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This week the story of a bottle of whiskey found in a car that went through the ice on Larder Lake almost 100 years ago, a Sudbury woman talks about how her ex-partner had access to video cameras inside her house for months without her knowing, we look at the future of the former paper mill site in Sturgeon Falls, a Sudbury family deals with a bat flying around their house, we check out the greenhouse at F.J. McElligott School in Mattawa, and Markus tries to play a pumpkin horn.

This week we take Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie for lunch at Deluxe Hamburgers in Sudbury, a man from Mattawa gives away 500,000 trees, we learn about invasive plants found at greenhouses, and a northern chicken lays a giant egg.

Recorded by Khaled Mattawa for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on April 26, 2024. www.poets.org

Demande spéciale d'un fan des chroniques historiques : le Snake Creek. Une histoire sordide s'étant déroulée en 1917, près de Mattawa, en Ontario. Bonne écoute! Merci à nos partenaires!Constructions Rivard - https://www.constructionsrivard.com/Miel Abitémis - https://www.mielabitemis.com/Devenez membre Patreon en vous rendant au https://www.patreon.com/sltdh et profitez de dizaines d'heures de contenu exclusif!Procurez-vous votre marchandise aux couleurs de SLTDH en vous rendant au https://www.teepublic.com/user/sltdh?fbclid=IwAR2iZT54ghl6ziSCVoWc8Jy0eWnRLRRuz-KE1hFqh8nIG562O8rTpzO1o1gRejoignez-nous sur Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/sltdhAbonnez-vous à notre chaîne YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sltdhpodUne présentation des Éditions Dernier Mot: https://editionsderniermot.com/

Growing up in a farmworker family in Mattawa, Washington, Jose Iñiguez became enamored with opera. He dreamed of one day becoming an opera singer in spite of his father's misgivings. Today he is living his dream and heading up Encanto Arts, a non-profit that promotes the arts in underserved rural communities. Iñiguez joins the Chino Y Chicano to talk about his unconventional approach to become an opera singer and teaching artist with the Seattle Opera as well as earning his father's praise. Learn more about Encanto Arts at encantoarts.org. Find out more about Jose Iñiguez  at joseiñiguez.com and watch his performances on YouTube at Jose Iñiguez. Video version of podcast:https://youtu.be/GdOFoxR2-o8?feature=sharedRead: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/us/lahaina-fire-families.html#:~:text=The%20F.B.I.,survivors%20wonder%20what%20comes%20next.: Read:https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/apr/15/fentanyl-involved-in-more-than-half-of-overdose-de/Read: https://pharmacy.wsu.edu/2021/08/23/how-one-professor-is-combating-a-silent-epidemic-in-eastern-washington/Read:https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/supreme/bios/?fa=scbios.display_file&fileID=gonzalezRead: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/seattle-libraries-transit-branch-into-social-work-to-take-on-mental-health-drug-use/: Read:https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/buoyed-by-poll-seattle-mayor-harrell-should-go-big-on-public-safety/Read: https://crosscut.com/news/2023/01/two-seattle-asian-american-community-newspapers-go-out-printRead: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/leesa-manion-sworn-in-as-king-county-prosecuting-attorney/Read: The Best & Worst Awards for 2022https://i0.wp.com/nwasianweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/04-05-Matt-and-Gei-1.jpgRead Marcus Harrison Green's Seattle's Times column about Black Youth suicide. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mental-health/more-black-kids-are-dying-by-suicide-the-reasons-unfortunately-arent-surprising/

Dr. Christina Prevett // #GeriOnICE // www.ptonice.com  In today's episode of the PT on ICE Daily Show, Modern Management of the Older Adult division leader Christina Prevett discusses masters athletes who challenge negative age paradigms and serve as role models for younger generations.  According to the episode, the decline in physiological systems can be attributed to both aging and other factors such as inactivity, sedentary behavior, obesity, and chronic diseases. It can be challenging to distinguish between changes in physiological systems solely due to the natural aging process and those influenced by these other factors. However, Christina suggests that psychosocial factors also play a role in positive aging. Factors like loneliness, connectedness, sense of purpose, and the ability to make healthcare decisions not only for oneself but also for others contribute to positive aging. These psychosocial factors are independent of physical capacity and can help individuals maintain a positive aging experience. Christina emphasizes the importance of building and maintaining relationships, connectedness, and the capacity to learn, grow, and contribute in the context of healthy aging. These aspects are relevant not only for older adults but also for all generations, including Gen X, Gen Z, millennials, boomers, and masters athletes. Loneliness is a significant issue in society, affecting people of all age groups, as highlighted in the episode. Building and maintaining connections and relationships are crucial for sustaining healthy lifestyle factors and combating the loneliness epidemic. This is particularly relevant for older adults, who may struggle to maintain relationships as they age. Christina mentions the challenges of making new friends as an adult, as expressed by her grandmother. The masters athletes discussed in the episode serve as examples of individuals who