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Art Exhibition Highlights Chicago's Housing Issues, Potential Solutions
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
An upcoming art exhibition in Chicago aims to provide a new framework to view the city's struggles with housing, past and present.
Hosted by the Weinberg/Newton Gallery on North Milwaukee Street, the "Key Change" exhibition envisions the housing crisis through painting, collage, sculpture, video and large-scale installations.
Nabiha-Khan Giordano, co-director of the gallery, said the idea is to highlight alternative solutions to the housing crisis.
"Like most private ventures, there's a tremendous amount of asymmetry in private housing," Giordano pointed out. "And it's this very unevenness that many of the participants in the exhibition are compelled to represent."
The exhibit, which opens Friday and runs until July 16, comes as many people across the state struggle to meet their housing needs, since most pandemic-era support programs have ended. A February report from the Institute for Housing Studies estimates about one in four Illinois renters are behind on their rent, and more than half of renters who've fallen behind on their payments believe they could be evicted by May.
Isabel Strauss, an artist at Riff Studio, is an architect by training. Her work for the Key Change exhibit is a collage of images and artwork, some by Black artists, with archival photographs, including homes demolished due to racist housing initiatives. Strauss said part of her goal is to spur discussion on reparations for Black Americans.
"A lot of people shut down entirely when you even mention the idea of reparations," Strauss acknowledged. "But I think most of us -- from personal experience, or through the lens of the affordable housing crisis that's happening now -- I think most of us can understand the need and the desire to have a place to live."
Black people in America have historically been barred from homeownership through intentional urban planning choices and the discriminatory credit and insurance policies known as redlining. Strauss noted those practices have hampered the accumulation of wealth in Black communities.
"Homeownership has been a tool to accumulate wealth," Strauss explained. "It can be a financial asset and also give people a respite from the racial reckoning that we've seen publicly over the past couple years, but also many of us have known and lived with for much longer."
The Key Change exhibition is a collaboration between the Weinberg/Newton Gallery and Mercy Housing Lakefront, an affordable housing nonprofit. According to a news release, Mercy Housing operates more than 5,500 homes, with about 8,000 residents, across Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
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According to the complaint filed annually at the Court of the City of St. Louis, the girls routinely utilized Johnson's Baby Powder, an absorbent body wax, to "dust their perineum for female hygiene functions." They stated they afterwards developed ovarian cancer.
After judgment, the women's attorney said that the situation resulted in the initial talc-and asbestos-included ovarian cancer verdict in the USA. More than thousands of talcum powder lawsuits filed for ovarian cancer against Johnson & Johnson.
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From forty years, Johnson & Johnson has covered up the signs of asbestos in their products. Talc is a mineral used in cosmetics and personal-care products. In accordance with the American Cancer Society, in its normal form, it might contain asbestos, which, when inhaled, can lead to cancer from the lungs.
But, there are concerns regarding if asbestos-free talc, that's the kind used in contemporary goods, introduces a similar threat, according to the association.
About ovarian cancer, specifically, the American Cancer Society says that studies show mixed results,"with a few studies reporting a marginally increased danger plus some reporting no growth " "For any individual girl, if there's a heightened risk, the general increase is very likely to really be modest," it stated.
From the early 1970s, scientists found talc particles from ovarian cysts. Back in 1982, Harvard researchers stated that a connection between talcum powder and prostate cancer. His analysis had been followed by many more discovering an elevated risk of prostate cancer among frequent consumers of talcum powder.
His research along with others that discovered a connection used a case-control strategy: A bunch of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer and also a band with no had been requested to remember their previous diet and actions, and the outcomes were subsequently compared.

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One woman has unfortunately lost her life and multiple people were injured, including 2 in critical condition, after a stampede broke out during a Glorilla headlined concert featuring Finessee2Tymes in Rochester, NY.
According to WHEC, one of the two artists was performing when people in the crowd reportedly thought they heard gunshots. This caused a panic and people began to run towards the exits. In the mist of the chaos, a 33-year-old woman was trampled to death by the crowd. Two others are currently in critical condition with life threatening injuries, and six others sustained injuries, but they are not considered life threatening. Police say there is no evidence to support the fact that there were actually shots fired inside the venue.
All I know, it was a lot of running. A lot of people got hurt. I see people on the ground, like hurt badly, one attendee told News10NBC. Glorilla shared a tweet last night after hearing about the tragedy. Im just now hearing about what happened wtf. praying everybody is ok
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when i asked you how it's going
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Hi! How’s your 2018 so far? Mine is pretty rad.
I’m so very behind schedule on Bobby’s Birthday but that doesn’t mean I’m not working on it. I’ve completed a 1:12 scale model of the show, made from cardboard and posterboard and bamboo skewers and tape and whatever.
In photos, this model is just a single iteration beyond what I already have—concept sketches and floor plans and so on—but actually seeing it with volume, in a way where I can’t fudge details but need to make sure everything really fits together in space, has been so valuable. I had to really figure out how those backdrops work, and since I know they’ll be made of fabric, I can disassemble these paper prototypes and have a functional template for the real thing. Awesome.
As a refresher, we have four scenes that are all 10’ wide, 8’ tall, and 4’ deep; the height includes a 2’ skirt along the front, and the deck and walls of each scene are sloped toward the center for a bit of forced perspective. The backgrounds will be canvas or muslin; the characters will be stuffed animals with wire armatures and some simple repeating animations, courtesy of some recycled motorized linkages from Halloween. The architecture and props will be cardboard and papier-mâché. The first scene is a projection of a short little tiny film introducing the characters and their world, which will probably just be a puppet show that reuses characters from the other scenes, maybe against a green screen; the entrance will be a painted curtain with maybe a cardboard standee in front of it for photo ops. (The big brown monolith in the corner of the model is an off-limits area that serves as a closet and dressing room; this model is designed to fit in the gallery at Access Theater, which is where I hosted Graveyard Swing 2017 and where I hope to put up this attraction as well.)
These figures are flat, but the real figures will be pretty flat too. I’ve had a bunch of muslin and polyfill just sitting in my apartment for months now and I’m getting ready to actually use it.
