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Sunday, August 20, 2017
It's apparent when looking at old paintings of Gloucester harbor that the appearance of where the land meets the water has changed dramatically over the years. Buildings, wharves, and ships have all disappeared. Nevertheless, what is there today is still quite exciting to view. This large fishing boat I found behind a lobster warehouse across the street from where I was staying. It's a 12x16 oil on panel.
Saturday, August 19, 2017
This past week I was able to paint in Gloucester, MA, the site where many prominent artists have lived and painted for a long time. This painting shows an old building, known as the Beacon Marine Basin, which houses people and boats in East Gloucester. When I did this painting last Sunday morning, I was on the grounds of the North Shore Arts Association. This is a 9x12 oil on multimedia board.
Saturday, August 12, 2017
When I drove up Mount Greylock yesterday, the sun was shining, but it faded away by the time I reached the top. So, instead of painting a long view, I went to the dark pond on the mountain and painted this 12x16 oil on panel. The only sky appears as a couple spots at the bottom, which I think are important to the composition. This time I was in a place where I could hear hikers, but most of them never saw me. The frogs, however, were aware of my presence.
Friday, August 11, 2017
The haze never quite burned off after I reached the top of Greylock yesterday morning. The spot where I set up is on the Appalachian Trail next to the road. The view is looking north towards North Adams, MA. I met several hikers, both women and men, all walking by themselves. I asked them where they were going. "Maine." I asked them where they started from. "Georgia." This is the time when they should be going through this spot if they hope to make it to the end. Some didn't linger, and some spoke for quite a while. All were interesting people. This painting is a 12x16 oil on panel. I hope to revisit this spot on a clear day since I want to paint those humpy mountains again.
A passerby in a car asked if she could take my picture. I asked her to send it to me. You can see the guard rail separating me from the cars.
Thursday, August 10, 2017
Monday, August 7, 2017
Saturday, August 5, 2017
As I worked on this painting, coincidentally I read an essay by David M. Robinson on Thoreau's Walden. He writes, "...the description recreates the pond surface as a medium of cognition, an ideal analogue for the completely perceptive mind. The line of demarcation between two different realms, water and sky, the surface is also the place at which these realms meet and merge, recording and thus comprehending each such event. Perception, as represented by Thoreau through the perfectly impressionable pond surface, is thus a process of merger or unification."
The painting is an 18x24 oil on canvas of the small pond located on Mount Greylock.
Friday, August 4, 2017
Mount Prospect offers a splendid prospect of Williamstown and the Taconic Mountains in the distance. I reached the clearing, which is on the Appalachian Trail, using the short hike accessible from Notch Road. It took twenty minutes even though I carried up my painting gear. Being so high up, I thought I would be an interesting sight for through hikers, but I only met one, who was in a hurry. This painting is a 12x16 oil on panel.
Thursday, August 3, 2017
Yesterday I went back to the pond. I painted this 9x12 oil on linen while the sun gradually disappeared, and the clouds increased. I could hear thunder getting closer. I was off the mountain when the rains finally came. Even though I used bug spray, my legs have been eaten alive in the last few days on the mountain. Next time at the pond, I will wear long pants.
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
When going to the pond on Mount Greylock, I pass by this view going up and down. If one is going to paint on a mountain, shouldn't one try a long view? This is a 12x16 oil on panel that I did yesterday from the "Fitch" view on Notch Road below Mount Fitch. The view looks west toward the Taconics in New York state. Fascinating how that tree can only expand on one side.
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
This is the second pond painting that I did yesterday from my spot next to the old pump house on Mount Greylock. It's a 12x9 on linen. I worked a little faster on this one going after a more abstract design.
Monday, July 31, 2017
From late morning until mid-afternoon today, I spent three hours at the fantastical pond on Mount Greylock, painting from from a spot at one of the corners of the pump house. This is the first painting I did, an 11x14 oil on multimedia art board (which I previously coated with gesso to make it less absorbent). The vegetation around the pond is so thick that less than half of the pond edge is accessible. This is probably why this pond is in such nice shape. Even on a Monday, I saw about twenty-five hikers go by.
Saturday, July 29, 2017
The pond, the pond. I spent a couple hours at the pond yesterday when the sun finally came out. There's something magical, dark and fantastical about this pond. This painting is a 9x12 oil on linen.
I've been reading Julian Barnes' "Keeping An Eye Open: Essays on Art." He quotes Georges Braque, who wrote, "The only thing that matters in art is what cannot be explained." Barnes tries to explain a few things nevertheless, but I like the quote, nevertheless. I'm trying to get at something I can't explain.
Friday, July 28, 2017
Another boat at Perkins Cove. I might do a series of boats like baseball cards. The boats always park in the same spot. They all have names. This one's called the "A MARIA". The previous one is called "BUCKWACKA". This painting is also a 9x12 oil on linen.
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Since I was already set up at the pond on the mountain at the intersection of Notch Road and Rockwell Road, after I finished my first painting, I turned slightly to the right, and painted another view. My guidebook has no reference to this pond. My vague recollection suggests that it had to do with getting water up to the mountain top via a pump station, which explains the tiny building at the pond edge. As I painted, it was so quiet I could hear the whirring of bird wings in the trees, and occasionally the footsteps of approaching hikers. This is a 16x12 oil on panel.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
When I drove up Notch Road this morning, I could barely contain my excitement. I've painted the mountain many times over the years, and it took me until now to realize that I could paint on the mountain. My destination was a small pond just below the last leg up to the top of Mount Greylock. Fortunately there's a small parking lot nearby. All I heard for a while were the bull frogs chanting. Eventually hikers came by since I was next to the path. Some were day hikers, and some were on a longer journey. All seemed happy and cheerful. This painting is a 9x12 oil on linen.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
A lobster boat at Perkins Cove in Ogunquit, Maine. I painted this on a 9x12 piece of linen from a pad as an experiment. I figure I can mount the best results to foam core. While painting, I attached the linen sheet to a 9x12 board with clips, though I might use masking tape for the next try. The surface is nice to work on and the sheets won't take up much space.
Monday, July 24, 2017
A painting of a Brooklyn street corner, Grand Avenue and Pacific Street. This view is painted on an 11x14 multimedia board, which I coated with gesso beforehand. I've discovered that the gesso makes the board less absorbent and easier to paint on.
Friday, July 21, 2017
Here are the final two paintings from today and this week at the Southern Vermont Arts Center. I spent the morning on the back porch looking out at the mountains. In the afternoon, I stepped over to a nearby shady spot to paint the Cafe Sora. Both paintings are 16x12 oil on panel.
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Thursday at SVAC: an interior and an exterior painting. For me, the challenge of painting is to do something with what's there in front of you, or maybe just to the side. The interior painting is a view looking out of the large red piano gallery into the main hallway. All the ins and outs, and ups and downs, aren't so obvious until one starts looking at them. The exterior painting is of Yester House at the back from down the grassy slope looking up. Both paintings are 12x16 oil on panel.
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Today at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, I did one painting inside in the large piano room, this time looking out the double doors towards the mountains. That sunlight reflection didn't last very long. I relied on a sketch that I made prior to the painting.
The other painting I did outside in the early afternoon. It depicts the front door of Yester House, and as you can see from the accompanying photo of my setup, I had to work in the sun to get this particular angle.
Both panels are 16x12 oils.
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
This week from today through Friday, I am working/painting at the Southern Vermont Arts Center as the artist in residence. This means that I get to paint inside and outside the SVAC Yester House, which is currently holding a very fine members show.
These are the two paintings I did today, both 12x16 oil on panel. The first painting is a view of the hallway on the second floor where some offices are located. People suggested it reminded them of Van Gogh's bedroom. Imagine that. The second painting is the large gallery on the first floor where the piano is situated.
Thursday, July 13, 2017
Here's a painted view of the building at the corner of Bergen and Washington Avenue in Brooklyn, NY, from early last Sunday morning. As you can see, a tree grows in Brooklyn at this corner. Behind the closed roll-up gates is a bar, not open at the time of day I was there. This is a 12x16 oil on panel.
Friday, July 7, 2017
You may remember that I mentioned that the farmers were working in the 4th of July making hay. I was able to return this afternoon and I worked in the middle of the hay field at the line separating it from the corn field. The nice round hay bales are now and still on display. And it's Friday afternoon, so when I started painting the door to the large metal barn in the background was open, but when I took the photo late in the afternoon after completing the painting, I noticed that the door was closed. Time to call it a day.
Thursday, July 6, 2017
The corn field had a small pond filling the rows. Since I was facing west when painting this view, the mountains flowing north in the background are the Taconics. Besides this 'pond' in the field, there are many large puddles in the dirt roadways that wind through the fields. The puddles reflect the sky like an eye. This is a 9x12 oil on panel.
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
This 9x12 oil on panel shows the passage between the hay and corn fields and 'The Spruces.' I set up in another shady spot on the dirt road, as you can see from the photo. It was interesting to see that there's a lot of traffic, dog walkers, bicyclists, people with tubes looking for access to the river. Nearby to my right the farmers were haying even though it was July 4th. The hay doesn't know. I may have to set up in the sunny field with my umbrella for some future paintings.
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Yesterday I went exploring again going beyond the corn fields to an area that used to contain a mobile home park. Known as 'The Spruces,' it was destroyed by hurricane Irene. The spruces are the only things that remain, besides tall grass and dirt lanes. But it's a landscape painters paradise. I painted this 11x14 oil on panel in the afternoon.
Monday, July 3, 2017
Yesterday afternoon, another opportunity to paint outdoors: it was hot so I set up in the shade near where I was earlier last week but farther back. I wanted to include the mountains in the painting with the tree on the right enclosed by the mountain form, and the bush on the left breaking the horizon line. This is a 12x16 oil on panel.
Sunday, July 2, 2017
This morning I had a chance to visit the plains again and make this 9x12 oil on panel. The nearby garden area had some deep, large footprints going across it, which I would guess were moose prints. A walker came by and reminded me that the tall asparagus like plants would destroy my flesh if I touched them. I thanked her and told her I had no intention of getting off the dirt roadway. For being so close to town, I felt like I was in a jungle.
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Wednesday morning this week I did get out to paint though I didn't have the time to photograph the results. This 9x12 oil on panel I painted standing in the dirt road that separates two corn fields. There are puddles in the tire paths, and at one moment of forgetfulness, I stepped back right into one. Paintings outdoors does make one concentrate, and forgetful at the same time. The mountains that appeared in my previous painting, Mt. Prospect and Williams squeezed together, are to my back in this painting and therefore not visible.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Yesterday afternoon I went scouting for new places to paint. I visited flat cornfields nearby and also the top of Greylock looking for vistas. I have found a couple spots that I will return to, both up in the air and down below. In the meantime, as in yesterday morning, I went to Haley Farm at the end of Hopper Road. I was able to paint this 9x12 oil on panel view because the field I stood in has been mowed for hay recently.
Monday, June 26, 2017
This tree is located at the top of the hill behind the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, MA. The hill is an active cow pasture, and the cows were there yesterday morning when I went to paint. The cows stayed out of the way, but one still has to be very careful walking around, if you get my drift. The trees at the top of the hill have suffered a lot in the last couple years, presumably due to age and winter storms. This tree is in better condition than most of them up there.
Saturday, June 24, 2017
This afternoon I had a couple of brief hours, not the regular one hour hours, and so I went up to Sheep Hill to paint and look at the mountains. The result I kept short and simple, oil on a 9x12 panel. The accompanying photo is to show that this place really exists. In the distance is a view of Mount Greylock with the Hopper. Somebody asked me once, "Did you just make that up or does it really exist?"
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
For the first day of summer, this morning I painted a driveway. The breeze was gentle and persistent with the sun going in and out. I pretended that I was in Provence painting on a country road, except the building alongside the driveway doesn't look like a mas, the Provencal farmhouse, but is a Federal style house in Hoosic, NY. 9x12 oil on panel.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Since Facebook, where I also post these paintings, claims it gives wider dissemination to quality posts, this is a quality post. The quality painting visible here, a 12x16 oil on canvas panel, depicts the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Grand Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. It is a lively corner with colors aplenty. I might go so far as to call it a quality urban corner. I hope you like it, the painting and the corner.


