Coachella Valley Weekly - March 3 to March 9, 2022 Vol. 10 No. 51

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March 3 to March 9, 2022

BY CRYSTAL HARRELL

Coachella Valley Weekly (760) 501-6228

publisher@coachellavalleyweekly.com coachellavalleyweekly.com facebook.com/cvweekly twitter.com/cvweekly1 Publisher & Editor Tracy Dietlin Art Director Robert Chance Sales Team Kirby, Raymond Bill Club Crawler Nightlife Editor Phil Lacombe Head Music Writer Esther Sanchez Head Feature Writer Crystal Harrell Feature Writers Lisa Morgan, Rich Henrich, Heidi Simmons, Noe Gutierrez, Tricia Witkower Writers/Contributors: Robin Simmons, Rick Riozza, Eleni P. Austin, Craig Michaels, Janet McAfee, Bronwyn Ison, Haddon Libby, Sam DiGiovanna, Dale Gribow, Denise Ortuno Neil, Rob Brezny, Dr. Peter Kadile, Dee Jae Cox, Angela Romeo, Aaron Ramson, Lynne Tucker, Aimee Mosco, Michelle Anne Rizzio, Ruth Hill, Madeline Zuckerman Photographers Robert Chance, Laura Hunt Little, Chris Miller, Esther Sanchez Videographer Kurt Schawacker Website Editor Bobby Taffolla Distribution Phil Lacombe, William Westley

CONTENTS

LQ Arts Celebration.............................. 3-4 Theatre - Historic Plaza Theatre .............. 5 DJ Day ....................................................... 6 Club Crawler Nightlife ............................. 7 Consider This - Jay Byham ....................... 8 Society Scene - Stepping Out For COD 2022 at The McCallum Theatre ............ 9 Screeners................................................ 10 Desert Beer Company ............................ 11 The Vino Voice ....................................... 12 Pampered Palate - French Corner........ 13 Pet Place ............................................ 14-15

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s the cold of February comes to a close, early spring emerges with a season of new possibilities. Start the month off in the most artful way with the La Quinta Art Celebration from March 3-6 at the La Quinta Civic Center. As a community steeped in pride for the arts, the La Quinta Art Celebration features a trifecta of visual, performing, and culinary arts all at one event, sponsored by the City of La Quinta.

The four-day art event will be an outdoor showcase of 200 world-class, jury-selected artists hailing from 31 states and six countries to exhibit their original artworks. Their styles range from classical to whimsical and span 11 media categories including: 2D Mixed Media, 3D Mixed Media, Ceramics, Drawing & Pastel, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Painting, Photography, Sculpture and Wood.

The La Quinta Art Celebration will offer patrons a variety of upscale amenities that include live music, gourmet dining from popular local restaurants, and premium topshelf beverages.

There will also be an eclectic lineup of celebrated Southern California musicians to add the special touch of live music performances to complement the art experience.

Daily live entertainment will feature favorite local performers Scott Carter (10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Amphitheater stage) and Michael Anthony Gagliardi (10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Oasis Lounge). Headlining on the Amphitheater stage from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. are Southern California music legends Shaken Not Stirred on Friday, The Art of Sax on Saturday, and The Smooth Brothers on Sunday.

Although COVID mandates have changed since the beginning of this year, SCOPE

Events, LLC is committed to following all local and state coronavirus health & safety guidelines and will clearly communicate current requirements to ticket holders before the festival.

La Quinta Art Celebration is now ranked as the #1 Fine Art & Craft Event in the Nation

by Greg Lawler’s Art Fair SourceBook “Elite 10 Fine Art Events 2022”. The ranking is based on average sales as reported per fine art exhibitor as well as artist’s evaluation of the venue, sophistication of art patrons, artist’s amenities and overall experience at the event.

“We are delighted to be ranked #1. It further motivates us to continue producing a spectacular and fresh show. It is important to continue what is working well while enhancing each show with new creative elements” shared Event Producer, Paul Anderson.

The ranking of #1 in the Nation for both Fine Art and Fine Craft is significant for the La Quinta Art Celebration, seeing as this lofty goal was achieved with only producing two art events in the Coachella Valley—going beyond the expectations of Kat Hughes, the Event Director for SCOPE Events , LLC. Although SCOPE Events was striving for this achievement, it was thought it would take three years to be recognized and voted in the Top Ten Elite Art Events in the Nation.

“To make it with our second event speaks volumes about the patrons that attend the event and purchase the art and the community support we have received since launching the Art Celebrations. The City of La Quinta is an amazing Premier Event Sponsor and our partnership is significant with long range goals. We are so fortunate to have been chosen to produce this event on their behalf. The ranking is made by artists who

evaluate the best art events in the country.

Each of them is worthy of being #1 and many have had that title in the past,” stated Hughes.

A favorite part of Hughes’ job is building relationships and friendships with artists from across the country and abroad. As the Event Director, to have artists participating from 31 states and six countries who travel great distances to come to La Quinta commands her respect. The setting of the event at the Civic Center Park also impresses her with its beauty and the fact that the city is constantly investing in the park to make it spectacular for this art event.

“The participating artists are worthy of our best efforts to create an art event that showcases their talent and draws art patrons who literally fly to the desert from across the country to see this show. I also enjoy the vitality and vision of Paul Anderson, our CEO, who encourages all of his team to chase our dreams and continue to step out of the box.

He also makes us laugh every day which is such a special gift!” shared Hughes.

Visitors will have a second chance to experience world-class art in the Coachella Valley if they cannot attend the March Celebration. The dates of November 1013, 2022, will be reserved for the ENCORE Celebration. The hours for this fall event are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., to take full advantage of autumn desert sunshine. The City of La Quinta and Scope Events decided to make the continue to page 4

Safety Tips .............................................. 16 Cyber Corner .......................................... 16 Haddon Libby ......................................... 17 Dale Gribow ............................................ 17 City Of Coachella - Risseth Lora............ 18 Send Me A Trainer ................................. 18 Swag For The Soul.................................. 19 Free Will Astrology................................ 19 Cannabis Corner ..................................... 21

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ENCORE Celebration another annual event by popular demand.

The La Quinta Art Celebration hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and admission is 20 dollars for one day, or 30 dollars for a Multi-Day Pass. Children under 12 are admitted for

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free. Parking options include free parking throughout the Village of La Quinta, paid selfparking for 10 dollars, or valet parking for 15 dollars. For more information or to purchase tickets early and avoid long lines at the gate, visit LaQuintaArtCelebration.org.

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CITY OF PALM SPRINGS TO CELEBRATE THEATRE DAVID C. LEE, CO-CREATOR OF LONG-RUNNING TELEVISION SERIES “FRASIER” WITH SPECIAL WALK OF STARS CEREMONY AND FUNDRAISER FOR HISTORIC PLAZA THEATRE

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he weekend of March 18, the City of Palm Springs will celebrate one of its most talented and philanthropic residents, Mr. David C. Lee, the acclaimed cocreator of the long-running television series “Frasier” and a passionate supporter of theatre and arts -- with two special events highlighting his generosity to the Palm Springs community.

The fun starts on Friday, March 18 with a special Star Dedication for Lee on the world famous Palm Springs Walk of Stars, hosted by the City of Palm Springs and the Chamber of Commerce. The dedication will take place at 3 PM on the sidewalk behind the Downtown Park stage on Museum Way. The Star Dedication is open to the public.

Then on Saturday, March 19 at 1 PM, the City of Palm Springs is delighted to invite local residents to a special reunion at the historic Plaza Theatre dubbed Team Frasier Reunites to Save the Plaza Theatre, featuring Lee, his cocreator Peter Casey, and celebrated actors David Hyde Pierce and Peri Gilpin participating in this special event that will take a fun look back at making of the the well-loved television show and its pilot episode on the stage at the theater.

Tickets are $125. Following the event, there will be a VIP “Meet the Creators” catered champagne reception on the stage from 3-4 pm. The reception is a separate ticketed event priced at $50. For more information or to purchase tickets go to SaveThePlazaTheatrePS.com.

The reunion is a fundraiser in support of the theatre’s restoration, which originally opened in 1936 and is currently in need of refurbishment.

David C. Lee, recently pledged $5 million for the project. A board of directors of movers and shakers has taken this effort to heart and is reaching out to preservationists, theatre aficionados, and civic-minded individuals and organizations in search of financial support to raise the rest of the $10 million required for the restoration.

Lee will lead the audience through a compelling special insider’s step-by-step retrospective about the making of the pilot of “Frasier”, which ran on NBC for eleven seasons, from 1993 to 2004. The 264 episodes of the series are still aired worldwide today. Following this, cast members David Hyde Pierce (Niles) and Peri Gilpin (Roz) and Co-Creator Peter Casey will join Lee in answering questions from the audience.

The event will run approximately 2 hours.

“We are absolutely thrilled that David and the others connected to the show have offered this

exciting event,” said Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation president J.R. Roberts. “David’s donation jump started the theatre’s fundraising campaign, and he has now graciously offered this special look back at a show we all loved. We also thank the cast and production crew for also lending their support to this important project.”

“The City of Palm Springs is incredibility thankful to the Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation and David C. Lee for organizing this fun and fantastic look back at the making of Frasier’s pilot episode with creator and producer David C. Lee and cast members,” said Councilmember Geoff Kors, the City’s liaison to the Plaza Theatre Foundation. “I encourage the many Palm Springs fans of Frasier to purchase tickets as soon as you can because this special event is sure to sell out. All proceeds benefit the historic Plaza Theatre restoration and are tax deductible.”

The City of Palm Springs recently launched a campaign to raise capital to fully restore one of its most iconic buildings – the historic Plaza Theatre. Originally built in 1938, it was used for film premieres and screenings, nationally broadcast radio theatre programs, and other performances. In its later years, the theater was home to the long running “The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies.” Over the decades, the building has deteriorated, which has led the City and former Councilmember J.R. Roberts to initiate a capital campaign to restore the beloved structure to its former glory.

