People will be asked a series of health questions at the door before being allowed inside.

The Confederation Centre Public Library in downtown Charlottetown has officially reopenedto the public.

The centre's library, along with the public library inSummerside, reopenedJune 12, offering counter serviceafterbeing closed fortwo and a half monthsdue to COVID-19.

But borrowing a bookwilllook a little different now. The Charlottetown location will be operating at a limited capacity and there are restrictions in place.

People will be asked a series of health questions at the door before being allowed inside.

Once inside, browsing for books will not be permitted. Instead, library staffwill speak with patrons about their interests and what kind of booksthey are looking to borrow, then pick out a varietyto choose from.

"We do wish people could browse, but I know personally, I found it kind of fun to ask people what they like and talk about books and pull things for them to read and hope I find a new author that they're really going to love," said Beth Clinton, a regional librarian based at the Confederation Centre Public Library.

Those looking for a specific title can reserve it ahead of time online and go to the library to pick it up. Computer services willnot be permitted at this time, but Wi-Fi will still be accessiblefrom outsidein the courtyard.

"We just wanted to offer as much services as we could at this point," said Clinton.

Staff have also taken the time to reorganize the childrens section. Childrens books have been curated into sections based on interest and age groups to make it easier for children and their parents to find what they're looking for.

Prior to reopening, the library sought approval on its service plans from the Chief Public Health Office.

Throughout the provincial public health closures, patrons with library books were asked to hold onto them until they reopened. The Confederation Centre Public Library hada process for dropoffsin place.

"We are putting them into bins, washing up very carefully and quarantining them for 72 hours before they are checked in and made available for the next person," Clinton said.

She saidthe library chose this cleaning process based on health recommendations.

"That quarantine is based on what many other libraries are doing."

For peoplewith overdue library books caused by public safety closures, Clinton saidthere will not be an additional charge. All books and materials are due at the end of June.

"I know a lot of people have missed us," Clinton said.

The library is open seven days a week.

Six other library locations across P.E.I. opened at the beginning of June offering curbside service to Islanders.

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"Stuff weve had for two or three years, were running out of," said Michelle Barron, owner of The Book House in Maplewood. "Weve got a ton of backorders"

Author: Lea Konczal St. Louis Business Journal

ST. LOUIS White Fragility.

How To Be An Antiracist.

So You Want To Talk About Race.

Such titles, once primarily tucked away in niche sections of bookstores, now top Amazon and New York Times bestseller lists in the wake of national outrage and soul-searching after the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by a white police officer. In St. Louis, 500-plus miles from the Minneapolis street corner where Floyds death triggered national protests, books about race have been flying off the shelves of booksellers and libraries.

Its just been overwhelming in the last couple weeks, said Sarah Brown, manager of acquisitions and collection development at St. Louis County Library. Its incredible.

Although the librarys 20 branches are only open for curbside pickup, Brown said the library has seen hugely increased demand for books about race across all formats (print, e-books and audiobooks).

The librarys most-requested title is White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, which currently tops The New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. Prior to the nationwide protests, the library's print copies of the book were typically only checked out about once a month. As of Monday, the book had 375 holds on 11 print copies, 659 holds on 100 e-book copies, 489 holds on 40 downloadable audiobooks and 49 holds on three audiobook CDs.

We have been repurchasing from our vendors like mad, Brown said. The library is using its robust e-media budget to quickly add more e-books and downloadable audiobooks for wide range of titles (due to publisher restrictions, e-media copies are limited to one checkout at a time). Normally the library has a maximum limit of 100 e-media copies per book, but SLCL broke its rule to buy 140 e-media titles of White Fragility since June 1. Before that, the library had just 10.

St. Louis Public Library has also seen skyrocketing holds on a wide range of titles about race. Meanwhile, people who dont want to wait months for a library book are turning to local bookstores.

Stuff weve had for two or three years, were running out of, said Michelle Barron, owner of 34-year-old independent bookseller The Book House in Maplewood. Weve got a ton of backorders.

Barron said the sudden influx has doubled The Book Houses sales, which had fallen to just 25% of pre-pandemic levels. Barron credits media outlets and influencers for raising customers awareness of titles.

Everybodys got these reading lists, and (customers are) coming with the reading lists that have been posted, which is great, she said.

A few miles away in Webster Groves, independent bookseller The Novel Neighbor has seen a 200% increase in sales of nonfiction books about race since May 27, two days after Floyd's killing. Sales of fictional works by black authors and illustrators are up, too.

Aside from White Fragility, some of the bookstores best-selling titles are So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Uluo and Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi. Owner Holland Saltsman said she is ordering cartons of the titles to keep up with demand.

Kris Kleindienst, co-owner of Left Bank Books in the Central West End, said all of her stores current bestsellers deal with topics of race.

