meals? Celia Sack does. She is one of the owners of Omnivore Books in San Francisco. They sell nothing but cookbooks and books about food and drink. You don't go into her store asking, “What should I be reading?” but instead, “What should I be cooking or baking?" We ‘drop' this podcast on Thanksgiving Day when everyone is thinking about food. Celia thinks about it every day. And, of course, we're all thinking about things to be thankful for, including our listeners. We're thankful for our chance to talk with Celia. She is a delight. Books mentioned in this podcast: Small Victories by Julia Turshen Kitchen Simple: Essential Recipes for Everyday Cooking by James Peterson The Nutmeg Trail: Recipes and Stories Along the Ancient Spice Routines by Eleanor Ford The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer The New Basics Cookbook by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins The Food of Morocco by Paula Wolfert The Art of Mexican Cooking by Diana Kennedy Mourad: New Moroccan by Mourad Lahlou Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle The Way to Cook by Julia Child Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking by Julia Child The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of My Life by Pat Conroy The Escoffier Cookbook: and Guide to the Fine Art of Cookery for Connoisseurs, Chefs, Epicures by Auguste Escoffier Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes by Alison Roman The Zuni Cafe Cookbook by Judy Rogers

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/XQ_WGHUAD_A   The FDA and Abbott now recall multiple 2 fluid ounce Similac and Pedialyte products.  The bottles have defective caps that fail to seal leaking to the distinct possibilities of spoilable and microorganism growth.  If children consume these products, they could develop serious gastroenteritis.  The affect brands include Similac Pro-Total ComfortTM, 360 Total Care, 360 Total Care Sensitive, Special Care 24, Stage 1, Neosure, Similac Water Sterilized, and Pedialyte Electrolyte Solution.  These products were sold in the continental USA , Puerto Rico, Barbados, Bermuda, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Croix, St. Thomas, Canada, Curacao, Panama, and Trinidad-Tobago.  If you have any of these products at home, do not feed them to your babies.  To check if your product is included in the recall, visit the website similacrecall.com.  If you have additional questions, direct them to Abbott's Consume Relations phone lines.  The US number is 1-800-986-8540; the Puerto Rican number is 1-787-622-5454.  Though these lines, you can obtain the phone numbers for other Caribbean and South American countries.   https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/abbott-voluntarily-recalls-certain-lots-2-fl-oz59-ml-bottles-ready-feed-liquid-products-recall-not   #abbott #infant #toddler #formula #pedialyte #water #contamination #gastroenteritis #recall  

Wired reports on NASA’s new Artemis 1 mission, which could lead to another moonwalk and lay the groundwork for putting astronauts on Mars. Bloomberg Businessweek investigates how deadly bacteria spread in a Similac factory — and caused the U.S. baby-formula shortage. Vox explains how California’s gas-car ban could change how every American drives. The U.S. Open will now let players be coached from the stands. The Wall Street Journal has the story.

The discussions surrounding President Biden's decision to forgive some student debt for millions of Americans continued with some opponents saying it would increase inflation and it amounts to an unfair bailout for elites and those that could not manage their loans.  The White House chose to fight back by highlighting several Republican lawmakers who had six and seven figure PPP loans forgiven which taxpayers were also in the hook for.  Julia Manchester, national political reporter at The Hill, joins us for this, more fallout from the Mar-a-Lago raid, and Democrats thinking they may have a chance in November after all.   Next, Abbott Laboratories has restarted production of Similac at their plant Michigan that was at the center of the U.S. baby formula shortage.  One thing that gets overlooked was what caused the shutdown…a lot of sloppiness coming from the factory.  By the time FDA investigators showed up for their annual inspection, it was already a year overdue because of Covid restrictions.  Despite finding evidence of cronobacter bacteria at the plant, the FDA relied on Abbot to fix its own problems and then came a whistleblower report.  By the time the plant was shut down some babies had fallen ill, and the shortage was imminent.  Anna Edney, national healthcare reporter at Bloomberg News, joins us for how the US baby formula shortage got started.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A deadly bacteria sickened babies across the the US. When the FDA finally acted, officials focused on a Similac factory in Michigan—and the country suddenly found itself desperately short of formula. Mark Leydorf reads Bloomberg Businessweek's "How Deadly Bacteria Spread in a Similac Factory—and Caused the US Formula Shortage" by Susan Berfield and Anna Edney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly are calling on a federal judge to reinstate North Carolina's 20-week abortion ban. It's the latest decision from conservatives to restrict abortion access in North Carolina, which is one of the only states in the South to allow abortion. Meanwhile, Democrats have pledged to fight for women's right to choose. Tradesha Woodard will have the latest on the motion to reinstate the ban and what could be next ahead of midterm elections. A Charlotte mother filed a lawsuit against Abbott, the maker of Similac baby formula, saying the company misled parents and doctors that its products are safe for premature babies. The lawsuit comes after the woman's daughter died after drinking a cow-based formula, which led to a deadly condition in premature babies. Richard DeVayne has the details on the lawsuit and why attorneys in the case say Abbott's comments against the lawsuit don't add up. Plus, if you're still unable to smell after having COVID-19, you're not alone. In fact, new research shows roughly 27 million people haven't regained their senses despite an otherwise full recovery. Ben Thompson connects the dots on the long-term impacts of losing your sense of smell and why you shouldn't panic just yet. Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. and join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!

Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly are calling on a federal judge to reinstate North Carolina's 20-week abortion ban. It's the latest decision from conservatives to restrict abortion access in North Carolina, which is one of the only states in the South to allow abortion. Meanwhile, Democrats have pledged to fight for women's right to choose. Tradesha Woodard will have the latest on the motion to reinstate the ban and what could be next ahead of midterm elections. A Charlotte mother filed a lawsuit against Abbott, the maker of Similac baby formula, saying the company misled parents and doctors that its products are safe for premature babies. The lawsuit comes after the woman's daughter died after drinking a cow-based formula, which led to a deadly condition in premature babies. Richard DeVayne has the details on the lawsuit and why attorneys in the case say Abbott's comments against the lawsuit don't add up. Plus, if you're still unable to smell after having COVID-19, you're not alone. In fact, new research shows roughly 27 million people haven't regained their senses despite an otherwise full recovery. Ben Thompson connects the dots on the long-term impacts of losing your sense of smell and why you shouldn't panic just yet. Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. and join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!

After multiple formula-related infant deaths were reported to the FDA in February, samples from Abbott Laboratories' Sturgis, Michigan baby formula production facility tested positive for cronobacter, triggering a recall and a subsequent formula shortage. In this episode, Jen uncovers monopoly and neglect in the baby formula production industry, lack of oversight by the FDA, and the United States' refusal to adopt the World Health Organization's International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via PayPal Support Congressional Dish via Patreon (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North, Number 4576, Crestview, FL 32536. Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! View the shownotes on our website at https://congressionaldish.com/cd254-baby-formula-shortage Background Sources Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD234: AWOL Recall: The Rock and Play Sleeper The Formula Shortage Abbott. Jun 15, 2022. “Update on Abbott's Sturgis Plant and Formula Production.” “Testimony of Robert M. Califf, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Infant Formula Crisis: Addressing the Shortages and Getting Formula on Shelves.” May 26, 2022. U.S. Senate. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. May 18, 2022. “Guidance for Industry: Infant Formula Enforcement Discretion Policy” [FDA–2022–D–0814]. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Annie Gasparro and Jaewon Kang. May 12, 2022. “Baby Formula Shortage Could Leave Parents Scrambling for Months.” The Wall Street Journal. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Feb 2022. “FDA Investigation of Cronobacter Infections: Powdered Infant Formula.” Baby Formula Monopoly Matt Stoller. May 13, 2022. “Big Bottle: The Baby Formula Nightmare.” BIG by Matt Stoler on Substack. Sam Knight. Apr 23, 2022. “Company Responsible for Tainted Baby Formula Has Monopoly Over Aid Program Sales.” Truthout. FDA Failure Letter from Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf. March 24, 2022. U.S. House of Representatives. Poisoned Baby Food House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy Staff. Feb 4, 2021. “Report: Baby Foods Are Tainted with Dangerous Levels of Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury.” Operation Fly Formula Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips. Jun 10, 2022. “How far will Operation Fly Formula shipments really go to fill America's store shelves?” CNN. The White House. May 22, 2022. “Biden Administration Announces Second Operation Fly Formula Flight.” White House Briefing Room: Statements and Releases. 60 minutes Segment Bill Whitaker. May 22, 2022. “Medical Middlemen: Broken system making it harder for hospitals and patients to get some life-saving drugs.” 60 Minutes. The WHO Code and Formula Marketing The World Health Organization. Apr 28, 2022. “Scope and impact of digital marketing strategies for promoting breastmilk substitutes.” The World Health Organization. Apr 28, 2022. “WHO reveals shocking extent of exploitative formula milk marketing.” The World Health Organization. #EndExploitativeMarketing Petition. La Leche League International. “International WHO Code.” Bonnie Goldstein. Jul 13, 2018. Paper Cuts: No Match for Mother's Milk. Project on Government Oversight. Baby-Friendly USA website. The World Health Organization. Jan 27, 1981. “International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes.” Fisher-Price Update Katie Porter [@RepKatiePorter]. Jun 15, 2022. “Following yesterday's news of previously unreported infant deaths in Fisher-Price products, I'm calling on the company to immediately recall all…” Twitter. Laws H.R.7791: Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 Jen's Highlighted PDF of Public Law 117–129 H.R.3182: Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 Audio Sources INFANT FORMULA CRISIS May 26, 2022 Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions The committee concluded a hearing to examine the infant formula crisis, focusing on addressing the shortage and getting formula on shelves. Witnesses: Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration Clips 37:26 Dr. Robert Califf: Frankly, the inspection results were shocking. Standing water, cracks in key equipment that presented the potential for bacterial contamination to persist, particularly in the presence of moisture, leaks in the roof, a previous citation of inadequate hand washing and current poor foot sanitation, bacteria growing from multiple sides, and many signs of a disappointing lack of attention to the culture of safety in this product that is so essential to the lives of our most precious people. 38:14 Dr. Robert Califf: As soon as we receive positive cronobacter results from environmental samples at the facility that we collected during the inspection, we contacted Abbott to ask the company to issue a voluntary recall. The need to take urgent action to protect the most vulnerable of all of our people -- infants -- presented a dilemma. This was the largest plant of the dominant manufacturer, and it was the sole source of a number of metabolic formulas essential for viability of infants with no substitution possible, because Abbott had no backup plan. We knew that ceasing plant operations would create supply problems, but we had no choice given the unsanitary conditions. 50:50 Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC): Why haven't you waived labeling requirements from trusted manufacturers in countries like the UK, Australia or Canada? Couldn't manufacturers provide temporary labels on imported formula? Cans if the label is printed in a language other than English until US manufacturing is restored? Some countries have higher nutritional requirements. Why can't we provide a waiver for their products to come into the country? Dr. Robert Califf: We've waived many of the requirements that are the ones that make sense, but the directions have to be clear to Americans in language that's understandable so the formula can be mixed correctly. An error in mixing up the formula for example, can lead to a very sick infant not getting the right nutrition. 2:16:18 Dr. Robert Califf: We saw the lack of quality in the system and the lack of accountability for the problems that were there. And so we had to invoke the Justice Department to negotiate a consent decree, which is essentially Abbott saying, “Yes, we had all these problems. Here's exactly what we're going to do to fix them.” For legal reasons, I can't discuss the exact details of the negotiation, but let's just say that it took a little armwrestling to get to the point where the Justice Department got Abbott to sign the consent decree. FORMULA SAFETY AND SUPPLY: PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF AMERICA'S BABIES May 25, 2022 Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Witnesses: Robert M. Califf, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration Frank Yiannas, Deputy Commissioner, Food Policy and Response, Food and Drug Administration Susan Mayne, Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration Chris Calamari, Senior Vice President of U.S. Nutrition, Abbott Robert Cleveland, Senior Vice President of the Nutrition Business Unit for the US and Europe, Mead Johnson Nutrition Scott Fitz, Vice President of Technical and Production, Gerber Clips 41:55 Robert Califf: Because of the lack of the diversification of this market in the absence of a central hub for integrating supply chains, we concluded early on that getting the Sturgis facility up and running safely was a top priority. But we had no confidence in the integrity of the Abbott quality program at this facility. Accordingly, we initiated proceedings toward a consent decree, which requires Abbott to undertake steps to assure safe production of formula, including hiring an outside expert with reporting to FDA. 43:03 Robert Califf: Despite the overall numbers showing diminished but steady supply, we knew that distribution was an issue. Some areas were experiencing significant shortages, but overall, there was enough formula to go around. About a month ago, the reports of shortages on the shelf proliferated, although there was not a drop in production. This increase in consumption most likely represents heightened concern of parents and caregivers about shortages, leading to an understandable effort to purchase ahead to ensure adequate supply at home. This type of cycle has happened with other products throughout the pandemic, and we realize that the only solution is to have adequate supply to make sure shelves are stocked. 45:57 Robert Califf: Abbott's enormous market share left it with a responsibility for producing safe infant formula that was not met. We will do everything in our power to work with Abbott to make this happen as quickly and as safely possible, but this timing is an Abbott's control. 46:35 Robert Califf: Across the industry we regulate, we are seeing evidence that the just-in-time distribution system, market concentration, and sole-source contracting are leading to shortages. Multiple reports to Congress call for improved supply chain management. Until regulatory agencies have digital access to critical supply chain information and personnel to do the work, we will continue to react to supply chain disruptions rather than intervening to prevent them. 1:01:113 Robert Califf: It's really important for people to go to the HHS website: hhs.gov/formula. There you'll find the hotline for all the manufacturers and helpful information about where to go. 1:04:12 Robert Califf: You would be surprised to know there's no just-in-time system where all the FDA employees can see what's going on. What we really need is access to the information that the manufacturers have about each of their individual supply chains. They each have their individual supply chains, but there is no national system to make sure the supplies getting where it needs to go. 1:05:11 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA): Did FDA not have a data analytics tool to monitor the supply chains of various products, including infant formula? Robert Califf: We requested funding for a tool and because we didn't get the funding, we cobbled it together. It's a start, but it's nowhere near — you know, again, I was at Google for five years. The technology at FDA, and in many federal agencies is outmoded and needs an upfit, there's just no question about. 1:07:33 Susan Mayne: We have been in discussion with infant formula manufacturers throughout COVID, but discussion is not the same thing as data and we do not have the authorities to demand data from the companies to get necessarily all the information that you would want to have to really monitor the supply chains as Dr. Califf indicated. 1:10:30 Robert Califf: But given what we saw, the only way we could have confidence was through a consent decree, where we literally have oversight of every single step. When we met with the CEO yesterday, there were hundreds of steps that they went through that they're having to do, many of which have already been done. So it's only if we have direct oversight over it that I would have confidence, but I do have confidence that we are seeing every single step both physically in-person, and also through following the documentation and the outside expert. 1:10:53 Rep. David B. McKinley (R-WV): How will the passage of last week's FDA Bill increase the production of baby formula? Robert Califf: Production is increasing already — Rep. David McKinley The criticism, that they said that on these various tweets — it was not just one there were several — that said it was unnecessary. So I want to know, how do we increase, how do we get back to production? How to put in $28 million? How would that how's that gonna increase production? Robert Califf: Well, remember, the Abbot plant needs to get up and running, we've got to oversee and micro detail to make sure that it's done correctly. And as we bring in supply from other countries, remember, we already have overseas plants that we import from on a regular basis, almost double digits. So as we bring that product in, we've got to inspect it, make sure it's of the quality that we expect in America of formula and we need to upgrade our information systems, as I've already said, to make sure that as all this goes on, we can keep track of it and make sure that we're coordinated. 1:44:55 Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA): Is there any early warning system for products like baby formula? And not just the ingredients but for formula itself or manufacturer would let you know if they're running short or anticipate a shortage? Robert Califf: First of all, let me thank you for being a pediatrician. I sometimes call the Academy of Pediatrics just for the positive vibes that you all exude as a profession. But no, there is not such a warning system. We've repeatedly asked for that authority and have not been granted it. The industry by and large has opposed it. 1:52:21 Susan Mayne: What the data show is, we can't rule in or rule out whether or not those infants, their cronobacter was caused by this plant. The data just simply can't be used to inform it. Rep. John Joyce (R-PA): But the genetic testing you did. It does not match from the plant, correct? Susan Mayne: That is correct. But what we did not have is any sampling done at the same time that the product was manufactured that was consumed by the individuals who got sick, so we didn't have that every director 2:08:57 Rep. Ann Kuster (D-NH): I know that in this part of the country, I'm in New Hampshire, we have milk banks of mother's breast milk. And I'm wondering what is the regulation by the FDA? And can we assure our constituents that breast milk from milk bank is safe and is thoroughly vetted by the FDA? Robert Califf: You're asking some very good questions. I'm gonna refer this to Dr. Mayne who probably would have the best answer. Susan Mayne: Thank you, Congresswoman. So human breast milk is regulated as a food. And so that is reassuring and they have to have proper screening protocols and things like that in place to make sure that the donors that are donating the milk, get that, that's critical for human food safety. So that's how I would respond. Thank you. 2:26:28 Robert Califf: You would think that a critical industry like this would have resilience plans, redundancy, but we don't even have legal authority right now to require that the firms have a plan for potential failures and resilience. That's something we've asked Congress for every year for a while, and we're asking for it again. So I hope that it happens this time. I'd also add that this is not unique to this industry. We are seeing this across the entire device and medical supply industry with frequent failures as exemplified by the 60 minutes show and the contrast medium problem that I talked about. We have gone to a just-in-time, large single source contracts that lead to lack of diversification in the industry and the industry has fought us tooth and nail on requiring that there be insight into their supply chains, so that the sum of all of the industries leads to the the avoidance of preemption. We'd like to be able to stress test and prevent these things from happening rather than waiting until they happen, and then scrambling. 2:58:58 Susan Mayne: What we've seen is, first the strain of the COVID 19 pandemic, then the strain of the recall, and now we've got the Russia-Ukraine conflict. And one of the things that we know is the Ukraine region is one of the world's biggest exporters of products like sunflower oil. Sunflower oil is used as an ingredient in many food products, including infant formula. And so we have been working with the manufacturers should they be unable to maintain their supply of sunflower oil, what they would replace it with and make sure that that would meet the nutritional requirements for infant formula. 3:26:28 Chris Calamari: We plan to start production at Sturgis the first week of June. We will begin with the production of EleCare, before turning to the production of other formulas and Similac. From restart, we estimate that it will take six to eight weeks before product is available on shelves. 4:28:51 Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY): Your testimony also mentions global supply chain challenges as a factor the company has had to contend with. What, if any, steps has Gerber taken to maintain its production and distribution supply? Scott Fitz: Thank you for the question. Certainly, our industry is not immune to the global supply chain challenges brought on by the pandemic. We struggled with materials supply issues, intermittent materials supply issues, whether it be ingredients or packaging components, we struggled struggled with the material quality issues related to the pandemic, we've had transportation and logistics issues, just getting trucks and truck drivers available to move the products and supplies that we need. And we've had COVID related labor challenges and higher turnover than normal are all things that have impacted us. Through the course of the pandemic though we've we've resolved these on an ongoing basis, one at a time as they've come up. We are putting trying to put in more robust business continuity plans in place for critical components and ones that we know we will have challenges with in the future. 4:30:50 Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY): Did you not think the FDA should be notified or at least aware of your struggle? Scott Fitz: Should FDA be aware of our struggle? Rep. Tonko: Yeah, should you have shared those concerns for supply chain? Scott Fitz: If it could help, we would certainly be willing to do that. Yes. Rep. Tonko: What should you have told us during the last year? Scott Fitz: Well, as I testified, the issues that have come up for us, we've been able to resolve. Through the last six months our in-stock rates have averaged 86%. 4:35:55 Chris Calamari: On the horizon, we see in the manufacture of infant formula agricultural oils are absolutely essential, paper is absolutely essential, the cost of fuel to supply and distribute the product is essential. So I would call out those key elements ranging from agricultural oils to the cost to deliver the product would be the biggest areas of focus. 4:41:42 Robert Cleveland: We reached out and spoke to the USDA almost immediately seeking flexibility, for example in the size format. And while that sounds small, it's very significant because what that means is the WIC consumer doesn't have to look for one particular size of product at the shelf. They can find any size of the shelf to fulfill their their benefits with and that's allowed us to continue production and step up to meet the requirements of those consumers. We've since worked with the USDA to find a number of other ways to flexibly administer the program, because really, the focus for the WIC consumer is the same as the others, making sure she has safe access to formula and doesn't have to compete with non-WIC consumers to get it. So the more sizes, the more formats, the more manufacturers that the program can support, the more likely she is to have her needs met. 4:47:35 Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA): The baby formula industry in our country is really unique in that about 90% of the product is made right here in the United States. And the vast majority is made by your three companies [Abbott, Gerber, and Mead Johnson]. And so it should be no surprise that when something goes wrong, like what happened in Sturgis, it really rocks the whole industry and the facility in Sturgis is responsible for 40% of Abbott's formula on the market and makes up about 20% of the total formula on the market in the US, and that is really significant, especially when this year Similac has the contract with WIC. 5:10:40 Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA): Okay, the supply chain issues, is that because some of the ingredients were coming from other countries? Chris Calamari: Representative, yes, so global supply chains are such that we have ingredients coming from global sources and that is the nature of our supply chain. 5:19:29 Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO): Let's say my daughter, who has a six-week-old baby, called me up and said, “I need to get some formula for my baby. And my store shelves are bare.” What can we tell them between now and all of the emergency measures we put into place to start putting formula on the shelves? Who should they call? Where can they go to try to get some of this limited product right now? What's the practical suggestion? Robert Cleveland: It's very unfortunate that you have to answer that question or ask that question, but let me do my best to answer it. I think the shelves — the reality is they don't have anywhere near the product that they do. So one of the things I've often said during this crisis is it takes a village to raise a child. In this case, sometimes it's taking a village to find infant formula. So the first thing to do is work with your network of family and friends, and as they go to the stores, look for the product that's there. And I've seen many mothers and grandmothers and fathers and cousins doing this on the shelf. You can call our Consumer Response Center. Now to be fair, those folks are doing a phenomenal job of fielding waves and waves of calls. But we will help you if you call. That's one other resource. The physician's office is another. Sometimes they do have the samples that are required, and they can help transition between finding product on the shelf. And then I would be sure to look online as well as in-person at the store and be open to other formats. Many mothers and fathers have a particular type of format they like. You may need to be more flexible in the format that you use. But all infant formula regulated by the FDA is safe for your infant, whether it's a liquid or a powder or what size it's in. And so I would say shop widely. See your doctor or enroll your family friends, give us a call if you need to, and be flexible. THE INFANT FORMULA CRISIS May 25, 2022 Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Witnesses: Ginger Carney, Director of Clinical Nutrition, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Sarah Chamberlin, Executive Director, National PKU News Michael Gay, Owner and Manager, Food Fresh Brian Ronholm, Director of Food Policy, Consumer Reports Linkedin Clips 32:29 Michael Gay: WIC's rigid rules have made it difficult for the program to be responsive to critical shortages throughout the pandemic and now during the formula crisis. Substitutions may be easily available when situations like this arise. The emergency waivers instituted by the USDA during the pandemic have provided flexibility in some states, but those waivers were only available because of the pandemic. To prevent this issue from happening in the future, Congress should allow WIC vendors operating during severe supply shortages, disasters or public health emergencies to automatically substitute limited WIC approved products impacted by supply chain disruptions. The USDA should direct states to include product substitutions for WIC in their emergency preparedness plan. These changes would have allowed families to immediately switch to another formula in states with shortages allowing for smooth continuation of feeding infants. 33:27 Michael Gay: Secondly, there's a significant need for USDA to examine the long term effects of cost containment, competitiveness and peer grouping formulas for WIC vendors. States operate a peer group system to monitor vendor prices and determine reimbursements are cost competitive. These cost containment measures have led to reduced retail embursement and reduced retailer participation in the program, leading to fewer locations for families to access formula. 33:55 Michael Gay: WIC infant formula cost containment measures have led to extreme consolidation in the formula marketplace, leaving it highly vulnerable to supply disruptions like we are experiencing now. These contracting policies must be reviewed to ensure future food security of the nation's babies and families. 41:50 Brian Ronholm: The evidence suggests that the agency was too slow to act, failed to take this issue seriously, and was not forthcoming with information to parents and caregivers. The infant formula crisis exposed a greater structure and culture problem that has long existed FDA. This was merely one symptom of the overall problem, and it is clear that confidence in the food program at the FDA is eroding. A big reason for this is the food program has second class status within FDA, and it's resulted in serious problems. The FDA also lacks a single, full-time, fully empowered expert leader of all aspects of the food program. As you know, in recent decades, most FDA commissioners have been medical specialists who naturally focus on the programs impacting medical products. This is certainly warranted considering the impact these programs have on public health. And the pandemic is a perfect example of this. However, this usually results in intense competition for the commissioner's time and support and focus on the food program is typically what has suffered under this dynamic. It has become impossible for an FDA commissioner to possess the bandwidth to provide leadership and accountability to a set of offices that regulates 80% of our food supply. 51:45 Ginger Carney: I would want to warn parents not to make homemade formulas — the American Academy of Pediatrics warns against that — they should not dilute the formula, as both of these situations can lead to disastrous results and lead possibly to hospital admissions. 56:40 Brian Ronholm: Splitting out the food safety functions of the agency as it exists now and creating separate agencies while still remaining under the HHS umbrella would be an effective approach that would get to the issues that I think everyone has become aware of during this crisis. 59:32 Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT): We now have 15 agencies at the federal level who deal with some form of food safety, the principal ones are USDA and FDA. It should be one single agency! 1:06:30 Michael Gay: In a rural area such as ours, probably 85-90% of my formula is WIC formula, which is just down to one type of formula. So even like today, for example, or my truck Monday, I got about 20 cases of Gerber formula in a different variety, but that's not approved on what and the Georgia WIC office just approved some substitutions for formulas that were, you know, prescribed by the doctor with the contract formula. So therein lies the problem is there's no easy way to substitute that for the customer. 1:23:29 Brian Ronholm: Four companies that control 90% of the market and only three of them actually bid on WIC rebate contracts. Abbott is by far the largest one and I believe they have contracts in 30 or 31 states, I think it was the latest figure. So when those contracts come up, these companies submit based on their ability to meet the demand in a particular state, and Abbott is usually the only one that's big enough to do that. We mentioned that they have a large part of the market, I think when it comes to the WIC market, they have approximately 55 to 60% of the WIC market. So that's a significant size of the market that it really needs to be examined so when situations like this hit, how does it impact that particular….And it's obviously going to have a bigger impact because these companies use the WIC market to get into the overall non-WIC market to even increase the share of their market, so that creates further shortage problems. 1:40:35 Ginger Carney: One thing that we really haven't talked about is the WHO code for marketing breast milk substitutes. And that's what these formulas are, they're breast milk substitutes. So if we look at the WHO code in other countries, other developed countries are abiding by the WHO code and this gives guidelines for how companies can market their infant formulas in a safe way. So maybe we should go back to that and think about what is it about the WHO code that would benefit all of our families in the country so that they are assured when they do have to reach for infant formula when breastfeeding cannot be an option or will not be an option? What are the things that are marketed directly to our families that tell them about the formula? 1:44:20 Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL): Half of all US formula consumption goes through the WIC program, which provides free infant formula as we've been talking about today, where states negotiate bulk discounts in exchange for market exclusivity. Now, I'll take you back to 1989 when Republican President George Bush enacted legislation requiring all state WIC programs to use competitive bidding for the purchase of infant formula. In practice, this means that the state of Florida for example is required to use a single supplier for the entire state supply of WIC baby formula. The competitive bidding process has yielded $1.3 billion to $2 billion a year in savings and allowing WIC to serve about 2 million more participants annually because of the discounts. However, when there's a supply shock caused by one of the four market participants, like what happened with Abbott in this case, it creates a serious risk to infant health across the country. 1:48:00 Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL): We know that in Europe, they consistently produce a baby formula surplus. But there are rigid labeling and nutritional requirements for formula containers here in the US that the FDA requires and they prohibit the sale of many European-made products, even though the formulas themselves meet FDA nutritional and purity standards. So what sort of policy changes would you like to see undertaken to ease restrictions on baby formula imports, while still ensuring that the product meets our safety standards? Brian Ronholm: Yeah, I think it's critical that we maintain those safety standards that FDA has set on infant formula, that's absolutely critical. There's a comfort level with consumers when they're able to purchase something that they know is an FDA inspected facility overseas. But to your point, sometimes these regulations, these really strict regulations are thinly disguised trade protection measures. And so you know, that's certainly an issue that we'd have to examine carefully to make sure that we can have that access. Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations Music Presented in This Episode Intro & Exit: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio)