In addition to attending this event, there are many ways in which the public may play a significant role in the Plaza Theatre restoration, including becoming a Founder, securing a Naming Opportunity, or making a donation. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information or to make a donation to support the restoration, contact Foundation Chairman J.R. Roberts at 760-2186330 or visit SaveThePlazaTheatrePS.com.

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LOCAL MUSIC

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nown professionally as DJ Day, Palm Springs native Damian Beebe began making his own music for more than a quarter of a century. Aside from releasing two stellar records, The Day Before and Land Of 1,000 Chances, he has worked with the Stones Throw record label, collaborated with artists like Aloe Blacc, Clutchy Hopkins and remixed songs for People Under The Stairs, Alice Russell and Quantic. His music has been featured on taste-making stations like KCRW, The Independent 88.5 (KSBR) as well as the BBC. He’s shared the stage with superstars like Eminem and the late Amy Winehouse.

Now, he’s just finished recording his third long-player, Life After You. I’ve known Damian for longer than I can remember. He was always one of those kids who spent all his money at The Wherehouse, the record store I worked at for 19 years. Even back then he always displayed good taste! I recently caught up with him to discuss his new album.

Eleni P. Austin: I guess we’ve known each other for a few decades now, but I don’t really know what Marvel or DC Comics would refer to as your “origin story.” Were you born and raised in the desert?

DJ Day: “Haha, indeed I was. I’ve lived a few other places over the years, but I’m a born and raised desert dude, through and through!”

EPA: What was it like growing up in the desert? What were your earliest musical influences? Do you remember the first album you bought with your own money?

DJ Day: “Without dating myself (too much), it was great growing up here. Even though I was too young for Palm Springs infamous Spring Break (in the mid to late ‘80s), I would ride my bike downtown to watch the insanity.

It was a much mellower time here in general.

I would say Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit” album and DJ Jazzy Jeff were my earliest influences.

Those completely blew my mind, hearing

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scratching on a song for the very first time.

I actually bought my first two records, RUN D.M.C.’s “Walk This Way” and Van Halen’s “Jump,” at the same record store you worked at, haha.”

EPA: Were you musical as a kid? Did you sing, or play” an instrument? Self-taught, or did you take formal lessons?

DJ Day: “I was always putting on little shows for my parents in the living room.

I’m an only child, so I’m sure that need for attention carried over into my career. During junior high, I was played drums in the stage and marching bands. I also took choir in high school for three years. That said, overall, I consider myself self-taught. I’ve sung on a few songs and still play drums and keys all the way up to this latest project.”

EPA: When did that translate into DJ’ing?

How old were you when that took hold?

When did you have your earliest equipment set-up?

DJ Day: “When I was around 12 or 13, I was obsessed with DJ’ing. I got an all-inone dual tape deck/belt drive turntable for Christmas, and I would listen to records that

featured scratching over and over again.

I would try and figure out how they were creating these sounds. I had no instruction or anything except the occasional clip on T.V. to even understand how it worked.”

EPA: Tell me about your earliest gigs, how did you go from the desert to becoming a worldwide sensation?

DJ Day: “Haha, I wouldn’t say that, but I have been incredibly blessed, being able to travel and make a living doing what I do.

Coming from local house parties to playing festivals in other countries is something I never would have imagined back then. I remember the first time I used a professional DJ set-up in a house on Sunny Dunes when I was 15 or so. I had no idea how to use the equipment and was literally booed off the turntables! That was a transformative moment for me, it actually drove me to work harder. I made a pact with myself, that I would come back and show people there was more to me than that experience. I believed in myself and loved it too much to let it ruin me. A year later, at a party with other DJs in attendance, I let it be known I wasn’t going anywhere. Decades have passed and I’m still here. It wasn’t easy to be heard locally, meanwhile, trying to make any kind of noise outside the desert pre-internet, was a whole other hurdle. It took another 15 years before I would release my first record or tour outside the U.S. This answer is already wild long, but there’s more to the story of how I got from there to where I am today.”

EPA: It’s been nearly a decade since the release of your brilliant sophomore effort, Land Of 1,000 Chances, have you been working on this one in between commitments, or is Life After You a result of the pandemic?

DJ Day: “The new album came about in such a different way than Land Of 1,000 Chances. I worked on that with studio musicians and an executive producer (shoutout to Thes One). A few years later, in 2016, I went through a period of trying to make a project where I play everything live. I realized my limitations pretty quick, but a lot of the drums I played and recorded (in 2016) as well as some sketches were still salvageable. For this new release, Life After You, I went back to some of those earlier ideas. building songs around some of them, as well as using and chopping samples, playing keys and synths, etc. It was definitely a result of the pandemic, some of the record references that moment in time.”

EPA: Tell me more about the new record.

Does the title, Life After You, have any significance?

DJ Day: “Yes, it absolutely does. It’s a densely packed story of my life post-divorce, failed relationships, as well as losing friends and family to COVID and other tragedies.

Frustration with how polarized we’ve all become, etc. But it also has joy and hope and love, that I’ve experienced in that time, as well as all the emotions that fall between those two sides of living. Making the record was a strange process for me. I’m used to over-analyzing everything and sometimes making songs too sterile. Whereas the new stuff feels raw and urgent. I wanted to try and capture some the angst we all felt during these last 4-5 years, but without resorting to heavy-handed messages. It all became sort of a stream-of-consciousness thing as I was making it. I hope people can make their own story with it as well. I have my own view of what it is, I want people to have their own too.

EPA: Well, that’s the power of music. We can ascribe our own emotions and memories to something wholly created by someone else. I know the album begins streaming at the beginning of March, when can we expect physical copies on vinyl and CD? DJ Day: “That’s the million-dollar question right there. Currently, there’s a massive wait for vinyl manufacturing-I’m talking at least a year out for an indie artist if you’re lucky.

Major record labels see vinyl sales soaring and are essentially cutting the line with their artists, pressing millions of copies of Adele or Billie Eilish, or whomever. It’s forced everyone else to wait indefinitely. So, at the moment, I can’t give you a definite answer, and I’m honestly not sure if I will ever press this on vinyl.”

EPA: You had a longtime, weekly residence at the ACE Hotel here in Palm Springs. Are there any plans to do something like that again, or are you eager to return to the road?

DJ Day: “I would like to do another local residency out here again. There’s a new place downtown called The Alibi that’s set to reopen (in mid-March) that is an awesome venue for live music. That would be a cool place to be a part of, (Liz Garo, if you’re reading this, Holler!). At this stage, I would prefer to be closer to home. The way things have been going with the pandemic, traveling outside of the country isn’t much of an option right now.”

EPA: Finally, a lot of local musicians make a name for themselves and once they’ve achieved a modicum of fame, relocate to bigger cities like Los Angeles or New York.

You didn’t do that, is it because you feel a connection to the desert?

DJ Day: “I love visiting those cities, but this is home for me. Maybe one day I’ll move out of the desert, but for now, I’ll be right here.”

(DJ Day’s new album, Life After You begins streaming on in March. Check it out at djday. net and djday.bandcamp.com)

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March 3 to March 9, 2022

Monday, March 7

Thursday, March 3

Casuelas Café – Avenida – 5:30pm Chef George’s – Marc Antonelli – 6:30pm Coachella Valley Brewery – Open Mic – 6-8pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Jazzville @ Agua Caliente – Greg Adams and East Bay Soul – 7pm Lit @ Fantasy Springs – JB and the Big Circle Riders – 7pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm O’Caine’s – Midlife O’Crisis – 6pm Plan B Entertainment & Cocktails – Open Mic – 9pm Shanghai Red’s (Palm Springs) – Lisa Lynn and the Broken Hallelujahs – 7pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – John Stanley King Trio – 6pm

Friday, March 4

Bart Lounge – DJs Alex Updike, Femme A, Sugarfree, Sailor Beast and Chico Sounds – 8pm Casuelas Café – The Myx – 7pm Chef George’s – Lizann Warner – 6:30pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Four Twenty Bank – Tina Turntables – 6pm Lit @ Fantasy Springs – Tre’Sure – 9pm

The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm O’Caine’s – Midlife O’Crisis – 6pm Pappy and Harriet’s – Dean Wareham w/ George is Lord – 9pm Plan B Entertainment & Cocktails – Red’s Rockstar Karaoke – 9pm The Village – Rob & JB – 5:30-8:30pm, Rapmarz – 10pm, DJ LF – 10pm, DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – Kal David Trio – 4:30pm, John Stanley King – 7pm

Saturday, March 5

Bart Lounge – More Bass w/ DJs Xitets, Sugarfree, Aylex Song, Bassmoves and Chico – 8pm Casuelas Café – Vinny Berry – noon, Desert Crows – 7pm Chef George’s – Michael D Angelo and Tim Burleson – 6:30pm Coachella Valley Brewing Co. – “Acoustic Noches” w/ Las Tias and Daveed Macias – 7pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Four Twenty Bank – Tina Turntables – 6pm The Hood – Angry Samoans, VFMS, No Consent, Square Wave Monolith and Grave Misfortunes – 9pm Lit @ Fantasy Springs – Tre’Sure – 9pm

The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm O’Caine’s – Paddy’s Pig – 6pm Pappy and Harriet’s – Eric Krasno and the Assembly w/ Son Little – 9pm Plan B Entertainment & Cocktails – Red’s Rockstar Karaoke – 9pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – Rose Mallett’s Company – 4:30pm, John Stanley King – 7pm The Village – Rob & JB – 1-4pm, Rapmarz – 10pm, DJ LF – 10pm, DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm

Sunday, March 6

Bart Lounge – Latina Night w/ DJ LF – 8pm Blu Ember – Gina Sedman – 5pm Casuelas Café – Guadalajara Kings – noon, Barry Baughn Blues Review – 5:30pm Coachella Valley Brewing Co. – Acoustic Afternoon w/ Courtney Chambers, Switcharoo and Marc Saxe – 3:30pm Fisherman’s Market, PS – Art of Sax – 5pm Kitchen 86 – Jojo Malagar – 7pm Melvyn’s – Mikael Healey – 5pm Palm Canyon Roadhouse – Sunday Night Jam – 5pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – John Stanley King – 6pm The Village – Rapmarz - 10pm

Hyatt – Derek Jordan Gregg – 5-7pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm The Village – DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm

Tuesday, March 8

Babaloo Lounge – The Carmens – 6:30pm Casuelas Café – Desert Suite Band – 5:30pm Chef George’s – Lizann Warner – 6:30pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm Hyatt – Derek Jordan Gregg – 5-7pm Lit @ Fantasy Springs – Brad’s Pad – 7-10pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – Slim Man Band – 6pm The Village – DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm

Wednesday, March 9

Casuelas Café – Lisa Lynn and the Broken Hallelujahs – 6pm Chef George’s – Tim Burleson – 6:30pm Cunard’s Sandbar – Bill Baker – 6pm The Nest – Live Music – 6:30pm Plan B Entertainment & Cocktails – Red’s Rockstar Karaoke – 9pm Vicky’s of Santa Fe – John Stanley King – 6pm The Village – DJ Gio the Ace – 9pm, Banda Revolucion – 10pm

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CONSIDER THIS

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re you familiar with the cliché “good things come in small packages?” That phrase seems designed to comfort vertically-challenged folks, self-conscious about their size. But in the case of Jay Byham’s self-titled, debut EP, that adage rings true.