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Some folks have said I sound a bit like a broken record—that all I ever talk about is flooding, flooding, flooding. There’s some truth to that, as many parts of North Missouri have been underwater at one point in time or another this year. There are families in Northwest Missouri that haven’t been able to return home for more than 7 months now. There is farmland in Northeast Missouri that’s still underwater. Right now, there’s nothing more important than helping these folks get back on their feet and helping protect our communities from future flooding.
The sad reality is that while we can see what’s still happening in our backyard, there’s plenty of people in Washington, DC that don’t have a clue what we’ve gone through. They still don’t know about the farmers whose fields have been flooded from planting season to harvest. They don’t know about the families who have been shut out of their homes. They don’t know about communities that have been repeatedly besieged by the never-ending Flood of 2019.
This week, however, we were able to shine a light on some of the problems we’ve been facing—and I was proud to welcome Atchison County Emergency Management Director Rhonda Wiley to testify before Congress. Rhonda was straight and to the point describing the problems folks are facing with the arbitrary dates set for individual disaster assistance. She also didn’t mince words when it came to the need to fix our river management priorities and work harder to protect our communities from future floods.
I also had the chance to ask a few pointed questions of FEMA about the arbitrary date issue. It doesn’t make a lick of sense that some folks qualified for assistance and others didn’t— and the only difference was the day of the week their homes were hit by the floodwaters. To add insult to injury, some folks were devastated by the same floodwaters that hit our neighbors in Iowa and Nebraska, and while our neighbors across the state lines qualified for assistance, Missourians didn’t. This isn’t right, and I’m going to keep pressing for answers.
We may have smaller populations in rural areas like North Missouri, but our communities are critical to the Nation’s supply of food and other resources. When even a few people are displaced, that causes a significant impact on the local economy. As I’ve said many times before, North Missourians are resilient, and we will get through this. We’ve just got to make sure that the federal government doesn’t stand in the way.
Sam Graves is the Mo. Sixth District U.S. Representative.

