Ahjane
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The Transformative Justice process is a bit more multilayered. It looks at structural violence, as well as individual violence. It tries to address justice without using any type of major professionals or governmental system. One important feature is creating groupings within your own community to address the violence.
Sasha
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I think a lot of chefs are starting to utilize more vegetables- focusing on main dishes that don’t feature animal proteins. It’s good for the environment and it’s good that they are opening their eyes to different ways of composing a plate. At the same time, there is a burger battle going on. I see lots of chefs trying to recreate the classic burger. A few years ago, burgers were about adding short rib and truffles. Now, chefs are trying to make a simple burger focusing on the bun, meat, cheese and sauce.
Daniella
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I was born in New York city and grew up in many places including overseas and South America. I was brought to town by Rob. Rob is a physician and had just finished his training. His dad was a physician in Miami for many years, and the idea was for Rob to let his dad have a one-year sabbatical. I had one year left of law school and was admitted for my last year to University of Miami with my degree from Columbia. It turned into forever because Rob’s father was diagnosed with cancer. We never ended up leaving. Rob took over his father’s practice, we got married, raised two children and love it here!
Dale
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I'm a real believer in asking people for money. I don't take it personally, it’s a process. You look for what's going to give people a joy to donate. You want them to share the passion. My dad was famous for raising money in our community. My mother said, 'I can't go anywhere with you two, because no one will want to talk to us. They're afraid one of you is going to ask them for money.' After Hurricane Andrew, President Bush, asked my dad to start 'We Will Rebuild.'
Liz
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There's a lot of information out there and I understand sometimes it can be difficult to parse. In the world of medicine, 97% of doctors are vaccinated. This tells you something. What I see on the ground every day is that the vaccines work. Our hospitals are full right now in Florida. We don't have room for heart attacks, or for strokes, or if you cut your finger off because the whole hospital is full of COVID. 99% of those people have not gotten vaccinated. mRNA technology is outstanding.
Sam
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I thought of getting a medal on the podium, but what are the odds - slim to none. Right? As you get closer and closer, it starts to fester in your head that it's a possibility and the numbers start adding up. The training starts making sense and it gets closer and closer and you're like, holy shit, I can do this. This is it. Here's my chance. But, somehow that train of thought must get erased and forgotten about. Then, you focus on what needs to be done at hand because if you continuously focus on big picture, nothing will get done. If you perfect your process every single day and do the right thing every single day and always make the right choices, then that goal in mind will come to reality.
Jason And Melanie
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Jason: I thought it was pretty interesting the day I looked over at your booth and you had Lenny Kravitz and Rita Marley three feet from each other. I know Rita visits you often and it was the first time I had seen Lenny there. If they had just turned around, I wonder if they know each other – a musical connection.
Michael
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I don’t follow recipes, I make things by flavor. My mom is a really great cook – and she doesn’t use recipes – she just knows how much to add. She makes great peach and blueberry cobblers –- but she doesn’t have a recipe so she can't really teach you how to do it.
Ben
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I like the notion that you can make big, meaningful changes in people's lives. There are currently a half million active medical marijuana patients in the State of Florida. A few years ago there was zero. There are people having a better quality of life because of something that I helped achieve. And, in a bigger way is our success on minimum wage. People think that people in politics are cynical. Some people are, but it's tough to do this for a living and be cynical. You have to give a shit about this. The rewarding part is giving a shit.
Skip
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The house is very interesting. I rent part of it on Airbnb. I built the house out of all recycled materials and it is still standing. It's an off-grid house. We make our own electricity. Before we were connected to the town, we just collected the water from the roof and put it in the ground in cisterns. I had goats and chickens and lots of 'back to the land' kind of activities. My daughter who lives there now just got a dozen chickens and they had their first eggs two days ago.