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I think you have a marvelous voice. You really should do something with it. Just a little love, a little kiss. Please the neighbors wait and sing it tomorrow. Just for me. Just for you. It'll be our song. Yours and mine. And whenever we hear it we'll... Isn't that cute? Good night, Drought Morton. But Doris. Yes, Drought Morton. Doris. Mr. Gilder Sleeve, you're so Christmas. I can't help it. I don't care. There's one for the other hand. Good night. Mr. Gilder Sleeve? Mr. Gilder Sleeve again? Drought Morton. Doris. Now you have a hard day at the office tomorrow, remember? Well, there is a lot to do, but I'll do it. Efficiency is our motto at the water department. I'll clear the desk in short order, bing-bing. I'm sure you will. Good night. Oh, Drought Morton. Yes. Would you do something for me? On a beautiful romantic night like this? Doris, your very wish is my command. What can I do? Before you leave, will you be good enough to set my garbage can on the curve? Hard day. What time is it, Bessie? It's 4.30, Mr. Gilder Sleeve. Just half an hour until 5. That's when we close the office. You don't have to remind me. We'll close it on time, too. Five o'clock, right on the dot. That's efficiency, Bessie. We'll be prompt with everything in this office, and that goes for closing. We'll never be able to finish this report today, Mr. Gilder Sleeve. And as I, the mayor, wanted it before... You didn't just leave the mayor to me, Bessie. We're not slaves. We're executives. Or something. At least I am. And if an executive can't finish his work during business hours, he's no executive. No night work this time, Mr. Gilder Sleeve? No, Bessie. Day times, we concentrate on work. Evenings are for relaxation and recreation. That's when we store up energy for the day ahead. Remember that? Yes, sir. Let's see what you've done on the report. Right here, Mr. Gilder Sleeve. Yes, yes. Just a little long, a little kid. Mr. Gilder Sleeve, you have the report upside down. What's that? Just checking the bottom figures, Bessie. I have more on my desk. I'll get them. No hurry, Bessie. We'll look into them first thing tomorrow. Is the old hippopotamus anywhere around the water hole? I'm a busy man, Horace. What's on your mind? I was just on my way home, Gilder, and thought I'd better look in. Working on your fiscal report, I surmise. Yes, big job, Horace. Lots of detail. It takes time. When is it due, Gilder? Last Monday. Just as I thought.  I'd get it in tomorrow. What business is this of yours, Hooker? I overheard a conversation Maritra Williger had and I think I ought to warn you that lightning can strike in the same place twice. The mayor can't fire me? Not again, anyway. Just let him try to throw me out and put in one of his relatives. Nevertheless, he did it before. That fellow Robbins had your job for a whole week. Robbins, the mayor's second cousin. I wonder whatever happened to him. He moved away, but the mayor has other relatives and very few of them work. You'd better turn over a new leaf, Gilder. Well, I was going to anyway the first of the year. What I hear, that may be too late. If that report isn't in tomorrow, you'd better start looking for another job. I don't need any advice from you about running this department, Hooker. I'm the executive around here.  Good night, Gilder. Good night.  Oh, bad news tonight, Hooker. Wonder what mayor to Williger is up to. He's always asked for these reports several times. Wonder if he's trying to trick me. Bessie! Oh, Bessie! Yes, Mr. Gilder, please? Bring your pad and pencil. Bring everything. But, Mr. Gilder, sleep. It's almost five o'clock. Bessie, I wish you'd stop watching the clock. But you said you wouldn't work after hours. An executive doesn't have hours, Bessie. He can't put in overtime. He's no executive. Remember that. Yes, sir. Where will we start, Mr. Gilder sleep? We'll start at the beginning. Where is it? Well... We've had a long way to go here. These annual fiscal reports take a lot of work. Is that why they call them physical? It isn't physical, Bessie. It's fiscal. F-I-S. Fist. C-A-L. Cow. Fiscal. What does it mean, Mr. Gilder sleep? I wonder if I could hire Doris Dowrymple. Mrs. Dowrymple? Oh, Mr. Gilder sleep. No, no, Bessie. I can't get her anyway. Her secretary. Oh. She was a darn good one. Fourteen years on the same job. Quick to marry her boss. That's how efficient she was. I had her. I'll bet I'd know where I stand at the end of the fiscal year. I wouldn't have to sit up all night to find out.  No, Bessie. Thanks just the same. I'll take the report home with me and figure it out. I can concentrate better alone. I'll take copies of everything home with me, too, Mr. Gilder sleep. I'll concentrate like crazy. I'll be here bright and early tomorrow morning with the complete physical report. Fiscal, Bessie. Fiscal. Oh, what's the year? What'll I do? Call on Doris first, then sit up late and do the report. Or do the report, then sit up late with Doris. Well, business before pleasure. I'll sit up late with Doris. Oh, Mr. Gilder sleep. Hello, PB. Calling it a day, are you? Oh, no, I'm just getting started. Got a busy night ahead of me. Oh, I see. I don't suppose you'd care to take a long nice box of candy. No, PB. Business before pleasure tonight. That's my motto. That's very good, Mr. Gilder sleep. Nothing like a good motto to keep a man on the streets narrow. This is. When I was a young man, I was a little inclined to leap before I look. Then I got a little older and started to look before I leap. Of course, now I just look.  Give me some cigars. Strong black ones. It'll keep me awake tonight. Well, they're elbow's ought to keep you awake. Anyone else, you'll have to be in the house. All right, PB. I'll try them once more. Give me a half a dozen. A dozen elbow's it is. Yeah, that'll be 24 cents. Thanks, PB. Here you are. Those elbow's seem to be moving quite well, surprisingly enough.  Yes, but not exactly the type of cigar you give a man to make a big impression. There was a man in here a little while ago buying cigars for the mayor. He got the corona, corona. Who's buying corona, coroners for the mayor, PB? You should remember, Mr. Gilder sleep. He served as water commissioner for a while, as I recall. Not Robbins, the mayor's second cousin. What's he doing back in town? The worst water commissioner summer he'll ever had. Well, all right. Wouldn't say that. We've had some pretty bad ones in our time, present company accepted as gone. Robbins back in town, the mayor's trying to fire me. PB, give me six more elbow's. I have to stay awake tonight. And water reports. Why can't people just drink it without somebody having to keep track of it? Civilization. Good. Tonight's can night. Can night? That's all the women in this town think I have to do, put out the cans. Well, tonight's can night. I have work to do, Bertie, or tomorrow may be can day. Well, the city says to get them out on Wednesday night, and I try to get them out. Yes, Bertie. I try to get them out. That's one thing the city has to say for Bertie, she tried. All right, Bertie. I don't want any trouble with the mayor, do you? No, Bertie.  Why don't you have Leroy put out the cans? I asked Leroy, but he had a good excuse, too. Well, what's his?  He's pretty worried. He is? He usually saves his way till after the examination. He's pretty worried. He wants to talk to you about it. What about the cans? Yes, we'll see, Bertie. Hi, uncle. Leroy, what's this about your schoolwork? Well, it so happens that just as I was leaving school today... So happens, eh? Get to the point, Leroy. Okay, here's a note from school. Ask the spirit, note, Leroy. Who's writing them? Here, Rockmorton. Well, it's from me. Yeah. Leroy's geography teacher has had to come in and talk to me again about his atrocious grades. That's not good. I looked it up. Before demoting him, she is consented to test him again tomorrow morning. I know how deeply it would hurt you if Leroy should fail. And so I am suggesting that you spend the whole evening with him reviewing his geography work. But he, what about my own work? And Mrs. Dowrymple? Mrs. Dowrymple, what's she got to do with it? Eh, you wouldn't understand, Leroy. You can't even understand geography. Mrs. May, excuse me, Leroy. Be right there, Bertie. As soon as I make a telephone call. Very painful telephone call it is, too. Here goes my whole evening. Doris, about tonight. Oh, yeah? You're going to sing our song. Well, something has come up. What? I'm sorry, Doris. I can't see you tonight, you see. Where? No, Doris, let me explain. Please do. You see, Eve Goodwin wrote me a note today. Eve Goodwin? You see, she's the principal of the school. Yes. Yes, I know. I imagine she writes a very intellectual note. Now, Doris, you misunderstand. I have to stay home tonight and study geography. Mr. Gildersleeve, I don't mind excuses if they're good words. But studying geography with the principal... But Doris... How thickly! But everything's the same, Doris, just like last night. Listen, just a little love, a little... She hung up on our song. Back to the great Gildersleeve in just a minute. Have you heard about the modern masterpiece of cheesemaking? It's Kraft's latest triumph, a natural cheddar cheese, and it's made from pasteurized milk. The name? K-brand natural cheese. That's K-A-Y K-brand. Here's a cheddar cheese with that traditional mellow flavor, that tender melt-in-your-mouth texture. Here's a cheddar cheese made from milk that's carefully pasteurized. Hey, K-brand cheese sounds pretty special. You'll think so once you taste it. K-brand natural cheese is pretty special in the way it's cured, too. Every big 10-pound bar goes to the curing room, sealed in its own transparent wrapper. 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Have to feed the body before you work the mind. You're all set, all right. They might hand me that pillow from the couch there for my back. Okay. How's this? Malian. Geography. Want me to light your cigar first? Oh, thank you, my boy. True makes swell clouds. Can I have a cigar, Ben? Oh, sure, sure. There you are. El Lobo, the tobacco perfected by the North American Indian. Must have used them for smoke signals. Darn that peevee. You all right, Aunt? Oh, sure, yeah.  Geography. I know. But what specific part of the book are you having trouble with? You kidding? It's going to take longer than I thought. You start with the front of the book, Alaska. Yeah, they're always asking boring questions about Alaska. Boring? What's so boring about this? Listen, Alaska, population, 59,000 people. Seals, 808,000. See, more seals than people. In 1929, the fish product was worth $51 million, including cod, paring, mackerel, sardines, and... Well, some of it is a little boring. Some of it? Now, really, Leroy, if you really want to get something out of geography, make a game out of it, huh?  