As of the recording of this episode, formula stock is down 40% throughout the United States—a catastrophic shortage caused by a massive recall by Abbott, the company that makes Similac and other infant formula and food products. As a result, parents—especially ones with limited resources and access—are frantically searching for nutrition for their babies. On this episode, we talk about the history of infant feeding, the root cause and implications of this shortage, why chestfeeding isn't necessarily the obvious solution for all parents, and the conversation the shortage has brought up about how we judge the way people choose to feed their babies.Follow us on social media @allthefwordspodWrite to us! allthefwordspod@gmail.comHistory of Infant Feeding https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/baby-formula-breastfeeding-history/629889/Nestle Baby Formula Scandalhttps://www.businessinsider.com/nestles-infant-formula-scandal-2012-6#nestl-was-accused-of-getting-third-world-mothers-hooked-on-formula-2The Great Protein Fiasco from Maintenance Phasehttps://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/the-great-protein-fiasco/id1535408667?i=1000533846093History of Baby Formula https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/concise-history-infant-formula-twists-and-turns-includedWhy is the Infant Formula Shortage Happening?https://www.healthline.com/health-news/infant-formula-shortage-why-its-happening-and-what-parents-can-dohttps://www.ama-al-projimo.org/baby-formula-shortage?gclid=Cj0KCQjwhLKUBhDiARIsAMaTLnFgW7-UcjI9qFlLrYkM6NMVMuYI_XQJq-dpaurvdh2ptFUMMqgo1L4aAqGAEALw_wcBProblems exposed by shortagehttps://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2022/05/17/a-baby-formula-shortage-feeds-criticism-of-corporate-heft-and-price-gouging?utm_medium=cpc.adword.pd&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=a.22brand_pmax&utm_content=conversion.direct-response.anonymous&gclid=CjwKCAjw4ayUBhA4EiwATWyBrnH4QiKzVBWa5BEl5RLMHMp3fiFfaVr3UbPMb2X19YpZZ2Iwd3rWNhoCtC0QAvD_BwEWhat to dohttps://www.healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/ask-the-pediatrician/Pages/Are-there-shortages-of-infant-formula-due-to-COVID-19.aspx?gclid=CjwKCAjw4ayUBhA4EiwATWyBrhgcUd2hxh_RTPTCOTzFZynPhyPEiptxZvFJplFJl-HVlToIHxAHzBoCONoQAvD_BwEDon't Make Homemade Formula https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/baby-formula-shortage-instagram-recipe-dangerous-1356831/

With the terrible shortage of formula right now and many shopping around to find alternatives, please also make sure you're informed about necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature babies.   Certain brands of infant formula, including Similac and Enfamil, use cow's milk as their base. While premature and underweight infants might need supplemental formula, giving them these types of formula can cause them to develop necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The condition causes intestinal tissue to die. It can also cause a hole in the intestine. Bacteria can leak through this hole, causing serious abdominal infections. Some infants will need surgery to remove the damaged intestine, and to some, it could be fatal.   Join Attorneys/Law Partners Justin Lovely and Amy Lawrence today as we discuss what NEC is, what you should know, and how to contact us if you have questions.   Learn more about NEC in Premature Babies.

This week on Rodes Live Podcast we sit down with Lactaid consultant Naperia Loveless. We discuss the Similac shortage across the country as well as the pros and cons of breast-feeding children. Ms. Loveless is a vanguard spearheading the movement to make sure all children are properly nourished. We talk cause, effect and solutions on this episode. Whitney Houston is the Iconic Rodes Live "What's Poppin" artist of the day. We get to the business on Rodes Live this week but not without having a little fun. #hiphop #s #interview #googlepodcasts #blackpodcasts #newepisode #movies #funny #podcastseries #soundcloud #covid #radioshow #truecrime #podcastjunkie #podcaststudio #horror #entertainment #instagram #comedypodcast #repost #podcastepisode #sports #film #art #blackpodcast #spotifypodcasts #follow #inspiration #instagood #business Linktr.ee/Rodes www.rodesonline.net (website) subscribe. www.rodesonline.net/store (Merchandise/Book/Music/Gear). Cash App $RodesT20 or PayPal bookingrodes@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rodes-hunt/support

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This bonus episode is all about the current baby formula shortage and its impact on queer families in the U.S., especially gay dads with newborns through adoption or foster care.First, host Brit Smith checks in with new dads Mario and Monte in Nebraska to discuss the impact of the shortage on their 3-month-old daughter. Then, Brit talks to leading California-based pediatrician and author of the book “What to Feed Your Baby" Dr. Tanya Altmann about the impact of the formula crisis on new parents.Dr. Altmann covers what gay parents should know about changing formula brands, what to do to find specialized formula during the shortage, other options for iron-rich nutrition, and when the crisis may be over.Follow us on social media @gays_with_kids and find all the news, stories and information important to the LGBTQ+ parenting community at GaysWithKids.com

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there have been significant shortages of infant formulas in stores. Current shortages have been largely caused by supply chain issues and the recent recall of several baby formula products over concerns about cronobacter contamination, in U.S. produced powder formulas, including Similac, Similac PM 60/40, Alimentum, and Elecare. The U.S. Read More Shared by Hamilton County Job & Family Services May 19, 2022

The twins discuss the baby formula shortage, their childhood home in up in Coconut Grove, KISS, groupies, various recording  platforms and much more, including another gem from the music archive. SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - "Seeing's Believing" - Medicine Hat version 4:08 - Greetings and about the song 5:18 - Dig Dug / Sweetened and sugary sodas 5:58 - Baby formula shortage / Atlantic article / Back to breastfeeding? 11:37 - Supply chain / Crypto crash 12:44 - Roger's newspaper work / Coconut Grove blog post / 2340 Tigertail Court / More about the house / "Square Grouper" 16;29 - "Square groupies" / Death of a Plaster Caster / "Sweet, Sweet Connie" / KISS' "Plaster Caster" 18:49 - KISS' early influence on The Yale Brothers / Cheap Trick / Strasberg school / "Uta Hagen Dazs" 20:54 - ROG finally going to KISS in Raleigh 22:02 - "Fame" movie / Teresa Hughes / Irene Cara 22:37 - Chris' animals 23:13 - Chris is working on song ideas / recording and drumming platforms / Chris' drumming / On overplaying 28:18 - Bike Week in Myrtle Beach / Baggers and Double-Baggers 28:55 - Recent gig at LuLu's North Myrtle Beach 29:56 - Parting Shots / "Who's Roger Yale?" / Chris' anxiety

As parents across the country frantically search for baby formula amid a nationwide shortage, many have heard that the source of the problem is in Sturgis, Mich. That's where Abbott, the multinational healthcare giant that sells formula under the Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare brands and controls 40% of the U.S. infant formula market, shut down its largest baby food plant in February after a type of bacteria linked to the hospitalization and death of several babies was found in the plant.

The baby formula shortage is at its peak-- forcing families to turn to social media, drive to other cities, and find other unique means to feed their babies. Hopefully some relief is in sight now that the FDA has giving Abbott Nutrition the go ahead to resume production at it's plant that produces Similac and other popular formula brands. The San Antonio Spurs may not have made the playoff but they've sure made the news-- getting into the NBA draft for the first time in decades and making a unique move to play 'away home' games. David Sears joins RJ to explain. Plus goats are taking over a local park. Why having them around could help clean up the park in an eco-friendly way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

英语新闻|缺货率高达40%！美国婴幼儿奶粉危机引发恐慌Major US pharmacies have restricted sales of baby formula in response to a worsening shortage of the special milk.由于婴幼儿配方奶粉短缺问题愈演愈烈，美国各大药房已经开始实行限购措施。CVS and Walgreens are among the big chains to have imposed limits in recent weeks on how many cans customers can buy at a time.西维斯和沃尔格林等大型连锁药店几周前已开始限制顾客单次购买的奶粉罐数。The shortages intensified after Abbott - which makes top brand Similac - shut a key factory and issued a recall in February after finding contamination.自从生产配方奶粉大品牌Similac的雅培公司关闭了一家主要工厂并在二月份召回受污染奶粉后，奶粉短缺问题变得更加严重。Republicans, such as Senator Tom Cotton, have called it a "national crisis" that the White House must address.参议员汤姆·科顿等共和党人将奶粉短缺问题称为白宫必须出面解决的“全国性危机”。Abbott issued the recall of certain batches of powdered formula in February after reports that four babies who had been fed from cans from the factory became sick, including two who died.在雅培的那家工厂被曝出其产品导致四名婴儿生病，其中还有两名婴儿因此死亡后，雅培在二月份召回了部分批次的配方奶粉。The Centers for Disease Control and Protection said they were investigating a possible link, but that testing so far had found the strain of bacteria detected at the factory did not match that found in the sickened babies.美国疾病控制和预防中心称，他们正在调查一条线索，但是到目前为止的检测显示工厂发现的菌种和生病婴儿体内发现的菌种不符。Separately, the FDA criticised Abbott for unsanitary conditions.此外，美国食品药品管理局也批评雅培的卫生条件不佳。But the shortage pre-dates those issues and has been building since last year due to supply chain and other factors, according to research firm Datasembly, which tracks 11,000 stores across the US.但是调研机构Datasembly指出，早在这些事件发生之前，由于供应链和其他因素，自去年以来美国的奶粉短缺问题就已经愈演愈烈。Datasembly追踪调查了美国各地11000家商店。The situation deteriorated further last month, as publicity of the problem grew and parents raced to stock up.随着媒体报道增多，父母们争相抢购囤货，上个月奶粉短缺问题进一步恶化。As of 24 April, the average out-of-stock rate across the country had jumped to 40%, up from just 30% a few weeks earlier - and 11% in November, according to Datasembly.Datasembly的数据显示，截至4月24日，美国各地的平均缺货率已经飙升至40%，就在几周之前，缺货率只有30%，去年11月缺货率仅为11%。There were 26 states with out of stock rates higher than 40% - compared to just seven states three weeks earlier, it said.Datasembly指出，美国有26个州缺货率高于40%，而三周之前缺货率高于40%的只有7个州。"Due to increased demand and various supplier challenges, infant and toddler formulas are seeing constraint across the country," the major pharmacy chain Walgreens said in a statement.大型连锁药店沃尔格林在一份声明中称：“由于需求增加和各种供应挑战，美国各地的婴幼儿配方奶粉都开始限购。”Walgreens has limited families to buying three cans at a time - similar to other retailers. A 12.4 ounce can of formula typically lasts for about 15 bottles - or just a few days' worth of supply.和其他零售商一样，沃尔格林限制每户一次只能购买3罐奶粉。一罐12.4盎司（约350克）的配方奶粉通常可以冲泡约15瓶奶，只够喝几天。Companies that produce items like baby formula - in which demand is typically steady over time - have troubles catching up when there is disruption, said Rudi Leuschner, director of the masters in supply chain management programme at Rutgers Business School.罗格斯大学商学院供应链管理项目硕士生导师鲁迪·洛伊什纳表示，一直以来婴幼儿配方奶粉的需求量通常都很稳定，但是生产商在供应链被打乱后难以再维持产量。And as parents rush to buy as stories of empty shelves spread, that only makes the problem worse, he warned.他警告称，缺货的消息让父母们争相抢购，这只会让问题更严重。Overall, birth rates are falling, reaching the lowest point on record in the US in 2020. Studies have also found that consumption of infant formula has been declining in favour of breast milk.从总体上来看，美国的生育率正在下降，2020年一度跌至史上最低水平。研究还发现，随着选择母乳喂养的人增多，婴幼儿奶粉的消费量一直在降低。contamination英[kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃn]；美[kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃn]n.污染，弄脏；毒害deteriorate英[dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt]；美[dɪˈtɪriəreɪt]v.恶化，变坏；衰退

