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Detroit shooting guard Jason Calliste will be spending his senior season elsewhere after graduating early and deciding to transfer from the Titans, according to a report from The Detroit Free Press.
The story from Perry A. Farrell explains how Calliste informed Detroit coaches and the program of his decision on Friday before leaving for his native Canada. Calliste averaged 14.4 points, 3.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds last season for Detroit.
“I needed to go, I was done it with,’’ Calliste said in the story. “I gave four years and I gave all that I could give. It’s time to move on. I’ve been there for so long. I’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly. I know there’s always going to be bad situations, but I just felt like it could have been a better situation, especially with the coaches that had to leave.’’
This move comes as another big blow to Detroit as they already search for ways to replace junior point guard Ray McCallum — who departed a year early for the NBA Draft. Calliste not only averaged a healthy amount of points at shooting guard but averaged 35.2 minutes a game last year, so he was on the floor for much of the time.
Calliste still has one year of eligibility remaining.
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Erica Chenoweth, co-author of Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict, says "nonviolent resistance has actually been the quickest, least costly, and safest way to struggle" effectively against dictatorships.
From The Guardian:
In the US on Tuesday, dozens of lawmakers have said they will boycott confirmation votes for Trump nominees. Numerous police departments countrywide have announced that they will not comply with unethical federal policies (particularly regarding deportations). And the federal government employs more than 3 million civil servants – people on whose continued support the US government relies to implement its policies. Many such civil servants have already begun important conversations about how to dissent from within the administration. They, too, provide an important check on power.
The Women’s March on Washington and its affiliated marches – which may have been the largest single-day demonstration in US history – show a population eager and willing to show up to defend their rights.
Of course, nonviolent resistance often evokes brutality by the government, especially as campaigns escalate their demands and use more disruptive techniques. But historical data shows that when campaigns are able to prepare, train, and remain resilient, they often succeed regardless of whether the government uses violence against them.
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By Todd Shea
Santa Barbara Association of Realtors
We are all so blessed to live in California, especially here in the jewel that is Santa Barbara. Homeownership here and across California is a huge accomplishment and helps create security and creates generational wealth. As REALTORS®, we work diligently for our clients to accomplish this dream. I am even more proud of the many ways our REALTOR® community gives back. I wanted to promote this, bring awareness to a fantastic REALTOR®-funded grant, and remind all local REALTORS® to continue donating.
REALTORS® are passionate about home ownership and backed that passion by contributing, some for decades now, to HAF, Housing Affordability Fund. (Real Estate is full of acronyms!) The purpose is to help first-time homebuyers from members of underserved communities bridge the affordability gap by providing them with up to $10,000 in closing cost assistance. Developed by CAR, The California Association of REALTORS®, in 2002 and spearheaded by local Santa Barbara REALTOR®, Toby Bradley.
Toby became a realtor in 1979 and served as President of our local Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS® in 1992, and then went on to become the second female Treasurer for the California Association of REALTORS® (CAR) in 2000 and 2001. When she served as CAR President in 2003, her mission was to create cultural diversity and inclusivity within the organization. She passed away in November of 2020, leaving a legacy still helping California residents today.
Across California, housing costs have prevented many working families from achieving the dream of homeownership. The unaffordable housing market is a result of a long-term shortfall in the development of housing units in California. HAF raises and distributes funds in partnership with local associations and other groups to promote housing and homeownership. C.A.R.’s HAF program is their first-ever statewide Closing Cost Assistance Grant Program for underserved communities.
– Recipient must be a First-Time Homebuyer. “First-Time Homebuyer” means an individual (and all co-buyers on the property purchase contract, if any) who has had no ownership interest in any real property in any location during the last three (3) years.
– Recipient must be a member of an Underserved Community. “Underserved Community” includes:(*“Underserved Community” includes: (i) people of color; (ii) persons with disabilities (physical or mental), particularly persons living in housing with one or more qualities of an institutional setting, persons leaving institutions, or persons at-risk of institutionalization; and (iii) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons.)an gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons.)
These homeownership gaps aren’t new, and, for many groups, they’re getting wider. Experts suggest that lack of generational wealth is (can be) to blame, often leaving members of underserved communities with fewer funds to cover the closing costs and down payment for a home. This money from HAF is a grant and therefore does not have to be paid back.
Visit this link to learn more and apply.
If you are a REALTOR®, you can donate here and continue to carry on Toby’s legacy. If you have already donated, THANK YOU!
Todd Shea is the 2023 president of the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors (SBAOR). He is a California licensed real estate agent with the Zia Group powered by eXp Realty here in Santa Barbara. He has served on and chaired several committees within the SBAOR and served on its board of directors. Todd can be reached at 805.453.7730 and firstname.lastname@example.org or message and follow @toddshearealtor on Instagram.

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Week Two -- Sodium Challenge
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
I know this is middle of week three, but better late than never!
Week two was good -- I lost 1.8 pounds, but 149 has aluded me yet another week. I want it so bad!! I made a taco casserole on the Thursday night before weigh in, and even though I used lower sodium taco seasoning, I know the sodium content was high. I wasn't surprised on Friday when I was at 151.2, which was a pound higher then Thursday morning. Ugh!! If I even walk by a table with salt and I will retain water! I really try to watch it but a few of my favorite foods have a lot of sodium in it. There is a restaurant here called Alamo Cafe -- has great Tex Mex food. I got the vegetable fajitas (had them cook them in no oil or seasonings) rice and borracho beans. My fajitas were fabulous, but as I was eating the rice and beans all I could taste was the salt. And yep...up a pound the next day! I try to limit the foods that I know are higher in sodium -- I allow myself one or two higher sodium days a week and try to minimize the rest of the week. As long as I know the gain is water, I am ok with that. Lesson learned...don't have a higher sodium day on Thursday's!!

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Deputy speaker apologizes for giving wrong information to House
Deputy speaker Nazir Ahmad Gurezi on Wednesday apologized to the House for giving wrong information regarding submission of House committee report on SRO 105.
The issue was raised by NC MLA from Sonawari Muhammad Akbar Lone during the discussion on grants of industries and commerce department, who said he, as chairman of the House committee, had
submitted a report to the House, however the government didn't take any action on that.
