PART 7 | JEFFERSON PARISH (Grand Isle, Lafitte, Marrero, Barataria, etc.) | 9/7/21 PRESS REL | UN2CT

View my video: Grand Isle & Jefferson Parish recovery & assistance in Sept 2021. 

PART 7 | JEFFERSON PARISH (Grand Isle, Lafitte, Marrero, Barataria, etc.) | 9/7/21 PRESS REL | UN2CT

OVERVIEW 

PRIORITY: REMOVING POLES

& WIRES & Concentrating on the 50 Main  Line Breaks from LAFITTE TO GRAND ISLE.

• ¹ADVISORY BY PUBLIC WORKS (J.P.):

LIMIT WATER USAGE, e.g. when washing clothes & showering. Try to be conservative until the SEWAGE SYSTEM IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL 

~WATER BOILING ADVISORY for the E BANK has ceased.

blueroof.us

• ¹BLUE ROOF PROGRAM - Blueroof.us (Army Corps of Engineers Program) providing roof sheets services. 14,000 JP residents have signed up already. Call 1-888-766-3258.

• BUSINESS RESOURCES

¹JEDCO. 

~Biz Owners Needing to Utilize Internet, Air, Handle Business, Can Visit

JEDCO (call 1st, make reservations).

~JEDCO will host a WEBINAR THURS, SEPT 9, 2021, 10:30 a.m. re: FEMA & SBA LOANS.

• ¹CURFEW (J.P.): Extended through Fri, 9/10/21, 6a - 6p. This may continue after that date. Listen for press releases after 9/10. Curfews are in place to deter looting while so many evacuees are away. Once more power is restored, this will change.

• 680 EVACUEES SHELTERED (in state facilities) being moved on 9/9/21 back to Jefferson Parish. Each evacuee will assess whether their home is livable; &, if not, they will be brought to shelters managed by RED CROSS.

• ELECTRICITY

60% POWER OUTAGE IN JEFFERSON PARISH.

•¹• ¹FEMA OFFICIAL WEBSITE IS: disaster assistance.gov.¹

• ¹FEMA PHONE NUMBER: 1 (800) 621-3362.¹

²"FEMA HOSTS DRIVE-UP REGISTRATION INTAKE CENTER at the Jefferson Parish Health Unit –1855 Ames Blvd, Marrero, LA 70072 – seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.  Bring INS PAPERS.

• ¹INSURANCE QUESTIONS CALL: 1 (800)  259-5300.¹

• FIRE DEPT 9/7/21 REPORT (J.P.) 

~No Standing Fires. 

~DAILY provision of 1 oxygen tank per person, at local fire stations until power is restored. WEST BANK FIRE STATIONS ARE OPEN.

~W BANK FIRE STATIONS are OPEN.

~CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING has gone down, partly due to less generators being place indoors w/some ppl having restored electricity: also detectors are being distributed.

•¹LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT (R.P.). Curfew extended. Asking the public to report crimes. Law Enforcement has obtained property retrieved from burglars & looters. If you are an evacuee & learn your home has been burglarized, you are urged to report that. This will help the burglary dept piece together other crimes that may be related to yours.

NOTE: ¹The NAT'L GUARD also has been patrolling the Jefferson Parish area.

• ¹MILITARY LAFITTE ONE-WAY BRIDGE OPENING WED, 9/8/21.

• ¹ NAT'L GUARD 

 PROVIDING SECURITY PATROLS, MEALS, EQUIPMENT, & SUPPLIES (as well as, constructing Lafitte Military, One-Way Bridge).

• 7 NURSING HOME LICENSES REVOKED. 

If you are seeking the whereabouts of your loved one, CALL 1-800-755-5175 or DIAL 211.

• ¹PUBLIC WORKS REPORT 9/7/21 (J.P.).

PUBLIC WORKS working 12 hr shifts, 9 DAYS IN A ROW.

∆ (SEE WATER ADVISORY AT TOP OF THIS PAGE).

∆ LANDFILL

~60 RUNNING TRUCKS.

 ~3 DROP OFF LOCATIONS. Lapalco & Wall Blvds, David Dr.

∆ ROADS

~MOST ROADS CLEANED UP (excluding downed poles & wires). BASINS & MEDIANS CLEANING. STREET Sweeper Machines should begin soon.

~DRAINAGE DOWN IN LAFITTE & BARATARIA.

