If you're hustling in The City That Never Sleeps, you're going to want some coffee. Becca, a member of Remote Year Kahlo, dishes on her favorite laptop-friendly cafes in New York.
Are you looking for the best cafes in NYC? Places where you can work uninterrupted and with solid Wi-Fi? While I do love cafes that have signs reading "No Wi-Fi here - Talk amongst yourselves!" the fact is that sometimes you have some work to do. Here's a definitive list of my favorite cafes where sitting down with a laptop is not frowned upon, and where you can have a tasty cup of joe and delicious food while you work hard (or hardly work).
Freehold is like an expansion of a cafe or bar that can be treated during the day like a coworking space, and turned into a more lively locale at night. Enter on South 3rd and you'll find a compact cafe, but turn left when you walk in to find levels of chic seating, outdoor space, a loft level out back and excellent service. You might not want to leave, which is okay, because Freehold turns into a bar scene after dark.
With four downtown locations all between NYU and the East Village, The Bean is a popular place to sit down with your work, if you can find a seat! Come early to get a table to yourself, or stay late, because The Bean is open 'til midnight, every day (how's that for the City that Never Sleeps?)! Wi-Fi is free, and for snacking, they have an array of vegan treats in addition to some coffee specialties. In fact, the first time I heard 'dirty chai' was at The Bean on E. 12th & Broadway.
What do you get when you combine the vines of Brooklyn Heights with Pineapple St.? Vineapple Cafe, of course! Come here with your laptop and be ready to drink some good coffee. The interior is cozy, with couches and low tables, and if you stop by between 4:00pm – 6:00pm you'll find daily happy hour specials. This is a true neighborhood place, and worth crossing the river for.
You won't be alone if you come here with a laptop, and there are a bunch of spots to plug in your power cord. On the menu at Project Cozy are smoothies, coffee, tea and pastries, with a bunch of different places to sit (all have varying degrees of sunlight, from lots to none, depending on your preference).
There are five Variety Coffee locations in Chelsea, the East Side, Bushwick, Greenpoint and Williamsburg, and all have clean, trendy design elements and pride themselves on unique coffee roasts. Wi-Fi is free and there are plenty of outlets. All are neighborhood favorites.
This favorite neighborhood cafe for residents of Prospect Heights has Wi-Fi, plenty of outlets, meals from breakfast to dinner and even take-out. Happy hour is Monday to Thursday from 5 to 8pm, and the coffee menu is simple, but dependable. People come here to get work done during the week, as it turns into a popular brunch spot (and lively, too, with outdoor seating in warm months!) on weekends.
Wandering through Park Slope? Kos Kaffe is an inviting spot for food and coffee or tea, and while it looks more like a place to sit down with a meal, laptops are ok here. Keep in mind that on weekends, there are certain hours when people using laptops can only sit at bar tables and the big communal tables. The menu is unique, and coffee comes in huge mugs.
If you are up in Harlem or out in Crown Heights, you can pick from either location of Manhattanville Coffee. Once, while taking a walk with friends, I met the two owners, who are both passionate for having intimate cafes with friendly staff. Their food caters to a whole host of allergies, if you have any eating restrictions, and the staff don't hesitate to take out a binder that lists the allergens and ingredients of most available dishes. Oh, and the coffee is good (they brew Intelligentsia Coffee), the Wi-Fi is fast and there's lots of natural light.
Head to Hungry Ghost's 'big' location on Flatbush Ave between Park Slope and Prospect Heights for a spacious and aesthetically-pleasing space where you can prop up your laptop and settle down to get work done. Now with seven (!!!) locations all over the city from Williamsburg to NYU Tisch, you can get 'hungry' in a few boroughs and count on their excellent espressos, healthy lunches and free Wi-Fi.


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package com.google.cloud.monitoring.spi.v3;

import com.google.api.gax.core.ConnectionSettings;
import com.google.api.gax.core.RetrySettings;
import com.google.api.gax.grpc.ApiCallSettings;
import com.google.api.gax.grpc.PageStreamingDescriptor;
import com.google.api.gax.grpc.ServiceApiSettings;
import com.google.api.gax.grpc.SimpleCallSettings;
import com.google.auth.Credentials;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
import com.google.monitoring.v3.AgentTranslationServiceGrpc;
import com.google.monitoring.v3.CreateCollectdTimeSeriesRequest;
import com.google.protobuf.Empty;
import io.grpc.ManagedChannel;
import io.grpc.Status;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
import org.joda.time.Duration;

// AUTO-GENERATED DOCUMENTATION AND CLASS
/**
 * Settings class to configure an instance of {@link AgentTranslationServiceApi}.
 *
 *
The default instance has everything set to sensible defaults:
 *
 *

 *
The default service address (monitoring.googleapis.com) and default port (443)
 * are used.
 *
Credentials are acquired automatically through Application Default Credentials.
 *
Retries are configured for idempotent methods but not for non-idempotent methods.
 *

 *
 *
The builder of this class is recursive, so contained classes are themselves builders.
 * When build() is called, the tree of builders is called to create the complete settings
 * object. For example, to set the total timeout of createCollectdTimeSeries to 30 seconds:
 *
 *

 *
 * AgentTranslationServiceSettings.Builder agentTranslationServiceSettingsBuilder =
 *     AgentTranslationServiceSettings.defaultBuilder();
 * agentTranslationServiceSettingsBuilder.createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings().getRetrySettingsBuilder()
 *     .setTotalTimeout(Duration.standardSeconds(30));
 * AgentTranslationServiceSettings agentTranslationServiceSettings = agentTranslationServiceSettingsBuilder.build();
 *
 *

 */
@javax.annotation.Generated("by GAPIC")
public class AgentTranslationServiceSettings extends ServiceApiSettings {
  /**
   * The default address of the service.
   */
  private static final String DEFAULT_SERVICE_ADDRESS = "monitoring.googleapis.com";

  /**
   * The default port of the service.
   */
  private static final int DEFAULT_SERVICE_PORT = 443;

  /**
   * The default scopes of the service.
   */
  private static final ImmutableList<String> DEFAULT_SERVICE_SCOPES =
      ImmutableList.<String>builder().build();

  /**
   * The default connection settings of the service.
   */
  public static final ConnectionSettings DEFAULT_CONNECTION_SETTINGS =
      ConnectionSettings.newBuilder()
          .setServiceAddress(DEFAULT_SERVICE_ADDRESS)
          .setPort(DEFAULT_SERVICE_PORT)
          .provideCredentialsWith(DEFAULT_SERVICE_SCOPES)
          .build();

  private final SimpleCallSettings<CreateCollectdTimeSeriesRequest, Empty>
      createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings;

  /**
   * Returns the object with the settings used for calls to createCollectdTimeSeries.
   */
  public SimpleCallSettings<CreateCollectdTimeSeriesRequest, Empty>
      createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings() {
    return createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the default service address.
   */
  public static String getDefaultServiceAddress() {
    return DEFAULT_SERVICE_ADDRESS;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the default service port.
   */
  public static int getDefaultServicePort() {
    return DEFAULT_SERVICE_PORT;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the default service scopes.
   */
  public static ImmutableList<String> getDefaultServiceScopes() {
    return DEFAULT_SERVICE_SCOPES;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a builder for this class with recommended defaults.
   */
  public static Builder defaultBuilder() {
    return Builder.createDefault();
  }

  /**
   * Returns a new builder for this class.
   */
  public static Builder newBuilder() {
    return new Builder();
  }

  /**
   * Returns a builder containing all the values of this settings class.
   */
  public Builder toBuilder() {
    return new Builder(this);
  }

  private AgentTranslationServiceSettings(Builder settingsBuilder) throws IOException {
    super(
        settingsBuilder.getChannelProvider(),
        settingsBuilder.getExecutorProvider(),
        settingsBuilder.getGeneratorName(),
        settingsBuilder.getGeneratorVersion(),
        settingsBuilder.getClientLibName(),
        settingsBuilder.getClientLibVersion());

    createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings = settingsBuilder.createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings().build();
  }