The Infant Formula Problem and Emergency ManagementI have talked about supply chain issues on The Todd DeVoe Show and Business Continuity Today. And When we discussed this issue, it was more about how the cost of items across the spectrum are increasing. The other day, I was grocery shopping with my 9-year-old daughter, and she noticed that when we checked out, the baby formula was behind a locked cabinet. She is a very observant child and inquisitive.  She asked me what was that and why was it protected. I told her that it was baby formula and that because it was so expensive, at times, people try to steal it.On our way home, she contemplated that problem for a while and asked me why can't we help babies with getting the formula. I am always honest with her and explained that the government has programs. My wife is a social worker and I used her as an example of how social services work.  And then we discussed Women Infant and Children (WIC) support, and more specifically how that helps with buying food for babies. She was satisfied with that answer. Until we got home. It is strange how the world works because when we got home, the news story on TV was about the infant formula shortage and how online, private sellers are gouging prices, marketing cans for double or triple their usual price and many large retailers are sold out altogether. Then our conversation we got into was about how the supply of the formula was disrupted, which caused the price to increase and that some people cannot afford the formula and resort to thievery. I share this story with you because the collective we (or the royal we) have decided that society will look after those in need when it comes to infants and children. That there is a role for government agencies to perform.  However, in this crisis, should it be more than social services responding to the event? Is This Crisis an Emergency? This got me thinking about how as emergency managers, how do we look at each crisis that comes across our news wire. I am not arguing that we need to have emergency management involved in the supply chain crisis or even the issues of the formula shortage. However, the formula problem can become, and I might say, is a true health care crisis for the poor and women and children on the margins. How did This Crisis Start? Let's first explore how the formula shortage began. As I stated, the ongoing supply chain disruptions have been the cause of shortages of a wide range of consumer goods. In February, the current lack of baby formula became worse after manufacturer Abbott issued a recall for products made at a Michigan plant and sold under the Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare labels. The reason for the recall call Four children — one in Minnesota, one in Texas, and two in Ohio — fell ill with bacterial infections, and two died.  The deaths of the infants, caused the FDA to shut the factory down. What is the impact of the shutdown? The states seeing the worst shortages include Texas, Tennessee, Missouri, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota — all with out-of-stock rates of about 50 percent. A total of 26 states have out-of-stock rates of 40 to 50 percent.San Antonio's out-of-stock rate has climbed to 57 percent among metro areas, with Memphis and Nashville at 52 percent and Houston and Des Moines at 50 percent.According to news reports, Abbot is working to address the issues and resume production of infant formula products. Brian Dittmeier, senior director of public policy at the National WIC Association stated that Abbott is the exclusive supplier for more than half the nation's WIC agencies, through which more than 1.2 million infants receive formula benefits, Dittmeier said. Such benefits are typically limited to various formulas, but agencies have waived some requirements to give families more flexibility during the shortage.Formula Has Become A Public Policy IssueWhy is this critical for public officials to aggressively address this shortage? Because infant formula recall is having severe issues for babies and could lead to additional health problems in the future. Dittmeier said that the National WIC Association has been sounding the alarm about "risky behaviors" amplified on social media, "including the use of homemade formulas, diluting infant formula, consuming recalled formula products, or introducing cow's milk earlier than recommended."With the trust of the national government at an all-time low, the formula shortage is causing additional concern about how government agencies are prepared to deal with any crisis. Resources:https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/05/11/baby-formula-shortage-similac-alimentum-elecare-fda/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/10/us/baby-formula-shortage.htmlhttps://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/05/17/public-trust-in-government-1958-2021/PodcastsThe Todd De Voe ShowAsk Todd, Explore Insightful and Humble Answers to Life’s QuestionsTodd DeVoe shares his perspective on the questions that we all have asked ourselves. The only thing I know is that I know nothing This statement is known as the Socratic Paradox. True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.⁣  So let’s dive into the questions and have a great conversation.prepare. respond. recover Keeping Your Business Valuable During a Crisis, Why Planning MattersFor our first episode, we welcome Ambi Silk, Director, Governance, Risk & Compliance, and Mohinder Kainth, Senior Global Risk Consultant both from CyberCX. CyberCX provides business continuity services for a range of global clients including RELX and its exhibitions subsidiary Reed Exhibitions, host of this podcast. Ambi and Mohinder dive into a range of topics including the current COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain management, the importance of the “pivot”, risk management for your staff in the office or working from home, and more. The episode wraps up with the importance of a robust incident management plan using the real-life example of when Reed Exhibitions employees were in Las Vegas for one of RX’s largest trade shows during the 2017 mass shooting.Business Continuity TodayWhy Fire Drills Are CriticalWhat do you do after your emergency procedures and evacuation plans are complete? It is time to exercise them. Your team must know what to do in an emergency at work and home. And How you are going to communicate with them. A vital part of this training is a fire drill, which puts the emergency procedures into practice to see if they work. If they don’t work, and there is a fire, it can have devastating consequences. Fire drills are often perceived as an unnecessary nuisance and disturbance, but they are critical in safety plans. What To ReadInsights into the Emergency Management Hiring ProcessPart 2: Tips for New and Aspiring Emergency ManagersBy: Tobias WatsonI sought to gather information for Aspiring and New Emergency Managers. I asked a series of questions aimed at hiring managers to understand their evaluation criteria so I could help educate others on how to leverage themselves better in the hiring process.Emergency Management: Is It The Hero or the Villian?By: Todd T. DeVoeThe profession of emergency management is evolving. We are moving away from the lights and sirens of public safety and expanding the idea of what emergency management ought to be. When we talk about Emergency Management, what are we talking about? What does this emergency management system look like to the public we serve? Emergency management is changing, and it is time we challenge the current leaders in the profession to grow. The Crisis Response JournalDisasters are the new business as usualAvnesh Ratnanesan and Derrick Tin contend that disasters are fast becoming the new normal or business as usual (BAU) in the corporate world and suggest ways that future preparedness might be enhancedSupply Chain Chaos Continues Bill Peterson takes a closer look at the conditions and factors that continue to cause supply chain challenges and offers a view of what might be in store in the months – and possibly years – to comeSupportershttps://www.disastertech.com/https://titanhst.com/https://www.ndemevent.com/en-us/show-info.html Get full access to The Emergency Management Network at emnetwork.substack.com/subscribe

For months, parents have been scrambling to feed their children amid a nationwide baby formula shortage. Today, why the supply is so short, and how parents are coping.Read more:Three-quarters of American parents with infants rely on baby formula. For many, it's the only option to keep their babies alive and healthy. But since the winter, shortages have left caregivers scrambling to find enough food. Last week, supplies in stores were down more than 40 percent. Parenting editor Amy Joyce says the shortage is due to a combination of factors, including snarled supply chains and the closure of a major plant in Michigan where Abbott Nutrition produces Similac and other popular formula brands. In February, Abbott recalled some formula after several infants got sick — and two died. The company says it hasn't found a link between its formula and the illnesses, but the Food and Drug Administration is still investigating. Today on “Post Reports,” we hear about parents dealing with a situation they never could have imagined.

On Wednesday, Abbott Laboratories said that production at a troubled infant formula plant in Michigan could restart within two weeks.In February, Abbott recalled baby formulas made at its plant in Sturgis after complaints of bacterial infections in infants who drank specific Similac products. As a result, two infants died, and several babies were hospitalized. Once the company gets the go-ahead, it will restart EleCare, Alimentum and metabolic formulas first, with Similac and others to follow. Unfortunately, it could be six to eight weeks before stores start restocking shelves, which won't help a supply chain already failing in many areas of the country, even the daycare my children attend. On April 20th, when the company had to slash its sales forecast for its nutrition division, Abbott called the recall a "short-term hindrance" and noted that it was working with the FDA on corrective actions.According to the FDA, the Sturgis facility failed to maintain sanitary conditions and procedures at the plant. Abbott didn't keep surfaces clean and had a history of bacteria contamination.Overall, the company will be fine after reporting $3.3 billion in COVID-19 test sales last quarter. And while the FDA is trying to work with manufacturers to ease supply chain issues, many are already at or exceeding capacity. 

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Judith and Alina are joined by Elizabeth Minton, a researcher and professor at the University of Wyoming whom they met last summer as participants in her most recent study. In this episode, we chat about the horrors of marketing after you've lost a baby. Those incessant Similac mailers, the targeted ads for the baby bouncer you googled that one time, the happy families in every commercial on TV. Is there anything companies can do to make this easier on bereaved parents? And if there is, is it in their best interest to do so, even if it costs more? Listen to find out Elizabeth's thoughts. Elizabeth studies pro-social marketing, religion and consumer behavior, and priming and cuing theory. She is also Solomon's mom -- her sweet baby boy died in January 2021 at 3 weeks old. A couple of companies seem to be doing things differently this year... OpenTable and Etsy are offering opt-outs of Mother's Day promotional marketing! A step in the right direction. More on this here. ::: Things we talk about in this episode: - Elizabeth's faculty page - Elizabeth's research - Mothers with Empty Arms: Marketing, Stigma, and Bereaved Mothers (extended abstract) (We will link the full paper once it's published!) The following organizations are funding Elizabeth's current research: - The Star Legacy Foundation - The Transformative Consumer Research Organization ::: Follow As Long As I'm Living on Instagram at @aslongasimlivingpodcast, send us an email at aslongasimlivingpodcast@gmail.com, or visit us at anchor.fm/aslongasimliving! We would love to hear from you! ::: As Long As I'm Living is a podcast about life, love, and laughter after infant loss. Judith and Alina are rebuilding Happier Ever After one day at a time despite excruciating grief and trauma and offering support to grievers of all flavors, but especially those who have lost a baby to SIDS, infant death, birth accidents, stillbirth, TFMR, ectopic pregnancy, or miscarriage. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aslongasimliving/message

Stephen Reck and Jose Rojas roll in The Heart of Law to chat with Mirena Umizaj about one of the biggest, polemical cases sweeping the country. They are pioneers in the baby formula lawsuits: the Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) litigation against Mead Johnson and Abbott Laboratories. Currently hoping to build awareness and reverse the careless tradition of offering cow-based formula to premature infants in hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) across the U.S., the two attorneys partner with Scott D. Camassar and Paul Levin (along with firms around America), to protect preemies from mortifying disease and death. Stephen and Jose open the show by sharing their humble beginnings. Stephen reminisces about his genteel Italian grandmother, Rosa Maria Cornaglia, who raised him through high school; he fondly recalls an idyllic childhood full of incredible food, friendships, and love. After graduating from the University of Vermont, Stephen pursued a legal career and enjoyed the affluence it had to offer—for a short while. He left Wall Street and decided against the lifestyle of a well-paid defense attorney. He bravely took a sizable pay cut to live the simple life of a litigator who fought for the underdog. Stephen's plight for justice stemmed from Attorney Matthew Shafner's principled career influence. His late mentor—and legendary Legal Champion of the Working People—left an indelible imprint on his life. Stephen said, “[By helping people,] he turned my life around; although I was poor, [Matthew] taught me something very valuable … he changed my career.” Meanwhile, Jose fondly talks about how his parents fell in love and his dactylic childhood in Madrid, Spain. Raised with a strong sense of equity and fairness, Jose heads off to Boston for college. At 17, he began his life in America with a law degree firmly in mind, subsequently starting a bustling career in the Army JAG Corps. A few years later, he pivots to mass torts; after working for “big entities like the government or big corporations,” Jose discovered the deep satisfaction and joy in “representing people with real problems and having an opportunity to … effectuate change when helping people.”  No wonder these two lion-hearted attorneys cross paths and fight for the weakest of the weak. Stephen and Jose recount the first two heartbreaking cases—detailing NEC's effect on preemies' bodies. We understand why, one appalling account after another, the movement began. Stephen describes NEC's confounding injury spectrum: death, surgery, medical NEC. Next, Jose outlines the complex, multi-pronged dilemma the movement has to overcome: (1) the aggressive marketing campaigns for Similac and Enfamil, (2) the cutthroat lobbying to physicians and hospitals, (3) the enormous expense and rarity of donor milk, and (4) the “institutional laziness” within NICUs. Their plight appears insurmountable. But is it? As Jose affirms, “the solution is out there, but it's expensive, and it requires people to put their heads together and find a solution.” Let's tune in and consider how to help them in our small way. EPISODE SURVEY: [00:19:03:08 - 00:26:50:23] First NEC Case [00:28:15:08 - 00:35:47:03] Science & Temporal Causation [00:36:42:23 - 00:40:33:24] Prongs & Complexities of a Multifactorial Problem [00:40:35:00 - 00:45:36:06] NEC & its Evolution to Mass Tort  [00:53:19:00 - 00:56:48:07] Litigation Strategy & Two Tracts [00:56:50:07 - 01:00:58:00] The Extent of Infants' Injuries from NEC QUOTABLE QUOTES: Stephen M. Reck “Juries can appreciate sincerity and honesty when you're fighting for the right cause.” “[The parents] send us pictures of their children and the children are happy … Although they can't talk, they express themselves, and in many ways, it's truly a beautiful story.” “[Abbott and Meade] wanted to destroy us to end this whole litigation and that was their tactic. But it really made us stronger. I mean, they picked the wrong people to deal with.” I think together, the moms and the lawyers are going to change the practice of feeding preemies, and we are going to save lives. … I can't think of a more important case that I've ever read about anywhere in the history of the law.” Jose' Rojas “My passion is really not with representing big entities like the government or big corporations, but rather with representing people with real problems and having an opportunity to really solve those problems.” “One of the things that completely brings me passion in the field of mass torts is the ability to really effectuate change when you help people, it's satisfying. You're bringing a solution to people with real problems.” We're really hoping to make the planet safer for babies. And that's something that gets me up every morning. It drives me. It helps me work. It brings passion to the work that I do. And I really think I'm doing exactly what I should be doing right now. “There has to be an awareness, and when that awareness happens, then you'll see the solutions come very easily because the solutions are out there, and they're scientifically feasible.” “One of the things that has really amazed me about the mass tort industry, which I didn't expect, but I found, is the level of teamwork that occurs by law firms and lawyers in really trying to collaborate and cooperate to make sure we're all marching in the same direction.” “When you're touted as the guy who's going to do great things … you start to reflect a little bit and you're like, ‘have I done great things?' I think I'm doing great things right now. We know our cause is righteous and we will never stop fighting.”       ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Stephen M. Reck Partner and Co-Founder of Levin, Rojas, Camassar, and Reck, LLC Discovered the baby formula mass tort litigation that is now sweeping the country. Filed the first lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson, the manufacturers of Similac and Enfamil baby formula Member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association and the New London County Bar Association Featured as the “Top Lawyer of New England,” the “Super Lawyer” list,  and “Lawyers of Distinction” Jose' Rojas Handles cases involving personal injury, medical malpractice, and defective products Member of the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association Former Captain in the United States Army, JAG Corps, and Special Assistant United States Attorney Rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale Hubbell Recognized in the  “Super Lawyers” list LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Visit Levin, Rojas, Camassar, & Reck, LLC, Stephen and Jose's firm Learn more about Stephen and Jose: Stephen's Bio and Jose's Bio Stephen's socials: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Jose's website and LinkedIn Visit Mirena's chic website and  LinkedIn Shownotes and podcast production by Caryl Veloso

hello 听众朋友们，欢迎大家收听BBM第一期节目。谢谢大家对于第零期节目的支持，在今后的日子里，我们播客会争取保持半月更的频率，与大家一同聊聊中美育儿观察。在本期节目中我们将分享一些妈妈月子与新生儿前三个月关于“吃”方面的好物。妈妈月子涉及话题与好物：· 月嫂的选择：如何寻找月嫂，月搜面试提问，以及价格。· 吃：止痛药+软便剂· 穿：一次性成人拉拉裤；产后护理垫（推荐品牌：嫚熙）· 哺乳衣：套头v领一颗扣款，方便喂奶，防溢乳垫不易掉（优于侧边开或上下分开式）· 哺乳枕：斜坡/月亮· 裹腹带：产后6个月，身体骨骼会自动复位。· 用：· 吸奶器：spectra s2 粉色款；美德乐致韵双边吸奶器 （10档 静音 充电/配件多 4个型号的喇 叭罩）小白熊吸奶器（性价比高 有奶嘴配件加热后可直接瓶喂 唯一bug是触屏一键开关容易 误操 作）· 溢乳垫+乳头膏：强推 （品牌：兰思诺Lansinoh；美德乐乳头膏更厚一些）· 蒲公英颗粒：轻度乳腺炎可喝· 私处冲洗器：品牌家韵（可旋转喷头的瓶子）· 折叠床：品牌欧莱特曼（自带床垫 尺寸多）宝宝0-3个月涉及话题与好物：· 母乳喂养与奶粉喂养的心态· 奶粉（我们使用过的品牌）： 雅培：防胀气奶粉 （Similac sensitive），美国奶粉比较而言有些上火 爱他美：港版适度水解白金版/奇迹白罐 a2奶粉· 奶粉与水奶的区别· 奶瓶（我们使用过的品牌）：Dr. Brown's防胀气奶瓶贝亲ppsu奶瓶，小月龄可能胀气，优点是奶嘴的型号分级多（对比新安怡）· 奶瓶消毒烘干器· 常温壶（温奶器）：Philips Avent（亚马逊大概50刀）· 奶瓶刷：OXO TOT 便携奶瓶刷+晾干架· 洗奶瓶液：babyganics· 益生菌：BioGaia（白色的包装上面是黄色的品牌名和一个趴着的小人）· 维生素D： D drops（400IU per drop）；伊可新AD（分一岁前和一岁后）以上这些品牌和物品我们在本期节目中都有做详细的介绍，也欢迎大家留言和我们探讨~ 在下一次节目中，我们会继续0-3月份新生儿其他方面的好物分享，敬请期待~希望大家在这个艰难的当下，保护家人，保重自身！我们下期节目见！

You may have heard by now that there were certain similac formula types that were recalled in February. In this episode I am discussing why there was a recall and what to do about it if your formula cans were recalled. Also, I discuss formula safety in general and some tips on how to save money!! ___________________ Host Information: Name: Dr. Catricia Website: www.drmomsageadvice.com Podcast: The Dr. Mom Sage Advice Podcast Instagram: @drmomsageadvice Facebook: Thriving Single Moms Collective Sign up for our email list here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/60b1076adf9dcd5c586bbb74 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dr-catricia/support

Fresh from today's Ukrainian Flag Raising Ceremony, Fresno Mayor Dyer sits down in the studio to discuss all thing effecting Fresno including, Crime and Covid. Data released by the Fresno County Sheriff's Office identified the top three most stolen vehicles in the county in 2021. Abbott Nutrition is recalling one lot of Similac PM 60/40 powdered infant formula due to another report of a dangerous bacterial infection. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Korea24 – 2022.03.02. (Wednesday) News Briefing: Daily COVID-19 cases topped 200-thousand for the first time as the omicron wave in the nation further gained traction. This comes as students across the nation returned to school for the start of the new academic year. (Eunice KIM) In-Depth News Analysis: The nation saw a new record number of COVID-19 cases, as students returned to school. This has raised concerns, because young children have yet to be vaccinated under the national vaccination scheme. The government has, however, still gone ahead with the controversial decision to suspend the COVID-19 pass system, assuring the public that the situation is under control. For analysis on these latest developments, Clinical Associate Professor Kang Hyun-mi (강현미) from the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary's Hospital joins us on the line. Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. Kim Jung-ju, the founder of Nexon, one of the biggest video game companies in Korea, passed away at the age 54 after reportedly long suffering from depression. (게임 벤처 1세대 넥슨 창업주 김정주 별세…향년 54세) 2. The US health care company, Abbott Laboratories, has expanded its recall of Similac baby formulas after the death of a second infant. (美 유명 아기분유 '시밀락'…섭취 후 2명 사망, 리콜 확대) 3. Apple has revealed it will halt sales in Russia in protest to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, joining other major US companies and brands. (러시아 국민, 아이폰 나이키 못하고 디즈니 워너브라더스 신작 영화도 못봐) Korea Book Club: This week we discuss a novella called 'There a Petal Silently Falls (저기 소리 없이 한 점 꽃잎이 지고)’ by the highly regarded novelist Ch'oe Yun (최윤). Originally published in 1988, it explores the traumas left in the aftermath of the Gwangju Uprising. Our literary critic Barry Welsh tells us how Ch’oe brings together three separate narratives to deliver a haunting and powerful work that remains influential to this day. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Bahk Eun-ji writes about how dozens of spring festivals in Korea have been canceled for a third year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. - Tomorrow’s Korea Herald features a piece by Park Yuna on how two Korean Joseon era artifacts will be heading to Australia to become permanent exhibits at a gallery.