If it wasn't clear before why a bookstore needed to be open or somehow functional through Covid, it certainly got clear right away after George Floyds death, Kleindienst said. People need information, they need to process, they need to have resources. They look for books to explain things to children, to help with stress.

EyeSeeMe, a black-owned University City bookseller that specializes in African American childrens books, recently hired three new people to keep up with demand. Owner Jeffrey Blair said when the national protests started and he looked at the orders coming in, he couldn't believe his eyes.

"I thought maybe something was wrong with my system," he said.

Although Blair said the majority of the demand has been for adult books about race, which EyeSeeMe has always stocked, there are also more parents inquiring about kids' books. Whereas 25% to 35% of his customers had been non-black before the pandemic, Blair said he's now seeing a 50-50 split.

"There's been a really big increase of white parents wanting to educate themselves and their children about racism," he said.

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The North Shore Library, located on the ground floor of the BVK office building at 6800 N. Port Washington Road, is in need of a renovation, but the four communities that belong to the North Shore Library have been unable to reach a joint library agreement, deadlocking on Glendale's proposal to charge rent for the building.(Photo: C.T. Kruger)

Four North Shore communities agreethe North Shore Library is in need of renovations, but their inability to come to consensus on a joint library agreement has prompted Glendale officials to float the possibility of relocating the library to a new building.

Officials in Glendale, River Hills, Bayside and Fox Point have all agreed to fund a $4.2 million renovation of the current North Shore Library space at 6800 N. Port Washington Road. The North Shore Library Foundation has agreed to contribute $1 million to the renovation.

In planning for those renovations, Glendale City Administrator Rachel Safstrom said she and the three village managers decided the library agreement, which expires in 15 years, should be updated before they issue a 20-year bond for the renovation.

But reaching a new agreement has been difficult for the four communities, which have reached a stalemate after Glendale requested rent from the other communities.

"The North Shore Library is a great library today, but if it is not properly supported by North Shore villages and Glendale, it will not survive many more years," said River Hills VillagePresident J. Stephen Anderson.

The failed negotiations between the communities has been "extremely disappointing" for North Shore Library Director Susan Draeger-Anderson, whose main goal in her five years on the job was to push for a renovation of the "very shabby" facility.

"The library has been held hostage by the four communities," said Draeger-Anderson, who recently announced her resignation.

The originaljoint library agreementwas drafted in 1985, when the library first opened. At the time,Cardinal Stritch University sold the land to abuilding developer with a provision that gave Glendale 15,000 square feet on the first floor for community use.

Under the existing agreement, Glendale collects $1 in annual rent from the library for the first 50 years, or until 2035.

Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy said Fox Point broke thatagreement when it requested and received payment for acting as the library's fiscal agent. Fox Point had received the payments for four years,startingaround$9,000 per year and increasing to $14,000.

Kennedy said hefirst learned Fox Point was receiving thefiscal agent credit nearlytwo years ago, during the conversations about a joint library agreement.

"They never told the other communities they were doing that, and it's a direct violation of the agreement," Kennedy said.

If communities are seeking compensation for their contributions, Kennedy said Glendale should be compensated for providing the library space.

"We didn't know they were creating a fiscal agent fee, but we are fine with that if everyone is going to be compensated for what they are contributing," Kennedy said.

The original development agreement, which stipulated Glendale use the space for community use, expired in 2010, Kennedy said.

In the new, proposed joint library agreement, Glendale requested a rent credit thataverages roughly $75,000 per year.

In addition to Glendale's8.5% credit for owning the space, the agreement would have provided a 2.2% credit to Baysidefor acting as fiscal agent and a 0.85% credit to River Hills for providing maintenance service.

Kennedy said the request for rent is not unprecedented as Brown Deer and Shorewood receive a rental credit in the North Shore Health Department agreement. Likewise, the North Shore Fire Department pays rent to Whitefish Bay, which owns its fire station, and has paid rent to other communities for fire stations in the past.

If Glendale wanted to sell the library space, Kennedy saidit could be sold for$1.5 million to $2 million. Putting the library space back on the tax rolls would generate about $75,000 to $80,000 per year in municipal taxes, he said.

The estimated fair market value for the top three floors of the four-story building is$6.7 million, according to online tax records. The owner of the building paid $154,692 in taxes last year, with roughly $44,000 going to Glendale.

The proposed agreement was approved by Glendale officials in January. Bayside officials approved a previous iteration of the agreement in October, and supported the revised agreement in concept, Bayside Village Manager Andy Pederson said.

The village boards in Fox Point and River Hills did not approve the agreement, as they did not agree with Glendale's request for rent credit.

Anderson said the agreement was "heavily weighted to benefit Glendale and not the other villages."

Fox Point Village Manager Scott Botcher said Fox Pointtrusteessupport the renovation of the library, but they donot see the need for a new lease agreement.