~STREET LIGHTS ON IN SOME PLACES (35%). 53 out of 155.

∆ WATER LINES over 50 need work. PUMPS (65% of system working), SEWER, UPTAKES (VIew Vid or Link 1 for that full & lengthy PUBLIC WORKS JP REPORT).

∆ SOME DAMAGED WATER TANKS.

∆ WATER TREATMENT PLANTS WORKING NORMALLY.

NOTE: PLS REVIEW THE WWLTV VID LINK 1 below (see MIDWAY), for that extensive public works report.

• • ¹TRANSIT LIFELINE free fare during the restoration period.

8:30-4 pm MON-SAT.

ROUTES:  e1 veteran, e2 airlines, e3 kennel local, w1 Avondale, w3 lapalco, w10 Huey p long.¹

²"For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net.  Follow the Parish on Facebook, Twitter &Instagram (@JeffParishGov) or by texting JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777."²

• ¹&²DONATIONS TO: jeffparish.net

SOURCES

¹WWLTV 9/7/21 PRESS RELEASE 

"Jefferson Parish update on Hurricane Ida recovery"

²JEFFERSON PARISH NEWS RELEASE 9/7/21 SITE

³ BLUE ROOF PROGRAM

⁴ JEDCO.ORG

⁵UPI article 9/8/21

"Louisiana revokes nursing home licenses after 7 residents die amid Hurricane Ida"

⁶ BOB DEAN owner of 7 REVOKED NURSING HOMES LISTED & LINKED

A QUICK, RELIABLE FIX FOR GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES IN 2021

Check out "Antivirus & Virus Cleaner, Applock, Clean, Booster"

Installed Antivirus & Virus Cleaner, Applock, Clean, Booster app an hour ago on 9/2/21 on my phone, and already my app lock situation is better and my Play Store Services is now acting normal. 

Also, my apps had been showing last week accessive mbs in many apps' sizes & that has bern been remedied, as well...just by using this app's scanner & app lock. Awesome!!! 

But, the app scan never showed any viruses, even though this app fixed multiple issues, without notification that it resolved issues.

I am not complaining, because now I do not have to factory reset.

I had tried different apps to repair Google Play Services, but none could tackle the issue I experienced in August 2021, e.g.

My GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES was force stopped & disabled with NO WAY TO RESET IT. When I tried to uninstall/reinstall, the app at GOOGLE PLAY STORE, it only showed a button to DEACTIVATE. I couldn't deactivate because GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES is a device administrator. Every attempt I made to remove it as a device administrator was futile, while actively creating a new situation. Whenever I tried clearing the app's cache & data, ALL PERMISSIONS for the app would click back ON, e.g. microphone, body sensor, etc.

Had to share this app! I noted multiple ppl at GOOGLE PLAY STORE in the app's reviews had GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES issues.

The email ALONE provided on that GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES app on GOOGLE PLAY STORE is not monitored, per GOOGLE. After GOOGLE emailed that notification, GOOGLE gave me the Google support address, which is not live chat but mostly leading to their forum for solutions.So, it makes you feel helpless when you can't reach an app's live support team or when you can't get email response other than an automated email. 

But, another option I could have taken was to do a live chat at GOOGLE PLAY STORE about the GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES app. I did get support from GOOGLE in the past through that option, re another app. 

I also checked online fixes for GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES & found alot of info on releases. 

I had recently received an update on my device in late August, which had not corrected my Google Play Services issues. So, I did not find much usefulness from the online search for fixes.

Hope this helps you if you are having similar issues.

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PART 2, 8/30 IDA SEARCH & AFTERMATH | AUG 31, 2021 REPORT | UN2CT

PART 2, 8/30 IDA SEARCH & AFTERMATH | AUG 31, 2021 REPORT | UN2CT. Edited 11/12/21 (not updated).

See UN2CT video on the PART 2 IDA AFTERMATH 

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SEE WWLTV'S 8/31/21 IDA UPDATES

⁶ HURRICANE IDA IS THE 5TH LARGEST  STORM TO HIT THE MAINLAND (⁶per CNBC)
and
⁸THE 2ND STRONGEST HURRICANE TO HIT LOUISIANA (⁸per CBS).

⁶ Per Shepherd Smith, per CNBC, 8-30-21, stated there were 4900 Natl Guards Troops & 900 members from search & rescue crews from across the country assisting in the after IDA AFTERMATH. Louisiana deployed 1600 for search & rescue efforts.⁶

⁸ PER CBS NEWS 8/30/21 NIGHTLY NEWS, 800 rescues occurred on 8/30.

