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Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott at his regular press briefing today, updated guidance issued a week ago on social engagement. He said these were "commonsense" changes predicated on feedback the administration had received. In particular, the governor had previously announced that individuals could no longer take a walk outside with a non-household member. He rescinded that today and is allowing people to be outside with one non-household member, while still maintaining the usual COVID-19 health protocols like social distancing and mask wearing.

He also is allowing someone living alone to engage with another household. Also, anyone who feels they are in danger or threatened can move into another household in order to stay safe.

The governor issued stricter guidelines last week as COVID cases started to surge. These restrictions indicated that you cannot engage socially with individuals who are not within your own household, travel into the state from anywhere without quarantining and he also closed bars. These new restrictions were imposed because with the surge in cases came date indicating that 71 percent of all new COVID cases came from social interactions -- everything from dinner parties to baby showers -- and not from places like restaurants, shopping, schools or worksites.

(See full executive order and video of today's media briefing below.)

Governor Scott continued to emphasize the overall, restrictive social and travel guidance today because the state set a record of 148 cases on Thursday and nearly broke it Friday with another 146 reported by the Vermont Department of Health. There also have been four COVID-related deaths in the last two weeks with three at the Rutland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center long term-care facility in just the last few days.

Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD, said the spike in cases and recent deaths are reminders that everyone must remain vigilant and continue to follow the health protocols. The more the virus circulates in the community, he said, the greater the likelihood it could find its way into a nursing home, where those who are most vulnerable to the disease reside.

As of today, the VDH is reporting 146 new cases of COVID-19 statewide for a total of 3,459 during the pandemic. There are currently 18 hospitalized with one person in the ICU. There have been 62 deaths.

The governor's remarks begin at about the 45 minute mark.

November 13, 2020 || Modifications and new sections are in red.

RE:Update 28 NewWork SafeAdditions to the Be Smart, Stay Safe Order

As Vermont continues its work to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, reduce the spread of the virus, keep Vermonters working, and keep our children in school, our mitigation strategy is constantly evolving.

To that end, the following is required of all Vermonters, visitors, and businesses per theGovernors Executive Order:

Critical Updates - November 13, 2020, Effective November 14, 2020 at 10:00 pm until further notice.

Notwithstanding the guidance in the remainder of this document, which will be updated in the days to come, the guidance in this section supersedes the guidance below:

2nd and 4th class licensees and licensees other than 1st class licensees who serve food, or partner with entities who serve food, including bars and social clubs shall suspend operations; however, bars and social clubs may offer take-out, curbside pickup and delivery of beverage alcohol, including spirit-based drinks and malt and vinous product.

For purposes of this order, bars and social clubs means establishments generally held out to be a bar, tavern, brew pub, brewery, microbrewery, distillery pub, winery, cidery, tasting room, club or other place of public accommodation licensed to serve beverage alcohol, including spirit-based drinks and malt and vinous product and, if serving food, only serves snacks, pre-made food, microwaveable or other food items not required to be prepared in an on-site kitchen equipped to provide menu service.

MANDATORY HEALTH & SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT & GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

All businesses must follow Vermont Department of Health and CDC guidelines:

ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR ALL BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act

Consider how the re-opening process and operational changes might impact compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The health and safety guidance provided by ACCD does not negate any obligations as outlined by the ADA. Refer toA Primer for Small Businessfor additional information.

BUSINESS CUSTOMER & GENERAL PUBLIC MASK USE

As of Saturday, August 1, 2020, Vermonters and visitors are required to wear masks or cloth facial coverings over their nose and mouth any time they are in public spaces, indoors or outdoors, where they come in contact with others from outside their households, especially in congregate settings, and where it is not possible to maintain a physical distance of at least six feet.

Masks or cloth facial coverings are not required when someone is engaged in strenuous exercise or activity, for anyone under the age of 2, any child or adult with a medical or developmental issue or challenge that is complicated or irritated by a facial covering, anyone with difficulty breathing or as further set forth in guidance issued by VDH. A person who declines to wear a mask or cloth face covering because of a medical or developmental issue, or difficulty breathing, shall not be required to produce documentation, or other evidence, verifying the condition.

Businesses and non-profit and government entities shall implement measures notifying customers or clients of the requirement to wear masks or facial coverings, which may include, but shall not be limited to, posting signage stating that masks or cloth facial coverings are required and denial of entry or service to customers or clients who decline to wear masks or facial coverings.

For the text of the order establishing the mask requirement, read theExecutive Order.

CROSS STATE TRAVEL

Vermonters may travel outside of Vermont to counties across the Northeast including New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia that have a similar active COVID-19 caseload to Vermont (less than 400 cases per million) and return without quarantining if they do so in a personal vehicle (including private air travel). Similarly, residents of other states who live in counties across the Northeast including New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia that have a similar active COVID-19 caseload to Vermont (less than 400 cases per million) may enter the state for leisure travel without quarantining under specific conditions laid out below.

The State of Vermont has determined that any county with less than 400 active cases of COVID-19 per one million residents meets this criteria. The Agency will publish anupdated mapand list each Tuesday by 5 p.m. at accd.vermont.gov identifying quarantine and non-quarantine counties throughout the Northeastern United States. Vermonters must remember to follow any travel restrictions and quarantine requirements for the states they plan to visit.

Residents from a non-quarantine county may travel to Vermont without quarantine restrictions if they travel directly to Vermont in their personal vehicle. This includes overnight travel, commuting for work, leisure visits and recreation. Travelers are encouraged to register withSara Alertupon arrival to Vermont to get two weeks of daily reminders to check for common symptoms of COVID-19. Travelers must remember to follow any travel restrictions and quarantine requirements in their home upon return.

Travelers, including Vermonters, that visit or are from a quarantine county must still quarantine for 14-days upon entrance into Vermont or quarantine for at least seven days upon entrance into Vermont and receive a negative COVID-19 test.

Authorized Work Exemption: The State of Vermont currently allows those traveling to or from Vermont for authorized work, whether they are a Vermonter or a non-resident traveler, to enter Vermont without quarantining when:

Travelers may complete either: (i) a 14-day quarantine; or (ii) a 7-day quarantine followed by a negative test - in their home state and enter Vermont without further quarantine restrictionsif they drive directly from their home via their personal vehicle.