"We have a lease in place for $1 per year for the next 15 years," Botcher said. "The board doesn't think they are getting a fair value for giving up that lease."

Fox Point Village President Douglas Frazer took issue with comparing Glendale's rent credit to Fox Point's partial reimbursement for fiscal agent fees.

"The library board approves its own budget and voted to reimburse Fox Point for some of the fiscal agent costs, as was its prerogative," Frazer said.

Fox Point village officials made a counter-proposal in January that offered to extend the terms of the lease and the joint library agreement to 2050. The counter-proposal offeredGlendale $75,000 in annual rent starting in 2036, when the existing lease expires.

The proposal would also allow Glendale to amortize the rent over the 30-year term of the extended lease so the city could start receiving rent payments immediately, Frazer said.

Kennedy said Fox Point's counter-proposal did not interest his board, which would prefer rentcredits over cash payments. Because Glendale has already reached its spending limit under the state's expenditure restraint program, he said the city would not be able to spend any funds it receives from the library.

To eliminate the issue of building ownership, Safstrom has suggested the four communities share the cost of a new building, and then transfer ownership of the building to the North Shore Library Board.

The proposed new location is a 14,462-square-foot building at7545 N. Port Washington Road, just south of Calumet Road.

If the communities agree to buy a new building, Glendale would sell its 15,000 square feetof space and keep the proceeds. The communities would share the proceeds for the 1,000 square feet of space they collectively own.

Officials in Glendale, Fox Point, Bayside and River Hills are discussing the possible relocation of the North Shore Library to this building at 7545 N. Port Washington Road.(Photo: Google Maps)

Architects have not been hired to draw up renovation plans, but Safstrom has used $4 million as an estimate for the renovation cost.

Safstrom estimated the communities could buy the building for $900,000, and then split the cost of the $4 million renovation, with Glendale paying $1.93 million, Fox Point $1.06 million, Bayside $627,387, River Hills $283,693 and the North Shore Library Foundation $1 million.

If the communities agreed to buy the new building, Glendale would no longer take a rent credit, but River Hills and Bayside would still receivecredits for maintenance and acting as the fiscal agent, respectively.

The River Hills Village Board agreed on May 20a new building was worth considering, VillagePresident J. Stephen Anderson said.

The Fox Point Village Board was less receptive when Safstrom presented the concept of a new library building at its June 9 meeting.

"I think Glendale has to figure out how it's going to compensate the library for giving up that lease," said Fox Point Trustee Eric Fonstad, who also serves on the North Shore Library Board.

Fox Point TrusteeChristine Symchych said the negotiationshave"turned into a circus."

Fox Point Trustee Marty Tirado said he has looked at the building in the past, and it needs extensive renovation work.

In a vote after closed session discussion, the Fox Point Village Board said it did not support an alternative library sitebut supports renovations at the existing site.

The dingy carpeting at the North Shore Library is 31 years old and in many spots is held together with duct tape. This long narrow space is also mostly filled with tall bookshelves, leaving little room for other features.(Photo: Jeff Rumage/Now Media Group)

The four communities' inability to agree on library funding is nothing new.

Kurt Glaisner, the president of the library board and a trustee on the River Hills Village Board, said the library has been underfunded for years, since each communities' contributions are often decreased to adjust for the community that offers the smallest increase in its budget.

Several years ago, Draeger-Anderson worked withPederson to study employee wages, and found employees were making 25% to 30% less than their counterparts at other libraries.

The top wageat the circulation desk has increased from$8.57 to $11.11 over the past several years, as Draeger-Anderson has pushed to correct its relatively low wages.

But to raise its wages, the library has dipped into its reserve funds.

Because the library is on the first floor of an office building, thelibrary is also required to pay annual buildingmaintenance fees, for which the library has budgeted$51,000 this year.

By relocating to a new building free of maintenance charges, the library would be able to direct that $51,000 toward personnel, Safstrom said.

The day after Fox Point rejected a new library location, Draeger-Anderson wrote her resignation letter to theNorth Shore Library Board.

Draeger-Anderson said her resignation was not tied to her disappointment in the library negotiations, but because she is concerned her potential exposure to the coronavirus in the library building would harm her husband, who has pulmonary fibrosis and needs a lung transplant.

Draeger-Anderson said she will continue to work at the library for the next several months until a replacement is hired.

ContactJeff Rumage at (262) 446-6616or jeff.rumage@jrn.com. Followhim on Twitter at @JeffRumage orFacebook atwww.facebook.com/northshorenow.

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This years Summer Reading Club will take young readers on an out of this world adventure. (Photo credit: Stock image)

This years BC Summer Reading Club (BC SRC) offered free through the Thompson-Nicola Regional Library service (TNRL) is out of this world, giving readers aged five to 14 an opportunity to Explore Our Universe, and for the first time its being offered virtually to young readers and their families.

