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TCC agrees to pay settlement to end lawsuit filed by Sopchoppy man John Taylor
Sopchoppy resident John Taylor sued TCC over its oyster harvesting program
Tallahassee Community College has settled a lawsuit filed against it by a former student enrolled in the college’s aquaculture program in Wakulla County.
Attorneys for TCC settled the case through mediation on Nov. 29, according to a court document. TCC agreed to pay John Taylor $30,000 to end the litigation.
The case was set for trial in February.
“The college decided it was more prudent to settle for $30,000 than to try this case — which we would have definitely won — but at a considerably higher cost to taxpayers,” TCC spokesman Al Moran said. “The decision had to be made to not throw any more taxpayer dollars at this.”
Moran said the $30,000 does not include attorneys’ fees, which will have to be paid by Taylor.
Taylor, 50, strongly disagrees with Moran's assessment, and says TCC did not want the case to go to trial.
“They couldn’t have won it or they wouldn’t have paid,” said Taylor, a fifth-generation fisherman in Wakulla County. “I stood up for what I believed in and what was right. There was no wrong in it. I stood up for the displaced oystermen in this county."
The aquaculture course, operating as a certificate program, began in January 2014 at TCC’s Wakulla Environmental Institute with the promise of harvesting the first oysters by summer. But TCC encountered permitting issues, along with delays assembling the necessary baskets for harvesting the oysters, according to Taylor's suit.
Taylor was one of 10 students in the inaugural oyster-farming class, He sued the college in February 2015. The Sopchoppy commercial fisherman claimed breach of contract, negligence and fraud. He was represented by Linville Atkins and Theresa Flury of the Tallahassee law firm Flury & Atkins.
According to the suit, the 10 students chosen by TCC were given $7,500 loans to start their initial oyster harvest. They also were told they could expect to realize more than $150,000 in revenue from their first harvest.
Taylor said TCC officials told him in March 2014 he would have to repay $18,000 for materials. He also said he was dismissed from the program after he questioned how materials were being ordered and how money was being spent.
TCC said he was expelled for missing two classes and not turning in a business plan.
Taylor said he did turn in a business plan. He also said his two absences from class were excused and that TCC’s contract had stipulated a student could be expelled after three absences.
Taylor said he was recruited to join the program by WEI director Bob Ballard, but neither he, nor the man he hired to be instructor had the necessary expertise to teach the class. The instructor, Steve Cushman, misrepresented his credentials, the lawsuit asserted.
Cushman is no longer with the program. Ballard is executive director of WEI and teaches the oyster-harvesting course.
Attorney J. Craig Knox of Andrews, Crabtree, Knox & Andrews, denied Taylor’s claims on behalf of TCC.
Since its inception, 20 students have gone through the program and are eligible for their certification. About 24 students are currently enrolled. Nearly 500,000 oysters have been harvested to date and 2.5 million are now being grown.
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Review: Laurel Halo's latest release was apparently inspired by her recent film score work for Amsterdam-based arts collective Metahaven. Certainly, it's a largely becalmed and beguiling collection, experimental in ethos but also cinematic in tone. It contains a sextet of instrumental pieces that vary in style and tone from the loopy, otherworldly creepiness of "The Sick Mind" and droning "Supine", where ambient chords and manipulated cello notes combine to create a druggy soundscape, to the slowly unfurling, widescreen epics that open and close the mini-album. These, particularly "Raw Silk Uncut Wood" are intensely picturesque and beautiful, with Halo subtly shifting between epic ambient passages and the kind of sweeping, string-laden musical movements that mark out the finest cinematic compositions.
Review: Fresh from delivering a fine album of experimental electronics for Further Records (the ambient leaning Hyperboreal), Manuel Fogliata pops up Parisian imprint Latency with a pleasingly varied four-tracker. As if to emphasize his techno roots, he begins with something big and heavy - the pulsating rhythm, fluttering deep space electronics and hypnotic dancefloor intensity of "OK Face". Fogliata further proves his techno credentials with the rather brilliant "Morning Loving", a decidedly picturesque chunk of ambient techno that's both danceable, and aesthetically pleasing. Elsewhere, he pauses for a breather via the delay-laden beauty of ambient cut "Aphrobite", and wanders into trippy modular synthesizer territory on the beat-less "M_Animal".


HFHR comments Judge Czubieniak’s case
The Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights has presented a position statement on the appeal against the disciplinary judgment imposed on judge Alina Czubieniak. Given the unclear legal status of the Court’s Disciplinary Chamber, the letter was addressed to the President of the Supreme Court.
Alina Czubieniak is a judge of the Regional Court in Gorzów Wielkopolski. In August 2016, she issued a decision to revoke the pre-trial detention of a suspect with an intellectual disability who was accused of sexually harassing a person under the statutory age of consent. The suspect, who cannot read or write, did not have a lawyer during the detention hearing. Judge Czubieniak found that under these circumstances the suspect did not have a guaranteed right to a defence and ordered his release from pre-trial detention. Less than two weeks later, when the suspect was re-arrested, he was detained in a remand centre with a psychiatric unit.
In December 2017, a disciplinary officer brought disciplinary action against Judge Czubieniak, claiming that her revocation of pre-trial detention constituted a “manifest and gross” violation of the law. A disciplinary court acquitted Judge Czubieniak of this disciplinary offence, but this decision was appealed by the disciplinary officer and the Minister of Justice. In March 2019, the case was heard by the newly created Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court, which issued the sanction of admonition, against the judge. This was the first time when the new Disciplinary Chamber has issued a sanction against a judge for a ruling. Judge Czubieniak appealed against the judgment of the Disciplinary Chamber.
HFHR comments on the case
In its position statement, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights raised the following points:
- The effectiveness of repressive systems, including disciplinary regimes, depends on the enforceability of their decisions and their impact in the areas of general and individual prevention. Only a fully independent court offers the opportunity to conduct fair proceedings in respect of the individual’s right to a court.
- Disciplinary proceedings may not be used as a means of assessing judgments issued by independent judges. However, even if such an assessment is undertaken, it should be carried out subject to international standards on pre-trial detention and access to a lawyer.
- Disciplinary proceedings should not be initiated in response to a judge’s EU-friendly interpretation of laws based on an already adopted EU Directive and existing international standards.
A failure to ensure the right of access to a lawyer for a suspect who is clearly identifiable as satisfying the criteria for mandatory defence may constitute a serious breach of applicable standards.