Eelier, a House committee was constituted to review the SRO 105 as it was apprehended by members that the government was giving contract of sand extraction to the people from outside J&K.
Today, Lone targeted the government for shelving the committee report.
Meanwhile, Gurezi citing information provided by the secretary of the assembly, told the House that the committee "has not yet submitted its report and what we will discuss in the House?"
"You properly check it and confirm because I have submitted it," Lone replied to Gurezi.
Later, Gurezi apologized and said the House committee report was submitted to the Speaker and was discussed in the House during the last session as well.
"I apologize for giving wrong information to the House," Gurezi told the House.

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Newest data shows poverty on the rise in N.L., but critics say it's worse than indicated
Poverty reduction forum looks at flaws in government data
Poverty numbers are on the rise in Newfoundland and Labrador, and the full scope of the increase is not yet known.
The latest numbers available to the provincial government were used during a poverty reduction forum at St. John's City Hall on Saturday, showing slightly less than 14 per cent of the province is considered low income.
But speakers at the forum highlighted two issues with the data — the latest information is two years old and it only includes people who have filed their income tax returns.
"If you're not part of CRA records, or you're not filing income tax, you're not part of that government database," said Joanne Thompson, executive director of the Gathering Place.
Thompson said the majority of the clients she sees are not filing tax returns, and therefore are not part of the provincial record.
With what she considers to be an entire demographic not counted in the data, Thompson said many of those people fall through the cracks.
Current numbers expected to be on the rise
The forum was organized by the Religious Social Action Coalition of Newfoundland and Labrador, a gathering of different religious societies in the province to push for change.
"Every [faith has] reference to caring for the widowed, the orphaned and the strangers or those in need," said George Powell, a member of the coalition. "We focus on social justice. We don't discuss religion or topics such as that."
Data was presented by Aislyn Gogan, a provincial government statistician who deals specifically with poverty reduction.
There have been huge changes in poverty numbers since 2003, when Newfoundland and Labrador had just below 20 per cent of its citizens living on low income.
Numbers declined drastically as the provincial economy boomed, resulting in a low of 12 per cent of the population classified as low-income from 2009 to 2012.
The first speaker of the day, Dr. Robert Sweeney, said the data is lagging behind the increase in poverty in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Sweeney, a historian, taught classes at Memorial University on the history of inequality in Canada.
In her presentation, Gogan acknowledged the lag in data is problematic. The numbers for 2017 are expected to be higher than the 2015 figures, she said, but the actual difference won't be known until closer to 2019.
Thompson says the actual number would be even higher if it included people who do not file tax returns — many of whom are suffering through mental illness and addictions.
"We are allowing an invisible population to remain excluded and remain outside initiatives," she said.
"I can't speak to how much higher [the numbers] should be, but I can say the profiles we see at the Gathering Place are not aligned with the provincial data."
Thompson says the Gathering Place has helped 900 clients open files with the Department of Advanced Education, Skills and Development for government services — all in the last 10 months.
"That speaks for itself in terms of people who have been underserved," she said.


Award Winning Tecnam P Twenty Ten Achieves Easa Certification
The Tecnam P Twenty Ten is the first new single engine, high wing, four-seat, CS 23 certified aircraft in many decades.
The achievement of EASA CS 23 Certification was the result of extensive investment and the dedicated effort of all members of the Tecnam organization. The certification program included over 200 hours of test flights, more than 100 spin configurations, lightning tests on full scale assemblies and many other technological achievements.
Tecnam is one of only two OEM’s that are capable of producing GA aircraft incorporating both metal and composite components. Combining a prepeg carbon fiber fuselage with a metal wing and stabilator/rudder, has allowed Tecnam to optimize aerodynamic quality and reliability that can meet the challenge of ensuring that all of EASA’s stringent certification tests are met.
The Tecnam P Twenty Ten is the most advanced high wing modern single engine aircraft in the marketplace. The Tecnam P Twenty Ten incorporates an expansive cabin featuring ergonomic forward and rear seats with exceptional legroom, and a large separate third entry door.
The wide composite cabin allows for a large instrument panel with three avionics options; analogue IFR, a Garmin G500 IFR or twin-screen Garmin G1000 IFR with integrated GFC700 autopilot.
Professor Luigi Pascale, Tecnam’s Head of Design and co-founder in 1948, along with his brother Giovanni, said “Finally, today we are happy to have completed all the extensive certification tests with EASA.”
The P Twenty Ten has been extensively flight tested and validated by many independent GA pilots.
“The P2010 impressed me from the outset. It looks, feels and flies like a modern aircraft and does represent a step change in this type of four-seat GA aircraft design. I believe the Tecnam P2010 significantly exceeds the “flyability”, “useability” and “survivability” of the Cessna Skyhawks and Skylanes and equals them on affordability.
The P2010 was genuinely a real pleasure to fly and future owners will be inspired by the aircraft’s combination of advanced avionics, very short field performance, exceptional useful load capability and excellent cross-country range. If I could trade my own Piper Arrow IV Turbo, the P2010 is the aircraft I would buy”.
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Deliveries to the Czech Republic, France, Poland, UK and Spain will commence immediately.
Tecnam prides itself on supplying its customers the largest choice of GA aircraft, by offering the most complete range of aircraft models.


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A recent accident involving a truck that slammed into a car driven by a workman resulted in a monetary reward for pain and suffering thanks to some hard work and persistence on the part of the man’s car accident lawyer. The case stemmed from an accident on a local street as a construction worker was waiting at a stop light until he could turn right while on his way to a dental appointment for a root canal.
As the man sat at the intersection waiting for the light to turn, he was struck from the rear by a truck owned by Operative Plasterers & Cement Mason’s Local 5. According to the victim, he was hit hard but did not take an ambulance to seek medical attention since in the aftermath of the accident he thought he was not hurt. Later, however, the man started feeling pain in his back and after a doctor’s examination, it was determined that he had in fact suffered from herniations in his lumbar spinal discs which were painful and required months of therapy, including epidural steroid injections in his lower back. These treatments were part of an overall treatment program that included other elements such as physical therapy.
