It warms me. It warms me not.
by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 02/28/2021
March On! (Franklin TV photo) |
Providing accurate and timely information about what matters in Franklin, MA since 2007. * Working in collaboration with Franklin TV and Radio (wfpr.fm) since October 2019 *
It warms me. It warms me not.
by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director 02/28/2021
March On! (Franklin TV photo) |
FM #475 = This is the Franklin Matters radio show, number 475 in the series.
This session of the radio show shares my conversation with Kristi Morin of the Working Moms Social Club based in Franklin. We had our conversation via conference bridge to adhere to the ‘social distancing’ requirements of this pandemic period.
We talk about:
Links to the Working Moms Social Club web and Facebook pages are included in the show notes. The recording runs about 16 minutes, so let’s listen to my conversation with Kristi. Audio file = https://player.captivate.fm/episode/ea6273a6-982c-4bc3-b198-bf9110c38989
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Working Moms Social Club web page = https://www.workingmomsocialclub.org/
Facebook page = https://www.facebook.com/workingmomsocialclub
Email for questions, etc. = admin@workingmomsocialclub.org
Article by Warren Reynolds at 02038.com = https://02038.com/2021/02/local-moms-help-working-mothers/
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This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
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For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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FM #475 Working Moms Social Club - 02/08/21 (audio) |
"This picture is a product of the pandemic, but also of the years leading up to it. And if half of what is happening in the for-sale market now seems straightforward — historically low interest rates and a pandemic desire for more space are driving demand — the other half is more complicated.“The supply side is really tricky,” said Benjamin Keys, an economist at the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania. “Who wants to sell a house in the middle of a pandemic? That’s what I keep coming back to. Is this a time you want to open your house up to people walking through it? No, of course not.”A majority of homeowners in America are baby boomers — a group at heightened risk from the coronavirus. If many of them have been reluctant to move out and downsize over the past year, that makes it hard for other families behind them to move in and upgrade."
New York Times: "Where Have All the Houses Gone?" |
The Fall 2 schedule may be found here: https://t.co/IcRCFVXkh2 or here
"The Hockomock League will continue to allow "HOME" spectators at their Fall II games; although limited to 2 parents & siblings per athlete. All will need to scan a QR code (for contact tracing purposes) & sign in upon entering. No spectators are allowed to attend scrimmage games."
Football and Volleyball schedule for Fall 2 season |
"Chances are it is the most influential amendment to the US constitution that you aren’t familiar with. Given its impact, it is astonishing how little the 14th amendment is discussed in public life. Americans can’t rattle it off like the first and second amendments – but its words have fundamentally shaped the modern definition of US citizenship and the principles of equality and freedom entitled to those within the country’s borders.Sitting at the crux of these key ideals, the 14th amendment is cited in more litigation than any other, including some of the US supreme court’s most well-known cases: Plessy v Ferguson, Brown v Board of Education, Loving v Virginia, Roe v Wade, Bush v Gore, Obergefell v Hodges. And because these noble notions are embedded in the 14th, it has the remarkable ability to generate both boundless hope (for the promises of that more perfect union aspired to in the constitution’s preamble) and crushing misery (for the failures to achieve such promises)."
"With no money to pay for college in post-World War II Scotland, 16-year-old June Almeida took an entry-level job in the histology department of a Glasgow hospital, where she learned to examine tissue under a microscope for signs of disease. It was a fortuitous move, for her and for science.In 1966, nearly two decades later, she used a powerful electron microscope to capture an image of a mysterious pathogen — the first coronavirus known to cause human disease."
Franklin Public Schools, MA: Budget Sub Committee - Mar 3 |
In my reporting for Franklin Matters, I like to use the line "to follow the money" and in so doing I focus on the Finance Committee, Town Council and School Committee. So this article on the profit approach of the vaccine makers caught my eye.
"Compare and contrast. AstraZeneca is currently producing COVID vaccines for no profit and still manages to get beaten up by opportunists in Brussels. Over in the US, Moderna is hailed as a national saviour while shouting from the rooftops about how its commercial prospects have been transformed by its own COVID vaccine.Moderna’s full-year statement on Thursday was extraordinary. The company expects to generate revenues of $18.4bn (£13.1bn) year from deals it has signed to supply its vaccine, which is priced at $30–$36 a shot, so is definitely intended to produce a chunky profit margin. That revenue forecast is enormous. For comparison, AstraZeneca’s entire established portfolio – for cancer, cardiovascular, respiratory treatments and more – generated sales of $26.6bn last year.The backstories to the vaccines are very different, of course. Moderna was a loss-making biotechnology firm that has poured billions into developing messenger RNA technology (also used in the BioNtech/Pfizer product) and a successful return on that investment was never guaranteed. AstraZeneca has merely accelerated original research done at Oxford University – and a condition of the partnership was “at cost” pricing for all the deals to date."
"Public health authorities want people to keep wearing masks and social distancing, even after they receive a vaccine. This might seem counterintuitive – after all, if someone gets a vaccine, aren’t they protected from the coronavirus?The answer is complicated: the vast majority of people who are vaccinated will be protected from Covid-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, vaccinated people may still be able to transmit the virus, even though they do not display any symptoms.“We know now the vaccines can protect, but what we haven’t had enough time to really understand is – does it protect from spreading?” said Avery August, professor of immunology at Cornell University.That is because the the SARS-CoV-2 virus may still colonize the respiratory tract, even as systemic immune cells protect the overall body from the disease it causes – Covid-19."