demonstrate the importance of these aspects in healthy aging. They not only prioritize their physical performance but also value psychosocial considerations. Masters athletes have the opportunity to build relationships with individuals across different age groups who share similar mindsets regarding health promotion. This allows for the exchange of knowledge and the adoption of healthy lifestyle factors. Furthermore, masters athletes have the capacity to learn, grow, and make decisions. They challenge negative age paradigms and combat belief systems around aging through their athleticism. They set goals not only for their own performance but also for serving as role models to younger generations within their family and sport. Masters athletes also contribute positively to their sport by creating mentorship opportunities for younger athletes. They serve as examples of successful aging and contribute to the overall belief in the ideology of successful aging. Overall, this episode emphasizes that building and maintaining relationships, connectedness, and the capacity to learn, grow, and contribute are essential aspects of healthy aging for all generations, including older adults and masters athletes. These aspects not only contribute to physical well-being but also to psychosocial well-being and the overall belief in successful aging. Take a listen to learn how to better serve this population of patients & athletes. If you're looking to learn more about live courses designed to better serve older adults in physical therapy or our online physical therapy courses, check our entire list of continuing education courses for physical therapy including our physical therapy certifications by checking out our website. Don't forget about all of our FREE eBooks, prebuilt workshops, free CEUs, and other physical therapy continuing education on our Resources tab. EPISODE TRANSCRIPTION 00:00 INTRO What's up, everybody? Welcome back to the PT on Ice Daily Show. Before we jump into today's episode, let's chat about Jane, our show sponsor. Jane makes the Daily Show possible and is the practice management software that so many folks here at ICE utilize. The team at Jane knows how important it is for your patients to get the care they need. And with this in mind, they've made it really easy and convenient for patients to book online. One tip that has worked well for a lot of practices is to make the booking button on your website prominent so patients can't miss it. Once clicked, they get redirected to a beautifully branded online booking site. And from there, the entire booking process only takes around two minutes. After booking an appointment, patients get access to a secure portal where they can conveniently manage their appointments and payment details, add themselves to a wait list, opt in to text and email reminders, and fill out their intake form. If you all are curious to learn more about online booking with Jane, head over to jane.app.physicaltherapy.com. Book their one-on-one demo with a member of their team. And if you're ready to get started, make sure to use the code IcePT1MO. When you sign up is that gives you a one month grace period that gets applied to your new account. Thanks everybody. Enjoy today's show. 01:43 CHRISTINA PREVETT Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the PT on Ice Daily Show. My name is Christina Prevett. I am one of the lead faculty within our modern management of the older adult division. We have three courses in our geriatric curriculum that encompass CERT MMOA. We have our eight week online essential foundations course with our next course starting October 11th. We have our eight week online advanced concepts course, which if you have taken our essential foundations, you are eligible for advanced concepts that starts October 12th. And then we have our two day live course that we still have quite a few courses for the remainder of 2023 if you were looking to get involved. So we are in Falls Church, Virginia, October 7th and 8th. I am in Fountain Valley, California on the 14th and 15th. And then we are in Mattawa, New Jersey on the 21st and 22nd. And if you did not see that we are currently in what I call revamp season, we just updated our live content for MMA Live. And if you are in advanced concepts coming up in October, you are going to be getting brand new material. And I am so, so excited about that. 00:00 THE MASTERS ATHLETE And what we are going to talk about today is some of that content relating to the master's athlete. When we think about our geriatric curriculum, let's be honest, we are not talking about master's athletes most of the time, right? We often will talk about this sickness, wellness, fitness continuum. And when we talk to our geriatric clinicians who are on our calls or taking our courses, and we say, you know, what percentage of individuals are in the sickness or the completely sedentary side of the spectrum, We're talking about the majority, right? We're talking about the majority. We're getting individuals who are saying 80, 90% of their caseload is completely sedentary or is struggling with the chronic disease burden from multimorbidity. And very few of our clinicians are working with the master's athlete. So why do we care about this group? Well, one, we want to cover the full spectrum of geriatrics. But secondly, there is this really neat kind of underpinning that we are gaining from a research perspective when we are evaluating the master's athlete. When we talk about aging physiology, it can be really tough to tease apart what is what we would call the natural history of getting older, what are things that we can expect to change across our physiological systems as a consequence