  /**
   * Builder for AgentTranslationServiceSettings.
   */
  public static class Builder extends ServiceApiSettings.Builder {
    private final ImmutableList<ApiCallSettings.Builder> methodSettingsBuilders;

    private final SimpleCallSettings.Builder<CreateCollectdTimeSeriesRequest, Empty>
        createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings;

    private static final ImmutableMap<String, ImmutableSet<Status.Code>> RETRYABLE_CODE_DEFINITIONS;

    static {
      ImmutableMap.Builder<String, ImmutableSet<Status.Code>> definitions = ImmutableMap.builder();
      definitions.put(
          "idempotent",
          Sets.immutableEnumSet(
              Lists.<Status.Code>newArrayList(
                  Status.Code.DEADLINE_EXCEEDED, Status.Code.UNAVAILABLE)));
      definitions.put("non_idempotent", Sets.immutableEnumSet(Lists.<Status.Code>newArrayList()));
      RETRYABLE_CODE_DEFINITIONS = definitions.build();
    }

    private static final ImmutableMap<String, RetrySettings.Builder> RETRY_PARAM_DEFINITIONS;

    static {
      ImmutableMap.Builder<String, RetrySettings.Builder> definitions = ImmutableMap.builder();
      RetrySettings.Builder settingsBuilder = null;
      settingsBuilder =
          RetrySettings.newBuilder()
              .setInitialRetryDelay(Duration.millis(100L))
              .setRetryDelayMultiplier(1.3)
              .setMaxRetryDelay(Duration.millis(60000L))
              .setInitialRpcTimeout(Duration.millis(20000L))
              .setRpcTimeoutMultiplier(1.0)
              .setMaxRpcTimeout(Duration.millis(20000L))
              .setTotalTimeout(Duration.millis(600000L));
      definitions.put("default", settingsBuilder);
      RETRY_PARAM_DEFINITIONS = definitions.build();
    }

    private Builder() {
      super(DEFAULT_CONNECTION_SETTINGS);

      createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings =
          SimpleCallSettings.newBuilder(
              AgentTranslationServiceGrpc.METHOD_CREATE_COLLECTD_TIME_SERIES);

      methodSettingsBuilders =
          ImmutableList.<ApiCallSettings.Builder>of(createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings);
    }

    private static Builder createDefault() {
      Builder builder = new Builder();

      builder
          .createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings()
          .setRetryableCodes(RETRYABLE_CODE_DEFINITIONS.get("non_idempotent"))
          .setRetrySettingsBuilder(RETRY_PARAM_DEFINITIONS.get("default"));

      return builder;
    }

    private Builder(AgentTranslationServiceSettings settings) {
      super(settings);

      createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings = settings.createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings.toBuilder();

      methodSettingsBuilders =
          ImmutableList.<ApiCallSettings.Builder>of(createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings);
    }

    @Override
    protected ConnectionSettings getDefaultConnectionSettings() {
      return DEFAULT_CONNECTION_SETTINGS;
    }

    @Override
    public Builder provideExecutorWith(ScheduledExecutorService executor, boolean shouldAutoClose) {
      super.provideExecutorWith(executor, shouldAutoClose);
      return this;
    }

    @Override
    public Builder provideChannelWith(ManagedChannel channel, boolean shouldAutoClose) {
      super.provideChannelWith(channel, shouldAutoClose);
      return this;
    }

    @Override
    public Builder provideChannelWith(ConnectionSettings settings) {
      super.provideChannelWith(settings);
      return this;
    }

    @Override
    public Builder provideChannelWith(Credentials credentials) {
      super.provideChannelWith(credentials);
      return this;
    }

    @Override
    public Builder provideChannelWith(List<String> scopes) {
      super.provideChannelWith(scopes);
      return this;
    }

    @Override
    public Builder setGeneratorHeader(String name, String version) {
      super.setGeneratorHeader(name, version);
      return this;
    }

    @Override
    public Builder setClientLibHeader(String name, String version) {
      super.setClientLibHeader(name, version);
      return this;
    }

    /**
     * Applies the given settings to all of the API methods in this service. Only
     * values that are non-null will be applied, so this method is not capable
     * of un-setting any values.
     */
    public Builder applyToAllApiMethods(ApiCallSettings.Builder apiCallSettings) throws Exception {
      super.applyToAllApiMethods(methodSettingsBuilders, apiCallSettings);
      return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the builder for the settings used for calls to createCollectdTimeSeries.
     */
    public SimpleCallSettings.Builder<CreateCollectdTimeSeriesRequest, Empty>
        createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings() {
      return createCollectdTimeSeriesSettings;
    }

    @Override
    public AgentTranslationServiceSettings build() throws IOException {
      return new AgentTranslationServiceSettings(this);
    }
  }
}