Pretend you're there among all the beautiful snow-capped mountains. Yeah, the cigar went out. I'll light it again. No, Leroy, it's better off dead. Warm, too, Leroy. While you're up, run upstairs and turn down the furnace. We'll be close in here for good work. Yeah, we can. Yeah, we still got quite a ways to go. We'll get it done. Have a great capacity for work. Yes, sir. Hmm, teach Leroy all about Alaska, and then... Hmm, at least it doesn't get hot and stuffy up there. That was fine roast beef Bertie had to get her. Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm. Stop the sled here, Bertie. I'll go in and find out what part of Alaska we're in. Okay, Levi and I'll stay out here and rest our dogs. Your dogs? Oh, you mean the team? It'll only be a minute, folks. They're asked to park under where I am. Well, good afternoon, stranger. What can I do for you? Well, hello, Phoebe. Phoebe, I'd be careful who you call funny names up in the con guy, stranger. Oh, excuse me. Yeah, I guess I mistook you for somebody I used to know. Yes, I'm sure you met her. He was a fuddy-duddy old drugist. Well, I wouldn't say that. What would it be, stranger? Well, I might have a glass of water. Water?  Well, make it two glasses of water. She's cute. Say yes, stranger. Who's that woman? The most beautiful woman from Nome to Juneau. The lady who's known as Doris. Well, Doris, I didn't recognize you in that Auschwitz plume hat. But don't your shoulders get cold? Isn't that cute? Say, who's that at the piano? You mean ragtime monkey? He's playing our song. Our song? Of course, Doris. Don't you remember? I was going to sing it to you tonight. Just a little love, a little kiss. Bernie, what's the matter? Matt, who will it be? I thought I was coming on snowshoes. May or two later. And I don't have my report made out. He'll fire me. Right, Mr. Kilsie. I'm sorry, Doris. I can't see you tonight. Mr. Kilsie. Mr. Kilsie. Mr. Kilsie. Oh, sorry. I can't see you tonight. Mr. Kilsie, wake up. Yeah, wake up, huh? Huh? Watch your voice. Oh, hello, Bertie. Leroy. I told you he ate too much. He's all yours now, Leroy. I got to go back and clean the kitchen. Must have dosed a little, eh? Where were we, Leroy? We were studying Alaska. Oh, yes. Let's go on to something else, eh? Let's see now. What's this? Palm trees. Nice sandy beach. That's the South Seasong. The South Seasong. Very beautiful. Very romantic. Oh, for corn sake, he's going to sleep again. Very, very beautiful. Very beautiful. Very beautiful.  Me little native girl sit by his side. Huh? Little native girl. See, you look... Aren't you chilly? In South Seas native girls do not get chilly. Ah, yes. I see you're wearing longer grass this year. White man closes eyes. His Doris stroke nice, far away. His Doris? Who's Doris? Ah, your Doris. You, my husband. No, wait a minute. Let's talk this over. Whoop. Where's my shirt? White man lie down. When were we married? Oh, we not married. Doris find you on beach. You, her husband. You wash ashore. Some day she find flotsam. Some day she find jitsam. Some day she find quail blubber. Two weeks ago she find you. But Doris... So, you were her husband. Law of Ireland. But look, I have obligations at home. The niece and the nephew. Why didn't you marry flotsam or jitsam? Doris like white man best. She never leave his side. She care for him always. Well, I can't stay. I've got a job to do. I have a report to get out. Her two williger will fire me. Oh, handsome white man have too much sun. Sun? Doris get water. Water, water, water. Water. Now. Now you will feel better. Here come local water commissioner. Water commissioner? Carrying it on his head. But I can tell him about how to run his business. I came as fast as I could. Hey, look bud. See, haven't I seen your face some place before? In the States? Who are you? Me? Robbins. Matt, the williger's cousin from Summerfield. You're the guy who's going to make water commissioner? Carrying it on your head? What a water commissioner you make. That's the idea, King Roy. You tickle his ribs all that bad. Now tickle him all this bad. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Watch forth. My report. I have to get that out or I'll be carrying water on my head. Mr. Guilf, leave your secretary call. Yes, not part of it, uncle. Bessie said she finished the report. Bessie, she finished it? Yeah, it's all done. I wonder how she ever did it. Good old Bessie. Yeah, and I finished my geography too. I did it all while you were asleep. Your geography? No, me, Roy. Only 10 o'clock. Thought it would take me longer to clean up all that work. Still time to call Mrs. Dowry. Without a cozy little evening together after all. Just a little long. Hello, Doris. I have great news for you. This isn't Doris. This is Bessie. Bessie? What are you doing at Mrs. Dowry's house? You said Mr. Guilf was asleep. I brought the report over. She finished it with Jiffy. What? Now we're playing Chinese checkers. Won't you come over? No, thanks, Bessie. Oh, well. I've had my fun. Alaska, the South Seas. Who wants to play Chinese checkers? Well, here from the Great Gilda Sleeve again very shortly. Tomorrow night, fix up a snack for your family of crisp crackers, sliced rosy-cheek apples, and that wonderful craft cheese, K-brand natural cheddar. What a happy combination. K-brand is a natural cheddar with that traditional mellow, full-bodied flavor, that tender, meaty texture, but made from pasteurized milk. That's right, made from milk carefully. And what's more, K-brand has no rind because it ages right in its own spick-and-span wrapper. Every bit of it is usable for snacks on the family cheese tray, in hearty sandwiches, and with pie. Tomorrow, look for the big, wrapped 10-pound bar at your dealers. 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St Lucia's Finance team attends virtual annual IMF World Bank meetings. Chamber of Commons gets an update on COVID-19 and the Economic Recovery Plan. Prime Minister encourages St Lucia to follow protocols amidst an outpouring of support for the Island's Chief Medical Officer. Join us as we take a look back at the appointments in the Prime Minister's weekly diary. Although the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are being held virtually this year, it doesn't minimise the importance of the sessions. Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Growth, Job Creation, External Affairs and the Public Service, Hon. Alan Shastney took part in several engagements including a Governor's Meeting with the managing directors of both the IMF and the World Bank and a virtual round table on SID's access to finance under the theme of identifying solutions for resilient COVID-19 recovery. Joining Prime Minister Shastney at the meetings was the Acting Permanent Secretary in the Department of Finance Esther Rigabet, Officials of the Department of Finance and the Department of Economic Development. Among the issues stressed on by Prime Minister Shastney during the interactions was the impact of COVID-19 on small island developing states and long-standing issues as blacklisting and de-risking. This week Prime Minister Shastney took part in an update on the COVID-19 response to members of the Chamber of Commerce. The Prime Minister was joined by a team of technical officers from the Government of St. Lucia, which included the Chief Medical Officer, Acting Peers of Finance and various permanent secretaries, as well as members of the delivery unit who provided updates on the health response, the social stabilisation plan, the economic recovery, public sector investment programs, commerce and industry update, as well as updates on varying sectors of the economy. The financial team had a frank discussion about the challenges and the way forward. The Prime Minister spoke to the business community about ensuring COVID-19 protocols are followed at their institutions and thank all members of the Chamber who attended the meeting. Once we have weathered the COVID-19 storm, we can then refocus our attentions on growing our economy, curtailing debt and returning our fiscal position to a favourable level. As you know, one of our key strategies for jump-starting the economy was the role of a series of construction initiatives, particularly public sector investment projects. This strategy returned thousands and has brought much needed income to many households across the island. Some of the major projects which have commenced include the HIA development, road improvement and maintenance programs, the WACS regional tourism competitiveness project and the St. June rehabilitation project. There are a number of other construction projects in the pipeline and these will begin shortly. The Government of St. Lucia continues plans for a national health insurance that provides wide-ranging health coverage to all solutions. At a meeting held with the acting PS of Health Benson A. Meal and the Ministry of Finance, the Prime Minister received an update and set up a task force to finalize the first phase of NHI and to look at the first set of services which would be covered. The national health insurance financing system will make sure that all citizens are provided with essential, health care. Prime Minister Shasne joined thousands who showed support for Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sharon Belmar George and the team from the Ministry of Health in a post on his Facebook page this week. The outpouring of support comes as local health teams face increasing cases of COVID-19 and are calling on the public to be more vigilant. That message also carried through as the Prime Minister got ready to mark junior quail activities and Prime Minister Shasne sent a message of caution to citizens to observe protocols as they celebrated the occasion. We all want you to have a great weekend, but I'm asking all of us. We're reducing the crowd size from 100 to 50 or less. When you're having your home parties, please continue to practice proper protocols. Try to keep your mask on as much as possible. Make sure that you're social distancing and try to wash your hands as often as possible. And make sure that we have a great weekend. Salusha, we have a fight on our hands, but we can win this fight. We've shown that we can do it and we can do it again. But it's going to require all of us to be each other's brother's keeper. As I said, we have to protect the elderly in our society. We have to protect the more vulnerable in our society. And more importantly, we have to protect the breadwinners of our society. Many of us cannot afford to have the country shut down. So please, let's work together and make this happen. We can do it. We're all in this together. Have a great Joana Creole. That's it for this week's Diary Report. Join us next week as we continue to review the Prime Minister's weekly diary. Reporting for the Office of the Prime Minister, I am Nicole MacDonald.