Travelers may complete either: (i) a 14-day quarantine; or (ii) a 7-day quarantine followed by a negative test in a Vermont lodging establishmentregardless of destination origin or manner of travel(travelers must stay in their quarantine location for the duration of quarantine other than to travel to and from a test site).

People traveling for essential purposes, including work, do not need to quarantine.Essential travelincludes travel for personal safety, medical care, care of others, parental shared custody, for food, beverage or medicine, to attend preK-12 school if commuting daily, or to perform work for businesses that are currently allowed to operate. The current State of Emergency requires employers to use remote work and telework whenever possible to avoid unnecessary work travel. Businesses and employees must only travel for work related trips when absolutely necessary. Individuals engaged in a daily commute to and from their job are expressly exempt from the need to quarantine by Executive Order.

Persons should not travel to, from, or within Vermont if they are experiencingCOVID-19 symptomsor if they meet thecriteria for needing to Isolate or Quarantine.

Please review thetravel FAQ.

PHASED RESTART

Operations deemed essential may continue to operate under pre-existing guidance with the addition of the mandatory health and safety requirements above.

To safely reopen certain operations impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and not defined as essential, Governor Scott has directed the Agency of Commerce - in consultation with the Department of Health and the Department of Public Safety to authorize,subject to mandatory health and safety requirements listed above and additional sector specific guidance below, the following:

1.1 Outdoor Businesses

Phased Restart: Full list of sectors

1.2Low or No Contact Professional Services

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2.2 Farmers Markets

Phased Restart: Full list of sectors

3.1 Manufacturing, Construction, and Distribution Operations

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4.1 Outdoor Recreation and Fitness

Vermonters are encouraged to participate in outdoor recreation and fitness activities, while limiting themselves to those activities that can be enjoyed while adhering to social distancing and hygiene requirements, and which require low or no physical contact with anyone outside their immediate household. This includes, but is not limited to biking, hiking, walking, running and other outdoor fitness activities; golf, tennis, skate parks and other outdoor no-contact sports; horseback riding, boating and paddle sports, fishing, hunting, photography and nature walks.

Nothing in these guidelines should be interpreted to override the need to continue to observe requirements for use of trails or property. For instance: mud season limitations on the use of trail networks; that users obtain appropriate permission from private landowners where required; and the expectation that, where needed, users will check with state or local land managers regarding conditions that remain in effect. Additional information on good etiquette and safe practices for outdoor recreation is available at:https://fpr.vermont.gov/recreation/outdoor-recreation-and-covid-19andhttps://vtfishandwildlife.com/outdoor-recreation-and-covid-19.

Phased Restart: Full list of sectors

4.2 Outdoor Recreation Businesses, Facilities and Organizations

Businesses, facilities and organizations which support or offer outdoor recreation and fitness activities that require low or no direct physical contact may return to operation under all applicable health and safety requirements established in Governor's Emergency Order. These include, but are not limited to state and municipal parks, recreation associations, trail networks, golf courses, big game check stations, and guided expeditions. In addition, organizations, businesses and facilities catering to outdoor activity must adhere to the conditions set forth below:

Phased Restart: Full list of sectors

5.1 Retail Operations

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5.2 Drive-In Operations

Drive-in operations including, but not limited to, movie theaters, fireworks displays, parades, restaurants, religious services, graduation ceremonies, and other gatherings may occur subject to the mandatory health and safety guidance above and:

Phased Restart: Full list of sectors

6.1 Lodging, Campgrounds and Other Accommodations

I certify that I have reviewed theState of Vermont out-of-state traveler guidelinesandtravel mapand comply with current health and safety requirements for traveling to, from, and within the State of Vermont. I further certify that I understand all travelers should stay home if ill (with any symptoms); maintain physical distance of at least 6 from anyone outside their household; wear a cloth mask when in public spaces; and wash or sanitize hands often.

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7.1 Restaurants, Catering, Food Service, and Bars

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7.2 Hair Salons and Barber Shops

Hair salons & barber shops may reopen subject to the mandatory health and safety requirements listed above, and:

Phased Restart: Full list of sectors

7.4 Religious Facilities and Places of Worship

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8.1 Close Contact Business (Gyms, Fitness Centers, Spas, Nail Salons, etc.)

Fitness centers (gyms) and similar exercise facilities, massage therapists, nail salons, spas, tattoo parlors, businesses that require home visits, such as cleaning services and similar operations, and businesses that require limited close personal contact may resume in-person operations subject to the mandatory health and safety requirements listed above, and:

Phased Restart: Full list of sectors

8.2 Overnight Summer Camps and Limited Residential Summer College Programming

Overnight summer camps and limited residential summer college programming shall operate in accordance withHealth Guidance for Childcare Programs, Summer Programs and Afterschool Programsissued by the Vermont Department of Health on May 13, 2020. Recognizing the unique ability of residential programs to control and monitor the activity of their participants, the following supplemental guidance shall be in effect June 7th:

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8.3 Indoor Arts, Culture and Entertainment(Effective 6/1)

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9.1 Sports/Organized Sports Including Youth Leagues, Adult Leagues, Practices, Games, and Tournaments

Effective at 10 p.m., November 14, 2020, all indoor and outdoor organized sports, including youth leagues, adult leagues, practices, games and tournaments are suspended until further notice, including Vermont-based teams in interstate play. This suspension shall not apply to school-sponsored sports activites which are subject to applicable Agency of Education Guidance.

Phased Restart: Full list of sectors

10.1 Occupancy Limits for Event Venues (Weddings, Funerals, Parties, Concerts, Large Sporting Events)

Effective 10 p.m., November 14, all event venues, arts, culture, and entertainment venues, and restaurants serving the public shall suspend public or private social, recreational and entertainment gatherings, indoor and outdoor, including large social gatherings incidental to ceremonies, holiday gatherings, parties and celebrations, unless all participants are from the same household.

Venues may continue to host religious ceremonies, wedding ceremonies, funerals and other essential gatherings - but should not host the incidental receptions and parties that are often affiliated with these gatherings.

Venues shall suspend all events that encourage households to socialize, such as parties. However, they may continue to host retail events (such as craft fairs and ski swaps). Entertainment events at venues must comply with section 8.3 (Indoor Arts, Culture and Entertainment).

When hosting allowable ceremonies or retail events, an organization may accommodate:

Phased Restart: Full list of sectors

11.1 College and University Campus Learning

Colleges and universities may provide in-person campus learning in accordance with theMandatory Guidance for College and University Campus Learningpublished on the ACCD Restart webpage.