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The Hispanic Reader
Tag Archives: Malin Alegria
In the news: July brings books from López, Alfieri and Castro
It's July and it's getting hot out there! Here's a look at new releases and other news to keep you cool:
• Already out: Diana López, author of Choke, has a new book for young readers, Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel, about a young girl coping with her mother's cancer.
• In Blood Tango by Annamaria Alfieri, the Argentine police is looking for a killer who may have wanted to murder Eva Peron.
• A Spanish family faces a curse in which the women suffer doomed loved affairs in Cristina Lopez Barrio's The House of Impossible Loves.
• Marta Acosta, author of the Casa Dracula books, has written the novel The She-Hulk Diaries, about the female Incredible Hulk.
• Rubén Martínez's Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail, which follows a family that immigrates from Mexico to America, has been reissued with a new afterword. His book Desert America: A Journey Through Our Most Divided Landscape, which explores the changes in the American West, is now out in paperback.
• July 9: In Lotería: A Novel, Mario Alberto Zambrano uses a piece of Mexican culture to convey the story of one family's tragedy.
• July 16: Reporter Nola Céspedes, who first appeared in Joy Castro's Hell or High Water, is back in Nearer Home, investigating the murder of her former journalism professor.
• The 2013 International Latino Book Award winners include Carmen Tafolla's Rebozos, Leila Cobo's The Second Time We Met, Pat Mora's The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Malin Alegria's Border Town #1: Crossing the Line, Joy Castro's Island of Bones, the Las Comadres Para Las Americas anthology Count on Me: Tales of Sisterhood and Fierce Friendships and Reyna Grande's The Distance Between Us.
• Winners of the 25th annual Lambda Literary Awards, according to The Wall Street Journal, include Cherrie Moraga, who received the Pioneer Award, and Benjamin Alire Saenz, who won awards for his books, Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.
• Puerto Rican Eduardo Lalo won the 2013 International Rómulo Gallegos Prize for Fiction, one of Latin America's most prestigious literary awards.
Writing conferences:
• The Comadres and Compadres Writers Conference will take place Oct. 5 at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, N.Y. The event will include panelists and one-on-one sessions with agents and editors.
Writing contests:
• Lee & Low Books has opened submissions for its New Voices Award, given to an unpublished children's book written by a writer of color. Deadline is Sept. 1.
• The new website Latinas for Latino Literature have created a summer reading program for children. NPR focused on the issue of diversity in children's literature, and Publishers Weekly noted the First Book organization is trying to expand the market with The Stories for All Project.
• La Casa Azul Bookstore, the East Harlem, N.Y., bookstore run by Aurora Anaya Cerda that specializes in Latino literature, has had a busy summer. It celebrated its first anniversary in June, was honored by The White House for its crowdfunding efforts and was featured in Fox News Latino.
• The latest investigation into the death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda may have found a potential killer, says ABC News.
• Alisa Valdes has started a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for the movie version of her novel The Dirty Girls Social Club.
• Publishing Perspectives profiled El Paso-based Cinco Puntos Press, which publishes books by Benjamin Alire Saenz and Joe Hayes.
• The San Antonio Express-News covered a celebration by Tony Diaz's Librotraficantes that stopped an anti-ethnic studies bill in the Texas Legislature this spring.
• Some news about Carlos Fuentes: The FBI had a dossier on the Mexican novelist, reports the Los Angeles Times, and his books are now available on e-readers, according to Publishers Weekly.
• Sandra Cisneros discussed Latinos in entertainment and other topics on NBC Latino's Cafecito.
• Alex Espinoza, author of The Five Acts of Diego Leon, talked to the LA Review of Books.
• NPR profiled children's singer and author Jose Luis Orozco.
Filed under 2013 Books, Awards, Fiction, News
Tagged as Alex Espinoza, Alisa Valdes, Annamaria Alfieri, Aurora Anaya Cerda, Benjamin Alire Saenz, Carmen Tafolla, Cherríe Moraga, Christina Lopez Barrio, Cinco Puntos Press, Diana Lopez, Eduardo Lalo, Joe Hayes, Jose-Luis Orozco, Joy Castro, La Casa Azul Bookstore, Las Comadres and Friends National Book Club, Leila Cobo, Librotraficante, Malin Alegria, Mario Alberto Zambrano, Marta Acosta, Pablo Neruda, Pat Mora, Reyna Grande, Ruben Martinez, Sandra Cisneros, Tony Diaz
In the news: Books from Bolaño, Saramago; new literary magazine
(I'm still taking a break, but check out my story I wrote about a Dallas theater company's adaption of Sandra Cisneros' Women Hollering Creek for the Theater Jones website.)
The Hispanic Reader will be taking a long hiatus, so here's the new releases, events and holiday books to keep you entertained for the rest of the year. See you in 2013.
New releases:
• Nov. 13 – Woes of the True Policeman is the last book Roberto Bolaño wrote before his death. The novel follows a Chilean professor as he undergoes several personal crises.
• Nov. 30 – In the children's book The Poet Upstairs by Judith Ortiz Cofer, a young girl makes friends with a writer.
• Dec. 4 – Raised From the Ground, by the late Nobel Prize winner José Saramago, is a reissue of a book – published for the first time in English – that depicts the lives of Portuguese peasants.
• Dec. 11 – The children's book The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe by Pat Mora features the iconic Mexican figure.
• The National Book Awards announced its nominations, with Junot Díaz's This is How You Lose Her shortlisted in the fiction category and Domingo Martinez's The Boy Kings of Texas making the non-fiction category. Martinez spoke to NPR about how he learned about his nomination. Winners will be announced Nov. 14.
Literary magazines:
• The second issue of the literary magazine Huizache, produced by CentroVictoria – the Center for Mexican American Literature and Culture at the University of Houston-Victoria, is out. Contributors include Lorna Dee Cervantes, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Luis J. Rodriguez, Michele Serros and Gary Soto.
Book Festivals:
• The Miami Book Fair Festival International takes place Nov. 16-18. Featured authors include Malin Alegria, Roberto Ampuero, Joy Castro, Sandra Cisneros, Jeanne Cordova, Junot Díaz, Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Reyna Grande and Justin Torres.
• Sandra Cisneros discussed her newest book, Have You Seen Marie?, to NBC Latino, CNN and the LA Review of Books.
• Junot Díaz talked to Wired magazine about the science-fiction book he's writing, Monstro, and to LA Review of Books about his current book, This Is How You Lose Her.
• Luis Alberto Urrea's Into the Beautiful North has been named a 2013 Big Read selection by the National Endowment for the Arts.
• Pulitzer Prize winner Oscar Hijuelos will be featured in Symphony Space's Artful Dining fundraiser Nov. 12 in New York City. Sonia Manzano will lead the discussion.
• Mexico City celebrated the 50th anniversary of Gabriel Gárcia Márquez's move to that city by putting up posters honoring him, according to an article by Héctor Tobar in the Los Angeles Times. Tobar also wrote about a MacArthur Grant-winning Orange County barbershop that features a bookstore and is teaming up with Chapman University to promote Latino literature.
• Ploughshares magazine talked to Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of the La Casa Azul Bookstore in East Harlem, N.Y., that is devoted to Latino literature.
• Voices of New York wrote up about the Las Comadres Para Las Americas writer's conference last month, with some interesting insights about Latinos in publishing.
• Want a blog that features the poetry of Pablo Neruda with pictures of cats? Here you go.
• Celebrating birthdays in November: The late Carlos Fuentes, right, and Nobel Prize winner José Saramago.
• Celebrating birthdays in December: Sandra Cisneros, Nobel Prize winning poet Juan Ramon Jimenez and Manuel Puig.
• Looking for gifts for the holidays? Here some some Christmas books for children and adults.
Filed under 2012 Books, Awards, Children's Books, Events, Fiction, News
Tagged as Aurora Anaya Cerda, Carlos Fuentes, Christina Diaz Gonzalez, Domingo Martinez, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gary Soto, Jeanne Córdova, Jose Saramago, Joy Castro, Juan Ramon Jimenez, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Junot Diaz, Justin Torres, La Casa Azul Bookstore, Lorna Dee Cervantes, Luis Alberto Urrea, Luis J. Rodriguez, Malin Alegria, Manual Puig, Michele Serros, Pablo Neruda, Pat Mora, Reyna Grande, rigoberto gonzalez, Roberto Ampuero, Roberto Bolano, Sandra Cisneros
The Hispanic Reader is one year old today!
It's The Hispanic Reader's one-year anniversary! Since my first post, I've talked to eight authors, marked 18 writers' birthdays, reviewed 37 books and written 117 posts. To celebrate, I'm giving you a couple of presents.
First, I created a Features Index that includes links to those author interviews and profiles; lists of books for special occasions (from Christmas to quinceañeras); and features about Latino literature, such as a look at writers who have won the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes. (I already have an index of book reviews.)
Second, I've created a trivia quiz about Latino literature from my posts and book reviews in the past year. (You can find more information about the answers below the quiz.) Good luck and have fun!
1. The answer is D. In the 2001 movie, the flighty Sara (Kate Beckinsale) writes her name and phone number in a copy of Gabriel García Márquez's Love in the Time of Cholera and tells Jonathan (John Cusack), who she just met, that if their love is meant to be, he will find that copy in a bookstore. Appropriate book since Cholera is about a man who waits 50 years for the woman he loves.
2. The answer is A. Although he is considered one of the top storytellers in Latino literature, Borges never won the Nobel. Only 12 Latinos have, including Paz, Saramago and Vargas Llosa. But Borges did get a Google doodle on his birthday.
3. The answer is B. Luis Valdez began directing plays on a flatbed truck and union halls during the Delano Grape Strike of the 1960s. His theater company is aptly named El Teatro Campesino. Considered the father of Latino theater, he wrote the play Zoot Suit and the directed the movie version and La Bamba.
4. The answer is C. In Il Postino, Pablo Neruda helps an Italian postal carrier woo his love. The 1994 film, based on an Antonio Skarmeta book, earned a Best Picture nomination. The other answers were books – by Laura Esquivel, Isabel Allende and Carlos Fuentes – that also were made into movies.
5. The answer is B. Loving Pedro Infante by Denise Chávez takes place in the tiny fictional town of Cabritoville, near El Paso.
6. The answer is B. Malín Alegría dons the elaborate dress in honor of her book Estrelle's Quinceañera, one of many books about the popular Hispanic tradition. Veronica Chambers wrote the Magdalena and Marisol books; Diana López penned Choke; and Lorraine López authored The Realm of Hungry Spirits.
7. The answer is D. Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig is considered one of the most famous works in Latino literature of the last 50 years.
8. The answer is A. Hanks read Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude in the classic comedy caper.