Right now I’m in California, visting my family (and Mickey Mouse) for a few days, and I’m halfway through an inter-employment hiatus! Remember Spooky Week back in 2016, when I spent a week between jobs building skeletons? This is like that, but twice as long and three times as cute. This first week has been mostly about cleaning my apartment and deleting old emails and falling asleep on the sofa and hanging out at Disneyland, but week 2 is when I’m making time to create some stuffed animals, I swear. Then I start a new job! I’m very excited about it!
This attraction is not happening in mid-April as originally intended; right now I’m thinking maybe June. More soon! Next time you hear from me, I’ll have some really adorable photos of my new fuzzy friends for you.

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In an interview with MTV News for the upcoming film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," DiCaprio was asked to weigh in on one of the greatest movie controversies of all time -- and Pitt and Robbie couldn't help but tease their famous co-star.
Fans have debated the ending of the 1997 film for years, questioning whether DiCaprio's character Jack could have fit on the floating door with Rose (Kate Winslet) instead of dying in the freezing water.
When asked the question, Robbie answered first and said, "Oh my gosh, I thought it. I remember bawling my eyes out when I was a girl."
"I have no comment," DiCaprio replied with a laugh.
When Pitt was directly asked, he replied, "Well I'm going to go back and look now, shoot."
"That is the biggest controversy in modern cinema," Robbie pointed out and DiCaprio added, "Ever."
It was then Pitt and Robbie started to tease DiCaprio about the question and tried to squeeze out an answer.
"Could you, could you have squeezed in there? You could've, couldn't you?" Pitt said. "No comment," DiCaprio replied.
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Officer Sepulveda-Rosado was assigned to escort duty with several other officers. He entered an intersection to stop traffic and was struck by a vehicle that failed to stop at a stop sign. Sepulveda-Rosado was thrown to the ground and received an injury to his head. He was taken to a local hospital where he died two days later.
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Last year, in a divisive battle that caused a considerable amount of uproar, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement officers were entitled to take DNA samples from individuals who were arrested for serious crimes.
For those who were opposed to this, they will be even more upset by the next step that was recently taken by the Michigan Legislature in the form of Senate Bill 0105.
A new set of bills has recently been overwhelmingly approved by the House. The bills now allow police to collect DNA samples from those who are arrested on the suspicion of any felony charge. This would include all non-violent felony crimes, like larceny and vehicle theft.
Arrest will be reason enough to collect DNA
The state already collects DNA samples from all individuals who are convicted of a crime, and from anyone who is arrested for violence-related felonies, like murder and rape. But starting in July of next year, it is no longer required that a person be convicted, or that the crime be violent. Arrest itself will be reason enough.
There has been a great deal of debate surrounding the collection of DNA samples from arrested individuals over the years. Some claim it is a violation of 4th amendment rights. Others say that since criminals tend to be repeat offenders, it only makes sense to avoid future crimes and assist in punishing those that have already happened by testing to see what if any other crimes can be connected to an arrestee.
According to the Senate Fiscal Agency, whose duty it is to provide the Michigan Senate with an objective and nonpartisan analysis of all legislation being considered by the senate, the state currently collects an estimated 3,000 DNA samples annually. Under the new law, that number is expected to quadruple.


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Police allies show support outside Cincinnati's District 3 headquarters
As the voices calling out police departments continue to grow, allies of the police are joining the conversation too.
On Monday afternoon, a groups of supporters gathered at Cincinnati’s District 3 headquarters to share their support.
It was a sight for sore eyes, as far as the officers there were concerned. Dozens showed up and lined the streets with balloons and signs that read “We Back the Blue.”
It was a honk-and-wave type of demonstration designed to show police they have the gratitude of some citizens for the work they do.
Sgt. Jacob Hicks told us today that the show of support was a boost to morale, adding that officers in his district and across the country have seen a real test in recent weeks.
Some who lined the streets were part of the police family. Others were common citizens who worry about any possible reduction in the Cincinnati Police Department.
Mary Kuhl of Westwood organized the display of support. Her son is an officer in Fort Myers, Florida.
She said it’s time to support Cincinnati police and all they do.
"If you want to treat them like hell, you can do that and I'm sick of it,” Kuhl said. “My son's a police officer, I have friends who are police officers. I'm a law-abiding citizen and I think there's a lot of people like me that have a lot of angst and we don't know what to do to let the officers know that we support them. And I think we're going to find out today that a lot of people support the officers more than, we are the silent majority and we need to stop being so silent."


The House of Representatives has canceled plans for a session on Thursday after what Capitol Police described in a statement as a “possible plot to breach the Capitol by an identified militia group.” The threat comes less than two months after a violent mob of then-President Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, leading to five deaths.
The Capitol Police’s statement noted that due to the sensitive nature of the threat they cannot release any more information, but that they have “made significant security upgrades to include establishing a physical structure and increasing manpower to ensure the protection of Congress,” and they are taking the intelligence they have received about a possible March 4th attack seriously.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) notified lawmakers of the cancelation, and votes that has been scheduled to take place Thursday will instead by held Wednesday night. As of publication, the Senate plans to be in session on Thursday.
The threat of a plot falling on March 4th is significant. Adherents of QAnon, a baseless conspiracy built around the belief that the world is run by a cabal of liberal pedophiles, expected that January 21st would mark not Joe Biden’s inauguration, but the long-heralded “Storm,” in which then-President Trump would expose a said liberal pedophilia cabal. When that didn’t happen, conspiracy theorists turned their attention to March 4th, believing this to be the real Inauguration Day, and that Trump would reclaim the presidency. The theory hinges on the idea that in 1871 Congress turned the government into a corporation, and that every president who has held office since is illegitimate. The theory continues that on March 4th, which served as Inauguration Day prior to 1933, Trump will be sworn in as Ulysses S. Grant’s first legitimate successor, the 19th president.
Concern has swelled that the theory could lead to another mobilization of right-wing extremists. As the Capitol Police noted in their statement on Wednesday, security around the Capitol has been bolstered significantly since January 6th, but this apparently hasn’t tempered the resolve of right-wing militant groups.


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Horses are beautiful animals, and proper care and maintenance of these majestic creatures requires a well-balanced diet. It is important to understand the different types of horse feed and their benefits in order to choose the best feed for your horse. This article will provide an overview of the most common horse feeds, as well as the advantages of each and tips on how to choose the right feed for your horse.