Week 14 begins with the Minnesota Vikings hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers. As long as he's been in Minnesota, Kirk Cousins was 7-0 against Alliance, until last week, with the Lions picking up their first win against the Vikings. The Steelers are coming off the right side of a controversial decision last week by the Ravens. We asked you guys on Instagram who's going to win this game, and if we look at the polls, 59% are favoring the Vikings while only 41% like the Steelers. We think it's going to be close, but we're taking the Steelers on the road to win by four. Washington has made the NFC East a tight race, as they can alter the standings even more against the Dallas Cowboys. Playing great defense and running the ball has been the football team's key to a four-game winning streak. The Cowboys are coming off a dominating performance last week against the Saints, and currently lead the division by two games. Taking it to the polls, we asked you guys who's going to win. 72% like the Cowboys on the road, only 28% like Washington. We're taking the Cowboys to win by six. The Jacksonville Jaguars versus the Tennessee Titans. Though there's not much optimism for the Jaguars, Trevor Lawrence seems to be improving slightly, not throwing an interception the last two weeks. For the Titans, Julio Jones could return and provide a much-needed boost for the pass game. Looking at the polls, a staggering 93% are faking the Titans to win while only 7% like the worst-rated team on our power rankings. We're taking the Titans to win big by 23. The Seattle Seahawks versus the Houston Texans. This might be the turning point for the Seahawks as they defeated the 49ers last week, but sacrificed Jamal Adams in the process. For the Texans, rookie Davis Mills will be starting at quarterback. If we look at the polls, you guys favored the Seahawks to win in this one. 89% versus 11% are favoring the Texans. We're taking the Seahawks to win by 9. Division rematch from just a couple weeks ago, the Las Vegas Raiders versus the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs won big the last time these two teams faced, winning 41-14. The Raiders have lost four of their last five games and are in danger of missing the playoffs. If we ask you guys on Instagram who's going to win this game, 81% like the Chiefs while only 19% like the Raiders. We think the Chiefs are going to continue their winning streak to win by 10. Taysom Hill and the New Orleans Saints traveled to East Rutherford to face the New York Jets. It wasn't a pretty performance for Hill in his starting debut, but the return of Alvin Camara could benefit him this week. The Jets are coming off a tough defeat to the Eagles, though Zack Wilson reached the end zone three times. We ask you guys on Instagram who's going to win this game, 85% like the Saints to win, 15% like the Jets. We think the Saints are going to win big, win by 17. The Atlanta Falcons versus the Carolina Panthers. Panthers have used a bi-week to reset after a blowout loss to the Dolphins. Meanwhile, the Falcons still have an outside chance of making the postseason, but another loss will make it extremely tough to get in. Taking it to the polls, 68% like the Panthers to win in this game, only 32% like the Falcons. We're actually going to go against the Grand, we're taking the Falcons and an upset to win by two. Division opponents facing each other twice in the last three weeks. The Baltimore Ravens versus the Cleveland Browns. The disappointment for the Ravens' secondary continues as they lost Marlon Humphrey for the season. The Browns used their bi-week to get Baker Mayfield's knee some much-needed rest. Will that matter in this game? Doesn't matter, 73% are favoring the Ravens to win while only 27% like the Browns. We're going to take the Ravens to win by eight. It's going to be a tough one for the New York Giants offensively as they face the Los Angeles Chargers. The Giants are potentially down to the third-string quarterback Jake Frum out of Georgia. The Chargers hit at 7-5 and are in a great position to further distance themselves in the AFC playoff race. Taking it to the polls, 93% like the Chargers to win in this one and only 7% like the Giants. We're taking the Chargers to win by 20. Winless no more. The Detroit Lions take on the Denver Broncos. The Lions picked up the first victory on the final play of the game last week, having some momentum going into this Sunday. The Broncos are a different story as they look great sometimes, but in other games, offensively, they struggle scoring. Will that matter in this game? Using the Broncos are going to continue to score in this game 75% like the Broncos while only 25% like the Lions. We're taking the Broncos to win by five. The injury riddles San Francisco 49ers vs. the injury riddles Cincinnati Bengals. The 49ers are still dealing with the injury of Devo Samuel and could be without their top two backs in Elijah Mitchell and Jeff Wilson. Joe Burrow is dealing with an injury to his right pinky, but states that he'll tough it out and play through it. Taking it to the polls, we think it's going to be a little bit close. 49ers are favored to win by 57% of you while only 43% like the Bengals. We're taking the Bengals to win by four. One of the best games this week will be between the Buffalo Bills and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Thankfully, Josh Allen may not have to endure windy elements this week. The Bucs are coming off a victory against the Falcons in which Tom Brady threw the ball over 50 times. Taking it to the polls, 74% like the Bucs while only a fourth of you like the Bills. We don't think this is going to be a defensive game, but because the Bills defense is better, we're taking the Bills to win by two. Saturday Night Football, the Chicago Bears vs. the Green Bay Packers. Justin Fields has been cleared and will start this week, but David Montgomery is so banged up that the Bears may have to rest up. We know how good the Packers offense is, but their defense has been solid all season. If you look at the polls, the Packers are favored to win in this one, 88% vs. 12%. We're signing with you guys, we're taking the Packers to win by 16. And finally, Monday Night Football, the Los Angeles Rams vs. the Arizona Cardinals. Arizona won by 17 earlier this season when these two faced, but many expect this to be a more competitive game. The Rams are reportedly planning on Sonya Michelle taking over the leadback duties once again. Taking it to the polls, the Cardinals are favored to win in this one, 64% while 36% of you like the Rams. We're going to take the Cardinals to win in a close one by three.


What's up everybody? Jason here for jaspyscasebrakes.com. We just sold out another one of these flawless fillers that gives us two RMB spots away or that's given away two flawless RMB spots away in this 2022 Mosaic NFL Hobby Pack Break number 22. So again, people here paid a fraction of the price at $24 to potentially win an RMB spot here. That's 361. And of course, including 15 teams in flawless, including Pittsburgh, one of the better teams, Atlanta, Jets, Kansas City, she's all the way down to these teams here. So almost half the league pretty much in this RMB. So again, first we're gonna do the break. We're gonna randomize because our names, teams that should have the hits out of the pack and then at the end we'll randomize the names and top two get in. So let's take a roll and it's a four and a one five times. One, two, three, four, and five. Five, four and a one five, five, William, five times. One, two, three, four, five. Time for the bucks down on the New York Giants. All right, of course, it is a pack filler guys, so stick to what you got. But we'll alphabetize and make it look nice and we'll give you guys a quick minute to look at your teams. To look at your teams. Mommy, holy, Jets. Jets, the printer's working. All right, so 2022 Mosaic and a Fall Hobby Pack, 2022. Gary Wilson Rookie. You got a George Kittle, the Viscussional Junior and a Men of Mastery, which I believe is numbered. All right, three out of 49, paint manning for the Colts. Indianapolis Colts going to Primetime. A little Gary Wilson base to the, Jets going to Primetime as well. Let's up a little, let's up a little. All right, now let's switch scenes and let's do the giveaway. Top two, get into the R&B, roll it. Six out of three, nine times, good luck. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine. Nine times. Nine, nine. All right, Jets missing out is Anthony all the way down to William. Sean, congrats, you're in buddy. And round time, there you go. So both of you guys are in. So let's paste your names in here. And again guys, we do have one more filler that we need to sell out plus the four straight out spots guys, and then we can break that flawless tonight guys. That'd be a fun night. Thursday night football guys, we can do some football today. Appreciate it at jasmuscasebrace.com guys.