Phased Restart: Full list of sectors

12.1 Ski Resorts

Ski resorts must operate under the guidance issued on November 3, 2020 available at:accd.vermont.gov/content/vermont-ski-resort-covid-19-winter-operations-guidance

Phased Restart: Full list of sectors

If your business or circumstance does not meet these criteria, additional guidance will be forthcoming.

For additional information visithttps://accd.vermont.gov/covid-19/business/restart

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1 Study Coverage1.1 Sheds Product Introduction1.2 Market by Type1.2.1 Global Sheds Market Size Growth Rate by Type1.2.2 Small1.2.3 Medium1.2.4 Large1.3 Market by Application1.3.1 Global Sheds Market Size Growth Rate by Application1.3.2 Forestry & Landscape1.3.3 Agricultural1.3.4 Parking1.3.5 Garage1.3.6 Others1.4 Study Objectives1.5 Years Considered

2 Executive Summary2.1 Global Sheds Market Size Estimates and Forecasts2.1.1 Global Sheds Revenue 2015-20262.1.2 Global Sheds Sales 2015-20262.2 Sheds Market Size by Region: 2020 Versus 20262.3 Sheds Sales by Region (2015-2026)2.3.1 Global Sheds Sales by Region: 2015-20202.3.2 Global Sheds Sales Forecast by Region (2021-2026)2.3.3 Global Sheds Sales Market Share by Region (2015-2026)2.4 Sheds Market Estimates and Projections by Region (2021-2026)2.4.1 Global Sheds Revenue by Region: 2015-20202.4.2 Global Sheds Revenue Forecast by Region (2021-2026)2.4.3 Global Sheds Revenue Market Share by Region (2015-2026)

3 Global Sheds by Manufacturers3.1 Global Top Sheds Manufacturers by Sales3.1.1 Global Sheds Sales by Manufacturer (2015-2020)3.1.2 Global Sheds Sales Market Share by Manufacturer (2015-2019)3.2 Global Top Sheds Manufacturers by Revenue3.2.1 Global Sheds Revenue by Manufacturer (2015-2020)3.2.2 Global Sheds Revenue Share by Manufacturer (2015-2020)3.3 Global Sheds Price by Manufacturer (2015-2020)3.4 Competitive Landscape3.4.1 Key Sheds Manufacturers Covered: Ranking by Revenue3.4.2 Global Sheds Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI) & (2015-2020)3.4.3 Global Sheds Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3)3.5 Global Sheds Manufacturing Base Distribution, Product Type3.5.1 Sheds Manufacturers Manufacturing Base Distribution, Headquarters3.5.2 Manufacturers Sheds Product Type3.5.3 Date of International Manufacturers Enter into Sheds Market3.6 Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans

4 Company Profiles4.1 Arrow Storage Products4.1.1 Arrow Storage Products Corporation Information4.1.2 Arrow Storage Products Description, Business Overview4.1.3 Arrow Storage Products Sheds Products Offered4.1.4 Arrow Storage Products Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.1.5 Arrow Storage Products Sheds Revenue by Product4.1.6 Arrow Storage Products Sheds Revenue by Application4.1.7 Arrow Storage Products Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.1.8 Arrow Storage Products Sheds Revenue by Sales Channel4.1.9 Arrow Storage Products Recent Development4.2 Backyard Products4.2.1 Backyard Products Corporation Information4.2.2 Backyard Products Description, Business Overview4.2.3 Backyard Products Sheds Products Offered4.2.4 Backyard Products Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.2.5 Backyard Products Sheds Revenue by Product4.2.6 Backyard Products Sheds Revenue by Application4.2.7 Backyard Products Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.2.8 Backyard Products Sheds Revenue by Sales Channel4.2.9 Backyard Products Recent Development4.3 Cedarshed4.3.1 Cedarshed Corporation Information4.3.2 Cedarshed Description, Business Overview4.3.3 Cedarshed Sheds Products Offered4.3.4 Cedarshed Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.3.5 Cedarshed Sheds Revenue by Product4.3.6 Cedarshed Sheds Revenue by Application4.3.7 Cedarshed Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.3.8 Cedarshed Sheds Revenue by Sales Channel4.3.9 Cedarshed Recent Development4.4 Craftsman4.4.1 Craftsman Corporation Information4.4.2 Craftsman Description, Business Overview4.4.3 Craftsman Sheds Products Offered4.4.4 Craftsman Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.4.5 Craftsman Sheds Revenue by Product4.4.6 Craftsman Sheds Revenue by Application4.4.7 Craftsman Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.4.8 Craftsman Sheds Revenue by Sales Channel4.4.9 Craftsman Recent Development4.5 Duramax-Sheds4.5.1 Duramax-Sheds Corporation Information4.5.2 Duramax-Sheds Description, Business Overview4.5.3 Duramax-Sheds Sheds Products Offered4.5.4 Duramax-Sheds Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.5.5 Duramax-Sheds Sheds Revenue by Product4.5.6 Duramax-Sheds Sheds Revenue by Application4.5.7 Duramax-Sheds Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.5.8 Duramax-Sheds Sheds Revenue by Sales Channel4.5.9 Duramax-Sheds Recent Development4.6 Keter (US Leisure)4.6.1 Keter (US Leisure) Corporation Information4.6.2 Keter (US Leisure) Description, Business Overview4.6.3 Keter (US Leisure) Sheds Products Offered4.6.4 Keter (US Leisure) Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.6.5 Keter (US Leisure) Sheds Revenue by Product4.6.6 Keter (US Leisure) Sheds Revenue by Application4.6.7 Keter (US Leisure) Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.6.8 Keter (US Leisure) Recent Development4.7 Lifetime Products4.7.1 Lifetime Products Corporation Information4.7.2 Lifetime Products Description, Business Overview4.7.3 Lifetime Products Sheds Products Offered4.7.4 Lifetime Products Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.7.5 Lifetime Products Sheds Revenue by Product4.7.6 Lifetime Products Sheds Revenue by Application4.7.7 Lifetime Products Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.7.8 Lifetime Products Recent Development4.8 Newell Rubbermaid4.8.1 Newell Rubbermaid Corporation Information4.8.2 Newell Rubbermaid Description, Business Overview4.8.3 Newell Rubbermaid Sheds Products Offered4.8.4 Newell Rubbermaid Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.8.5 Newell Rubbermaid Sheds Revenue by Product4.8.6 Newell Rubbermaid Sheds Revenue by Application4.8.7 Newell Rubbermaid Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.8.8 Newell Rubbermaid Recent Development4.9 Palram Applications4.9.1 Palram Applications Corporation Information4.9.2 Palram Applications Description, Business Overview4.9.3 Palram Applications Sheds Products Offered4.9.4 Palram Applications Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.9.5 Palram Applications Sheds Revenue by Product4.9.6 Palram Applications Sheds Revenue by Application4.9.7 Palram Applications Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.9.8 Palram Applications Recent Development4.10 Pm Impex4.10.1 Pm Impex Corporation Information4.10.2 Pm Impex Description, Business Overview4.10.3 Pm Impex Sheds Products Offered4.10.4 Pm Impex Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.10.5 Pm Impex Sheds Revenue by Product4.10.6 Pm Impex Sheds Revenue by Application4.10.7 Pm Impex Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.10.8 Pm Impex Recent Development4.11 Pressmach Infrastructure Private Limited4.11.1 Pressmach Infrastructure Private Limited Corporation Information4.11.2 Pressmach Infrastructure Private Limited Description, Business Overview4.11.3 Pressmach Infrastructure Private Limited Sheds Products Offered4.11.4 Pressmach Infrastructure Private Limited Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.11.5 Pressmach Infrastructure Private Limited Sheds Revenue by Product4.11.6 Pressmach Infrastructure Private Limited Sheds Revenue by Application4.11.7 Pressmach Infrastructure Private Limited Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.11.8 Pressmach Infrastructure Private Limited Recent Development4.12 Sheds USAI4.12.1 Sheds USAI Corporation Information4.12.2 Sheds USAI Description, Business Overview4.12.3 Sheds USAI Sheds Products Offered4.12.4 Sheds USAI Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.12.5 Sheds USAI Sheds Revenue by Product4.12.6 Sheds USAI Sheds Revenue by Application4.12.7 Sheds USAI Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.12.8 Sheds USAI Recent Development4.13 ShelterLogic Group4.13.1 ShelterLogic Group Corporation Information4.13.2 ShelterLogic Group Description, Business Overview4.13.3 ShelterLogic Group Sheds Products Offered4.13.4 ShelterLogic Group Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.13.5 ShelterLogic Group Sheds Revenue by Product4.13.6 ShelterLogic Group Sheds Revenue by Application4.13.7 ShelterLogic Group Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.13.8 ShelterLogic Group Recent Development4.14 Suncast Corporation4.14.1 Suncast Corporation Corporation Information4.14.2 Suncast Corporation Description, Business Overview4.14.3 Suncast Corporation Sheds Products Offered4.14.4 Suncast Corporation Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.14.5 Suncast Corporation Sheds Revenue by Product4.14.6 Suncast Corporation Sheds Revenue by Application4.14.7 Suncast Corporation Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.14.8 Suncast Corporation Recent Development4.15 US Polymer4.15.1 US Polymer Corporation Information4.15.2 US Polymer Description, Business Overview4.15.3 US Polymer Sheds Products Offered4.15.4 US Polymer Sheds Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)4.15.5 US Polymer Sheds Revenue by Product4.15.6 US Polymer Sheds Revenue by Application4.15.7 US Polymer Sheds Revenue by Geographic Area4.15.8 US Polymer Recent Development