of getting older, and what are the contributions of other things to that aging process. We talk about how we have accelerators and brakes to the aging process, and we can stack the deck in our favor, and then we're just talking about risks and statistics. And one of those things is that as we get older, we tend to move less. We tend to be more sedentary. Obesity rates can go up. And chronic disease, one of the biggest risk factors across all categories, is age. And so we have this hard time teasing apart what is from the aging process and what is from the inactivity, the compounding effect of sedentary behavior, kind of what are those influences? And so the masters athlete has, especially for our lifelong exercisers, those who are veterans, who have never really stepped away from the sport for very long, we're starting to get some ideas and tease apart, you know, what is an aging process and what is accelerated because of changes related to inactivity, obesity, chronic disease. And so I kind of want to tie this in. So we have this physiological change. 06:05 CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS IN AGING And when we look at, for example, in the cardiovascular system, our masters endurance athletes maintain their VO2 max by about 57%. And our endurance athletes, when we compare our masters endurance athletes in their 70s, have a lower VO2 max than our endurance athletes in their 20s, but a similar VO2 max to our younger individuals in their 20s who are completely sedentary. And so that is showing that while yes, there is a change to our cardiovascular output, our max heart rate is going to go down, our stroke output, our stroke volume, our cardiac output is going to decrease. Our amount of deconditioning in our VO2 max as a marker of cardiovascular fitness is a slower blunting than maybe we had previously thought. And things like our ejection fraction and our resting heart rate actually do not change with age in a healthy, cardiovascularly conditioned older adult. And to me, that's fascinating. So we're looking at that from the endurance side. When we flip to the strength side, we see that our raw strength in our power lifters is relatively maintained and up until about the fifth decade of life. So an individual squat bench deadlift, as long as they stay injury free and training volume remains pretty consistent, we're going to maintain those numbers for quite some time. 08:50 TYPE 2 FIBER REDISTRIBUTION And then as we go into different age groups over the age of 40, we're going to start to see some blunting down of that strength effect as a consequence of age. We talk about in the musculoskeletal system though, that there is this change in this redistribution of our muscular fibers, where we see a shift from this composition that has a bias towards type two fibers in certain muscle groups. And we see this shift towards more of a type one slow twitch fiber archetype in many of our muscles. And we seem to see that this is true in our strength athletes as well. And the way we're starting to gain insight into this information is by comparing our power lifters and our weight lifters. So our power lifters are slow strength movements. We have the squat, the bench, the deadlift. For our weightlifters, we are working on speed strength. So we are going to get those type two fibers at high percentages of our one rep max, but we're also gonna try and preferentially activate them with some of these fast twitch movements, such as the clean and jerk and the snatch. And we start to see that the open records for weightlifting in age groups decline much steeper. That means that we are still seeing this switch of type 2 fibers. That does not mean that we don't train power and we're going to try and have this use it or lose it principle that holds true for everything. But we know that that type 2 fiber redistribution is part of this aging physiology that we can expect to see in many of our older adults. Taking a step back from that, it's super interesting to see that we are getting this heightened or slower rate of cardiovascular aging in our endurance athletes. And we're getting this relatively slower change in the musculoskeletal system in our strength athletes. And that specificity principle appears to hold true. And it's something that we see very consistently in our rehabilitation efforts, right? We are trying to train the person's body to not experience pain, dysfunction, or loss of physical function in the exercises, in the movements, in the day-to-day tasks that are important to our individuals. And so when I step back and think about myself as a person in my 30s who's going to try to hold on to my physical function for as long as possible, somebody who maybe isn't in the highest level of competition, but would still consider myself to be very much an athlete, this idea of training both systems I think is extremely important and extremely relevant in our messaging for maintaining physical function. We see oftentimes that we focus in strength training for very good reason. Oftentimes our older adults, unless there's a significant amount of cardiovascular compromise, are losing the strength to complete activities of daily living, like getting off the floor or being able to get up from a chair without using their hands before their cardiovascular system. In our kind of community dwelling older adults, not our individuals with pulmonary pathologies like congestive heart failure or COPD, that cardiovascular system isn't being the limiting factor as often. But what we want to be thinking about is how do we optimize the reserve in both of these systems and how do we slow down the slope of the line? In I'm MMOA, we talk about how we do