Car Accident Lawyer Fights for Liability
Although the defendant’s lawyers initially denied any liability derived from the accident, partly because they were able to keep repair records out of evidence, the plaintiff’s car accident attorney was able to convince the defendant’s representatives to concede their liability. Despite this, the defendant’s attorney maintained that the accident was just a minor fender bender which resulted in no physical injuries to either party. They pointed as evidence to this fact that the plaintiff did not go to the hospital after the accident and initially sought no medical care until after the pain started to affect him. Further, they insisted that any injuries suffered by the plaintiff were pre-existing conditions and therefore not covered by liability from the accident.
Despite this, the plaintiff continued to experience pain and discomfort from the injuries he suffered in the accident and kept seeing his physician in an effort to alleviate the situation, but it did little good.
On the eve of the trial in the incident, the car accident attorney representing the plaintiff convinced the defendant’s attorneys as well as their “expert witness” that the injuries being suffered by the plaintiff were consistent with those that were possible from an accident of the sort caused by the defendant. They also agreed that all of the symptoms the plaintiff was experiencing were consistent with the type of accident that happened in this case.
The case was eventually brought to trial with the outcome being declared the fault of the defendant being established and being found responsible for the payment of a large sum to the plaintiff to compensate for damages. The case also found that the defendant would be held responsible for any costs incurred by the plaintiff resulting from the accident that he experiences throughout his life.

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Siemens Expanding EV Charger Manufacturing site in the United States
The company will bolster its existing manufacturing footprint of EV infrastructure with the VersiCharge Level 2 AC series product line of commercial and residential EV chargers.
With this addition, Siemens is preparing to manufacture over 1 million electric vehicle chargers for the United States over the next four years. This investment is the latest in the company’s strategic plan to meet accelerating electric vehicle charging demand, expand its manufacturing capabilities, and increase transportation electrification job opportunities at all levels in the United States. The company is currently conducting local site evaluations.
The new facility will be the company’s third U.S. eMobility® hub and is projected to support 100 jobs across the manufacturing site and regional supply chain.
The plant will serve as a counterpart to Siemens’ existing operations in Wendell, North Carolina, where the company manufactures charging solutions for buses, trucks and heavy-duty electric vehicles. In 2019, Siemens expanded the 272,000-square-foot Wendell facility to manufacture DC fleet EV chargers, adding over 50 jobs. The Wendell location also works with local educational institutions including North Carolina State University and Wake Tech Community College for training and workforce development.
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Turlock and Hilmar students receive Blue Diamond scholarships
The Blue Diamond Growers Foundation has awarded 25 college students from California scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. Among the 25 recipients are Morgan Oliveira of Hilmar and Brooke Miranda of Turlock, Joshua Hack and Stephanie Temnyk.
“We are proud of this year’s scholarship recipients and wish them the best in their continued education,” said Dan Cummings, Chairman of the Board of Blue Diamond Growers. “The Blue Diamond Growers Foundation is committed to helping support this next generation of students who will undoubtedly contribute to the success of the agriculture industry for years to come.
To be eligible for the Blue Diamond Growers Foundation scholarship, students must currently live in almond-growing areas of California, intend to pursue college education in agriculture-related fields, have a GPA of 3.3 or above, have verification of enrollment in a college or university offering a four-year degree and be dependent on Blue Diamond employees or local community members pursuing studies in agriculture-related fields .
In the August edition of Blue Diamond’s “Almond Facts” magazine, each of the recipients shared some of their career goals and explained how the scholarship funds could help them on their journey.
Hack is currently attending Modesto Junior College where he is dual majoring in agricultural business and math. After earning his AS degrees, Hack plans to transfer to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to major in Bio Resource and Ag Engineering in hopes of a career in the irrigation industry.
“With my degree, I hope to work in the irrigation industry, either designing irrigation systems
for farmers to optimize their individual situation or work towards more sustainable water systems to help farmers maximize their allocated water and have enough water to
grow their crops,” he said. “I want to work to be part of the solution to California’s water crisis so farmers have enough water to grow their crops efficiently.”
Oliveira also attends Modesto Junior College, majoring in agricultural communications. She also intends to transfer to Cal Poly in the future.
“I plan to get my associate’s degree in agribusiness before attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to get a master’s degree in agricultural communication and a teaching degree,” she said. “My future education will help me not only to serve the agricultural community in terms of advocating for it, but also to help others to defend it. As a future agricultural educator, I know I have a truly important task, inspiring the future generation to be part of the agricultural industry. My goal is to continue my current mission as a leader within the FFA organization: to help members create their own passion for agriculture.
Meanwhile, Miranda plans to major in agribusiness or agricultural law at Clemson University to learn more about rights delegated to farmers, such as land and water.
“As the daughter of a dairy farmer, my parents taught me the importance of agriculture and the impact it has on our world,” she said. “I would stand up for California farmers and agriculture by continuing my career here in the Valley. I will support farmers’ rights and continue to spread the good of our California agriculture. With all the hate towards agriculture, it motivates me to help let people know about all the good agriculture brings to our world.
Temnyk also attends school out of state, as she attends Arizona State University to major in molecular biosciences and biotechnology.
“I’m on track to start my master’s in fall 2022, along with my bachelor’s and doctorate in fall 2024,” she said. “I’ve experienced the scientific process before by joining a lab team studying the effects of light duration (photoperiod) on indoor vertical gardening of strawberries.
Temnyk added that the implications of this research may pave the way for higher yields,
costs and improved fruit quality.
“Overall, my efforts serve to better understand the science of plant varieties, to unlock poorly understood gene mechanisms, and to trace their evolutionary history. The research I do may one day help me increase horticultural yields for farmers and expand plant nutrient profiles for undernourished communities,” she said.
The Blue Diamond Growers Foundation was founded in 2008 to provide scholarships to students who have demonstrated excellent academic achievement and are pursuing a four-year college education. Since then, the Blue Diamond Foundation has awarded nearly 175 scholarships to help students from local communities achieve their college dreams.
More information about Temnyk, Miranda, Oliveira, Hack and the other 21 fellows can be found on the full Almond Facts publication available in digital version on www.bluediamondgrowers.com/almond-facts. For more information about the Blue Diamond Scholarship Foundation or to donate to the scholarship fund, go to www.bluediamondgrowers.com/scholarship-program.


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New Delhi, January 14
Two years into the raising of the China-centric Mountain Strike Corps, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag has announced that the new Corps is being raised as per schedule, putting to rest the speculation that the force levels had been halved and the raising had been slowed down.