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Declines in seed-dispersing animal species – upon which half of all plant species rely – have significantly reduced the ability of plants to adapt to climate change by limiting plants’ ability to migrate into new ranges, according to a new study. The findings highlight the dynamic plant-animal mutualisms that support ecosystem functioning and illustrate a worrying feedback between biodiversity loss and the ongoing climate crisis. Seed dispersal is one of the most widespread mutualistic functions provided by vertebrates. Under climate change, many plant populations may need to migrate rapidly to track their shifting climatic niches. Thus, the ongoing mutualistic interactions between plants and animals will likely influence whether certain plant species persist and spread. However, these interactions are threatened by ongoing declines in animal populations. While the effects of defaunation on plant resilience at local scales have been evaluated, the global magnitude of potential impacts remains unknown. To address this important knowledge gap, Evan Fricke and colleagues assembled data from more than 400 seed dispersal networks worldwide and developed trait-based models to predict changes in seed dispersal due to declines in seed-dispersing animal species. They found that current seed dispersal function has steeply declined from its natural level, with declines particularly widespread outside the tropics. Fricke et al. estimate that past loss in mammal and bird species has already reduced the capacity of plants to track climate change by 60% globally. The results, say the authors, underscore the need to not only promote habitat connectivity to maximize the potential of current seed dispersers, but also the need to support recovery of large-bodied animals to increase the resilience of vegetation communities under climate change.
The effects of defaunation on plants' capacity to track climate change
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Bill Gates secured contact tracing agreements with US government six months before pandemic
The foundation of the American billionaire and vaccine advocate Bill Gates negotiated a $100 billion contact tracing agreement with a Democratic congressman in August 2019, more than six months before the WHO classified Covid-19 as a pandemic and many months before the first outbreak in China.
Published: August 20, 2020, 10:01 am
The congressman involved, Bobby L Rush, as well as the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, not only have a well-timed interest in virus pandemics in common, but are also climate alarmists.
The shocking revelation was made by whistle-blowers John Moynihan and Larry Doyle during a podcast of the Thomas Paine Podcast, run by journalist Mike Moore (not to be confused with left-wing populist political activist and filmmaker Michael Moore). Financial investigators John Moynihan and Larry Doyle became famous after they revealed during a congressional hearing in 2018, the massive tax frauds that the Clinton Foundation had committed.
They testified before Congress, describing in detail how the systematic fraud took place. The Clintons allegedly avoided paying up to $2,5 billion in federal taxes.
This time the two whistle-blowers discovered how Gates Foundation representatives met with US Congressman Bobby L Rush in the Central African country of Rwanda in mid-August 2019 to find out who would be given profitable US government contracts for tracking software. After the Coronavirus became known to the world, Rush came up with a bill to establish a programme for nationwide Coronavirus testing and contact tracing to be run by the US National Public Health Agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
It was on August 12, 2019 that Rush had traveled to Rwanda for a week with his wife to participate in discussions with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF).
Nine months after this meeting, just as the Corona pandemic hit the United States and large parts of the world were locked down, it was none other than Congressman Rush who on May 1 introduced the congressional proposal HR 6666 COVID-19 Testing, Reaching and Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act.
In order for it to be implemented, no less than $100 billion of US tax money has been earmarked. This law states, among other things, the ability “to track and monitor the contacts of infected individuals [persons they have been in the vicinity of] and to promote the quarantine for such contacts…”
Bobby L Rush is a black Democratic congressman representing the state of Illinois. The Democratic congressman from Chicago made headlines by speaking in front of Congress wearing a hoodie and thus breaking the House’s dress code in support of the Trayvon Martin hoax.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the world’s largest so-called charity in terms of capital assets and has made itself known for being very active globally for all kinds of vaccinations. Bill Gates has said in several interviews that normality would not return if the entire world population cannot be vaccinated with at least two injections each.
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is an alleged philanthropic foundation created and run by members of the powerful Rockefeller family since it was founded in New York in 1940. RBF has been active in anti-global warming campaigns in which carbon dioxide is portrayed as a deadly threat against humanity. This is despite the fact that Rockefeller in particular has been perhaps the foremost representative of the oil industry. Swedish researcher Jacob Nordangård in his book Rockefeller – A climate-smart history (2019) revealed that they have in fact total control over the climate debate.
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced recently that it would increase its annual spending and allocate an additional $48 million over the next five years to address critical “system failures” that underlie both the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing racial crisis. The money, approved with the unanimous support of the board, will be used to promote “racial justice”, as well as ways to deal with global climate change and inequality.
The Corona pandemic, which is being lumped together with the climate threat and racism, is thus said to be due to undefined “system errors” that must be rectified.
The system media’s total lack of interest in the sensational revelation raises even more important questions.
Mike Moore writes under the pseudonym “Thomas Paine”. Moore has previously worked for the FBI, DEA (US Federal Police for Drug-Related Crime), the White House, several other investigative and information gathering agencies, and private security companies. He has won the coveted Gerald Loeb Prize for Journalism. As a certified fraud investigator, Moore previously led anti-money laundering operations for the investment bank Citi. He is an expert in secure telecommunications, counter-espionage, HUMINT (personal intelligence gathering) and OSINT (intelligence gathering from open sources). Moore has a low profile and is safety conscious, so he rarely appears in public.
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East PalestineAfter the derailment of a freight train loaded with highly toxic chemicals in the US state of Ohio, a devastating environmental catastrophe may now be imminent. The wagons burned for days, and a "controlled" explosion by the authorities released dangerous gases into the environment.
WashingtonThe US President gave the order to shoot down China's "spy balloon". The balloon had caused US Secretary of State Blinken to cancel a trip to Beijing. In the meantime, a second balloon was sighted.
WashingtonOn January 19, 2023, the United States hit its debt ceiling of $31.4 trillion. The country faces a recession if it defaults on its debt, the US Treasury Secretary warned in an interview. Her warning underscored the danger of printing money.
Providence, Rhode IslandA striking statistic: young Americans are several times more likely to be injured by a gun in cities like Chicago and Philadelphia than they are while serving as a soldier in a foreign country.
Never before in human history has a person lost as much money in one year as Elon Musk did in 2022. The Tesla and Twitter boss lost $200 billion last year. However, with his remaining $137 billion, he is still the second richest person in the world.
More than a million households without electricity, thousands of canceled flights, temperatures in the double-digit minus range and already 41 fatalities: The US is being overwhelmed by an enormous cold wave.
WashingtonThe mega-speculator and "philanthropist" George Soros remains true to himself – he has been sponsoring anti-police left-wing groups with billions of dollars.
NassauHe is no longer sitting in his fancy penthouse, but in a cell in the Bahamas: Sam Bankman-Fried (30), founder of the crypto company FTX, is said to be responsible for the theft of 37 billion euros. An interesting fact is that media in the EU have so far kept this crime thriller almost completely secret.
WashingtonThe short message service Twitter massively influenced the US presidential election campaign two years ago in favor of the then candidate Joe Biden. The then incumbent Donald Trump ultimately lost the election. Internal e-mails that the new owner, Elon Musk, has now published on the short message service show how censorship worked on Twitter. The 51-year-old called it the “Twitter files”.
EdmontonThe newly elected Premier Danielle Smith of the province of Alberta in Canada has recently made several powerful statements against the globalist foundation World Economic Forum and its leader Klaus Schwab. She has also decided to cancel a strange consulting agreement that WEF had with the state.