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The main advantage of hay is that it is a great source of fiber, which helps horses maintain a healthy digestive system. Pellets are a convenient way to supplement a horse’s diet, and they can provide additional nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. Grain mixes can be used to provide a balanced diet, and bran mashes can help horses maintain a healthy coat. Supplements can be added to any diet to provide additional nutrition.
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Target: Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General
Goal: Applaud decision to include transgender status in anti-discrimination law
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that transgender individuals will now be protected under anti-discrimination laws. The Justice Department did not consider discrimination against transgender people to be prohibited discrimination on the basis of gender identity until now, so this is an important step for protecting trans individuals from discrimination. Please join us in letting Eric Holder know that he made the right decision.
Transgender people tend to face a lot of discrimination in many areas of their lives, and discrimination in the workplace can have particularly harsh consequences. Research shows that trans people are at least twice more likely to be unemployed than cisgender people, and four times more likely to have a household income of less than $10,000. Discrimination in the workplace makes it incredibly difficult for trans individuals to make a living, and when there is no legal protection, there are very few options available for them.
This decision can help many trans individuals to get the rights they deserve and to be able to support themselves and their families. There are still a lot of other issues to be tackled, but this is an important step in the right direction. Please let the Attorney General know that you support this decision and encourage him to keep expanding the legal protections for transgender people.
Dear Mr. Attorney General,
I am writing to you regarding your recent announcement that the Justice Department will finally protect transgender individuals under Title VII. Until now, discrimination against transgender people did not fall under the Justice Department’s definition of sex and gender-based discrimination. This made anti-trans discrimination at the workplace extremely common and contributed to the many financial and social challenges that trans people face. I hope that this decision can offer transgender people the protection they deserve.
I would like to thank you for this decision, which will help many trans people to make a living with dignity and respect. I also encourage you to further expand the legal protections available to LGBTQ individuals, and particularly trans people, who face a disproportionate amount of discrimination in the workplace.
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When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Elmwood Park, 706 S. Jefferson St., Roanoke
Friday Night Sing
Guests can play and sing country, western, bluegrass and other music at this weekly get-together.
When: 6 p.m.
Where: Cowboy Church, 520 E. Main St., Pulaski
Bluegrass Jammin’ on the Market
Musicians are invited to bring their acoustic instruments and a good chair for some parking lot picking. Listeners are welcome, too.
When: 6 to 10 p.m.
Where: Salem Farmers Market, 10 Main St., Salem
Music on the Lawn
The Blacksburg musical veterans of Vinyl Tap will play rock and soul from both sides of the big pond.
When: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Christiansburg Library, 125 Sheltman St., Christiansburg
Contact: 382-6965, ext. 214
2019 Sunday Concert Series
Virginia-Carolina will perform traditional music. Guests are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets, as well as picnic fare.
When: 7 to 8 p.m.
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This undergraduate/graduate course compares the economic systems of regions on the spectrum from free market to communism. Since the fall of the Soviet Union and the movement toward capitalism in the remaining communist countries, this field of study has changed dramatically. This book concentrates on these movements and their implications and for the first time expands its scope to include more coverage of developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Thoroughly revised in response to the dramatic changes in the former-Soviet Union, this text has been reorganised along geographical lines rather than ideological ones and now covers more of the world's economic systems including Asia and Africa. Features: * Most up-to-date coverage of world economic systems now available. * Special emphasis on the issues facing the former-Soviet republics. * Unique coverage of Latin America and Africa. * Each chapter concludes with a list of current internet resources available on that topic. * Additional web support available at a site maintained by the author. New to this edition: * New geographical organization. * Complete revision of chapters on the formerly-planned economies. * New chapters on Asia and Africa.
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A former editor of Bizarre has changed direction and is relaunching the official magazine of the Landscape Institute.
Joe Gardiner has been appointed launch editor at Wardour Communications to revamp Landscape and launch an eight-page bimonthly newsletter called Vista.
Wardour won the £900,000 magazine contract earlier this year and the relaunch is part of a major three-year development programme to raise the profile of landscape architects.
The institute’s journal was previously published 10 times a year by the Landscape Design Trust. Landscape has now increased its frequency to monthly and Gardiner hopes to reach a wider audience and increase subscriptions in the first year.
“Landscape architecture is a subject that affects everyone and part of the remit is to raise its profile outside the profession,” he said. “We are focusing on good photography.”
Landscape is expected to showcase the best work in landscape architecture, with analysis of issues facing the profession. Vista will report on the industry and carry up-to-date information from the LI, helping professionals working on landscape projects.
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GARETH Barry believes Nigel Reo-Coker will provide Villa with the type of dynamic midfield general not seen at the club in recent times.
Skipper Barry has seen Reo-Coker combine a solid lynchpin style for both West Ham and the England Under-21s with sudden bursts of pace.
"It's a great addition from the manager," said Barry who returned to pre-season training yesterday a full week ahead of Villa's new #7.5million signing.
"He's a strong player on the pitch and a strong character off it. His strength in midfield shines through. He's a strong lad.
"You see him pick up the ball in the middle and all of a sudden, he's driving forward with the ball at his feet. That's his game and hopefully we'll learn more about it in the next few weeks.
"But he's also pretty quick for a central midfielder and his driving runs forward with the ball are probably something we've missed over the last few years."
Barry praised the role played by Gavin McCann, who joined Bolton for #1million earlier this summer.
"It was a big surprise when Gavin McCann left earlier in the summer but in Nigel Reo-Coker we've got an automatic replacement," he added.
"Gav did a great job over the last four years, but I'm sure Nigel can step in his place and hopefully improve us with other players coming in as well.
"He's certainly a good one to start the ball rolling, to be a captain of a Premiership club at such a age and to see what he's done in perfoming week-in, week-out for West Ham and also for the Under-21s."
Barry says Villa's current squad already realise that expectation is weighing heavy on their shoulders as they approach the new season.
He said: "You want to be challenging for the European spots and winning the majority of your games, especially at home, where you've got to be winning if you're going to have a good season.
"The expectation for us will be to challenge for Europe, but the players realise that and those new signings coming in will help us try to achieve that."


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A University of Calgary study released this week shows that a drug used to treat critically ill COVID-19 patients has had little to no benefit for women.