Although fewer people have been able to grab a beer at the pub during this pandemic, the global desire for beer prevails. For example, sales of the Corona beer actually shot up in the past year, despite—or perhaps because of—associations with the coronavirus.This World Beer Index from Expensivity (https://www.expensivity.com/beer-around-the-world/ )compares the average price of a bottle of beer in 58 countries in a detailed map. Additionally, we show which countries spend the most on beer per capita, and just how much beer people really drink.
School Committee Legislative Forum - March 2 |
We are now producing this in collaboration with Franklin.TV and Franklin Public Radio (wfpr.fm).
This podcast is my public service effort for Franklin but we can't do it alone. We can always use your help.
How can you help?
Through this feedback loop we can continue to make improvements. I thank you for listening.
For additional information, please visit Franklinmatters.org/ or www.franklin.news/
If you have questions or comments you can reach me directly at shersteve @ gmail dot com
The music for the intro and exit was provided by Michael Clark and the group "East of Shirley". The piece is titled "Ernesto, manana" c. Michael Clark & Tintype Tunes, 2008 and used with their permission.
I hope you enjoy!
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You can also subscribe and listen to Franklin Matters audio on iTunes or your favorite podcast app; search in "podcasts" for "Franklin Matters"
FM #474 - Finance Committee Mtg - 02/24/21 (audio) |
Hello Everyone!
Mars landing Feb. 18, 2021!
Staying Connected
Link to the Senior Center - https://www.franklinma.gov/fsc
Link to the Senior Center Calendar https://www.franklinma.gov/node/39/events/day
Link to Franklin Matters - https://www.franklinmatters.org/ and www.franklin.news
Link to the Town's webpage - https://www.franklinma.gov/
Link to Mass.Gov COVID - https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-updates-and-information
COMING IN MARCH!!
Introduction to Palette Knife Painting Classes Put down the brush and pick up a palette knife! For 4, 1 1/2 hour sessions, we will focus on the techniques of using only a palette knife to paint oil paintings. Palette knife painting offers a unique look--thick texture, pure colors, and expressive style. No turpentine or other solvents needed. 4 week class on Tuesdays at 2pm (March 9, 16, 23, 30) Ann Gorbett is an award winning artist who paints exclusively with a palette knife. The thick, painterly, yet highly detailed strokes of color are trademarks of her style. This will be held via zoom and space is limited. You must register to attend. Email adoggett@franklinma.gov or call the franklin senior center to register. Art kits with all supplies will be available for pick up to registered participants. A fee of $20 total for all 4 classes is being charged to defray the cost of materials. If you cannot afford this please ask about our available scholarship. Space is limited so sign up today!
Tips
How to declutter your home. 12 decluttering tips
https://www.becomingminimalist.com/creative-ways-to-declutter/
Do you know all the pressure points in your hands? You can release stress, stimulate circulation and even improve self esteem!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnuR-MPeG8s
4 exercises to test how fast your brain is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiDFjSQ8Vqw
Music
15 of the most rare and interesting musical instruments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i_8t6JwoWM
The Revenge: Timo Boll vs. KUKA robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv6op2HHIuM
Life is a Dream - Grandmaster JinBodhi Healing Series Singing Bowls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey8gBk9xwCg
Just for Fun
St. Paul's Church on Nantucket and the incredible Tiffany windows
Final St Paul's (mediazilla.com)
The evolution of dance- from the 1950's through 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-rSdt0aFuw
NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission - real time tracker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9zFaCNXTCY
Humor
Art Linkletter - Kids say the darndest things
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UgLpRvX7Qk
Carol Burnett Show bloopers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b5C6Xp3pwA&t=73s
Jeanne Robertson - Sizzle Reel (slightly off color jokes from a clean humorist)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJZxmwzrg4A
Kindness Matters
10 random acts of kindness caught on camera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vahi77oOsK4&t=15s
Upcoming Events email adoggett@franklinma.gov to attend unless noted otherwise.
*Monday at 1pm - Tele-Bingo call in bingo game! Call the Senior Center to register to play.
*Monday at 11am - Page Turners Book Club via zoom call the senior center to register
*Tuesday at 5pm - Quarantini Time a virtual, social, cocktail hour. Via zoom
*Tuesday at 1pm - Audio book Group- email mgunderson@franklinma.gov
*Wednesday At 1pm - Fireside chat with the Staff of the Senior Center - hear about upcoming events at the Senior Center, new menu items, ask questions and provide your input. Via zoom
*Wednesday At 1pm - Writers Group - email shersteve@gmail.com to join
*Thursday at 10am - Discussion Group - email mattrovendro@yahoo.com to attend
*Thursday at 1pm - Tele Bingo call the Senior Center to play 508-520-4945
*Friday at 11am - Sunshine Zoom - for members with memory loss - 1 hour of socialization,
games and activities.
*Friday at 1pm - Tele-Bingo call the Senior Center to register to play. Call in game.
Attached you will find: Donna's Fun Filled Activity Pages!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oP6MHfm803hmVsUlj1POxYLtG1dfU7Fx/view?usp=sharing
Love, virtual hugs and good health to you all! Stay safe and keep the human connection alive!
Ariel
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