9. The answer is D. Quiara Alegría Hudes won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 2012 for her play, Water by the Spoonful. Hudes, who also wrote 26 Miles and co-wrote the Tony-winner In the Heights, is one of the few Latinos to win the American award for literary arts and journalism. Although they have not won the Pulitzer, Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros and Cristina García have written novels that have received strong critical acclaim.
10. The answer is C. Pablo Neruda knew Gabriela Mistral when he was growing up in Temuco, Chile. Fuentes and Paz are from Mexico. Allende is from Chile, but a generation younger than Neruda. Her uncle, President Salvador Allende, was friends with Neruda, a relationship depicted in Roberto Ampuero's The Neruda Case.
Tagged as Antonio Skarmeta, Carlos Fuentes, Cristina Garcia, Denise Chavez, Diana Lopez, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gabriela Mistral, Isabel Allende, Jorge Luis Borges, Jose Saramago, Julia Alvarez, Laura Esquivel, Lorraine Lopez, Luis Valdez, Malin Alegria, Manuel Puig, Mario Vargas Llosa, Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, Quiara Alegia Hudes, Roberto Ampuero, Sandra Cisneros, Veronica Chambers
When you're fifteen …: A look at quinceañeras in literature
The recently released Quince Clash by Malín Alegría is the latest book in the Border Town series for young adults, and it's latest book that has featured quinceañeras – the elaborate celebration for Latinas on their 15th birthday – as a major plot point. Here's a look at some other books that cover the unique Hispanic tradition.
Alegría knows quinceañeras well. In her 2007 novel, Estrella's Quinceañera, the title character is almost embarrassed to have the celebration, especially since she is attending an elite private school. According to this NPR story, the book is considered a classic among Latino youth and Alegría shows up at book readings in a ruffled quinceañera dress and tiara.
Quinceañera Means Fifteen, by Veronica Chambers, is part of a series featuring Marisol and Magdalena, two Panamanian best friends who live in Brooklyn. In this 2001 book, Marisol and Magdalena find their friendship strained as they plan their parties. The celebration is also featured in Chambers' Amigas series – in Fifteen Candles and Lights Cameras Quince.
Belinda Acosta provides an adult perspective in her Quinceanera Club series. The main characters in 2009's Damas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz and 2010's Sisters Strangers and Starting Over are organizing quinceañeras for reluctant teenagers. Acosta cited Fifteen Candles: 15 Tales of Taffeta, Hairspray, Drunk Uncles, and other Quinceanera Stories, a book of essays edited by Adriana V. Lopez, as a great resource.
For a non-fiction take on the big event, try Julia Alvarez's 2007 Once Upon a Quinceañera: Coming of Age in the USA. She visited several quinceañeras as research for the book, which covers the tradition's history and its financial costs. Ilan Stavans examines the religious, gender and class aspects in the 2010 anthology of essays he edited, Quinceañera (The Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization).
Other books about quinceañeras include (with a hat tip to Louisville Free Public Library): the Pura Belpré Award-winning The Tequila Worm by Viola Canales; Sister Chicas by Lisa Alvarado, Ann Hagman Cardinal and Jane Alberdeston Coralin; and Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa. And check out Sweet Fifteen by Diane Gonzales Bertrand.
Filed under Culture, Features, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Books
Tagged as Adriana V. Lopez, Ann Hagman Cardinal, Belinda Acosta, Diane Gonzalez Bertrand, Ilan Stavans, Jane Alberdeston Coralin, Julia Alvarez, Lisa Alvarado, Malin Alegria, Nancy Osa, Veronica Chambers, Viola Canalas
Book review: Malín Alegría's "Border Town: Crossing the Line"
Malín Alegría provides something the book world badly needed – a great young adult novel depicting Latino life.
Border Town: Crossing the Line (Point/Scholastic) is the first in a series of books modeled after the popular 1980s series Sweet Valley High, which followed the lives of two high school sisters living in California. Border Town features Fabiola Garza and her sister, Alexis, as they attend high school in the small (and fictional) town of Dos Rios in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
Even though Alegría lives in California, she perfectly captures the Valley beyond the characters' meals of menudo and pan dulce. Here's a line when Fabiola runs into her old Sunday school teacher while she's buying personal items: "This was exactly why she hated living in the Valley. You couldn't do anything without running into someone you knew!" (I used to live in the Valley, and that line is so accurate, I laughed out loud.) Fabiola yearns to escape small town life – seeing nearby McAllen as the oasis of cosmopolitan life. "This was how civilized people should live, Fabi though as she grinned to herself – with movie theaters, a mall, art galleries."
The plot covers typical adolescent angst. Alexis begins attending Fabiola's high school and runs with the cool kids. Fabiola gets jealous, and accuses one of Alexis' new friends of committing a crime. The ending is a bit Nancy Drew-ish and unrealistic. The book also is a bit innocent in portraying high school life. While the girls attend a party where they can smell marijuana, sex isn't mentioned at all.
But Border Town is a fast-paced, easy-to-read book that Latino teenagers will enjoy to read – mostly because they will see themselves in the pages.
More about Malín Alegría: Alegría also wrote Sofi Mendoza's Guide to Getting Lost in Mexico and Estrella's Quinceañera. Quince Clash, which comes out in July, is the next book in the series.
Source: I bought this book at Barnes and Noble.
Filed under 2012 Books, Fiction, Young Adult Books
Tagged as Malin Alegria
In the News: New books from Alegría, Sheen and Estevez, Arte Público
It's May! It's time to celebrate one of the Latino community's favorite holidays – Cinco de Mayo – and read some good books. Here's what's coming up on the bookshelves:
• May 1: Border Town: Crossing the Line by Malín Alegría, author of the popular Estrella's Quinceañera, focuses on two teenage girls who live in fictional Dos Rios, Texas. The novel is the first in a Sweet Valley High-like series, with more books, such as Quince Clash and Falling Too Fast coming out later this year.
• May 8: Father-and-son actors Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez will release a joint memoir, Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son with Hope Edelman. The book focuses on their faith and includes their thoughts on the making the 2011 movie The Way, about a man's pilgrimage along the Camino de Santiago in Spain.
• May 31: Arte Público has several bilingual children's books coming out, including A Day Without Sugar by Diane Deanda, Sofía and the Purple Dress by Diane Gonzales Bertrand and Alicia's Fruity Drinks by Lupe Ruiz-Flores.
Filed under 2012 Books, Children's Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction
Tagged as Arte Publico, Emilio Estevez, Malin Alegria, Martin Sheen
New year, new books: What's ahead for 2012
A new year brings a new batch of books to look forward to reading. Here's a round-up of some upcoming titles by Latino authors coming in the first half of this year. Special thanks to The Millions website, where I got some of the tips.
• In February, Argentine writer César Aira will release Varamo, about a bureaucrat in Panama who unexpectedly writes an epic poem. The New Yorker ran an interesting interview with Aira's translator, Chris Andrews, last year.
• Also in February, Benjamin Alire Saenz will release his young adult novel, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe about two teens who form an unlikely friendship.
• In April, Orange County Weekly editor Gustavo Arellano – known for his "Ask a Mexican!" column – will release Taco Nation, about America's obsession with Mexican food. Sounds tasty.
• Roberto Bolaño must be the Tupac Shakur of Latino writers. He continues to publish books even after his death in 2003. His collection of stories, The Secret of Evil, will come out in April.
• Border Town: Crossing the Line is a Sweet Valley High-like series by Malín Alegría, author of the popular Estrella's Quinceañera, about two teenage girls who live in fictional Dos Rios, Texas.
• Also in May, Sergio De La Pava's A Naked Singularity will come out by the University of Chicago Press after a run as a self-published book. The comic novel focuses on a Brooklyn attorney who commits a crime.
• Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa will publish The Dream of the Celt, about Irish human rights activist Roger Casement, in June.
Filed under 2012 Books, News
Tagged as Benjamin Alire Saenz, Cesar Aira, Gustavo Arellano, Malin Alegria, Mario Vargas Llosa, Roberto Bolano, Sergio De La Pava
Nation profiles
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January 18, 2022 By B.C. Manion
The Florida Department of Health-Pasco County has issued a warning for consumers to be on the lookout for COVID-19 testing scams.
In a news release, health department officials note: "Now more than ever, residents should rely on trusted sources of information for access to COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and future monoclonal antibody treatment locations in Pasco County. As demand for testing increases, so does the risk for potential scams.
"Residents are urged to be on the lookout for fraudulent COVID-19 products and practices, especially as it pertains to testing. Further, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seen unauthorized fraudulent test kits for COVID-19 being sold online," the news release says.
Here are some helpful hints:
Rely on trusted sources of information for COVID-19 testing and locations
Check to make sure a COVID-19 testing location is legitimate
Be cautious about:
Unexpected phone calls or visitors offering COVID-19 tests or supplies
Offers or advertisements for COVID-19 testing on social media sites
Purchasing at-home testing kits from street vendors
Offers from individuals going door-to-door selling at-home testing kits
Links that seem questionable or are from unverified sources offering COVID-19 testing options.
Complaints about fraudulent activity related to COVID-19 testing can be reported to the State of Florida Attorney General at MyFloridaLegal.com or by calling 1-866-966-7226.
Complaints regarding laboratories associated with COVID-19 testing sites can be reported to the Agency for Health Care Administration by emailing
If you suspect COVID-19 health care fraud, report it immediately to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General online at Tips.hhs.gov, or call 1-800-447-8477.
If you suspect illegal activity relating to FDA-regulated products, including fraudulent COVID-19 treatments, vaccines and tests, report it to the FDA Office of Criminal Investigations at AccessData.FDA.gov/Scripts/Email/OC/OCI/Contact.cfm.
Pasco County COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites:
Gulf View Square Mall, 9409 U.S. 19, in Port Richey, seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Visit bit.ly/PascoCOVIDtesting for more information.
COVID-19 vaccination appointments are available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., on the days listed below at these DOH-Pasco Clinics:
Tuesday and Thursday at 10841 Little Road, in New Port Richey
Monday and Friday at 13941 15th St., in Dade City
FREE AT-HOME COVID-19 TESTS
Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of 4 free at-home tests from USPS.com.
Filed Under: Health, Local News Tagged With: COVID-19, FDA, FDA Office of Criminal Investigations, Florida Department of Health Pasco County, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Florida passes law aimed at vaccine mandates