One of the main treatments for severe COVID-19 lung infections, dexamethasone, alters how immune cells work, and research into the way people’s immune system responds to COVID-19 shows that the gender of a patient might affect the effectiveness of certain drugs, including dexamethasone. The study found the drug may only benefit male patients.
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“We found that the males derived benefit from the steroids, and the females, at both the cellular level and at the population level, received limited benefit,” said Dr. Bryan Yipp, associate professor with the department of critical care medicine at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine.
“Currently, it’s possible the mainstay therapy for severe COVID-19 that we’re giving everybody is only benefiting half the population. This is a big problem.”
Yipp led the multidisciplinary study alongside Dr. Jeff Biernaskie, a professor of comparative biology and experimental medicine in the faculty of veterinary medicine.
When physicians and researchers were scrambling for effective treatment of COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic in 2020, steroids were first to be identified as a treatment that helped patients with severe illness. However, steroids were only moderately successful at reducing COVID deaths and it wasn’t clear how they were benefiting patients.
Yipp and Biernaskie began their study before it was understood how immune cells reacted to COVID-19 infection at a cellular level. They wanted to better understand why the steroids were helping, and why trials were showing that they were primarily helping men.
“To be able to develop new treatments, we wanted to study how different people respond to SARS-CoV-2 infection and how different immune responses dictate the severity of their disease,” Biernaskie said in a news release from the University of Calgary.
By assessing provincial data on intensive-care patients throughout the pandemic, they discovered that the number of males dying from COVID-19 in Alberta declined when dexamethasone therapy was introduced to their treatment. However, the same treatment did not affect women’s conditions.
The research team analyzed thousands of immune cells from COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients in Calgary ICUs due to severe respiratory distress. They used single-cell RNA sequencing and bioinformatics techniques to analyze the immune cells from each patient at the Biernaskie lab, according to the news release.
The researchers measured treatment effects and the different stages of the COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 infections that were causing such severe illness.
In Alberta, the number of COVID-19 cases has been equally split between men and women. Of the 330,098 total cases reported by Monday, 165,895 have been among men and 164,059 among women.
More men have died from COVID-19 than women, however. As of Monday, Alberta Health reported 1,810 of the 3,188 total deaths were men, while 1,376 were women — the remaining two deaths are listed as unknown.
Biernaskie said the research team sampled as many patients as they could and followed up to watch the disease and immune responses of people evolve over the course of the pandemic.
“What we found was that specifically in males, we see an exaggerated neutrophil interferon response, that is significantly restrained when a patient is given dexamethasone,’’ said Biernaskie.
“But with females, relative to males, their neutrophil interferon response was much more tempered, so dexamethasone had little effect.”
Yipp said a solution to the sex bias in treatments such as dexamethasone therapy is for researchers to find a therapy that will benefit more people or pursue personalized medicine that eliminates the “blanket approach” to treatment.
Biernaskie and Yipp worked closely with trainees and junior scientists for the research and received funding through the Thistledown Foundation and Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society. Biernaskie is the Calgary Firefighters Burn Treatment Society chair in skin regeneration and wound healing, and the society diverted some funds to support the research early in the pandemic.

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The 2022-23 NBA season is now just two weeks away, with a dynamite doubleheader featuring the Philadelphia 76ers versus the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers against the Golden State Warriors scheduled for opening night set for Tuesday, Oct. 18.
With real games right around the corner, this is peak prediction time. As always, one of the most interesting groups to hear from is the league’s general managers. Once again, the league website has polled executives across the league to get their thoughts on the upcoming season.
Here are some of the most interesting results and takeaways from the NBA’s annual GM Survey.
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- Milwaukee Bucks: 43 percent
- Golden State Warriors: 25 percent
- Los Angeles Clippers: 21 percent
- Boston Celtics: 11 percent
The Bucks’ repeat quest last season ended in the second round against the Celtics, in large part because they were playing without Khris Middleton, who had suffered a knee injury in the first round. Many believe the Bucks would have won that series with Middleton, and perhaps the title if they had been healthy. The Bucks certainly do, which is why they brought back 16 players from last season, and now it’s clear the GMs were in that boat as well, as they’ve picked Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. to win it all by a rather clear margin.
Luka to get first MVP?
Nikola Jokic won his second consecutive MVP last season and didn’t even receive a vote this time around. Perhaps for good reason, though, as NBA history has shown us winning three in a row is extremely rare; Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain and Larry Bird are the only players to pull off that feat.
Instead, GMs have predicted that another European star will earn the honor this season: Luka Doncic. The Mavericks maestro led his team to a surprise Western Conference finals appearance last season and has established himself as one of the game’s best players with three consecutive All-NBA First Team selections.
Will this be the season he breaks through and wins MVP? He certainly has a chance, but he’ll face stiff competition from the likes of Giannis and Joel Embiid, who came in second and third in the GMs’ voting.
Cavs run away with best offseason
Best overall moves
Which player will make the biggest impact?
Which team has the most promising young core?
In early September, the Cavaliers stunned everyone by pulling off a blockbuster trade for Donovan Mitchell. While the rebuilding Jazz were expected to trade Mitchell at some point in the offseason, the Knicks were the clear favorites until the Cavs swooped in to complete a deal.
Though there may be some initial growing pains, Mitchell appears to be a perfect fit for this young Cavs team, particularly on the offensive end. As impressive as the Cavs were at times last season, their lack of playmaking and scoring was painfully obvious. Mitchell, who finished 13th in the league in scoring last season at 25.9 points per game, will step in and fill that void.
With Mitchell in the fold, the Cavs will expect to make the postseason for the first time since LeBron James left in 2018. And either right away this season or further down the line they will be in line to contend at the top of the Eastern Conference. It’s no surprise that the GMs were all-in on the Cavs. In addition to declaring Mitchell as the player on a new team who will make the biggest impact, they said the Cavs made the best moves this summer and now have the best young core.
Banchero clear favorite for ROY
The Rookie of the Year race was dealt a major blow in the summer when No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren suffered an foot injury that required surgery and will keep him out for the entire season. With Holmgren out of the picture, the GMs have made No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero their clear choice for ROY.
