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Oklahoma opening for Classes in Fall (and therefore, Football?)

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There is light at the end of the tunnel. As a reward for flattening the curve, restaurants are now opening up here in Alaska, albeit with numerous safeguards to include social distancing measures. Monday will be the first seatings available for Anchorage residents.
 
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Alaskawildkat said:
There is light at the end of the tunnel. As a reward for flattening the curve, restaurants are now opening up here in Alaska, albeit with numerous safeguards to include social distancing measures. Monday will be the first seatings available for Anchorage residents.
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And in somewhat also encouraging news, the parks just opened back up today on the main Hawaii island of Oahu. (This just texted, "Today Honolulu parks are all opened ... Stay at home period is extended till May 31. Hawaii's total infected is 601 cases with 14 deaths.)
 
He can announce it all he wants. Until we see where things stand in July/August, you really can't do anything for certain. One thing that, sadly, is likely is that if he opens up campus for classes, there is a good chance he ends up sending everybody home a month or two later.
 
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Five bucks Mitch back tracks on that statement and makes another decision prior to August.
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His out is the start of the second paragraph. "If the authorities allow..." or something along those lines.
 
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His out is the start of the second paragraph. "If the authorities allow..." or something along those lines.
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Also there didn't seem to be a specific date referenced apart from "by this fall." I guess that adds more leeway as fall could extend into late November.

Schools such as Harvard might find themselves regretting their practice of allowing admitted students to defer one year before starting classes. Tuition paying parents may well find that option preferable to paying for their children to only have a partial college experience in the months ahead.
 
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Unless nearly all schools open, it is a moot point. And playing football, with or without fans, requires a lot of very close quarters with other people's "droplets", both in practice/training and in games. Then... Go to classes?

I think it's a lost year, in ways a lot larger than CFB
 
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Also there didn't seem to be a specific date referenced apart from "by this fall." I guess that adds more leeway as fall could extend into late November.

Schools such as Harvard might find themselves regretting their practice of allowing admitted students to defer one year before starting classes. Tuition paying parents may well find that option preferable to paying for their children to only have a partial college experience in the months ahead.
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An added thought. To the extent students are allowed to defer their acceptances to matriculate in a later year it is going to put the graduating high school seniors from the 2021 classes at a disadvantage since many of their slots will already be filled.
 
Alaskawildkat said:
There is light at the end of the tunnel. As a reward for flattening the curve, restaurants are now opening up here in Alaska, albeit with numerous safeguards to include social distancing measures. Monday will be the first seatings available for Anchorage residents.
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Turned out we were the first patrons seated today for the reopened Benihana that has been otherwise shuttered since mid March.

Here is the status of "opening up" here in Alaska:

ALASKA

Population: about 731,500

Unemployment: 5.6%

Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a stay-at-home order on March 28, but the order expired on April 21. The following day, Dunleavy issued a series of 17 health mandates that set out the guidelines for how the state would proceed to reopen, effective April 24.

"Reopening Alaska’s businesses is vital to the state’s economic well-being, and to the ability of Alaskans to provide for their families," the order reads. "At the same time, everyone shares in the obligation to keep Alaska safe and continue to combat the spread of COVID-19. As a result, businesses and employees must, to the extent reasonably feasible, continue to take reasonable care to protect their staff and operations during this pandemic."

The mandates allow for retail businesses to resume operations, provided that occupancy does not exceed more than 20 customers, or 25% maximum building occupancy as required by law and employees and shoppers wear fabric face coverings, among other measures.

Personal care services have resumed, with reservations only and limiting patrons to no more than ten. Personal services include hair salons, spas, barber shops and tattoo parlors, among others.

Outdoor activity may resume only in the daytime and with significant restrictions, such as limits on gatherings to 20 people or less and non-household members must maintain strict social distancing.

Alaska has released perhaps the most widespread plan, but it still retains rigorous attention to social distancing and healthcare protocols.
 
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Turned out we were the first patrons seated today for the reopened Benihana that has been otherwise shuttered since mid March.

Here is the status of "opening up" here in Alaska:

ALASKA

Population: about 731,500

Unemployment: 5.6%

Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a stay-at-home order on March 28, but the order expired on April 21. The following day, Dunleavy issued a series of 17 health mandates that set out the guidelines for how the state would proceed to reopen, effective April 24.

"Reopening Alaska’s businesses is vital to the state’s economic well-being, and to the ability of Alaskans to provide for their families," the order reads. "At the same time, everyone shares in the obligation to keep Alaska safe and continue to combat the spread of COVID-19. As a result, businesses and employees must, to the extent reasonably feasible, continue to take reasonable care to protect their staff and operations during this pandemic."

The mandates allow for retail businesses to resume operations, provided that occupancy does not exceed more than 20 customers, or 25% maximum building occupancy as required by law and employees and shoppers wear fabric face coverings, among other measures.

Personal care services have resumed, with reservations only and limiting patrons to no more than ten. Personal services include hair salons, spas, barber shops and tattoo parlors, among others.

Outdoor activity may resume only in the daytime and with significant restrictions, such as limits on gatherings to 20 people or less and non-household members must maintain strict social distancing.

Alaska has released perhaps the most widespread plan, but it still retains rigorous attention to social distancing and healthcare protocols.
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Dining out returned to Anchorage for the first time today after a month of the restaurants being shuttered. Safeguards as seen in my photo include a now Ninja masked Benihana Teppanyaki Chef with his ingredients brought to our table covered with plastic food wrap.

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Dining out returned to Anchorage for the first time today after a month of the restaurants being shuttered. Safeguards as seen in my photo include a now Ninja masked Benihana Teppanyaki Chef with his ingredients brought to our table covered with plastic food wrap.

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Of all the wonder food options in the world you chose Benihana?
 
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Of all the wonder food options in the world you chose Benihana?
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The primary two Anchorage restaurants to open for dining Monday were Benihana and Gwennies. Gwennies is best described as an Alaska themed Denny's. We are still waiting for our upscale steak house Sullivans to bring back table service.
 
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Alaskawildkat said:
The primary two Anchorage restaurants to open for dining Monday were Benihana and Gwennies. Gwennies is best described as an Alaska themed Denny's. We are still waiting for our upscale steak house Sullivans to bring back table service.
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How do you eat with a mask on? Gloves?
 
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The primary two Anchorage restaurants to open for dining Monday were Benihana and Gwennies. Gwennies is best described as an Alaska themed Denny's. We are still waiting for our upscale steak house Sullivans to bring back table service.
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Cool that Gwennies is still around. I've made several trips to AK (all in 80's & 90's) and hit up Gwennies multiple times. Power breakfasting.
 
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How do you eat with a mask on? Gloves?
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I just got an email from AirAsia advising that with their return to the skies they are requiring all passengers to wear masks as they check in as well as during flight. In the same email they reference their in flight meal offerings. The same thought came to mind.

To respond to the question though, only the wait staff and employees are required to be wearing masks in the restaurant. The patrons are seated so as to be in their own family groups with 6 foot or more distance from others.
 
Alaskawildkat said:
I just got an email from AirAsia advising that with their return to the skies they are requiring all passengers to wear masks as they check in as well as during flight. In the same email they reference their in flight meal offerings. The same thought came to mind.

To respond to the question though, only the wait staff and employees are required to be wearing masks in the restaurant. The patrons are seated so as to be in their own family groups with 6 foot or more distance from others.
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Thanks, hope it was all good.
 
Interesting that no one has posted the following re: Pritzker and State of Illinois plan. No large gatherings until Stage 5, which is vaccine or proven treatment. Stage 4 limits gatherings to max 50 people. Hard to have a football practice with that limit.

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