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The Confederation of Australian Sport welcomes the announcement that Ian Chesterman will succeed John Coates as President of the Australian Olympic Committee, after being elected at the AOC Annual General Meeting held in Sydney last Saturday.
Mr Chesterman became the seventh AOC President receiving 67 votes in the ballot, ahead of swimming Olympian Mark Stockwell’s 26 preferences.
A member of the AOC Executive since 2001, Chesterman was appointed as AOC Vice President in 2016 and served as Chef de Mission for the Australian Winter Olympic Teams at Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2022, Torino 2006, Vancouver 2010, Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018.
He was also in charge of the Australian Olympic Team in Tokyo, successfully shepherding the team through the COVID-19 pandemic and one of the most challenging editions of the Games, an achievement that won him much deserved praise within the Australian sporting community.
He now takes office at a crucial time for Australian sport, with Brisbane and Queensland appointed as host of the 2032 Olympic Games last year.
“We have such an exciting runway ahead,” Chesterman said after his election.
“The Olympic movement is in really great shape after we had such fantastic Games in Tokyo.
“The Australian population fell in love with the Olympics again after a magnificent performance over there and our athletes in Beijing were superb as well.
“Now we’ve got Brisbane 2032 just ten years away, so this is certainly a fantastic time to be involved in the Olympic movement,” he said.
In his first comments after the election, Chesterman highlighted the importance of the lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games to drive even more interest in Olympic sports across the country. He also pitched for more funding to ensure Australia makes the most of the tremendous opportunities ahead.
“My vision for the Olympic movement is about making sure we continue to create opportunities for young Australians,” Chesterman said.
“Our runway for 2032 really needs to start now.
“We want to have our sports empowered with further investment from the Government to really get out there, run great programs and get our kids involved. Our Olympic sports have a fantastic role to play in Australia.
“I am really excited about the opportunity to be involved in the Olympic movement at this time, because the future of the Olympic movement is so bright,” Chesterman said.

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YOP Springs Into Action
From making art at the Armory in Pasadena to a day spent fishing in Long Beach, our Youth of Promise stayed busy over spring break. Inspired by their trip to D.C., four students spent time planning a project that aims to address harmful norms in their community while developing their leadership skills.
Other highlights include a beach cleanup with the organization Heal the Bay, two trips to the Clippers Mentorship Assist Zone (one of which focused on female empowerment), and a discussion of the documentary Period. End of Sentence.


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When disappointment hits, it can feel like a punch in the stomach! You know what I’m talking about — disbelief, helplessness, frustration, anger and a resounding, “Are you kidding me?!” That happened in the life of my family recently. Without going into details, it was a crushing disappointment. Just when we thought things were all settled, they weren’t. It was anguishing.
As a minister, a mature woman (and a mother, for heaven’s sake), I am supposed to know what to say or do to fix it — whatever “it” might be on any given day. But, some things can’t be fixed. Loved ones leave, employment changes, house sales fall through, siblings are driven into exile from one another, disabilities occur, someone betrays someone. These sad times are a part of this human experience we call life, and they can be extremely painful.
When I work with folks who are enduring a profound disappointment, I try to be open to hearing whatever needs to come out. I encourage them to feel as sad, mad and bitter as they need to feel for a little while. When someone is hurting, the last thing s/he needs to hear is to just “get over it.” It feels so much better to be heard and understood than to be judged or chastised. (This is true with children as well as adults, by the way. Sometimes our adult perspective minimizes the pain our little ones are feeling when a toy breaks or a special bracelet is lost.) (Read More)

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Mike Jeffers Chicago Jazz Magazine Publisher And Jazz Drummer Does Radio!
Mike Jeffers, called "The Media Mogul Of Jazz In Chicago" by the Chicago Tribune, now has expanded his media presence to continue to praise the benefits of Chicago Jazz via the radio airwaves and video highlights of his current and past radio shows... Many friends and acquaintances of mine in the Chicago Jazz world have been and will be featured on the series of Tuesday night live broadcasts known as "This Is Chicago Jazz With Mike Jeffers" which can be heard on AM Radio's Avenue950 (950 on your AM radio dial-station WNTD) from 8PM to 10PM. Mike's radio show (he is a jazz drummer and publisher of Chicago Jazz Magazine) features in-depth interviews with the local and national musicians that help to create the jazz scene in Chicago. Joined by award winning cartoonist Charley Krebs and produced by Nick Eipers "This is Chicago Jazz" is the only show of it's kind in Chicago where musicians and fans can discuss topics related to Chicago and its vibrant music scene. Mike's radio show is also available now on FaceBook (as is JAZZzology). There are many Chicago jazz musicians that go un-acknowledged for their great musical talents and abilities, but hopefully no longer. So be sure to listen in every Tuesday night from 8-10PM on 950 AM radio and feel free to call in during the show and join the conversation 312-329-0950. Also, this jazz blogger is proud to announce that episodes of Mike Jeffers's radio show "This Is Chicago Jazz" will now be a regular feature posted on JAZZzology. Enjoy!
Here are the highlights of the latest broadcast from March 23rd, 2010 featuring jazz performer friends Petra Van Nuis and Bill Klewitz:
Here is a link to ALL the video highlights on the Youtube channel for "This Is Chicago Jazz With Mike Jeffers": http://www.youtube.com/user/chicagojazzmusic You can even get podcasts of the shows to downlaod for free at itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chicago-jazz-radio/id340016060 ...Check'em out!
(source: Chicagojazz.com, Avenue950.com, Chicagotribune.com)


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There are multifarious adventurous sports of Abu Dhabi, which will make you jump out of your skin. Abu Dhabi is the best location for the adventurous sports, because of the class natural surroundings, the desert, the sea, marvelous landscape that will make you go awe. You can also travel to the best 15 tourist attractions of Dubai, UAE
Some of the class adventures of Abu Dhabi are:
Desert driving or Desert Safari:
The lovely adventure that must be explored at Abu Dhabi is desert driving. Well, there are some myths about desert safari, but they are not true.
You can hire a 4×4 seater car, or take your own car to the mesmerizing sandy desert, a Hummer can just cruise the desert’s unique land and enjoy the lovely dunes to the core.
Another kind of 4×4 adventures will make you feel over the moon, like a mountain over the rocks, the unchartered land, then also streams and pools of water, etc. The prices for these adventures are 300AED.
Wonderful Wadi Bashing:
Wadi bashing is yet another class adventure of Abu Dhabi, which will make you jump out of your skin. It is just like riding a four wheel drive vehicle through the wonderful Wadis in Abu Dhabi.
Other marvelous adventures of Abu Dhabi are in the sand, like Sand Boarding and quad bike riding. You can also try rock climbing in Abu Dhabi. The awesome place for rock climbing is Al Ain’s Jebel Hafeet.
Dazzling activity-Dune Buggying
A dune buggy (also called as quad bike) is a classy vehicle just like an open jeep, but it is low on the ground having trendy wheels, exclusively designed for using on desert sands.
These kind of dune buggies are of 1500 cc and are operated by the manual gears which will thrill you to pieces, just like a natural roller-coaster when it goes up and down the dunes.
Another adventure is Powerboat racing:
You don’t need to be a pro in racing, for this adventure. You can enjoy taking the high powered jet boat out, you will surely have an adrenaline rush by this adventure.
Once the water is just sucked through the bottom of the boat and it is shot out from the back side, you will have goosebumps for sure.
Scuba diving is another lovely adventure:
The marine life of the Gulf, makes the diving, a top-class adventure sport. Into scuba diving, you will get to explore exotic marine life, wonderful sailfish, barracuda, etc.
You would feel over the moon while discovering underwater sea life. There are other different kinds of sports, which can be relished on the water in Abu Dhabi.
This is yet another adventure, which will give you goosebumps. Many people have this adventure sport as a dream, and Abu Dhabi is the perfect place for making this dream come true.
You would love the speed of free falling, when you will jump from the airplane. You would feel as i you are flying in the sky like a bird, and if you explore this adventure with open eyes, you would love to see the marvelous view of Abu Dhabi beneath you.
If you never ever jump from an airplane at the height of 13000 feet, then you can start a tandem jump where you will jump attached to the professional inspector.
A professional jump will start from just 1500AED.
So, above listed are the adventurous sports to be explored in Abu Dhabi, and you will love them to the core.
For the sports, adventure, you will require trendy sports equipment. Dubai Poster is the free classified ads submission websites of Abu Dhabi, where you will find used sports equipments of various brands. You can check out on this website for classy sports equipments for your favorite sports. You can also list your business online and get benefit from it.