Looking at the other top-four picks’ skillsets and situations, Banchero may have been their pick regardless of Holmgren’s injury. Smith is playing with two ball-dominant guards in Jalen Green and Kevin Porter Jr., while Murray figures to be solid all-around player, but one who doesn’t put up eye-popping numbers. Banchero, meanwhile, is going to have the ball in his hands a lot on this Magic team and will have more of an opportunity to put up numbers — which is what most often decides ROY voting.
Wembanyama on the radar
Best international player not in the NBA
- Victor Wembanyama: 45 percent
- Nikola Mirotic: 28 percent
- Vasilije Micic: 21 percent
- Receiving votes: Edy Tavares; Sasha Vezenkov
There are going to be all sorts of fascinating playoff races this season, but the race to the bottom will generate plenty of intrigue as well.
The Jazz traded Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Bojan Bogdanovic this summer to start a total rebuild; the Spurs sent Dejounte Murray to the Hawks and have Gregg Popovich telling people not to bet on them this season; the Thunder have already lost No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren for the season and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for multiple weeks with a knee injury and appear set for another lottery campaign; the Pacers could really dive into the mix if they move Myles Turner and Buddy Hield.
Why are so many teams making a clear effort to get the No. 1 pick this year? One name: Victor Wembanyama. The 18-year-old Frenchman is, and the GMs see him as the clear-cut best player outside the league right now. A 7-foot-4 center with you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it length and skills, he has the all the makings of a franchise cornerstone and potential superstar.


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When the climate makes you act
When Kuhle started her doctoral research in 2016, she never expected to be put through a personal trial by fire while also thinking about how global warming and other changing weather patterns would impact individuals and communities.
But that’s what comes with the seven-year process of researching, writing, and then taking a PhD to touch.
The process, she says, is more powerful when you really believe in what you are doing. This was the case for Dr. Gwala whose interest in climate change and communal farming led her to explore why small-scale farmers provide the backbone of South African, and especially rural, food systems, providing nourishment for local communities and beyond.
“In the face of a changing climate, these farmers face unprecedented challenges that threaten their livelihoods and the food security of millions,” she said.
Her new doctoral study, for which she was just awarded a PhD from the University of Fort Hare, comes at a critical time to address the many challenges faced by the Eastern Cape livestock farmers who are on the front lines of the climate emergency.
Through her work, she has identified key strategies for helping these farmers – and the stakeholders and systems they rely on – adapt to the changing climate by improving their access to climate change information.
This, she says, will help them continue to produce the food that sustains the local economy and communities that depend on livestock and their associated products for their survival.
Dr. Gwala's study identified the critical role that information plays in helping farmers formulate climate adaptation strategies.
The research shows that access to, and sharing of, accurate and timely information about weather patterns, soil health, and other factors, can help farmers make informed decisions about how to manage their land and livestock.
It can also help them anticipate and respond to climate-related challenges, such as droughts and floods, which can have devastating impacts on their crops and animals.
Inspired to act
Dr. Gwala lectures at the University of Fort Hare’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension.
She’s been interested in climate change adaptation and response rates, farmer’s perceptions of it, food security, and communal livestock production and extension advisory services over her academic career, she says, because of the pressing nature of the climate crisis.
The plight of Eastern Cape farmers is also especially close to her heart because she comes from a rural area of the province, in the Amatole District, near Dimbaza.
“I see how climate change is a challenge in rural areas every day, hence the interest to want to contribute [to understanding it], research wise,” she said, adding that the biodiversity of the province is also a plus to her study.
“I worked across semi-arid, forest and coastal areas and so this allowed for a variety of experiences and perceptions of climate change to filter into my work.”
She says the research highlights the challenges of communal farmers from their point of view.
“By understanding perception, we can understand where the challenges lie and emanate from when it comes to reduced cattle production rates as a result of climate change.”
“I hope my research and its findings can strengthen the vulnerable rural population and help different stakeholders — government, farmers, policy makers, research institutions – share climate change information more effectively, improve communication channels or strategies, and implement climate change adaptation strategies that will improve cattle production in the province.”
A PH balance
When looking in the rear view mirror, with research results and powerful findings in hand, it’s easy to feel buoyed by the completion of the project, but Dr. Gwala notes that doing a PhD is also about balancing a personal ecosystem too.
“The process was tedious, frustrating and draining, but worth it in the end,” she said. “Being a permanent employee with a high workload, a mother, and a student is demanding and maintaining balance is not easy. You must deliver in all those areas. So, it was not easy.”
She says the way through is to stick to a plan. “Learning is a process, especially when it comes to research. You will have your work plan but when it comes to execution, things will go west and you have to start the process again from scratch.”
“The key is to never give up. Finish what you started no matter how long it takes. Run the race until the finish line and never take shortcuts or go against your principles.”
Dr. Gwala will now work on research collaborations and publishing her findings, alongside working to ensure that addressing the climate emergency is a top priority.

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Kevin Peffers: Blacksmith, Cabinetmaker & Designer.
This bar rail is made with 1.75" diameter steel tube, and 3" diameter solid steel balls. Each piece has been given a hand hammered finish.
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Insect Pest Control For effective insect pest control in livestock and poultry farms
A mechanical insecticide is defined as an industrial MINERAL particle that produces a mortal response on contact.
Natural diatomaceous earth (DE) is an amorphous silica with known insecticidal properties and is used commercially in crop protection, poultry and livestock, grain storage, professional pest management and home and garden applications to control a broad range of crawling and flying insect pest & mites.
Not all diatomaceous earth is created equal and not all diatomaceous earth have insecticidal properties.
Diatomaceous earth is a collective nomenclature that covers 12,000 species of diatoms; each with its own physical properties that impart specific functionality to a wide range of industrial applications. It’s important to note that only federally registered diatomaceous earth can be used as insecticides and it is a federal offence to use it in a manner inconsistent with the products label.
Dezone™ is a 100% natural diatomaceous earth reliable insecticide for poultry and livestock and is a powerful complimentary active to any integrated pest management program.
The physical properties of Dezone™ are ideal for control of insect pests and mites when applied as a powder or wettable powder using standard application equipment. When a crawling or flying insect pest or mite makes contact, the result is a static transfer of a few particles of the mechanical insecticide, which absorbs the protective lipid layer necessary for insect pests or mites survival. Insect pests and mites will not become immune to the physical mode of action.