The Corps was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in September 2013 and its raising started in January 2014 when the first commander was appointed.
The Corps with nearly 90,000 soldiers is to cost Rs 64,700 crore, out of which around Rs 39,000 crore has being earmarked for capital expenditure – new weapons and guns.
Asked about reports that the government was restructuring the Mountain Strike Corps, General Suhag said there was no move to slow down its raising. “A target was kept of nine years and we are on target to raise it by 2021,” he told reporters yesterday, adding that there had been no budgetary cuts.
The Corps with its headquarters at Panagarh in West Bengal is slated to have two divisions — one in the North-East and another at Pathankot. It will also have Brigades places at locations all along the Himalayas — India shares 3,448 km boundary with China along the Himalayan ridgeline.
It will also have troops based in the Himalayan foothills backed by rapid deployment onboard special operations planes such as the C-130-J and the C-17. India is also buying specialist heavy lift helicopters the Chinook CH-47 that can be used for troop insertion in mountains.
The Corps’ raising itself has been mired in controversy. A parliamentary standing committee in August last year rapped the Defence Ministry for “milking existing resources”. A report tabled in Parliament said: “The Committee is constrained to note that the raising of Mountain Strike Corps was commended utilising War Wastage Reserves (WWR), which are war reserves and not to be touched otherwise.”
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The median U.S. worker enjoyed a pay increase of 3.5 percent year-over-year as of May, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's wage growth tracker.
Wage growth has been accelerating since October, quickening to a pace not seen since January 2009.
"The sure sign of a tight labor market is one where employers are willing to bid up wages to attract talent. The NFIB has signaled this for a while now," said Neil Dutta, head of U.S. economics at Renaissance Macro Research. "The recent break out in the Atlanta Fed Wage Tracker adds to a growing body of evidence."
Note well Austrian-lites: This is nothing at all what a recession looks like.

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Feeling Of Fullness Behind Rib
RUQ pain: Consider gallbladder or GI issues.Get a more detailed answer ›
See your doctor: You describe symptoms that can only be honestly assessed by your doctor in his or her office. Only after a thorough evauation will he/she be able to come up with what's wrong and what to do to get you better. ...Read more
Ultrasound shows thickened stomach wall. Can this be a reason for feeling of fullness and pain under right rib area?
Feeling full: Not likely. But discuss with your Dr. Who knows you and area best. The causes of full stomach may be different over there. ...Read more
Don't feel hungry, bloating, fatigue and pain under right rib cage when pressed also pain left under ribcage into back. Feeling of fullness.
Feeling of fullness under right rib cage and tenderness when pressing on right side below sternum I have a sensation of fullness under the right ribcage and tenderness when I press on the center-to-right part of my abdomen under my sternum. This tendernes
Hello. I will try to be as helpful as I can but I canâ€™t diagnose your symptoms. We can go through possible symptoms of problems with the gallbladder or pancreas.
Cholecystitis begins as intermittent pain in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. Overtime the pain worsens and becomes constant. The pain can also be referred to the shoulder blade in the back. It usually increases after eating fatty or greasy foods. Other symptoms can include a mild fever, tenderness or enlargement of the gallbladder, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting.
Gall stones may cause no symptoms in some people. It can cause cramping pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant and in the upper abdominal midline if a large gallstone obstructs the common bile duct or the cystic duct. This pain can become constant and can also be referred to just below the shoulder blade. This can be accompanied by a fever, nausea, vomiting, light or clay colored feces, and yellow color of the eyes or skin.
There are many different types of diseases of the liver. These can include: hepatitis, too much iron or too much copper deposited in the liver, fatty liver disease and viruses just to skim the surface.
Acute pancreatitis can cause upper abdominal pain that radiates to the back and worsens after eating fatty foods. It can be associated with nausea, vomiting, fever and abdominal tenderness and swelling. Chronic pancreatitis has similar symptoms and can be accompanied by weight loss and extremely severe pain.
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Age 17, female, chest (breastbone) pain, extreme bloating, constipation, hard/painful abdomen to touch, nausea, and feeling of fullness. Any possible causes for someone of my age? Symptoms started to develop around a year ago.
Pain upper abdomen: Not knowing if this is constant or related to food your pain appears to be in the upper abdomen with referred pain to sternum, fullness and tenderness. Stomache and Gall bladder disease can occur at your age depending on weight, eating habits and lipid levels. You need to see a Gastro Enterologist and get a checkup for blood in stool, ultrasound abdomen, CT scan & upper GI studies. Good luck ...Read more
I have been having upper right abdominal pain, right and middle chest pain, and some back pain for the past 4-5 days. I have a feeling of fullness, as well. I have had diarrhea consistently for 3-4 weeks or so, but less so since Sunday. Feeling unwel?
Pain: The right upper quadrant pain would suggest a gallbladder problem. That could be related to diarrhea too. The 3 weeks or so of diarrhea is too much. You should get checked. ...Read more
Had an endoscopy, diagnosed with erythema in antrum fundus and bile reflux can these make a feeling of fullness in chest and stomach after meals?
What causes 10 second feeling of fullness like a ballon inflating in left breast and chest? No pain. PCP says heart ok. Gas? Seek cardiologist?
Rising sensation: A rising sensation that last 10 seconds in the stomach is either gas or abdominal epilepsy. With the latter one experiences a flip flopping or rising sensation in the upper abdomen and sometimes feelings of anxiety. Autonomic epilepsy may also cause pilo-erection (hair standing on end) change in heart rate and altered mental status. Its often overlooked or misdiagnosed. ...Read more
3 days breathing uncomfortable when standing, mucus build up, sinus pressure, feeling of fullness in throat or chest like nausea, white mucus Dizzines
Typical cold symptom: Your symptoms are compatible with typical cold virus, may have sore throat, runny nose, nasal & sinus congestion, may have fever for several days, mucous may be green/yellow & may last 10-14 days. If no contraindications, antihistamines with short acting decongestants work best, also Umcka coldcare series helpful and otc Ibuprofen or Naproxen or Tylenol (acetaminophen) for fever or pain. See MD if gets worse ...Read more
Been 1 week with fluid behind eardrum with feeling of fullness and reduced hearing. Now ear is popping when I yawn. Good sign?