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No new cases of COVID-19 were reported Monday in Chatham-Kent as the municipality’s total remains at 157.
Nine cases are active, including four people who work at the same location in the Windsor-Essex region.
There have been 4,926 tests done with 173 results pending.
No one is hospitalized with a confirmed case of COVID-19, but Chatham-Kent Health Alliance reported five patients who are either suspected to have the virus or are waiting for test results.
One person has died of COVID-19 in Chatham-Kent.
Meanwhile, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported 32 new cases Monday. Thirty-one are workers in the agri-farm sector.
In total, 1,329 people in Windsor-Essex have tested positive, and 451 are self-isolating. There have been 68 deaths.
In Sarnia-Lambton, the total number of confirmed cases remains at 285. Fifteen are active. There have been 25 deaths.
In London-Middlesex, there have been 607 cases with 57 deaths.

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Set in post-Katrina New Orleans, Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore him and his daughter Miranda to their rightful place, using magic and skillful manipulation. The eponymous tempest brings Prospero's usurping brother Antonio and the complicit Alonso, King of Naples, to the island. Fusing the history of New Orleans and the magic of Shakespeare’s island, this production examines how extraordinary events can shake a community to its core.
General Manager: Lucia Xiaoran Zhu
Production Stage Manager: Jessica Emmanus
Set Designer: Andrew Moerdyk
Costume Designer: Avery Reed
Sound Designer: Ian Wehrle
Lighting Designer: Eric Norbury & Ethan Olsen
Dramaturg: Lucy Powis
Company Manager: Thomas Swayne
Assistant Stage Managers: Lola Bao & Lanie Liu
Featured: Olivia Abiassi, Justin Michael Cooke, Freddie Fulton, Garrett Gray, Luke Hofmaier*, Kyle Ingleman, Roger Lipson*, Emily Loewus,Amy Miyako, Chris Murray, Adrienne Paquin*, Eddie Powers, Erin Salm*, Tiffany Small, Roberto Tolentino.
* Appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
NJ Agwuna is a freelance theater and film director hailing from central Maryland. Performing from a young age, NJ began studying theatre at REP Stage Summer Institute, where she not only learned the art of acting, but was also inspired to pursue the adventurous life of directing. She approaches theatre with curiosity and wonder believing that theatre can not only heal us but show us all the possibilities of the world the we inhabit. She has worked on a national and international scale exploring classic text, devising, and investigating new ways to explore trauma through theatre.

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Worth the drive: Achilles Wheel hits Nevada stage
December 27, 2012
Nevada City-based jam band Achilles Wheel will bring its high-energy rock ‘n’ roll to the Silver State for a Sunday show at the Crystal Bay Club.
Achilles Wheel has had a busy debut year with gigs around Nevada County and a breakout performance at the 2012 Kate Wolf Music Festival. With Jonny Mojo on lead guitar and vocals, Paul Kamm and Shelby Snow on rhythm, bass and vocals and Gary Campus and Mark McCartney on drums and vocals, they have made an impression on audiences around Northern California.
Earlier this year they released a debut CD, “13 Hours” — named for the 13 hours of recording in one day at the Nevada Theater in Nevada City. Most recently, Achilles Wheel was a finalist with its song “Got A Tattoo” in the “Race to TRI” song contest, a premier audio/video production studio run by Bob Weir, according to the band’s website.
Catch Achilles Wheel for free at 9 p.m. Sunday in the Red Room at Crystal Bay Club, near state line, 14 Nevada 28, Crystal Bay.
If weather permits the trip this weekend, Achilles Wheel will return to Nevada City for a New Year’s Eve performance at Miners Foundry Cultural Center.
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The Gowanus is of program famous for numerous things and the Dredgers are somewhat notorious on their own for performing what they do, but every thing is evidently secure and copasetic in terms of splashing about the canal. As long as you remain in your canoe we envision.
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Dachau Concentration Camp has been preserved and is open up for excursions. This was the first focus camp and is preserved as a memorial to those who misplaced their life. Info is written in English and German, allowing you to tour the camp on your own. Guided tours are also accessible.
There are really numerous different ways to tour the island. You can enjoy it by land, sea or even air. There are hikes, complete bamboo bike guide, driving excursions and more as well as excursions by plane and helicopter. You can go sailing, boating, parasailing, parachuting and almost anything else you can believe of. There are so numerous various ways of obtaining a new and various see of the island of Maui.
Seattle is looking ahead to a distinct, dry, sunny Labor Working day weekend with temperatures in the low 80s. Enjoy the summer time-like weather more than the holiday weekend at 1 of the events outlined beneath.
Celebrate in new methods! Quit wrapping gifts, for one factor (lots of pretty gift wrap isn't recyclable) and start thinking about how and exactly where you celebration. One of my dear buddies invited me (and several other ladies) to celebrate her birthday with a lengthy hike. We had a celebration, all correct, traipsing through the woods. Plus, no hangovers or arguing over how to split the verify - and the most enjoyable workout any of us had all thirty day period, at least.
Antiques & Stuff by Ruth is an antique shop located in San Diego, California. The proprietor, Ruth, imports antiques from all corners of the globe. You can anticipate to find glass chandeliers, furniture, collectibles, and every thing in in between.
One great supplier of walking tours is San Francisco City Guides, a nonprofit that provides free walking excursions all more than the city, from the Civic Middle to the Embarcadero, Pacific Heights to SoMa. During spring and summer time, the guides also provide unique community tours. As you'll find, there are distinctive tours every working day of the week.
Personal achievement. Quad biking can be pegged as your personal personal accomplishment. The opportunity of driving a quad is counted as a rare chance in contrast to the every day driving of vehicles and two wheel bikes. What provides zest to this activity is the fact that you will be driving this quad on challenging off street terrains, some of which are difficult programs to complete bamboo bike guide.
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Malta, Rhodes Island, Sicily, Crete. They are united not only by the Mediterranean sea, but also by tourists, who are prepared to say goodbye to the big land and get acquainted with the smaller one. Island holidays will make you perceive area and time in a various way. Even if there are only several kilometers from the island to the mainland, you can't surmount this way on feet or by bicycle. That is why vacationers favor to invest their time observing the island. Such isolation is the reason why travelers concentrate on 1 thing only. For occasion, on diving or windsurfing. Or the Antique ruins.