Fellow blogger and Vox Political reader Owen Boswarva has delivered frightening proof of the way parents have been sidelined by Michael Gove’s Department for Education, in order to give away – not even sell – confidential information about our children to private companies.
Mr Boswarva said he had written a blog post about the issue last year, in which he stated his concern about “the low profile of DfE’s NPD initiative. Most of the consultation responses are from organisations with an interest in re-using the data, leavened by some cautionary advice from civil society groups. There are only a couple of responses from schools and a half-dozen or so responses from individual parents (consistently opposed to the proposals).” [Emphasis mine]
“There appears to have been no concerted effort to bring the consultation or the NPD initiative to the attention of parents or pupils (i.e. the data subjects themselves). This is a quote from one of the parents who did respond: ‘I am shocked and appalled that I wasn’t notified about this consultation through my child’s school — I read about it on Twitter of all things. A letter should have gone to every single parent explaining the proposals and how to respond to this consultation.’
“(Now imagine that sentiment amplified via Mumsnet …)”
His full article is available here and makes absorbing reading as it features all of the responses to what the DfE (laughably) called its “consultation”.
In his comment to VP, Mr Boswarva wrote: “Some civil liberties organisations (including Big Brother Watch) did respond to the DfE consultation… The implemented access regime is not quite as bad as the original proposals, but I agree we should be concerned.
“For me the main issue is that parents (and pupils themselves, who are the actual data subjects) are unaware of how the personal data is being shared with third-party organisations.
“There was no press release or any other broad communication to the public when access to NPD data was expanded. (It’s worth noting that most of the broadsheets [newspapers] have been given access to Tier 2 pupil data themselves, so they are probably not keen to rock the boat.)
“If you want to get into the detail of what DfE is up to with the NPD, try this Deloitte report: National Pupil Database: Exploiting the benefits of releasing the data.”
I have yet to do so (time being against me) but I invite any readers with an interest to download the report, go through it, and report your findings.
I’m off to find a contact address for Mumsnet.
Addendum: I’ve amended this article after Mr Boswarva contacted me to point out that the DfE isn’t, in fact, selling pupil information – the department is giving it away for free. In my opinion this makes its actions even worse. What do you think? (Thanks are due to Mr Boswarva, whose full communication should appear in the comment column below.)
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IS YOUR SKIN UNDER STRESS?
Is your skin under stress? Adult acne, clogged pores, inflammation, pimples, … argh! Kind of makes you want to scream; and is sure to cause mild anxiety for anyone who cares about their complexion. Diagnostics is key when it comes to successfully treating your acne. Is it hormonal? Is it an inflammatory reaction? Does it arise from stress? With any imbalances occurring with your skin, one thing is for sure, stress is going to make it worse! Stress causes sebaceous glands to pump out more oil that bacteria thrives on, this in turn leads to clogging and inflammation of the hair follicle, in effect causing a zit. It is tempting to want to punish your skin and poke and squeeze it, but instead of picking your skin and spreading more bacteria, it is better to consider making a few lifestyle changes and find the right skincare solution that works for you. There are four things to keep in mind when dealing with stressed out and acneic skin; cleansing, exfoliation, treatment, hydration. First it is important to understand what is going on with your skin. Do you have oily skin and pimples or do you have inflamed acne? Is your skin sensitive or are you accidently drying out and irritating your skin? Oily skin produces more oils and can clog the pores. The white part of a pimple is a combination of oil and dead skin. Redness is caused by inflammation.
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2. EXFOLIATION Your skin cells turnoever every 30 days and will slow down due to aging and stress. More oil means that the pores are getting more filled up and more stretched out, so it is important to exfoliate your skin in order to minimize the pores and to prevent build-up of dead skin. Exfoliate 3-5 weekly for oily skin and 1-2 times per week for more sensitive skin. Always be sure to use an exfoliator that is not abrasive and will tear your skin tissue. Enzyme treatments, peeling creams, and good quality scrubs are all good choices. Microdermabrasion facials and pore-minimizing enzyme treatments would be a great addition to your home care routine. Honey and youghurt are also great for a more gentle exfoliation of the skin. They both contain naturally occurring lactic acid which can be used to heal the skin. Honey in particular is good when treating the little white-heads underneath the skin known as milia and excellent for ingrown hairs.
3. TREATMENT As part of your daily skincare routine you will want to add specific treatments that target the inflammation of the skin. Salicylic acid for spot treatment, benzoul peroxide for killing the bacteria and vitamin A for speeding up the cellular renewal process are all good choices but must be used sparingly. In my experience they can also dry out and irritate the skin and even cause damage over time. For a more sustainable solution, I prefer a natural alternative such as green tea compresses on acne skin. Green tea is a natural benzoul peroxide and will keep the break-outs at bay. Neat tea tree oil is excellent for killing the bacteria and drying out the pimples. Birch bark is the natural equivalence to salicylic acid which is a beta-hydroxy that helps to dissolve black heads and white heads and reduce inflammation. You can buy it as a tincture and do spot treatments on the skin. Alternatively, ground up raspberries, strawberries and tomatoes will also do the trick. If your skin is particularly irritated, try applying ground up cucumber as it will also help heal the skin and soothe the redness.
4. HYDRATION You must hydrate even if you have oily skin. I see many clients who come in with oily dehydrated skin. A light serum, gel or oil will suffice for oilier skin types. For acne look for cleansing and antibacterial ingredients such as lavender, rosemary, green tea, and palmarosa. For irritated skin look for ingredients such as chamomile, rose, and lavender that are more soothing yet anti-bacterial in nature. If you drink, coffee, wine or green tea be sure to double up on your daily water intake so that your skin can stay hydrated and purge. Now that you have adjusted your skincare routine it is important to see where you can improve in your lifestyle. Remember that continuous elevated stress causes higher levels of cortisol to be produced in the body, which produces inflammatory agents in the body – all bad for your skin if you tend to break out. Find a way to stay calm and incorporate relaxation and deep breathing into your life. Mindful breath lowers cortisol levels significantly allowing nervous system to be calm down and your mind and body to relax. Your skin will start improving and you will feel much better! Have you noticed a correlation between stress and acne? If so, I would love to hear about it! Please, share in the comments below. Also, if you liked this article please share it with your friends!