The Meadville, Pennsylvania native came from a musical family and began taking piano lessons as a kid. He later picked up guitar and bass. His earliest inspirations were Classical, primarily Bach and Chopin.

He was about 10 years old when the Beatles completely blew his mind. By the time puberty hit, he was fronting his own Middle School combo, The Conspiracy Theory.

Jay pursued a music degree in college, majoring in Classical Guitar. Once he finished school, he began performing with his wife Haley as Jay Bird And Haley Bee. The duo made their bones playing everywhere from restaurants to wineries and private events. They released an EP, Take Flight in 2017 and are currently working on a fulllength follow up.

A couple of years ago the duo were playing the International Pop Overthrow Festival (the infamous Power Pop Fest that began in Los Angeles in 1998 and has gone worldwide), and connected with Smash Palace frontman, Steve Butler. Soon enough Jay and Steve began collaborating.

A couple of songs were recorded just before the pandemic, the remaining three were committed to tape in late 2021.

The EP kicks into gear with “Tick Tock.”

Strummy acoustic guitars, whizzing keys and slap-back bass are tethered to a galloping gait. The melody shares some musical DNA with Buddy Holly’s “Crying, Waiting, Hoping.” Jay’s reedy tenor darts

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through the fizzy arrangement as lyrics bemoan the swift passage of time, noting “change is the only thing that stays the same.” On the second verse, he concedes that hindsight is 20/20; “Looking back, it’s easier to see how quickly the moments turn to memories, it’s hard to believe it’s me in those old photographs, should’ve known the good old days would never last.” A swooping guitar solo is unleashed on the break underscoring both the bitter and the sweet.

On “I Can’t Take It Anymore” searching acoustic chords are supplanted by driving bass lines, stinging electric riff-age and a hihat kick. The muscular melody and urgent arrangement belie this stoic post-mortem regarding a broken romance. As jangly guitars ring and chime, Jay attempts to rekindle an extinguished flame; “Remember when we said that our love would never end, the future seemed so bright and then it faded before my eyes, I’m never free, everywhere has a memory, without you there’s only half of me, I can’t stop this pain inside.” Steve rips a cathartic solo on the break that spirals and pinwheels, nearly succeeding in snuffing out the suffering.

Honeyed harmonies wrap around the final chorus and the crisp and concise guitar outro closes out with an epic “Day In The Life”-style chord.

The action slows on “The Only One.” Contemplative electric licks lattice atop angular bass lines and a subdued shuffle rhythm before wistful piano is folded into the mix. Jay adopts an appropriately boyish croon as lyrics limn the tentative delight of a blossoming romance; “You’ve brought the brightest color into my life so gray, come wrap your arms around me, make

the world go away.” The guitar solo on the break hits that sweet spot that swoons like Badfinger, aches like Bread and breaks just like a little girl.

Conversely, “Just A Matter Of Time” is powered by slashing guitars, wily bass lines and a walloping beat. Well-placed “ahh-ha-ha’s” and “whoo-hoo-hoo’s” amp up the urgency of Jay’s pleas for patience and perseverance. As Tom Petty famously once remarked, “the waiting is the hardest part,” and that remains true for a couple of ambitious strivers looking for a break in this cold, cruel world; “You say you’re leaving, you’re sick of dreaming, you’re burned out and you’ve lost the faith, all this running seems for nothing, nothing ever seems to go our way/Turn the page again and again, it’s all the same, but pretty soon the tide will turn and our luck will change.” On the break, hard-charging guitars pivot between pithy power chords and sugar rush licks.

The instrumental coda accelerates with a satisfying crunch.

Jay saves the sweetest song for last.

“Figure It Out As We Go” weaves a tapestry of slippery acoustic notes, descending bass, flirty keys, shivery electric riffs and a chunky backbeat. His winsome vocals confidently coil around lyrics that quickly banish all doubt; “Can’t stop this life, you take a breath and you’re on for the ride, you just hold on

BY ELENI P. AUSTIN and try and make it through, wrong turns, dead ends, I never know what’s around the bend, at least I know you’ll be there too, as long as you’re by my side, we’ll make it one step at a time.” Stacked harmonies recede and Steve unspools a cascading guitar solo bookended by burnished keys and a tilt-awhirl beat. A lovely ending to a deft debut.

This is a solo effort in name only. While Jay handled lead vocals and rhythm guitar, he was ably assisted by Steve on lead guitars and keys. Along with David Uossikkinen on drums and Greg Maragos on bass.

Following in the footsteps of protean Power Pop progenitors like Emitt Rhodes (R.I.P.), Todd Rundgren, The Raspberries, Badfinger, Dwight Twilley and Marshall Crenshaw, Jay Byham has distilled his influences, concocting a heady and effervescent brew. The only downside to this five-song EP is just that, it’s over after five songs. The music Jay and Steve created is highly addictive. The listener’s only option is to program the CD player to “repeat” until Jay’s full-length album arrives.

SOCIETY SCENE

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fter a hiatus caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, College of the Desert Foundation has announced plans to host its not-to-be-missed “Stepping Out” fundraiser on March 31, 2022 at 7:00 pm on stage at McCallum Theatre.

Considered to be one of the most significant philanthropic events of the year within our Valley, this highly-anticipated performance will feature Tony Nominee Ann Hampton Callaway. Callaway will be performing The Linda Ronstadt Songbook, encompassing Rock & Roll favorites, as well as, Broadway standards. This Show celebrates the many faces of love in Ronstadt’s iconic songs from her Stone Pony days, including such hits as “Different Drum” and “Long, Long Time” to pop/rock classics like “You’re No Good” and “Desperado,” along with unforgettable classics from her three Nelson Riddle albums.

The renowned Billy Stritch will join Callaway on stage. Stritch has performed with Tony Bennett, Mel Tormé, and has had a 25-year collaboration with Liza Minnelli, resulting in the record-breaking extravaganza Liza Stepping Out at Radio City Music Hall.

“It makes me feel good to know someone of Ann Hampton Callaway’s caliber is singing these wonderful songs,” said Linda Ronstadt.

Callaway has shared the spotlight with great artists from many different genres: George Shearing, Dizzy Gillespie, Stevie Wonder, Dr. John, Liza Minnelli, Betty Buckley, Diana Reeves, Ramsey Lewis, and Michael Feinstein, to name a few. She has been a special guest performer with Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops. Over the course of her 30 plusyear career, Callaway has sung with more than 40 of the world’s top orchestras.

Following her performance on March 31st, Callaway will conduct a special Vocal Masterclass exclusively for COD students on April 1st at 11:00 am at Pollack Theatre.

“We are thrilled to have Ann Hampton Callaway headline this important COD Foundation fundraiser, which raises critical funds to benefit College of the Desert Foundation’s Fund For Student Success,” said Matt Durkan, Director of Development for the College Of The Desert Foundation.

“Over 70% of students attending COD in March of 2020, lost their sources of income as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. And almost half of the students had their living arrangements disrupted in Spring of 2020.

Supporting this year’s “Stepping Out” for COD 2022 is so critical to help these underserved students continue their studies and achieve a college education.”

The event is being Co-chaired by two of the COD Foundation’s dedicated Board Members, Barbara Foster Monachino and Jane Saltonstall. “Callaway’s enormous fan base is all the more reason the COD Foundation is honored to have such an incredible talent grace the McCallum Theatre stage,” said Foster Monachino. “The community’s support of this event helps the Foundation meet the most pressing initiatives on campus and enrich academic offerings, ultimately providing our students the opportunity to achieve their educational dreams. Adds Co-chair Saltonstall “Education is essential for one’s personal, social, and

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professional growth. Yet, for so many in today’s world, acquiring an education is a mere dream. “COD graduates are the backbone of this community.”

Tickets range from $75 to $100 per person and can be purchased by calling the McCallum Theatre at 760-340-2787 or visiting www.McCallumTheatre.com.

For more than 60 years, College Of The Desert has made it possible for local students to pursue their academic dreams.

In turn, these students become skilled nurses, firefighters, EMTs, chefs, hoteliers, architects, entrepreneurs, and business leaders who give back to our community, as well as, generate over $300 million annually to our local economy.

Here are some real life testimonials from COD students, who have been impacted and helped financially by the COD Foundation . . .“At a time of extreme need, when I was laid off from my job due to COVID 19, and my savings and my pantry ran dry, I was able to ask the COD Foundation for help. I am forever thankful because the funds that have been granted to me will go a long way,” stated J.P., COD First Year Nursing Student.