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Chanel + Zaha Hadid's Mobile Art Museum
With Karl Lagerfeld at the helm, Chanel is doing some pretty interesting stuff, but obviously never losing sight of reminding us how great they are in the process. The latest venture of the venerable fashion house is something called “Chanel Mobile Art,” a traveling exhibition featuring pieces by 20 contemporary avant garde and up-and-coming artists, in which all of the pieces are inspired by the iconic Chanel quilt bag.
The exhibition will begin in Hong Kong on February 27, then travel around the world to Tokyo, New York, London, Moscow, and Paris — except it's not only the art that moves, but the museum structure itself. And the pop-up “Art Container,” as it's called, was designed by none other than Zaha Hadid. Lagerfeld describes the concept thus:


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New Romantic Tonalist Paintings
I love to experiment. Here’s a small series of tonalist paintings I just finished using a very limited pallet of 2 or 3 colors, and really reigning in the brush strokes. I’d love to hear what you think of these.
I drove over to Minneapolis on Tuesday morning, stopping off to visit my mom on the way, and then took my time driving, taking a lot of photos of the Minnesota farmland on the way.
When I was about half way there, in the middle of very rural Minnesota, I missed a turn before I realized my GPS was gone. Thank God for the kindness of strangers. My new friend Tammy stopped and had me follow her to the right turn (thank you so much!).
I got to Minneapolis later than I expected but earlier than I needed, and it ended up being a great night.
I drove home right after the reception and thank you weather man for being accurate – the snow storm didn’t start until I was almost home.
People I Met
The reception at Art Resources Gallery in Edina, MN was great. I met several previous collectors, who were all delightful. Some told me about how they view art, one showed me pictures of my artwork in her beautiful home…
As an artist, I put my heart and soul into my work. When I sell through galleries, I sometimes don’t know who paintings end up with. So getting to meet these collectors and find out how they view art and how my art lives in their homes was a real treat.
I got to meet new collectors and other art enthusiast, too. What a great night. Thanks so much Art Resources Gallery and guests!
For the woman who first saw my horse painting at the South Dakota Art Museum – feel free to call or email me.
Here are the main areas with my work. There are a few other paintings in nooks at the gallery. It’s a great space.
Having a solo or featured artist show in Minneapolis was one of my career goals, and I’m very excited to have experienced that.


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Aquaculture for a Hungry World
Not so long ago Julia Jensen almost had to leave her home in Newfoundland to find work in the fishing industry. Generations of Newfoundlanders could trace their fishing heritage back to the 16th century. It all came crashing down when efficient factory trawlers depleted stocks so quickly the species may never recover.
She might have become one of Canada’s economic migrants, commuting across the continent, between home and oil patch or mine. Instead she found steady work with Cooke Aquaculture. Jensen is employed in an industry that generates nearly $1 billion in the U.S. and over $800 million in Canada.
Time’s Brian Walsh makes compelling case for aquaculture
Aquaculture’s explosive growth comes at a time when the era of wild fish is heading to its end. In “The Future of Fish,” Brian Walsh’s cover story for Time’s July 7, 2011, issue, Brian Walsh says fish farming dates back to Chinese fishponds 4,000 years ago. “But it’s only in the past 50 years that aquaculture has become a true industry. Global aquacultural production increased from less than 1 million tons in 1950 to 52.5 million tons in 2008, and over the past few decades, aquaculture has grown faster than any other form of food production.”
Increased population is only part of the rising demand for fish. People have paid attention to advice to eat more fish, bringing consumption “from 22 lb. per person per year in the 1960s to nearly 38 lb. today.” With half of that already coming from farmed stocks, the pressure to expand aquaculture is increasing.
Environment, health and farmed fish
The downside is the cost to the environment. Walsh cites disease spread into wild salmon stocks by Canada’s fish farms, destruction of Thailand’s mangrove forests, pollution from fish waste and the contents of fish meal. “By one count, about 2 lb. of wild fish ground up to make fish meal is needed on average to produce 1 lb. of farmed fish, which leaves the ocean at a net loss.”
The problems do not stop there. Wild fish are packed with more nutritional value than their farmed cousins. Imported fish may be be contaminated with antibiotics and other drugs needed to keep overcrowded stocks healthy.
The hopeful news is that modern aquaculture is addressing those issues. World Wildlife Foundation is one of the organizations working with the industry to institute standards that will make aquaculture sustainable. Walsh also reports on the integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) system developed by University of New Brunswick biologist, Thierry Chopin. The closed-loop system results in “more biomass and less waste — just as nature intended.”
Hungry fish and a hungry planet
Unfortunately, as Walsh points out, aquaculture started with the fish people want to eat. Salmon and sea bass “are high on the food chain, and raising them on a farm is a bit like trying to domestic tigers.” Josh Goldman of Australia’s Australis Aquaculture found one good solution: barramundi. Scientists have found others, and that’s run some red flags up the pole.
One of the companies genetically modifying fish is AquaBounty Technologies. Using AquAdvantage® technology developed at the University of Toronto and Memorial University of Newfoundland, they have come up with a genetically modified salmon that grows faster on less feed. Whether the speeded-up fish is a boost to production or a Frankenfish depends on more than viewpoint. Impact on human health and on wild stocks, should the GM salmon escape, are wild cards.
Still, people have to be fed, and that means exploring every possible avenue to supply adequate nutrition to a planet already home to 7 billion people. While warning of the dangers, Walsh builds a compelling and well reasoned case for aquaculture’s role in feeding a hungry planet.
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) // Robots of Sherwood (2014)
Didn’t anyone else think of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves when the Doctor pulled out that spoon?
"Why a spoon? Why not an ax?"
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More opportunities in sport for disabled young peopleSport and Recreation
Sixteen national and regional organisations have been awarded funding to increase opportunities for young people with disabilities in sport and recreation.
“The Disability Inclusion Fund aims to improve the range and quality of physical activity on offer for disabled young people and build greater capability across the sector to create a more inclusive sector,” Grant Robertson said.
The $3.6 million investment will support the expansion of proven programmes, as well as the development of innovative new ones. Many of the fund’s recipients are existing Sport NZ partners who are receiving specific disability funding for the first time, while some recipients will receive direct funding from Sport NZ for the first time.
There was considerable interest in the fund, with applications received from 68 organisations.
“This highlights the growth in the sector and increased aspirations for disabled tamariki and rangatahi.
“In addition to the Disability Inclusion Fund I have chosen to allocate my Ministerial Discretionary Fund for this year to support Special Olympics with a $44,000 grant.
“The expansion of investment through the new fund is an important step towards supporting young disabled people to participate in quality and equitable play, active recreation and sport of their choice,” Grant Robertson said.
More information on the Disability Inclusion Fund and the recipients can be found at https://sportnz.org.nz/diversity-and-inclusion/disability/