This bonus episode is in direct response to recent news articles regarding the FDA cautioning people to avoid three powdered baby formulas; Similac, Alimentum and EleCare If you are feeding your baby these formulas and find yourself in a panic, I want to extinguish your fear and present you with options. Ten years ago I was not physically capable of nursing directly and I figured out how to make a dairy free baby formula for my first born child due to her severe milk protein allergy. I did this at a time when no one was doing this and gave it to all three of my children as they were born. They are all healthy and thriving. In this episode I talk about the story behind my homemade dairy free baby formula and how not to fear it. If you would like the ingredients and method, I have listed them in my podcast video show notes, found on my youtube channel. Be sure to click on the notes BELOW the video to view the recipe. Also, between time stamp 14:02-15:40 I added some photos of my kids before and after I gave them the formula so you can see their progress. This recipe is adapted from Nourishing Traditions, Weston A. Price foundation. The original recipe calls for whey, but as my daughter has a whey allergy, I eliminated it. Learn how to master your confidence, self esteem and knowledge in the kitchen, improve your relationship with food and with your kids, transform your health and shine like a disco ball while momming. Join host, coach, author and mom Cristina Stephenson as she helps women feel more optimistic, inspired and fulfilled in their kitchen and with their kids through food trainings, on-air coaching calls and expert interviews. Did someone say free? You're darn tootin! Cristina is here to help with a few free tools to help jumpstart your health and maintain it for the long haul. Click the links to start your healthy adventure. Guide To Alternative Sweeteners Retro Meal Planner & Shopping List Template Internal Temperature Guide for Meat/Fish/Poultry/Bread Let's stay in touch: You can find me and all the good stuff here: http://cristinastephenson.bio.link Text me your tricky food questions at 770-609-4963, or just text me and tell me how you are and what you want to know more about! I love hearing from you. "I love Cristina and Outlets of Joy!" If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people, just like you, move toward a life of feeling more inspired, healthy and fulfilled. Click here, scroll down, tap to rate with five stars and select "Write a Review." Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode. Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and if you are not following, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Follow now! MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice and should not be relied on as health or personal advice. Always seek the guidance of your doctor or other qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/downstairsfordinner/support

Keeping you aware of the Similac recall.....and you've no doubt felt some pain at the pump in Houston recently....

BONUS EPISODE: Formula Recall discussed with Steven Abrams, MD and Paul Wirkus, MD, FAAPAbbott Nutrition announced a voluntary recall of infant powdered formula manufactured at their Sturgis facility in Michigan, including Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare. This recall comes after four consumer complaints related to Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella. Parents and caregivers of infants who have used these products and have concerns about the health of their child should contact the child's health care provider.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted consumers to avoid purchasing and using infant powdered formula from Abbott Nutrition's Sturgis, Michigan facility. The FDA is also investigating these consumer complaints of infections and has initiated an onsite inspection of the facility.The FDA is advising consumers not to use Similac, Alimentum, or Elecare powdered infant formulas if the following is included in the product's lot number: The first two digits of the code are 22 through 37; and The code on the container contains K8, SH or Z2; and The expiration date is 4-1-2022 (APR 2022) or later. Abbott has also developed a web-based tool to determine if the consumer's product was included in this recall. Consumers can click here to check their product's lot number, located at the bottom of their product.Please note that this is a targeted recall and does not affect all Abbott products. The recall does not include liquid formula products or any metabolic deficiency nutrition formulas. The FDA states that consumers should continue to use all products not covered by the advisory. As WIC providers have consistently echoed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA advises parents and caregivers to never dilute infant formula and to never make or feed homemade infant formula to infants.Thus far, consumer complaints included four instances of infant illnesses across three states, including Minnesota, Ohio, and Texas. In all four cases, infants were hospitalized and Cronobacter may have contributed to death in one case. Abbott product manufactured in Michigan was distributed across the country. Cronobacter bacteria can cause life-threatening infections like sepsis or meningitis. Symptoms may include poor feeding, irritability, temperature changes, jaundice, grunting breaths and abnormal movements. Salmonella are a group of bacteria that can cause gastrointestinal illness and symptoms like diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps.similacrecall.com1.800.986.8540

In this bulletin: emotional reunions as international travellers return to Australia, New South Wales and Victoria health authorities warn parents to stop feeding their babies three brands of formula amongst fear of bacteria contamination and Australian Indigenous rugby union star Kurtley Beale to return to Australia in a bid to contest a record-equalling fourth Rugby World Cup. - न्यु साउथ वेल्स र भिक्टोरियाका अभिभावकहरूलाई एलिकेयर, सिमिल्याक र एलिमेनटम (EleCare, Similac and Alimentum) कम्पनीका बेबी फर्मुला प्रयोग नगर्न चेतावनी लगायत आजका प्रमुख अस्ट्रेलियाली समाचार सुन्नुहोस्।

Met vandaag: Covidcijfers; toeristen kunnen Israël weer bezoeken; leven in Israël weer zo goed als normaal; eind maart mogelijk geen mondkapjes meer; eerste immigranten uit Oekraïne aangekomen in Israël; paniek in Israël over verontreinigde Similac; Bennett waarschuwt tegen Iran deal; Amnesty Israël baas niet eens met Amnesty International over apartheid en meer nieuws.

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/vh5T_8d5M9M   The FDA and Abbott are recalling several powdered formulas including Similac, Alimentun, and EleCare.  These products were found by consumers to contain bacteria Cronobacter sakazakii or Salmonella Newport.  Abbott's retesting of the contaminated samples failed to show these pathogenic bacteria, but the products are being recalled out of an abundance of caution.  The products in question may be identified by having a multidigit number on the bottom of the container that begins with the first two digits 22 through 37 and then contains K8, SH, or Z2.   The recalled products have an expiration date of April 1, 2022, or after.  Do not use these products until you check that the version you have is safe.  You can do so at similacrecall.com or by calling 1-800-986-8540 and this phone number is your source for more information about this recall.     https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/abbott-voluntarily-recalls-powder-formulas-manufactured-one-plant   #formulas #similac #alimentum #elecare #cronobacter #salmonella #infection #recall    

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In this episode, number of Democrats choosing not to seek re-election. CNN fighting back against Cuomo. Another CNN casualty of the executive group.

In this life, you have to be careful with what you ask for because sometimes life will give you exactly THAT. In this hot mess of an episode, we explore the ugly side of how REAL parenthood can be when proper communication and maturity is absent. King Mustafa has made his grand entrance into the the Insecure Pride Rock and shook shit up like an unmixed bottle of Similac. Join us, as we dissect this week's episode of Insecure. Grab your wine, the chaos is waiting. —— Princess' WOTN - Cali Rose x 19 Crimes Cece's WOTN - Cocktail w/ Pink Lemonade & Vodka —— Tweet of the Week “Whew I thought Issa was about to kill Lawrence off” - @lukatmenow20 “We really wanted to test Condola saying last season “I don't need you. Be involved as much or as little as you want” this episode was about saying be careful what you wish for if it's not honest. And also Lawrence needing to own his part.” - @The_A_Prentice ________ Kiki with us on social media! Cece: Twitter: _jadorececexo Instagram: _jadorececexo Princess: Twitter: @princess_vogue Instagram: @purelypicturesque

Of the 30,000 deaths by police violence since 1980, more than half went unreported. Half-a-million US workers walked out during “Striketober.” Enfamil and Similac baby formulas are found to be highly dangerous to preterm infants.

Dr. Michele Borba is an educational psychologist, best-selling author, and TODAY show contributor who has spoken to over one million participants on five continents and to countless media about child development issues. She blends 40 years of teaching and consulting experience with latest science to offer sound, realistic advice to parents teachers and child advocates about helping children thrive. Dr. Borba is an NBC contributor who has appeared 150 times on the TODAY show and countless shows including Dateline, Dr. Phil, The View, NBC Nightly News, The Doctors, Dr. Oz, Anderson Cooper, MSNBC, Fox & Friends, Countdown, Fox, The Early Show, and CNN. Her work is featured in TIME, Washington Post, Newsweek, People, Boston Globe, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times. Reader's Digest and Globe and Mail. Dr. Borba is recognized globally for her work in bullying and youth violence prevention. She's a media spokesperson for major corporations including 3M, Office Depot, Unilever, Similac, General Mills, Mastercard, All, Galderma, V-Tech, Cetaphil, Splenda, Walmart, Johnson & Johnson and consultant to Apple TV, McDonalds and Disney. To learn more about Dr. Borba connect with her on YouTube by CLIKCING HERE or visit her website https://www.micheleborba.com/ GET YOUR ONLINE COURSE TODAY (Promo code ROMINA) VISIT WWW.CONNECTWITHROMINA.COM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SHOW AND ROMINA

Tawny Platis has been a podcaster and comedian since 2017. Her podcast, Death Is Hilarious, was #10 on Scary Mommy's 2021 list, “17 Of The Best Grief Podcasts To Help You ThroughThis Difficult Time.” Her comedy sketches have also been featured in publications like LADbible. She is a sponsored streamer on the app Pococha and hosts funny, death centric game nights Sunday-Thursday on the app. She also works as a voice actor and has provided services for Similac, Emmis Communications on WIBC Indiana, Sawyer, and USA Today bestselling authors Anna Applegate and Angela Sanders. Before creating Death Is Hilarious, she created the comedy and history podcast, The Dirty Bits, along with her late husband, George. She lives in San Diego with her longtime friend and dog, Barbara Streisand. In this interview Tawny shares about how she's been using humor as her tool to navigate her grief, after the sudden death of her husband George just 2 years ago. As an atheist, she has found comfort in metaphysics, and also in the idea of time not being linear and that she and George were, are and will always be connected. Connect with Tawny Platis https://www.instagram.com/thatdeathpod/ https://www.tawnyvoice.com/ Tik Tok and Pococha @tawnyplatis Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Michele Borba, Ed.D. is an internationally renowned educator, award-winning author, and parenting child expert recognized for her solution-based strategies to strengthen children’s character, resilience, and reduce peer cruelty. A sought-after motivational speaker, she has spoken in 19 countries and five continents, and served as a consultant to hundreds of schools and corporations. Clients include Sesame Street, Harvard, U.S. Air Force Academy, 18 US Army Bases in Europe and the Asian-Pacific, H.R.H. the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. and a TEDx Talk: “Empathy Is a Verb.” She offers realistic, research-based advice culled from a career working with over one million parents and educators worldwide. Dr. Borba is an NBC contributor who has appeared 150 times on the TODAY show and countless shows including Dateline, Dr. Phil, The View, NBC Nightly News, The Doctors, Dr. Oz, Anderson Cooper, MSNBC, Fox & Friends, Countdown, Fox, The Early Show, and CNN. Her work is featured in TIME, Washington Post, Newsweek, People, Boston Globe, U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times. Reader’s Digest and Globe and Mail. Dr. Borba is recognized globally for her work in bullying and youth violence prevention. She’s a media spokesperson for major corporations including 3M, Office Depot, Unilever, Similac, General Mills, Mastercard, All, Galderma, V-Tech, Cetaphil, Splenda, Walmart, Johnson & Johnson and consultant to Apple TV, McDonalds and Disney. Dr. Borba is a former classroom and special education teacher with a wide range of teaching experience, including work in a private practice with children with learning and emotional disabilities. She received a Doctorate in Educational Psychology and Counseling from the University of San Francisco, an M.A. in Learning Disabilities and B.A. from the University of Santa Clara, and Life Teaching Credential from San Jose State University. She lives in Palm Springs, California with her husband and has three grown sons. In this episode, we discuss: Dr. Borba’s research on resilience and practical ways parents and educators can serve students to become what she calls THRIVERS Her journey and experience into becoming a creator through authoring books Practical applications of her research all highlighted in her most recent book Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine And Dr. Borba shares many more insights certain to inspire you now in your own life and in ways you support children in resilience. Connect with Dr. Michele Borba: Dr. Michele Borba's Website Dr. Michele Borba's TED Talk: Empathy is a Verb Thrivers: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine Sarah Johnson: Sarah's Website Sarah on Twitter Sarah on IG Sarah on LinkdIN Sarah on Facebook Need a high-energy, authentic presenter for your organization? Contact Sarah Johnson for presentations on Going Beyond Balance, Leadership Foundations, Affirming Purpose, and many more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inawepodcast/message

In today's episode we are joined by Cyndi O'Meara to discuss food replacements from birth until death. We look specifically at products including Pediasure, Glucerna and Similac, an infant formula, highlighting problematic ingredients including vegetable oils, sugar, artificial sweeteners and those made via synthetic biology. This is essential knowledge that you can apply when interpreting any food or beverage label. We then provide you with the alternatives, why examining food from a vitalistic point of view is so important and so much more. Show Notes: Head to https://www.stephlowe.com/podcasts/319 for show notes, episode transcripts and more.

Historically speaking, there were these unwritten rules that children were off limits to functional CPG brands, but do those rules hold weight anymore? That being said, most of us have been drinking ready-to-mix supplement powders from birth with brands like Similac essentially being a watered-down vitamin/mineral-fortified meal replacement shake. As we grew older, we continued to take Flintstones vitamins and Carnation instant breakfast powders. Almost all of those early functional products came from brands within multi-billion-dollar CPG portfolios...so I guess it was OK, right? That "monopoly" on kids' functional CPG products slowly started to erode over the last 5-7 years as Millennial parents grew up with more information on nutrition. In this latest podcast episode, I'll deep dive into how the “COVID-19 Effect” sped up what was happening with the trend and also what could happen in the future with product development and marketing towards the youth market.

The continuing family drama of "Miss X" & her "Similac" daughter Beverly on the news of her pregnancy and the debate ladies will chime in and give advice plus some articles that may help "Miss X" & Beverly and their family situation. Sister T may chime in on this family situation. Plus some musical numbers thrown in. Is Miss X ready to be a grandma?

Miss X & her sister continues theirfamily drama & the rest of the ladies chime in including myself, plus Miss X has a similac report "The Gorilla Glue Girl"

Don't fake thanks. It could bite you in the butt. Learn how to really feel it and protect those booties, cuties. Similac commercial = teachable moment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUbGHeZCxe4&feature=youtu.be Thankless Thanksgiving: Why Being Ungrateful Is Important - By Lisa T Schlesinger https://bit.ly/39rgrAZ Ask yourself: What are you grateful for? - By Donna Britt https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/07/21/grateful-inspiring-stories/ Thanksgiving 2020: First-Graders share what they are thankful for during a pandemic. - By Molly Guthrey https://www.twincities.com/2020/11/21/thanksgiving-2020-first-graders-share-what-theyre-thankful-for-in-a-pandemic/      