The program is usually offered in person at branches throughout the summer, and features special programming, crafts, activities, and more. This year, participants will be able to take part by registering, then tracking their progress online from now until the end of September 2020.

Its far and away the largest program we offer every year, says Melissa Lowenberg, Manager of Community Libraries for the TNRL. But we do something a little different to other libraries in B.C., because we also have summer reading clubs for teens and adults. Well have those additional programs on our website (www.tnrl.ca) as well.

The BC Summer Reading program is such an important program for kids. Were aware of the summer slide that can happen. Kids can lose a full grade if they dont keep up their reading skills over the summer. If they can read every day in summer theyll do better come fall when school starts.

Registration is now open at the TNRLs website and at https://bcsrc.ca/. Some of the online features that have been added to the program include digital badges for reaching reading goals, as well as a certificate of completion for finishing the program; live events and video demonstrations, including hands-on crafts and experiments; weekly stay-at-home activity packages; and a dashboard for parents/guardians to track their kids reading progress and the digital badges they have earned.

Lowenberg says that kids and their parents can also contact their local community library, which will have paper registration packages available. You dont have to sign up online. And each library will be having its own Name a Mascot contest, with the lucky winner going home with the mascot.

Summer Reading Club activities will be starting the week of June 29, but participants can register and take part at any time over the summer. All reading counts, and participation is easy. Kids can read whatever they want, including story books, information books, graphic novels, and comic books, and they can also listen to someone else read or tell them stories.

A really important piece of getting kids to like reading is having them pick the books and topics. When they do that theyre much more likely to read and learn, says Lowenberg. When parents talk to kids about the books theyre reading, let them describe the books in their own words, because thats much better for kids.

Or you can be listening to audiobooks together, or the kids can be told a story. Its increasing their vocabulary, introducing new ideas; its an engagement piece. And if you enjoy reading, kids see that and will mirror that activity. It can be a newspaper, or something online. Anything showing that reading is a worthwhile activity can be a terrific example for kids.

The Summer Reading Club has a different theme each year. Lowenberg says one of the highlights of this years club and theme will be the Ask an Astronomer events in July and August featuring astronomers from the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver.

Theyll be on YouTube as well. We wont be doing in-branch activities, but there will be takeaway activities that kids can pick up at branches. Were doing the Summer Reading Club, but it will look a little different this year.

The Province of British Columbia has invested $65,000 through the BC Library Association (BCLA), in partnership with the BC Libraries Cooperative, to enhance the BC SRCs website and make online participation possible this year.

Fun and engaging programs like the BC Summer Reading Club that help our kids strengthen their literacy skills are even more important this year, says Rob Fleming, Minister of Education. Im so pleased this incredibly popular program will continue this summer with expanded online features.

The BC Summer Reading Club has been in operation for almost 30 years. In 2019, it reached more than 173,000 children in more than 200 communities around the province.

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A Camden couple involved in a wire fraud case stemming from a fake will have been released from federal prison according to documents filed in the Western District of Arkansas Federal Court.

John Kinley and Diane Kinley were both convicted and sentenced to terms in the Federal Bureau of Prisons system last year after offering guilty pleas in the fake will case of Matthew Seth Jacobs. They had previously petitioned the court for compassionate release due to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, but were denied.

Documents filed state, Undersigned counsel learned the Bureau of Prisons released Mr. Kinley to home confinement for the remainder of his term of imprisonment, and he has returned to Camden, Arkansas. Mr. Kinley achieved his request, to return home. He does not want to proceed with his Motion to Renew Compassionate Release Motion.

Likewise, a document referencing Diane Kinley states, Undersigned counsel learned that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has released Ms. Kinley to home confinement for the remainder of her prison term, and Ms. Kinley is in Camden, Arkansas. Ms. Kinley does not want to proceed with her compassionate release request for a sentence reduction

Jacobs, a Camden resident, was the recipient of a multi-million dollar settlement in April 2012 as a result of injuries he sustained in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion.

The Kinleys became acquainted with Jacobs through Diane Kinleys sister, Donna Herring, who federal investigators later discovered had embedded her family in Jacobs life after he approached her, a real estate agent, for assistance in purchasing a home and investment properties.

After Jacobs was killed in a January 2015 automobile accident at 34 years old, Herring produced the only will discovered to this date in his name; it subsequently was discovered that Herring had forged the will with the Kinleys acting as signatories.

John Kinley was sentenced to prison on Nov. 12, 2019 to 12 months and one day; he has been incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institute in Forrest City, Ark. since Jan. 22, 2020. Diane Kinley was sentenced the following day to 18 months in prison; she has been housed at the Federal Medical Center Carswell Unit in Fort Worth, Tex. for the same period of time.