“During the pandemic, I was not able to work at all, and not having an income was especially hard on me. I explained this to my counselor and he mentioned that COD had a grant to help students during this time.

Receiving the grant was a big relief because my bills were stacking up. I do not know where I would be today without the help from the COD Foundation. We were able to have electricity, gas, food, etc., and I am very appreciative and thankful,” stated Rayneisha S. COD Biology Student.

“During the pandemic in March of 2020, it was really hard because I was already on my own. If the student emergency fund wasn’t available, I would have been struggling between my educational life and my financial life. The COD Foundation helped me pay for my phone bill for three months because, at that time, I was also moving.

When I received the grant, it really gave me the help I needed because I was able to focus more on my online education and less on my financial situation,” stated Lucky T., COD General Education Student.

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Valley’s largest and most respected institution for higher education, boasting more than 125,000 alumni, and contributing over $300 million annually to the local economy. College Of The Desert is a 501c(3) registered nonprofit organization.

The mission of the College of the Desert Foundation is to act as advocates for the College, and to secure financial support enhancing the educational opportunities for all students.

For more information on this event, including how to purchase tickets and/or

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sponsorship opportunities, please contact Matt Durkan, Director of Development at College of the Desert Foundation at 760–773–2651 or via email mdurkan@ collegeofthedesert.edu.

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s the latest version of DEATH ON THE NILE arrives in theaters, here’s a quick look at the literary and cinematic history of Agatha Christi’s beloved detective.

Inspector Poirot debuted in Agatha Christie’s 1920 novel the mysterious Affair at Styles. Poirot is described as a fastidious, middle-aged Belgian man who lives in England. He is widely praised as possibly the world’s greatest living detective.

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He appeared in 33 novels, two plays and more than fifty short stories that were published between1920 and 1975. “Curtain” was the final Poirot novel. In all, the prolific Christie wrote at least 80 novels and stories featuring Poirot.

David Suchet starred in the acclaimed British TV series “Agatha Christie’s Poirot” that were adapted from Christie’s novels and stories.

Suchet is considered the best Poirot screen incarnation so far.

ALIBI (1931) was the first movie version of a work by Agatha Christie. It was based on a 1928 play of the same name which itself was adapted from Christie’s 1926 novel “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.”

A doctor who tells of Ackroyd’s murder and the subsequent investigation by Hercule Poirot narrates the story. Unfortunately there are no known prints extant of this film.

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Austin Trevor, the actor playing Poirot (clean shaven, no less) says he was hired because he could say his lines with a French accent (although Poirot was a Belgian).

In the 1978 fan favorite DEATH ON THE NILE, Peter Ustinov portrayed Poirot after Albert Finney’s acclaimed Sydney Lumet directed MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974) performance which was based on the classic 1937 novel in which Poirot’s vacation trip down the Nile is sidetracked

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by the murder of a young heiress, a fellow passenger on the river steamer (Ustinov played Poirot 6 more times).

DEATH ON THE NILE’S incredible all-star cast includes Maggie Smith, Angela Lansbury, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow and David Niven. By the way, this is the highest rated Christie film on the movie site IMDB. It remains a favorite of movie buffs including yours truly.

Kenneth Branagh is the latest actor to play “the little man with the enormous mustaches.”

Branagh sports the largest mustaches of all the Poirot actors. Not only does Branagh star in MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS he directs and is set to do double duty again in the new DEATH ON THE NILE. robin@coachellavalleyweekly.com

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Join their newsletter to be the first to know about upcoming events and new beers!

Follow Desert Beer Company on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for upcoming events and new beers on draft. They are always bringing out new beers, new styles to fill all 15 beer taps with delicious, fresh beers for you to enjoy. Come and get a taste!

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THE VINO VOICE

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ANDIAMO! MILANO! WINTER OLYMPICS 2026!

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or some reason—during all the pandemic stuff, I simply was not aware that the next winter Olympics in 2026 will be held in Milano/Cortina. It wasn’t until I turned on the final ceremonies of the Beijing games and observed the torch being handed over to the Italian contingent and the announcement that the games would be played in & around the Italian Alps— fantastico!! Open a bottle of Italian wine!

Let’s toast & celebrate!—Saluti!!

How fortunate it is for us wine enthusiasts, to be real time participants, enjoying so many wine venue cities: the Summer Olympics in Paris 2024—the Champagne region just 30 minutes away by train; the summer games in Los Angeles 2028—Santa Barbara wine country just two hours by car; and coming up for the next winter games, Milano/Cortina with its sprawling wine region of Lombardia, where the great Franciacorta wine is produced.

So hey—it looks like we have only four years to get ourselves ready to fully understand the wines of the Lombard region.

For when you arrive there, this column assures that you’ll make friends quickly as you’ll be able to order any of the wonderful wines available locally and know exactly what you’re saying and expecting! In Italian that’s called “sprezzatura”. Ciao! Bella!—you’re too cool!

It’s an exciting time for all of you Italophiles, so let’s get started. We know about the Tuscany, Piemonte, and Veneto regions of Italy. And we’ve heard of Calabria, Sicily, and Campania—but perhaps not as much on Lombardy.

Lombardia has always been the center of big business in Italy, be it silk and textile manufacturing in the Lake Como area (okay—I know, you already know, that your heartthrob George Clooney has his 18th Century villa on the lake). But there is also mining and metallurgy in Brescia, and of course you’ve heard of the big banking and fashion center there in Milano. Milano is the hub of Lombardia.

But Lombardia’s richness is not merely financial. The Padana plain spreads across the region, fed not only by the Po River but by the tangle of tributaries, which flow down from the Alpine lakes. The lowlands of the Padana produce a wealth of rice for risotto and offer one of the largest stretches of pasture in Italy.

Indeed, few other Italian regions can rival Lombardia’s assortment of cheese, most of which are from cow’s milk: There’s the salty, nutty Grand Padano—the more widely produced sibling of Parmiginano-Reggiamo, that we’ll tend to purchase at the local Trader Joe’s. How about the pungent veiny Gorgonzola, named for the small town east of Milano; the soft funky Robiola; and the sharp runny Alpine specialty, Taleggio.

(There’s no way I’m going to get through writing this article without rummaging through the fridge and grabbing some cheese, munching on some salami, pulling on some bread and pouring some wine—buon appetito!)

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So with all of that in mind, and despite being Italy’s biggest and most populous region, Lombardia is not a prodigious wine producer. But stylistically speaking, this region has everything: serious Franciacorta sparklers, that most agree are the best in Italy; crisp, aromatic still whites from Lake Garda—which at a minimum stand up to the best Soave; powerful, aromatic Nebbiolo reds that can rival Barolo in depth and complexity; and a new generation of plump Bonarda, and fragrant Pinot Neros (Pinot Noir).

I know this may be a lot to take in for a casual desert wine column—and perhaps I’ve poured a bit too much wine, but as you’ll see what I’m saying: there’s a lot vino to learn and love in this region just south of the Italian Alps. And believe me, we’re going to have fun covering all of the stuff through in and throughout the wine column in the upcoming months.

We’ve mentioned the Franciacorta sparkling wine already—and it deserves mentioning all the time. As we’ll get into it along the line, it is the Italian Champagne.

Sadly to note: Franco Ziliani, the winemaker and revered “founding father” of Franciacorta, recently died—of natural causes, over the past holidays at his home on the shores of the appellation’s Lake Iseo.

He lived a long life and enjoyed much. His passing came at a historic milestone, 60 years after making his first groundbreaking vintage of sparkling for Berlucchi, he came to own the winery through his partnership with Count Guido Berlucchi.

In Senore Ziliani’s honor, let’s review a popular and ever available Berlucchi bubbly: Berlucchi NV Cuvée Imperiale Brut Franciacorta ($35) Easy and nice light aromas of melon, white peach and almond skin. This polished sparkler shows green apple, pear, citrus, brioche, toast, and almonds that delivers nice acidity and long persistence of fine bubbles.

As one would expect, prices for the Franciacorta sparkler can zoom ahead depending on the winemaker’s craft & vintage. For instance, the 2011 Ca' del Bosco Annamaria Clementi Rosé Franciacorta DOCG goes for around $160. A definite treat for the price as the wine compares well with four-hundred-dollar French rosé on the market.

As we continue to cover the wines produced around Milano in our future columns, we’ll be certain to present both reasonably priced wine and those for celebrations. Onward to Milano!! Saluti!

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The croissants are flaky and buttery, the pastries are made with real cream and natural flavorings without the sugary caulking found in grocery store and donut shop pastries. The owner, Marc Davy, and his brother Aimeric, the pastry chef, came from France to open the French Corner in 2007. They have created an authentic bakery, restaurant, and patisserie to rival many Parisian bistros.

The French Corner Café chefs’ source and use the finest ingredients with enhanced presentation to create the best dining experience possible.

The French Corner Café offers an amazing variety of classic French cuisine from breakfast through dinner. Crepes, both savory and sweet, omelets, breakfast pastries, cafe au lait, a variety of quiches,

eggs benedict for breakfast. Lunch offerings include a dizzying array of salads (Salad Niçoise is a must!) and les sandwiches on freshly baked baguette or croissant. The hamburgers are excellent (try one with brie) with ahi and veggie offered. If you have never tried a Croque Monsieur or Croque Madame, treat yourself to this savory French toast sandwich filled with French Lorraine ham, melted Swiss cheese and a rich, buttery mornay sauce. Perhaps you are in the mood to order a charcuterie, cheese, and pate (all house made) plate served with a fresh baguette.

Appetizers include mussels in garlic, shallots, and white wine, frogs legs, and of course garlic butter drenched escargot.

Monthly special main courses are offered and include: Filet of Sole, Beef Bourguignon, Steak Frites, and Gratin Coquilles St. Jacques.

I have ordered many menu items and

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have always been impressed by the extra care taken with the ingredients and the composed presentation. The bakery is the best in the Coachella Valley, so be sure to take home some pastries, macarons, croissants, and baguettes.