5 Breakdown Data by Type5.1 Global Sheds Sales by Type (2015-2026)5.1.1 Global Sheds Sales by Type (2015-2020)5.1.2 Global Sheds Sales Forecast by Type (2021-2026)5.1.3 Global Sheds Sales Market Share by Type (2015-2026)5.2 Global Sheds Revenue Forecast by Type (2015-2026)5.2.1 Global Sheds Revenue by Type (2015-2020)5.2.2 Global Sheds Revenue Forecast by Type (2021-2026)5.2.3 Global Sheds Revenue Market Share by Type (2015-2026)5.3 Sheds Average Selling Price (ASP) by Type (2015-2026)6 Breakdown Data by Application6.1 Global Sheds Sales by Application (2015-2026)6.1.1 Global Sheds Sales by Application (2015-2020)6.1.2 Global Sheds Sales Forecast by Application (2021-2026)6.1.3 Global Sheds Sales Market Share by Application (2015-2026)6.2 Global Sheds Revenue Forecast by Application (2015-2026)6.2.1 Global Sheds Revenue by Application (2015-2020)6.2.2 Global Sheds Revenue Forecast by Application (2021-2026)6.2.3 Global Sheds Revenue Market Share by Application (2015-2026)6.3 Sheds Average Selling Price (ASP) by Application (2015-2026)

7 North America7.1 North America Sheds Market Size YoY Growth 2015-20267.2 North America Sheds Market Facts & Figures by Country7.2.1 North America Sheds Sales by Country (2015-2026)7.2.2 North America Sheds Revenue by Country (2015-2026)7.3 North America Sheds Sales by Type7.4 North America Sheds Sales by Application8 Asia-Pacific8.1 Asia-Pacific Sheds Market Size YoY Growth 2015-20268.2 Asia-Pacific Sheds Market Facts & Figures by Region8.2.1 Asia-Pacific Sheds Sales by Region (2015-2026)8.2.2 Asia-Pacific Sheds Revenue by Region (2015-2026)8.3 Asia-Pacific Sheds Sales by Type8.4 Asia-Pacific Sheds Sales by Application9 Europe9.1 Europe Sheds Market Size YoY Growth 2015-20269.2 Europe Sheds Market Facts & Figures by Country9.2.1 Europe Sheds Sales by Country (2015-2026)9.2.2 Europe Sheds Revenue by Country (2015-2026)9.3 Europe Sheds Sales by Type9.4 Europe Sheds Sales by Application10 Latin America10.1 Latin America Sheds Market Size YoY Growth 2015-202610.2 Latin America Sheds Market Facts & Figures by Country10.2.1 Latin America Sheds Sales by Country (2015-2026)10.2.2 Latin America Sheds Revenue by Country (2015-2026)10.3 Latin America Sheds Sales by Type10.4 Latin America Sheds Sales by Application11 Middle East and Africa11.1 Middle East and Africa Sheds Market Size YoY Growth 2015-202611.2 Middle East and Africa Sheds Market Facts & Figures by Country11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Sheds Sales by Country (2015-2026)11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Sheds Revenue by Country (2015-2026)11.3 Middle East and Africa Sheds Sales by Type11.4 Middle East and Africa Sheds Sales by Application12 Supply Chain and Sales Channel Analysis12.1 Sheds Supply Chain Analysis12.2 Sheds Key Raw Materials and Upstream Suppliers12.3 Sheds Clients Analysis12.4 Sheds Sales Channel and Sales Model Analysis12.4.1 Sheds Distribution Channel Analysis: Indirect Sales VS Direct Sales12.4.2 Sheds Distribution Channel Analysis: Online Sales VS Offline Sales12.4.3 Sheds Distributors13 Market Dynamics13.1 Sheds Market Drivers13.2 Sheds Market Opportunities13.3 Sheds Market Challenges13.4 Sheds Market Restraints13.5 Porters Five Forces Analysis14 Research Findings and Conclusion15 Appendix15.1 Research Methodology15.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach15.1.2 Data Source15.2 Author Details15.3 Disclaimer