Original motions denied

Both John and Diane Kinley filed motions for sentence reductions on April 16, citing federal laws including the First Step Act and the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act.

Upon release, I will return home to my wife of 28 years, a note attached to John Kinleys motion reads. I will also reunite with my sons, their wives and grandchildren whom Ive greatly missed. My job at the Country Club is waiting for me. I will begin work when I return home.

John and Diane Kinley noted in their motions that they requested a compassionate release from their respective prison wardens, with John Kinley indicating that he believed the requirement that 30 days pass without a response from the warden had been lifted due to the ongoing public health crisis, and Diane Kinley saying the exercise in completing ones Administrative Remedy would be an exercise in futility.

Judge Susan O. Hickey, who presided over the Kinleys criminal case, denied both their motions, citing procedural problems in their filings related to not waiting for an Administrative Remedy a compassionate release from their respective prisons wardens or at least 30 days between their request for one and their filing their motions in federal court.

On April 28, after 30 days had passed since both John and Diane Kinley requested release from their respective prisons wardens, they again filed motions in the U.S. District Court for the Western Division of Arkansas for compassionate release. John Kinley cited a death attributable to COVID-19 having occurred in the FCI in his second motion.

Diane Kinley referred to the prison as a petri dish in her letter, referring to the high community spread of COVID-19 in congregate living settings like prisons and nursing homes.

Their motions reached the court on May 6 after traveling through the prison mail system. On May 7, Hickey appointed public defender Bruce Eddy, who represented Diane Kinley in the criminal proceedings against her last year, to represent both in any further motions filed in reference to the First Step Act.

FCI outbreak

The FCI in Forrest City has been the location of one of the largest coronavirus outbreaks in correctional facilities in Arkansas.

The Arkansas Department of Health listed 752 cases of COVID-19 in inmates at the facility with 633 recovered and 18 staff who have recovered on Monday. The ADH also report no deaths at the facility; John Kinleys second motion contradicts that.

According to the BOP website, active cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in 65 BOP facilities and 26 Residential Reentry Management Centers, where federal prisoners may be transferred to in advance of their release to prepare for reentry into society.

The websites case tracker does not list any deaths in the prison facility at Forrest City; it reported four active cases in staff at the medium-security unit and 154 active inmate cases and one active staff case at the low-security unit as of Friday morning.

Other players

Donna Herring, the primary defendant in the years-long fake will case, has not requested any sort of early release as of June 12. She is currently incarcerated at the Bryan Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Tex.

Herring was sentenced on Nov. 12, 2019 to 41 months in prison after pleading guilty in January 2019 to wire fraud.

Jordan Alexandra Peterson, another defendant in the case and Herrings daughter, who pleaded guilty to lying to a federal investigator in relation to the case in January 2018 and was sentenced last November to three years probation, has been serving her sentence since Jan. 22.

Herring and the Kinleys have also been ordered to pay $132,964.66 in restitution to Matthew Seth Jacobs son Jordan Jacobs, who at the time of his fathers death was his sole descendent and the heir-at-law to his estate. Peterson was not included in the restitution order.

In the fake will created by Herring, Peterson was named as the primary beneficiary of Matthew Seth Jacobs estate, with only $50,000 being willed to Jordan Jacobs to help him pay for college or trade school. Jordan Jacobs later received an additional settlement from his fathers life insurance of about $250,000, before the contested will was discovered to have been forged.

In addition to the restitution owed to Jordan Jacobs, Herring and the Kinleys were also ordered to return all property from the estate, property purchased with proceeds from the estate and leftover monies from the estate.

Caitlan Butler contributed reporting.

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When you look at the offseason for the Arizona Cardinals they invested a lot in the defense.

They picked up a starter along the defensive line, a nice player to pair with Chandler Jones on the edge and an athlete to pair with Jordan Hicks inside at linebacker.

Oh, of course they drafted maybe the best defensive prospect in the entire 2020 NFL Draft as well.

That begs the question, who has to play well for the Arizona Cardinals defense to take the next step?

When you look at the individuals on defense in 2019, Chandler Jones, Corey Peters and Jordan Hicks all had good to great seasons.

Therefore they have to maintain their level of play for the Cardinals to be better in 2020, but they clearly wont be the key to the defense taking the next step.

So who is?

Here are the five players I think will be the key.

Jordan Phillips - Phillips got paid after a career season and looks like he can be a dominant force along the defensive line. The Cardinals need him to be.

Zach Allen - Allen was one of the prizes of a great 2019 draft class, at least what the Cardinals hope will be a great class. He has to pair with Phillips to give the Cardinals something consistent on the defensive line, or all the money invested off the ball won't matter a bit.

DeVondre Campbell - While the Cardinals Isaiah Simmons needs to be great to justify his pick, in 2020 the Cardinals need Campbell to be a preview of what Simmons will become in his career. Campbell had to offer something against tight ends and give some much needed athleticism at the off ball linebacker spot.