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SHELTER CRISIS FOR GERMAN SHEPHERDS AND HUSKIES

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visit to our public shelters in Riverside and San Bernardino counties quickly confirms most animals there are large dogs. Apartment dwellers and seniors usually prefer to adopt small dogs. Most people who volunteer to foster request a small size dog, therefore more homes for large dogs are needed.

Large dogs need the extra boost to get adopted that foster homes can provide, helping to socialize them, and showcasing them in social media and in the community.

While there have always been lots of pit bull dogs in shelters, now you see many homeless majestic German Shepherds and Huskies. In 2022, more large dogs end up in public shelters for a variety of reasons.

As folks return to work, those big dogs they adopted during the quarantine may create a nuisance with their loud barking. Landlords

aware of the uptake in property values are selling their rental homes, and people with large size pets are at the bottom of the list in a decreasing rental market.

What can you do to help? Fostering is the key to the Coachella Valley and other communities becoming a “No Kill” community. Fostering “expands the walls” of our often-crowded public shelters. Most large breed dogs do not do well in a kennel for very long. They become stressed and develop behavior issues they never had in their previous homes. Sadly, this can result in their being euthanized.

Animals that are stressed or frightened in a shelter kennel begin to relax and transform in a foster home where they have a warm bed and loving attention.

Fostering may not only save a dog’s life, but it provides the socialization and training for

a successful adoption. People fostering or adopting these large active animals should have a large walled secure yard, with some exceptions for senior dogs. Homes should also provide indoor access for dogs to do what they love most, hanging with humans.

If you can open your heart and home to a foster dog, consider taking one of the medium or larger size pups. Most large breed dogs are incredibly smart and easy to train. They thrive in an environment where they learn new things. Consider how amazing large breed dogs perform complex lifesaving tasks in law enforcement, search and rescue teams, and the military.

There are more advantages to having a big dog. They require more exercise, and they would love to accompany you on a Spring hiking excursion. Most large dogs are relatively calm during their time inside the

MEET VICKY

MEET RAVEN

Vicky waits patiently for a home at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus shelter, however she is kennel stressed and needs OUT now. She is a sweet pup, loves humans, but prefers to be the only dog. Meet her at the county shelter, 72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, between 10am -4pm Mon through Sat. Vicky is 5-yrs-old, 65 lbs of doggie love.

This petite 2-yr old Tuxedo girl will “talk” to you when you pay her a visit. She is the sweetest cuddle cat.

Raven waits for a home at Kittyland in Desert Hot Springs. Call (760) 251-2700, www.kittylandrescue.org.

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house, content to relax by your feet. These magnificent creatures usually have an even temperament, and they are protective of their families. They tend to reserve their energy for romping in the back yard and trips to the dog park. Another plus is that they almost never have an “accident” inside the house.

Pictured here is Fred, a fabulous Husky mix boy who is getting rave reviews at the Coachella Valley Animal Campus. Come and meet Fred, dog ID#A1656983, at 72-050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms between the hours of 10am and 4pm Monday through Saturday. This 6-yr-old boy is 84 lbs. of doggie love and enjoys mingling with other big pups in the shelters Big Dog Play Group.

Shane Roberts, director of Luna Siberian Husky Rescue, attributes the television show Game of Thrones as one reason for the increase in “Thronies” purchasing Huskies on impulse. Shane is concerned that most of these adopters are unaware of their needs and tendency to escape.

Their high pitch bark can be an issue if your home shares an adjoining wall. Breeders, motivated by profit, proliferated even more Huskies when there are not enough homes.

Adopt, foster, or donate to this wonderful local organization that saves Huskies from Southern California public shelters, www.

LunaSiberianRescue.Dog. DOG, the current movie hit about a man’s journey with a Belgium Malinois dog will probably generate a similar proliferation of this working breed. This breed needs lots of stimulation and tasks to perform. Not everyone has the physical energy and time to keep up with these dogs like the actor in the movie.

Coachella Valley residents can call Loving All Animals at (760) 834-7000 www. lovingallanimals.org for more information about fostering. Palm Springs residents can contact the Palm Springs Animal Shelter at (760) 416-5718 www.psanimalshelter.org.

You can visit the county Coachella Valley Animal Campus shelter www.rcdas.org and select a dog of any size to foster or take on a day outing.

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Big dogs have big personalities and big hearts to love you. They give gigantic hugs and colossal kisses!

Janetmcafee8@gmail.com ----------------------------------Here is a partial list of local shelters and rescues where you can adopt a wonderful dog or cat.

COACHELLA VALLEY ANIMAL CAMPUS – Open 10am-4pm Mon through Sat. View the animals at all four Riverside County shelters at www.rcdas.org, 72050 Pet Land Place, Thousand Palms, (760) 343-3644. (Public) PALM SPRINGS ANIMAL SHELTER – Open only by appointment, closed Tuesday. View their animals online at www. psanimalsshelter.org, 4575 E. Mesquite Ave, Palm Springs, Call for appointment. (760) 416-5718. (Public) DESERT HOT SPRINGS ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL - Open daily 9:30-4:30. www. cityofdhs.org/animal-care-control.com, 65810 Hacienda Ave, Desert Hot Springs, (760) 329-6411 ext. 450.

ANIMAL SAMARITANS – Call for appointment. View their animals at www. animalsamaritans.org. Email acorrow@ animalsamaritans.org to foster. Located at 72307 Ramon Rd, Thousand Palms, (760) 601-3918. (Private) CALIFORNIA PAWS RESCUE - Call for an appointment to adopt. Located at 73650 Dinah Shore, Palm Desert. View their animals at www.californiapawsrescue.com, (760) 656-8833. (Private) HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY – Call for an appointment. This shelter has lots of big dogs and some cats,

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www.orphanpet.com. Located at 17825 N. Indian Canyon, Palm Springs, (760) 3290203. (Private) KITTYLAND – Call for an appointment to adopt a cat. Located at 67600 18th Avenue, Desert Hot Springs, www.kittylandrescue. org, (760) 251-2700. (Private) PRETTY GOOD CAT – Foster based rescue for cats located in La Quinta. Contact them at www.prettygoodcat.com, (760) 660-3414 (Private) LOVING ALL ANIMALS – Call for appointment to adopt dogs. Located at 83496 Avenue 51, Coachella, www. lovingallanimals.org, (760) 834-7000.

(Private) ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER OF CALIFORNIA (ARC), Foster based rescue for dogs and cats in Indio. www.thearc-ca.org, (760) 877-7077 (Private) LIVING FREE ANIMAL SANCTUARY – Large outdoor shelter for dogs and cats up Hwy 74, Mountain Center, www.living-free. org, (951) 659-4687. (Private) CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ANIMAL SHELTER – Open 12:00 – 3pm Tues through Sat. Google “City of San Bernardino Animal Shelter” for website to view animals and get the ID number of the animal you want. Located at 333 Chandler Place, San Bernardino, (909) 384-1304 or (909) 3847272. (Public) SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER AT DEVORE – Open 7 days a week.

Call (909) 386-9280, www.sbcounty.gov/acc and get the ID number of animal you are interested in adopting, 19777 Shelter Way, San Bernardino (Public).

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ith gas prices climbing once again, the last thing anyone wants is to find their gas tank unexpectedly empty. But it’s happening. Gas thieves are starting to siphon gasoline from vehicles. Any time there is a short supply, the demand goes up. When demand goes up, and supply gets low, crime goes up. Look out for thieves possibly looking to score free fuel at your expense.

How Do I Protect My Vehicle from Gas Theft?

You can take various steps to prevent thieves from siphoning out your vehicle’s gas. Thieves may target the gasoline from your vehicle, especially when gas prices rise.

As the price of gas rises, so do the number of gas-related theft incidents. Here are ways to help protect your vehicle and your wallet from thieves: Park in well-lit, well-traveled locations Park in your garage or driveway whenever possible. If you have to park on the street, do so underneath a street light Avoid parking in public places for long periods of time. For example, ask a friend or neighbor for a ride to the airport rather than leaving your car in the airport parking lot.

Park your vehicle so that the fuel door is facing the main road Install video surveillance for your home or business Consider installing a locking gas cap, even if

our fuel door has a lock on it. Locking gas caps typically cost anywhere from $5 to $25 at an auto parts store.

Call 911 if you see suspicious behavior, such as someone putting a siphon into a gas tank or acting suspiciously around several parked cars.

How Can I Tell if Someone is Siphoning My Gas? It may be difficult to tell if someone has siphoned your gas. The best way to find out is to keep track of your fuel level before you exit your car and make sure the level hasn’t changed when you return. If you have a locking gas cap, lock for scratches or damage where thieves may have attempted to steal your gas.

Ways to Reduce That Pain in the Gas Here are 10 tips about fuel saving, that may help!

1. Avoid High Speeds - If you have a little knowledge of Fluid mechanics, then you would know that increasing the speed increases the aerodynamic drag exponentially.

2. Do Not Accelerate or Brake Hard - Keep your eyes and your head on the road and try to anticipate the traffic. Slowly accelerating and braking can increase your fuel economy up to 20%.

3. Keep Tires Properly Inflated - Tire inflation should be checked at regular intervals, maybe every two weeks. A tire inflated by 2 PSI can increase your car’s fuel

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consumption by 1%.

4. Easy on the Air Conditioning - Air conditioning in your car puts extra load on the engine and thus, causes more fuel consumption. This is aggravated in high traffic density areas, and low speeds. So, if you are on and about for a short trip, maybe opening your windows rather than turning the air conditioning on is the best bet for your wallet.

5. Keep Windows Closed - As open windows disrupt the streamline of the car, it can increase the aerodynamic drag and thus, the fuel consumption by 10%.

6. Keep the Lady Happy - Spending on your car’s maintenance frequently can cut down on your fuel consumption costs. Regular

fluid checks, engine, spark plug service etc .can really make a difference in your car’s performance.