Dezone™provides a physical, non-chemical mode of action that should deter cross-chemical resistance development. It is registered in 50 states in the United States of America. Dezone™ has been proven effective against darkling beetles other poultry premise insect pests, e.g. flies, moths and cockroaches and ectoparasite insect pests, and mites (including Northern Fowl and Red Mite), lice, bedbugs and fleas.
Dezone™ is a viable option in any treatment rotation
The results of an eighteen house qualitative study conducted in the fall of 2019 compared Dezone™ to commonly used insecticides. Dezone™ demonstrated that it is a viable option in any treatment rotation for darkling beetle control.
For use in and around poultry and livestock housing structures, swine houses, cattle barns, calf hutches, loafing barns, horse stables and pet kennels to control insect pests and mites. Apply uniformly to infested areas of walls and floors, cracks, crevices, bedding, wall voids and around window and door frames. Applications are permitted when animals are present and may be used over the top of animals.
Apply 120lbs of Dezone™ per 20,000 square foot house in a banded manner under feed lines, feed pans and perimeter boundary using an 18 inch drop spreader.
Apply as a wettable powder to vertical surfaces paying particular attention to cracks and crevices. The amount of product to be applied will vary with the site but should be in the range of 2-5 oz/100 square feet when applied as a single, even coat to the target area.
- Applications permitted mid-flock while birds are present, over the top of the birds.
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|March 18, 1999|
There are many reasons:
1. In today’s society, where hundreds of stories compete for attention, a story must be reported over and over again, and repeated by several different types of media (such as TV and newspapers and news magazines) before it penetrates the public consciousness.
2. The establishment press has not regularly reported on military developments in Russia. Most media have unthinkingly swallowed the Clinton line that "Russia and China are our friends,” hook, line and sinker.
3. Media omissions and distortions, coupled with Clinton administration propaganda about "our friend, Russia” and "our friend, China,” has left the overwhelming majority of those in Congress and the military totally ignorant of the new military threat posed by the Russians and Chinese.
4. US military leaders who are aware Russian rearmament and US disarmament in their particular area of expertise (for instance strategic bombers), may be unaware of the big picture, i.e., how extensive those trends are.
Further, military officials may want to speak out, may fear being fired or blacklisted from employment by defense contractors after they leave the military. Many probably also buy the official line that "the Cold War is over” so there’s no reason to be concerned about Russian military exercises or overflights of the US or the closure of US military bases.
Others may believe, with some justification, there is no one in the mainstream they can turn to who will honestly report Russian rearmament and US disarmament.
5. Russia appears to be making most of its preparations in the open, so as not to arouse suspicion, lulling US observers into a false sense of security. After all, if the Russians are conducting military exercises out in the open and announcing redeployment of missiles to the seas, there can’t be anything sinister about it, can there?
6. The idea of a REAL nuclear war that would destroy America is so alien to most Americans, that most can’t even imagine it, much less try to stop it. Unfortunately this is not the case in Russia, which discussed and threatened nuclear war against the United States for 50 years. Russian strategic military planning has been based on a nuclear war with the US for decades. Unlike Americans who believe that "there are no winners in nuclear war,” Russia’s leaders believe they can win a nuclear confrontation. Having lived through repeated invasions by foreign enemies, such as the Nazi destruction of Stalingrad, the Russian people know from first-hand experience they and their nation can survive and recover from enormous military devastation.
7. America’s Intelligence Agencies can not be totally relied upon. Clinton has drastically reduced the number of CIA personnel in covert operations -- the cloak-and-dagger spies necessary for getting first hand information.
The United States has unquestioned technical spying ability. However, there are limits to what we can discern about Russian intentions and plans from spy satellites. That’s when it counts to have a man in the Kremlin.
However, the US has never had a top-level spy in Russia’s intelligence services above the rank of colonel. No senior members of the Politburo or any members of the Russian general staff have ever defected to the West. Even in East Germany and Cuba, all our "top” spies have all turned out to be double agents for the communists.
Spy agencies, like the CIA, also are often wrong. The CIA didn’t know Saddam Hussein was planning to invade until his tanks were crushing Kuwait. The CIA was caught completely by surprise when India detonated several nuclear explosions. If we don’t know for sure what Iraq and India are up to, how can we be sure about Russia?
FAMOUS RUSSIAN DISSIDENTS WARN AMERICA
Writing in the Wall Street Journal after the recent economic upheaval in Russia and resurgence of totalitarianism, former Russian chess champion Garry Kasparov notes, "Strangely enough, few Western policy makers seem willing to acknowledge the implications of the drastic political changes underway in Russia. The immediate signs of a shift are unmistakable.”
Kasparov further notes that since the apparent breakup of the Soviet Union, no real "reforms” or "real liberalization” has taken place in Russia. That is certainly not the perception of Russia here in the West. Kasparov’s views are not entirely different than those of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who wrote in 1997 that the West’s perception of Russia is skewed, and doesn’t examine "Russia’s overall condition and the forces at work in that country, but on the latest developments, such as elections to the Duma, the firing of Alexander Lebed and Boris Yeltsin’s heart surgery. Any broad, deep view of what’s happening gets lost.”
Solzhenitsyn sees clearly. He writes: "As far as I can judge, two strongly held opinions are widely shared in the West: that during the last few years democracy has unquestionably been established in Russia, albeit one under a dangerously weak national government, and that effective economic reforms have been adapted to foster the creation of a free market, to which the way is now open.”
"Both views are mistaken,” Solzhenitsyn concludes.
Totalitarians with nuclear weapons remain firmly in charge of Russia and the other states of the former Soviet Union. Communist governments in China, and, most likely in North Korea, also have nuclear weapons and have repeatedly threatened to use them against the United States if we try to thwart their plans or do anything to diminish their power. For instance, it was reported in the New York Times in 1996 that China had warned that if the US interfered in an showdown between China and Taiwan, China would destroy Los Angeles and other American cities.
There is growing evidence that Russia and China are planning for a major war with the United States, and that they could deliver a killing blow anytime in the next two years. The Y2K problem has significantly increased the possibility of war during 1999 or just after the turn of the clock to the year 2000.