• ⁶ Millions were w/o power in MS & LA, with most of New Orleans blacked out since the evening of Aug 29th, 1M ppl.⁶
•
¹New Orleans City-Wide Blackout at nightfall occurred on 8/29/30 and the City Began Using Backup Generators.

⁶The 8 power feed lines into New Orleans were in the Mississippi River complicating power restoration.

⁶ In AL, MS, LA, many were without power, cell service, and/or clean water service.

⁶Per CNBC on 8/30/21, the 911 system was also down in New Orleans & Jefferson Parish.

• As of 8/31/21, the death count by Hurricane IDA was 2, per CBS NEWS.

Some areas had up to 4 feet of water, per ⁸CBS NIGHTLY NEWS, 8/30/21.

Some reports stated New Orleans had a self-contained water pump system that was not effected by the power outages on 8/29/21 in New Orleans, LA.

⁷RESCUE TEAMS used heavy transportation vehicles, as well, as helicopters & boats to assist in their operations⁷.

• A Levee Overflow on Aug 29 occurred and not a levee failure (as some reported). On Aug 30, Out-of-State Crews Began Assisting in the Boat Rescues Searching For Stranded Residents in JEFFERSON PARISH.

  • ⁶In Jefferson Parish, Lafitte was being reported with the HIGHEST FLOOD LEVELS in 34 years stranding 500 residents, (who waited on 8/30/21, for rescue boats organized to pick them up & drop them off at shelters.⁶
  •
• ³RED CROSS OUT-OF-STATE CREWS came to Louisiana on 8/30/21, per one report.
•
• ⁷ Lafitte was de-electrified, cutting off all power, so the flooded city's damaged power lines couldn't electrocute residents.

• ⁶ The good news is that the $12B to rebuild New Orleans' levee system actually held up during IDA's fury on 8/29/21;⁶ although there were damages to businesses, trees, & cars with a city-wide blackout.

Curfews (dusk to dawn) were announced 8/29/21 & 8/30/21 for some areas of Louisiana, due to downed power lines, flooded roads, and debris blocking roads.

SOURCES

¹ "NBC News Special Report: Ida causes massive power outages along Gulf Coast"
https://youtu.be/ps9h1CWytAw

² START (TOP SCARY IDA MOMENTS)
https://youtu.be/Eo8j2bl_bA8

³ PIX11 NEWS
LOCAL RED CROSS & OTHER OUT OF STATE CREWS COME TO LOUISIANA
https://youtu.be/KSwGYJ2jQS0

⁴ CRAZY WEATHER YT CHANNEL (photos)
"Apocalypse in the USA..."
https://youtu.be/Aai6b7z71Sw

⁵ List of Various Links W/IDA DAMAGES
A. KHOU 11, 8-30-21a.m.
https://youtu.be/bw2HNkN_3ok

⁶ CNBC TELEVISION (Shepherd on Rescue Team Numbers)
"IDA BECOMES 5TH..."
https://youtu.be/vQS_ege1xpo

⁷ NEWS4JAX
"1ST LOOK AT SOME OF HURRICANE IDA'S AFTERMATH"
https://youtu.be/IMrpXklLnJY

⁸ CBS NEWS NIGHTLY NEWS

⁹ CRAZY WEATHER (CW) photos

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AUG 27, 2021 & WEEKEND ALERTS | SPECIAL REPORT | UN2CT

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³DHS PUTS THE US ON HIGH ALERT FOR POSSIBLE DOMESTIC & FOREIGN TERRORIST ATTACKS,

• due to 2 bombings in AFGHANISTAN,
• due to the approaching 9/11 anniversary,
• due to covid mandate opposition,
• due to right wing extremist groups  re: Election 2020 results & reinstating Trump.

²FEMA PREPARES FOR HURRICANE IDA
¹"Eerily, Ida is forecast to strike southeast Louisiana on Sunday, August 29, the date of the 16th anniversary of when Katrina made landfall."

⁴ Mayor of New Orleans orders some evacuations for those outside the protection of the levee system.

HURRICANE IDA made landfall in CUBA, with 80 mph winds on August 27, 2021, and is expected to arrive in the Gulf of Mexico also on August 27, 2021.