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True. What's going on, everyone? Sam here with latent sports cards, ripping 21-22. Penini Mosaic, basketball hobby, four box break, number 25. Pick your team style. Gonna read off a list of our names and teams. We got Anthony P with the Heat, Blake C Pacers, Ryan B with the Wizards, Eric R, Thunder and Sixers, Greg B with the Warriors and Kings, David W, Pelicans at Jazz, Raquel B with the Magic, Austin K has got the Trail Blazers, Lee H with the Bulls and Mavericks, Jared M with the Nets, Kevin L Hawks, Anthony P with the Nuggets, Perry Vaughn C has got the Grizzlies, Eric W Raptors, Michael K, Knicks, Joshua B Lakers, Bennett B with the Clippers Spurs, Bryce D Pistons, Pengian C Hornets, Blake H Celtics Cabs and Sons, Christopher M with the Timberwolves, DoD has got the Rockets and Long J with the Bucks. So good luck, everybody. Let's do some mosaic. Mosaic basketball. Cade rookie. I got you. I got you, Joshua. Big LeBron coming out of here. Kyle Lowry Mosaic, Red Luke Kinard for the Clippers, Dobby Mitchell, Zion Williamson Stairmasters, Garland Hero and Aldridge, Guzman Garuba, Charles Bassie rookie, stuck together here. That's gonna be Mark Price going to the Cavaliers. Nice one there. Blake H. Nice throwback auto. One of the better guards in the 80s, for sure. Buddy healed Silver for the Pacers. Hamedu Diallo. Face, Overdrive, Jalen Green rookie for the Rockets. Stephen Adams, Harrison Barnes and Tyrese Maxi. Nice one's there. Luca Silver, Jordan Poole. Poole party. Grats, Warriors. Zyra Williams, debut, Red. Starting five for the Pacers on the mosaic. Very nice. Bones Highland. There's an Evan Moby rookie. Bones Highland will get traded. One of the big questions today. I mean, not today, but of the deadline. Zach Levine, mosaic. Red KCP for the Wizards. There's Rising Stars, Jalen Green for the Rockets. Gary Trent, Kevin Herter, Hamedu Diallo. If Highland did get traded, where would he, what teams would that have been trusted in? I don't know, to be honest. Probably, like, it's tough to say at this point. Alfred Shengun base. It's really tough to say who would be like suit, like Andrew Wigginsilver. There's a Pink Kai Jones rookie, number three of 49. Nice one there, Hornets. Pink Kai Jones. CP3. Cade, rookie introductions. The Pistons. Jamerant, Cole Anthony, and Boyan Bagnonovich. What was I going to say? See, like, what I've been hearing is he just wants to go somewhere he's going to get more minutes. So, does he pull to Currie? No, no, not as bad. That's Kelly Olenek. Steph Currie, Red. Nice one there for the Warriors. National pride. White Howard moments in time. There's an Evan Mobley introductions for the Cavaliers. I think the issue with, it's just where he wants to get more minutes, and then after that, it's going to be like, basically they said, like, if there's mutual interests in, like, if there's a good enough offer, like, they'll trade them, but if not, they're going to keep them. Joel Embiid. Fred Van Vliet Montage for the Raptors. Like, he wasn't like, oh, I'm not going to play if you don't trade me. That was that kind of thing. It was just like, basically like, hey, if there's like, a mutual trade partner where I'm going to go and get more minutes, I'm in. Jalen Green. Jalen Suggs' debut. Silver Deandre Aitin for the Suns. We've got Blue, Caris Leverte going to the Cavs, 24 out of 99. Traymon, Payne, and Rocco. Franz Wagner, debut. Jalen Green, debut. Joshua Premo, Silver. Red, Jared Butler for the Jazz, on the, not on the National Pride, just on the bass. Kyrie, Danny of Dia. Forte, Trayman. There's a Cade, bass debut for the Pizzans. That is Chris Forte. She's classic Joshua. Moments in Time, Jamerant for the Grids. Scotty Barnes, right on top. Nice. Rookie for the Franz Wagner debut. Raptors, that was Barnes and the Magic for Wagner. Silver, Sondro, Mama Colossiavilli. Red, Reggae. Straight Fire, Lamello. Hornets. Randall, Caruso, and Brogdon. Jalen Green, National Pride. Jalen Suggs. There's Jalen Green, National Pride Mosaic for the Rockets. Red, LeBron. Nice one there for the Lakers. National Pride as well. There you go, Joshua. Come on, Murray. Stairmasters. Pertle, Clarkson, and Murray. Derek Rose, Mosaic. Red, Alvin Schengun. Color Match for the Rockets. Turkish Tim Duncan. Nicola Yolkic, Stairmasters Mosaic for the Nuggets. 3J for the Pelicans. There's a Giddy, right on top. Primo. Auto, Jason Preston, going to the Clippers. Nice one there, LA. Mosaic, Rookie Auto. Again, Jason Preston. Silver, Austin Reeves. Josh Hart. Evan Mobley, Stain Glass, going to the Cavs. Nice one there, congrats. Blake. Blake H. Awesome, man. Nice Mobley. Yeah, I would say so. So there's different, like, basically there's different exclusives with Hobby versus Retail. So with Hobby, like, with a Hobby Box and Mosaic that we're opening right now, you're guaranteed one autograph. With, like, a pack from Target, you're not necessarily guaranteed anything. It's possible. It's just more unlikely. Dream on Green. My bad, that was a Shea at Mosaic. There's Introduction, Josh Giddy. Like, is Stain Glass Hobby or is it Retail? Can you get that Retail or is it Hobby? I don't know. That's a good question, actually. I'm not sure. Because I know, like, most of those are usually Hobby. Hobby exclusive, yeah. Kate Cunningham. But then it's, like, with certain things, like Kabooms, obviously, you can get in Retail too. Yeah. Silver Mellow. There's Red Jalen Brunson. Always depends on the product. Yeah, exactly. Then it's like, like, last year for Mosaic Football, you can get the, you know, like, the Honeycomb, just kind of like, you can get Honeycomb in Retail. They need Peacock too, right? Or has that always been a thing? I think that's always been choice. It's like a different skew. Gotcha. There's Evan Mobley, National Pride for the Cabs. Shaq. Silver PJ Tucker. Red LeBron, National Pride again. Introduction to Scotty Barnes and base. Save that Barnes as well. Next pack. Mosaic LeBron James. That is Red Campaign. Damon and Lily. I don't, that could definitely be potential a buff. I don't know. I don't know. I don't think, I don't know if it's confirmed or not, but I can definitely see it being potentially true. It's where it's at. Kara Silver. Red, Kelly Ubre. There's Magic Johnson, Moments in Time. Okay guys, we got Hockey Breaks tomorrow. We've got Forests is ripping upper deck artifacts tomorrow. It's gonna be a lot of fun, group break. Don't do a ton of hockey over here, but it has gained some interest, so Rich decided to throw one on the schedule and we're gonna do it. Silver, Peyton Pritchard. There's a Pink Miles Turner, 41 out of 49 for the Pacers. Always a potential trade. Man, I don't know, to be honest. Only Personals beard. We've got, everything filled up so far. Everything for the night, group break-wise, is filled. We do have a room for Personals tonight, though, if you're interested in a Personal box. I will say it for the stained glass question. It doesn't say it being a hobby owner, so... Yeah, it's potentially being refilled then. Yeah. I mean, it's one of those like weird ones where it's not necessarily like, it's not a case hit, you know what I mean? It's like a short print. Yeah, no problem, Buff. You got it, buddy. Tim, I don't know where I think Kyrie's gonna go. That's Evan Mobley. Lakers, maybe? Silver, Al Horford. I mean, the storyline would be really cool. J. Lee Green, Red, National Pride. The storyline would be awesome if it was... This is number 25 right here, Bennett. Number 25. LeBron James again. Clippers. Yeah, I saw the Clippers joined. I saw the Clippers joined in, Joshua. Jimmy Butler, Red Mosaic. There's Kyrie Irving, Montage. Gary Harris, PJ Tucker. Isaiah Todd, Book Knight. There's Cara Slivert. Kevin Love, trying to no... no auto, no. That's Damien Willard, yep, on the Montage. He probably will, to be honest. Yeah, I don't see him changing his act now. Yeah. I feel like it's pretty late in the career for that. Yeah. Silver, Cat. Blue, Trey Mann for the Thunder, 85 out of 99. Evan Mobley, Rising Stars. There's Mellow, none of B, and Derek Rose. Evan Mobley, National Pride. Davion Mitchell, Mosaic. Red, Chris Duarte, Rookie, Mosaic. Luca, Moments in Time, Dwight Howard. Shea, Yannis, Aaron Gordon. National Pride is Jalen Green. Yeah, a lot of Mobley in here for sure. Definitely a lot of Mobley. Silver, Isaiah Todd for the Wizards. Dylan Brooks, Red. Base, there's an overdrive, Alfred Schengun for the Rockets. Gosh, Giddy Rookie, debut. Giddy. Avery Bradley, going to the Lakers. There you go, Joshua. Nice one there. Defensive Menace. Avery Bradley, that is. Defensive Menace. Avery Bradley. Silver, Greg Brown. Red, Chris Boucher. There's Kawhi Leonard on the straight fire for the Clippers. Kyle Lowry, Isaiah Stewart, Andrew Holliday. Wolverine, Mb Duarte. There's Oginnonoby. Red, Cade, nice one there for the Pistons. That's debut, Red Cade, Mosaic. Base, there's Donovan Mitchell rising, or Stairmasters, excuse me, for the Jazz. Base, Base. I don't know, I got Cornhole on. Interesting. There, I'm in on Cornhole. Rockets, Jalen Green. Derek Rose. Red, Jamal Murray. Stairmasters, Nicola Jochic. Base, Base. Trayman, Cade Cunningham, debut. Kawhi Leonard. Scotty Barnes, Rookie. Dwight Howard, Silver. Red, Marcus Morris. That's Rising Stars, Scotty Barnes. And Base on the back, on to box number four now, everybody. Good luck. Evan Mobley, National Broad. Silver, Donovan Mitchell, for the Jazz. Red, Kyle Kuzma. Staying Glass, Kevin Durant, nice one there for the Nets. Rats on that, Jared. There you go, buddy. Nice Staying Glass, KD. With those, I would say Rookie's, yes, that's a no. Scotty Barnes. Are you talking, Ben, are you talking about the Origins International Blasters? There's Kyrie Irving. Donovan Mitchell, Red for the Jazz. Jamal, moments in time. The Internationals are like, don't they have a few packs? Yeah, they've got like six or eight packs with like six or eight cards to pack, basically. Yeah, then the Hobbies are like seven cards, but they're like two, two autos. Yeah, one Jersey card, yeah. Kyle Lowry. Red, Keon Johnson for the Blazers. That's Zion Williamson. Like, I don't think it's possible to hit autos of any sort in the International Blasters, but they have like a different case hit. The Big Bang is their case hit. And then you can get numbered rookie, like base rookies in there as well. Franz Wagner, you cannot get those in hobby. Fakundo Campazo, going to the Nuggets. Nice one there, Denver, on the Mosaic Auto. Silver Evan Mobley for the Cavaliers. Red, Dorian Finney-Smith. There, starting five is the 76er. No, the Mavericks, my bad. Mavericks, Sixers, I guess, same thing. Scotty Barnes, debut base. Josh Giddy for the Thunder. Peyton Prichard. There's Isaiah Stewart. We got Reg Joel Embiid, jersey match for the Sixers. Base, Cole Anthony Montage for the Magic. Base, Jaylen Green Rookie. Silver, Campbell Walker for the Knicks. Red, Roy Hachimura. Base, base, and base. Silver, Seth Curry. Red, Steph Curry. Nice one there, Curry Brothers, back to back. Base, few packs to go here, everybody. Evan Mobley, there's Brandon Ingram. Red, Jay Val for the Pelicans. Introduction to Evan Mobley, not numbered for the Cavaliers. Base, base, base. Tyrese Halliburton for the Pacers. Red, Kristaps Porzingis. Rising Stars, Scotty Barnes-Mosaic for the Rathers. Base, and last pack, everybody.  Oh, no! For the Trailblazers, there's Blue, Cam Thomas for the Nets. That's the Dwell to 99. National Pride. Almost got through the break. Without getting jumbled. Without getting jumbled. That will do it for the break, guys. Do a quick recap here. I would say so, Bennett.  Can the Composal for the Nuggets? Avery Bradley Lakers, that is Jason Press and Rookie Otto for the Clips. Mark Price for the Cavs, and Stain Glass. Evan Mobley, we also had the Stain Glass Katie, but all good. Congrats on that, everybody. Thanks again for the fill. Next up, we've got another Mosaic.