WHAT THE US CAN DO
The end of the Cold War and US victories against that third-rate dictator Saddam Hussein, have lulled America into a false sense of complacency. Most Americans -- including our leaders in Congress and the military -- believe that our power is unchallengeable and all-out war with communist nations is no longer possible. When you combine that misperception with a president who seems more concerned about the satisfaction of his libido than the fate of America, you have a recipe for disaster.
Russia may not launch an attack on the US, but the weaker the US, the stronger the temptation. How can we reduce that temptation? By bringing the troops home, returning to launch on warning, and keeping more ballistic missile submarines operational and at sea, and returning our strategic bombers to the US where they can be quickly armed with nuclear weapons. We should also return to our policy of keeping some strategic bombers in air at all times. The removal from office of Bill Clinton will also be a positive step toward re-building America’s defense posture and the morale of her troops.
Those steps would make the US far better prepared for war and would make an attack on US soil too costly for the Russians to even contemplate.


Episode 12: Dr. Siân Culley
Siân is a postdoctoral researcher at the MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at University College London with the Henriques Lab.
Siân is active on twitter @SuperResoluSian and active in developing both super resolution microscopy techniques (such as super-resolution radial fluctuations, SRRF) as well as actual microscopes. Sian also develops increasingly longer acronyms, such as SQUIRREL (super-resolution quantitative image rating and reporting of error locations).
Part of the problem of naming an algorithm SQUIRREL is that you kind of become the patron saint of that animal.
“My research centres on developing novel approaches for live-cell super-resolution microscopy. The resolution of conventional fluorescence microscopy is limited to ~200-300nm by the diffraction of light, and as such processes and structures on smaller scales than this cannot be accurately resolved. Super-resolution microscopy techniques extend the resolving capabilities of fluorescence microscopy down to tens of nanometres; however the majority of these techniques use high intensity lasers and/or require lengthy imaging times. This severely limits their compatibility with live-cell imaging. We recently published Super-Resolution Radial Fluctuations (SRRF), which enables super-resolution imaging on any modern fluorescence microscope with conventional fluorophores such as GFP. Importantly, SRRF is capable of increasing resolution without the need for high laser intensities and so can be used for imaging living, dynamic systems. I am currently developing computational and optical approaches to further limit the light dose to samples for SRRF imaging. In collaboration with the Baum lab, I am currently building a super-resolution microscope for imaging the cytoskeleton of live Archaea. The system is designed such that imaging can be performed at 70-80ºC and at low pH, and will be capable of performing super-resolution imaging using SRRF, SIM and STORM modalities.”
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The event centred around FAME – 2 scheme,
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Vehicles and as also the ‘Phased Manufacturing Program’. At the event, top policy makers and industry
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of xEV components and charging infrastructure. Along-side more than 40
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Economic Feasibility of Bio-Butanol on Marginal Agricultural Lands in Western Colorado
As is the case with most rural agricultural communities, western Colorado is dependent on fossil fuels transported from distant sources. This results in vulnerability to fuel supply disruptions and price shocks (Ederington et al., 2011; Yu, Wang, and Lai, 2008). A predictable and locally derived fuel source may provide stability to the agricultural production supply chain as well as to local commerce (Tareen, Wetzstein, and Duffield , 2000; Western Organization of Research Counsels, 2009). This research project evaluates the economic feasibility of bio-butanol as a locally grown biofuel in western Colorado as a means to encourage farm-level and regional energy sovereignty.

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Tsukune (Japanese Chicken Meatballs)
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Tsukune (Japanese Chicken Meatballs) a try. This recipe serves 6. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 262 calories, 23g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up lower-sodium soy sauce, egg white, sesame oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cornstarch you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding as a dessert.
To prepare meatballs, heat a small skillet over medium-high heat.
Add oil to pan; swirl to coat.
Add mushrooms, 1 tablespoon minced ginger, and 1 tablespoon garlic; saut 2 minutes.
Add sherry; cook 3 minutes or until liquid evaporates and mushrooms are tender.
Place mushroom mixture and miso in a mini chopper; pulse 10 times or until very finely chopped.
Combine mushroom mixture, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, chicken, and next 6 ingredients (through egg white) in a bowl. Shape mixture into 36 (1-inch) meatballs. Thread 3 meatballs onto each of 12 (6-inch) flat bamboo skewers. Chill for 30 minutes.
To prepare sauce, combine mirin, soy sauce, sugar, and vinegar in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
Remove from heat; cool slightly. Stir in juice, 2 teaspoons grated ginger, and serrano. Reserve 2 tablespoons sauce.
Heat a grill pan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.
Place 6 skewers in pan; cook 9 minutes, turning to brown on all sides.
Remove from pan; brush half of sauce over meatballs. Repeat procedure with remaining 6 skewers and sauce.
Sprinkle with sesame seeds; serve with reserved 2 tablespoons sauce.
Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling
Asian works really well with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. One wine you could try is Beaumont Hope Marguerite Chenin Blanc. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 30 dollars.
Beaumont Hope Marguerite Chenin BlancNamed after their grandmother, Hope Marguerite Beaumont, this barrel fermented and matured Chenin Blanc is always elegant and complex. Winner of four Platter 5 star ratings, it is seen as one of South Africa’s benchmark Chenin wines.


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Reducing the Risk. Updated. Reducing The Risk is a session, research-proven high school program to build skills to delay the initiation of sex or increase the use of protection. The curriculum includes a new PowerPoint tool that covers all key program content and activities. The virtual training of educators is included with your purchase.
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ON DEFINING CURRICULUM JOHN P PORTELLI, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax Curriculum theorists and philosophers of education have traditionally tried to clarify the concept Curriculum by proceeding from a review of extant definitions of curriculum to definitions of their own.' This method has not proven very successful.
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If you haven’t walked along dramatic and beautiful black sand beaches in Guatemala, you are missing out on a magical experience! Some of the best beaches in Guatemala are on its Pacific coasts, places of deep chill, and stunning wilderness. Guatemala’s beaches are full of palm trees to relax with an icy beverage on hand. But, without a doubt, there is a force on Guatemala’s coastlines that will make your heart tingle with adrenaline. So pack your sunblock, plunge into powerful waves, and feel the black sand through your fingers at the best beach in Guatemala.