IDA is expected to upgrade as a CAT4, with maximum 140 mph winds and likely to landfall New Orleans on Sunday, Aug 29 (Katrina anniversary). IDA is forecast to move through Baton Rouge & then onward through Mississippi.

SOURCES
¹ FOX BALTIMORE
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/ida-to-strike-louisiana-on-katrina-anniversary-maryland-impacts-possible

² AP (re FEMA)

³ NBC NEWS on DHS ALERTS

⁴ 10PHILADELPHIA

AND misc. online article & vid clips

AUG 27, 2021 & WEEKEND ALERTS | SPECIAL REPORT | UN2CT

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WHAT IS LONG COVID? | UNEED2CTHIS | AUG 26, 2021

LONG COVID is also referred to as ²“POST-ACUTE SEQUELAE of Covid-19."

²"Long COVID refers to unexplained symptoms that are usually in younger people and usually people who didn’t initially have to be in the hospital or weren’t severely sick with COVID."
[in teens to 50s]²

²"...symptoms that develop, generally speaking, at least four to eight weeks after the initial infection with COVID-19."

These LONG COVID symptoms include:

1. Debilitating FATIGUE

2. BRAIN FOG

3. LUNG DAMAGE

4. LOW BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN

5. RAPID HEARTBEATS

6. HEART INFLAMMATION

7. FLUID ACCUMULATION

8. LUNG SCARRING

¹Some LONG COVIDs end up needing oxygen tanks due to the lung damage.

¹The good news is that LONG COVIDS with heart inflammation often recover from that symptom after being administered multiple medications, which can be discontinued.

SOURCES
¹"FULL INTERVIEW: Houston-area doctor discusses long COVID Syndrome"

² HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL 

WHAT IS LONG COVID? | UNEED2CTHIS | AUG 26, 2021

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HOW ARE CHILDREN IMPACTED DURING DEVELOPMENTAL YEARS IF ISOLATED WITH ANIMALS?

VIEW THE 60 MINUTES AU VIDEO AT: CHILDREN RAISED BY ANIMALS

 A SOCIAL ANALYSIS OF ABANDONED CHILDREN & ABILITY OR INABILITY TO PERFORM LANGUAGE. 2019. The attached video was in regard to Child Neglect especially during developmental years when a caregiver or parent is responsible for a child's welfare. The video shows how that development is negatively impacted when a young child has little human interaction &/or interaction mainly with animals during developmental years.  

One child was neglected at 3 years of age and lived with canines adopting their behaviors, e.g. barking, walking on all fours (crawling vs standing), etc. 

A study of a toddler interacting with an ape revealed the ape took on human behavior, but as did the child adopting ape behaviors. There are other case studies mentioned on the video.  

Per one scientists involved in these types of studies, children have difficulty performing language, if they are not taught by 5 yrs old age, as something happens to the brain when a child is deprived of human interaction. They might learn words but words are not sentences. Sentences must be taught for language, but can these types of extreme neglected children learn after 5 years of age to speak? The girl who was rescued from the pack of dogs did learn language. Her rehabilitation and growth led her back to visit her family, willing to forgive them. 

https://youtu.be/nv3ocntSSUU

THINGS TO DO FOR FUN

GIF THINGS TO DO FOR FUN

by DPearce. Edited 8/26/21

Things to do just for fun 

EXCERPTS Link 2 (with other links & our suggestions [] in brackets)

  

• Kite Flying  

• Trip to the Museum  

• Peruse a second-hand shop  

• Trip to an Art Gallery  

• Attend a theatre show.  

• Trip to an amusement park  

• Attend a concert  

• Visit a zoo or animal shelter  

• Spend the day at the beach  

• Go see a movie  

• [ Watch Movies Via Your Phone or PC.  

There are a number of online movie/tv providers & some have apps for phones.

Watch The Bachelorette on Tubi:   ]

• Volunteer (at a shelter, old folks home, etc)  

• Fruit picking (strawberries, blueberries, apples, etc)  

• Explore a corn maze  

• [An Expedition Game] e.g. THE LOST CITY, *a calming, excellently designed expedition game!*   ]  

[.THE LOST SHIP lite (free)   ]  

• Read  

• Spa Night  

• Skipping rocks  

• [.Walk the Block, Do Stretches. 