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Hey, welcome. We are live. This is episode three 57 of the it, and the D show. We are broadcasting live from our homes. This is Bob, the sales guy that is Dave. The geek Randy. I do the Twitters is doing the Twitter is finding us online@itinthed.com and do us a favor, give us a like on the socials and subscribe to us everywhere. Fine podcasts are sold. Yeah. And so, uh, I mean, yet again, this is where we usually talk about events and we ain’t doing them right now. Uh, so we are hopeful that we’ll be, uh, doing those again in August. Uh, we’re going to see how all this shakes out, you know what I mean? You guys know as well as we do. Nobody knows what the hell is going on. Um, you know, our, our bars and restaurants going to stay open, our school’s going to open, who knows? We’re going to see what happens.     Is anything going to open? Yeah, no kidding. No, I mean, right now, tentative, I think we’re either going to do Nancy whiskeys on the patio. Um, and I wouldn’t be opposed to DSC and other, they have that back door or the back alley, a beach party thing going on. That wouldn’t be a bad Either. So yeah. And I mean, it’s, it’s decent. I mean, even the indoor courtyard, um, is, is really wide open. I mean, there’s, you know, I mean, that’s that whole space to, um, I mean, that’s, you know, the issue with, you know, booking something outdoors is your weather dependent, you know, I mean, you know, DSE wound up closing all their restaurants and stuff on Sunday because of all the rain did they really well, it’s a thing. If you have no indoor seating, what are you going to do, Dave? You know how bored we all are? How bored are we? We are so bored that Netflix has put on supermarket sweep from the eighties that I’m watching. Aye. Okay. It’s it’s bad enough that it’s on. It’s worse that you’re watching. Do you remember? Oh yes, no, I do. Are you, are you about to say, do you remember the time? Nope. No. So I was going September. Actually. You were going to Michael Jackson, but that’s okay. Here’s how bad this show is. Like the guy that’s really the guy, the host is dead inside. Like you’re watching all, you can tell he’s reading cue cards. And he had such High hopes of being gene, Rayburn of being, you know, the guy from Joker’s wild of being Pat say Jack, but no, he’s the supermarket sweeps guy. That’s that’s the gig. He landed. If you can hear it in his inflection, how daddy is. Oh yeah. Oh, he’s, he’s not, he’s not, well, someone should check on him and see if he’s doing okay. Who’s dressing these people. These people were wearing different colored sweatshirts, like a purple and a pink and orange. One with white polos underneath with the collar flipped out. Like, I mean, like which of these three items, Bob? Bob, it was, it was the eighties. People wore that. I didn’t say you did. I didn’t, but people who were that, it was a thing. No, Mark did the best line. And he goes out and white is all the women on the show look like Marcy Darcy. Oh, they absolutely do. They. Yeah, no, I’ve, I’ve clicked through a couple episodes. It’s they? They absolutely do Part of like, you have to load up your shopping cart and get the most expensive crap. So like everyone, all they have is these cards full of hams and diapers. They run to the meat aisle and load up on all of the, like the roasts and the ribs and the, and the hams and the Turkey. They just it’s. It’s ridiculous. It’s yeah. If you’ve never seen it and you want to see the kind of shit that we were stuck with in the eighties could go check out supermarket sweeps and, and, and then, and then feel bad for us. And they’re getting I’m like, why don’t they go after the scallops instead of the hams, then they’re in the diaper. I’m like, why don’t they go after the Similac and not the diapers they got in the shopping cart, they got to fail. You know what I mean? Anyway, I can’t believe that that’s on Netflix. Who knows? I would love to know what they paid for the rights to it. Like, I don’t know what six bucks, six bucks I, who, who even knows, uh, what, uh, God, there was something else that was on here. Oh, I, uh, and speaking of eighties and, and I’m, I’m kinda mad about this, um, uh, Fletch, reboot, dude, uh, Fletch, reboot, starring, starring captain madman. Yeah. John ham. Not, uh, not, not, not, not feeling this, not, not feeling this at all. Can’t they just make a movie, John ham. That’s kind of like, but isn’t like a spirit, a reboot. Here’s the thing. Or if it’s his nephew, like, remember like my Ghostbusters with the women. Yeah. I would have loved it if it would have just been like, Hey, The kids or the, yeah, yeah. The nephew did this thing and then we’re going to do it too. Like if it’s just a rip off With the newest one, which is it’s the grandkid and his friends, I think it’s, Egan’s grandkid. Oh, the ghost busters. Yeah. After everyone screams at them, I don’t know why we didn’t do that. We were stupid dirt, Peter. Yeah. PR was a long time dream of mine to produce this film with John, give me a break. Like honest to God. It couldn’t have been one. And reading that whole story about how they had a Kevin Smith attached to it. And he really wanted Jason Lee in the role, which honestly I could see like that, that makes more sense. That makes a shit ton more sense to me than John ham. Uh, you know, and then a good old Harvey Weinstein, uh, put the kibosh on that, uh, and demanded that Ben Affleck take the role. Uh, and which again, I, I can’t see Ben Affleck, like I said, you can’t have like a stereotypical, but I mean, Affleck’s always been kind of a pretty boy. You can’t have a pretty boy in that role. That’s not what that is, but yeah. To Chevy chase Chevy chase is not a pretty boy. Ain’t nobody on this planet. Call it Chevy. Chase are pretty. Yeah. Good looking for a dad. Yeah. I mean, yeah. He’s you need like kind of the dad. Yeah. I just, whatever I was was not a fan. I’m not going to be a fan. I’m not going to go see it. You know, I wish we would take the Chevy chase kind of like roll, cut. Who’s the guy that plays Barry, um, named just farted on me. I can’t think Barry. And what HBO? The show Barry he’s. He was on SNL. He always does bill. Like I always wished he would get more bigger roles cause I always liked him. Um, but do you want to feel, you want to feel really old by the way? No, I really don’t. Can we stop it? Cause I keep like, all these memes are popping up where Oh yeah. The breakfast club was 37 years ago today. Oh this and that was it. It was 40 years ago today. And to me, mine was 39 years ago today. But go ahead. I know where you’re going and screw you, Jake Ryan, J Ryan, he’s turning 60, not 16, six, zero 60. I feel like they should do one of those. Like, you know, those reunions that are going around, like on all the online reunion and they should do 60 candles and they should, and it should be him and like Molly Ringwald and get them all back together. Uh, you know, Getty, Watson hobby, you know, what’s he doing these days anyway, get him, uh, and, and, and just had to have a little reunion, you know, Anthony might, you know, Anthony Michael Hall will be down to do it. Um, yeah. Yeah. I think 60 candles should happen. And if anybody does that I’m I want it’s mine. I’m just saying that I called it takes her on a date to sign a beef. Carver. They go play bingo. They go to like red naps at three o’clock in the afternoon, or, you know, whatever, like a Denny’s, you know, whatever, you know, he still got the Porsche nine 44, you know, Anthony, Michael Hall walks out with the underwear that are this wide or, you know, or it’s a pair of depends, you know, whatever. I’m just saying, you can do Aliyah. You don’t. Why don’t you write it? You’re bored. I got nothing going on. Yeah, no kidding. You Dawn’s. Um, so I didn’t realize I downloaded tick tock just because it was a thing and I put it on my phone and I, um, I got rid of it and it’s so addicting. It, I didn’t, I thought it was stupid. Like just like the stupid date. Did you need to do dances? And I’m like, half of them were J-Lo in a rod doing stupid stuff and I was like, whatever I’m done. Um, But man, this company that, you know, like they’re seriously under huge scrutiny, did we? Uh, Well, so in the last and I actually had this on there, one of the reasons why I wanted to make sure we through it, we got to this one is because the last week we had said that Amazon banded their employees and forced them to remove it from their phones. Um, they backed up Yeah. Five hours later. Yeah. Um, well, no, because everyone probably a mute need. Cause here’s the thing. People don’t care. Like they really don’t know. I don’t understand people who use work devices for personal things. I just don’t see why that would ever be. I don’t even know that it was necessarily on their work devices. I mean, I think they were telling them they had to have it off their own personal devices. And like basically they didn’t want video taking place in their, in their locations, which on some level I can understand. I mean, back in the day the state department had to ban Furbies, you know, because while they hear things and they remember things and they repeat things and you don’t really want things happening at the state department to get repeated, uh, you know, so you’ve got, you know, a corporate espionage standpoint to it. I can kind of understand it, you know? Oh no, I’m not videotaping this. I’m just making a stupid tick-tock Randy. I own teams for a 6,000 person company be shocked. How many people were like, no, I don’t like my marketing photo. That’s in my active directory. And in my email, I’m going to make it a dog or I’m going to make it my Instagram sexy spec, photo, Olan, mills, looking at me, you know what I mean? And then you tell them, don’t do that and they do it again. Then they, you know, it just, I think it’s just nature. Like you want to make your work PC yours. You know what I mean? Otherwise it’s just kind of like a, you know, but then that’s why you have your own PC, then you don’t need to do all that crap on it. Work on anyway. Exactly. Honestly, one of the coolest stories that came out, not too long after we did our last episode was there’s a jeweler in Michigan that has decided with the whole COVID thing that he’s not going to reopen his store. He’s not going to go through all this nonsense. And so does he clear all of his crap out all the jewelry and then rare coins and all that stuff out through a wholesale or like lot deal? No, he’s gone out with his wife and buried a million dollars, roughly a worth of basically packages. And this is, you know, the one, the first one that’s coming up as $4,000 in value. Um, so he’s buried all these packages with GPS, locators, um, all around the state of Michigan, you know, Metro Detroit, all the way up to the UPP, all that kind of stuff. Um, and he’s running a contest and it’s, uh, Johnny’s treasure quest.com, uh, and he’s selling tickets. And so like, and it’s, you know, kind of in G like, can you do the math and, and he’s gonna make more money than the million dollars worth of stuff just by selling all the tickets for this thing, more power to them. And it kind of gives people, Yeah. Dave, I know you’ve never done it. Randy, have you ever geo cashed? I Feel like I went out a few times with a friend who was into it, but not really my thing. I was always surprised that it didn’t catch on more, cause it always looked intriguing. Yeah. It looked interesting, but the payoff wasn’t enough. Like, Oh, I went 10 miles, you know, through thick forest to find a half to GI Joe action figure. And I want to find a us to find a USB drive that I’m never plugging into my computer ever. You need it. So the tickets are 20 bucks, a piece 40, 40 bucks. Oh, I’m sorry. I’m reading. Um, yeah, the price is $4,000 and then, okay. Yeah. So mean like just a simple, basic math. I mean, you figure, I mean, even if he stuck with $4,000 prizes out of a million dollars, that’s 250 prizes. He sells, you know, 40 tickets, Pete, you know, 40 bucks a piece. I mean he sells 50 tickets to each one of these things and he’s clearing over one and a quarter million at one and a half million dollars. Crap is if it doesn’t create exactly, He, you know, he says right. A pregnant, you know, I’ve got GPS tags and everything. So I know if any of them get moved. Um, you know, so I mean, it’s, I, I think it’s a brilliant way. I mean, it’s unfortunate he’s going out of business cause he’s getting a shit ton of marketing and play out of it. So why not? If you have Daisy, I mean, here’s the thing he does this, he still goes out of business. He said they want it. They want it, you know, cause they’re closing the store or they’re getting rid of the space and they want to just basically just go drive around the country. Yeah. It’s actually not a bad life, 128 prizes for the Oakland County event on, uh, August 15th and that’s already sold out. So he’s got a Mackinac County one now for $65 a ticket. Yeah. So I mean, it’s, it’s, it’s going to be not, it’s good for him. Although I will say this the geniuses of the week and I love, love, love this story because we all did dumb shit when we were kids trying to get our hands on booze. Uh, the kids that are out there that are geniuses taking advantage of the mask regulations, um, and basically throwing a little gray paint in their hair or putting out a full fledged mask, uh, over their faces to make them look older and then slapping a mask over that. Um, and walking into liquor stores and not getting carted. Cause you see a little old grandma walk in who was going to ask her for an ID. Um, yeah. Genius. Yeah. The problem is 80 year old. Grandma’s not buying hypnotic and vodka. She might be, you don’t know, You don’t know what Graham is into. Don’t shout it If it’s cheap whiskey or they’re going to, they’re going to think. So Seagram seven and a bottle of seven up. Yeah. So, you know, back in the day you used to, there was just always that one, like McComb meet. So it was always at one place where you can get a 24 pack of bud light and a two liter of sun country for 20 bucks. It was whatever you could get, whatever you could carry out with 20 bucks. I don’t think those places don’t exist anymore. You know? So yeah. Good, good for them for being uh, uh, you know, Being creative. We’ll give it that. Yes. They’re being creative. My kid ever told me like, yeah, I dressed up like OMA to go to buy booze. I’d be like, you know what? I’m not even mad about it. Good thing. She’s not home. I was going to say, yeah, she’s just going to listen to tonight’s episode and figure it out. That’ll be genius. Uh, where do you want to go now? Uh, anybody interested in a zoom appliance? No, Especially in that for $600. Yeah. Uh, zoom has released this $600 device. It’s got a big screen and three cameras and a microphone. And all it does is connect to zoom. If you’re doing a zoom meeting, don’t you already have a computer or a phone to do it from wouldn’t you rather just have like a $250 Chromebook, You can connect to zoom through and be done with it. Well, and you know, and I feel like, you know, they’re trying to compete with, and, and, and I don’t, I mean, and this really doesn’t, you know, like the, the Facebook appliances or the FaceTime appliances, you know, they’re, I mean, everybody has a little appliance out there, but they’re all like a hundred bucks max that, you know, to help grandma and grandpa stay in touch with the family and that kind of stuff. Yeah. The Google home I bought for my dad, it was like one night. I mean, I just, I don’t get it. I guess maybe like enterprise, you got a CEO who doesn’t know how to check his email and you just send them a thing to plug in and he’s good to go. You know what I bet at all, you know what I bet it is. It’s refurbished, Cisco DX, eighties that they sent the entire company whenever used alas on it entirely possible. Cisco. Yeah. You know, they re cause those things were like three grand at the time. So they’re probably trying to recoup some costs. Um, speaking to that, by the way, um, it wasn’t a news article, but I found out through, uh, some friends of mine that Cisco who’s what, 60, 70,000 employees worldwide killing their offices. None, zero everyone. Like literally don’t blame them. They’re bringing, they’re putting up like four hubs, like Chicago, New York, um, Silicon Valley and like Dallas or Atlanta. So then everybody else is just virtual And that’s it. Well, we all worked from home anyway. Yeah. Um, when we were there and the, the, the office was a ghost town, there was nobody ever in there. Well, and I mean, and that’s the thing. I mean, I think, you know, realistically, you’re gonna see that more and more if, you know, you’ve, you’ve got all these stories coming out about, you know, people letting their employees continue to work from home and it’s going to be our policy from now that that’s the way it’s going to be at least through the end of the year, probably in the next year. Um, or, you know, we’re just saying now it’s going to be forever. That kind of stuff. I mean, and that’s the thing, you know, you, I think we have give it probably not as soon as three months, but like six months, you’re going to start seeing a huge fallout in the commercial real estate market. Um, because you’re going to have a lot of space open up as, I mean, I know two different people that own coworking spaces that have had to completely shift gears, um, on their businesses because nobody’s coworking, nobody’s looking for office space. Nobody’s looking for that stuff right now. Do what I say Space today. Dave, I didn’t look at the space at a online 800 square feet in a coworking space or shared kitchen shared conference room shared, you know, Basically our small studio in Royal Oak. Yeah. A $3,800 a month. Good luck with that. Ooh. You know, you could rent a house for cheaper than that. You can buy half a million dollar house for cheaper than that. Yeah. Yeah. That’s crazy. So the one thing that blew my mind last week and I still don’t, I can’t figure it out and someone needs to figure it out. You guys are smarter than me. I’m like, I thought of something and that’s what that smell is. Yeah. I know. And an ad popped on Facebook and I never looked at it before, Googled it or search for it or anything. That’s just pure coincidence, Bob. That’s good. I’ve never seen this thing before. So I’m going to, I’m going to tell this story. I met my buddies, his new office, and he’s talking about there being a reception area in the front and I’m like, I didn’t say a word. I didn’t. All I was thinking about was, well, instead of hiring a receptionist, I wonder if someone may has like a, um, like an iPad that you can do a check in and they would ring your phone. Like, you know what I mean? Kind of more intuitive than Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. And then sure as shit, the first ad that pops up on Facebook when I get in the car, it’s the receptionist and it’s a visitor, check-in thinking about a visitor check-in system reorganization. Well, I mean, so you did have someone in the room that’s that said something about a reception area and a receptionist and that kind of stuff. So, I mean, it’s, it’s not like it was, I mean like that, that context alone would drive that ad. It’s gone that far where it’s somebody, that’s 20 feet away from me, says the word receptionist and that ad pop Listening. Oh great. Now I’m going to get good luck with those ads. Yeah. You get preparation age ads for the next 12 years. Um, and Speaking of who’s not helping. Did you see, did you listen to the burger King ad? I watched it. You shot at it. I watched it. I, uh, I’m. I’m sure Randy can shoot the link out. It’s basically a, uh, a dude in a cowboy suit. Um, it’s a kid it’s like a nine year old singing a song about cows, farting it’s and, and how burger King is helping by, by trying to reduce those, those emissions it’s. Yeah. Like I, I desperately, I desperately want it. It’s a catchy little song. I’m not gonna lie. Um, but I’m dying to know how much money they paid to make that happen. The first three words are when cows fart and burp and splat or Yeah. That’s something that really matters. Yeah. It’s So now he answered me this, as you’re taking a bite of your beef burger, are you just thinking like, is it really well, are you Ralph wiggling right now? Going, getting rid of It’s it’s not ever at the, at the top of my mind and, and, and the other people that are not helping our people stop calling the police department about people not wearing masks, just stop. We’re all HOA presidents. Now. It’s not your, the cops don’t care if you call. It’s not that kind of situation. If the business calls, because the person refuses to wear a mask and then refuses to leave their building, they care. Um, but yeah, but you random person calling the police department about somebody wearing a mask, all you’re doing is bogging down their phone lines, stop it, Come on, Dave. I want to be an HOA president for Well, and then let, and then let’s not forget the, the, the well, and it, and it’s hard to call her the queen of the Karens, cause there’s a new queen, Karen, every freaking week. Um, but the, uh, the lady in San Diego that, uh, took a photo of the barista at Starbucks and said, Oh, you know, this idiot won’t serve me. Cause I’m not wearing my mask and gave the kid a really hard time. And then a GoFund me got set up and the kid wound up getting like a hundred thousand dollars to, you know, donated to him. Uh, yeah. She’s, she’s filing a lawsuit that she wants half of that. Good luck with that. Karen, your name is have money for me causing Yeah, I, yeah, Let me, can you help me out here again? I’m not sure. Smartest guy in the room, you know, that’s obvious. Um, if I see someone that’s not wearing a mask, Um, my first instinct is just to avoid them, to avoid them. Yeah. And like, I don’t understand, like I know everyone’s losing their minds and shit right now, but like, again, I think we talked about it last week, like when you’re in the restaurant and you’re like, thankful that someone’s waiting on you like or giving you your anything. I’m so appreciative of any, anyone that’s giving me my anything right now. Like I can’t imagine following them. I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but it’s because you’re a decent human being, Bob. Like our people is our people, this starved for getting clicks. Cause they want, is it become this? Like they see one go viral. So they’re like, I want to get one. I’ve gotten that bad. I think some of it is that. And I honestly, I just think some of it is the I’m helping mentality. Um, and, and then I would think some of it is, you know, people just wanting to be the white Knight, be the savior that’s, you know, saving the establishment and everyone around them by being the one to speak up. Well, the problem is you got 16 year old kids. Like my someone came in to where my daughter works, where she’s waitressing and like, didn’t have a mask. And she did, you know, We went over to the manager and said, Hey, so, you know, And then the managers you can’t expect, like the problem is I hear a lot of these stories are like, the kids are like, Yeah, I’m not confronting a 40 year old dude. Who’s not wearing a mask. Like that’s, that’s not in their job description. Well, people, I mean, like, I’m kind of like, um, literally this, she brings out pancakes was a woman, forget her, forgot her butter. And instead of just going and be like, Oh, that’s okay, sweetie. Like, you know, bring it back. She like calls her retarded and like, like literally like, Oh, she went like until like a third day on the floor. So like she went and told her boss and they’re like banned for life. Like a better lady that comes in here. But I’m like, what would possess you to tell a 16 year old girl that just got her braces removed? I mean, you know what I mean? It’s like, are people losing their mind and she’s waiting on you and least should be thankful you can eat in a restaurant. You know, Dude, I don’t, I have no clue about understanding people at all right now ever. Yeah, No, I thought I knew people and then this forget it. Um, by the way, I know we talked about this a long time ago and we talked about it a couple of times, but, um, Apple and no one cares cause your guys you’re still gonna buy your iPhone. Right. I was like, I’m not They’re they just they’re finally paying up the $500 million settlement after admitting they throttled there On batteries, which, uh, let, let, let’s be clear of which you could be eligible for an entire whole $25. Woo. Um, so basically it’s an iPhone six, six plus Um, yeah. Within specific dates. Yeah. Yeah. It ran iOS Ten.two.one. Um, or later before December 20 verse 17. So like who remembers that shit? What phone you had in 17? Yeah. Yeah. This was from a while ago and you know, they did, it was in the release notes for like the minor point update, but they didn’t really publicize it. And it was designed to keep your phone from crashing because when your batteries diminished, they would rather keep your phone going than draw enough power to, uh, you know, overloaded and cause your phone to crash. So they had a reason to it, but they didn’t really communicate it well to people. And the best part is the URL to submit your claim is smartphone performance, settlement.com. Good luck typing that out with any mistakes. Oh, Hey. Before I forget, I meant to mention this when we were talking about events, um, our buddies, Jamie and Matt that do the man-cave happy hour and our Northville studios and stuff, um, are doing an online event tomorrow, uh, with man-cave happy hour. Uh, they’ve got, uh, like a liquor rep and a few other people in, so you hit the podcast Detroit page. It’s one of the events there. You can check it out, go have fun. Yay. They’re good guys. Exactly. What did you think about the uh, the Bitcoin hackers in what accounts? So I honestly, I, so reading the secondary story that Randy shot across, I mean, it, it, it, they weren’t so much hacked as, as they got a Twitter employee basically to do everything for them. Um, and so, you know, kind of like we talked about, you know, the Snapchat Pat, excuse me, the Snapchat hack, the Instagram hack and all that stuff. They’re not really hacks as much as it is an employee with access to insight, you know, inside use only tools that kind of opens things up and, and gives access to P you know, people access to things. They shouldn’t have access The definition of hacking though, social engineering. I mean, it’s part of, There’s a difference between social engineering and like paying somebody to do something for you. That’s I mean that that’s not hacking that’s that’s, I mean, Even more recent now, I believe they had several insight employees instead of, Yeah. And so, but I mean, like I said, I mean, genius move. I mean, basically what they did is they took over what was it, a couple dozen accounts of like very high profile, like Obama Biden, um, you know, yeah. And a bunch of like really high profile accounts. And all they did was they sent out a tweet that said, Hey, you know, for every 2000, you know, for every thousand dollars donated to this account, um, we’ll go ahead and give away $2,000. And so from what I th they netted $114,000 before this got shut down. So in a process Only like 130 total accounts are compromised. Not all of them manage to tweet out that stuff, but yeah. Well, compared to all the stupid re posts that we see about bill Gates, we’ll give you 30 bucks. If you’re right. I’m surprised it wasn’t more money. You know what I mean? Hey, it was a thing. Mmm. Oh. So you shot this across. It didn’t really, you didn’t have any more info about it. Um, what is this thing about Panera and a $9 a month coffee service? Oh yeah. I just, I saw it on a billboard and I’m like, wow, I’m in the middle of making fun of everything. That’s got asked at the end of it as a service everything’s jeans, as a service, whatever butthole as a service Glitter as a service, we talked about back in the day I was trying. Yeah. So like on the billboard this morning is coffee. Panera’s introducing coffee as a service. It’s basically it’s nine bucks, eight 99 a month subscription. And it’s unlimited coffee. Okay. Coffee. Sure. I mean, no, I started doing the math. Like if you got to go twice a week and get their shitty coffee, cause their coffee sucks anyway. Um, so if you go twice a week, a cup of coffee is like a buck 10. So if you don’t go twice a week. So I think they’re hoping it’s like a gym membership. Yeah. Sign up for it. Then never go. Yeah. We go five days a week. It’s the best deal in town. Yeah. But then you’re drinking Panera coffee five days a week. So I mean, it’s a thing. And so coffee, it’s not even tea watch out for any meeting invites or things. Hey, let’s meet at Panera now. You know why? Yeah. That’s why they’re trying to get you there. Cause they, they fell for this. Why? Because they’re the people signed up for the $9 a month. Coffee service. They get their coffee free. Yeah. It’s the old, it’s the old Mark game. It’s the, uh, Hey, I got buy one, get one free coupon. You buy it. I get it free. That’s not how this is supposed to work. Um, I know we talked last week about the whole like swatting might be a thing and I know this isn’t really considered swatting, but like the fake calls have begun and this one, uh, this one, this kid’s going to be in deep shit. Oh yeah. So, and we did it. We talked about, you know, the, you know, restaurant, it was a couple of weeks ago now I think, you know, restaurants getting phone calls that say, Hey, I was in there. Um, and I’ve popped positive knowing that it’s, you know, they, they essentially have to shut down. Yeah. So this isn’t Luddington, it’s up North and basically a bus boy just simply wanted a day off. Yep. So On their second busiest weekend of the year, traditionally. Yeah. Yeah. A place called timber seafood and steakhouse looks like a nice little place. Um, so basically they shut it down. Do they had a wedding rehearsal? Yeah. Cancel a wedding dinner. They had to. Yeah. Yeah. And it’s like, it’s peak time for them. Yeah. Second busiest weekend. Um, then he confess to it. Um, but it’s now a police matter. That was the end of the story. You’re like, yeah, you’re in, you said deep dude. Yeah. That’s that’s not going to go well for him at all. Um, and, and I mean, for what it’s worth, I mean, I, I mean who’s who is buying a $60 ticket to Orlando at this point, really? Like who, So I just for shits and giggles, I was like, I wonder what plane tickets are. Right. Cause I was, I just looked at Vegas and Orlando and I’m like, sweet, you know, cause Bo’s got a couple of days off at the end of August or whatever. So we’re like, you know, we haven’t taken the kids anywhere. We probably aren’t going to do some looking at cabins up North or whatever at this point. And I’m like, would you believe how much a round trip flight is? And I’m like, it’s 58 bucks to Orlando. She has so many people traveling right now. I’m like, what are you doing stop that? Why would you get in a giant metal tube full of recycled air with strangers right now, especially since they’ve all announced, they’re not doing their social distancing thing anymore. And so they’re packing people in as much as they can probably stop the middle seat thing. Yeah. And Oh, and so the other thing is, did you, did you see what people did with the Disney opening video that they’ve now pulled? Um, they pulled, they pulled that welcome back to Disney video. I’ll shoot you the links. Um, someone said it to, uh, the creepy ass music from the shining. Um, and it was amazing. Uh, somebody else said it too. Uh, don’t fear the Reaper. It was even more amazing. And, and Disney has since taken the video. Am I the only one that’s mad that Rocky Dennis hasn’t made a strong comeback For mask. Nice. That’s nice. Nice. The nineties cartoon mask eighties. Wasn’t It was it got a dot horrible theme song. Yeah. Atrocious. Yeah. No. So yeah, so Disney has now pulled their official video, but the, uh, the, the spoofs and addition and the, the people laying music into it is just absolutely amazing. Um, one of the good stories this week is, uh, you know, Google, sometimes they do great things. Sometimes they do bad things, but this is, I consider this a great thing. Um, basically they announced a 100,000 scholarships for online certificates in data analytics, project management and UX. Apparently there’s a, I don’t know why they pick those three, if there’s a big gap in those big, probably a big demand for them, but it’s a, you know, it’s a, it’s created, they’re created and taught by Google employees, uh, that could be completed in three to six months and they’re offered through Coursera. Um, and basically Google says it will consider all of its certificates as equivalent of a four year college degree for related roles at the company. Like that’s, you know, granted, I went through the whole, uh, trying to get hired at Google. Yeah. The five month process. Yeah, I was three, but yeah, it felt like 30. Um, but you know, to do a hundred, to get a hundred thousand scholarships and just to kind of be in the, in the mix for committing three months, what you gotta do right now, let’s, you know, we were talking about that, like, um, you know, Hey, what the hell are you doing right now? Like what what’d you do during the downtime? Yeah. Took a Coursera course learning data analytics. Yep. Cool. Front of the line. You know what I mean? So the other, uh, the other part of that Disney story, and I thought this was interesting is so they’ve had to basically close a loophole while they’re open. Cause they said, you know, you have to wear a mask unless you’re eating or drinking. So people were buying a pretzel or buying a drink and then just walking around the park without a mascot. Is there a word for this? What I’m doing right now? That’s why, why are you selling this stuff? If you can’t like, take two steps and that’s bad. Like I like, I like, how did you put a meme up? Like a cup of beer, bad cup of beer was pretzel suicide. Right here. You have beer, you’ll get COVID beer with a side of fries. You’re you’re fine. You’re absolutely safely. Yeah. Good. Take two steps dad. Well, I mean the whole point is, is they don’t want people walking around the park without a mask on. I mean, I get it, you know, but then yeah, the worst, the saddest thing about this is this is the sell the, you know, that one picture in front of wall with this, with the castle in the background with the mascot, there’s nothing like, there’s nothing worse than that. Like when I go back and look at my family photos in 10 years, like if I ever saw that, I kinda like, why did, why did we go then? Like, what’s wrong with it? Yeah, exactly. What, like seriously it’s like, do you just want to say that you were there? Cause like there’s part of me that’s tempted. Just like just to the selfie. Well, just to go there and go to star Wars for a weekend with nobody there, like part of me is like, Ooh. Yeah. But then I’m like, no, if I ever then I can post about it on Facebook. And that’s the whole point is to say I’m there. Exactly. Yeah. Cause then you’ll get lit up. Yeah. And then I’m going to be like a leper is stuck in, no one will come near me for six months. What’s the deal with that couple in Louisville. Did you hear about this? So they’ve been charged with, uh, basically felony brandishing, uh, as well as another Louis. Oh, I’m sorry. Well, Moodle that they put, um, ankle, uh, I didn’t send the article out, but they put ankle, um, The hell, do you call them the tethers? That’s heavy. Yeah. They put ankle tethers on it because they wouldn’t submit to a quarantine. Cause they were apparently they tested positive and they were supposed to be on house arrest, but they declined to sign the paperwork. So then they, I did see that story. And, and so, I mean, and dude, that’s, that’s a real thing. I mean, you know, you look at New Jersey, New York, I mean a lot of the new England States have there’s a two week quarantine. Like if you come in, especially if you come in via air, um, like they’re stopping everybody at the airport and having you show your driver’s license where you’re from, what are you coming in for? Um, okay, great. Hope. You’re prepared for court to quarantine for two weeks. Uh, you know, people are doing whatever they can to try to stop the spread of this nonsense and yeah, those two folks like, yeah, they popped positive and just wanted to go about their daily lives. Like nothing was wrong. That’s a problem. Right. Well, you know, again, you know, that’s why I want Fred on the show every week because I want it like misinformation. I mean, I can make that happen. Um, no, but like the thing that came out that said all the tests that were going on in Florida, all of them came back positive from like eight different centers. And it’s like, is that real? Or is that just Well, so, and that was when it was funny because I got into, I got into a deep dive conversation about that. Cause if you really read through the articles, um, where the confusion came in, as they were saying, Oh, well, all the tests are coming back. Like everything is coming back a hundred percent positive from the certain facilities. Well, some of those facilities only ran one or two tests. And so it is perfectly conceivable that those one or two tests were both positive or were positive. And so therefore it is a 100% test rate, you know, test return, um, Kind of like what it’s kind of like when they said, okay, we have a vaccine like that article came out, but then when you read it, it’s like they tested 35 people And you know, and, and like, you know, it’s like I was saying in the, in the email thread, that’s, that’s actually the, that’s the vaccine that, that Fred and I deep dove on a little bit last week, the one coming out of Oxford, um, where, you know, you know, even them, you read it and they, and they say, we’re hopeful. We have a vaccine ready, you know, by Christmas time, you know, the end of the year, 2020, but then you still have that production ramp up time. You have that distribution time, you have the manufacturer time, you have all that other stuff. So, I mean, it’s, you know, It seems crazy to me that 35 out of 35 showed final row over a four week. Yeah. Let’s go ahead and order 60 million of these things. Well, and so, and that’s only, well, and that’s also only the first round of testing because, so they know that it produces a response. What they don’t know is if that response is enough to inhibit infection. So, I mean, that’s, that’s, that’s the next thing we have to figure out is okay. So yes, you’re seeing an immuno response properly from the vaccine and that’s great, but is that immuno response enough to actually keep somebody from getting infected, you know, via if they’re actually exposed to it out in the wild. Right. You know, again, I just want, can we just have the Fred hotline, Hey, Fred, I saw this meme One 800 call Fred and that’s it. We just, yeah. You know, because that’s the thing that, like, I got half the people in my feed. They only post the shit that they, they want them to believe in. I got the other people posting the crap that they want to believe in. And here I am in the middle of just going, what is it like? Just some can someone tell me the guy will like what it is like, you know? And I know it changes all the time. That’s, you know, science one Oh one. Well, so, and that’s, that’s honestly one of the best memes that’s been floating around for the past couple of days where, you know, the sad reality is as you, you can tell how many people have never really had any exposure to science. Um, because yeah, science and I did, I, I can’t how many times, how many times have I said this on the show? Science is fluid. Like, but, but the reality is most people don’t see most science. They only see the end result. They don’t, they don’t see all this stuff playing out in real time. Like it is now where, okay. We think it’s this crap. It’s not that okay. Let’s go now we think it’s this. Okay. Now this is looking good. Okay. Now we got to figure this out. Yeah. Do you remember in April or March, maybe March or may when the, the, the, the phrase of the two weeks was the science is settled? Um, that drove me absolutely crazy. If I ever heard that I immediately blocked it out of my mind because there was no way in hell. That was fine, Dude. I think, I think we had, I don’t know if we argued about it on the show or not, but that was a, I remember that was a, that was a real thing. And that threw me off because I’m like, wait a minute. That’s not science, That’s conjecture. And I don’t know who was screaming. That’s a hypothesis. That’s not saying that that’s one part of science, the hypothesis. It’s not the whole scientific method. No. And that’s the problem with, you know, me subscribing to everyone is I get 30 different messages and I’m trying to decipher what the hell is real. Um, speaking of which I didn’t, I don’t know as much as going on as you, but this whole first it was a Hitman than it was the attorney. And then it killed. Cause it was aiming at the dead, like A federal judge, uh, in New Jersey, uh, was somebody showed up at their house, uh, yesterday dressed as a FedEx delivery man, um, rang the doorbell. Um, I believe it was the husband, uh, who answered the door. Husband was shot. Kid came, running kid was shot and killed. Um, the judge was actually down in the basement at the time. Uh, just, you know, it was, it was important. Well, so the immediate conspiracy theories that came out because of course everything has to be a giant conspiracy is the judge just a few days ago was assigned the, um, the case against Deutschebank, uh, for protecting and hiding, uh, the assets of Jeffrey Epstein. And so everybody immediately jumped to, you know, Oh, you know, this is totally tied into the Epstein thing. Oh, you know, the pedophile ring [inaudible] uh, well, as it turns out as the story well, and it didn’t help matters much when the story came out this morning, um, that the dude was dead. Uh, the gunman was found dead, um, by an, uh, by an apparent suicide, you know, parent suicide. Um, so yeah, so that, so that just fueled the stories even further, but now as the story has evolved, so the gunman was actually a lawyer, uh, out of New York, um, who has a case pending before this judge. Um, and this lawyer is, uh, is a wackadoo. Like, I don’t even know how he was still certified by the bar, um, to be an attorney, like he has like literally dates. They have like 2000 pages printed out of rants about this judge. Um, and he’s a men’s rights kind of guy. Like one of the cases that he was trying was he was trying to prove that, um, ladies nights at bars, uh, were unconstitutional dabs hand to God. That’s one of the cases that he, but that’s, so that’s the thing. Um, yeah, exactly. And so that’s, you know, so I mean, he’s, this lawyer was a total wackadoo, uh, you know, but again, you know, every nobody’s going to believe that everybody’s going to believe that it has something to do with Epstein. And so that conspiracy theory is going to rage for, you know, weeks now. I’m sure everyone wants it to be because of Epstein. Right. Cause you know, ever since GoLean Maxwell, you know, got, got, you know, taken into custody, that’s all back in the rage. And she is, uh, you know, I do love that meme that had the picture of her and Jeffrey Epstein and said, you know, true love is finishing each other’s sentences. I thought that was really cute. Gross. Um, but yeah, so I mean, we’ll, we’ll see. I mean, like I said, I mean, at least right now, you know, it, it looks like, you know, but then of course you’ll have the people that play the, Oh, well, you know, this guy was programmed to be that guy and he wasn’t activated until, you know, the Deutsche bank case came around and edited it. Uh, you know, dude in the Reddit conspiracy, you know, that exact post is happening right now. And it’s probably, there’s already probably six different variations of it. You know, that What’s the last one that, that was the thing, the Boston bombers, right? Like that was the, the last one Or yeah. Or you know, a little town or, you know, I mean, yeah. I mean it’s Iron oxide, celery root aviation. No, we’re not, we’re not doing the Manchurian candidate. Yeah. There’s no, there’s no, there’s no mandatory. Yeah, absolutely. For agents right now that was like the verbal, the verbal password to shut the podcast off The Klaatu Barada Nixon. Um, you did bring up, uh, how do you, did you watch old guard yet? I have not. Oh, so good. Yeah. It was, um, it was pretty awesome. I think I did I talk about it last year? You mentioned. Yeah. You mentioned it last week. That it was good. Um, and then Randy. Yeah, I just, I just haven’t had the time to watch it. I haven’t watched anything cause I’ve been watching supermarket sweep like mad. Um, I’m amazed at the quality for like a, you think Netflix is like made for TV movie, but this is could of been in a theater for sure. And I mean, look at that bright movie they did with will Smith. They dropped $80 million on it. Yeah. Okay. Do you know what movie was completely legit? I’m American assassin. I love that movie. Did you watch it? Yeah. I heard about it. I haven’t watched it. The problem is the kid, the kid looked like he should be on like saved by the bell and not like a nice, he was from MTVs reboot of teen Wolf. And then he was amazed runner. As the story goes, he proposes to his fiance or poses to his girlfriend in a beach in Mexico. And then a terrorist group, um, kills her, like just opened fire it on everybody and she ends up getting killed. So he goes, he spends the next like three years training, like John wick and like trying to get trained to say, I’m going against my country. I want to join your group and like blow up America for, you know, so the FBI is watching him cause he’s kinda doing it sloppily. So he’s like so good. They ended up hiring him or whatever. Hire a hacker to catch a hacker. Well, I take it back. I did. I watched the first episode of old guard. That’s the one that’s the, uh, movie. Oh then which 1:00 AM I thinking of? This one has surely stern right guard. Maybe. No, I don’t know. I’ll have to. Yeah. I don’t know. Dave was a group of people with any purse issue. I who knows something with garden. I don’t know. Random synaptic misfire carry on. So you still want to talk about supermarket sleep now, you know, so You were here when this was a thing. I was not. I mean, it’s, you can’t scroll Facebook or whatever without seeing stuff about white boy, Rick getting released. Yay. He’s out of jail in Florida now. I guess his girlfriend, wife, whatever, released it back, no back. He’s Kind of like what I would call like an Andre, the giant person. Like you never really saw them. And the story gets traveled so many through so many circles that like, by the time it comes to you, like we thought he was like this giant King pin, Randy, Troy, like, he’s like, like a Scarface, but then you, then, you know, then you watch the movie and you know, who knows how much truths in the movie, but it’s like, he was an FBI informant to protect his dad and they ended up effing him. Yeah. So like, I mean basically like the actual news stories that I read. So I guess he was an FBI informant at 14, um, and got popped his father. Cause his dad was in the shit and then got popped at 17, uh, distributing Coke. Right. And got, and apparently got put under the jail, But he was in prison longer than anyone for like a drug offense, like in history. Well then he got so, and then correct me. So then he got released here, but then immediately had to go to Florida because of some car theft ring that he was actually running while he was in jail. Again, telephone game. It’s all here at this point. I mean that’s, I mean, that’s the thing with him is completely, That’s why he just got released from Florida. Cause when they released him here, they immediately took him into custody and took him down there. Well, I mean, what are you gonna do for living? You know, what are you gonna do for a living except we’re going to do somebody to listen. Shit like your white boy, Rick, you can run my yeah. Cause you know, prisons are all about rehabilitation, Bob. They’re all about making sure you come out a better person. They’re not, they’re not sure. They’re really not, not even close. I’m sure he’s going to be an author. He’s going to, they’re going to redo his movie. He’s going to do a podcast. You know like he’s cool tales, tales from Jackson. I’m sure that already exists anyway. Oh my God. Speaking of which I’m so angry, I texted the whole will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith thing. So like the memes have been hilarious by the way. There’s a song. I think I forget who I sent the song to, but it’s when I had my entanglements with August and I’m like, so I text August and I’m like, how is that? Not the name of your podcast entanglements with August. And he’s like, I don’t even know what you’re talking about. I’m like, God, will you please keep up? I’m sure. He actually knew he was just being a jerk. Yeah. Cause he doesn’t want to be so entanglements with. Right. Although, although speaking of which, uh, apparently happy 20th birthday whiskey in the jar, uh, they are they’re 20 years old Today. Yeah. That was, uh, that was back around when there was a motor was still a thing. When, um, was it lush? Uh, right off Joseph compo. Like that’s what like all the underground technical places that uh, yeah. Cause Polish, Kevin worked the door there for like 10 years. I think it was lush. Um, yeah, I know it’s, it’s his name? Polish. Kevin. And I got to tell you like it’s, It’s crazy again. Uh, so you know, we’ve got the, the Detroit studios back open, um, and you know, going down there with shows, uh, and like Cass corridor is back kinda like Cass corridor was 10 years ago. Um, like there’s, there’s nobody there, like there, there was like, there’s nobody really walking around. There’s like, it’s, it’s, it’s weird. It’s just like I got used to cause I mean, I, I mean, I used to go down there back in the day too, but I’ve kinda gotten used to it over the past couple of years where, you know, there’s always people out walking around. There’s always, you know, the little electric scooter things flipping around. Um, yeah. It’s it’s I feel for the places that are open. Cause, cause God damn. Yeah. They just rolling in the burbs. Cause I mean the parks and everything are, I don’t want to say they’re packed with like, you know, and that’s the thing, like we’ve been hanging out in the neighborhood pool cause of the kid and I’m like, it’s got capacity was 82. It got dropped to 41 And no diarrhea. So you can’t go in. So yeah, I can’t go in and it’s always, everyone want to make a six show, laugh, just say, Andy, you can’t go in the pool. You got diarrhea. Nice. No, but like, you know, 25 people there and it looks packed cause they took out half the chairs. You know what I mean? But like paint Creek trail is packed the Clinton river trail. Like there’s I see people like, you know, I don’t know. I don’t know if it’s just a burbs thing or everybody’s riding a bike instead of going out Instead of heading, I mean it’s possible. I mean it, you know, I, I was watching, you know, Eric Thomas was, was posting last night and he just said, you know, why is it impossible to find like anything like grub hub door, dash? He’s like nothing in this city delivers after nine o’clock no kidding and well, but it wasn’t like that for a while. Their place I’m surprised. Yeah. So I mean, it’s, you know, no nobody’s open, nobody’s delivering every place is shutting down at nine. I mean, even at DSC when they’re open, you know, when they’re trying to stay open, I think on the weekends, they’re starting to stay up until midnight. The kitten, the kitchen shut down at 10 Dude. You remember when we would go down there for events that wasn’t non baseball game and like shit was closed at 10. Yeah. We walked, well, God, at the time we walked out of the state for Kevin Smith’s thing and the bar next door was closed. We had to walk three blocks to find an open bar. Oh yeah. And we passed like six closed ones. That’s that’s the, that’s my adult life in Detroit. If there wasn’t a base, It was getting better, but it was getting better. I mean, that was a few years ago. Like it had, it had been getting better and I do, I just, I, you know, I, you know, heaven forbid, you know, we wind up taking a step back on the whole opening thing. Um, you know, and, and places get shut down again. Cause I, I don’t think they’re, they’re gonna even the ones that have somehow found a way to make it this far are going to make it. Dave, I have breaking news while I love, love the fact that MLS is on TV again, you know, like, boom, this league has already done galleon leagues on like soccer’s on right now. And on the big scoreboard, I just happened to glance over. I wasn’t even looking for this on the big scoreboard. There’s eight like zoom shots of fans cheering. So they’ve like zeroed in the cameras on the eight people in the stands. Yeah. It’s like our podcast right now on the big screen going like this. Yay. That’s amazing. I don’t, yeah. I mean, you know, thankful that they, you know yeah. They’re entertaining us again, but like, you know, that’s the thing, are they, um, I wonder if they’re pumping in CrowdRise, I’m not going to turn it on. Well, and I do like, and just speak to that. Like I’m still trying to figure out like, cause I, you know, just taking a drive, um, and running errands and stuff, like how in the hell are like high school teams are already out on fields and shit and scrimmage, can they do it? I don’t know. But at Howard, like if the pros can even figure this shit out, you know, how, how, why, why do you have high school kids out there? Maggie practices every day, but they can’t scrimmage, which is kind of weird, but they’re like, you know how 13 year old girls are, they’re all like hugging, you know what I mean? But like they can’t scrimmage. So like they’re just doing drills. Um, so I don’t know. The funny thing is like two of them, I was talking to Tulio on Saturday. He’s so starved for sports. He was watching Korean baseball. It’s gotten to that point with a lot of sports. Like the, the they’re betting on stupid Shit. Well, and I actually, well, yeah, I mean, so, but actually speaking of Korea and this ties into the whole school thing, it’s something that just came out kinda late, um, see to part of the whole, like school’s reopening thing everybody’s and we talked about this with Fred, you know, who has been like, Oh, you know, kids don’t get it. And then I’m like, well, you really don’t know that because we locked down. We like the schools down really quick and took all the kids out of it. So you don’t really know that, um, there’s a study coming out of that came out of South Korea, um, where, so yep. They know for sure that at least kids age 10 or older, um, are just as susceptible to catching, passing it along and everything else. Uh, because that’s the age range they’ve allowed to go back so far. Um, and, and, and they have seen a surge in, in that age bracket. So I mean, it’s, That’s the thing that drives me nuts is they’re like, Oh yeah, kids under five, don’t need to have masks. I’m like Bullshit C and C. And to me, I think, I think that’s a pro that’s like, that’s a cover your ass thing because you know, there’s no way in hell a five-year-old is going to sit there with a mask. Like you just know that’s not going to be a thing. It, when she goes into fight like bone or went to five below, um, Well, okay. But for how long and, and is that, and that’s not sitting still, She thinks it’s wearing like goggles in her nose, plug the pool, like to her, it’s just like I’m wearing it to go into five below. And then she buys a Barbie with crutches on it and mocks me with it. Like my thing is, So we’ve got a, we’ve got a comment in the chat. This is no, not only are they scrimmaging, she’s got friends that are packing that are packing their kids up and going to road games. So there are not only scrimmage is going on. There are games going on already Gross. I think it was people are, people are ignoring the fact that kids aren’t the only people at schools like there’s teachers, staff, everyone that’s a school. One of the things that Fred was talking about is, you know, your average teacher is 50 plus, you know, so in a higher risk group, um, you know, and you look at, you know, all the stuff that’s coming out, you know, even in our school district, you know, the, there was a meeting going on earlier that I, I couldn’t pay attention to cause I had shows going on. Um, but like they’re, they’re going, um, basically all out hybrid for middle school and up, um, where it’s, you know, mostly virtual, you know, pop in for tests, that kind of stuff. But for elementary school there it’s either you are all in and our classrooms are full, um, or you are out and you are virtual. Um, and you know, it’s not going to be the same teachers. It’s not going to be the same classrooms and they’ve, you know, divided it up into, I think it’s trimesters if I recall correctly. Uh, and you know, basically said, Oh well, you know, and if things do, and you do have the option to go into the classroom, assuming there’s a spot open for you, but if you want to, like, so like my, you know, our, the kid, the school for my kid is at the end of our street, but if that’s full, he’d wind up having to go, God knows where, you know. And so what’s that gonna do to busing routes? What’s, it’s going to anything else. And like, th like the one thing that I’m surprised nobody has released, tried to push hard now is the concept of year round school. Um, you know, and just doing that four weeks farming anymore. Oh, well, yeah. Well, you know, you’re right there with daylight savings time. See ya. Um, but you know, just the whole concept of that four weeks on two weeks off, which to me makes sense. Cause you know, worst case scenario, if somebody pops somewhere in that four weeks, you’ve got a 14 day quarantine isolation period built in at the end of that to help it go away and die down. Um, and I, yeah, I mean, I think that industry is going to get legs by the way the, uh, the teacher that quits her profession and then takes on the 10 kids to teach. Uh, yeah. Oh, I absolutely, I absolutely think it will. I know people that are doing it. Um, you know, especially when you look at, you know, I think the, I think we might’ve talked about this last week. Like the average retirement rate at this time of year is like 1.8, 1.9%. And it is currently nine to 10% This year or any, uh, is there any regulations they have to abide by? Can they legally do that? If they are ready? No one knows what I’m talking about. It’s um, post date posted something a while ago, like saying, Hey, why doesn’t a teacher just quit take on 10 students, charge them two 50 a week. Um, they’re not going to work. They’re not going to work year round. And so it’ll be like 40 weeks, but it’ll still, it’s still a hundred thousand dollars a year and it’s more than they’re making. Um, you know, and it’s probably a lot less stress on the teacher and it’s a lot less Well, and I’m sure you well, yeah, I don’t, I don’t believe schools have a noncompete. I don’t know. Well, I just didn’t know if like, cause I know you could do the there’s curriculum through K-12 I have friends that are homeschooling now. Yep. Well, and, and so to me that’s like, that’s almost the, it almost seems half-assed to me, like why do, why do you as a school district other than the political and finding no, he was a school district other than the political and financial ramifications where, you know, you want to, you know, you want to inflate your numbers, um, why even try to offer online schooling. Why just so, Hey, look, we’re a school. If you’re not coming to the school, go to K-12 go to where, or if you’re not adopting our virtual model and you want something else, then go someplace else. It just, it’s just, it’s it’s such a weird time for me, you know, for this shit right now. I just Manipulating monopoly anyway. They don’t want school of choice. Charter schools are the devil. So I mean, you know what I mean? It’s just a weird political, the whole thing, you know what I mean? They, if you live in this area, you have to go to that school like that, you know, what are those days numbered? You know what I mean? Like, You know, I, I don’t know. And well, and, and God, God knows, I sure as hell, you know, but, and that’s like, to me, like that’s what I’m kind of looking for from them is like, there should be certain things that you as a school district already know, like you’