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed four bills into law — adopted during a special session of the Florida Legislature — intended to prevent workers from losing their jobs due to COVID-19 vaccination mandates and to protect parents' rights to make healthcare decisions for their children.
DeSantis signed the bills during a news conference on Nov. 18 at Brandon Honda.
In making the announcement, which was posted on YouTube, DeSantis said, "We provide protections for people. No nurse, no firefighter, no police officer, no trucker — no anybody — should lose their job because of these COVID jabs.
"We're making sure that people have a right to earn a living, people have protections in their place of employment and that parents have protections to be able to direct the upbringing of their kids," the governor said.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody told the crowd: "Today, we announced that Florida has filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare, which has required all Florida healthcare professionals to be mandated — regardless of even if you are tending to patients.
"We know, in our rural counties in Florida, we are seeing devastating losses of healthcare professionals, already. This will decimate our ability to provide needed, vital, crucial, healthcare to Floridians," she said.
FlSenate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby put it this way: "If you go back to April and May and June, of 2020, we were in a situation where our healthcare frontline providers were putting their lives on the line every day, prior to there being a vaccine. Prior to there being monoclonal antibodies. Prior to there being the antivirals that we have today.
"So, now, that same nursing force, that took us from April of 2020 to November, of now, 2021, now, we're saying, 'Thank you, but we don't respect your private, individual rights any longer,'" Simpson said. "We are not going to do that in the state of Florida. We're not going to do those unconstitutional mandates that are coming down from the federal government."
Under the new Florida laws, which took effect immediately:
Private employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates are prohibited, without providing at least the five following individual exemptions: Medical reasons, as determined by a physician; religious reasons; immunity, based on prior COVID-19 infection; periodic testing, at no cost to the employee; agreeing to comply with the use of employer-provided personal protection equipment
Government entities may not require COVID-19 vaccinations of anyone, including employees.
Employers who violate these employee health protections will be fined. Small businesses (99 employees or less) will face $10,000 per employee violation. Medium and big businesses will face $50,000 per employee violation.
Educational institutions may not require students to be COVID-19 vaccinated.
School districts may not have school face mask policies.
School districts may not quarantine healthy students.
Students and parents may sue violating school districts and recover costs and attorney's fees.
The day after DeSantis signed the bills, Hillsborough County Schools announced on its website that because of the new law it no longer would implement a mask mandate
Pasco County Schools ended its mandatory mask policy at the end of last school year.
Meanwhile, on another front, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have authorized COVID-19 booster shots for anyone over the age of 18.
Filed Under: Top Story Tagged With: Brandon Honda, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare, COVID-19, Florida, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, Florida Legislature, Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Hillsborough County Schools, Pasco County Schools, Trillby, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, YouTube
Special session set for Nov. 15
November 3, 2021 By B.C. Manion
The Florida Legislature will meet in special session beginning on Nov. 15 and will conclude its session by no later than Nov. 19, under a proclamation issued by Gov. Ron DeSantis last week.
The session is intended to "provide protections for Floridians who have lost their jobs or are having their employment threatened due to vaccine mandates," according to a posting on the governor's web page.
DeSantis announced, in a news conference on Oct. 28, that the state had filed a lawsuit against the federal government — challenging the Biden administration's authority to impose a vaccine requirement on federally contracted workers.
"We are not going to deny people the ability to earn a living, based on their decisions about an injection," DeSantis said, during that news conference.
During the special session, DeSantis expects legislators to pass laws to protect Florida jobs and protect parents' rights when it comes to masking and quarantines," the website posting says.
The governor is calling on state legislators to address vaccination issues on a number of fronts.
According to the governor's web page, those include considering legislation to:
Protect current and prospective employees against unfair discrimination on the basis of COVID-19 vaccination status
Ensure that educational institutions and government entities are prohibited from unfairly discriminating against current and prospective employees, students, and residents based on vaccination status
Appropriate enough funding to investigate complaints regarding COVID-19 vaccination mandates and to take legal action against such mandates, including mandates imposed by the federal government
Clarify that the Parents' Bill of Rights, Chapter 1014, Florida Statutes, vests the decision on masking with parents, not government entities, and that schools must comply with Department of Health rules that govern student health, including rules that ensure healthy students can remain in school
In the website posting, DeSantis said: "The health, education, and well-being of our children are primarily the responsibility of parents. As long as I am governor, parents in Florida will play a strong role in determining what their kids are learning and how they're treated in school."
During his Oct. 28 news conference announcing the state's lawsuit against the federal government, DeSantis said, "We want to protect people who are working now in the state of Florida. These people have been workin' the whole doggone time, and now, all of a sudden they're goin' to get kicked to the curb? Give me a break."
He added: "In Florida, we believe these things are choices based on individual circumstances. There are physicians that will recommend one course of action or another, based on your health history."
DeSantis told those at the news conference: "We cannot have the federal government coming in and exceeding their power.
"They're really rewriting contracts, and they're transforming normal contracting into basically public health policy and that's not anything Congress has ever authorized," he said.
At the same news conference, Attorney General Ashley Moody said President Joe Biden has overstepped his authority.
"It is a complete and gross overreach of the federal government, into the personal autonomy of American workers," Moody said.
The state attorney general also described the action as an "unlawful mandate" and added, "we will not back down."
While issues involving COVID-19 vaccinations will play out in the state legislature and the courts, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 29 authorized the emergency use of Pfizer for children ages 5 through 11.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to take up the issue this week and must grant authorization before vaccines can be distributed.
Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Ashley Moody, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19, Department of Health, Florida Legislature, Joe Biden, Ron DeSantis, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Mask ruling has no immediate impact in Pasco schools
August 31, 2021 By B.C. Manion
Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper has deemed unconstitutional the state's order to ban local school districts from imposing mandatory facemasks.
Cooper explained his decision in a two-hour announcement from the bench on Aug. 27.
Cooper ruled that school districts can impose mandatory mask mandates, and if challenged, must be granted due process to demonstrate their mask requirement is reasonable.
Taryn Fenske, communications director for Gov. Ron DeSantis, issued this reaction to the ruling: "It's not surprising that Judge Cooper would rule against parent's rights and their ability to make the best educational and medical decisions for their family, but instead rule in favor of elected politicians.
"This ruling was made with incoherent justifications, not based in science and facts – frankly not even remotely focused on the merits of the case presented. We are used to the Leon County Circuit Court not following the law and getting reversed on appeal, which is exactly what happened last year in the school reopening case. We will continue to defend the law and parent's rights in Florida, and will immediately appeal the ruling to the First District Court of Appeals, where we are confident we will prevail on the merits of the case."
Locally, Judge Cooper's ruling will have no immediate impact in the Hillsborough or Pasco public school districts.
Hillsborough already has adopted a temporary facemask mandate in its schools which remains in effect through Sept. 17.
The Hillsborough board took that action, despite the governor's executive order, and subsequent actions taken by the Florida Board of Education and the Florida Department of Education.
DeSantis has stood firm in his position that parents — not local school boards — have the authority to determine whether a student wears a mask in school.
Hillsborough school board members took emergency action to impose a temporary mandatory mask order, with a medical opt-out provision.
In doing so, they joined a number of school districts that defied that order and faced potential financial sanctions.
Cooper enjoined the state from imposing those penalties.
Shortly after Cooper's ruling, Pasco County Schools issued this statement: "We are aware that Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper has determined that Governor DeSantis' order banning mask mandates is unconstitutional. At this time the ruling has no impact on Pasco County Schools' mask-optional policy.
"The Governor's order remains in effect until the final order is submitted. At that time, the Governor is expected to appeal the decision.
"To summarize: Today's ruling has no immediate impact on Pasco County Schools. Masks remain optional for students and staff."
So far this school year, Pasco County Schools has had a combined total of 2,481 student and staff cases, as of the evening of Aug. 27.
As of the same date, that figure stood at a combined total of 5,500 for students and staff in Hillsborough County Schools.
In other pandemic news, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval on Aug. 23 of the Pfizer vaccine for those age 16 and older. The vaccine has emergency use authorization for those age 12 and older.
Experts have said the FDA's approval could encourage people with vaccine hesitancy to go ahead and get vaccinated.
The pronouncement also could prompt more employers to require employees to get vaccinated.
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor has announced that city employees have until Sept. 30 to become vaccinated. Those who do not will need to wear an N95 mask and show weekly results from a COVID test.