Welcome to Longmont Voices and Vision, a project of Longmont Public Media. In the midst of the darkest period in our lives, when we're bombarded 24 hours a day with news of the coronavirus and the human and economic carnage it's causing in our society, we're challenged to cope with our fears and anxieties, we're remaining hopeful about what lies on the other side of this crisis. This project presents an opportunity for Longmont residents to share with others how they're adjusting to new realities of social distancing and the kind of future they hope to experience on the other side of the crisis. I'm Tim Waters, host of these conversations in a Longmont Public Media Volunteer. In this series, I'll be asking Longmont residents, many of them your friends and neighbors, three questions. What are you doing to get through this crisis? Even though we cannot be together right now, how are we staying connected to friends and families? And what's the future you are hoping to see and experience on the other side of this crisis? I hope you'll stay with this series and enjoy listening to your friends and neighbors and learn from them how they're getting through and what they're looking forward to in a new reality on the other side. Michelle Waite, thank you so much for your willingness to contribute to this Longmont Voices and Vision project. Each of these interviews have started with people telling us a little bit about themselves, so I'm going to ask you to do that, but as you do it, I want to also thank you for the extraordinary contributions you make to Longmont based on what you do every day with your life. So as you talk about who you are, I think it'll be important for people to know what you do and how you serve this community to take it away. Alright, so my name is Michelle Waite. I have been a part of the Longmont community since 1981 when I was hired by the City of Longmont to work for Longmont Senior Center and Longmont Senior Services and I have been in this wonderful place ever since. So I've been at Senior Services for 38 years. I have a husband and a couple of grown kids and lots of community here and lots of customers over the years and fabulous colleagues. Well, most people when they talk about the Senior Center know it has been differentiated as one of the most extraordinary resources, not just in this community, in any community, so I want to say. It's great to hear. Well, it's just the truth. So, you know, I'm going to ask you three questions. The first of these three questions is in a time of where we have more kind of unknowns than we have knowns and the unsettling that is the fear that goes along with that. People are having to find ways to get themselves through this extraordinary period of time that none of us have ever experienced before. How are you doing that? Well, working is really super important for that. It keeps me focused. It gives me a purpose with all of the conversation about older adults being so vulnerable with this particular pandemic, more so than others. It makes it really extremely important that myself and my team are thinking and responding to what that has presented us. What are we doing in terms of information services? How are we positioned to make it better for the older adults in Longmont? And looking for more ways. What's our role? What's our purpose? And so that's absolutely been critical for getting me through. And probably even more important has been my faith. So that has always been a still point in a crazy world. And in this world in particular, it gives me a frame of reference to both really appreciate the blessings that are happening, and they are, and dealing with the loss and challenges. So that faith piece, I attended virtual services, which I got to tell you I'm not super good at. But I am trying to find daily, regular ways to, to stay connected and use all of those faith pieces to support me and keep me hopeful. Well, the last part of that answer, the connections segue right into my next question and that is in a time where we can't be together physically because of our, the orders of stay at home now, safe at home and social distancing. How are you staying connected with family and friends? So that's really been about mostly texting and a lot of phone calls, just those daily regular ongoing checks, reaching out to people that I haven't spent time with recently and making sure folks are okay. I found myself writing lengthier notes in birthday cards as I, anniversary cards, as I, you know, really trying to make sure people knew what I thought about them or how I felt. My mom, who is in her 90s, lives in the area. And I have definitely upped phone calls with her as her circle becomes more limiting. That, that's more important to have more time with her and we have driveway time. So I go over and if the weather allows, we, we spend time in the driveway. So we were able to be together for the Thunderbirds. I, I left before they flew right over her house, but she had a fabulous experience. So that, that texting and that, you know, just trying to find appropriate safe ways to be together is, is really important. I would say in addition to family and friends, what we sometimes call our work family is also really important. And with half of us teleworking, those connections are also been very important. And so my, my team has, we're doing the regular stuff that the WebEx meetings and the zoom meetings and doing our business, but they started a texting check-in. And one of my coworkers said, I've learned more about my teammates through this experience because they're doing it from home. Like here's the flower that popped through the garden today, or this is what my kids are up to. And so that has been just so uplifting. Just so my family, my friends, and my work team, all of those connections, it's really about making sure you're making them happen.  And the last question is really based on the presumption that whatever is normal in the future, life is going to be different than it was before the pandemic. And we don't know what that's going to look like or what that's going to be, but we have a chance to imagine what we'd like to see. So for you, what would be your preferred future that you'd like to see as the new normal? And what are you willing to help create? So I think what I am hopeful for the understanding and the commitment to the greater good that is happening. So I think we saw incredible giving during the flood. And this crisis has touched all of us where the flood had some pockets that were not as touched. And so I am hopeful that the understanding of the greater good and the desire to embrace it plays out more and more and more where we church, where we neighbor, where we work, how we vote, how we are engaged in our communities that, that greater good we just continue to hold out there as more important than the individual independent spirit that perhaps we have become in some ways, unfortunately known for. So the greater good piece, I'm hopeful for that. I ran into a person in the grocery store who said to me from six feet away, thank you very much for wearing your mask for me. And then she said, and I'm wearing my mask for you. That's right. Thank you. You know, you just got to love that, that recognition of that. So I'm very appreciative of that. I think the, another hope for the future is I think a lot of us have had lots more time to spend time with ourselves. And so how we have a future that allows for that personal reflection time.  And so I think in the future, we will be far more attentive to both that, both that personal moments, as well as the importance of being connected with other people. I think we're all taking advantage of the virtual world like this. And I think we're all going to want to get back to that human to human contact too, and being very appreciative of those opportunities. There are so many real heroes in this, in this experience and a lot of them we know, right, our doctors, our nurses, our fire and paramedics and all of those folks. I think we've come to understand that there are those unknown heroes, our grocery clerks, the volunteers who are delivering meals and groceries, the people making masks. This week I got a note from someone who was talking to me about an 89-year-old woman who was making masks and needed a place to give them away to. And all of those quiet, silent, more silent heroes. So I think with great adversity, there's also great opportunity for people to just shine. And so I don't want to forget their courage. I don't want to forget their generosity, their strength. And so my hope for future is we do a better and more. And more about recognizing both those and valiant folks who are so much more known as well as those who maybe are a little bit on the quieter side. And I would say lastly, a big hope I have, and it comes from an aging perspective, is that we will more fully embrace what aging in America looks like and really call upon and call out and support the folks who are doing personal and care in our long-term care settings and our assisted living settings in our senior communities and in individual homes. Because 80-plus percent of the care given to older adults is given by family members and friends. And so how do we more fully recognize that and support that and just make that the best care we can provide to the older adults and our families, our neighborhoods, our communities, and our nation. So that's a big hope. And I hope that Longmont Senior Services and that we're a part of that, a part of making that reality happen. And I'm excited for what that could be for sure. Michelle, you've described or shared your aspirations for a future that's worth pursuing. I hope so. So I want to say thanks again for your contribution to this project and deep, deep appreciation for all that you do every day. Well, thank you, Tim, for making this happen. Well, public media too. Well, when we, when we can resume what some semblance of normal is and we're in the same room together, well, high five or maybe even hug one another. Yeah, I like that. All right. Take care of yourself. Stay safe. Take care of your family. You too. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. David Bell, thank you for your willingness to contribute to the Longmont Voices and Vision project. We appreciate your willingness to contribute to this project as we'll learn just in a couple of seconds about who you are and what you do. Thank you as well for your, your contributions to the city. So to get started, tell us a little bit about who David Bell is. Well, first, thank you for inviting me and let me have the chance to kind of share my story about what we're going through right now. Again, David Bell and the director of Parks and Natural Resources for a save Longmont. I've been doing that for four years now. And prior to that though, I was with Boulder County Parks and Open Space for about 19 years. So I said that stage the fact that I've been in this area for quite a while working in this field, providing for the protection of natural resources, but also for trying to find that balance, how we get people out to use and enjoy our natural resources as well. So it's been a passion of mine since as long as I can remember and I've been very fortunate and I've been, you know, pushing almost 25 years now working in this field of trying to get people to recognize and understand the importance of our natural environment, protecting that environment. But again, very much of the mindset that people have to be able to touch, use and enjoy those things before they can feel like they have the responsibility to take care of and nurture those areas too. So I think Longmont has done a great job of trying to make that interface where people can get out and touch, play with and engage in our natural areas, but also then a great open space program allows people to, you know, areas where nature takes the forefront and people become the observers in those situations. So I think we have great opportunities here is something that has been important to me in public service for a long time and be on my professional side, have a wife and two daughters, which makes us a definitely interesting time as you try to talk to explain to them about something that's very new and unique for them. Senior in high school, which is I think, you know, as an educator is a very challenging time as we, we all try to be aware that everyone has a lot going on in their lives. We have loss of life. We have people on front lines, but to high school senior, we have all these rights of passage or being sort of eliminated. It's a hard conversation, even though she's done a great job of trying to keep it in perspective. We have some challenging days there. I have another daughter down at CU Boulder who has got herself isolated with her apartment with her engineering roommates and they're still continuing with classes and she is volunteering down at the homeless shelter down in Boulder for people who have no place to self quarantine when you don't have a home. So they've done a good job of providing resources for the individuals volunteering there as well. So at that length, my girl is my wife is a nurse. So she is working in the hospital environment every day. And fortunately, they're all staying healthy and feel like they're being productive. And I would say for me, again, just feel very fortunate that I have the job that I have where again, as you compare it to those frontline workers, the healthcare professionals, I feel very, you know, much in the background with what they're doing, but again, I'll tell you as I get out in our parks and I really see what it really means to people to be outside when they're quarantined, but can get out in the parks. I would tell you in the 25 years of doing this, the eye contact, the waving, the engagement for people, they're doing self distancing, but just that knowing that we're out there together and we're sharing this space has been really, I think some of the most enjoyable times I've seen in our parks. And David, I've tried to make very few editorial comments during these interviews, but I will say in this case, the Bell family obviously is making huge contributions from, from all sectors of the family. And if there was ever a moment or a period where people would appreciate what we've done with parks and open space, this would be it, this period of time. So thanks for all of that. Three questions, you know, I'm going to ask. And the first is this. In this time of, of unprecedented physical separation and social distancing, well, situation we've never experienced before. What are you doing to get yourself through this experience? There's a couple pieces of that. I think, you know, that social distancing has been really a challenge for a, a lot of people, especially in the work environment, how we continue to do our jobs. I think there's, I'm going to kind of break this into the, the personal professional and family piece. So the work area has been a challenge that I talked about. I think we mentioned the importance of people who are out there cleaning our parks, making sure the trash is empty, making sure that the people who don't have homes are trying to camp in our parks or getting the information they need to be in a place that's safe. So those frontline workers are still out there on a daily basis, trying to maintain distance, doing jobs that provide service to the city. So that is a challenge and how we do that, that, that for the job. I have other professional staff that is at home working. And for some, it may seem like that's an easier place to be, but I feel for them as well, because they get off work at the end of the day and they're still at work. They do, there really isn't that, that sort of physical and mental break, I think for my staff at home where they're trying to manage kids or trying to manage their, their work and just trying to recognize that they're doing their best under circumstances we have. I guess to have apologizing on a daily basis, say I just don't feel like I'm being as productive as I could be as I'm trying to care for kids and do meals and do our work. So if you're on the frontline doing it, if you're at home doing it, it has been a challenge for me. Again, I, and that's about where I feel fortunate. I could come into the office. I can engage with my staff or doing the social distancing and I think it's working fairly well. On the personal side, I would say there's been some very interesting things that come out of it. We've had our first zoom birthday party probably three weeks ago. And when we did that, we realized it's really kind of nice to reconnect with people that maybe you just got a Christmas card from. And now we're being together at top kill hours after work and reconnecting with people and family that we really didn't see except for a family reunion or something on a regular basis. So I would say that's helped on the personal side. And then with my wife and daughters, you know, the board games and the things that we do around our property with, you know, gardening and animals and stuff, it has really just kind of enriched that a little bit. And so it's a kind of personal professional. And then you have the family side. So we had the friends that we can kind of keep contact with it. And at the family side, it really is, I think we really have spent some really good time trying to let off steam in a very confined area and recognizing everyone's challenges. And again, buying board games, buying puzzles, watching movies, talking about movies, talking about how we get through this and what it means for them down the road. But you have again, young girls that are looking at their futures and jobs and college. And it really has led to some really engaging conversations. You may have already answered the second of my three questions. And that is in a time when we can't physically be together. How do we stay connected? So you've answered part of that, but would you, is there anything to add to how you stay connected to family and friends through this time of isolation? I do really think that we are fortunate in the technology that we have right now. I think it's not, it's not the same as being physically in a room with someone and breaking bread and sharing a drink or something. But I do think the ability to really reach out and connect and have these conversations that maybe the art of writing has dropped off and texts and emails become more common, but being able to do a Zoom meeting or doing a Teams meeting with people you haven't seen in a while has been a good way of doing it. And again, I say that other piece is sharing books, sharing movies and then having those conversations about it. And a piece that I kind of dropped that first piece that we threw on me off because I think you use something that, I've had a little bit of challenge with myself. People say this is unprecedented. It's unprecedented for us, but I do a lot of history reading of this US history of this ancient Greek and Roman history. I'm really not unprecedented at all. It's the fact that we probably probably should have been prepared by reading history, knowing that these events happen and nature throws things as all the time. And we kind of forget. We get a little soft and we forget that we are still vulnerable to what nature has out there. So for me, going back and reading and reminding myself that it was the Greeks or the Romans or founding fathers with smallpox malaria, they went through isolation. They were leaving DC and coming back and having a third of the population gone because of those diseases that they didn't really understand. So I think a lot of shared sort of background for me on the fact that people have gone through this before, they have come out of it. And for me, one of my goals is not, how do we get back to normal, but how do we come up better than when we went into it? So that's a piece that I really try using. And I know sometimes it can sound like it trivializes through, but it helps me a lot to know through that if it was Marco Reilias or George Washington, that they suffered losses through these pandemics that we kind of lose track of over time. I should have probably qualified unprecedented. It's unprecedented for me. But you're right, not in human history. So you've already segwayed into my third question. And that is assuming that life on the other side whatever the new normal becomes is going to be different than what life was like before the pandemic. And we can look at kind of a dark future, right? That kind of the worst fears. We also have a chance to help create what the new normal is. So for you, what's a preferred future? What would you like to see and experience and help create when we come out of this social distancing on the other side of this pandemic? I think, again, looking back historically, you can come out of this in an area that is dark. I do want to touch on that because there's conversations I've had with my daughters and stuff too. And again, we