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The new Catalyst 8.8 seem to have fixed a Crossfire bug in OpenGL with Radeon HD 4000. A member of oZone3D.Net forums has reported that his two Radeon HD 4870 in Crossfire work now perfectly with FurMark.
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TLC is the self-titled fifth studio album by American girl group TLC, released on June 30, 2017, by their newly formed label 852 Musiq. TLC partnered with various distribution companies: Sony Music RED (North America), Liberation Music (Australia), Warner Music Group (Japan), and Cooking Vinyl (the rest of the world). TLC is mainly a pop and R&B album with 1990s music influences. It is their first studio album in 15 years, since the 2002 release of 3D.
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TLC shines on with American Gold, the newest single from their forthcoming final album. Over haunting piano keys, T-Boz and Chilli sing about tragedies and death. I think none of us are safe, sings T-Boz. We’ve been in and out the race, Cries, they echo into space, Tragedies we have to face. During the career-spanning Q&A, the duo talked about what it was like to lose Left Eye in 2002, when they dropped their last album, 3D. When I would talk about her, I would speak like she was still here, said Chilli. I couldn’t speak about her in past tense.
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Belkin 4K Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Cable (4 m/13 ft.)
Belkin's 4K Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI cable lets you connect your MacBook to your HDTV and transmit both video and audio.
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Sexual behavior and oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection are risk factors for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The effects of OSCC diagnosis and treatment on subsequent relationship stress and sexual behavior are unknown.METHODS:
Incident cases of HPV-positive or HPV-negative OSCC in patients who had a partnered relationship and partners of patients with oropharyngeal cancer were eligible for a study in which surveys were administered at diagnosis and at the 6-month follow-up time point to assess relationship distress, HPV transmission and concerns about health consequences, and sexual behavior. The frequency distributions of responses, stratified by tumor HPV status, were compared at baseline and follow-up.RESULTS:
In total, 262 patients with OSCC and 81 partners were enrolled. Among the patients, 142 (54.2%) had HPV-positive OSCC, and 120 (45.8%) had HPV-negative OSCC. Relationship distress was infrequently reported, and 69% of patients felt that their relationship had strengthened since the cancer diagnosis. Both HPV-positive patients (25%) and their partners (14%) reported feelings of guilt or responsibility for the diagnosis of an HPV-caused cancer. Concern over sexual, but not nonsexual, HPV transmission to partners was reported by 50%. Significant declines in the frequency of vaginal and oral sexual behaviors were reported at follow-up, regardless of tumor HPV status. From baseline to 6 months, significant increases in abstinence from vaginal sex (from 10% to 34%; P < .01) and oral sex (from 25% to 80%; P < .01) were reported.CONCLUSIONS:
Diagnosis and treatment of OSCC are associated with significant declines in the frequency of vaginal and oral sex, regardless of tumor HPV status. Sexual behavior is an important quality-of-life outcome to assess within clinical trials. [See related editorial on pages 000-000, this issue.]
Diagnosis and treatment of oral squamous cell carcinomas are associated with significant declines in the frequency of several sexual behaviors, regardless of tumor human papillomavirus status. Health care providers should be aware of these changes, be prepared to discuss them, and include their assessment in quality-of-life outcomes in clinical trials.
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President Barack Obama has "checked out" of his job and "doesn't want to be there anymore," MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said.
In an interview on the Hugh Hewitt radio show on Friday
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"I tend to believe based on everything I've heard from people who work inside the White House, and we've got a lot of friends there, and based on my friends who are senior Democratic senators, this president has checked out," Scarborough said. "This man wants to be an ex-president."
Scarborough cited how Obama was on vacation while riots erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, after an unarmed teenager
was fatally shot by a police officer and the Islamic State insurgency in Iraq.
"We’re all big supporters of presidents going on vacation. It’s another thing to be in Martha’s Vineyard while you’ve got tanks rolling in Middle America, and all the Middle East melts down," he said.
"This is a president that does go out of his way to show that he’s not paying attention to what anybody says. He’s going to do exactly what he wants to do, and he’s going to be stubborn about it. He is either politically tone deaf or he just doesn’t give a damn."
Hewitt said Obama wants to get to his "Carter Center phase," referring to the diplomatic role former President Jimmy Carter took on after leaving the White House.
Scarborough also said that the Obama administration's decision not to expand its inner circle was "one of the biggest mistakes that any president can make."
"This president wants 'yes' men around him... If anybody steps out of line, they're immediately insulated and pushed out."
He added, "The books are going to come [when the administration is over], and this president is going to have to deal with 20-30 years of disparagement from his own side, calling him one of the least effective presidents, because he's one of the most insulated presidents."
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Antoine Griezmann netted a second-half hat trick to help Atletico Madrid roar back for a 4-1 win at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, as Diego Simeone's side pulled within four points off the lead in the Spanish league.
Bilbao bossed the first 45 minutes at its New San Mames Stadium, not allowing Atletico a shot on goal while Mikel Rico headed in a free kick for the 17th-minute lead.
But Atletico emerged the more aggressive side from halftime and Griezmann headed in Juanfran Torres' cross seconds after the restart.
Raul Garcia put the titleholders ahead in the 53rd from the penalty spot before Griezmann struck a decisive double blow with breakaway goals in the 73rd and 81st.
Third-place Atletico is four points behind leader Real Madrid, which has a game in hand.


Today Is Election Day In Some States: Find Out If Your's Is One! by Silicon Valley REALTOR Michelle Carr Crowe
Today is Election Day, which means many people are hitting the booths to cast their votes! The current election is not another Presidential one, or even a Congressional election, but more on the local scale. Most of these are general elections with voting in new Mayors for major cities, which means that this is still an important day. Local government plays a part in how the state and federal government is run, and each component is important to voice your opinion on. If you are in one of the following areas, then locate & get to a polling station as soon as possible (specifically before 9:00 PM local time)!
- North Carolina
- New Hampshire
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How many times have you heard this conversation? A friend, relative, or colleague declares, “I got the vaccine!” Then, typically, two questions immediately follow: “Which one?!” and “How’d you feel afterward?!” If you’re one of the lucky 124 million who have been vaccinated, there’s a good chance you experienced at least one side effect. For many, the vaccine hits with more oomph than, say, the typical flu shot. (Experts say the experience can be similar to what follows a shingles vaccine.)
As people ages 16 and up become eligible for the vaccine by April 19, and more and more people start to feel these common side effects (or don’t!), I wanted to understand what is actually going on in the body after the jab. Why do young people, in general, seem to report harsher side effects than older people? Why do COVID survivors seem to have a harder time with the first dose of the vaccine than those who never got the virus? Why, in many cases, is the second dose of the vaccine worse? Are any of the individual anecdotes I’ve heard supported by science? (To be clear: Mild side effects are expected. In rare cases, some people have reported allergic reactions to the vaccine, and the CDC and FDA are currently investigating six reports of blood clots following the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. You can find more information on that here.)
To answer some of these pressing questions, I recently chatted with Dr. Phyllis Tien, a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California, San Francisco, who led a segment of the Phase 3 Johnson & Johnson clinical trial in San Francisco. (Overall, the trial enrolled nearly 45,000 participants from South Africa, Latin America, and the United States.) The bottom line: No experience is universal. She also took care to emphasize that no matter the side effects, the vaccines are life-saving—and each of the vaccines we have is highly effective for people in every age group.
Here are some of the other key takeaways from our conversation:
Side effects are normal. They can indicate your body is working to protect you.
When you get a COVID vaccine, it instructs your body how to produce what’s called an antigen, in this case, “a foreign protein from a virus,” Tien explains. Any fever or fatigue you might feel shortly after getting vaxxed is a side effect of your immune system revving up to fight the foreign antigen. Then, over the course of a week or two, your body will produce immune cells that “remember” the foreign protein and will protect you if you were to ever see that protein again—for instance, with the real deal, SARS-CoV-2.
“Your immune system is kind of like an army,” Tien says. “With the first dose, you’re trying to bring the troops, they’re finding out, who’s that foreign enemy that we’re trying to target? And now with the second one, everyone’s ready to go.”
That’s why, for many people, the second dose brings on worse side effects. The second round of immune cells “are just coming into play,” Tien says. She also notes that some people may not experience side effects with the second dose, and that is perfectly normal, too. (Case in point: After getting the second Moderna shot, Tien says that she herself didn’t really have “any symptoms at all.”)
Some COVID survivors have reported harsher vaccine side effects with the first dose.
In a small study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, published in the New England Journal of Medicine last week, researchers analyzed data from 230 people surveyed after they received the first shot of either the Moderna or Pfizer COVID vaccine. People who’d had a coronavirus infection prior to the shot were more likely to report side effects like fatigue, headache, chills, fever, muscle pain, and joint pain after receiving one dose.
The reason, explains Tien, is pretty similar to the reason why reactions to the second vaccine dose are often stronger: “For people who may have had COVID in the past, their body now has recognized that foreign enemy,” and is ready to fight it off, she says. “It’s the same concept, your body—your troops—are ready to go.”
But! If you’ve had COVID, don’t let the possibility of harsher side effects stop you from getting vaccinated. “At this point, people believe that the vaccine actually generates a stronger immune response than having natural infection,” Tien notes, “which is why we still recommend the vaccine in people that we know have had a COVID infection.”
In general, young people are reporting more side effects than older folks. They can thank their strong immune systems.
While Tien says she’s seen a wide variety of mild responses to the vaccine, across all ages, data from Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, and Janssen/Johnson & Johnson broadly show that young people are more likely to experience side effects than people in older age groups. In Johnson & Johnson’s trial, for instance, about 45 percent of people 60 and up reported any “systemic” reaction to the vaccine—system-wide side effects like fatigue, headache, or fever—while about 62 percent of people in the younger age group reported any systemic reaction. The same trend was true of “local reactions,” like pain at the site of injection. Researchers saw similar results with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. (Each of the clinical trials analyzed their data a little bit differently. For instance, while Johnson & Johnson’s older age group includes people 60 and up, Pfizer’s is people 56 and up, and Moderna’s is 65 and up.)
It’s unclear why some people experience side effects while others don’t. But in general, Tien says, “as you age, your immune system is waning, so it’s not as strong. So it’s like those immune cells as troops are getting old and tired. But for young people, they have a very intact immune response.”
If you don’t experience side effects, that’s also normal! Not having side effects does not mean you are unprotected.
Let’s say the vaccine doesn’t kick your ass—are you still protected? Most likely, yes. While mild side effects can indicate your body is working to protect you, they are not a requirement for immunity.
For one thing, consider the clinical trials: Of the tens of thousands of participants who participated, many did not experience any systemic side effects, especially those in the older age groups. Yet, each of the three vaccines protected the majority of participants, in every age group, from hospitalization and death.
If you don’t feel terrible, “don’t worry” Tien says. “Your immune response, most likely, is working.”
Even with possible side effects, the COVID vaccine is way, WAY better—and way different—than getting a severe COVID infection.
If you take one thing away from this article, know that when you get your vaccine, you are not experiencing a COVID infection, even if a few of the symptoms may be similar. “The vaccine is not a live virus,” Tien says, “so it is only helping your body’s immune response to a foreign enemy. But the enemy is never going to be able to cross the line and cause an actual infection.”
For young people who aren’t sure the side effects are worth the trouble, Tien offers two reasons why getting vaccinated is crucial: First, on an individual level, “COVID is definitely not benign” in young people. “There are young people and children who have gone on to develop very bad disease,” she says. “And now, we’re very worried about the long-term clinical effects of COVID.” Adverse COVID symptoms “may be lower in young people or children,” she adds, “but it’s not zero.” And second, on a public health level, “the more all of us can get vaccinated, the more we can, hopefully, get back to the life we once knew.”