Patrick Peterson - Peterson showed flashes, but the Cardinals need him to be back to form in 2020. Peterson wants a big payday, so he needs to play well to get what he wants.

Robert Alford - Both corners? Yep, because it was clear last year that Byron Murphy wasnt ready. Maybe Murphy will be in 20, but for now they need Alford and Peterson to be the duo they had hoped for in 2019 if they are going to compete.

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Dave Rubins recent Dont Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason documents the YouTube personalitys intellectual journey from a Young Turks firebrand to a self-described classical liberal and an unlikely hero of the political right. Rubin hails from what has been termed the intellectual dark web, made up of individuals from the left and right who have found themselves on the wrong side of current political whimsmost notably in regard to free speech, race theory, or gender politics.

These individuals include Jordan Peterson, Brett Weinstein, Sam Harris, and Ben Shapiro, all frequent guests on Daves wildly successful YouTube channel and podcast, The Rubin Report. Rubin prides himself on giving a platform to diverse viewpoints, championing a classical liberal perspective he differentiates from the newer regressive left.

While Rubin agrees with many of the issues conservatives are most vilified forfree speech, freedom of religion, Second Amendment rightshe continues to term himself a classical liberal. In Dont Burn This Book, Rubin shows us why he and others who have left the left still consider themselves liberals, lending itself to a broader conversation about liberal and conservative thought.

Dont Burn This Book isnt a dense treatise. Much of what Rubin is discussing are ideas are both conservatives and liberals have been hashing for centuries. The book isnt a manual of new ideas, but an entreaty to return to the old ideas of the left before it turned, as Rubin puts it, regressive.

Chapter 3, entitled Think Freely or Die, spends more than 40 pages outlining a middle ground on hot topics of the day, decrying the vilification of those who hold the slightest different view from current woke trends, discussing free speech, Second Amendment issues, abortion, American exceptionalism, immigration, and more.

According to Rubin, todays liberals, no longer accept that all men are created equal. He writes, While liberalism aims to produce hard work and pride around a common cause, our new, negative worldview spawns only jealousy and grievance. By contrast, classical liberalism returns to the roots of liberalism, rejecting authoritarian leftism.

Before his political awakening began, Rubin says he was, solidly pro-choice, but has recently begun describing himself as begrudgingly pro-choice. While hes upset with the way the left has fetishize[d] abortion, he still supports the right of women to have an abortion before the 12th week of pregnancy. However, Dave concedes that the unborn child is a human life and argues, What may seem to be a logical inconsistency is a well-thought-out position.

Daves reasoning for his position on abortion skews liberal. He says the 12-week cutoff point for abortions is the optimal compromise between observing the rights of the individual (primarily the mother, then the baby) and the necessary role of public policy, which protects our freedoms in the first place. Dave ranks the right of the mother to choose her destiny above the right of the unborn child to live his or her life.

Liberals arent immoral, but they typically place individual freedom over other moral considerations. In this case, a womans right to free herself of responsibility and the physical and mental toll pregnancy and subsequent motherhood leaves her with trumps the fact that life is sacred. At the same time, Rubin tries to balance this position with the recognition that taking an innocent life is immoral.

In the pro-life debate, conservatives and liberals often talk past each other. Liberals see an individuals potential for self-actualization infringed upon and nothing else. Conservatives see the murder of a human life and nothing else. Rubin recognizes this classic conflict between the liberal and conservative mind, saying, My libertarian side says that government should have nothing to with this decision, Rubin explains, but my realist [or perhaps his conservative] side says the state has a duty to protect the life of the unborn.

Abortion is not the only aspect where Daves classically liberal positions highlight the age-old differences between conservative and liberal thought. Dave, a married gay man, doesnt see why someone who cares about individual liberty would be against same-sex marriage.

While he tolerates religious positions on the issue, an individuals right to act in accordance with that position, he makes a too broad sweep over why some of these individuals also believe the government would be remiss in recognizing same-sex marriages as such. But according to the classical liberal tradition, if individual liberty is all that principally matters, then why would anyone care if a same-sex couple may marry?

If you believe in individual rights, he puts it, then, great stuff, youre on the right path. Rubins explanation of the classical liberal, or libertarian, reasoning for gay marriage is woefully simplistic. Its not that Christians and other religious individuals think their religious beliefs should be foisted upon the rest of the nation, but that up until very recently most agreed that government plays a role in shaping the moral compass of the nation through families.

The idea that the state has a role in protecting moral ends is inherent to conservatism. In the case of abortion, to the conservative this means protecting human life at the expense of a womans claimed right to choose. In the case of gay marriage, this means protecting a certain model of the family as the most conducive to a virtuous society, at the expense of homosexual couples ability to marry.