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In July 2015, Random House rushed to release Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates epistolary book written to his then-15-year-old son, Samori, as Americans struggled to find higher ground after a white supremacist murdered nine Black churchgoers at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, that June.

Saturday, the screen adaptation of this book-length letter arrives on HBO following a summer of familiar sorrow, anguish and unrest. Its director, Apollo Theater executive producer Kamilah Forbes, filmed the 80-minute television poem in August, when the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor were weighing heavily on the national consciousness. (Forbes also directed a 2018 performance of Between the World and Me for the Apollo stage, and shes also co-producing a feature film adaptation of Coates novel The Water Dancer alongside Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitts Plan B.)

While Between the World and Me doesnt feel rushed, it bears the markers of a work made in the COVID-19 era. Pictured: Wendell Pierce.

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The circumstances under which the book and its TV adaptation enter the world serve as a reminder that in America, Coates is always relevant. While HBOs Between the World and Me doesnt feel rushed, it bears the markers of a work made in the COVID-19 era. Forbes employs tight shots that fill the frame with the faces of actors Joe Morton, Yara Shahidi, Winfrey, Janet Mock, Mahershala Ali, Angela Bassett, Wendell Pierce, Phylicia Rashad, Jharrel Jerome and Mj Rodriguez. As such, the adaptation relies heavily on the chops of the artists delivering Coates words, who are spliced together with archival footage and photographs and original music by Jason Moran, the John F. Kennedy Centers artistic director for jazz. Its not a competition, but Ali has everyone licked, in part because his gentle, deep-voiced presence is paired with the most romantic part of the book, when Coates talks about meeting Samoris mother, Kenyatta, at Howard University, the place that shaped him. This girl revealed, that soft or hard, love was an act of heroism, Coates wrote.

An exception to the format is the appearance of Howard alumnus Susan Kelechi Watson, who Forbes, also a Howard alum, filmed on the famous Yard at the Washington school as she extolled the many possibilities of Blackness, freedom and love that Coates writes about there. I mention those who are associated with Howard because its such a big part of the text, of Coates life, of his worldview. Though Between the World and Me is addressed to Samori, it is just as much a love letter to Howard as anything else.

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I wondered if Between the World and Me would have been better suited for a 2021, postvaccine production, and I realized that Id taken it for granted that the work would hold because in a year or two or three, the odds are high that well be mourning the loss of someone else whose life was cut short simply because they are Black. The art holds because the contempt for Black agency cannot be erased in a matter of months, and the fatal consequences of such contempt occur with such regularity. Between the World and Me is, in part, a snapshot of the self-realization that Coates experienced when Howard student Prince Jones was killed by an undercover Prince Georges County, Maryland, police officer in September 2000. The names didnt stop after Jones death. Instead, they accumulated.

But Between the World and Me is here now, and though its marked with the scars of 2020, it also carries a Black generational hallmark. It is a work sprung from the minds of Generation X artists who came of age with Def Poetry Jam, which aired on HBO from 2002 to 2007. Theres a reason for that: Forbes was a producer on the show.

The film expands to include Black women and girls in its address, an update that recalls the most pointed criticism of Coates book, written by Howard alum Shani O. Hilton for BuzzFeed, adding to my daughter to to my son. Its an admirable gesture, though, without further additions to the text, the effect magnifies Hiltons original point, which is that the Black male experience is too often regarded as a universal Black experience. Nevertheless, Between the World and Me remains a powerful, timeless work, just as much as James Baldwins A Letter to My Nephew. It is a beautiful, heart-wrenching chapter in a centurieslong book of struggle, as articulated by a son of The Mecca.

Soraya Nadia McDonald is the culture critic for The Undefeated. She writes about pop culture, fashion, the arts, and literature. She is the 2020 winner of the George Jean Nathan prize for dramatic criticism, a 2020 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism, and the runner-up for the 2019 Vernon Jarrett Medal for outstanding reporting on black life.

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Carmen and Mary Siciliano started married life in a one-room apartment during World War II. They ended it 76 years later in a fifth-floor hospital room they shared with COVID-19.

Carmen, 98, died at 10:48 a.m. Thursday at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, six days after he was given a bed next to Mary, who was diagnosed with the coronavirus first. Mary, still recovering, moved Friday into a skilled nursing facility in Batavia, say their daughters, Joyce Siciliano Andringa of Aurora and Gail Siciliano Grazian of Naperville.

Mary's bed was pushed close enough before Carmen's death for her to touch her husband's arm as they listened to a recording of Nat King Cole singing their favorites such as "Autumn Leaves" and "Unforgettable."

"We asked if she wanted to be in the same room holding my dad's hand when he goes to heaven, and she said yes," says Gail, who says her father always wanted to take care of her mother. "We told him we were going to take care of her from now on."

The couple's love and commitment to each other inspired doctors, nurses and other staff members at Good Samaritan. Hospital rooms are designated for single patients but the family thought it would help if Carmen and Mary could be in adjoining beds in the same room of the respiratory isolation unit.

"Our physicians also thought that was a great idea," says nurse Rene Scheier, interim manager of the Clinical Resource Unit at Good Samaritan. "It was set up perfectly for them."

They even made room for Carmen's World War II hat that he wore until his death, foam boards filled with photographs from their life together, and a CD player.

"It's important for us to provide holistic care," Scheier says. "We could see how important this was for the entire Siciliano family. This is a perfect example of the type of compassion our team members have for our patients at Good Sam."