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Voices Beyond Asia (Drifting Music)
To achieve a new form of music beyond simply “Asia,” or to explore unexpected possibilities — these three artists have come from different backgrounds and built their careers in different urban environments. However, their work is loosely bound by their use of multiple and combined styles of music, the singularity of their unique visions, and an expressive approach that gives their work a sense of universality.
Ngọc Đại from Hanoi sings chansons that are charged with political criticism and demand freedom of expression. Senyawa from Yogyakarta have analyzed the semiotics of Western and Japanese experimental music and established a style that is sprinkled with elements from their own culture. Their recent success on many continents speaks to the fact that the uniqueness of their music can be relevant to audiences across the world. Jen Shyu from New York, in spite of her jazz background, researched folk music in many regions of Asia and created her own imaginary musical style that belongs neither to the East and West. She is of Asian ancestry, and her process of musical invention coincides with her own soul-searching.
Aki Onda Asia Research Report “Music of Asia: Its Past, Present and Future” February 8, 2016
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Born in Japan and currently resides in New York. He is particularly known for his Cassette Memories project — works compiled from a “sound diary” of field-recordings collected by Onda over a span of two decades. As a curator, he has continuously curated tours and exhibitions of such artists as Gozo Yoshimasu, Akio Suzuki, Yoshihide Otomo, Kanta Horio and Fuyuki Yamakawa in North America, including Time-Based Art Festival in Portland and The Kitchen in New York.
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South Braddock Study – The RSCA acquired a grant to have Vollmer Associates conduct a Strategic Improvement Study that focused on traffic congestion, parking, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and zoning, as well as streetscape and façade improvements. A public kick-off meeting was held on September 23, 2002 to identify in more detail the key issues and concerns of both residents and businesses. After meetings with the RSCA Steering Committee, Vollmer presented preliminary recommendations on the above issues at another public meeting on November 7, 2002. Final recommendations were made public on December 2, 2002 and a final report was presented to the RSCA on January 7, 2003.
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The Braddock Avenue Improvement Committee has met many times since 2004 and reviewed all of the residents’ concerns and suggestions from the February Town Meeting surveys, e-mails, and meetings. Committee members are investigating the feasibility of some of the recommendations. The myriad of suggestions will be categorized and grouped into short and long-term possibilities and will be combined with the Vollmer recommendations.
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Welcome to Hotel Petalidi. The hotel accommodates guests of the island since 1979, becoming a constant value for the locals and visitors who wish to enjoy a holiday by the sea in a unique environment.
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The cross : What made you want to adapt the novel Tropic of Violence of Nathacha Appanah and to shoot in Mayotte?
Manuel Schapira: At first, it was just a desire for cinema. Delphine de Vigan, with whom I wrote the adaptation of the novel, made me read the book. She thought it corresponded to themes that I had already tackled, stories of bands. I was also interested in the absurd side of Mayotte, which I didn’t know. Mayotte is France, but it is not France. How come we don’t pay more attention to it?
→ CRITICAL. “Tropic of violence”, the lost children of Mayotte
On the spot, it was a total shock. There are signs of France everywhere, flags, police, an administration. At the same time, destitution and total abandonment. We have to bring everything, the prices are exorbitant and the local politicians have not supported us at all. We can even say that they were opposed to the project.
In addition, we were faced with the insecurity and the complexity of finding young people who are not actors. But, for me, there was no question of filming elsewhere. This place is unfortunately unique.
How long did the filming last?
MS: We shot four weeks in Mayotte and two weeks in Reunion, for interior and night scenes. But the preparation lasted several months, the time to find the actors on the island, all from different slums.
For the first time, they formed a film band, they realized that they had the same desires and the same problems. They even became friends. The most important thing is that it was done over the long term. We went there, we left, we came back. We wanted to get away from the reportage style, to tell a story based on the atmosphere of this island, always on the verge of explosion.
How did you find these young people?
MS: With the help of Papa Mwegne, a musician and journalist from the Comoros. We walked everywhere, with associations, but also young people approached in the street. At first they thought I was a policeman. That’s how we met Fazal, 19, who plays one of the main roles: Bruce, the gang leader. He took a lot of chemicals, this rather powerful drug, he wanted to learn to read for this role.
→ THEATER. “Tropic of violence”: the island of lost children at the theater of the Cité internationale
The film also rested on his shoulders, it was a bet. But he and all the young people in the gang have been there every day. They gave us so much enthusiasm and energy! It was quite rare for people to take an interest in them with a long-term project, even if associations did. What they also liked is that we tell their life story. When we left, at the end of filming, some were crying. It was great to be able to come back after the movie was done and show them.
Under what conditions did you screen the film on location?
MS: In a cinema, colleges, high schools, associations, in prison, but also in the large slum of Kawéni, especially for all those who cannot move because they have no papers. It was the first time in their lives that these young people saw themselves in the cinema, the first time that they saw places, people, situations that they knew…
It was important for them to exist. Even if there was never any fiction filmed in Mayotte, it was kids who were already playing roles among themselves. They have nicknames, tell each other a lot of stories. They need it, to escape from this island and their daily lives.
→ REREAD. “Tropic of Violence”, by Nathacha Appanah: a Moses with odd eyes
How was the film perceived by the young people who did not take part in it?
MS: Many of those who do not live in slums were rather against the film, because it gave a bad image of Mayotte according to them. Afterwards, they were very moved. For the most part, they live locked up in their homes, no one dares to go out at night. Seeing the reality of their island is also a way of being able to talk about it among themselves and to realize that these other young people, whom they do not know, are the first victims of violence. That’s what the movie is about.
Personally, I have the impression that a large part of the violence on the island is linked to the denial and refusal of part of the population to face this situation. This is paradoxical. Some of the Mahorais complain that the difficulties of their island are not taken into account. At the same time, they don’t want us to talk about it. This film is about Mayotte. Obviously, there are plenty of things he doesn’t tell, but it’s definitely a Mayotte story.