 Being outdoors provides us with Vitamin D. ]  

• Puzzle building  

• Sudoku  

*[Free SUDOKU at GOOGLE PLAY STORE:  ]*  

• Crossword puzzles  

• Word searches  

• [Codewords  ]  

• Chess  

• Checkers  

• Scrabble  [CLASSIC WORDS on GPSTORE is very similar ]

• Card games  

• Create card pyramids  

• Jenga  

• Dominoes  

• Learn to meditate  

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* ( What to do in DC on Labor Day in 2020)*  

 

**DISCLAIMER**: *I do not get compensation by referencing the apps linked. I have used them & find them enjoyable.*  

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¹ 

NEPTUNE -- The Blue Planet

NEPTUNE 411

¹ 101 VIDEO (NAT'L GEO 2019)  

You will need a strong telescope to see Planet Neptune, stargazers! Although, a mere tiny, blue speck is likely the most you will be able to make of it. That's because the blue planet is so far from Earth. 

The attached 2019 Nat'l Geographic video  has interesting facts and great clips about Neptune. A real must see! ¹Highlights: • The planet has winds so turbulent, they break the sound barrier. • It has a 165 year orbit around the sun, • and 40 Earth years per season. • Neptune is cold, dark, and icy.  • 6 rings encircle the planet and some have ring arcs. • There are 14 known Neptune moons.

²**"Neptune** is
• the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System.
• In the Solar System, it is the fourth-largest planet by diameter,
• the third-most-massive planet,
• and the densest giant planet.
• Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth, slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus.
Orbital period: 165 years  

Distance from Sun: 2.793 billion mi  

Length of day: 0d 16h 6m  

Radius: 15,299 mi

Moons: [Triton][], [Hippocamp][], [Proteus][], [Sao][], [Thalassa][], [Nereid][], [Galatea][], [Despina][], [Larissa][], [More][] ²

³"Colors: The color of Neptune is a bright azure blue. During its flyby in 1989, NASA's Voyager 2 revealed the bright blue color, different from the pale blue color of Uranus. universetoday.com"

⁴ "September 11 - Neptune at Opposition. The blue giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long. This is the best time to view and photograph Neptune. Due to its extreme distance from Earth, it will only appear as a tiny blue dot in all but the most powerful telescopes." ⁴

*~Bibliography~*  

¹ NAT'L GEOGRAPHIC NEPTUNE 2019 VIDEO   

² Wikipedia NEPTUNE

³universetoday.com

⁴ SEASKY 

ABOUT THE US STIMULUS 2020CHECK

  WHO GETS A STIMULUS CHECK & WHEN?
$1,200 to most American adults.  Per my understanding, Americans making over $75,000 can expect a lesser check .
**Use this stimulus check calculator to determine what you could receive.**
Even retirees on Social Security are expected to receive a check.

This is a one-time stimulus check. Americans with direct deposit can expect a check earlier & possibly in 2 weeks from the date the bill passed, per the article, while others can expect their check in 3 weeks to 4 MOS.

BUT, history lessons from 2001, 2003, 2008 show delays of stimulus checks up to 3 MOS.

The government uses your 2019 taxpayer info or 2018 if no 2019 was filed.  Due to retirees on Social Security who often do not file annual taxes, SS statements on file for 2019 will be used.

Note: Freelancers/Small Biz Owners may be eligible for unemployment, under this new stimulus bill. Unemployment checks will be extended, as well.

UPDATE:

March 29, 2020, email from a GA. politician, Austin Scott. EXCERPTS:

Agriculture: $9.5B to the Agriculture Secretary to “prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus by providing support for agricultural producers including producers of specialty crops, producers that supply local food systems, including farmers markets, restaurants, and schools, and livestock producers, including dairy producers.” Businesses: The bill establishes a fully refundable tax credit for businesses of all size that are closed or distressed to help them keep workers on the payroll. The goal is to get those employees hired back or put on paid furlough to make sure they have jobs to return. The credit covers up to 50 percent of payroll on the first $10,000 of compensation, including health benefits, for each employee. For employers with more than 100 full-time employees, the credit is for wages paid to employees when they are not providing services because of the coronavirus. Eligible employers with 100 or fewer full-time employees could use the deduction even if they aren't closed. Food Assistance: $15.81B for Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) contingency fund, $8.8 billion to give schools more flexibility to provide meals for students, and $450M for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). Hospitals and Community Health Centers: $100 billion for hospitals responding to the coronavirus and $1.32 billion in immediate additional funding for community centers that provide health care services. Individual Recovery Rebates: All U.S. residents with adjusted gross income up to $75,000 ($150,000 married), who are not a dependent of another taxpayer and have a work eligible social security number, are eligible for a $1,200 ($2,400 married) rebate. In addition, they are eligible for an additional $500 per child. This is true even for those who have no income, as well as those whose income comes entirely from non-taxable means-tested benefit programs, such as SSI benefits. For the vast majority of Americans, no action on their part will be required in order to receive a rebate check as IRS will use a taxpayer’s 2019 tax return, if filed, or in the alternative their 2018 return. This includes many low-income individuals who file a tax return in order to take advantage of the refundable Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. The rebate amount is reduced by $5 for each $100 that a taxpayer’s income exceeds the phase-out threshold. The amount is completely phased-out for single filers with incomes exceeding $99,000, $146,500 for head of household filers with one child, and $198,000 for joint filers with no children Insurance Coverage: The bill requires all private insurance plans to cover COVID-19 treatments and vaccine and makes all coronavirus tests free. Medical Equipment: $16 billion to the Strategic National Stockpile to increase availability of equipment, including ventilators and masks. Rural Businesses: $20.5M to the Business and Industry Loan Guarantee program to provide guarantees to loans made by private lenders to rural businesses, similar to SBA loans for rural communities. Small Businesses: $10 billion for grants of up to $10,000 to provide emergency funds for small businesses to cover immediate operating costs and $350 billion for the SBA to provide loans of up to $10 million per business. Any portion of that loan used to maintain payroll, keep workers on the books or pay for rent, mortgage and existing debt could be forgiven, provided workers stay employed through the end of June. Temporary Student Loan Relief: All loan and interest payments would be deferred through Sept. 30 without penalty to the borrower for all federally owned student loans. Vaccines and Tests: $11 billion for diagnostics, treatments and vaccines and $80 million for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prioritize and expedite approval of new drugs. HERE TO HELP As always, my staff and I are here to help. If you need assistance with a federal agency or have comments or concerns to share with me, please do not hesitate to call my Warner Robins, Tifton, or Washington, D.C. offices. You can also contact me or a member of my staff on my website by clicking here. Sincerely,  Austin Scott Member of Congress Social Media Corner: Offices: Tifton (229) 396-5175 Warner Robins (478) 971-1776 Washington, D.C. (202) 225-6531 Coronavirus: You can find the latest updates on the coronavirus at Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).  The State of Georgia has set up a hotline that Georgians can call with questions – (844) 442-2681. Top News: “Opinion: The emphasis a pandemic places on immigrants in our midst” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Last week, Scott and U.S. Rep. Doug Collins very politely wrote Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to express “concern over inadvertent delays in processing H-2 agricultural guest workers.” CLICK TO READ. "Rep. Austin Scott releases statement, breakdown of Coronavirus stimulus package" (WALB) On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the stimulus package, which was amended by the U.S. Senate earlier this week. CLICK TO READ.

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Creating Tissue in Space

WHY ARE THERE BIOPRINTING FACTORIES AT THE SPACE STATION?
Believe-it-or-not, there are advantages to BIOPRINTING in space due to the lack of gravity. Who would have thought organ donations could be upstaged by organ generation in manufacturing facilities in space! The future looks rad. To learn more, visit Heart Tissue 3D Printed at the Space Station.
 

CALM DURING STORMS

11/27/19 Thanksgiving Day. by DPearce © 2019. Edited 8/26/21.

 The Eye of the Storm.

 I woke up one morning (no kidding) with the words, "the eye of the storm" showing up in my brain. So, I jumped online to see if there was any news re: the eye of the storm. It piqued my interest. 

Well, boy, I am really glad I went with my intuitions, because I've learned so much by just following those inner messages.

The online search for "the eye of the storm" pulled up the following video. The entire search page was all about this music video!
.

 It was like, honestly, the only thing that would come up... but nothing about hurricanes, cyclones, typhoons, nor tornadoes, nor about twisters, dirt devils, or the like! 

So, I checked out the video. Wow. What an unexpected message of hope about going through a storm in life. 

The storm always passes by, but did you know that inside the storm's eye, it is a very calm zone?

*"The **eye** is a region of mostly calm weather at the center of strong tropical cyclones. ...It is surrounded by the eyewall, a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather and highest winds occur."* 

Eye (cyclone) - Wikipedia

So, while the storm rages (such as problems we face), we must time out and find ways to calm ourselves. Some people find peace through their faith, like the musician on this video. But, we can also find a number of other ways to stay calm. 