Pasco County has decided to use a different approach. It is offering $500 in premium pay to every employee who becomes fully vaccinated by Nov. 1.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to recommend that everyone age 12 and older get vaccinated to lessen the chance of becoming infected. While people may become infected, medical experts and scientists have said they are at much lesser risk of hospitalization or death.
Meanwhile, the COVID-19 transmission rate remains high in Florida. Experts attribute that to the infectious delta variant of the disease, which they say is highly contagious.
In the week between Aug. 20 to Aug. 26, Florida recorded 151,749 new COVID-19 cases, with a positivity rate of 16.8%, according to the Florida Department of Health's website.
Pasco County had 4,433 new cases, with a positivity rate of 21.2%.
Hillsborough County had 11,800 new cases, with a positivity rate of 18.9%.
AdventHealth West Florida Division continues to see an increase in COVID-19 cases at its facilities across West Florida and continues to experience a peak of COVID-19 patients, according to an Aug. 27 news release. To date, more than 600 COVID-positive patients are currently hospitalized in the West Florida Division's 10 hospitals.
AdventHealth Carrollwood, AdventHealth Dade City, AdventHealth North Pinellas, AdventHealth Sebring, AdventHealth Zephyrhills have paused all non-time sensitive and non-emergent procedures.
The hospital chain also has limited visitors at numerous locations, including these in and near The Laker/Lutz coverage area: Dade City, Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills, Tampa and Carrollwood. Specifics are available by visiting each hospital's website.
In other COVID-19 related news, Hillsborough County has issued a news release to inform its water customers that they may notice a temporary change in the taste and odor of their drinking water.
Tampa Bay Water temporarily changed its water treatment process beginning Aug. 26 at its Lithia Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Facility, due to a lack of liquid oxygen deliveries to the facility.
Water provided to Hillsborough County Public Utilities customers will continue to meet all local, state, and federal regulations for drinking water, the news release said.
While consumers may notice a change in taste and odor, the treatment change will not alter the quality of the drinking water, according to the news release.
There is a delivery driver shortage caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and the need for available supplies to be diverted to local hospitals, the release explained.
"In addition, Tampa Bay Water is adjusting the regional blend of water sources to accommodate the change in available deliveries of liquid oxygen in the taste and odor," the release said.
COVID Statistics: Week of Aug. 20 to Aug. 26
New cases: 151,749
Positivity: 16.8%
New cases: 4,433
Positivity rate: 21.2%
New cases: 11,800
School cases
Cumulative cases, 2021-2022 school year*
Pasco County Schools
2,350 student cases; 491 staff cases
*As of the evening of Aug. 27
Filed Under: Education, Local News Tagged With: AdventHealth Carrollwood, AdventHealth Dade City, AdventHealth North Pinellas, AdventHealth Sebring, AdventHealth West Florida Division, AdventHealth Zephyrhills, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19, First District Court of Appeals, Florida Board of Education, Florida Department of Education, Hillsborough County Public Utilities, Hillsborough County Schools, Jane Castor, John Cooper, Leon County, Leon County Circuit Court, Pasco County Schools, Ron DeSantis, Tampa Bay Water, Taryn Fenske, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Youth vaping a growing concern in Pasco
May 1, 2019 By Kevin Weiss
Health officials in Pasco County are concerned about rising numbers of local teens who are using electronic cigarettes, or vaping.
Last year, about 25 percent of Florida high school students reported current use of electronic vaping, according to the Florida Department of Health. That marked a staggering 58 percent increase compared to 2017.
Representatives from the Florida Department of Health of Pasco County discussed youth e-cigarette use at a recent community meeting hosted by the Pasco Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP). (Kevin Weiss)
The figures might be even higher in Pasco County, according to Jenae Haddocks, a health educator with the Florida Department of Health in Pasco County.
"What we're seeing is Pasco is above average as far as youth initiation in e-cigs and vape use, and above state average for that, so that's not good," Haddocks said at a recent community meeting hosted by the Pasco Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP) at Land O' Lakes Heritage Park.
"We're having a hard time trying to address it," she added.
Exacerbating the vaping issue, Haddocks said, is a lack of oversight by e-cigarette retailers, along with a lack of regulation on e-cig products and flavors by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Haddocks pointed out e-cigs and related products can be purchased online with minimal or no type of age verification. "Kids can go online and purchase these products. It's kind of surprising," she said.
E-cigarette devices heat a liquid that produces an aerosol, or vapor. That liquid usually contains nicotine, flavorings and other chemicals.
Long-term health effects of vaping remain unknown.
However, some of the ingredients in e-cigarette aerosol could be harmful to the lungs in the long-term, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Moreover, the Florida Department of Health reports that the CDC has stated that that a single e-cig liquid pod of the popular e-cigarette brand JUUL contains as much nicotine as a pack of 20 regular cigarettes.
Haddocks suggested e-cigarettes makers are marketing to youth and teenagers with pods that have "candylike or sweet flavoring" – flavors like bubblegum, fruit punch, candy cane, and crème brulee, to name a few.
The speaker noted the labeling of some of these pods even resemble that of candy products such as Sour Patch Kids or Bubblicious Original Bubble Gum. Such labeling makes e-cigs seem less harmful and more appealing for teens to try, Haddocks said.
The Florida Department of Health has seen a staggering increase in the number of teenagers vaping or using electronic cigarettes. (Courtesy of Florida Department of Health)
Currently, the JUUL brand and related sweet vapor flavorings, Haddock noted, "are really, really popular among youth right now."
She put it like this: "Of course, adults do like those flavorings, but who's more likely to buy bubble gum or Bubblicious at a gas station — a 12-year-old or a 35-year-old?"
Aside from nicotine and other unknown chemicals, the speaker went on to explain that e-cigarettes and vape products can be manipulated with illicit substances.
Haddocks said some Pasco County teens have been caught with e-cig pods that test positive for alcohol, THC, cannabis and other substances.
Said Haddocks: "They're smoking things laced with who knows what and they don't know half the time, so that's kind of turning into an even bigger issue that we're seeing."
She added: "It's kind of a growth issue that we have right now in Pasco."
Meanwhile, Haddocks said general tobacco use among children under 18 years old remains "a big issue" in the county.
She pointed out the younger that someone is when first trying tobacco, the more likely that person is to become a lifelong tobacco user, or to abuse tobacco for years to come.
"Ninety percent of adult smokers begin at or before the age of 18. It's a huge concern," she said.
To better combat such youth initiation, Haddocks advised the community to educate youth on the dangers of tobacco products and other drugs.
Filed Under: Health, Top Story Tagged With: ASAP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, e-cigarettes, Florida Department of Health, Jenae Haddocks, JUUL, Land O' Lakes Heritage Park, Pasco Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention, teen vaping, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Cheaper EpiPen efforts
September 5, 2018 By Mary Rathman
Congressman Gus Bilirakis has been working to reduce the cost of prescription drugs for several years. He has authored multiple provisions within H.R. 2430, which was signed into law last August.
One of the provisions created an expedited approval process for generic drugs when no competitor exists on the market. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that it approved the first generic drug through this new process.
The second Bilirakis provision reformed the FDA Office of Combination Products, as a result of an exchange with FDA officials. This office manages the approval of Complex drug-device combination products, such as auto-injectors and metered-dose inhalers.
The EpiPen is an example of a combination product.
The company that manufactures the EpiPen – Mylan Pharmaceuticals – raised the cost of the EpiPen by 400 percent, making it unaffordable for many families.
Traditionally, there has not been a generic version of the EpiPen available on the market.
However, with the reforms, the FDA has announced that it has approved the first generic version of the EpiPen, used to treat allergic reactions.
Filed Under: Health Tagged With: EpiPen, FDA, Gus Bilirakis, Mylan Pharmaceuticals, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Local entrepreneur creates healthy desserts
August 22, 2018 By Kevin Weiss
After tiring of drinking the same old protein shakes, James Doyle decided to brainstorm some new ideas.
He figured there was a way to turn his protein powder into a dessert.
So, the 29-year-old Wesley Chapel man began experimenting.
Inspired by how Jell-O works, Doyle developed FREEZINda, a liquid and dry mix product that transforms any whey protein powder into an ice cream-like, frozen dessert.
Wesley Chapel resident James Doyle is the creator of FREEZINda, which turns whey protein powder into an ice cream-like, frozen dessert. (Courtesy of James Doyle)
Throughout a lengthy trial period, Doyle estimates he tested more than 100 different ingredients and about 3,000 pounds of frozen dessert in his kitchen.
Doyle's friends and family members — even his dog, Buddy — taste-tested recipes.
As he toyed with countless combinations early on, his taste-testers were brutally honest.
"I had my dad try one of the formulas, and he straight up told me, 'It tastes horrible,' and I was like, 'Oh, man! It (froze) right, it had the right qualities, it looked good,' and then we tasted it and it was like, 'No!'"
He said it took approximately 19 months "to get the formula down."
Eventually he found what he considers the ideal combination of mixing agents that bind together to form a texture that mirrors a sweet icy, syrupy sorbet; with ingredients like vegetable glycerin, erythritol (sugar alcohol), guar gum and xanthan gum, and just a gram of sugar per serving.
FREEZINda officially launched last November and is now offered in 21 stores across the United States. It is non-genetically modified, low sugar, fat free, lactose free, gluten free, low glycemic (low net carbs) and vegetarian friendly.
Preparation is easy. Mix any whey protein powder with a cup of water or milk — like a protein shake — then add the FREEZINda liquid and dry mix, and place in the freezer overnight.
Doyle's favorite concoction? Mixing in just about any type of chocolate mint whey protein powder, specifically the flavor made by Adaptogen Science.
To further customize the high protein ice cream dessert replacement, Doyle recommends adding nuts, fruit, sprinkles and so on.
Doyle noted: "It definitely does satisfy your sweet tooth and your cravings that you would get, so once you eat it, then you're like, 'OK, I'm good.'"
And, there's no question he's a fan of his own product.
For about eighth months straight, Doyle said he ate about 2 pounds of FREEZINda each day.
"I still eat it," he said, "but not 2 pounds a day."
Computer specialist turned entrepreneur