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When it comes to how we feel about our work, who we work with plays a crucial role. Recent research, including a survey from employee engagement platform Ten Spot, has found that managers are playing a key role in the Great Resignation. In fact, 46% of participants said they currently have a manager who makes them want to quit their job. And even among respondents in managerial roles, 81% said they were considering leaving because of their own managers. The choices we make as managers have a direct impact on workplace culture and attrition.
We asked our Thrive community to share with us their experiences with managers who negatively impacted their workplace culture, and what they wished they’d done differently. Which of these things has a manager of yours done?
“At one of my first jobs fresh out of school, I had a manager who seemingly did not seem to know better but would stare me down while completing assigned work, which was not only micromanagement but downright anxiety-inducing. This manager said they wanted to make sure the work was done and stayed by my side until it was. I do not know of many competent people who perform well under micromanagers.”
—Karisa Karmali, online fitness trainer, Ontario, Canada
Didn’t give direct feedback
“While I’ve had several excellent bosses, I’ve also suffered under a number of really bad leaders. The worst was when I reported to the CEO of a small public relations firm. He could not give direct feedback. Instead, he would go to his partner, the organization’s president, and have him provide the feedback. If the CEO was upset with you, for any silly reason, he’d pass by your office without acknowledging you. At one point, he didn’t speak to me for two entire weeks and he would walk by my office multiple times per day. It was extremely childish.”
—Laurie B., communications professional, Minneapolis, MN
Discouraged career growth
“I was ready for a reset and joined the Great Resignation after my manager overlooked me, again, for a raise or promotion. He let me down in great style last fall, explaining that by doing both my senior supervisor job plus the vacant manager job for three years, I was simply unqualified to finally get the title and salary of manager. In other words, he simply would never promote me. I thanked him for his honesty and gave myself permission to quit.”
—Danièle Gauvin, corporate communications manager, Toronto, ON, Canada
“I had a manager who only hired people she knew, even if they didn’t have the skills, experience, or an interest in doing the job. These people hurt the team in many ways, from needing extra support to producing shoddy work to demonstrating open disrespect for the work and the process. I wish she had taken her hiring responsibility more seriously and sought strong talent and included her direct reports in the interview and selection process. She also hired, managed, and promoted her brother’s partner, which appeared as nepotism. I wish she had avoided this conflict. It gave the impression that she considered herself above the rules that others were required to follow. This attitude of superiority was pervasive.”
—Anne W., tech writer, San Francisco, CA
Publicly criticized others
“I had a manager in my very first job who terrorized our entire staff! He would ridicule anyone he didn’t agree with in front of our entire staff. I would have preferred that he take us aside in private to discuss his concerns. This could have provided good feedback rather than create fear, resentment, and eventually high turnover.”
—Cathy Connally, co-author, Flavour with Benefits: France
Took credit for other peoples’ work
“The most toxic behavior I have experienced is seeing a manager take credit for other people’s work, and not acknowledging or thanking others for their contributions. Or worse — being threatened by others and stifling their development. A good manager is someone who brings out the best in others, who trusts their team members, and who empowers them.”
—Leticia Corbisier, leadership consultant, Brussels, Belgium
“Years ago I was in an organization that was young and exciting, but I was reporting to a manager that made everything seem dark. This manager spoke poorly of everyone, from those on her team to senior leaders to her family members and pets. There wasn’t a positive comment that she would make. Although I believe I can learn from every situation and become stronger, I do wish that she would have taken a moment to appreciate one thing about each person and recognize the value that someone can bring.”
—Elana S, senior PX business partner, Cambridge, MA
Urged employees to work harder, not smarter
“I once had a manager who strongly believed that arriving early and leaving late was the sole indicator of dedication and commitment to your job. She was adamant that the more hours you put in, the more productive you were. My view was diametrically opposed to this. I believe that clock-watching and long working days are no measurement for output. I had expressed my difference of opinion, but it fell on deaf ears and as such, it was the primary reason I left that organization.”
—Candice Tomlinson, coach and hypnotherapist, Sydney, Australia
Used fear to lead
“I once worked for a company that had a CEO who led from fear. They eventually decided to replace that manager with a new CEO who led by example and new ideas. This company wanted the spirit and the letter of the company to be more aligned. On paper, inclusiveness was one of the cultural drivers, and it also became real once this new person came in and completely changed the culture with his mere presence. Managers can profoundly affect workplace culture based on their ideas, leadership style, and personal values.”
—Taty Fittipaldi, global leadership certified professional coach, Mountain Lakes, N.J.
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Have Mercy! Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits (Cheese + Thyme)
Comforting chicken pot pie with biscuits on top! These homemade biscuits don’t come from a can. They’re made from scratch with shredded cheese, garlic, and fresh thyme for extra flavor! This biscuit pot pie is sure to become a family favorite!
This recipe had stumped me for the better part of two years.
It all started with a chicken pot pie with biscuits that were “dropped” on top. You know, the kind that are similar to cheddar bay biscuits we all love.
Fast forward a whole year later and the recipe still wasn’t working. Something about the drop biscuits, they just became soggy and cooked on the outside and raw in the middle. And to tell you the truth, it was more reminiscent of chicken and dumplings than a biscuit pot pie.
So I switched the biscuit dough out completely to make something more like my southern buttermilk biscuits. For a split second, I considered using biscuits in a tube. I know, it was in a moment of severe weakness, and I still regret letting the thought cross my mind. Don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing wrong with that; I’m just not a biscuit-in-a-tube kind of person. And of course, I refuse to settle with just traditional buttermilk biscuits. Nope, I want them laced with shredded cheese and flavored with fresh thyme.
And that’s what we’ve got here today. Chicken pot pie with biscuits that are exploding with delicious cheesy goodness and scented with garlic and thyme.
What do I need to make the chicken pot pie filling for chicken pot pie with biscuits?
- Butter: we’ll use the butter to saute the veggies and then make the roux for this recipe.
- Mirepoix: If a combination of equal parts, carrots, celery, and onions. These ingredients create the base for homemade chicken pot pie.
- All-purpose flour: The flour is added to this recipe to create a blond roux with the melted butter. A blond roux is one that usually takes 0-4 minutes to prepare. Since it cooks up very fast (compared to a darker roux), the flour helps thicken the sauce and usually gives it a white or cream color.
- Herbs and spices: I’m using fresh thyme, a bay leaf, garlic powder, and an all-purpose seasoning mix to flavor my chicken pot pie filling.
- Chicken broth: Use a good quality broth for this recipe. If time permits, you could make a one-hour broth using this recipe.
- Half and Half: I like to use half and half for this recipe as it gives the filling a deliciously rich flavor. Feel free to swap with whole milk if you’d like to cut back on the richness a bit!
- Cooked shredded chicken: You could use a rotisserie chicken from the store or homemade freshly poached chicken. I’ve also included directions below on how I cook chicken in no time!
- Peas: I usually use frozen peas that I just let defrost for a few minutes on the counter before tossing them in! You can add them in frozen too if they don’t have too much ice on them! If they do, pop them in a sieve and rinse under cold water to defrost the extra ice.
What do you need to make the cheesy garlic thyme biscuits?
- All-purpose flour: pretty self-explanatory for biscuits!
- Baking powder: is the leavening agent used to help the biscuits rise.
- Seasonings: we’ll use salt, sugar, fresh thyme leaves, garlic powder, and chopped parsley to flavor the biscuits.
- Grated cold butter: Grate the butter while it’s frozen! This makes it much easier to grate if you live somewhere warm like I do! You can use a box grater or a food processor to grate the butter. I live in Texas, and most of the year, it’s impossible to grate the butter by hand without it turning into a melted butter pool. So I usually use the food processor. Feel free to store the grated butter in the freezer if you plan on making biscuits later in the day!
- Shredded cheese: I like to use an Italian blend of cheeses. They’re usually sold as a combination of 4 or 6 cheeses. My mix contained asiago, fontina, parmesan, provolone, and mozzarella. You could also grate a single flavor of these if you prefer!
- Milk: Is the liquid portion of this recipe
How to make the best chicken pot pie with biscuits:
- Make the filling. Melt the butter in an oven-safe pot. This will help cut down on cleanup later! Add the mirepoix mixture and cook until softened. Sprinkle with flour and cook until the rawness is cooked out of the flour—season with all the seasonings. Slowly stream in the milk while you use a whisk to work out the lumps. Then, add the chicken stock and continue to cook the filling until it reaches a simmer and thickness. Add the shredded chicken and peas. Let it heat through, then remove from the heat.
- Prepare the biscuit dough. Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and whisk. Add the cheese and combine with a fork. Add the grated butter and mix until it’s coated in the flour mixture. Slowly pour the milk and bring the dough together using a fork. Dump the dough out onto a clean, floured surface. Fold and pat it into a ¾ inch disc. Use a 2 ½ inch biscuit cutter to cut round out of the dough. You’ll get anywhere from 9-11 biscuits. Place the biscuits on top of the pie filling and brush with a little milk or melted butter so that they get golden on top when the milk solids brown.
- Bake. Pop the pan in the oven and let cook until the biscuits are golden on top and cooked all the way through. Let cool for a few minutes before serving; it’ll be super hot!
How to make chicken really fast for this recipe:
- Season one pound of chicken breasts with 1 teaspoon of seasoning salt (or poultry seasoning), ¼ teaspoon black pepper, and ¼ teaspoon garlic powder.
- Heat the instant pot on the sauté setting. When hot, add a drizzle of oil to the pan (or a tablespoon of butter). When hot, sear the chicken on both sides for 1 quick minute. Then, add ½ cup of chicken stock or water to the instant pot.
- Cover, set the valve to ‘seal,’ and pressure cook the chicken for 10 minutes. Allow the pressure to release naturally for 5 minutes if you have time, or turn the knob to quick release. Shred the chicken using two forks.
FAQs about Biscuit Pot Pie:
- Can I use rotisserie chicken for this recipe? Yes, you can!
- Can I cook the biscuits separately if I’m anticipating leftovers? Yes, you can bake the biscuits on a sheet pan lined with parchment for roughly the same amount of time! It works beautifully.
- Can I swap the peas for something else? Yeah, you can use green beans or chopped mushrooms (cook them with the other veggies) or something else that you prefer in place.
- Can I use cheddar cheese if I don’t like white cheese? Cheddar would work in place of the Italian cheese blend!
- I don’t have an oven-safe pan, what do I do? You can transfer the filling to a 13×9 baking dish, place the biscuits on top, and bake. It may take an additional 3-5 minutes to cook the biscuits in a glass dish, but the recipe works just fine.
If you like this chicken pot pie with biscuits recipe, you might also like:
- Chicken Pot Tater Tot Hotdish
- Chicken Pot Pie Soup
- One-Pot Cheesy Chicken Broccoli Pie Casserole
- Comforting French Onion Chicken Meatballs
- One-Skillet Chicken with Lemon Garlic Cream Sauce
- Rustic Chicken Piccata Meatballs
- Roasted Garlic White Chicken Lasagna Soup
- Winter Lemon Chicken Barley Soup
Pot Pie Filling:
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup EACH: chopped onions, carrots AND sliced celery
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- A few sprigs of fresh thyme + bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons all-purpose seasoning (salt-free)
- 1 ½ cups EACH: chicken broth AND half and half (or whole milk)
- 3 ½ cups cooked shredded chicken
- 1 ¼ cups frozen peas
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon EACH: sugar, fresh thyme leaves, AND garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- ¾ cup shredded Italian cheese blend (4 or 6 cheese blend)
- 6 tablespoons cold butter, grated
- ¾ cup milk (such as 2% or whole milk) (plus 1 tbsp)
- POT PIE FILLING: Melt the butter in a 4-quart pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions, celery, and carrots and let it cook for 5-7 minutes or until slightly softened. Sprinkle the flour over the veggies and stir to coat evenly. You’ll notice it starts getting dry and crumbly, let cook for 1 minute, stirring as needed. Season with all the herbs and seasonings. Slowly stream the milk while you use a whisk to work out the lumps. Add the chicken stock and allow it to reach a simmer, and thicken; this will take 6-10 minutes. While it reaches a simmer, position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 425ºF. When pot pie is simmering, stir in the shredded chicken and frozen peas. Let it heat through, then remove from heat.
- BISCUITS: Whisk the flour, baking powder, kosher salt, garlic powder, thyme, add chopped parsley in a large bowl. Add the shredded cheese and mix with a fork. Then add the grated butter into the flour mixture. Slowly pour in the milk and using a fork, prepare a shaggy dough. Dump the dough out onto a clean, lightly floured surface. Fold and pat it down into a ¾ inch disc. Use a small 2 ½ inch biscuit cutter to cut rounds out of the dough, you’ll get 9-11 biscuits. Place biscuits on top of the pot pie mixture. Brush with an additional tablespoon of milk or melted butter.
- BAKE: 18-20 minutes or until the biscuits are golden on top and cooked all the way through. Let cool for a few minutes before serving.