7. Maintain a steady speed - Maintaining a steady speed and avoiding excessive acceleration or deceleration can be fuel effective.

8. Avoid Heavy Loads - You might want to keep “The Transporter” body bags in your basement if you want to save on your fuel.

Cutting down on your chubby belly can also come in handy (jokes intended). In simple words, don’t carry additional luggage and loads if don’t require them for that trip.

9. Avoid Long Idles - In case you are using a carburetor-based car, shutting off the engine if in a long traffic idle can save some cash – but that too in warm conditions. If the conditions are cold you might want to reconsider this option as it would take more fuel to restart all additional electronics than to keep running them.

10. Purchase a Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Examining vehicle’s rated fuel efficiency before making the decision of buying is the most logical thing to do. Usually vehicles with small stature, EFI engines and manual transmissions will provide better fuel economy.

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n a connected world, the growth of technology has necessitated the need to maintain the security of information or physical property. The majority of crimes took advantage of a fundamental shortcoming in traditional access control systems: the systems provide access based on "what persons have," such as ID cards, keys, passwords, PIN numbers, and so on, rather than "who the individuals are." None of these factors truly characterize a person. Rather, they are only a technique of verifying our identity. If someone steals, duplicates, or obtains these identification methods, he or she will be able to access protected data or personal property at any time. However, augmented with the right technology, we can have optimized capability in a secure and speedy manner, without making mistakes or missing vital information, using a combination of facial recognition and capturing the registration plate. In this article, we will talk about these camera systems and will show how AI is advancing its capabilities.

AI-based Facial Recognition Camera Systems - Biometric systems use biological

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attributes like facial features or fingerprints to identify a person, which is difficult to fabricate or falsify. One of the most advanced AI applications is facial recognition. It's one of the most advanced types of biometric authentication, capable of identifying and authenticating a person based on facial features in a database image or video. Face recognition employs AI and machine learning methods to recognize human faces in the background. Human eyes are usually the first thing the algorithm looks for, followed by eyebrows, nose, mouth, nostrils, and iris.

Additional validations utilizing big datasets comprising both positive and negative images confirm that it is a human face after all of the facial characteristics have been collected.

Feature-based, appearance-based, knowledgebased, and template matching are some of the most prevalent facial recognition algorithms.

Each approach has its own set of benefits and drawbacks. Face recognition technology has finally reached its full potential, which is to have the same high accuracy (accuracy) as a single

fingerprint, following recent breakthroughs in research. The algorithm may easily recognize a specific individual or conclude that the person is unknown by finding the most comparable match for a current camera image and requires a minimum threshold for similarity. In the real world, for car gates/barriers and roadside assistance, the system must be able to capture and recognize a face through a windscreen, day or night, rain or shine, and at a distance, even when the windows are tinted. To get a nice image under those conditions, you'll need a camera that's been specifically developed for the job, as well as a specialized and optimized illuminator.

License Plate Recognition System License Plate Recognition (LPR) is an image processing system that uses license plates to identify vehicles. Access-control systems, for example, utilize this technology in a variety of security and traffic applications. License Plate Recognizer uses AI-based algorithms to identify and recognize number plates with up to 98 percent accuracy. An LPR system typically consists of a digital image capturing unit (camera), a processing unit, and several video analytics algorithms. Furthermore, the use of infrared lighting allows such devices to collect car registration plates at night, allowing LPR to be used at any time. To begin, the LPR camera takes photos of license plates. Machine learning and computer vision algorithms are then used to detect the plate. Finally, OCR software is used to return the license plate number in text format from the observed plate area. The transformed number is frequently saved in a database so that it may be used by other IT systems. The LPR system is used in a variety of applications, including unattended parking lots, restricted area security, traffic

BY DENNIS SHELLY law enforcement, congestion, and automatic toll collection. LPR approaches range from one application to the next due to diverse working contexts.

Combining the capabilities of the Facial recognition system and License plate recognition system, we can ensure increased security. By improving the recognition accuracy of authorized drivers and passengers, twofactor authentication considerably improves security. Both detectors (facial recognition camera and registration plate camera) must fail for the system to fail. As a result, the chance of error for a combined recognition system that employs two detection methods is equal to the sum of the individual detector probabilities of error. If both a facial recognition camera and a registration plate camera have a 95 percent chance of accuracy, the dual-detector (dualcamera system) has a 99.75 percent probability of accuracy.

You may still be wondering how to choose or whether you can upgrade your existing surveillance system to allow for these recognition systems. This is where our Eggsperts can help! Our Eggsperts are eggcellent in helping with deciding on what to choose and if you can upgrade your current surveillance system.

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he Russian invasion is expected to cause oil prices to increase to the $120/barrel. If prices increase to that level, expect $6/gallon gas and an inflation rate of more than 8%, says Oren Klackin of Oxford Economics. With the Federal Reserve expected to increase the Federal Funds at its next meeting on March 16th, they now must reconsider the pace of rate increases.

As higher energy costs typically lead to a slowing in the economy, the Fed will most likely reduce the pace of rate increases. Until the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, many believed that the Federal Reserve would increase the Fed Funds rate from the current 0% - 0.25% range to 0.5% - 0.75% range on March 16th. Rates were expected to go up by 2% over the next year. Given recent events, most expect the Fed to proceed more slowly than was expected only two weeks ago. If the Fed defies expectations, it is because they feel that inflationary pressures pose a greater threat than the slowing of the economy that higher rates would encourage.

The Russia-Ukraine War will also cause wheat prices to go up as Russia is the third largest wheat producer in the world with 86 million metric tons (tonnes). A metric ton is roughly 2,200 pounds. China is the world’s largest wheat producer at 134 million tonnes followed by India at 99 million, the US at 47 million, France with 37 million. Ukraine is ninth at 26 million.

With a population of 146 million, Russia exports the equivalent to $2,200 per person.

Its top exports are oil, precious metals like

gold, iron/steel and wheat, representing 59% of Russian exports. Russia’s largest import is machinery, including computers with a value of $73 billion. Vehicles are next at $18 billion followed by medicine, plastics and medical devices.

China is Russia’s top trading partner at $49 billion or 15% of all activity. Most expect this number to go up as China takes advantage of Russia’s self-imposed trade predicament. The Nederlands is Russia’s second largest trading partner at $25 billion followed by the United Kingdom ($23 billion), Germany ($19 billion), Belarus ($16 billion) and Turkey ($15 billion).

The United States was ninth at $11 billion.

The top export of Ukraine is wheat at $9 billion. This represents nearly 20% of all Ukrainian exports. Iron/steel is second at $8 billion, oils like safflower or vegetable total $6

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BY HADDON LIBBY determination against Russia’s aggression.

China has made it no secret that they see Taiwan as a rightful part of its country. The impact of a Chinese war with Taiwan is the larger geopolitical risk that we need to be concerned with.

While most expect that Ukraine will fall to Russia, it is the resolve of the Western World and democracies against such aggression that will impact each of us for years to come.

Weakness or a lack of unity would most certainly increase the chances of further acts of aggression. Whether we like or dislike our Democratically elected leaders, now is a time when we all must stand in unity against despots. Comments by wannabe despots like Donald “January 6th” Trump do nothing to help the cause of freedom.

Haddon Libby is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Winslow Drake Investment Management. For more information on our services, please visit www.

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LEGAL REPRESENTATION OF THE INJURED & CRIMINALLY ACCUSED

HOLIDAY DUI?…MARCH COURT APPEARANCE? ith Covid, most of us were nestled at home during Christmas and New Year’s and much of the last 2 years. But that did not stop your holiday drinking and celebrating. You were tired of home cooking and drove for a burger to McDonalds or In n Out, only a mile away. After all, nothing could happen in 1 mile…or could it?

You see flashing Red lights behind you and develop Black and White Fever. You didn’t read my legal columns, you panic, and take ALL the breath tests at the scene, performed the Field Sobriety Tests, and admitted to Palm Desert Sheriff’s that you had 7 drinks at home…all wrong!

Your drinking resulted in your using poor judgment, and admitting that you take pills for Depression or Weight Loss. You did not realize that when mixed with alcohol some pills make you more impaired. At the scene you failed the Field Sobriety Tests and you are asked to put your hands behind your back and taken into custody. You forgot my Mantra that “Silence is Golden and Handcuffs are Silver”.

The next morning you are brought to court or you are ordered to appear for an arraignment in a few months because of Covid. NOW WHAT HAPPENS? To address the court freeze, DUI cases were given appearance dates that were farther out than normal.

Many of these case will be coming up for their first appearance in March 2022.

billion, raw materials like ash at $4 billion.

Ukraine’s top trade partner before the war was Russia at $3.7 billion. Poland was second at $3.3 billion followed by Italy ($2.6B), Turkey ($2.4B), Germany and China (both with $2.2B). The United States was 13th at $1.1 billion.

In a twist from the past, the United States exports more oil and gas than it imports.

Higher oil and gas prices should strengthen the US economy so long as prices stay below $100/barrel. If prices go too high, the net benefit to the oil and gas industry is dwarfed by the negative impact on business and most consumers.

On its own, the Ukrainian invasion by Russian is disruptive but nothing that financial markets cannot digest. The larger issue at play is how China perceives the West’s

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WELL, YOUR FIRST COURT APPEARANCE IS THE ARRAIGNMENT IN DEPT 2K in the Indio Court. There, the judge asks you if you have a lawyer and if not a public defender will be appointed for you. Now, you have a choice to plead guilty or not guilty. Most defendants either personally or through their lawyer will plead not guilty. If it is a more serious misdemeanor or felony where you are still in custody, the issue of bail will be addressed.

Recent legislation seems to be making bail an antiquated subject.

If bail is required your lawyer can set a bail review hearing in a few days, if it is not resolved at the arraignment. How much bail is needed depends on the charges against the Defendant and whether s/he has a criminal history. The court wants to be sure the Defendant is not a risk to public safety and will likely show up for the next court date. At the Arraignment the defense normally gets the police report and a new date is set for a Pre Trial if it is a Misdemeanor or a Preliminary Hearing for a Felony.