Mary Monstere was just 14 when she left her family's farm and her nine siblings in Louisiana to babysit for her older brother's family on Chicago's South Side, across the street from where Carmen Siciliano lived with his parents and nine siblings.

"My parents were farmers, and when I graduated eighth grade, I asked, 'Can I go to high school?'" Mary explained. "And they said, 'No. We have to eat.'"

After each day of classes at Parker High School in Chicago, Carmen would take a train downtown for a job unloading mail bags from trains onto trucks. He quit high school to take a better-paying job cutting the heads and legs off chickens for Campbell Soup Co.

Their first date was on Mary's 15th birthday, when Carmen took her downtown to see the movie "Sergeant York." The five-year age difference didn't bother Mary, whose mother was married at age 13 in Italy.

Once they started dating, World War II was the only thing that kept them apart. Even then, Carmen, who enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Newfoundland, Canada, wrote a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Monstere asking for their daughter's hand in marriage. Carmen also persuaded his captain to give him a two-week leave so he could wed Mary on Aug. 5, 1944. Mary was 17. Carmen was 22.

During the war, Mary lied about her age to get a job winding wire coils in a factory where an older brother worked. She and Carmen wrote each other lovely letters in spite of Carmen's gruesome duty handling the casualties of war. "All the dead bodies would come in, and we'd set them up so they could be brought back here," Carmen said.

He served the remainder of his military service as an X-ray technician in Fort Sheridan, and the newlyweds settled into domestic life without much money.

"We would wait until the stores closed, then we went window shopping," Carmen said. They raised their son, Frank, who died in 2016, and daughters Joyce and Gail in the south suburb of Dolton. An excellent gymnast and diver in high school, Carmen remained in great shape. He made a habit of performing handstands on the hood of every car he owned and once did an impromptu handstand on the ledge of Hoover Dam that almost got him arrested.

He made his living as a painter. He supervised a crew painting the Prudential Building, with the highest roof in Chicago at the time, and spent time every year at Wrigley Field, where "I painted the whole place," he said.

At the couple's 75th anniversary party in 2019, they gave a couple of tips for a happy marriage

"We never went to bed angry," Mary said.

"We always kissed before going to bed," Carmen added. Then he played "Happy Anniversary" on his harmonica -- but only after removing the dentures from his mouth and handing them to Mary, who clearly had played that part before. He also played taps every Veterans Day, until the one the day before he died.

During the pandemic, their daughters and other family members generally had to gather on a patio and shout up to Carmen and Mary on the second-floor balcony at Heritage Woods assisted living facility in Batavia, where they lived.

In August, the couple made a trip to Joyce's house, where they got haircuts in the garage, and Joyce gave them both manicures and pedicures. The last time the family got to be with the couple in person was at a socially distanced gender-reveal party in September outside Heritage Woods. That's when they found out their grandson Jayson and Ninnette Nofzinger would be parents of a boy due in January 2021, when Carmen would have turned 99.

The last time the daughters saw their parents was on a Zoom call to show them photos of the family's newest additions -- twin granddaughters born on Halloween, the couple's third and fourth great-grandchildren. Carmen, who is legally blind, held the image up to his face.

"My mom wants to get her hands on those babies," Gail says.

"My dad has been ready to go," Joyce says, explaining how Carmen used to blame his daughters and wife for keeping him alive too long. When he planned his funeral years ago, Carmen told his wife, "If you die before me, I'll kill you," and joked, "Don't bury me in the smoking section."

On the first phone call with the daughters after Carmen died, Mary cried. But they all realize the couple had a pretty amazing run. The couple shared everything, but mostly love. Even at the end

"God was on our shoulder guiding this journey," Gail says.

The "angels" who helped along the way ease the pain.

"They had a great life," Joyce says of her parents. "People need to hear wonderful stories of love and hope."

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The only Black person to be elected to office in Ellis County, Texas this year is questioning how he became notonly the only person left without a private office during the buildings reshuffling, but also made to sit next to an archway that used to house a segregated water fountain.After the reshuffling occurred, Texas Constable Curtis Polk Jr. said he found himself seated next to an archway that used to house a colored only water fountain. The area still has a sign up thatreads negroes.

I understand that it was part of the history of this courthouse, but I just feel its another disgrace for me to have to see it daily, Polk said, according to KTVT.

This comes as Ellis County embarked on a plan to install a new courtroom, which meant reshuffling offices in the building.

Despite every other elected official in the county receiving their own private office, Polk ended up in the basement, with his filing cabinets placed in a public stairwell. He also shares an office with two sheriffs deputies who guard the office.

I felt pretty upset, he said. I have documents that dont need to be accessible to the public.

Outside his shared space is an archway that once included a segregated water fountain that Black people were barred from using. As of Tuesday afternoon, the word negroes was crossed out in spray paint, yet still visible.

But Polk refuses to let the signs get to him. I have a duty to fulfill, he said.

I am saddened Constable Polk was hurt by this office relocation process. That was not the intent, Ellis County Judge Todd Little said in a video statement recorded under the arch. He said there was no political or racial motivation behind the move and added that the move was temporary and they will look for more appropriate office space.

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Hotels, too, run another gamut, from the simple, covers all your bases, penny price-wise like Pestana Quinta do Arco, to the ones that make their own wine. Guess which one Im going to harp on about? Quinta das Vinhas is right there, on a slope in the balmy south-west, gazing down at the ocean, defying gravity, its inclines covered in OCD-pleasing vines, churning out the good stuff. And you get to try the very good stuff of their labour, in a flight (its a wine-y term!) going from the just-squished (there is also a word for this but I was already several sheets to the Atlantic wind) to the refined, even better stuff, which is fortified for your pleasure. Its this oomph that gives Madeira wine its USP, and who are we to argue. Shakespeare was fond of it, apparently, and he wasnt exactly an under-achiever.

And we barely got to Funchal, the capital of our fabled isle, did we? And Funchal Old Town really is a funky ol town, worthy of a long weekend or a shorter one, what with the door-to-door stats being one of the myriad attractions of this island with its overflowing markets, cobbled streets paved with cafes and cute boutiques, restaurants that range from local and dinky to international and hip, and a cluster of very cool indeed hotels; the just-opened Savoy Palace is your go-to for mega-glam, Reids Palace for old-school ritz, while Quinta da Casa Branca, Castanheiro and The Vine are more boutique, more intimate, perhaps more you. But well leave that for another time. Christmas, maybe, when all the pretty lights make the old place pop. And the temperature hovers around 20 Celsius, so you can get those lovely Lindas out and everything, no matter what Santa says.