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Important Russell Reset 2021 Data
The seismic shifts in the markets, as highlighted by the Russell Index reset, will impact individuals, money managers, investment advisors, and funds. Below are Five FTSE Russell facts that demonstrate how different the markets became in a year.
- The U.S. Stock Market is Worth Much More - According to FTSE Russell, the total U.S. equity market capitalization increased by 52%, leaving it at $48 trillion as of May 2021. This is up from $31 trillion in 2020.
- Sectors Have Shifted - The Russell 2000 Index saw a large increase in health care, while there was a decrease in consumer discretionary. About half of the 43 IPOs added to the Russell 3000 are health care companies. Within the large-cap Russell 1000, the sector shifts are relatively minor. The technology and consumer discretionary weighting slightly increased.
- Large-Cap and Small-Cap Stocks are Much Larger - As of now, the market cap dividing line from where the small-cap Russell 2000 Index ends and the large-cap Russell 1000 Index begins is $5.2 billion in market capitalization. This number was only $3.0 billion last year. This 73% jump is massive. Entry into the small-cap index last year took $95 million (Limestone Bancorp). This year the smallest company in the Russell 2000 has a market cap of $257 million (Velocity Capital).
- Mega cap Stocks are Mega-mega - There are four companies with more than $1 trillion in market cap. Alphabet (Google) surpassed this level last year and now joins Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon with this distinction.
- Value Has Undeniably Outperformed Growth - The Russell 2000 Value Index returned 79% compared to 50% for the Russell 2000 Growth stocks through May. Comparing large caps, the Russell 1000 Value had a total return of 44% versus the Russell 1000 Growth at 40%.
If you're investing in an index, it’s important to make sure the index truly represents the space and sector you are forecasting. The changes since last year have small stocks in the Russell small-cap index much larger than they had been. Also, changes in the size of health care companies and discretionary goods are likely to be pandemic related and could act differently going forward.
How Covid and 2020 Investors Monkeyed with the Russell Reconstitution
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SINCE warnings were first raised about the dangers of the government’s plans to expand the use, and in many cases the responsibilities, of “physician associates” and “anaesthetist associates,” the issue has begun to gain traction in the public mind.
At first, almost no politicians were coming out against the government’s planned backdoor legislation, by means of a scarcely scrutinised “statutory instrument,” changing the regulation of associate roles.
Under the new instrument, these will be regulated by the General Medical Council (GMC), the body that regulates doctors, even though these new roles do not have medical training.
When the legislation was debated, in a parliamentary side room, I was the only MP to oppose it, even after former health secretary Therese Coffey spoke glowingly of the idea of having three anaesthetist associates monitoring patients’ anaesthesia during operations while one fully qualified anaesthetist monitored them remotely.
But as the issue has gained traction in the public arena, the debate about the government’s changes has become wide enough that there is now a lot of information out there in the public domain about this legislative change and its dangers.
And it is dangerous. At least two patients have died after physician associates diagnosed trivial issues instead of the potentially fatal conditions they were really suffering. Emily Chesterton died after an embolism was treated as a calf strain and Ben Peters was sent home from accident and emergency because his serious heart issue was dismissed as a panic attack. Medical associates are working beyond their competence.
A majority of appointments at GP surgeries now reportedly do not involve seeing an actual doctor. Patients are more likely to see an associate or other role without medical training than see a physician, often without realising they haven’t seen a doctor.
Medical bodies such as the BMA, the Doctors Association and others have been vocal in their objections, forcefully and in detail. In a BMA survey, 90 per cent of doctors said that the lack of clarity about associate roles puts patients in danger. A similar percentage said that NHS management’s prioritisation of associate training meant that training and development opportunities for doctors were much harder to obtain.
And doctors themselves are taking to social media to highlight the effects of the push to use associates, pointing out concrete cases in which doctors are pushed out of care in favour of increasing associate numbers. Doctors have reported being unable to find GP roles, despite completing their training, because so many surgeries are privately run and are looking only for associates to maximise profits.
The issue has started to grab the attention of a few parliamentarians, with the result that later this month the House of Lords will vote on a “fatal motion” to kill the statutory instrument. Tragically for patients, any chance of the motion succeeding depends on support from Labour.
Keir Starmer and his health team have promised more private involvement in the NHS, refused to commit to overturning spending cuts and supported the so-called NHS Long Term Workforce Plan of which the trebling and expansion of associates forms part. There is no reason to think they will support the fatal motion.
The government’s statutory instrument and conversation around it paint a picture in which the main issue with the use of these associate roles is one of regulation and that regulating through the GMC will solve this.
But to an objective observer it is abundantly clear that the real reason for this change is political — it is, entirely intentionally, part of the government’s drive to “downskill” the NHS workforce, under cover of the “integrated care” plan, to lower wage costs and open up even bigger profits for private health providers.
You do not need to scratch very far below the surface to find instances of honesty about this among NHS managers and executives. In one meeting, think tank executives were told: “If we can keep our spending below [set costs] then we will share in some of the savings, and that’s the basis for the accountable care organisation contracts.” The person who told them that became the NHS’s “national director of transformation” and only left the role last June.
NHS England’s strategy unit was enthusiastic. It wrote: “It is a simple and attractive concept, offering a commissioner the opportunity to co-opt and incentivise a provider to moderate growth in healthcare demand by sharing in the savings or cost over-runs.”
The drive to expand the numbers and use of “associates” with less training and on lower pay is just one plank of this system of perverse incentives, a whole set of policies that are dismantling the health service in order to create profit opportunities, and in which “integrated care” units are rewarded for providing less, or poorer, care.
The surreptitious nature of this change, which is such a part of why it is so dangerous to patients, is also clear. Jeannie Watkins, at the time the president of the Faculty of Physician Associates, talked to camera of the drive to rename “assistant roles” to “associates.” She told her interviewer that the change meant that “we can blur lines between professions.”
If the Lords motion to kill this statutory instrument fails later this month and the legislation comes into force, what then? First, it’s clear that we need to escalate even further the public information campaign. We need to repeat the dangers again and again to make patients aware that the associate treating them might look like a doctor but that these are non-doctor roles.
And both politicians and medical representative groups need to be louder still that the use, naming and regulation of these roles as if they are medically trained will always be confusing and dangerous for patients as well as undermining the professionalism of the health service — and that changing the regulatory framework will not reduce that danger.
Ultimately, a major aim needs to be, as some have argued, a review of associate courses, redeploying existing associates away from primary patient care or contact roles until the normal process of “churn” does away with its current construct and transforms the role; or better still, where possible, to offer full medical training to associates so they can become actual doctors, GPs and anaesthetists and the associate role can be phased out or reversed to properly being an assistant. Many also argue that we should do away with the role altogether.
And of course, every user of the NHS and everyone who works in our health service must insist that the government fills doctor positions with doctors, training as many as are needed, not replacing doctors with associates who have far less training.
That message should be directed to the doctor and patient organisations that have so far been willing to go along with the government’s changes — and to all parliamentarians, think tanks and lobby groups who are busy pushing this and other changes that are leaving our NHS a hollowed-out profit-generator.
We must make sure that we show our support and solidarity for all the hundreds of thousands of doctors, nurses and midwives who are being constantly undermined, undercut and replaced by a government seeking to reward donors while patients and staff suffer.
Whatever the result in the Lords later this month, the fact of the attempt to kill this Bill is an opportunity to shout why it needs to be killed — and a springboard to build public awareness of the political establishment’s past and ongoing war on our health and our health service.
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ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has awarded $537,000 to combat noxious weeds across Minnesota. Thirty-five projects are being funded through the 2020 Noxious Weed and Invasive Plant Grant.
The money, awarded to cities, counties, townships, conservation districts, and tribal nations, will be used to purchase equipment and supplies, conduct mapping and outreach activities, and hire private applicators to manage noxious weeds.
Noxious weeds are plants that have the potential or are known to be harmful to human or animal health, the environment, public roads, crops, livestock, or other property. There are currently 48 plants on Minnesota’s Noxious Weed List.
Grants were funded at two levels for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20). Twenty-three Level 1 projects were awarded up to $10,000 each to be spent in one year to support local activity. Twelve Level 2 projects were awarded between $10,000 and $50,000 each to be spent over two years to promote collaboration with entities within and outside their jurisdictions.
The MDA anticipates another $100,000 will be available through the Noxious and Invasive Plant Grant for the next fiscal year (FY21: July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021). The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be released by September 2020 and grants will be awarded in 2021.
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Composed on demand for an opp on Broadjam. The title means where destiny leads us, if I remember my latin lessons 40 years ago.
Epic soundtrack evoking a feeling of magic, wonder, awe, hope and destiny. Violin solo performed at the EWI Yamaha WX5 (electronic wind instrument controled by breath and lips pressure, paired with the VL70m turbo-patched sound module). Would fit pretty well as a movie score or a TV ad or documentary where wellness, courage or discovery must be outlined.