Hey, welcome. We are live. This is episode three 57 of the it, and the D show. We are broadcasting live from our homes. This is Bob, the sales guy that is Dave. The geek Randy. I do the Twitters is doing the Twitter is finding us online@itinthed.com and do us a favor, give us a like on the socials and subscribe to us everywhere. Fine podcasts are sold. Yeah. And so, uh, I mean, yet again, this is where we usually talk about events and we ain't doing them right now. Uh, so we are hopeful that we'll be, uh, doing those again in August. Uh, we're going to see how all this shakes out, you know what I mean? You guys know as well as we do. Nobody knows what the hell is going on. Um, you know, our, our bars and restaurants going to stay open, our school's going to open, who knows? We're going to see what happens.     Is anything going to open? Yeah, no kidding. No, I mean, right now, tentative, I think we're either going to do Nancy whiskeys on the patio. Um, and I wouldn't be opposed to DSC and other, they have that back door or the back alley, a beach party thing going on. That wouldn't be a bad Either. So yeah. And I mean, it's, it's decent. I mean, even the indoor courtyard, um, is, is really wide open. I mean, there's, you know, I mean, that's that whole space to, um, I mean, that's, you know, the issue with, you know, booking something outdoors is your weather dependent, you know, I mean, you know, DSE wound up closing all their restaurants and stuff on Sunday because of all the rain did they really well, it's a thing. If you have no indoor seating, what are you going to do, Dave? You know how bored we all are? How bored are we? We are so bored that Netflix has put on supermarket sweep from the eighties that I'm watching. Aye. Okay. It's it's bad enough that it's on. It's worse that you're watching. Do you remember? Oh yes, no, I do. Are you, are you about to say, do you remember the time? Nope. No. So I was going September. Actually. You were going to Michael Jackson, but that's okay. Here's how bad this show is. Like the guy that's really the guy, the host is dead inside. Like you're watching all, you can tell he's reading cue cards. And he had such High hopes of being gene, Rayburn of being, you know, the guy from Joker's wild of being Pat say Jack, but no, he's the supermarket sweeps guy. That's that's the gig. He landed. If you can hear it in his inflection, how daddy is. Oh yeah. Oh, he's, he's not, he's not, well, someone should check on him and see if he's doing okay. Who's dressing these people. These people were wearing different colored sweatshirts, like a purple and a pink and orange. One with white polos underneath with the collar flipped out. Like, I mean, like which of these three items, Bob? Bob, it was, it was the eighties. People wore that. I didn't say you did. I didn't, but people who were that, it was a thing. No, Mark did the best line. And he goes out and white is all the women on the show look like Marcy Darcy. Oh, they absolutely do. They. Yeah, no, I've, I've clicked through a couple episodes. It's they? They absolutely do Part of like, you have to load up your shopping cart and get the most expensive crap. So like everyone, all they have is these cards full of hams and diapers. They run to the meat aisle and load up on all of the, like the roasts and the ribs and the, and the hams and the Turkey. They just it's. It's ridiculous. It's yeah. If you've never seen it and you want to see the kind of shit that we were stuck with in the eighties could go check out supermarket sweeps and, and, and then, and then feel bad for us. And they're getting I'm like, why don't they go after the scallops instead of the hams, then they're in the diaper. I'm like, why don't they go after the Similac and not the diapers they got in the shopping cart, they got to fail. You know what I mean? Anyway, I can't believe that that's on Netflix.