Ear popping with swallowing or yawning signals pressure equalization between inner and out ear.
While annoying, this problem usually isn't serious. Rarely, if it persists and worsens, it can lead to a perforated eardrum, an acute ear infection, and even loss of hearing. Be sure to see your doctor if you develop fever, severe ear pain, or drainage from an ear. ...Read more
What could cause feeling of fullness and rushing noises in one ear? Doctor says he can see nothing in the canal or behind the tympanic membrane.
Even though I eat when I'm hungry, it seems I don't ever get the feeling of fullness. What could it be?
See below: Most likely, the fullness mechanism in your stomach hasn't been adequately by your meals. ...Read more
Even though I eat when I'm hungry, it seems I don't ever get the feeling of fullness. Is this a disease or condition?
See below: Your stomach has a mechanism to tell you when your full. You probably are not eating enough to trigger it. ...Read more
Yes, and worse!: Sometimes, benign peritoneal growths may represent infection or just simple inflammatory bowel conditions or reactions. Pain can be prominent in the form of cramping. Bowel irregularity could occur depending on the amount, size, and number of benign tumors taking up space in the abdomen. These may just be more of a hassle than anything else, but you may need to maintain a certain diet, and monitor. ...Read more
Approx. 3-4 weeks no appetite so hardly eating, almost every bite seems to cause nausea and feeling of fullness?
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Feeling of fullness in my lower right abdomen. It's been like this for about 24 hours now, no pain at all. Not sure if I should be concerned...
Only if it persists;:
You should be concerned only if it persists for more than 48 hours and/or if you start with other symptoms like nausea/vomiting. Pain in abdomen or diarrhea
if that is the case get it checked by your doctor or go to er. ...Read more
Not sure if related but had gallbladder out 2 years ago and getting pain in liver area. Feeling of fullness near liver. Hurts when bend to the side?
Good thought: It could be related but usually complications are pretty soon after surgery, not years. It could be a hernia from one of the incisions as well. Having someone look at it and possibly an ultrasound of the liver area might be a good start. This far out, however, it is more likely to be unrelated. ...Read more
Possibly: Depending on the shape and density of the spleen, you could experience the symptoms you describe. ...Read more
What is wrong with my bladder? I've had a urine sample & all came back fine, but for 2 weeks I've had a feeling of fullness and keep needing to go
I've got significant swelling on both sides of my body but the right side is much more swollen. As well as feeling of fullness in abdomen, what could?
Need clarification: You need to have an a evaluation by your physician to say the reason for your swelling. I assume you're discussing ...Read more
For the last 4 weeks, I've had a feeling of fullness in my stomach. I can only eat a few bites of any food and then feel full and bloated.
I can hear fluid in my head, and and feeling of fullness. Difficult to think clearly, brain fuzz. What can it be?
Brain fuzz: Fluid in the ventricles of the brain is not audible. Noises that can be heard in the head could be tinnitus emanating from the inner ear or from turbulent blood flow through certain blood vessels of scarred heart valves. Your physician and a neurologist can evaluate you to determine whether your symptoms are due to any significant pathology. ...Read more
When I lay on my stomach I have a feeling of fullness on my left side. I also experience pain during sex. Should I be concerned?
Not Serious: The fullness that you experience while laying on your stomach is unlikely to signify anything significant; it likely relates to the pressure you put on your abdomen when you lay on it; I don't think the pain during sex has any relationship to it and you might want to check this with your PCP ...Read more

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Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul but apparently the Beyhive gives zero f**ks!
Beyonce’s loyal — and cutthroat! — fan base recently went in on Twitter after the “Respect” singer announced plans to remake “Bootylicious” on an upcoming cover album.
“It’s a concept CD,” Franklin told Billboard. “They’re records that, musically, I respected and that I liked a lot and that I would love to have one go-’round with. I aspire for musical excellence. I have very high standards where music is concerned, and I’m looking for something I haven’t done, something that you haven’t heard and something just absolutely smashing.”
Along with prospective songs like Barbra Streisand’s “People” and Donna Summer’s “Last Dance,” the 71-year-old songstress added, “I’m even thinking of ‘Bootylicious,’” a track penned by Beyonce…
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Grandparents “Rock to Block” Fracking Wells Near Schools with Rocking Chair Blockade
Older Generation Stands Up to Protect School Children
Middlesex Township, Butler, PA – A group of grandparents and seniors shut down an unconventional natural gas drilling (fracking) site near the Mars Area School District with a “rock to block” rocking chair blockade on Monday, December 21. Rex Energy is currently drilling unconventional horizontal hydraulic fracturing gas wells (“fracking”) on the Geyer well pad. The well pad will contain a controversial cluster of wells located about a half mile away from 3,200 students at the Mars Area School District campus. Gas wells and related infrastructure such as processing plants, compressor stations and pipelines emit harmful air pollution, and have the potential to cause water pollution and safety risks. Children are especially vulnerable to environmental hazards. There is also a real safety risk due to accidental explosions and fires.
The group blocked the entrance to the Geyer well pad site because it is the only recourse left to protect the children of the Mars Area School District, as well as all children put at risk when gas wells and infrastructure are placed nearby schools. This blockade is a stand against the gas industry’s reckless rush to frack in pursuit of profits over the health and safety of the children nearby and against politicians who have persistently failed in their duty to act in the public interest over special interests.
Michael Bagdes-Canning, a Butler County grandparent of three, stated, “Since neither the government officials, Rex and others in the industry, or lease holders will act to defend the health and welfare of our communities, our grandchildren, and future generations, we decided to stand up for them by sitting down (in the rocking chairs).”
Laurel Colonello, a Middlesex Twp. grandparent, stated “It is not ok that this toxic industry has moved into our community. The gas industry and local officials have consistently chosen wealth over the health and safety of our community, especially our children.”
Rex Energy called the Adams and Middlesex township police demanding that the grandparents be arrested and removed. Police refused to arrest anyone because there was no no-trespassing sign at the gate. Rex energy shut down operations for the day, installed a brand new no trespassing sign (but on the side that we were looking at it didn’t say anything) and went home. The rocking chair blockade stayed up a few hours and when it was clear Rex wasn’t coming back the grandparents packed up.