Because thats Madeira. Some people go to do glorious nothing, some people to do it all. From Mary and David to the bright young things, from mindfulness in the clouds to bouncing up and down mountains in a four-wheel drive, to lunches with views to rocking the Old Town in all the right sunglasses and-who-gives-a-damn what was once the reserve of sun-seeking snow birds in Lorraine Kellys autumn/winter collection spending the supper of their lives watching Highway to Heaven marathons is now vibrant terrain for anyone/everyone/even us. Madeira is a revelation. Tell all your friends.

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A Los Angeles womans idea for a simple food giveaway is a staple of one South L.A. community.Adrienne Wilsons cheerful face greets volunteers every Friday at Norman O. Houston Park in South Los Angeles.

We collect gleaned produce from different agencies around Los Angeles and we bring it to South Central L.A. and we give it away.Thats free and it gives healthy and delicious food to people who need it the most, Wilson said to Atlanta Black Star in a recent interview. I did not think that this would become as big as its become now.

This food giveaway, which Wilson started in April is just one part of the nonprofit she founded called Feed Our Soul. Feed Our Soul, we are a restorative organization, so we focus on closing the gap on bringing access to fresh and organic foods to people in South Los Angeles and in urban neighborhoods, Wilson said.

COVID-19 hit, it was such a drastic change for all of the communities here in South Central, so I decided to hit up some of the farmers and gardeners and community organizations that I work with and glean food that wasnt able to come to the supermarkets or farmers markets, but they wanted to give the food away because it was going to go bad.

A chef by trade, Wilson brought her passion to Feed Our Soul in other ways as well.

Ive been working in the hospitality industry for about 12 years now, and I really wanted to learn how to grow my own food, but also teach people how to cook the food they were growing, Wilson said.So Feed Our Soul has a curriculum where we install hydroponic farms and gardens into schools, churches and community centers, and then we teach through educational workshops how to grow from that hydroponic garden as well as cook from it. So we also teach nutritional literacy, environmental science and food entrepreneurship.

Hydroponic gardening is essentially soilless gardening, Wilson explains.Plants are grown strictly from water and direct air and sunlight.

There are these towers that have a reservoir usually that are on the bottom, and it has a timer in there that shoots up water just like in a fountain, Wilson explains.Then it trickles down, creating an automatic irrigation system that feeds all of your plants. Then the water then falls back into the reservoir and is recirculated.

Wilson believes this is the solution to the food desert crisis.It is 100 percent sustainable and uses 90 percent less water and 90 percent less land than traditional agriculture. If we were able to install hydroponic farms or even small hydroponic greenhouse gardens in South Los Angeles, then were able to feed so many people with fresh, organic, local produce. I believe hydroponics farms are the complete solution to our food desert crisis, she said.

The food from the hydroponic gardens, especially herbs like basil, mint and oregano are sometimes part of the Friday giveaway, as well as rich tomatoes, avocados, bananas and peppers.The giveaway is especially important as the holidays approach.

What this means for the holidays is that people can relax. They dont have to wait and stand in line at the store and they can get as much food as they like for their families so they can have a relaxed, grateful and thankful Thanksgiving, Wilson said.

But the recipients of the food arent the only souls being fed.The volunteers are big fans of this effort. They are doing a great job, said Khalid Abdulrahman, a regular volunteer. I enjoy coming over to help them because of the work they do. Im hoping I can get some of the same blessings theyre getting, but they should be blessed for what theyre doing, he added.

Meanwhile, Wilson is happy the small seeds she planted have moved mountains. I did not plan it further than lets just pick up food and bring it to this park, and it has grown and grown and grown every week, and Im so proud.

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Now that personal computers have been a part of everyday life for about 30 years, computer viruses aren't as mysterious as they once were. Simply put, a virus is a kind of malware that has the ability to replicate itself. Once activated, it can install itself on a computer, infecting the PC and enabling the virus to continue to spread to other computers.

Depending upon its payload, the virus can have no other effect on the PC other than copying itself, or it can be designed to cause a wide variety of damages anything from holding the files on the computer for ransom (this is called ransomware) to deleting files, crippling Windows, or turning the computer into a resource for hackers to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

Viruses have been around for decades (the first virus was created in 1971) and is so synonymous with the concept of malware that some people refer to any malware as a virus. That's not really true there are many kinds of malware, and viruses are just one.

Unlike other kinds of malware, a virus lies dormant until it's activated it's unable to execute itself on its own. (This is in contrast to a worm, for example, which can execute on its own with no human intervention. That means you might accidentally download a virus to your PC, but it won't do anything until you run the file or open the document it's embedded in.

At that time, the virus' code is activated, it can execute its payload, which might include stealing passwords, emailing itself to the contacts in your address book, or taking over your PC in a ransom attack.

There are a number of different kinds of viruses you can be infected with. While this might seem unimportant why should it matter since you're already infected it's important to know since each virus can affect your PC differently. Here are the most common varieties:

The symptoms of a computer virus can vary dramatically because not all viruses are engineered to do the same thing. But if you are concerned you are infected with a virus, here are some things to watch for:

If your PC runs much more slowly than it used to, a virus can be using your PC's resources.

Many viruses are poorly written and can cause a lot of unexpected crashes and failures.

You might start to see unusual pop-up windows in your web browser or elsewhere. They might be requests to go to websites, or your browser might open windows to other websites without your permission. Ironically, many viruses also open pop-up windows asking you to install antivirus software, which is additional malicious software.

You might see programs you don't recall installing starting up with Windows.

This is a sign the virus is trying to replicate itself through your contacts.

The good news is that viruses pose a small shadow of the risk they once posed in the 1990s and 2000s. Thanks to dramatic improvements Microsoft made to Windows, large-scale virus infections are much less common than they were a decade or two ago, and few people ever encounter viruses when using computers for normal, routine tasks. Even so, it pays to be vigilant by following these tips:

Make sure your computer's operating system is up to date with the latest Windows and security updates.

This can include the security software built into Windows 10 or a third-party antivirus app. Regardless of what you choose, one of the main reasons people don't have to worry about viruses today is because they're automatically protected by Windows and anti-malware software. Disable those protections, and you've thrown yourself back to 2005.