This setting is another opportunity for the DA and Defense lawyer to discuss an amicable resolution of the case and work out a plea bargain. However, the DA’s in Indio don’t really “DEAL”. If not resolved, the matter may be set again for a Pre Trial or a Felony Preliminary Hearing (PH) may take place. The PH is where the DA shows a crime has been committed and the Defendant is “connected

to the crime”. This is not the guilt beyond a reasonable doubt stage. Only a small amount of evidence is needed to hold the Defendant over.

Thereafter, the case is set for trial.

However, before the trial date, a good lawyer will visit the scene of the crime. Doing so has been invaluable to me in being able to competently cross examine witnesses on DUI and ACCIDENT cases. I have won cases where cross examination of the wit shows s/he could not have seen what they are testifying too have seen.

Careful preparation is often the difference between a not guilty and being convicted of a lesser crime or lighter sentence. Many people believe winning a case is just getting a case dismissed or a not guilty verdict. In reality, a win may be a lighter sentence or fine.

Sometimes community service is the sentence instead of jail or a tracking device or home arrest are imposed instead of jail.

The most common misdemeanor case, in the Indio court, is a DUI. Most people don’t realize we have more DUI’s, PER CAPITA, in the CV than anywhere else in California. The Indio Judges have the largest personal case load of any court. This is in part because California’s economy does not allow us to have the same number of judges…compared to other California counties.

A DUI does not usually result in much jail time…but it can! However, the courts impose 10 days in jail on many cases. This sentence can be handled by home arrest, an ankle bracelet or community service. The

consequences of a DUI are very serious as an arrest kicks in a DMV hearing in addition to a court proceeding. Most Defendants will have their license suspended for 30 days. Those who need a special license for their work, such as nurses, may also have to deal with an administrative hearing on that issue.

My best advice: Cut this out and GIVE THIS CARD TO ARRESTING OFFICER WITH LICENSE/ INSURANCE Upon advice of my attorney, Dale Gribow, I exercise my right to remain silent until you contact him at (760) 837-7500 or dale@ dalegribowlaw.com for an OK. My attorney has advised me the VOLUNTARY FIELD SOBRIETY AND BREATH TESTS, at the scene, are OPTIONAL (unless one is on probation). Thus I elect not to take them.

I want to cooperate and am happy to take a BLOOD TEST. DALE GRIBOW REPRESENTING THE INJURED AND CRIMINALLY ACCUSED “TOP LAWYER” – California’s Prestige Magazine, Palm Springs Life (PI/DUI) 2011-22 Inland Empire Magazine PERFECT 10.0 AVVO Peer Rating For questions or suggestions for future columns contact dale@dalegribowlaw.com or 760-837-7500

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CITY OF COACHELLA WELCOMES ITS FIRST PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER for this role well over a year ago,” said City Manager, Dr. Gabriel Martin. “As a growing City with many moving parts, we need someone with Risseth’s skillset to develop and execute a sound plan that will amplify all of the great things that are happening in Coachella that many don’t yet know about.”

Risseth is fluent in Spanish and holds a BA in Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations from California State University Fullerton and holds a certificate of translation from UC Riverside. She currently sits on the Executive Board of Directors for the Family YMCA of the Desert leading their marketing and public

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relations efforts, and graduated from the Leadership Coachella Valley program back in 2014. A Coachella Valley resident since 2004, Risseth resides in Indio with her husband Jose, and her three children Ethan, Mia and Lili.

The City of Coachella was incorporated in 1946 and is a 29-square mile municipality of approximately 46,351 residents located in eastern Riverside County, in a region collectively known as the Coachella Valley in Southern California. Coachella is about 97 miles north of the U.S. -Mexico border and about 1.5 hours from Los Angeles. For more information, please visit the City’s website at Coachella.org.

in La Quinta. Her new responsibilities will revolve around raising the level of public awareness of City operations and accomplishments, she will act as the primary point of contact for all media relations and will manage all external and internal communication related to the City.

“Our City Council identified a need

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t is not a secret that many people are concerned about losing weight and getting thinner. It is not always easy to find the right way, but there are some simple rules to help you become successful at reducing body fat in a healthy way.

Eat less, and eat healthier food: Calories should be less than 2,000 per day; Do more exercise: You need at least 30 minutes of exercise every day; Drink more water: Drink at least 8 glasses of water per day; Sleep well: Sleep at least 7 hours every night.

How to Eat Healthy to Lose Body Fat A healthy diet is the key to losing weight.

This includes eating more vegetables, fruits, and whole grains while reducing fat intake and consuming smaller food portions. Healthy foods are those that provide nutrients for your body with fewer calories.

Here are some of the most important tips to follow when it comes to healthy eating: – Eat more vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. Fresh is best! However, if you’re eating canned or frozen vegetables, make sure the sodium and fat levels are low.

– Reduce fat intake. Learn the difference between healthy fats and unhealthy fats.

Read labels, look up fat amounts in fast food and restaurant food, and choose fresh, lowfat choices as often as possible.

– Eat smaller food portions. We often eat everything on our plate as if it’s a race.

Remember that restaurant servings are often ridiculously large, and you should only eat

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until you’re satisfied – not stuffed.

– Choose healthy foods. “Healthy” means high in nutritional value and low in fat, sodium, or sugar. Fresh produce, lean proteins (especially seafood and legumes), and healthy grains are all great choices.

The Best Healthy Way of Losing Weight Through Exercise Exercise is one of the best ways to lose weight. It helps you burn calories and tone your muscles. The key is finding an exercise you enjoy so that you will stick with it.

In the following section, we go through some different types of exercises for fat loss and weight loss. We also provide a list of exercises that are good for beginners.

Exercise to Reduce Body Fat The first thing you need to do is to set a goal weight. If you have never exercised before, it is best to start with some light cardio exercises. These are good for people just starting out or who have not exercised in a while. You can also try some weight-bearing exercises if you want more of a challenge.

You should work out at least three times per week for about 30 minutes each time. You can break this up into two 15-minute sessions or one 30-minute session, but try to make sure you are doing the same type of exercise each day.

Ask your doctor before starting any new, rigorous activity, and consider hiring a certified trainer like Sergio or Antonio from Send Me a Trainer!

Drink More Water to Lose Weight!

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the human body. It makes up about 60-65% of your body weight, and it’s involved in every process that goes on in your body. It helps regulate your temperature, carries nutrients to cells, and cleanses toxins from your system.

There are a few different reasons that drinking water helps you lose weight. Some studies show that drinking extra water helps stimulate your metabolism. It also helps you feel full, thereby reducing your appetite.

Choosing water over higher-caloric liquids like soda or juices helps lower your overall daily calorie intake.

Your body needs water to burn fat through the lipolysis process! Staying hydrated with water helps you get a good workout! And

water flushes toxins out of your body and even helps you stay focused and less stressed.

All of these are wonderful ways drinking enough water helps you reduce body fat.

It is recommended that you drink at least eight glasses of water a day. Drink more water to lose weight!

Healthy Sleep Habits Help Fight Body Fat It has been found that a good night’s sleep can help you lose weight. This is because when you sleep, your body releases hormones that make you feel fuller and more satisfied.

Sleep also helps control your appetite by regulating your hunger hormones, ghrelin and leptin.

When it comes to sleeping habits for weight management, there are two things to keep in mind: First, get enough sleep every night; second, maintain a regular sleep schedule.

Losing Body Fat Takes Discipline and Healthy Habits Using all the techniques and tips described above and employing the help of a personal in-home trainer through Send Me a Trainer can help you get started on the healthy body you want today!

You can also visit the Send Me a Trainer website or give us a call at 760-880-9904, and we’ll be happy to answer any questions you might have.

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e are crossing a threshold into the golden age of peace, also known as the unity paradigm.

This move is something our souls have been working toward for centuries and represents a dream realized. The moment of truth is on the horizon, but we are not quite there. We have some anchoring yet to affect.

The new Earth is universally programmed to operate from a completely different rule book, so humanity is struggling to gain footing right now. New programming brings with it a new atmosphere, so the entire matrix of our existence is disintegrating because it is no longer supported by this new energetic atmosphere coming online. The old paradigm energies that held the previous platform together are retreating. These new, and somewhat unfamiliar vibrations sweeping in and circulating through the new atmosphere are fortification for structures of the new paradigm waiting to be built.

The construction process is proving to be challenging because are effectively building from scratch. There are no givens. We are creating what comes next in each moment while trying to decode our new rule book printed in a code very few speak!

This has us stuck in between the old world and the new. As we work toward claiming the sweet and ultimate reward of harmonious living, some important pillars must be planted as anchors to hold the new matrix in place and move forward. These pillars must be aligned with the purest principles of unity to fully support the materialization of global peace.

A hallmark of unity, as it relates to collective humanity living peacefully, is balance, and more specifically, balance of power. Power in this world has grown

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wildly out of balance. Lack mentality and power-grabbing has been so prevalent that it has become a standard by which to live for many. This will never align with the fundamental principles of unity, therefore, those who are still engaging in actions that disempower or over-empower themselves and others, are in direct opposition to the energies that will surround them in this new paradigm space. They are inhibiting our transition.

What is and always has been constant, even as we transition through the space in between paradigms, is that any change we create within ourselves represents a force which affects those around us. So, if each of us were to work on balancing the scales of power from within ourselves, within our relationships and within our communities, we would contribute to building and strengthening a foundational pillar that holds the new paradigm matrix in place. Actively creating the highest degree of balance in and around your own little world will bring all of us one step closer to claiming our reward.

In my pursuit to help you align with unity principles, I invite you to join my Facebook group SACRED Light Code Keys. Go to facebook.com/groups/621727488898099 and share your light in this supportive community.