        Well, January gone – February coming close to being out of here,  They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb .April showers and May 2020 will soon bid us a farewell, but you better want to believe we are going to look up one day and it will be 2021.  And by the by – if you're looking for regularity, you better check your toilet because we do what we want WHEN we want.  Those of you who are looking for a formula, you better get with Similac for babies, the only formula we have here, is somebody shows up.  KINGS IN THE MORNING right here right now.

 [Verse 1]Hey, tequila to free the wormHad his liver scuba suit up on the SabbathHis personal pale rabbitAt the hole's end her delicate mitten tippedFor sticking pissy liquor in him every day at sixSilly, predictability is a bitchFully patterned, had her awkwardly christening the small talk chalk boardShe said, "This is less of a fixer-upper than my last bar.""Funny, you're less of a fixer-upper than my last whore."Crass is Similac to the milky wit of today's youthsBoth chuckle outNext couple on the houseNext couple on the couchSwapping social coma rantsPhobias and soldier doubts, jokes and corporate mogul bansMotor-mouthsThe key to open his closure:Pussy plus yay; she hid in a broken toasterAnd later wake neighbors over chemical flavor to fuck sicklyTooth, nail beauty through the skin deep[Verse 2]Now the dizziness is similar to whimsy with a pretty twistIf pretty is a bidding war for meteors of iffy sniffAnd cigarettes, and pills on a speakerSilhouetted by the muted television and the rickety VenetiansBetween tweaks, he sweeps at home depot and readsMostly biblical, but not cause he believedBut found the lexicon of Jesus-heavy literature flyFeverishly sponged up the information highFade into the cradle of his same deck train wreckShe pet him with a mechanical tape deck play backPlus, the depressing sum of the two combined pay checksStung less when little Debbie D-cup put her legs backDrunk, put her on the business-end of his favorite couplet from CorinthiansSunk into the comforts of a kid againEnough to share the stuff that truly interest himThis is where the vision of a shiny, happy Christmas endTipsy little princess wasn't listening, just yes-ing himThe more she fed him "yes", the more he fed her fresh barbituratesAssuming it was them against the world into oblivionBut he was just a stupid simian that her live with him[Verse 3]Pirouetting madly on a mirror full of baggiesIn the valley of the irritable AggieAny sincerity, miracles, or memory buried in the back-seatBy the hazardous materials was seriously gaspingHere he is in action trying to patch up the attractionFigured he would win her back if he act in a common passionPenned a couple chapters 'bout a sassy pair of magnetsWith a cottage on a hill and a picket fence and a marriageNever having gathered her rabid enthusiasm over languageWas fashioned around the aspirin in his cabinetsAsked her to read it expecting flattery after the factThis is an exact imitation of how she react:"You ain't shit man, your story's a jokeYou should package it with a last smoke and six feet of rope."Man she knows five chores, more coke, and all foursSaid, "Leave me on the floor and leave the dope by the door."Bounced all shook up, she cook up aluminumConsuming every skull and crossbones in the roomIn under two minutes, he fuming with a flipped lid, stormed into the cribAnd found her body on the tiles like, "No she didn't!", yes she did

Don't get on Steve's bad side. (We're talking about you Similac and Hy-Vee.) We also tell some personal stories from 9/11. With the 9/11 anniversary, we both got to thinking about our love of New York City and wanted to share some of that with you. We love to travel (currently planning our next trip!), have enjoyed a few drinks in our day (Steve's story here folks you don't want to miss it!), and we ask for your help in planning our next trip. Connect with us on Instagram or Twitter: http://instagram.com/richardandsteve / http://twitter.com/fuckisourmantra
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Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/hqzQO77p9yE   Common feeding guidelines from children's hospitals and infant formula manufacturers lead to overweight babies before their first birthdays.  This striking conclusion comes from a study by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health..   The Hopkins investigators developed a computer model to see the result of feeding virtual babies from 6 to 12 months according to guidelines from their own  hospital, from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, from Enfamil, and from Similac.  Every guideline resulted in excessive weight gains by 9 to 11 months even though portion sizes were adjusted according to weight changes.   The virtual babies who remained at healthy weights the longest were those fed the absolute smallest portion sizes of calorie-rich solid foods.  This study shows that the feeding guidelines for infants require revision.  Until that occurs, parents should aggressively follow their infant' s weight dialing back the solid foods to keep that number in the normal range.   Marie C. Ferguson, Kelly J. O'Shea, Lawrence D. Hammer, Daniel L. Hertenstein, Nathaniel J. Schwartz, Lucas E. Winch, Sheryl S. Siegmund, Bruce Y. Lee. The Impact of Following Solid Food Feeding Guides on BMI Among Infants: A Simulation Study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019; DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.04.011   #Infants #parenting #obesity #solidfoods

Amanda Gordon, an infant nutrition expert and lactation consultant, returns to join an animated discussion with Betsy and Jen about choosing which infant formula is right for your baby. With so many choices available, what are the different purposes of each? Does spending more money mean a better product? Not necessarily! Tune in for more info!

        Well, January gone – February out of here, March gone –  never to return except maybe in a memory for 2019.  April showers and May 2019 have bid us a farewell, tomorrow will be June 1 - so we have SEVEN months ahead of us, but you better want to believe we are going to look up one day and it will be 2020.  And by the by – if you're looking for regularity, you better check your toilet because we do what we want WHEN we want.  Those of you who are looking for a formula, you better get with Similac for babies, the only formula we have here, is somebody shows up.  KINGS IN THE MORNING right here right now.

        Well, January gone – February gone, March – the third month of the year out of here, never to return except maybe in a memory for 2019.  April 2019 has bid us a farewell, we are in the middle of MAY - so we have practically SEVEN months ahead of us, but you better want to believe we are going to look up one day and it will be 2020.  And by the by – if you're looking for regularity, you better check your toilet because we do what we want WHEN we want.  Those of you who are looking for a formula, you better get with Similac for babies, the only formula we have here, is somebody shows up.  KINGS IN THE MORNING right here right now.

Andrew Bird joins us to talk about his trials and tribulations and the path to success he's traveled, and Chad still smells like Similac.

        Well, January gone – February gone, and March – the third month of the year gone, never to return except maybe in a memory for 2019.  We at the beginning edge of April, so we have practically nine months ahead of us, but you better want to believe we are going to look up one day and it will be 2020.  And by the by – if you're looking for regularity, you better check your toilet because we do what we want WHEN we want.  Those of you who are looking for a formula, you better get with Similac for babies, the only formula we have here, is somebody shows up.  KINGS IN THE MORNING right here right now.

        Well, January gone – February gone, and now March – the third month of the year gone, never to return except maybe in a memory for 2019.  We at the beginning edge of April, so we have practically nine months ahead of us, but you better want to believe we are going to look up one day and it will be 2020.  And by the by – if you're looking for regularity, you better check your toilet because we do what we want WHEN we want.  Those of you who are looking for a formula, you better get with Similac for babies, the only formula we have here, is somebody shows up.  KINGS IN THE MORNING right here right now.

George Satula is a successful home construction entrepreneur, thought leader and Tec/Vistage Chair. George graduated from UW Milwaukee and started his career selling Koss Headphones in Michigan, followed by a short stint at Ross Labs, selling Similac baby formula. After being married to his wife, Wendy, George returned to Wisconsin and SBI Development Company, a…Continue reading ➞ George Satula, Building Leaders Who Build Companies – Episode 24The post George Satula, Building Leaders Who Build Companies – Episode 24 first appeared on Mike Malatesta.

George Satula is a successful home construction entrepreneur, thought leader and Tec/Vistage Chair. George graduated from UW Milwaukee and started his career selling Koss Headphones in Michigan, followed by a short stint at Ross Labs, selling Similac baby formula. After being married to his wife, Wendy, George returned to Wisconsin and SBI Development Company, a…Continue reading ➞ George Satula, Building Leaders Who Build Companies – Episode 24

Nat and Monica Banks of Gugu Guru talk about the all elusive "me time": how to find it, how to get more of it, and how to start saying no when you really need to make more time for you. Monica Banks is the founder & CEO of Gugu Guru, a free site that matches moms with the products they need the most. Gugu Guru’s insider knowledge of buzzworthy brands, emerging products, safety and more fuses perfectly with its innovative discovery platform to create unparalleled services for expectant and new parents. The personal shopping experience provides unbiased product recommendations that are tailored to unique lifestyle needs, budgets and more—all identified by a detailed ‘quiz’.  Prior to launching Gugu Guru, Monica was a branding and marketing consultant in the Mom & Baby industry and has worked to launch successful initiatives with such brands as Pampers, Similac, Belli skincare -- to name just a few. She currently lives with her husband and two children in Long Island, New York.