ST. LOUIS • Representatives from Mayor Lyda Krewson’s administration and the team advising the city whether to privatize St. Louis Lambert International Airport will have to give public updates on their efforts every 60 days under a resolution passed Friday by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.
But several aldermen argued that the resolution merely allowed the city to “save face” and appear transparent in a process that has already been tainted by the involvement of one of the city’s most prolific political donors, Rex Sinquefield, whose political nonprofit is among the firms advising the city on privatization.
Sinquefield also paid for the city’s application to the Federal Aviation Administration’s privatization pilot program, and is paying the consultants. If a lease agreement is ultimately reached, he will be reimbursed, officials say.
“Meetings every 60 days to have an update on where we’re moving forward in a process that has been flawed from the very beginning is putting lipstick on a pig,” said 20th Ward Alderman Cara Spencer.
Even if those consultants urge the city to privatize Lambert, that doesn’t mean St. Louis officials won’t make their own decisions in the best interest of the city, Krewson argues. The process is still in its infancy, she has noted, and there are several hurdles to jump through before the city would be able to lease its airport to a private operator.
One of those hurdles includes the Board of Aldermen, which would need to approve a lease agreement down the line. On Friday, eight members voted against the resolution requiring the updates, which passed 18-8.
In recent weeks, aldermen have expressed anger that they and their constituents haven’t been looped in on a process that began in April of last year, when the FAA gave St. Louis the green light to begin exploring whether to privatize Lambert. After Sinquefield’s Grow Missouri was hired to the city’s consulting team, 18 aldermen sent a letter to the city’s top officials asking them to start the process anew, and hire different advisers.
But it’s too early to count votes for privatization, Krewson told the Post-Dispatch.
And while it could be months before there’s anything concrete for them to vote on, a vocal group of opponents on the board has emerged who say they won’t trust proposed future updates from a Sinquefield-affiliated group.
“Frankly, this resolution is just a smokescreen. Any information we get going forward is flawed information. It’s information we can’t trust,” said Alderman Megan Green, who represents the 15th Ward.
Alderman Scott Ogilvie, 24th Ward, said moving forward on advice from Sinquefield was “pure insanity,” and that the process was already broken.
“This is a guy who already has an outcome predetermined, which is why he’s funding this process. We don’t know what his motivations are,” he said.
Others argued the resolution was better than nothing, noting there was little the board could do to intervene on advisory contracts that will only require approval from the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, on which Krewson, Aldermanic President Lewis Reed and Comptroller Darlene Green each get a vote.
“That’s the system,” said Joe Vaccaro, 23rd Ward. “There’s no way they can get around us, with or without the resolution … I don’t see (a lease agreement) getting through the Board of Aldermen, but certainly we’ll listen and hear what they have to say.”