As we are the pilots of our own bodies, fly high with endorphin-raising, feel good, buzz foods; or spend some quality time in nature drinking in more electrons that help restore our cells. Just looking at a nature photo can give us a sense of calm.

Find ways to activate your calm so you can get through the storms of life, that are inevitable.

It is called SELF-HELP. In that type of reading, we can get good tips on self-discipline, but also can gain insight on what is happening in our minds and bodies. 

Learning to be calm in stressful situations takes practice. If you have been stressed daily for months, stress hormones may be on overload. Your physician can help you with a fast calmer. But, if you are like alot of people, you may not want prescribed antidepressants or endorphin boosterd. There are online natural serotonin enhancers that some people find helpful. 

The important thing is to do something when you know you have lost your ability to stay calm. 

A change in environment might be necessary or distancing from a toxic relationship. 

Find positive ways to restore you back to a happy place.

 

Hubble 2019 Results

HUBBLE FINDINGS

by DPearce © Nov. 26, 2019.  

INTRO

Hubble is still going strong 30 years on & expected to continue through 2030s.

HIGHLIGHTS (Nov 2019 Video)

Hubble Records:

1. An asteroid (2876 Gault) in the asteroid belt appearing as a comet w/tail. Actually, the sun's radiation is thought to be the force pushing the asteroid to speed up in orbit, due to an effect in space that, theoretically, occurs in certain conditions involving irregular space objects.
2. JUPITER's mass effected one asteroid & part of why the asteroid impacted the planet. View the video for more details.
3. Read more about Jupiter's Mass at this great article. (Universe Today). excerpts: "It would take 318 times Earth’s mass to equal Jupiter’s. Jupiter is 2.5 times more massive than all of the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is actually so massive that if it gained much more mass it would shrink."
4. Hubble revealed what looked like a comet but ended up being 2 colliding asteroids and as they broke apart from impact, a comet like tail of debris followed.
5. NASA is using the reflected light off of our moon to view Venus better.

Shapes Study

GEOMETRICS & SHAPE LESSONS  by DPearce © 2019. Edited 8/26/21.

NOVEMBER SHAPE LESSONS

  Listed Below:

#shapelesson1, GEOMETRIC & ORGANIC.  #shapelesson2, 3D FUNDAMENTAL SHAPES. #shapelesson3a, RHOMBUS. #shapelesson3b, QUADRILATERALS. etc.  
SOUND IN ART - CHLADNI. #shapelessonA

NOVEMBER SHAPE LESSONS

OCTOBER DIY FESTIVITY IDEAS

Here are a few ideas I found you might want to use for your October celebration. 

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BUTTERFLY TUTORIAL FACE PAINTING. Highlights: Outline the butterfly in blue. Blend another shade of blue. Note: or choose colors that match the clothing your face canvas is wearing. Add purple. Add dry glitter to wet face paint. Add florescent lipstick.

 USE CHAMPAGNE PLASTIC GLASSES. Fill with candy, topped with a cupcake. Add a decorative placemat under each for your party guests table settings or cluster several in the center as a table centerpiece.

Find more creative masks here.
MASK IDEAS ON PINTEREST

Happy Hosting at Your FESTIVITY, This Season. BTW, when I was a child (60s-70s), Halloween was safe! I could roam my entire city with friends Halloween night trick or treating without incident. It wasn't until cults and sadistic people began dosing candies and harming kids with blades in candied apples when Halloween took a really bad turn in America. Many people in the South no longer celebrate traditional Halloween, but have found creative replacement sites for kids to still enjoy an October FESTIVITY without gory costumes or exposure to the dangers of receiving  candy from residential strangers. Special Halloween events have popped up in malls, clubs, churches, neighborhood centers, & recreation centers for kids to visit during Halloween; some allow Trick or Treating. Halloween use to be about homemade costumes and kids walking their neighborhood to get candy treats. By DPEARCE © 2019.

Per "HALLOWEEN HAS CHANGED...", "Significant shifts in the holiday can be dated to the... '80s, when there were widely publicized scares about razor blades in apples and doctored treats. Our message to youngsters was no longer that the neighborhood is safe to roam about in.

To protect children, parents joined their youngsters walking the streets, and soon they joined in dressing up themselves. Appropriate-sized costumes for them appeared and are purchased at a variety of places, including shops dedicated solely to Halloween costumes."