Doyle was born in New York but went to high school in Leesburg, right outside The Villages.
He later settled in Wesley Chapel with his older sister, to attend and graduate from the University of South Florida.
After college, Doyle worked as an IT specialist locally.
He was forced to quit his career as lingering vision issues prevented him from staring at a computer monitor all day long. "It was pretty tough," Doyle said, of having to give up IT work.
FREEZINda contains mixing agents that bind to form a texture that mirrors a sweet icy, syrupy sorbet. It includes such ingredients as vegetable glycerin, erythritol (sugar alcohol), guar gum and xanthan gum, and just a gram of sugar per serving.
To prepare, mix any whey protein powder with a cup or water or milk — like a protein shake — then add the FREEZINda liquid and dry mix, and place in the freezer overnight.
Not sure where to turn next, the concept for FREEZINda suddenly popped in his head while he basked in the sauna at the New Tampa LA Fitness one spring day in 2016.
"It's kind of weird how, like, when doors close, another one opens," he said.
Once he had the idea, the next step was to figure out how to get it to market.
Doyle leaned on a minor degree in entrepreneurship, as well as advice from several family members who own businesses to help FREEZINda off the ground.
"I kind of figured out my way from there," he said.
As a sole entrepreneur, Doyle works from his Wesley Chapel home office, where he can facilitate supply chain duties between a commercial kitchen in Oldsmar, and a co-packer and fulfillment center in Texas.
He's had to learn how to navigate other aspects, including patents and trademarks, and ensuring the product is compliant with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.
He's also had to figure out innovative ways to market his product and generate more sales.
"There's quite a bit to owning your own business," said Doyle, who works six days a week. "There's so many different areas, from fulfillment to marketing. There's so many different areas, it's unreal."
FREEZINda is offered in retail nutrition and mom-and-pop stores as far away as Texas and California. It is also sold in Florida.
Locally, it can be found at Total Nutrition USF, 2720 E. Fowler Ave., in Tampa.
It's also available on Amazon and several other nutrition-focused websites.
Next month, Doyle plans to introduce new packaging and a new FREEZINda formula that's sugar-free, and substitutes sea salt for baking powder.
He's searching for a food broker, too, to help promote FREEZINda to additional chain wholesalers, retail stores and independent wholesalers.
"I'm hoping to pick up more traction, with better retail boxes and a little more enhanced formula," he said.
He also dreams of appearing on the hit Emmy Award winning reality show "Shark Tank."
He applied in January and made it through a couple rounds of casting interviews before talks dried up.
While Doyle aims to be successful in business, he also wants to help people to become healthier.
For more information, visit Freezinda.com.
Filed Under: Local News, Wesley Chapel/New Tampa News Tagged With: Adaptogen Science, East Fowler Avenue, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, FREEZINda, James Doyle, New Tampa LA Fitness, Shark Tank, The Villages, Total Nutrition USF, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, University of South Florida, Wesley Chapel
Is your memory problem a normal part of aging, or a form of dementia?
April 11, 2018 By B.C. Manion
Those attending Dr. Andrew E. Budson's talks at the Plantation Palms Golf Club in Land O' Lakes last week had two key takeaways.
Dr. Andrew Budson (Courtesy of The Roche Associates)
First, if you're having problems with your memory, go to a doctor who specializes in memory issues. In some cases, the problem may be the result of something that's completely reversible, and even when it's not, the sooner treatment begins, the better, said Budson, co-author of the book "Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory."
The second takeaway was this: If you're looking for something that's very likely to help your memory, exercise is the key.
"People often ask me, 'Dr. Budson, is there a magic pill out there to help improve my memory?' My answer is, 'Yes, there is. It's called exercise.'"
Budson gave two talks on April 6 as part of a program presented by Keystone Place at Terra Bella, a new retirement community that will be opening in Land O' Lakes, which will offer independent living, assisted living and memory care accommodations.
To get things rolling, Budson asked the audience during the 12:30 p.m. talk to consider whether these common memory issues were a result of normal aging, or something else:
You walk into a room to get something and you forget why.
You're having trouble remembering the name of a friend of yours from church, even though you've met her a half-a-dozen times.
You're having trouble remembering some of the details of your life, such as your wedding.
When you are driving and not paying attention, you take one or more wrong turns, and you end up somewhere you did not intend to be.
You spend too much time looking for your keys, glasses, wallet or purse.
Your family said you've asked that question before.
One of the key things to watch for is a change in behavior, Budson said.
"If you are someone who every morning as you're getting ready to leave the house you spend 5, 10 or 15 minutes hunting around for keys, glasses, wallet, purse, and now you're getting a little bit older and you're still spending 5, 10, 15 minutes hunting around the house for these things, well, that's probably normal for you.
"But if you are someone who is always very organized, never spend any time hunting around for these things — and now you're spending 5, 10, 15, maybe 20 minutes, maybe an hour, maybe you never find that wallet, you have to replace the credit cards or you have to replace the cellphone because you couldn't find it, you know, that would be concerning," Budson said.
He gave another example.
"Anyone can forget that they've already told their best friend that story and start to tell it again, or cannot remember the answer to a question and ask it again. Sure, that can happen once or twice, no big deal.
"But, for somebody that's telling the same story, again and again and again … every time you meet this individual they tell it, maybe even twice during the same visit, that sounds like rapid forgetting. Rapid forgetting is never normal," he said.
To help explain how memory works, the doctor used the analogy of a filing system.
"The file clerk is our frontal lobes. It is our frontal lobes' file clerk's job to take the information in from the outside world and to put it inside the file cabinet.
"So, when we want to retrieve a memory, you can picture the frontal lobe file clerk pulling open the file drawer, leafing through the files until he finds the memory that he's looking for," he said.
As we get older, our file clerk doesn't hear quite as well as he used to, so information may need to be repeated a couple of times in order for it to be stored in the file cabinet.
It also can take longer to retrieve a memory, and we may need a hint or cue about what a memory was about, he added.
But, the main thing is, if a memory goes into the cabinet — it can be retrieved.
Using the same filing system analogy, he then focused on the file cabinet itself.
"The file cabinet is another part of the brain. It's actually our hippocampus. The hippocampus is the part of the brain that stores new memories. It's located in the temporal lobes.
"The problem with diseases like Alzheimer's is that it damages the hippocampus, and ultimately, in fact, destroys the hippocampus.
"Imagine if you pull open the drawer of the file cabinet and you look down inside, and you find out there's a big hole in the bottom of the file drawer.
"You can have the most efficient file clerk in the world, taking information in from the outside world, putting it into the file cabinet. If there's a big hole there, the memories are going to disappear, never to be retrieved again," he said.
Diet and exercise can strengthen memory
The doctor also explained the distinction between the terms dementia, Alzheimer's and mild cognitive impairment.
Dementia is a general term that means that someone's thinking and memory have declined to the point that it interferes with day-to-day function, he said.
It can be caused by things that are easily treatable and actually completely reversible, but also can be caused by serious diseases, including Alzheimer's.
Mild cognitive impairment means that a person has a confirmed memory loss, but that the individual's day-to-day function is normal, Budson said.
Over time, about half of the people with mild cognitive impairment go on to develop Alzheimer's or another form of dementia, but the other half don't, he said.
Once a memory problem has been determined, the next step is treatment, Budson said. There are standard medications that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, he said. Plus, there's more research underway now than there ever has been during the 110-year history of Alzheimer's.
Early treatment is crucial, he said.
"They (medications) can turn the clock back by six to 12 months," he said. "I am much more likely to be able to turn the clock back all of the way to 12 months, all the way to make their memory like it was a year ago, if they come to see me early."
Research also shows that lifestyle changes can help, he said.
"The Mediterranean diet, and a few variations of it, is really the only diet that study after study after study has been proven to be healthy for the brain and good for the memory," he said. That diet includes fish, olive oil, avocados, fruits and vegetables, nuts and beans, and whole grains.
Exercise also is good for you, but before increasing your activity, be sure to check with your doctor, he said.
The recommended amount of exercise is at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise five days a week, plus two hours a week of things that help with strength and balance, and flexibility.
Besides reducing the risk for stroke and improving your mood, exercise can help you sleep better — which is critically important for the memory, he said.
"Remember we talked about how the new memories are stored in the hippocampus, in our new memory file cabinet? Well, it turns out there's another memory file cabinet that is storing the older memories. It is during sleep that the memories go from the short-term, temporary store (file) to the long-term permanent store (file)," he said.
Besides exercise and diet, other ways to strengthen the memory including social engagement and learning new things, Budson said.
There is no evidence, however, that doing brain-training games and crossword puzzles will improve the memory, he said.
"What the studies show is that if you spend time doing crossword puzzles, or Suduko or computerized brain training programs, you get better at crossword puzzles, Suduko and computerized brain training programs. It simply does not translate to overall brain function," he said.
Know the 10 signs
Memory loss that disrupts daily life
Challenges in planning or solving problems
Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work, or at leisure
Confusion with time or place
Trouble with understanding visual images or spatial relationships
New problems with words in speaking or writing
Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps
Decreased or poor judgment
Withdrawal from work or social activities
Changes in mood or personality
For more details on this list and for more information about Alzheimer's, visit ALZ.org.
Filed Under: Health, Local News Tagged With: Alzheimer's disease, Andrew E. Budson, dementia, Keystone Place at Terra Bella, Land O' Lakes, Plantation Palms Golf Club, U.S. Food and Drug Administration