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He wears a sleeveless T-shirt, cargo shorts and flip flops.
His wavy black hair pulls away from his face.
Paintings fill nearly every space along the walls of his Annapolis studio.
A wooden arm extends above the front door.
Art surrounds him and Jeff Huntington wouldn't have it any other way.
Even if one of his latest creations, a 20- by 50-foot mural painted on the exterior of tsunami restaurant in downtown Annapolis, is the cause of controversy.
Since childhood, Huntington knew art was calling but his parents weren't so sure.
When he was a teen struggling to get by in school, his mom and dad suggested vocational or military school.
Huntington had other ideas.
Instead of school, decided to follow the Grateful Dead around the country, making a living by creating and selling tie-dyed T-shirts.
Sales were average until the band succumbed to requests by MTV to make a music video.
The premiere and subsequent popularity of the hit single "Touch of Grey" brought back the tie-dye trend.
One big sale netted the kid raised in Kettering, a community south of Bowie in Prince George's County, $20,000. He was just 15 years old.
"I believed in myself a great deal and I knew I could sell my art," he said.
After tie-dying thousands of shirts, Huntington eventually grew tired of the fad.
It was 1990 then and he gave away all his supplies, teaching the skill to someone else who wanted to learn.
Huntington found his next calling when a group of older kids took an interest in him and persuaded him to pursue a GED. He completed the test in 61/2 hours.
"That got me so excited and just shifted my focus to art school," he said.
Inspired by artists such as Monet and Renoir, Huntington decided he had to master art before he ever entered the classroom.
He gave himself a goal to complete 300 paintings in one year — and he did.
After submitting 60 slides of his work (only 20 were required), Huntington was accepted into the undergraduate program at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design in Washington, D.C.
Eager to share his art with the world, Huntington wasn't discouraged by the fact that most galleries wouldn't show student work. In 1992, he created Gallery 4 Now, a pop-up shop just for work created by students.
"I loved the romantic side of being an artist so I would always invite other artists to coffee shops and sit down and tell them my ideas," Huntington said.
After graduating from Corcoran in 1995, Huntington had his sights set on Yale.
He called the master of fine arts program there, "a fast track to the New York gallery system," but decided to attend graduate school at the Art Institute of Chicago because he was offered a full ride.
While there, his work appeared at the Hyde Park Art Center, Illinois Art Gallery and the Zolla/Lieberman Gallery in Chicago.
In 1997, Huntington obtained his MFA and moved to New York in 1998, ready to leave his mark on the art scene.
From artist to scum
Huntington views the art world as a pyramid: Art collectors at the top, below them are art critics, then art dealers and artists reside at the bottom.
But he said there's a level of the pyramid even lower than that — a level Huntington refers to as scum — art handlers — the people who move art from place to place. It was Huntington's first art gig in New York.
Being scum did have its benefits, though.
"On a daily basis an art handler has access to every level of the pyramid," he said, so he always went to work prepared, with photos of his art in his pocket.
"That helped me get to know people. I sold a painting while I was at work to a collector for $10,000 once."
In 2002, Huntington married Julia Gibb, just a few years after meeting her at Corcoran.
Julia inherited her childhood home in Annapolis and the couple moved to Maryland.
Huntington said many artists considered leaving the New York scene "suicide."
"True dealers in New York don't talk to you if you don't live in New York," he said.
"It's like if you want to be an actor. You don't move to Glen Burnie. You move to L.A. and get a job as a waiter."
The move to Annapolis made selling his work difficult, he said.
For the last 37 years, he's favored portraits that provoke thought in the viewer. He likes to paint portraits that are evolving, stand on their own or center around political or historical figures. Even figures who may have been considered villains appeal to him.
He prefers conceptual portraiture, work that allows him to layer a story or a history.
"Nobody had any real interest in my art because they couldn't relate to it so I started painting birds and flowers," Huntington said.
In 2003, Huntington's solo exhibit, "Birds and Other Paintings," showed at Maryland Hall.
It would be his last such exhibit.
"I just got to the point where I could not paint another bird."
In order to set the bird paintings free, Huntington had to find some other type of work.
Although he has both a bachelor's and a master's degree, he settled for a job screen printing T-shirts.
The pay was only $8 an hour but Huntington haggled the hourly rate to $10 an hour and then $11 if his new boss liked his work.
Soon, Huntington's pay was increased to $11 but he quit the position after three months and opened up his own screen printing shop.
"Having this business (Jahru Screen Printing) allowed me to get back into portrait painting without ever having to worry about selling a painting," he said.
Back on top
Free of the reigns of working for someone else or painting something just to put food on the table, Huntington was finally able to paint whatever he wanted.
His work has appeared in galleries in New York City, Washington, Miami, Alexandria and elsewhere.
In 2013, Huntington and Jimi "Haha" Davies collaborated to create Annapolis' first chicken sculpture.
In 2014, his portraits of 49 area artists, "49@49" was displayed at 49 West Coffeehouse.
He's an adjunct faculty member with the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, now part of the George Washington University and he's represented by galleries such as Porter Contemporary in New York, Reyes+Davis in D.C. and Gallery 1301 in Baltimore.
Although Huntington's art has popped up in cities across the nation, the work he might be most well known for, here in Annapolis, is a controversial one.
The huge mural Huntington painted on the exterior of tsunami restaurant on West Street earlier this month pairs images of a golden faced Buddha with a screaming nurse from the massacre scene of a 1925 Soviet silent film.
The mural has garnered Huntington both criticism and praise.
Some call it "hipster trash" others call it "amazing".
Huntington calls it a step in the right direction.
"Annapolis fancies itself an art town and progressive but for me, I just really want to kick the door down," he said.
"A lot of artists have just laid down and given up because it's so difficult to do. Now, artists are going to work a little harder because part of this wall is knocked down."
Those who know him best applaud Huntington for his drive.
"Annapolis is so lucky to have someone as talented as he is," said Bill Newman, a former Corcoran professor and mentor to Huntington.
"He's so bold and daring with the chances he takes and inevitably he's so successful. You just don't come across Jeff Huntington type of talent. It's so rare it's like Picasso."
Sarah Jun Calahan, co-owner of 49 West Coffeehouse, called Huntington's work "refreshingly different."
"His work is just phenomenal. Every time I see a piece, it's mesmerizing."
Jimi "Ha Ha" Davies has teamed up with Huntington on several projects. The pair work together as JaH-HaHa Collaborative Art.
"He's just an amazing artist," Davies said. "He's very easy to work with. I'm pretty boisterous and sloppy and loud and he's the opposite. He's phenomenally creative and we just hit it off."
Arthur Kwon Lee, a former student of Huntington's, described his work as open minded.
"I call it visual chess. It's more of like a dialogue series with painting, this pull and pull with boundaries. He's sharing this really beautiful process with the public," he said.
The fate of the outdoor mural remains unknown.
The mural was painted in about 20 hours the weekend of June 6-7 after tsunami owner Gavin Buckley was notified by city officials that the restaurant's façade needed to be repainted due to peeling paint. Buckley asked Huntington to give the place a facelift.
The city's Historic Preservation Commission was not aware that the mural would be painted.
But Buckley has decided not to seek retroactive approval from the commission. Instead he'll ask the city Department of Planning and Zoning to decide whether the mural constitutes a significant change to the restaurant's exterior.
Huntington already has a plan.
"I'll paint over it before I make alterations."