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On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Carrie Dils. Carrie has been around the Genesis community for a number of years. She s a WordPress developer, consultant, speaker, and teacher. She loves sharing what she s learned with others to help them be more successful in their business. She hosts a weekly WordPress podcast at OfficeHours.fm and is a course instructor for Lynda.com. In this 29-minute episode Brian Gardner, Lauren Mancke, and Carrie Dils discuss: What open-source means How open-source projects can be attractive to developers The pros and cons of open-source Using helpfulness to build authority The benefits of an open-source ecosystem The expansion of the Office Hours podcast Listen to StudioPress FM below ... Download MP3Subscribe by RSSSubscribe in iTunes The Show Notes Follow Carrie on Twitter Visit CarrieDils.com The Office Hours Podcast Carrie on Lynda.com The Utility Pro Theme The Genesis Facebook Group The Transcript Why Open-Source-Based Communities Are So Powerful Jerod Morris: Hey, Jerod Morris here. If you know anything about Rainmaker Digital and Copyblogger, you may know that we produce incredible live events. Well, some would say that we produce incredible live events as an excuse to throw great parties, but that’s another story. We’ve got another one coming up this October in Denver. It’s called Digital Commerce Summit, and it is entirely focused on giving you the smartest ways to create and sell digital products and services. You can find out more at Rainmaker.FM/Summit. We’ll be talking about Digital Commerce Summit in more detail as it gets closer, but for now, I’d like to let a few attendees from our past events speak for us. Attendee 1: For me, it’s just hearing from the experts. This is my first industry event, so it’s awesome to learn new stuff and also get confirmation that we’re not doing it completely wrong where I work. Attendee 2: The best part of the conference for me is being able to mingle with people and realize that you have connections with everyone here. It feels like LinkedIn Live. I also love the parties after each day, being able to talk to the speakers, talk to other people who are here for the first time, people who have been here before. Attendee 3: I think the best part of the conference for me is understanding how I can service my customers a little more easily. Seeing all the different facets and components of various enterprises then helps me pick the best tools. Jerod Morris: Hey, we agree — one of the biggest reasons we host a conference every year is so that we can learn how to service our customers, people like you, more easily. Here are just a few more words from folks who have come to our past live events. Attendee 4: It’s really fun. I think it’s a great mix of beginner information and advanced information. I’m really learning a lot and having a lot of fun. Attendee 5: The conference is great, especially because it’s a single-track conference where you don’t get distracted by, “Which session should I go to?” and, “Am I missing something?” Attendee 6: The training and everything, the speakers have been awesome, but I think the coolest aspect has been connecting with both people who are putting it on and then other attendees. Jerod Morris: That’s it for now. There’s a lot more to come on Digital Commerce Summit, and I really hope to see you there in October. Again, to get all the details and the very best deal on tickets, head over to Rainmaker.FM/Summit. Voiceover: StudioPress FM is designed to help creative entrepreneurs build the foundation of a powerful digital business. Tune in weekly as StudioPress founder Brian Gardner and VP of StudioPress Lauren Mancke share their expertise on web design, strategy, and building an online platform. Lauren Mancke: On this week’s episode, Brian and I are joined by Carrie Dils to discuss why an open-source-based community is so powerful. Brian Gardner: Hey, everyone. Welcome to StudioPress FM. I am your host Brian Gardner, and I’m joined, as usual, with the Vice President of StudioPress, Lauren Mancke. We are very excited about today’s show because we are continuing the series where we talk to members of the Genesis community. Today, we’re joined by Carrie Dils. Carrie has been around the genesis community for a number of years. She’s a WordPress developer, a consultant, a speaker, a teacher, among many other things. She loves sharing what she’s learned with others, and she wants to help them be more successful in their business. She hosts a weekly WordPress podcast called OfficeHours.fm and is a course instructor over at Lynda.com. Carrie, it’s a huge pleasure to have you on StudioPress FM. Welcome to the show. Carrie Dils: Hey, Brian and Lauren. It’s so great to be here. Brian Gardner: Now this is full circle for us both as we’ve both been individually guests on your show, and now we get to come back to the point where you are a guest on our show. Carrie Dils: Yeah, and just to be clear, there’s no money swapping hands there for the podcast swapping. Brian Gardner: This is like a weird version of linking back and forth, reciprocal linking, right? Carrie Dils: I’ll link to you if you link to me. Brian Gardner: I’ll have you on my show if you’ll have me on your show, that kind of thing. All right, let’s get this going. Carrie Dils: Let’s do it. Brian Gardner: Carrie, you’ve been developing websites for many years, almost 20 to be exact. We won’t ask how old you are, but you built your first site back in 1997. Some of our listeners may not have even been born then. That’s funny, but give us the low down on your career path — how you became a developer, when WordPress came into the picture, and also what got you involved with Genesis. How Open-Source Projects Can Be Attractive to Developers Carrie Dils: Just to be clear, I was a toddler when I started developing websites. That’s how I started in 1997 and still have this great youth about me. I started working with websites back when it was plain old basic HTML days, working with FrontPage and other cringe-worthy tools at that time. My career has taken many winding roads, but five years ago, I discovered WordPress and was in love with it and the power of what it could do right out of the box, started tinkering with the code base, and got into starting to customizing themes. As I was getting into the theme space, I tried out a bunch of different themes and eventually stumbled on Genesis. What I liked about Genesis, for some reason it clicked. It clicked to me the way that it’s built around action hooks and filters. I felt at home with that and started to dig in there. I think that was four, five years ago. Feels like forever. Lauren Mancke: I also built my first website 20 years ago. I was in middle school, so toddler is very impressive to me. Brian Gardner: Now you guys are making me feel old because, 20 years ago, I was out of high school, out of college, and a grown adult so let’s move on. Lauren Mancke: Anyone who’s listened to your podcast knows you are from Texas, and you’re a fan of craft beer. You actually picked a pretty good one out when I was down in Texas last. Another little fact about you is that you worked at Starbucks as a barista. Can you tell our listeners a little bit about that experience? Carrie Dils: Yeah. First of all, when I found out that Brian Gardner loves Starbucks as much as he did, I immediately started to bribe him with coffee. I had this wild hair in my mid-20s. I thought, “I want to open up a coffee shop,” but I didn’t know a thing about business or running, specifically, a café for that matter. So I decided to go learn on somebody else’s dime. That somebody was Starbucks. I was with them almost nine years in various capacities. At the end of that career, I’ve decided that under no circumstances do I want to own a coffee shop. Brian Gardner: Now the beauty of being an online entrepreneur is that a) you can work in your underwear and b) work whenever you want. As I know, I worked in a convenience store, retail really is the pits if you’re not overly passionate or making a ton of money from it because then you’re working for someone else, the holidays, weekends and nights, and things like that. I’m sure with you at Starbucks that probably was the same way. Carrie Dils: Oh yeah. No pun intended, but the grind of it was tough. My weekends happened on a Tuesday and a Wednesday. The hours were odd. Sometimes I would be there at five in the morning, and other times I wouldn’t be leaving until close to midnight. It’s just a weird … it’s for young people. I’m too old for it now. Brian Gardner: Its for people who were not 20 in 1997. Carrie Dils: Just to come clean, I’m in the plus-40 crowd now. I lied about the toddler thing. Brian Gardner: Lauren’s the one drinking Similac these days, right? All right, back to nerd talk. WordPress open source, Genesis open source — coincidence? Or are you someone who truly believes in the open-source community? In other words, did you choose these platforms which happen to be open source, or did you choose them because they are open source? Carrie Dils: That did not even enter my thought process. I can’t say when I started that I fully even understood what open-source software meant, so it turns out that it’s a happy coincidence. Having now worked in an open-source community, there’s so many things that I love about it. Not just the community of people, but the actual process of developing open-source software, it’s cool. Of course, Genesis, too, you guys wisely or unwisely gave me access to the repo, and I’ve gotten to contribute a couple lines of code to the Genesis project. It’s fun. It’s fun to have your name on something bigger than yourself, and I think open-source software lets you do that. Lauren Mancke: Speaking of WordPress and open source, there seems to be a lot of drama involved when it comes to the word ‘open source’ because it could be the interpretation of what it actually means, but it seems like there are a lot of people who point fingers of other people misusing it. Would you agree or disagree with that sort of thing? Carrie Dils: I try to steer clear of all DramaPress, as WordPress drama is lovingly called. I think there is a misunderstanding of what open source means and maybe what the ‘rights,’ big ol’ air quotes there, are of people being able to contribute to a project. I think the misunderstanding there is that, yes, while anyone can contribute, it’s not a free for all. There’s process. There are ultimately decision makers deciding what goes into a code base and what doesn’t. I think there’s disagreement there about whether the decision makers are either the right decision makers or making the right decisions. That’s the drama I just try to steer clear of. What Open-Source Means Brian Gardner: I’m going to jump ahead to a question I have because I realize there’s a good chance some of our listeners don’t know what open source actually is. I don’t want to assume that they do, so I’m going to actually read the definition from the website. “Open-source software is software that can be freely used, changed, and shared in modified or unmodified form by anyone. Open-source software is made by many people and distributed under licenses that comply with the open-source definition.” Basically, you can inherit the code base of any project and do what you want with it — and this is the big thing — as long as you also then release whatever derivative you do or come up with, with the same license. Basically, it’s a kumbaya-ish feel where opportunists have a tendency to come in, and this is where the drama starts, to try to selfishly monetize and then close off pieces and parts of their business. The phrase that we use is the ‘spirit of the GPL,’ which is the General Public License. That’s more or less open source and what WordPress is released under. You have a good thing. You have someone with some bad motives come in. Then all of a sudden drama starts. The hope is that everyone really freely … it’s an open community. They help each other. They take code from somebody. Then they better it, or they use it to build something else. Both WordPress and Genesis work within that ecosystem. There’s clearly some perceived downsides in an open-source community, but at the core of it all are some values that we all share, as I just mentioned. WordPress has grown tremendously, as has StudioPress and our Genesis community. Do you think the growth of all of that, as a whole, would be less if the software that we’re working with was proprietary? The Benefits of an Open-Source Ecosystem Carrie Dils: I think so. I don’t have any solid data to actually back that up, but my gut is that because of that spirit you mentioned it, kind of that helpful spirit of, “Hey even if you’re my competitor, let me show you my code and how I fixed this problem.” That pushes the software forward more quickly than if that was not the case. Again, just conjecture, but I think definitely the fact that it’s open source has made it as popular as it is. Brian Gardner: What was that noise? Carrie Dils: That was my dog shaking. Lauren Mancke: That’s a big dog. Brian Gardner: No kidding. That was an earthquake. Carrie Dils: Actually, you mentioned I was in Texas. I have a couple of horses in the house. Brian Gardner: Horses, armadillos, rattlesnakes. Genesis, the community that we’ve built, for sure has grown, at least in my opinion, because of the fact that it’s open source, and we’ve basically given the license or the ability of people to build off of that in any way that they want — whether that’s taking code and teaching and training around that or whether it’s taking our themes and developing other themes as derivative works of our themes. There’s been, as you know, with your Utility Pro Theme, a lot of work that has gone into it from our end, but the community has given back so much. I just got 20 emails overnight from Gary Jones, committing to the core project of Genesis. The good thing is, when it is working the way it should, I realize Gary has incentive to help build Genesis the framework. He has a business built around that, and if he can contribute code back to the main project, that helps benefit him and helps expedite and speed up processes by which he uses our work to then make money off of it by doing free-lance projects and so on. I’m totally cool with that. It’s win-win. He helps us with his work and his code, as you have, Carrie. Then you get the benefit of that. Bill Erickson and Jared Atchison, two other guys I know that have come to us and said, “Hey, happy to help because this will help me and my freelance business.” Carrie Dils: That’s where the beauty of it comes in. People are giving and taking, and we’re all benefiting from it. You mentioned even sharing code with competitors. We call that ‘co-opetition,’ where we’re going up against each other, but also helping. The hope is that 1+1 really becomes three. A lot of times your competitors are the ones who get too busy and then have to refer work even to you then because they just can’t take it all. It’s really a great system when it’s working properly. Carrie Dils: Yeah, it’s an interesting ecosystem. You’re so right, that co-opetition term is an interesting one, one I’ve spent quite a bit of time thinking about and won’t ramble on here on your show. But I think there is certainly a ‘you get back what you give,’ and even if you’re giving with some ulterior motive. Ulterior motive doesn’t have to be negative. It could be somewhat self-serving, but you’re still contributing and giving and doing that. One of the things that folks that are new to WordPress, or even new specifically to Genesis, I always encourage them to dive in, start getting involved in the community. The best way to do that is through forums, just answering questions. Even if you’ve been around WordPress one week, then you know more than somebody who’s only been around it one day. You have the knowledge to start contributing back by just helping somebody else. Lauren Mancke: We talk a lot about all the good things of the Genesis community, the WordPress community. That’s only natural for this show to do that. But what are some things that you’d like to see differently in the Genesis community? The Pros and Cons of Open-Source Carrie Dils: This isn’t going to be specific to Genesis, but I see it a lot in Genesis because that’s one of the communities I’m more heavily involved in, but there’s this disparity between … let me just get down to the point. I hope that I’m not going to offend anyone. No names mentioned, but I had a support request come through — and this is not a one-time deal, it’s happened multiple times — where someone is being paid as a web developer or a web designer to deliver a website for a client, and what they’re asking for in support forums is for the work to be done for them. I realize I’m painting in broad strokes. That’s not everyone. What I would love to see is that, if people are going to take this on professionally, that they actually are professional about it and take the time, invest the time to learn the skills to do that. I think that type of individual can devalue what a lot of people are doing legitimately and well, if that makes sense. Brian Gardner: I know you’re not referring specifically to the people who really just don’t know how to do something and are really asking for help on how to accomplish a task. Rather, you’re addressing more the people who I guess ‘lazy’ would be the right word. “Oh, will you just do all this work for me, so I don’t have to do it for my client?” That’s one of the downsides, then, of this open-source community — and this gets into that dark side — is that there’s a tendency for certain behaviors or patterns for people to come in and, to some degree, can be toxic. There’s an expectation that, “All of a sudden I’m going to start mooching off of and expecting … ” I think of the TV show Survivor. We’re huge fans of survivor. Once in a while, you get somebody who comes in there, and he starts eating more rice than he should. He’s drinking more water than he should, and he’s not playing fair. He’s sort of disrupting that community by being self-serving and selfish. The open-source community is more of a servant-first mentality, and everything in life, not everything is perfect. And I’ve seen it, and I try to address it and encourage behaviors to change or otherwise. A lot of times the community corrects itself, which is good. I can see what you’re saying, that there are people who have a tendency to come in and take more than they give. I guess we all go through seasons that we have to, but the hope is, at some point, that person says, “I’ve taken enough. I’ve built a business around this with the help of a lot of other people. Now it’s my turn to give back.” Carrie Dils: Yeah, absolutely. I’ve been that person asking questions in support forums when I was first starting out — so certainly not at all. To your point, being clear about I’m not talking about people who genuinely don’t know and want to understand. It’s, I guess, maybe a difference in attitude. I wish I could attribute this quote to the right person because I just heard it, and I don’t remember who said it, but in regards to seeking help in an open-source community. It was, “For every question you ask, answer another question” — that idea of balance and being reciprocal with your knowledge. Rather than just showing up and taking, to also give back. People that are new to WordPress or new to open source, I don’t think they maybe even know that conceptually that’s a thing they ought to be doing. Maybe we have to teach other people how to be good stewards of open-source relationships. Giving Back to the WordPress Community Brian Gardner: We speak about this in terms of Genesis, but also, to some small degree, I do feel a bit of conviction myself just with StudioPress and our company as a whole that we’ve benefited so much from the creation of WordPress, what Matt did back in the day, and all of that. I feel like over the last few years we’ve been so busy and doing our thing that we’ve probably taken a little bit more than we’ve given. So we’ve tried to do our best. Maybe it’s come out in just by providing opportunities for people like you and others in the community, just a way to monetize and build a business around it. I know that, as we move forward, there’s a few things we’re doing within our company to help give back to the big project of WordPress. One of those things is we’re going to take some of Nathan’s time — Nathan Rice, our lead developer — and earmark some of his time throughout the week to give back to WordPress, the big project, as a way to pay that back. There’s a few other things. I’ve actually tried to spend a little more time on the support forums at WordPress just to help people out because I forget. It’s easy to get complacent, on cruise control, and say, “Thanks, WordPress, for helping us kick start our business,” and then to go back and remember that there’s so many people who are new and just need help. Their questions aren’t dumb and things like that. Moving forward, I’m trying to go out of my way to help bring back a communal sense that I felt years ago that I’ve lost over the last couple of years. Carrie Dils: That’s awesome. That’s really exciting to hear about Nathan. Brian Gardner: So going along with what we just talked about, by far, in my opinion, the best thing about the Genesis community is the Genesis community. There are so many folks out there willing to lend a hand, whether it be, like you said, in the forums, or the Genesis Facebook Group, even the Twitter hashtag. That’s a great place for people to ask questions and to give back, like we talked about. No question here really. I just wanted to thank you as a member of that community. I’ve seen you on a number of occasions go out of your way to help people. You write tutorials, and you do all of this stuff for people. I know a lot of people have helped you along the way, too. No question here, really — just a way of saying thank you for your participation and helping build our ecosystem. I know that you have your own incentives for that. You’re building a business, which is great, and I hope that that continues to grow and to flourish. Just wanted to say thank you for what you’ve done. Carrie Dils: I appreciate that. Right back at you. You guys have had an incredible way of supporting the developers and people in the Genesis community that want to build businesses around it. It’s kind of great. StudioPress can make money off of WordPress, and StudioPress customers can make money off of StudioPress. It’s a giant circle of life. Brian Gardner: Yes, we love it. Lauren Mancke: So speaking of making money off of a wonderful community, is there a strategy involved for how being helpful and having the gift of teaching can affect your business? Using Helpfulness to Build Authority Carrie Dils: Absolutely! It wasn’t something I started out with in mind. Really, giving back to the community was something I started doing just as a thanks for all the community had given me. As I started to blog tutorials and that sort of thing and grow an audience that needed help with WordPress or Genesis, I saw opportunity there. Definitely, Brian, I can’t remember the exact phrase you used, but yes, there is an incentive for me to continue giving back to the community. I guess it comes back to me in indirect ways, but certainly helps to build authority and teaching courses. Helping other people just lends back to the credibility and my personal brand. As always, even now in my 40s, I’m not sure what my personal brand is, but I know that it’s a good thing for it. Brian Gardner: We talked about your podcast, OfficeHours.fm. A lot of people may not know this — it started out as a Genesis podcast, one that I was on a number of times, as was Lauren. Midway through, you switched to just Office Hours. In other words, you ditched the Genesis name, which I am completely okay with. In fact, I don’t know if I ever told you this, but I applauded that move. I realized that, to some degree, Genesis within the context of the whole Internet is a very small piece of the pie. WordPress, in and of itself, is a bigger piece of the pie, and there’s even more outside of that. So I commended you for that in my head. I think it’s a smart move. I completely understand that. Just talk to our audience a little bit about why you made that transition and how that’s been for you since then. The Expansion of the Office Hours Podcast Carrie Dils: First, thank you for that. I appreciate that. I started realizing that the topics that we were talking about, they could apply to broader WordPress principles. We’re talking about development tools, or hosting environments, or process and things that would apply to anyone working with WordPress. I was limiting my audience to people who thought we were just talking about Genesis all the time, so if someone wasn’t familiar with Genesis or wasn’t using Genesis, they were never ever going to tune into the show. By dropping the name Genesis and just going with OfficeHours.fm, I felt like that was my opportunity to stretch my legs a little bit and invite other people within the WordPress community on to share their knowledge. Even since that transition from Genesis to just plain Office Hours, the show has shifted. It’s still somewhat techy, but it’s not super techy. It’s really been more focused around the business of WordPress and those of who either provide services or products based around WordPress, what are some of the business skills and things that we can do to be more successful. That’s more the recent direction of the podcast, and that’s kind of a sweet spot for me. I’m going to go ramble again. Brian Gardner: Ramble away. Carrie Dils: As web developers or designers, we’re technicians, right? We like to get in code. We like to solve problems — whether we’re solving it with code or with a beautiful user interface. Those are the things that we’re good at, but actually running a business is not a skill that is inherent to most people. Unless you grew up as a kid working in a family business or unless, Brian, like you did, working in a convenient store, and just being around business, you don’t know that. You just get stuck. Here, you’re a technician and you want to be successful and make money doing web development and doing the thing you do, but if you don’t have the right business skills, then you kind of stagnant there. When I say my ‘sweet spot,’ I really enjoy business. That sounds nerdy, but I like the numbers. I like everything that goes along with the mechanics of running a business. To be able to take that knowledge and share it with people who are like me, other technical people like me, my hope is that they can be more successful in their business just by doing things a little smarter. Brian Gardner: When Lauren and I were heavily asked by those in our company to come up with StudioPress FM, one of the big concerns I had would’ve been the same thing you felt with that Genesis name, in that people would think we’re only going to talk about StudioPress stuff or Genesis stuff, try to sell our products, or whatever. This series is the first step in trying to go outside of just that perception. I didn’t want the same 30 people to be listening to our show, and I wanted to open it up to topics and things that, even though they pertain to Genesis and our ecosystem, can go well outside of that. For instance, we had Rebecca Gill talking about SEO, and that’s clearly not a Genesis thing. It’s not even necessarily a WordPress thing. It’s something that a general business owner, or someone who’s online trying to become an entrepreneur, that’s something that they can take away. The hope is, I’m sure this is the same case for you, when you shed that and go more ambiguous, you turn it from a ‘I’m just going to talk to my people’ to a potential lead generator, right? Getting people from the outside who don’t even know who you are, what products you build, or any of that. The hope is they’ll say, “Wow, I like what these people are doing or what Carrie’s saying,” and it’s an authority opportunity where you can teach somebody something they may not know, then bring them in. The podcast for you, now that you shed the name of Genesis, really, I think there’s a lot of opportunities, especially Office Hours. That’s a very broad term, and you could do all kinds of things with that. I look forward to seeing where you go. Carrie Dils: Thank you. Lauren Mancke: What does the future hold for Carrie Dils? What are some things that you’re working on, and what should we expect to see from you in the next year or two? What to Expect in the Future From Carrie Carrie Dils: Well, you mentioned Rebecca Gill and SEO. I’m not sure what all you guys talked about, but I’m actually partnering with her to do an SEO Bootcamp in early 2017 that I’m very excited about. I’ve always admired Rebecca, professionally and personally, and this is an opportunity to get to work with her and partner with her on something. Super excited about that. The podcast season two comes to an end with tomorrow’s show. Then I’m going to take a little break and revamp, redo some things under the hood, and then the launch season three of the podcast later this fall. I can’t tell you what all it is going to be, but it’s going to be awesome. Also, it’s on my bucket list in 2016 to write a book, so I don’t know. Brian Gardner: You’ve got three months to do that. Carrie Dils: I’ve got three months. I’ve been told that, that might be a little ambitious, but we’ll see. Lauren Mancke: You can do it. Brian Gardner: If you’re looking for something to do, in five or 10 minutes when we’re off this, you can go listen to the episode of StudioPress FM with Rebecca because it’s being published probably as we speak. And yes, we did promote the SEO Bootcamp conference on that, so hopefully that will, at the very least, bring a few people interested over there to you guys. Hopefully, that will work out. Carrie Dils: Thanks! Much appreciated. Where (and) When to Catch Carrie’s Show Brian Gardner: So everybody listening, are you looking for success through leveraging WordPress as both a tool and a platform? If so, we heavily encourage you to check out Office Hours, Carrie’s podcast, especially with season three coming up. You can tune in live every Thursday at 2 o’clock Eastern as she interviews a variety of folks within the WordPress ecosystem — from plugin developers to marketers, to business owners. For more information on that, visit OfficeHours.fm. And if you like what you heard on today’s show, StudioPress FM, you can of course find us there at StudioPress.FM. You can also help us hit the main stage by subscribing to this show in iTunes. It’s a great way to never ever miss an episode. Carrie, we want to thank you so much for being on the show. As we look forward to doing more episodes, we’d love to have you back to talk more specifically about some of things that you’re doing as a way to take that expertise you have and bring that to our audience. Carrie Dils: Thanks, guys. I always enjoy chatting with y’all.

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