You cannot sweep a room by dimming the lamp. Ills refuse darkness; they thrive there. So a leader’s first labor is to name what bruises us honestly, publicly, without the sugar that keeps wounds open. Truth may sting, but it also summons every quiet witness inside the room to stand upright. When the unspoken gains a voice, possibility walks in behind it.
Yet naming alone is half a sermon. After the sentence must come the deed. We craft policy, budget, hallway greeting, and hiring list to testify that our values are not metaphors. People watch whether courage survives Tuesday’s metrics. If you claim all are worthy, the pay stub, the curriculum, and the board agenda must echo that claim without a tremor.
Still, do not mistake ferocity for lack of tenderness. Justice withers if it cannot cradle the weary. Invite dissent, guard dignity, laugh with your people so the fight tastes of life, not ash. Then ask the oldest Baldwin question: having seen, what will you change before night arrives again

Speak one hard truth and match it with an act of repair. Show that candor with motion changes air, and invite a colleague to repeat the pattern today.

OpenAI and Microsoft began site work on April 29 on “Stargate,” a $100 billion AI supercomputer campus rising on 900 acres in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Bechtel dozers are stripping topsoil and installing 1,200 test piles while HDR completes a three-story air-cooled design to host 14 million liquid-enhanced GPUs.

Phase 1 calls for twin 1.2-gigawatt substations, a 300-acre battery park, and 90 miles of fiber. TVA will supply 5 GW of new solar and small modular nuclear by 2030. Siemens Energy will build 72 high-efficiency transformers in Georgia, labor demand peaks at 20,000 craft workers, who will pour 4 M yd³ of low-carbon concrete.

Tennessee offered $2.3 billion in incentives tied to wage and apprentice goals, calling the build proof that CHIPS and IRA perks can nail AI infrastructure at home. Officials see $8 billion a year in payroll and spend once the campus runs in 2031, though ecologists warn a 330 million-gallon water draw could strain the Duck River during drought.

At VTA’s Newhall Yard, crews lowered the 2,500-ton TBM “Diggy” into a 120-ft shaft, kicking off the $12.2 billion BART Silicon Valley Phase II. The 48-ft cutter will drive 5.1 miles under Santa Clara Street, tying Santa Clara, Diridon, Downtown, and 28th Street stations into the rail grid by 2034.

Diggy, built by Herrenknecht, advances 45 ft daily while setting concrete rings, track slab, and fire lining in one sweep. Mined platform caverns keep roads above open. Foam conditioning and 1,500 laser prisms cap settlement at a quarter inch; battery trains haul spoil to an Alviso recycler. The cutterhead shows shark-teeth art drawn by students.

VTA counts 97,000 jobs and a 60-minute San José-to-SFO ride when service starts. A $4.6 billion federal grant plus state bonds, county tax, and a Build America loan close the budget. Inflation worries linger, but a design-build-transfer deal pushes overruns onto the Kiewit-Skanska-Traylor team. Highway 101 motorists say Diggy’s drop feels like relief!

Louisiana’s Fortify Homes Program opened its first 2025 lottery at 8 a.m. on February 12, with only five days for coastal homeowners to register for one of 1,000 slots. The site handled a crush of traffic as applicants chased grants covering up to $10,000 for an Insurance Institute FORTIFIED roof. It is now in its third year and is already credited with 1,800 completed retrofits statewide. Officials say uptake is surging because fortified roofs can withstand 150-mph winds and unlock double-digit premium discounts.

Success has legislators eyeing bigger dollars. A bipartisan package would dedicate sales-tax slices and insurer fees to make the grant fund permanent and exempt the awards from income tax. Separate bills would require every new roof in 19 coastal parishes to meet the fortified spec and guarantee at least a 20 % insurance discount for compliant homes. Commissioner Tim Temple argues the expansion could attract carriers back to the hurricane-battered market and stabilize rates that now average 7 % of household income.

Contractors, meanwhile, are racing to scale. Roofing crews report six-week backlogs, and suppliers warn that peel-and-stick membranes are already on allocation as triple the usual order volume arrives from parishes like Terrebonne and Plaquemines. Analysts say every month of delay adds about $1,200 in labor and materials per house. Yet, resilience math is winning converts: Alabama’s decade-old program showed fortified roofs slashed storm claims, inspiring Louisiana and five other states to copy the model. If current bills pass, Louisiana could fund 15,000 roofs a year, enough, boosters say, to change the trajectory of its insurance crisis by 2028.

Introduction
Good morning, Team! Today's toolbox talk highlights safe storage of flammable materials. Fuels, paints, solvents, and adhesives pose fire risks if stored improperly.

Why It Matters
Improper storage can result in fires or explosions, causing severe injuries, property damage, and project delays. Proper storage protects your safety and the site.

Strategies for Safe Storage

Discussion Questions

Conclusion
Safe storage of flammables prevents fires and protects our team. Use proper containers, control ignition sources, and inspect regularly.

Store smart, stay safe!