Aimee Mosco is an Author, Intuitive Channel, Spiritual Teacher and Co-Founder of Intentional Healing Systems, LLC. Aimee’s desire to help others inspired her first book “Gratitude + Forgiveness x (LOVE) = Happiness”. Aimee serves as Vice Chair to the World Game Changers Board of Directors, a charitable CIC based in the UK. Find Aimee’s Channeling page on Facebook with @ihsaimeemosco or visit Aimee at www.ihsunity.com.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): “I not only bow to the inevitable,” wrote Aries author Thornton Wilder. “I am fortified by it.” Wow. That was a brazen declaration. Did he sincerely mean it? He declared that he grew stronger through surrender, that he derived energy by willingly giving in to the epic trends of his destiny. I don’t think that’s always true for everyone. But I suspect it will be a useful perspective for you in the coming weeks, Aries.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Vive la différence!

Hooray for how we are not alike! I am all in favor of cultural diversity, neurodiversity, spiritual diversity, and physical diversity. Are you? The coming weeks will be an excellent time to celebrate the bounties and blessings that come your way because of the holy gift of endless variety. The immediate future will also be a perfect phase to be extra appreciative that your companions and allies are not the same as you. I encourage you to tell them why you love how different they are. Now here’s poet Anna Akhmatova to weave it together: “I breathe the moonlight, and you breathe the sunlight, but we live together in the same love.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini singersongwriter Bob Dylan said, “I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.”

I think that will be a key theme for you in the coming weeks. Dylan described the type of hero I hope you aspire to be. Be alert! You are on the cusp of an invigorating liberation. To ensure you proceed with maximum grace, take on the increased responsibility that justifies and fortifies your additional freedom.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I’d rather be seduced than comforted,” wrote author Judith Rossner. What about you, Cancerian? Do you prefer being enticed, invited, drawn out of your shell, and led into interesting temptation? Or are you more inclined to thrive when you’re nurtured, soothed, supported, and encouraged to relax and cultivate peace? I’m not saying one is better than the other, but I urge you to favor the first in the coming weeks: being enticed, invited, drawn out of your shell, and led into interesting temptation.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A woman from Cornwall, UK, named Karen Harris was adopted as a little girl. At age 18, she began trying to track down her biological parents. Thirty-four years later, she was finally reunited with her father. The turning point: He appeared on the “Suggested Friends” feature on her Facebook page. I propose we make Karen Harris your inspirational role model. Now is a favorable time to find what you lost a while ago; to re-link with a good resource that disappeared from your life; to reclaim a connection that could be meaningful to you again.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa told us, “Meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquility.” Instead, he said that meditation is how we “expose and undo our neurotic games, our self-deceptions, our hidden fears and hopes.” Excuse me, Mr. Trungpa, but I don’t allow anyone, not even a holy guy like you, to dictate what meditation is and isn’t. Many other spiritual mentors I’ve enjoyed learning from say that meditation can also be a discipline to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, and tranquility.

And I suspect that’s what Virgo meditators should emphasize in the coming weeks. You people are in a phase when you can cultivate extraordinary encounters with that all fun stuff. If you’re not a meditator, now would be a good time to try it out.

I recommend the books Meditation for Beginners

by Jack Kornfield and How to Meditate by Pema Chödrön.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Comedian Fred Allen observed, “It is probably not love that makes the world go around, but rather those mutually supportive alliances through which partners recognize their dependence on each other for the achievement of shared and private goals.” That’s an unromantic thing to say, isn’t it? Or maybe it isn’t. Maybe it’s very romantic, even enchanting,

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to exult in how our allies help us make our dreams come true—and how we help them make their dreams come true. In my astrological opinion, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to focus on the synergies and symbioses that empower you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood!” declare many self-help gurus. “It’s never too early to start channeling the wise elder who is already forming within you,” declare I. Oddly enough, both of these guiding principles will be useful for you to meditate on during the coming weeks. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re in an unusually good position to resurrect childlike wonder and curiosity. You’re also poised to draw stellar advice from the Future You who has learned many secrets that the Current You doesn’t know yet. Bonus: Your Inner Child and your Inner Elder could collaborate to create a marvelous breakthrough or two.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “A myriad of modest delights constitute happiness,” wrote poet Charles Baudelaire. That will be a reliable formula for you in the coming weeks, Sagittarius. You may not harvest any glorious outbreaks of bliss, but you will be regularly visited by small enchantments, generous details, and useful tweaks. I hope you won’t miss or ignore some of these nurturing blessings because you’re fixated on the hope of making big leaps. Be grateful for modest delights.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I found out some fun facts about renowned Capricorn poet Robert Duncan (1919–1988), who was a bohemian socialist and trailblazing gay activist. He was adopted by Theosophical parents who chose him because of his astrological make-up. They interpreted Robert’s dreams when he was a child.

Later in life, he had an affair with actor Robert De Niro’s father, also named Robert, who was a famous abstract expressionist painter. Anyway, Capricorn, this is the kind of quirky and fascinating information I hope you’ll be on the lookout for. It’s time to seek high entertainment as you expedite your learning; to change your fate for the better as you gather interesting clues; to be voraciously curious as you attract stimulating influences that inspire you to be innovative.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “I always strive, when I can, to spread sweetness and light,” said P. G. Wodehouse. “There have been several complaints about it.” I know what he means. During my own crusade to express crafty, discerning forms of optimism, I have enraged many people. They don’t like to be reminded that thousands of things go right every day. They would rather stew in their disgruntlement and cynicism, delusionally imagining that a dire perspective is the most intelligent and realistic stance. If you’re one of those types, Aquarius, I have bad news for you: The coming weeks will bring you invitations and opportunities to cultivate a more positive outlook.

I don’t mean that you should ignore problems or stop trying to fix what needs correction.

Simply notice everything that’s working well and providing you with what you need. For inspiration, read my essay: tinyurl.com/HighestGlory PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pastor and activist Charles Henry Parkhurst (1842–1933) said, “All great discoveries are made by people whose feelings run ahead of their thinking.”

The approach worked well for him. In 1892, he discovered and exposed monumental corruption in the New York City government. His actions led to significant reforms of the local police and political organizations. In my astrological opinion, you should incorporate his view as you craft the next chapter of your life story. You may not yet have been able to fully conceive of your future prospects and labors of love, but your feelings can lead you to them.

Homework: See if you can forgive yourself for a wrong turn you haven’t been able to forgive yourself for. Newsletter.FreeWillAstrology.com ---------------------------------------Rob Brezsny - Free Will Astrology freewillastrology@freewillastrology.com

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s a hospice nurse, I came across numerous venous or diabetic leg ulcers. What was remarkable is how my patients’ caregivers had their own effective treatments. There are as many treatments for skin ulcers as there are nurses. While we are obligated to follow physician’s orders in the hospital or other medical institutions, in the home of a hospice patient, the family has the prerogative to adjust the treatment. Of course, if it were ineffective the family would acquiesce, but if the wound were healing, we as hospice case managers adjust the family’s treatment plan from their input.

Way back as far as fifteen years, my hospice caregivers taught me the value of treating ulcers with cannabis and manuka honey from New Zealand. It did, however, take the caregiver several weeks to fess up to the fact that she was putting manuka honey

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into the bed of the wound. After not balling her out, she then a week later was able to admit to also putting a cannabis tincture in the wound. These were ulcers that previously were not healing over the past five months before coming onto hospice.

Other nurses hearing these successes, started suggesting cannabis oil for their patient’s wounds. Now there are sterile manuka wafers available on Amazon for wound care. A product that combines manuka honey and cannabis is available.

While this is not the formula for a leg ulcer science supports this for daily skincare.

Treatments for leg ulcers have the worst outcome measures. A person with a leg ulcer can endure months of painful dressing changes, possibly an infection, and occasionally death. These successes of unorthodox treatments are now explained in medical journals. The endocannabinoid system (ECS), discovered in the nineties, is the most significant chemical signaling system in our bodies. There are cannabis receptors on the surfaces of all cells and skin cells have more receptors than any other area of our body.

A study by Dr. Vincent Maida, in Toronto Canada, showed amazing improvement when leg ulcers were treated with cannabinoids like delta9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), terpenes such as betacaryophyllene, flavonoids like quercetin, diosmin, and hesperidin. In fact, an FDAapproved drug called Daflon is already on the market in the US for the treatment of

venous circulation disorders combining the flavonoids diosmin and hesperidin.

A further open-label study self-funded by Maida in which fourteen complex patients with recalcitrant leg ulcers were treated with his formula alongside compression bandages found that 79% of the patients had total wound closure in jaw-dropping 34 days.

Cannabis is not only used for open ulcers. Topically it can relieve the suffering of psoriasis and many other skin diseases.

In the last decade, accumulating evidence has indicated that phytocannabinoids might have anti-tumor effects on skin cancer as well as other cancers. Whole cannabis extracts which contain significant amounts of differing phytocannabinoids, on different cancer lines from various tumor origins, show that specific cannabis extracts impaired the survival and proliferation of cancer cell lines as well as induced apoptosis (cell death).

Cannabis topicals are excellent for treating arthritis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, pressure ulcers, rashes, cancer, pigmentation disorders like vitiligo, radiation burns, and numerous skin ailments. Remember, CBD is mainly for inflammation while THC is mainly for pain.

Our United States Government (we taxpayers) has a patent dated Feb. 28, 2019, (US020190060252A120190228) for treating vitiligo, a long-term condition where pale white patches develop on the skin due to the lack of melanin, the pigment in the skin. The patent states: “The method comprises topical application of a composition containing cannabinoids, in particular, cannabidiol (CBD)

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BY RUTH HILL R.N. and cannabigerol (CBG), at a concentration of 3 % - 20 % by weight of the composition onto the affected skin area of a subject in need thereof. Application may be twice (2) daily for about six (6) weeks. Cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) may be sourced naturally or synthetically and applied daily for about six weeks.”

The science of cannabis is verified over and over what the public already knows. Cannabis is the miracle plant made by God to mirror the homeostatic chemicals our spiritual bodies manufacture for survival.

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