You've no doubt heard this advice before, but that's because it's so important: Never click anything you don't trust. That includes both links and attachments in email if you don't know the sender, or if the email's legitimacy seems questionable don't open anything inside it. The same is true for following links on websites of questionable quality.

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Former President Obama tookaim at the threat of online misinformation in a recent interview, but he stopped short of casting blame entirely on the heads of tech companies for the rising threats.

Obamasadministrationhad a much friendlier relationship with Silicon Valleythan President TrumpDonald John TrumpRomney on Trump election tactics: 'Difficult to imagine a worse, more undemocratic action' by president New York expands Trump tax fraud investigations to include writeoffs: report Biden promises federal government will pay for National Guard coronavirus work: 'That should be paid for' MOREs. But the former presidentpointed to a shifting online landscape, telling The Atlantic in an interview published Monday that misinformation is the single biggest threat to our democracy.

I dont hold the tech companies entirely responsible, because this predates social media. It was already there. But social media has turbocharged it, Obama said.

He did voice support for some form of increased regulation and further accountability for tech companies, though he did not detail what that reform should look like.

The degree to which these companies are insisting that they are more like a phone company than they are like The Atlantic, I do not think is tenable. They are making editorial choices, whether theyve buried them in algorithms or not. The First Amendment doesnt require private companies to provide a platform for any view that is out there, Obama said.

At the end of the day, were going to have to find a combination of government regulations and corporate practices that address this, because its going to get worse, he added.

Obamas comments more broadly addressed the political media landscape, which he said has had a pretty drastic change since his 2008 election.

I think Donald Trump is a creature of this, but he did not create it. He may be an accelerant of it, but it preceded him and will outlast him, Obama said.

Part of the common narrative was a function of the three major networks and a handful of papers that were disproportionately influential,he added. You cant put the genie back in the bottle. Youre not going to eliminate the internet; youre not going to eliminate the thousand stations on the air with niche viewerships designed for every political preference. Without this it becomes very difficult for us to tackle big things.

Tech giants have faced increased scrutiny from both sidesof the aisle in recent years.

Republicans havemade allegations that tech companies have an anti-conservative bias andaccused companies ofcensorship, while Democrats' criticism has largely targeted companies for not doing enough to tackle misinformation or the spread of hate speech online.

Trump issued an executive order in May targeting Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which grants a legal liability shield for companies against third-party content posted on their platforms.

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With voters approval and the bond process set in motion, the Saginaw Public Schools athletic department is ready to plan for a new athletic landscape for the 2023-24 school year.

But Saginaw athletic director Mit Foley says the district does not want to wait until 2023 before making some changes.

If the Michigan High School Athletic Association grants a waiver, the Saginaw High and Arthur Hill varsity football teams will merge to form a co-op program for the 2021-22 season.

Weve already begun the process, Foley said. Were already co-oping baseball, bowling, cross country, golf, softball, tennis and wrestling. We did a co-op for the JV football team for the 2020 school year.

Were trying to ascend back to exceptional levels for our athletic programs. We want to make sure we have the numbers. Were trying to build our programs. We want our kids to be safe when theyre out there playing. A lot of the numbers were not where we wanted to them to be. We want to be competitive. We want to give our kids every conceivable opportunity to compete. Thats why were accelerating this.

There are some roadblocks to approval. The MHSAA allows co-ops with few restrictions for every sport but basketball and football. The association does not allow co-ops for varsity football and basketball if the combined enrollment of the schools eclipses 1,000 students.

In the current count, Arthur Hill has 757 students with Saginaw High adding 456 for a total of 1,213. The next count date is Feb. 10, 2021.

But the potential merger has some extenuating circumstances that could help its case. The Saginaw Valley League, which includes Saginaw High and Arthur Hill, unanimously approved the co-op and sent a letter to the MHSAA in support of the merger.

Also, the planned, eventual merger of the teams in 2023 could also help convince the MHSAA executive council to grant a waiver for 2021, as could the inability for either school to field competitive teams in their current situations.

In the past 10 years, Arthur Hill is 11-77, including three winless seasons. The Lumberjacks have not had a winning season since 2008. In the past 10 years, Saginaw High is 19-69, with two winless seasons. The Trojans last winning season came in 2003.

Our goal is to get the co-op approved for next year, even though when you get to football and basketball and you get to enrollment over 1,000, they generally dont approve, Foley said. Were hopeful that theyll look at it in the light that we werent competitive and that the SVL voted unanimously and wrote a letter of support for our co-op.

Saginaw Public Schools director of facilities Tim Furtaw said that little construction or physical work will begin for the next six to eight months.

At this point, with the bond just passing, were in the planning stages, Furtaw said. In the first six to eight months, we will be planning, finalizing the designs and things like that so blueprints can be drawn up. There will be six to eight months of planning before any shovel goes in the dirt.

We expect to be able to move kids within the buildings for the remodels that will take place at Saginaw High and Arthur Hill. As far as the new high school being built, we anticipate there will be room for the students at SASA.

Plans are to build a new high school for Arthur Hill and Saginaw High students at the current Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy campus at 1903 Niagara. The plans include a new football stadium and gymnasium.

The current Arthur Hill campus at 3115 Mackinaw will house a new school for SASA and for Handley Elementary, with Arthur Hill Memorial Stadium remodeled for soccer and lacrosse.

Memorial Stadium will be restored, Furtaw said. It will be converted for use for SASA, so it will more than likely be a soccer field and lacrosse field but it will be restored.

The plans call to convert Saginaw High, 3100 Webber, into a middle school.

The facilities will be converted over to middle-school usage, Furtaw said. The bleachers at the football field need to be replaced or torn down and set up for middle-school size. Plans are to refurbish a couple of the ballfields. Were still in the planning stages, but it will probably include demolishing some of the high school.

Foley said there have been no decisions made as far as colors, coaches and names for the new school and teams.

The basketball teams will remain separate until the 2023-24 school year, although this season will create some challenges for fans because of COVID-19 restrictions. Foley said the district installed Pixellot cameras in the Saginaw High and Arthur Hill gyms, giving fans the ability to stream the games live on the National Federation of High Schools network.

Plans are for the completion of the new buildings and fields when students report for the 2023-24 school year.

The goal will be that all students move at the same time, Furtaw said. It will be a day for every Saginaw supporter and resident to come out and cheer.

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