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16 Things to See and Do in Lampang Thailand
See the River Wang\วัง
The beautiful Wang river flows for a total of 335 kilometers. Flowing from North to South originating in Chiang Rai. Lampang is positioned on the northern bank. After Lampang the river continues until it joins into the Ping River just north of Tak.
Eat Some Street Food
Finding street food in Lampang is concentrated into a few areas: The center of the city, the new markets area, sometimes outside of Big C and probably the best place of all for street food is along the Walking Street Markets
Eat some Cheap Restaurant Food
As Lampang is primarily still a Thai city without many foreigners I found everything to be cheaper here. Restaurants no exception I must have ate at every restaurant along Boonyawat road and every meal was under 40 Bhat.
See the Old Architecture
Wondering around the city you can see wooden Burmese style, building from the late-19th century.
Ride a Horse and Cart
Take a walk along the eastern end of Boonyawat road and you will find dozens of horse and cart vendors you will know you are close when you can smell it.
See the Temples
Wat Si Bun Rueang, Wat Si Chum and Wat Pa Fang are among the extant examples. Nine of the 31 remaining Burmese-style temples in Thailand are located in Lampang
Walking Street Market
Starting on the corner of Boonyawat and Suandok (Hotel Kim & Wat Suan Dok)head north along Suandok road until you reach Talad Gao Road then turn right. You know you are in the right place because there are no cars, plenty of people and there are market stalls on both sides of the street.
Boran Iced Coffee
When in Thailand you need to drink Thai coffee. Fortunately Traditional Thai Coffee (Boran) is plentiful and inexpensive in Lampang
Visit a Local Park
There are not many but there are a handful scatters around Lampang. What I noticed most was how peaceful these are. Do not be surprised if you sit down and relax at a park and not see another person for an hour or so.
Go See the Bridge/s
As Lampang is situated along the Wang River naturally there is a need for bridges. Concentrated in the city area there are 5 bridges most famous is the white colored one on Rasada road.
Find the usual Thai Obstructions
You would not be in Thailand if there were no obstructions. Just take a stroll down the road and look out for a small ute packed to the max and leaning over like the tower of Pisa due to the weight. Uneven foot paths, and 3 meter open pit drops. There are rarely any safety sighs in Thailand yet the people seem to get by just fine.
Go to the New Market
Located a 3 minute walk from the city canter & clock tower. The new markets have everything you need in the way of street food, fresh meat, fruit, vegetables and clothes.
Between the period of Christmas and new years the market is also expanded and over flows onto Chatchai road.
Go to the Old Market
Located just North of the Rasda road bridge is this market that is 100’s of years old. Unfortunately I had stumbled upon it at a very quiet time before it had opened.
See the Bus Station
See the Railway Station
A great way to see some of the “real” Thailand, rice fields, mountains, regional villages etc. Is to take the train. There are many options available and all are at a very reasonable price from un-air-conditioned seating cabin to air-conditioned sleepers with beds.
Catch a train to Chiang Mai
Chances are you are in Lampang as a stop over. My first time in Lampang was because I was headed to Chiang Rai but the bus ride would have been to long so I broke it in half with Lampang. I recommend you continue you journey by checking out the beautiful country side with a Thai train trip.
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The counties in question failed to provide voting and elections information online in both Spanish and English.
25 September, 2018
- Attorneys for the ACLU of Texas found that 36 counties failed to provide adequate, or any, voting information on in Spanish on their websites.
- Some counties' websites contained voting information that was misleading or poorly translated.
- The Hispanic vote could be key to Texas Democrats in upcoming elections.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas says 36 counties across Texas may be in violation of the Voting Rights Act, a discovery that comes just weeks before the November 6 elections.

The organization issued letters to the counties after determining they hadn't provided adequate voting and elections information in Spanish on their websites. Failing to do so would violate a provision of federal law that requires counties to make such information available in both English and Spanish (or any minority language) in counties where more than 10,000 voting-age citizens, or more than 5% of the voting-age population, are Spanish-speakers with low proficiency in English.

"Counties need to ensure that they are providing all citizens with information that will enable them to vote," said Edgar Saldivar, senior staff attorney for the ACLU of Texas. "The obligation to provide information in Spanish is a simple but important requirement which helps to remove barriers to voting in the state with the largest number of counties needing foreign language voting materials."

The ACLU of Texas wrote that its attorneys "reviewed county election websites and looked at whether pertinent information was made available in Spanish, including voter identification information, key voting dates, voter registration information, and applications for ballot by mail and absentee voting."

Their findings showed that 36 Texas counties offered inadequate, poorly translated, misleading or simply no voting information available in Spanish on their websites. For example, the ACLU reports that one county had translated "runoff election" as "election water leak" or "election drainage."

Some counties appear willing to update their websites.

"Several counties have already responded positively to the letters, agreeing to comply with the Voting Rights Act and include Spanish language voting information on their websites," the statement read.

Hispanics could be key to a "blue wave" in Texas
Texas is home to about 28 million people, about one-third of whom speak Spanish at home. The state has more majority-Hispanic counties than any other in the nation, and it seems like it's only a matter of time before Hispanics become the largest population group throughout all of the Lone Star State, according to recent census data.

Texas has historically been a red state. However, the data suggest Hispanics in Texas mostly voted Democrat in recent elections. In 2016, for instance, Hispanics vastly preferred Hillary Clinton over President Donald Trump by a margin of 80% to 16%, according to the polling group Latino Decisions.

As American politics have become increasingly polarized, particularly in relation to anti-immigration rhetoric on the right, some have suggested Texas might see a "blue wave" in upcoming elections. But, as Richard Parker notes in an opinion column for Dallas News, that would require Democrats to rally the Hispanic vote.

"To win, Democrats need to run Hispanic candidates and speak to Hispanic voters. That means, yes, being fluent in the language of immigration. Fairness and justice matter.

But so do good jobs, good pay, good education and decent health care. Yes, Latino voters want fairness in a country that has turned bitter and resentful. But they also want the same thing as everybody else: A decent shot at doing better than their parents. And the polling shows that.

That is the difference between a wave and a trickle."

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I thought Andersonville was part of Uptown?
Andersonville is an unofficial neighborhood designation. It straddles the official Chicago communities of Uptown and Edgewater. It runs from the north end of St Boniface Cemetery up to Gethsemane Florist along Clark. So, yes, about a third of Andersonville is part of Uptown, and two-thirds of it is in Edgewater.