Liberals have often been ridiculed for being so open minded their brains fall out, which, while unhelpful as a serious point of political argument, makes a salient point. The liberal tendency is to look to the future and the new to such an extent that they forget the roots that have held together Western Civilization for so long. Thankfully, Rubin has the good sense to avoid that pitfall, dedicating a whole chapter to praising American excellence and the values of Western civilization.

As Rubin finds that the left has abandoned true liberalism, Rubin, who is by no means a conventional conservative, has found an intellectual home on the right. While the principles of free speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of thought arent exclusively conservative or liberal (both sides have their bittersweet histories), its also no accident conservatives have been the ones doing the conserving of age-old civil liberties.

In Chapter 5, Rubin recounts the story of how conservative radio host Larry Elder changed his mind on systemic racism on his YouTube show and podcast The Rubin Report. Instead of digging in his heels, Rubin used the interview as an opportunity to open minds, including his own. [W]hether I liked it or not, he writes, this devastatingly embarrassing moment was everything The Rubin Report was meant to be aboutpushing personal and political growth through conversation.

Maybe conservatives could learn from this. Just as liberals tend to look towards the future and the new to the detriment of the tried and true, conservatives tendency to focus on what has been rather than what could be, often blinds them from considering differing viewpoints. Rubin and The Rubin Report are a testament to how people of goodwill on both sides can stand up for the other sides right to say what they think, even when they dont agree.

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London, June 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Thenatural food colors market is expected to reach $3.2 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 8.4% during the forecast period of 2019 to 2027.

The demand for natural food colors over synthetic food colors is increasing due to the growing consumer awareness for organic products, health hazards associated with synthetic colors, and health benefits of natural food colors. Rapid use of artificial production sources to increase the food production has led to various health hazards. Nowadays, factors such as rising health consciousness and inclination toward environment-friendly products are driving the demand for naturally grown food products across the globe. Thus, due to the growing demand for natural food products, food manufactures are widely using natural food colors to restore the attractiveness of food and beverages after processing.

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Natural food colors or dyes are mainly obtained from plants, animals, fruits, insects, and minerals, which makes them safe to use as a food additive as they are free of harmful side effects. Due to its non-toxic or less toxic nature and fewer side effects, the therapeutic use of natural colors is also increasing. Also, governments of various countries are supporting the use of natural food colors as they are biodegradable and do not cause pollution after disposing. Moreover, several regulations are passed in many regions regarding the use of natural colors instead of synthetic food colors, which is further expected to drive the demand for natural food colors across the globe.

The demand for organic foods is constantly increasing mainly due to consumers' perception that they are healthier and safer than conventional foods. Organic food is produced without synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, growth hormones, antibiotics, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). In organic food, natural food colors are highly used to make them more attractive. Furthermore, the expansion of the food and beverage industry impacts the global natural food colors market in a positive manner, as the consumption of natural food is increasing across the globe. Therefore, growing organic food demand and expanding food and beverage industry fuels the demand for natural food colors.

The global natural food colors market is mainly segmented by type (carmine, anthocyanins, caramel, annatto, carotenoids, chlorophyll, spirulina, turmeric, and beet), source (plant, minerals, microorganism, and animal), form (liquid, powder, gel, and emulsion), solubility (water, dye soluble, and oil-soluble), application (food products and beverages), and geography.

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Based on type, the natural food colors market is mainly segmented into carmine, anthocyanins, caramel, annatto, carotenoids, chlorophyll, spirulina, turmeric, beet, and other natural food colors. Carmine accounted for the largest share of the overall natural food colors market in 2019. The large share of this segment is mainly attributed to its growing demand from food and beverage industry due to its wide applications in many food products, such as cake icings, hard candy, bakery products, ice cream, yogurt, gelatin desserts, fruit syrups, and jam/preserves owing to its unique red color. However, the spirulina natural food color segment is expected to witness the fastest CAGR from 2019 to 2027. The fast growth of this segment is mainly attributed to the growing health & wellness trends, and rising demand for natural blues and green shades in beverages and confectionery.

Based on source, the natural food colors market is segmented into plants, minerals, microorganisms, and animals. The plants-sourced food colors segment commanded the largest share of the overall natural food colors market in 2019. The large share of this segment is mainly attributed to the increasing demand for organic food colors derived from various parts of plants. However, the animal-sourced food color segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR through 2027. This growth can be attributed to the rising use of animal-sourced colors as a coloring agent in various foodstuffs, beverages, and packaged food products with Halal certification.

Based on form, the overall natural food colors market is segmented into liquid, powder, gel, and emulsion. In 2019, the liquid segment accounted for the largest share of the overall natural food colors market. The large share of this segment is mainly attributed to its increasing demand during the manufacturing of food and beverage products to improve the viscosity, mouthfeel, product stability, texture, shelf life, pleasant taste, and visual aspect. Moreover, this segment is also expected to grow at the highest CAGR, mainly due to its rising adoption with high microbial stability property.