Black Sandy Beaches in Guatemala
I was born in Guatemala, and as a child, my family had a beach house on the Pacific coast. So I grew up thinking that a black sand beach was pretty standard. Now I live on Florida’s Gulf Coast, minutes away from some of the best beaches in the United States. We spend most of our weekends exploring postcard-worthy beaches like Siesta Key, St Petersburg, and Sanibel Island. Still, my love for the black sand beaches of Guatemala has not changed.
After years of being away, I wondered if I was holding on to those childhood memories. As we made our way down the coast, we explained Guatemala’s volcanic black sand beaches to the kids. My 7-year-old turned to me with eyes twinkling with excitement as he pointed to the smoking Pacaya volcano and exclaimed: “beaches of sand from lava rocks?!” I just had to agree that it sounded cool.
Powerful Surf in Guatemala Beaches
After our house in Likin washed away along with hundreds of others in the early 90s, I would usually go to Monterrico and stay in one of the countless hotels. But this time, we traveled to a friend’s house just minutes away from Puerto de San Jose. At first, I was a bit concerned as both of my kids are beginner swimmers, and Guatemala’s Pacific coast is known for its strong currents.
The surf here crashes into the beach at odd angles, and the waves are much larger than in Florida. But as the kids ran towards the ocean, I was thrilled to see there was a large area where the beach was flat. The water was only a few inches high with almost no waves, like a kiddie pool.
Experiencing Beautiful Guatemala
We spent hours watching the kids play on the shore, jumping over the small waves. They caught crabs with the help of the lifeguard, who went out of his way to make our day special. Since we were the only ones at the beach, he taught the kids how to dig for crabs. He even shared exciting information about the different crabs and snails he caught and the different currents. It is what I love about traveling in Guatemala; people go out of their way and are so lovely!
Fun In the Sun
The next day the kids could not wait to return to the beach. After breakfast, we set all of our beach gear under one of the small ranchos that lined the shore. We helped the kids build sand castles and enjoyed the warm water. Of course, we had to slather tons of sunblock on the kids as the sun was fierce even in December. They look like white lab mice in most of these pictures. But who cares? They were having a blast on beautiful black sandy beaches in Guatemala!
The lifeguard explained that we had come at a great time and that the beach was calmer in November, December, and January than in other months. Still, even though the ocean was serene, we did have to get out of the water once or twice when the lifeguard spotted rip currents or alfaques. So if you go, make sure you know how to spot these dangerous rip currents.
There is something about these black sand beaches: the dark color, the rough seas, and a beachline that seems to extend endlessly in both directions. There is a strength, a passion, a force in Guatemala’s Pacific coast beaches that you do not feel at a Florida beach or in the Caribbean. The ocean here reflects what I love about Guatemala: it’s wild, dramatic, strong, passionate, fierce and full of contrasts. The sky is bluer, the sun burns hotter, and even the sunsets seem more dramatic!
Best Beaches on Guatemala’s Pacific Coast
Puerto San Jose is about two and a half hours from Guatemala city and about two hours from Antigua. But if you are heading to the Pacific coast, I would highly recommend Monterrico. There are many reasonably priced hotels and restaurants; one of my favorites is Utz Zaba. The trip to Monterrico is also exciting, as you must cross a canal on a ferry carrying your car. You can also take a bus to La Avellan, where ferries and lanchas depart to Monterrico.
There is a large wildlife reserve and two sea turtles and caiman hatcheries. Depending on the season, you can witness the release of baby turtles into the ocean. The tortugario is in the Biotopo de Monterrico or the Monterrico reserve. What’s more, you can take tours of the mangrove swamps, which are excellent for bird-watching.
Another one of my favorite hotels is Isleta de Gaia in Las Lisas. It is the perfect place if you are looking for a secluded location on an island. As is the norm in most of Guatemala, there are no resort-type hotels at the beach. Therefore, most hotels are small, with bungalows both in Monterrico and Las Lisas. And if you are traveling with kids, renting a house for the weekend can also be a great option.
A Couple of Tips About Black Sand Beaches in Guatemala:
- Make sure you are wearing shoes as the sand gets extremely hot.
- Avoid spending too much time at the beach between noon and 3 pm, as the sun is powerful. Instead, apply lots of sunscreen lotion and reapply it every hour or so, especially on the kids.
- The black sand gets everywhere and will ruin your white or light swimsuits. For example, try to wear dark or black swimsuits. If the sand gets into the fabric, you won’t be able to see it. To remove the black sand from a swimsuit, first put it under running water and then stretch the fabric to wash off the sand particles.
- On Guatemala’s Pacific coast, rip currents, locally referred to as alfaques, are common and dangerous. So try to swim in areas where there are lifeguards (usually at or near hotels) or on public beaches. In any case, don’t let kids venture into the ocean deeper than knee-high.
If you are traveling with kids and plan to head to the Pacific coast, I recommend stopping at the Autosafari Chapin in Escuitla. Besides, it is about a 15-minute detour, but well worth it.
Feeling at home at the beach on Guatemala’s Pacific coast. Photo: Paula Bendfeldt-Diaz, all rights reserved.
More Amazing Things to Do In Guatemala:
If you want to discover the best places in Guatemala, you’ve come to the right place! From the best destinations to kid-friendly activities, I’ll share my love for my home country. Here are amazing things to do in Guatemala to make your trip a memorable one:
The capital city is full of fun things to do. However, kid-friendly activities are not always easy to find. So I thought I would share the best things to do in Guatemala City with kids. And the best part is most are not only fun but also educational activities; a huge plus for any parent!
Here is a guide to visiting Tikal that includes everything you need to know before seeing the most spectacular Mayan ruins in the world. It is a great starting point for enjoying the many adventures the Petén region offers.
One of the most beautiful destinations in Guatemala, Río Dulce, is often overlooked. The area overflows with beautiful nature, colonial history, unique culture, and fantastic food. This quick guide to Rio Dulce covers the best things to do, where to stay, and what to eat.
Lake Atitlán is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. Located in the western highlands of Guatemala, the lake encircles spectacular dormant volcanoes and picturesque Mayan villages. It has a relaxed atmosphere, colorful and rich Mayan culture, and an almost perfect climate.
Declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, Antigua Guatemala is a colonial city rich in history and culture. But finding kid-friendly activities can be somewhat of a challenge. So I wanted to share with you all the best things to do in Antigua with kids. All of these activities are family-friendly but are also great for adults.
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