The grannies see “rock to block” as a Holiday gift to all children who will be exposed to the health and safety risks inherent in fracking and who in turn will pass on a tainted land and degraded environment to their own children. The group of rockers believe we are all stewards of the environment; to quote an old Native American saying expresses, We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
If Rex restarts operations at the Geyer well they can expect to hear from some angry grandparents who are hell bent on protecting their grandchildren.
Background on the Geyer Well
The ongoing struggle to prevent the drilling has escalated from a successful fight by parents to prevent the MASD School Board from leasing the school campus property to Rex Energy, to an unsuccessful legal challenge of a township zoning ordinance change that allows for wells and related facilities to be located in over 90% of the township. The decision was appealed by the plaintiffs in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas and the plaintiffs were granted a temporary injunction on further work while the ruling was pending. On November 20th, the Court rendered its decision upholding the decision of the Middlesex zoning hearing board and allowing the well to proceed. Although the plaintiffs are expected to appeal, Rex was poised to commence drilling near the schools and immediately resumed their drilling operations.
Although the struggle by the Mars Parent Group in Middlesex Township has attained a higher profile, it is not the only situation where school children are endangered by the reckless pursuit of fracked gas.
Read at Learn More on the Protect Our Children website (http://www.protectourchildrencoalition.org/)
Read about the struggle of the Mars Parent Group to protect their children from the risks and known health impacts of natural gas development http://www.marsparentgroup.com/events.html
A SLAPP suit by a group of leaseholders against a group of citizens challenging a Middlesex zoning ordinance permitting gas operations in most of the township is ongoing.
Read the latest 2015 PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center report “Dangerous and Close” revealing the proximity of fracking operations and the associated infrastructure to Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents – children, seniors, and the sick. The report shows that there are 166 schools and 165 childcare providers within once mile of a permitted fracking well site.
Refer to The Compendium of Scientific, Medical and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks and Harms of Fracking. The study citation database maintained by PSE Healthy Energy shows that over half of the available studies on the adverse impacts of shale and tight gas development have been published since January 2014. In 2014, 192 peer-reviewed studies on these impacts were published. In the first six months of 2015, 103 studies appeared. The vast majority of these studies reveal problems. Specifically, as demonstrated by PSE’s statistical analysis, 84 percent of original research studies on human health risks found signs of harm or indication of potential harm.


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--- But it took the Weah administration nearly 24 hours to issue a statement condemning the act, saying the police director has been instructed to thoroughly investigate the issue.
Picture this: an anti-government demonstrator is violently abused and stripped naked and bloodied while the incident is streamed live on Facebook.
This is exactly what happened on July 26, when several members of the pro-government group, the CDC- Council of Patriots, (CDC-COP) were caught on Facebook live, beating and torturing protester Christopher Walter Sisulu Sivili, who was captured across the street from the US Embassy.
Sivili was one of the unfortunate protesters who were unable to escape the brutality of the COP-CDC when they marched in counter-protest against Sivili and his group. And when apprehended, he was pummeled with severe punches and slaps, as well as stripped nude while blood poured from his face.
Sivili, who onlookers later rescued after being left abandoned by his attackers from CDC- COP had gone to the US Embassy on Benson Street, with several members of the Student Unification Party (from the University of Liberia) to protest alleged “bad governance” and its vices including corruption, poverty, and insecurity under the administration of President George Weah.
But what started as a peaceful assembly soon escalated as that auxiliary of the ruling party — CDC-COP — stormed the SUP protest gathering with their own, parading with a banner depicting a portrait of Weah and singing the slogan, “Weah is Fixing the State.”
After the SUP protestors escaped, the CDC-COP, a hardline supporter group of the President, went in search of them, which resulted in Sivili being apprehended and tortured across the street from the US Embassy.
Gov’t vehemently condemns
However, it took the Weah administration nearly 24 hours to issue a release condemning the actions of the ruling party’s auxiliary. In a statement signed by the Minister of Information Cultural Affairs and Tourism, Ledgerhood J. Rennie, the government noted that it categorically condemns the street violence that happened on July 26, involving two rival groups purporting to be some students of the University of Liberia campus-based Students Unification Party (SUP) and the CDC-COP.
“The Ministry of Justice has accordingly directed the Inspector General of Police to launch an immediate and full-scale investigation into the incident,” Minister Rennie said in the July 27 statement. “Images of the violence being posted on social media show unwarranted use of force and maltreatment of some participating youths which has no place in our newfound democracy.”
“The Attorney General, Cllr. Frank Musah Dean, has accordingly called on the police to ensure that perpetrators are brought to book in keeping with the laws of Liberia. The Government wants to make it clear that while it encourages all citizens to express their views on national issues, their methods must conform to the law.”
“Articles 13 and 15 of the Liberian Constitution guarantee such rights. The named constitutional provisions however clearly express the safeguarding of public order, public safety as well as rights and freedom of others.”
The Information Ministry however said it did not receive a request from any group to march in the streets of Monrovia on the said date, whether in protest for or against the Liberian Government — and if such a request was made, the government would have acted to ensure public safety and order by scheduling the rival groups at different times.
A formal request for any such action, according to the statement, is a cardinal requirement by law, which can be conveyed through a written petition to the Ministry of Justice for a permit.
“The Liberia National Police Act of 2015 Section III Article 22.86, which also deals with Public Order, mandates any persons wanting to hold such a march or protest to contact the Minister of Justice in keeping with the law.
The ruling party condemns allegations of violence
The violence against Sivili has also been condemned by the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change although the name of the victim was not directly mentioned. Instead, the party said it is shocked by allegations of violence and expressed its total disapproval.
The ruling party, in a separate statement, described itself as a peaceful, law-abiding, and nonviolent political institution that will continue to maintain a zero-tolerance policy against any form of violence as “it called on police to conduct a holistic investigative process in response to strong allegations that members of the CDC (who are being treated in different hospitals) sustained injuries meted out by anti-government protesters in different locations.”
“Besides, the use of violence as a medium through which political expressions are sought is reprehensible, unjustified, and runs contrary to the ideology and philosophy of the CDC,” the Coalition said in a release. “Henceforth, the CDC condemns in the strongest possible terms these alleged acts of brutality committed by lawless elements and calls on the Liberia National Police to launch a speedy investigation (on all sides) determined to establish the facts and to bring the culprits to justice.”