Based on solubility, the overall natural food colors market is mainly segmented into water, dye, and oil soluble. In 2019, the water-soluble segment commanded the largest share of the overall natural food colors market. The growth in this segment can be attributed to its increasing demand in food and beverage products and its properties, such as high concentrated color, excellent quality-price ratio, and high stability in water.

Based on application, the overall natural food colors market is mainly segmented into processed food products and beverages. In 2019, the processed food products segment commanded the largest share of the overall natural food colors market. The growth of this segment can be attributed to the growing processed food industry and rising demand for natural food colors. However, the beverages segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR from 2019 to 2027. The rapid growth of this application segment is mainly attributed to the growing need for natural food colors to improve the energy-nutrient ratio in beverages. Moreover, growing consumer awareness regarding the harmful effects of artificial additives is further supporting the demand for natural colorants in beverages.

The global natural food colors market is divided into five major regions, namely, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa. The Europe region accounted for the largest share of the global natural food colors market in 2019. The largest share of this region is mainly attributed to the higher demand for natural and organic food products, increasing investments in R&D, presence of a large number of natural color providers, and rising government support to promote the food processing sector. However, the Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The fast growth of the region is mainly due to the increasing consumer preference for natural ingredients, rising consumer awareness regarding the negative effects of synthetic colorants coupled with the growth in the spending abilities of the consumers, and strong growth in the F&B industry. Also, rising government regulations on the restricted use of synthetic colors is expected to support the growth of the natural food colors market in the region.

The key players operating in the global natural food colors market are CHR Hansen Holding A/S (Denmark), Koninklijke DSM N.V. (Netherlands), Sensient Technologies Corporation (U.S.), Archer Daniels Midland Company (U.S.), Dhler Group (Germany), D.D. Williamson & Co., Inc. (U.S.), Naturex S.A. (France), Aromata Group S.r.l (Italy), Kalsec Inc. (U.S.), FMC Corporation (U.S.), BASF SE (Germany), (Israel), Lycored Ltd. (Israel), GNT Group b.v. (Netherlands), San-Ei Gen F.F.I., Inc. (Japan), Phinix International (India), Kolorjet Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. (India), Vinayak Ingredients India Pvt. Ltd. (India), IFC Solutions. (U.S.), and INCOLTEC (Spain) among others.

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the global health and wellness food market and it is poised to grow by USD 235.94 million during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of over 6% during the forecast period. The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment.

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The market is fragmented, and the degree of fragmentation will accelerate during the forecast period. Archer Daniels Midland Co., Danone SA, Dean Foods Co., Mondelez Global LLC, General Mills Inc., GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Kellogg Co., Nestle SA, PepsiCo Inc., and Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. are some of the major market participants. To make the most of the opportunities, market vendors should focus more on the growth prospects in the fast-growing segments, while maintaining their positions in the slow-growing segments.

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"A longer-term proposition emerges: a circular economy for food that offers greater resilience for society and the economy in the face of future shocks, including health and climate risks."

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected our food system unevenly, laying bare its structural weaknesses, rigidity, and potential for disruption. A new Foundation article, Building a healthy and resilient food system calls for long-term strategies.

While industries such as construction, automotive, and travel have faced levels of financial losses never experienced before, the article points out that comparatively, the agriculture and grocery retail sectors have weathered the crisis better as people have prioritised spending on food. However, it also reveals that food supply chains have been hugely impacted by the slump in dining out caused by the government-imposed lockdowns. Just two examples include growers, notably in the US, who have had to destroy their crops at a time when increasingly longer queues were forming outside food banks. And while countries like Kazakhstan have banned wheat and flour exports to protect domestic supplies, others France, Germany, the UK have urged their citizens to help farmers harvest their crops to replace the foreign workers who have been unable to travel due to border controls.

Illustrating these vulnerabilities, Building a healthy and resilient food system also details some of the more positive trends that have the potential for a transition, including consumers paying more attention to where their food is sourced and how it is produced, with retailers across the globe experiencing increases in organic food sales. Local and small-scale production systems are gaining a lot of traction from governments and international agencies, and the article highlights ambitious measures such as the Farm to Fork strategy, launched by the EU on the 22nd of May, with the vision to reconcile climate and biodiversity targets with goals on nutrition.

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of food and food security to our lives and livelihoods, evinced the close links between human and natural systems, and prompted numerous calls to rethink our food system. This article fully explores how circular economy strategies would help build resilience at all levels, and why the transition to a circular economy for food would provide positive outcomes for the environment, human health, and biodiversity, as well as contributing significantly to the fight against climate change.

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