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Cultural association of Douliana
Cultural & Educational Association of Tsivara
With 12,800 inhabitants, 40% non-greek immigrants, the community has a diversity of life experiences, economic status, cultures and languages. With limited opportunities for effective engagement at civic level, it lacks cohesion between communities and democratic representation.
We will support co-production between residents of activities promoting cultural understanding and tolerance, and develop an effective community engagement forum promoting civic decision making and community cohesion.
Municipality of Apokoronas, regional unit of Chania in Crete island, Greece
We aim to tackle the fear,stereotypes,disconnection&cultural misunderstandings that exist between different sections of the community that hinder the integration of immigrants into the existing rural community,create increasing economic disparities&prevent access to cross cultural opportunities that would enhance the lived experience&environment of the locality.The existing separation of communities&lack of opportunities or willingness for cultural interchange prevents a coordinated&cooperative approach to civic engagement,the development of a thriving interdependent civic society&an inability for policymakers&decision makers to have active&meaningful dialogue with the wider community on topics of community wide interest e.g.environment,cultural services,health&social care.
We’ll target individual communities: elderly Greek native born to the region,working age adults born locally or relocated from elsewhere in Greece who often work in low paid employment in agriculture or tourism;immigrant populations who have retired to the area & who own their own homes,75% being British citizens,but also German,French & Chinese communities;& a sizeable & increasing community of Greek & non-Greek digital workers who live in the area but whose employment is elsewhere.Whilst each community has its own experiences & no individual community has unique or homogeneous needs within it,anecdotal evidence indicates some shared challenges between communities such as loneliness & isolation of older people,lack of access to cultural & employment opportunities or affordable housing.
Identify&interview separate key groups, giving voice to grievances&areas of concern without risk of offence between groups.
Hold nonviolent communication circles for each target group to help connect with their unmet needs & identify desired outcomes of community integration.
Help plan,organise & co-produce with community groups inclusive community building activities/events,to run throughout the year,in thematic fields of interest e.g. introducing their culture,environmental issues, cooking/eating together, hiking or learning history of the region,cleaning the coastline from garbage etc., aiming to address the identified needs & outcomes.
Select an equal number from individual groups to create a mixed community volunteer led Community & Civic Engagement group who will be provided with capacity building,training & support to play an on-going liaison role between community groups,associations & civil leaders & empowered through agreed democratic procedures with the local municipality to disseminate information between the community & local leaders/decision makers.
Work collaboratively with the group & communities they represent to identify further opportunities for cultural & community exchange e.g. community festival/exhibition, volunteer time bank, community tool library, devise and promote Welcoming Tooolkit etc.
Open source reporting to share learning with others.
The local community will report:
A better shared understanding of and willingness to actively engage with other community groups within the local area.
Improved opportunities for cross-cultural exchange and engagement
Increased awareness of arts and cultural events
More active communities and improved community cohesion
Increased knowledge of democratic processes and opportunities for effective civic engagement
Feeling more empowered to influence local decision making through united voices and collaboration with other community stakeholders
Establishment of a whole community representative Community and Civic Engagement Group with agreed procedures for promoting and supporting effective civic consultation with decision makers.
The project will identify the existing barriers to active citizenship that exist in specific communities e.g.lack of understanding of bureaucracy,institutions,systems&procedures, economic deprivation,cultural knowledge,lack of trust or feelings of safety etc.Having identified the barriers,it will in collaboration with community groups&key stakeholders,develop a delivery plan of action orientated activities,information sharing&support through participatory community events that address areas of concern&remove perceived barriers to active social&political engagement or participation.It will also work directly with political&civil leaders to develop procedures for promoting civic exchange of ideas&developing communication channels to promote citizenship accountability&civic responsibility.
We are locals from the area united by a desire to create a more collaborative active community&promote civic engagement to improve local decision making.
Dimitris Kotzabasakis: a leading representative of the voluntary sector&Secretary of lead organisation.
Stella Aggelaki: experienced facilitator with community groups&cooperatives on issues regarding social solidarity,economic development,non-violent&inclusive communication&promotion of Sociocracy principles.
Stella Koukougianni: experienced&qualified in Non-Violent Communication&passionate about facilitating events that cultivate skills to promote meaningful communication&deep human connection.
Rob Hamilton: experienced community sector executive, Body Psychotherapist&co-founder of Conscious Crete community group.
Funding requested from Civic Europe
Personnel 15.000 €
Travel 1.000 €
Project management, administration and logistics 6.000 €
Events/workshops/seminars 9.000 €
Publications 500 €
Video 3.000 €
Brochure 500 €
We welcome all feedback on our idea, including the risks others may anticipate, potential mitigating factors we can employ or recommended steps to help us achieve our goals.