“Therefore, as we call for the prosecution of all those allegedly involved, the CDC assures the Liberia National Police of its unconditional cooperation, if needed.”
Similarly, the CDC-COP, copying the ruling party, denied brutalizing anybody, despite video footage that plainly shows the ruling party auxiliary headed by one of its members, Pukar Robert, conducting the savage assault.
The CDC-COP statement was released late in the evening yesterday — 24 hours after the incident and more than 8 hours after the ruling CDC had issued its condemnation of the incident.
The auxiliary group then blamed the violent assault on the opposition community: “in the strongest term, [we] vehemently condemned the callous and brutal act orchestrated by the compromised and failed opposition against peaceful Liberians that went out to present their petition to the US Embassy on July 26.”
“The CDC-COP mandates those pupils to be grateful to the CDC Weah-led government for the availability of free tuition and the beautification of the buildings at the University of Liberia," the group chair, Ben Believe Togba said in a statement. "Any serious-minded student group will use President Weah's magnanimous initiative to make lessons important and not instigate pandemonium."
“The CDC-COP being Liberia's biggest civil rights political movement believes in the protection of our peace and stability and no reactionary elements will be given absolutely no space to undermine the progress of our cherished democracy.”
Meanwhile, the National Civil Society Council of Liberia (NCSCL) has condemned in the strongest terms, the ill-treatment meted upon the students who peacefully gathered to exercise their civil and democratic rights as enshrined in Articles 15 and 17 of the Liberian Constitution, which call for the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly through responsible manner.
“The Council, therefore, calls on the government through the Liberia National Police (LNP) to launch an investigation and bring those human rights violators to justice. Being a voice of the voiceless, the Council will not sit on the fence to allow the country to be ruined. Liberians cannot afford to see their country plunge into another political brouhaha as a result of injustices upon peaceful citizens.”
Also, the Center for Media Studies and Peacebuilding (CEMESP) has joined the council to condemn in the strongest terms the violence meted out against the protesting students of the University of Liberia’s Student Unification Party.
The CEMESP noted there can be no justification for anyone to be brutalized by thugs for expressing their views regardless of how their opponents feel.
“The barbarous act of the thugs led by a known partisan of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change must be responded to forcefully by the government if the impression that it was state-sponsored is to be avoided. CEMESP called on the government to immediately arrest each of the thugs shown violently assaulting a protester in the video of the incident and speedily bring them to justice for their crimes, as a way of discouraging any future occurrence of such an act.”
“CEMESP is therefore cautioning the government to espouse a zero tolerance for thuggish jungle justice as an unjustified attack on peaceful protesters could trigger the desire for and perpetration of counteraction by rival groups, which is a recipe for dragging the country into anarchy.”


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With the Budget just over two weeks away, my thoughts will soon be turning to matters fiscal here in the UK. But this week I find myself compelled to write about Greece. This is not only because the situation remains fascinating, but also because the debate about fiscal policy there seems to be conducted on a completely different basis from how it is conducted here.
Of course, when it comes to the Budget, the Chancellor will announce umpteen measures, both revenue raising and spending. But the place to start thinking about fiscal policy is not with the gory details, but with the state of the economy.
The Office for Budget Responsibly (OBR) makes an estimate of the size of the so-called output gap, that is to say the amount of spare capacity that there is in the economy. This forms the basis of the “Budget judgment”, that is to say the decision on whether and how much to relax fiscal policy (involving more borrowing) or how much to tighten it (involving less borrowing).
The point is that if there is a large output gap, then there is scope for the economy to grow fast for a few years while the spare capacity is used up. If this happens then some, or even all, of the Government’s deficit will disappear like melting snow as tax revenues pour in as a response to strengthening economic activity.
In that case there is no need for a range of tax rises and/or expenditure cuts. It is the OBR’s judgment that the output gap in the UK is now very small that underlies the perceived need for a continued programme of fiscal austerity in the years ahead.
The OBR’s view, in common with that of many other analysts, is that the financial crisis of 2008-09, and the subsequent deep recession effectively destroyed productive capacity. Plant became redundant and was scrapped or mothballed, while new capital investment to replace it and extend capacity plunged.
Within the labour force, hundreds of thousands of people lost their jobs and spent a long time unemployed. We know from past experience that when this happens people often lose their skills and their motivation. As it happens, I take issue with this pessimistic assessment from the OBR. That is the main reason why I am optimistic about the growth prospects for the UK.
But today I am not so much interested in this as in the implications for Greece. Whereas the drop in UK GDP, from peak to trough, was about 6pc, in Greece it was more like 25pc. What’s more, that is where GDP stands today. I cannot stress enough how extraordinary a fall of this magnitude is. It is roughly the size of the drop in output in Germany and America in the 1930s. In the postwar world, there is no experience that bears comparison.
After a drop in GDP of 25pc, how large is the output gap in Greece? No one knows, of course.
Let’s not overdo matters: suppose that the output gap is 10pc; the Greek fiscal position is then radically improved on a cyclically-adjusted basis. If the economy were to grow by 10pc, then the debt ratio would come down from 177pc of GDP to 160pc. Moreover, another 10pc on Greek GDP would improve the budget position no end.
If the budget is currently roughly in balance, then it would probably move into a surplus of about 5pc of GDP. This would give the scope to repay debt at that rate. If the output gap were as large as 25pc, however, then the figures are more dramatic. At full employment, the debt ratio would fall to about 140pc and the government’s budget might run a surplus of about 12pc a year, enabling debt to be reduced at that rate.
So these should be the factors that figure in the debate about the Greek predicament: what is the size of the output gap; what is the cyclically- adjusted budget position; and, given that growth is all important, how can Greece generate it?
It is interesting to consider the IMF’s role in all this. The nickname for the IMF in the markets is “It’s mostly fiscal”, reflecting the IMF’s view that when a country gets into trouble, the manifestation is a huge government budget deficit. And the cure involves spending cuts and higher taxes. That is exactly what happened in Greece. But there was a difference. In most cases, the traditional IMF medicine counter-balances fiscal tightening with a devaluation of the exchange rate. The idea is that as the fiscal tightening squeezes domestic demand and threatens to cause higher unemployment, then a more competitive currency encourages net exports. Essentially, exports fill the hole left by the retreating government
But this was not possible in the Greek case because the country does not have its own currency – because it joined the euro. The only way of compensating for this absence was to allow domestic deflation of prices to produce an “internal devaluation”. What a laugh! We learned in the 1930s that this does not work. Deflation is extremely slow and painful and, even if it succeeded in improving competitiveness, it would worsen the debt ratio because it reduces the money value of GDP (the denominator of the ratio). The result is that Greece is on the road to misery, with no obvious escape.