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Daniel Travier, né le  à Saint-Jean-du-Gard, est un auteur français.

Il est le fondateur de Maison Rouge-Musée des vallées cévenoles, membre du conseil d'administration de l'établissement public du parc national des Cévennes, membre du club cévenol, membre non résidant de l'Académie de Nîmes.

Il est auteur et co-auteur de plusieurs livres et articles sur les Cévennes.

En 2007, il est promu au grade d'officier de la Légion d'honneur.

Biographie
Daniel Travier est né en 1947 dans la maison familiale qui fut  bénie par l'évêque en 1567. Il est issu d'une famille protestante installée à Saint-Jean-du-Gard depuis plusieurs générations. Il est le fils d'un ébéniste et d'une professeure de mathématiques.

Il fait des études secondaires à Alès, puis obtient un diplôme d'ingénieur, option génie civil à l'INSA de Lyon. Après un an d'enseignement au lycée Dhuoda de Nîmes et un an de  service militaire, il revient à Saint-Jean-du-Gard pour prendre part à la direction de l'entreprise familiale et artisanale d'ameublement et de décoration.

Tout petit, Daniel Travier a conservé une pièce de monnaie datant de l'époque de Louis XVI, trouvée par son grand-père, Raoul Travier, dans la terre. Ce grand-père, matelassier, a nourri son enfance d'une multitude de contes et lui a transmis son savoir pendant qu'il cousait ses matelas.

À l'âge de 12 ans, il rencontre le pasteur Gaston Cadix, qui lui transmet, outre son savoir et sa passion pour l'histoire, mais aussi son attachement à la culture cévenole.

Dès la fin des années 1950, Daniel Travier commence à collectionner les objets témoins de la vie quotidienne en Cévennes. Au fil des années il va rassembler  dont  sont exposés à Maison Rouge-Musée des vallées cévenoles.

À partir de 1964, il organise des expositions de sa collection sur les foires de la région et c'est à l'occasion d'une de ces expositions, en 1969, qu'il va rencontrer l'historien  Philippe Joutard, qui fait, alors des recherches sur les camisards. Sous l'impulsion de ce dernier qui en est le président, il va entrer au  club cévenol association fondée  en 1894 dont le but est de « sauvegarder le patrimoine naturel et culturel des Cévennes et  des  Causses, favoriser uniquement le tourisme qui sache respecter leur originalité ».

De 1977 à 1989, Daniel Travier est adjoint au maire de sa commune, Robert Ruas, avec une délégation à la  culture, l'environnement, le patrimoine et le tourisme.

En 2017, ses collections sont rassemblées à  Maison Rouge-Musée des vallées cévenoles, dernière filature de soie à avoir fermé en France.

Daniel Travier est aussi auteur et co-auteur de livres ou d'article traitant du patrimoine culturel (la culture du châtaignier, le travail de la soie, les ruches troncs...), de l'histoire huguenote et de la littérature cévenole en langue d'oc.

En 2015, Raymond Achilli réalise un documentaire qui dresse le portrait de Daniel Travier.

Publications

 Les armoires figurées du Bas-Languedoc, Martine Nougarede, Laurent Puech, Daniel Travier, novembre 2000, Éditeur : Le Bibliofil
 4 saisons en Cévennes, juillet 2019.
 De la ruche-tronc à la ruche à cadres : ethnoécologie historique de l'apiculture en Cévennes, juillet 2016.
 Contes, chansons & récits, vallée française et pays de Calberte, 1999
 L'image et le regard. Les Cévennes et la photographie, 1870-1930. Septembre 1993
 Le temps cévenol tomes I, II et III
 Cévennes n°53-57.Architectures & paysages de la soie : le fil de la mémoire. 1997.
 Les chemins de la soie - Itinéraires culturels en Cévennes - Bas-Languedoc - Cévennes - Vivarais. 1993
 Les  Cévennes  de la Montagne à l'Homme.1981
 Dire les Cévennes mille ans de témoignages.1994

Publications préfacées par Daniel Travier
 Un été en Cévennes : demain nous partirons, d'Aimé Vignon, 2018
 Le Gard dans la tourmente révolutionnaire de Nelly Duret, 2020

Notes et références

Liens externes

Conservateur français de musée
Naissance en juillet 1947
Naissance à Saint-Jean-du-Gard
Écrivain français du XXe siècle
Écrivain français du XXIe siècle

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Pawtucket's Bucket Brewery will close its doors
Eyewitness News Investigates
by: Ted Nesi
Posted: Jan 23, 2018 / 09:36 PM EST / Updated: Jan 23, 2018 / 09:36 PM EST
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) – Pawtucket is losing one of the companies that made the city a hub for local craft beer.
Bucket Brewery, founded in 2010, announced Tuesday it plans to cease operations in mid-March. The company has a tap room and brewing facilities on Carver Street.
"Bucket was founded and expanded with a specific business plan in mind, and we've worked to adapt that plan as the state laws, consumers, and direction of micro brewery ownership have changed," the company said in a statement. "Within the last few months, we've weighed the business on all levels and determined that the current path ultimately is not what we want for Bucket."
In addition to Bucket, Pawtucket is also home to Foolproof Brewing Co., Isle Brewers Guild and Crooked Current Brewery. Mayor Don Grebien has frequently highlighted the craft beer cluster as a sign of the city's dynamism.
"We're very saddened to hear the news about their closing," Nick Garrison, Foolproof's president and founder, told Eyewitness News. "From one business owner to another, it's a very difficult decision to make. We wish them the best, and we're sorry to hear the news."
Garrison said that while he remains optimistic about Foolproof's future, he has noted some turmoil in the beer industry in recent weeks, citing the looming sale at auction of New Hampshire's Smuttynose Brewing and a scaling back of distribution by San Diego's Green Flash Brewing. "I think there's some growing pains manifesting themselves in the industry, and it's difficult," he said.
Grebien's spokeswoman, Lauren Greene, said the mayor had reached out to Bucket Brewery to see whether the city could help. "He very much has an open-door policy with residents and businesses," she said.
Bucket Brewery's closing was first reported by the website 990WBOB. The company's full statement is below:
Bucket Brewery is announcing the closure of its brewing and tap room facilities located on Carver St. The final business date will be in mid-March, with closing events and specific dates to follow this release.
We at Bucket want to thanks our customers, staff, family, friends, and vendors, for the years of loyal support. When Bucket first took shape, the brewing industry in Rhode Island was just beginning a course that has seen a massive expansion to the number of breweries across the state. We've been a welcome part of an ever expanding family, and have both supported and been supported by each other. Bucket was founded and expanded with a specific business plan in mind, and we've worked to adapt that plan as the state laws, consumers, and direction of micro brewery ownership have changed.
Within the last few months, we've weighed the business on all levels and determined that the current path ultimately is not what we want for Bucket. As such, we are preparing the facility for sale and closing operations effective March 2018. Until that date, we will remain in operation under normal business hours, and welcome the brewing community to come visit us and help us clear out our stock.
Our thanks again to everyone who has believed in us over the years, your friendship and business has been greatly appreciated and we look forward to the future.
Ted Nesi (tnesi@wpri.com) covers politics and the economy for WPRI.com. He is a weekly panelist on Newsmakers and hosts Executive Suite. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook
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1. The governor's budget never survives first contact with the legislature, and that's certainly true of the $10.2 billion tax-and-spending plan that Governor Raimondo rolled out Thursday. Senate President Ruggerio is not legalizing recreational marijuana this year, period, so there goes $21 million. And Speaker Mattiello is not willing to tweak the car tax phaseout, period, so another $10 million is needed for that. The governor's aides argue all this isn't her problem -- she proposed the policies she thinks are best, and if legislative leaders don't like them, they can come up with their own. The problem for Raimondo is, that's just what they'll do -- and the first step they'll consider is paring back her requests to create or expand programs. That's the risk you take when you submit a budget with major political vulnerabilities. There's a long way to go between now and the final budget negotiations in June, though, and cards to be played on all sides. Nor is Raimondo dead set on everything - she's not going to go to the mat for, say, imposing the sales tax on wine. So what will she really fight for in the coming months? Her State of the State was a good guide: the policies in Tuesday's speech are the ones she's most invested in. Think education (pre-K and K-12 funding, R.I. Promise), job training (Real Jobs), income supports (minimum wage and Earned Income Tax Credit) and housing production, as well as her $269 million in proposed bond issuances. At least some of it could get a warm reception. "I like the governor's priorities -- education, job training, pre-K -- those are all very, very important priorities, and I share those with the governor," Mattiello said on this week's Newsmakers. "Where we part ways a little bit is how you accomplish that."
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