live in a very, a family that's very tied to nature. We love the outdoors, but I think we're all technophiles too. We recognize how important technology is. And I think my girls see a loss of opportunity. If this is bad enough, do we step or do we go backwards? Is this the dark ages after, you know, you have a plague in the past where you lose some of the best minds and you lose some of those things that opportunities for college and education. So there's a chance we could slip backwards because we've lost some time. And I think it's something we need to think about. But for me, I do hope that in this unprecedented time for us, we start really looking at some of the challenges we've faced. And if it are those frontline workers, how do we as a society recognize people that really carry a lot of weight in a way that maybe our economic system doesn't really recognize and appreciate now? So maybe this is a chance to recognize who really are those people that we need to do a better job of recognizing in our society. It's not just because of the dollars they make, because of the work that they do. The other piece I would say is, this recognition is how we support. I think people are reaching out to support people, help people and get the people through this, but how do you do that on a daily basis? Because you never know what is unprecedented as per day could be something tomorrow that is for an individual unprecedented. And again, I didn't share with you my background. I was a medic in the Air Force. And when you walk into a room with a young patient that has terminal cancer, that is unprecedented for that family. And that will continue. And if we can remember that these events are going to be happening to individuals or how do we do a better job of making sure they're supporting people through these unprecedented pieces through people's lives, whatever they may be. So I hope that it comes out that we not only come through this, but come out in a way that we helped reduce suffering for all those around us. Those people that are on the lower end of the economic ladder, those people going through health issues, mental or physical, and that we can do a better job supporting them through our economic programs, our social programs, and we start to recognize what really is important in all of this. David Bell, well said. And thank you again for lending your voice and your vision to the Longmont Voices and Vision Project. Take care of yourself, stay safe and healthy, and take care of your family. Thank you very much. Appreciate it.


Good to have you back here on the breakfast on plus TV Africa. Our next conversation is on a follow up on the conversation concerning in Yorubong-Umaran, the late Yorubong-Umaran who was murdered after going to a, well, going job searching. There, of course, has been further digging into that case by David Houdain and others. And, of course, a lot of other revelations have emerged mostly about the connection between some persons in Aqaibom state and even higher up in the police command. It's 13 days since the disappearance and subsequent death of Yorubong-Umaran. And what we know is that the police have a suspect in custody. What we do not know is how far the investigation into a death has gone. Now, Independent Journalist has published what can be best described as a plan to skew the details of Yorubong-Umaran's killing in Yorubong-Aqaibom state. The journalist, David Houdain, is joining us on the breakfast this morning. Good morning and thanks for joining us, David. Good morning. Thanks for having me. Good morning. Thanks for being here. All right. Let's start with the findings. A lot of people struggled with reading through the article yesterday until it eventually was open for people to go through it. So share with us the most shocking details from your investigation. Right. So I think it's for the purpose of this conversation, it's good to start from the end, sort of. So if you remember on May 2, there was a press release from the Aqaibom state command saying that an arrest has been made. The suspect, Uduak Frank Ezekia-Aqqaib, has been taken into custody and there was a team of police officers that took him into custody. One of those police officers was named as Superintendent Samuel Ezeuwe. Now starting from the end, as I said, if you've read the article, you'd realize that this guy, the Samuel Ezeuwe, the police superintendent, has been in contact with the suspect, Frank Aqqaib, before the arrest. And in fact, it was a suspect who initiated conversation with this guy. And how I was able to establish this was that I had an insider from telecoms company who actually sort of leaked cold data to me. Technically, I'm not supposed to have access to that data. So when I was doing the article, I had to be very careful. I couldn't just publish screenshots as they were. I had to reproduce the data to try and protect my sources' privacy. And what those call records show without a shadow of a doubt is that Frank Aqqaib, the suspect, the 20-year-old suspect, was not working alone. And that the Aqqaibom State Command is intentionally trying to present the case in a way that suggests that it is a standalone offender, so as not to potentially bring in bigger people who will be potentially implicated by this case. One of the most obvious ways that you can figure this out is by looking at the crime scene. Now, nobody here is the professional crime scene investigator. Nobody here is a detective. But we know, as a matter of something that is obvious, that when there is this sort of crime, the crime scene is supposed to be caught on off in public. The police are supposed to have exclusive access to the crime scene. No one else except, no one except not enforcement is supposed to be allowed into the crime scene. And yet, what we have seen over the past week or so is that the location where this murder took place has become something of a pilgrimage site for the public in Aqqaibom. People have been walking up and down, taking videos for social media. Different pictures and videos have been popping up, showing boots from youth corporals, showing books, showing uniforms, Scottish clothing from previous victims' bones, that sort of in shallow graves. And what this does is that the evidence which can be used to build a case or something much bigger than just the murder of Imi Umare, something, the evidence which suggests that there is something much bigger going on that is potentially a human trafficking or human organ trafficking going on. That evidence is intentionally being destroyed or compromised in such a way as to make it inadmissible in court. That's what the Aqaibom Police Command is doing. Now, I was on a TV show last night with the Aqaibom State Police Commissioner. And this man spent 15 minutes just dissembling, because I put these questions to him that, first of all, your police commission, your police department, is intentionally sabotaging this case, that there's obviously something bigger going on than just a single 20-year-old suspect and that you are intentionally bungling this case to try and make this guy, set this guy up to take the fall for everything. Obviously, this guy is a murderer. Obviously, this guy killed Imi Umare, that's not a doubt. But the point is that there's something much bigger going on. And potentially, you could be talking about something which would explain several unexplained disappearances and deaths going back a period of years. And instead, the Aqaibom Police Command is just trying to present it as a standalone rape and murder case against this 20-year-old guy and that there's nothing else going on here. The case is solved, everybody please go home. And then they have offered no explanation as to how come this guy has been in contact with at least one police officer from the Aqaibom State Command before even there was any talk about arresting him or anything and he was the one who initiated the contact. And by the way, I'm just going to quickly mention this. There's no data that I have access to that the police did not have even before I did, right? The only reason that I had access to that data is because an insider leaked it to me. The police don't need an insider. The police have access to this data at will. They have the law enforcement. They have all of this data. So there's nothing I'm saying which is news to them because they knew all of this even before I did. So then you'd have to ask, so go ahead. Really David, I was actually going to ask you because going through that article you wrote, I saw how you basically gleaned information just by using tech. Tools that people will see as simple like true caller. You were able to use those sources to trace the phone records and history of the prime suspect in this case. So then if you say that the issue is not that the police does not have access to tech and data, what really is the problem here? Also, you had this gut feeling that the prime suspect, Udrak was not acting alone. Why did you have that feeling? Well, first of all, let me start with your second question as to why I think it's obvious that he wasn't acting alone. If the videos and text and pictures I've been showing up on social media over the past few days showing the site of the crime, we've been seeing materials there, some with dates on them like books and stuff, going back as far back as 2013, right?  So except for saying that he started doing these things on his own at 12 years of age and since he was 12, he has been unilaterally going around kidnapping, raping and murdering women. I somehow was able to handle this on his own as a preteen. It's obvious he has been working with people and then the phone records, which I also published in the article, clearly suggest that there's at least one person whom we don't know of because this person's number wasn't registered on true color.  