Why don’t the Germans understand the logic of this argument? They tend to look at matters with regard to debt – and economic policy more generally – moralistically. The Greek public sector has been wasteful in the extreme and Greek taxpayers have treated paying tax as near-voluntary. Accordingly, they have had it coming to them. When they reform themselves, then the economy will bounce back.
I am speechless at this attitude. Yes, the Greek public sector has been appallingly wasteful and making it less so is an important part of boosting Greece’s sustainable growth rate. But the current priority is not that, but boosting Greece’s actual growth rate now – and that is all about demand. There is no such thing as a free spending cut. Even tax evaders and under-employed public servants go shopping.
Why do the IMF and the other lenders persevere with this destructive path? The answer is IMP: “It’s mostly political.” That is to say, it is driven by the overriding will to keep the euro on the road. By now you should know my answer. Greece should come out of the euro and allow its new currency to depreciate sharply, perhaps by 30pc to 40pc.
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According to TMZ, the two legendary singers apparently spoke about how much sense it'd make for them to work together at some point, and as it's being reported now,
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What a heel!
While Hillary Clinton was speaking at the Institute Of Scrap Recycling Industries Convention in Las Vegas, someone in the crowd had the nerve to assault her- by throwing a shoe!
Good thing it wasn't a Vegas stripper! Those spiked heels can be lethal!
All kidding aside, our former Secretary of State handled the incident with aplomb, even joking as security escorted the woman out:
"My goodness, I didn't know solid waste management was this controversial."
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Tourists taking Cuba holidays increase by 1% during first half of 2010
Even when the country seems to be navigating in stormy economic waters, the market of Cuba holidays is blooming as popular as ever with a reported 1% increase in the number of visitors having been registered during the first half of this year.
Despite the harsh economical difficulties the country is currently facing, Cuba holidays continue to bloom and drive much interest among international travellers as tourist arrivals to Cuba continued to trend upwards in the first half of the year, signalling an increase of 1% over the same period in 2009, Cuban sources revealed on Friday.
By the end of last month, 1.38 million visitors had come to the island, a figure that represented 13,519 more travellers than in the first six months of 2009 taking Cuba holidays, the National Statistics Office, (ONE) said this month.
Nevertheless, even when these figures show the nation is faring well in these times of economic uncertainty for the travel sector (where Caribbean holidays have been seriously affected) this June the number of tourists dropped by 0.6 % whencompared with the same month in 2009.
As it seems it's not all is good news for the Cuba holidays market. The arrival of visitors to Cuba last January and February also fell by 3.4 %, and yet, from March onwards the downward trend was checked and since then the indicator of the popularity of Cuba holidays has generally been on the rise.
In May authorities in the sector announced that the four-month period of January-April was “the highest in the history of Cuban tourism” with a record 1.05 million tourists, an increase of 101 percent over the same period in 2009, though the revenues obtained were similar.
Canada, Italy, Britain, France and Spain remain the chief sources of visitors to the communist-ruled island.
Cuba welcomed 2.43 million tourists in 2009, which was 3.5 percent more than in 2008, but revenues in the sector fell by 11 percent.
Tourism is one of the main sources of foreign currency in Cuba, which is suffering from a severe economic crisis and an acute lack of liquidity.
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Help us prepare for Mother's Day?
Can you believe it's already mid-May, and Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 14, only a few short days away? This Mother's Day, MomsRising is giving thanks for this community, and honoring the work that moms and caregivers do every single day.
Mother's Day is a complex day that can evoke a range of emotions. While it is a time to honor and celebrate mothers, it can also be a difficult day for those who have lost their mothers or have complicated relationships with them. We understand that everyone's experience is unique, and we welcome and honor ALL your stories and feelings.
At MomsRising, we know that every mom has a story to tell. Your experiences and struggles are unique, but they're also part of a larger narrative about what it means to be a mom in America today. By sharing your story with us, you can help us build a more inclusive, supportive, and equitable society for all families.
We read every single story that you submit. As we approach Mother's Day, we'll be highlighting some of your stories on our social media platforms, through our e-mail outreaches, and on our blog. Your reflections and stories will help inspire even more people to come off the sidelines, will build our movement, increase our impact, and highlight the diversity and power of our members as we move forward. Your stories are SO powerful. It’s really YOU that guides this movement to build a nation where ALL moms, dads, caregivers, children and families can thrive.
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Renoir: Father and Son / Painting and Cinema: Painting and Cinema
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Beloved Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir left a vibrant legacy that influenced the life and films of his son, the acclaimed director Jean Renoir.
The Impressionist paintings of Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841‒1919) are characterized by portraits and lively episodes from daily life, portrayed in rich color with masterful framing and vibrant light. These joyful scenes, often set outdoors, accompanied and influenced the life and work of his son, filmmaker Jean Renoir (1894‒1979), who Orson Welles described as "the greatest of all directors."
This catalogue--along with the traveling exhibition it accompanies--demonstrates the rich and fascinating dialogue between father and son, and retraces chapters of Jean's production through the lens of his father's work. And while Pierre-Auguste Renoir's artistic practice and creative universe influenced Jean's art, Jean's films shed new light on his father's paintings.
Focusing on core themes in both artists' works, such as their vision and recreation of Paris, this volume examines Jean's path to becoming a prominent international filmmaker, bringing together paintings, drawings, films, costumes, and photos--as well as the ceramics he made before he turned to cinema. Contributions from the Barnes Foundation--with its collection of 181 works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir along with pottery by Jean Renoir--the Musée d'Orsay, and the Cinémathèque Française provide in-depth insight into this complex, fruitful relationship between painting and cinema. The exhibition opens at the Barnes from May 6‒September 3, 2018 and travels to the Musée d'Orsay in Paris from November 5, 2018‒January 27, 2019.
3.30 cms H x 24.38 cms L x 20.07 cms W, 312 pages, Hardcover, February 2022.
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