AGRICULTURE REGENERATION

This Summary by DPearce © Sept 29, 2019. (The attached video lecture really gets interesting midway til the end). Overview: It was thought at one time that deherding lands would prevent desertation, but has proven to be the opposite. Also, grasslands are now purported as the way to store carbon likened as rainforests. Grazing herds on grasslands are the gist of the video's message, as a natural means in upgrading drylands & containing carbon. Current methods involve setting fires to crops, which release excess carbon and are contributing to global warming; furthermore, the soils are being overworked and more dry grasslands are appearing when herds were removed.

A timelapsed demonstration shows before/after clips how moving grazing cattle & goat herds were strategically placed on dry zones needing revitalization. The lecturer explains how natural compost is being generated. Supposedly, a crucial natural method vs typical methods of field fires set after harvest each year.

 Note, outside sources in opposition say there should be less herds, while promoting to eat less red meats, due to herd methane releases their contribution on global warming.

Listed below is the particulars on just how much damage cattle methane impacts the environment and why deherding was previously suggested (as well as, in err, as a way thought to  prevent drylands or overgrazing).
TimeForChange.org Are cows the cause of global warming?
"A cow does on overage release between 70 and 120 kg of Methane per year. Methane is a greenhouse gas like carbon dioxide (CO2). But the negative effect on the climate of Methane is 23 times higher than the effect of CO2." 

But, I must mention there is research & biotech experiments conducted for engineering - breeding herds for the purpose of minimized methane releases to reduce cattle's mark on global warming. Potential for reduced methane from cows "ScienceDaily
Jul 8, 2019 · Summary: Scientists have shown it is possible to **breed cattle to reduce their methane emissions**. ... A single cow on average produces between 70 and 120 kg of methane per year and, worldwide, there are about 1.5 billion cattle."


Feeding cattle additive digesters is one way that some cattle farms are handling cattle methane emissions.

I found other videos online also about using moving, grazing herds for desertation. It WAS a surprising learn!

TYPHOON 411

SUPER TYPHOONS TIED TO GLOBAL WARMING.

At this educational YT video, by BLUE GLOBE CHANNEL, learn what energizes typhoons & super typhoons (e.g. warm oceans & wind stalls) and explains why cyclones, typhoons, & hurricanes (same type storms, labelled differently by region) spiral around, caused by Earth's movement on its axis.
Per James P. Kossin, NOAA Hurricane Expert & Co-author of a June 2018 study, titled,
"A global slow-down of tropical-cyclone translation speed"
"global warming makes the global atmospheric circulation slow down." 

 From a Separate Sept. 2019 Article 

Why Are Hurricanes Like Dorian Stalling, and Is Global Warming Involved?

we can understand how STALLED STORMS are tied to global warming, by studying different mechanisms in the tropics and mid-latitudes. Per James P. Kossin, NOAA Hurricane Expert & Co-author of the June 2018 study, "global warming makes the global atmospheric circulation slow down," Kossin explained how some scientists are in agreement that "the overall slowing of winds is at least partly due to rapid warming of the Arctic."  The temperature differences in the Arctic and the equator fuel winds. As the Arctic warms faster than lower latitudes, the contrast in temperatures decreases, but so are wind speeds.

Kossin continues, "Tropical translation speed has decreased globally by 10 per cent over the period 1949–2016... the increase in tropical cyclones stalling is a global trend" with magnitudal variations by region considered consistent with "expected changes in atmospheric circulation forced by anthropogenic emissions."

Summary

Basically, studies reveal jet stream changes, wind stalls being associated with the Arctic & Equator's contrasting temps, humans equated with global warming effecting the Artic meltdown,... all of which are fueling super storms in our seas.

ANTHROPOGENIC means:
Dictionary

an·thro·po·gen·ic

(chiefly of environmental pollution and pollutants) originating in human activity)

Anthropogenic Factors of the Environment. changes which influence the organic world and are introduced into nature by human activity. In reworking nature and adapting it to their own needs, people influence the lives of animals and plants by altering their habitats.

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Anthropogenic Factors of the Environment | Article about ...

(Learn also at this video about the deadly typhoon that hit Asia 2013, with 7500 fatalities).

These highlights provided by DPearce © 2019.

This blog post is a variation from a post by DPearce at:
WEATHER TOP WATCH found at:
https://mewe.com/p/weathertopwatchers