This unknown person is in constant contact with this Uduak Frank Atman fellow. So who is this person we don't know? I tried all the tricks in the book and we don't know. So after the article got published yesterday, several people got in contact with me that they went to check that number and magically that number started showing up on true color and on similar applications as Frank Atman. So was Frank Atman talking to Frank Atman on the phone? That doesn't make any sense. So who is this person we don't know? That needs to be established. And then the, sorry, just refresh my mind about what the first question was. The first question I was asking you was talking about police data, really. Right, right, right, right. So as I mentioned, there's no data I have that the police don't have in multiples. They know much more about this case than I do. So then when you're not asking yourself why are they intent of presenting this case in a way that clearly makes no sense, in a way that clearly suggests that this individual person is being set up to take the fall for a bigger case. So the only conclusion we can reach is that the police themselves are in on this thing. And bear in mind that the police put out a press statement stating that this fellow has been arrested and that this group of officers, including S.P., Samuel, A. Zilgo, heroically apprehended the suspect and blah, blah, blah. And then the phone records show that first of all, this murder was committed on 29 April. On the 30th of April, shortly after meeting this mystery Khufri F. Young person at the High End Hotel in Wuyo, owned by Drillapadu. Then the suspect then calls a police officer, this police officer on the phone, and they have a conversation for 90 seconds, 93 seconds. So what were they talking about? Why is the suspect initiating contact with the police officer? How did he get the police officer's number? What were they talking about? Only two of them and the phone network can give us that information. I didn't have access to the actual voice notes, the actual call data. So I don't know what was said. All I had access to was the call record. So it's only those two people who can tell us what they're talking about. And how it is that somebody who would later be arrested by this police superintendent, Samuel A. Zilgo, called him a couple of days before and had a conversation with him for 90 seconds. And when I put this question to the police commissioner yesterday, the police commissioner gave an absurd reply. I don't think he thought it through and he said, he said the police were trying to bail out the suspect. Well, it's the suspect that initiated the contact with this police officer. So how on earth did the suspect get this police officer's number? And what were they talking about? So before he started talking about whether the police was trying to bail him out. So clearly that's his life. So what is going on here? And why is that crime bomb state police command being less than truthful with us? These are the questions I need to answer. So should it be, or would you expect that it would be normal investigation procedure that the police should have, even before you did, should have gone through his phone record, should have seen that he spoke with these persons, should have maybe also been questioning these other persons that are in his phone records. Should that, is that expected to be normal procedure? And why do you think that's not happening? I mean, I think that's obvious. I think even before making any kind of public statement, this thing should have been done. And as I've said twice now, all of this information is freely available to the police. It's very easily available. All it takes is one phone call. If the police wants to requisition information from the telecoms company, it's not a difficult thing for them to do. They don't need to go to court and get an order or something. They are the police. They have their ways and means of doing this thing. Ordinary citizens like us can't do it. In fact, technically, the fact that I had access to these things, technically it's against the law, technically it's against the NCC code. Technically I'm not supposed to have access to these things. The only reason I did is because an insider risked their job to give me access to these things, right? I take, I mean, they were to be found out, they've been in very serious trouble. So the police has this information ahead of everybody else. So even like, why have they been so invested in pretending as if they don't know anything and that the entire case begins and ends with this 20-year-old fellow called Frank Agba.  This guy is a Syrian rapist. That's all there is to it. We've arrested him. Hopefully, we haven't even released a mugshot to show that we've arrested him, but just take our word for it that we've arrested him and everything is fine, nothing to see here, go home, it's the end. I'm sorry, that's not good enough. So does this... I need answers. Does this also... If they're right... Sorry, sorry. Yeah, and I just was gonna ask, you know, if this also, you know, should point Nigerians, you know, to start to think of other cases that have been, you know, like this and the fact that there was no further investigation into many other cases, it ended with one person being a prime suspect and that's it. Absolutely. The idea that by sort of like this bungled five-minute investigation, we can get a full picture of what has happened and that nobody is allowed to question what the outcome of the case was. It's absurd, right? I don't think it's a controversial comment to say that. There is a lot of corruption in the Nigerian police force, right? That's not a controversial comment to make. I have family members in the Nigerian police force. So it's not as if I have something personal against Nigerian policemen or something, but it's just the reality. We know what it is. Like, none of this is a secret. So if the point is now being raised that, look, there's something very fishy about the way this case and other cases like this have been handled and that the way sort of like the police goes out of its way to avoid doing actual investigative work, which by the way, they are very well qualified and very well equipped to do, and instead they find ways to avoid doing their job and to sort of like just tie everything and like pretty go and everybody go and that's the end. I call that justice. I don't think it's a controversial opinion to go. Now, this is not good enough. It's simply not good enough. It's simply one to do, especially in a case like this where I think especially in the younger demographic of Nigerians that a lot of us identify with, we can all see a bit of ourselves in Umaren, right? This person was just going to look for a job. That's all. She didn't commit any crime. She wasn't hurting anyone. She just wanted a job and she went looking for a job, she went looking for a job interview and then she got horrendously raped and murdered. So then like it then feels as if so, if at that level you can't do anything in Nigeria without being liable to suffer such things and then the police afterward is going to come out and start acting as if they are PR practitioner working on behalf of the criminals and I instead try to shield people from justice and I try to obstruct any possibility of an actual investigation taking place. Well then clearly we have a problem. So David. I personally have a problem. David then, we understand how bad it is or how bad it seems to be here in the country. Your article implicates two key people. You're implicated apart from Uduak, who you're now saying is touted to be the lone suspect. You implicated SP Sam Izugu as well as a staff of the Federal Ministry of Nigeria Delta that's Khufri Effyong. In more Sena Climes, what will be the fate of these people and what would the police be doing rather than come on national TV and actually defend them? In Sena Climes, even before I did an investigative, you know, article or anything, these two people would have already been in custody because as I said, the police have access to all of this phone data, all of these phone records. So specifically with regard to the Khufri Effyong fellow, who I think is probably the key to the entire story based on the length of interaction and the time of interaction that he had it with and the shared divergence between the kind of circles he moves in and the kind of circles that the suspect moves in. So if I were the police, it's very obvious that this is a person of interest here. How is it that this high ranking civil servant who stays instead of like the Khufri Effyong, you know, the up-market parts of town, this person on paper has nothing in common with someone like Frank Akpan. So how is it that Frank Akpan is coming to visit this guy at this address in Edwards Housing Estates? They are spending four, five, six minutes on the phone. They're exchanging text messages. What are they talking about? What is the nature of the interaction between them? What is the relationship? I cannot believe that you then say that you have taken in the suspect Frank Akpan and that the person this suspect has been communicating with repeatedly and then the police officer that this suspect started communicating with shortly after he finished communicating with the Khufri Effyong fellow which would indicate that this Khufri Effyong fellow has probably given him this police officer's contact details. And then you say, no, there's nothing to see there. It's fine. It's just a sole suspect. And if I hadn't had access to this data, if someone hadn't actually leaked it to me, we simply wouldn't know. And we would just think, you know, well, maybe the police are telling the truth. Maybe it's just one person. Maybe he wasn't working alone. Or maybe he was actually working alone. And that's it. Why on earth are the police so invested in hiding from facts which are now in public domain except they want to argue that the data presented is not true, in which case I can present the data in full. And then we can compare it to the data that they have. Because by law, the telecoms from the East allow to tamper with such data. So it's always going to be the same data. The one I have and the one they will show is the same data. So what is going on? That's the question. David, so basically your same week, we can trust the police to carry out a thorough investigation into this murder of the young girl who will now be buried on Friday, May 14th. Certainly, not the acquired bomb state police command as it currently exists, not led by police commissioner who came on TVS today and lied to the entire country that the reason that the suspect was having contact with one of his men was because the police was trying to lure him out. Meanwhile, it was the suspect that initiated contact with his man with somebody working under him. He's superintendent of police, a senior police officer. So how can you expect justice from such a setup? Clearly, the acquired bomb state police command for whatever reason has taken a side here and it's not on the side of justice, right? I'm not going to make a frontal accusation on TV because I'm not trying to get you guys to find five million dollars by lying to Muhammad. But the fact is that the acquired bomb state police command has taken a side and it's clear that if they are left to their own devices, there is going to be no actual investigation and there's going to be no actual closure. They're just going to find a way to tie a meatball and everything and tell everybody to go home. And wait until this blows over and the public loses interest, as always happens in Nigeria. That's what they're banking on, that eventually people will get tired and people will look for and then they will rest. David and Houndain, thank you so much for your work and for the article and we hope that it starts a process where more and more lives will be saved from situations like this. We'd love to speak with you again. Indeed, David. Thank you very much. Thanks for having me. Absolutely. So we'll take a break here and I return to discuss the national issue of security. Do stay with us.