not want to think that successful aging is just related to physical function. Physical function is a really important part of aging frameworks. and successful aging frameworks, but it is not the only thing. And so I kind of want to take this conversation and then take it a step further. So while yes, we see that our masters athletes are able to have a blunting of the changes in physical function that we see with aging, as a consequence of optimizing their physical reserve earlier in life and then maintaining that optimized physical function into later decades. Where we want to also bridge this is towards some of the frameworks that we're seeing with healthy aging. So the World Health Organization put out a healthy aging framework with the idea of having this decade-long initiative that internationally we are going to try to be encouraging healthy aging initiatives because our global population is aging and that is going to put a massive burden on our healthcare system. And there's a lot of things that we need to think about. And so their framework is really brilliant in that they talk about the ability to meet basic needs and the ability to maintain mobility, like their ability to be mobile around their community. And I think our Masters athletes are good examples of what this might look like in order to try and maintain this type of physical function. 14:58 BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS IN AGING But the other three things are important considerations as well and do not relate directly to physical function, but there are some kind of extensions or indirect relationships that we can make. And those are the ability to build and maintain relationships, so that connection, the ability to learn, grow, and make decisions, so autonomy in some ways and purpose, and the ability to contribute, which really kind of ties into that purpose conversation. And if you listen to the MMOA podcast, Ellen and I were just on that platform, if you want to take a look, talking about the blue zones. And this was a series that was done on Netflix that talked about these areas around the world that have a higher percentage of individuals living over 100 compared to global norms. And where they were talking about this was not only related to physical function, where physical function was something that we were considering, but they also talked about some of these biopsychosocial considerations like building and maintaining relationships and that contribution to that other aspect of a person's soul and a person's being. When we look at the Masters athletes and we look at qualitative systematic protocols or systematic studies that are looking at some of the other indirect indicators of what a Masters athlete values outside of their physical performance, they kind of touch on these other aspects of the healthy aging framework. where the ability to maintain relationships, one of the things that can be a big struggle for our older adults, and my grandmother who was in her 90s said this beautifully, she said, everybody I know is dying. And Having, building new friends as a grownup is extremely hard. And so one of the other things that our master's athlete literature is really demonstrating is some of these other bio, or these psychosocial considerations that are just so important when an individual is aging. So what they're showing is that our older adults who are master's athletes continuing to compete have this avenue to build relationships with individuals across different age cohorts that have similar mindsets related to health promotion. And that's so important, right? We see that we tend to take on a lot of the lifestyle factors of the individuals who are closest to us. Our literature shows that if we are around individuals who are in the overweight or obese categories, we are more likely to be overweight or obese. The business sentence is, if you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room. And that's around this building and maintaining of connections and relationships that also have this trickling effect of helping to sustain healthy lifestyle factors. And this loneliness epidemic is so relevant now for all generations, Gen X, Gen Z, millennials, boomers, and some of our older adults. Like all of this connectedness is such an important part of healthy aging. And we're seeing this in our masters athletes as well. And then finally, this capacity to learn, grow and make decisions and the ability to contribute. Our masters athletes are also demonstrating this because they talk about this capacity with athleticism to combat belief systems around aging, to start tackling some of these negative age paradigms, to be able to have goals related to not only what their performance is, but role modeling their athleticism to younger generations within their family and within their sport. and their capacity to be able to create this mentorship for some of their younger athletes that allows them to contribute very positively to their sport. And so not only are we seeing that physiologically within our systems, our masters athletes are blunting some of the slopes of the line across different organ systems, but we're also seeing some of these indirect psychosocial positive contributions of individuals in the Masters Athlete space that are contributing to this overall belief around Masters Athletes having an ideology around successful aging. 17:23 MASTERS ATHLETES & CHRONIC DISEASE Some of our masters athletes, we kind of consider them to be completely free of chronic disease. And while we do see a lower incidence of chronic disease, like cardiovascular disease and diabetes, for example, in our masters athletes who have continued being active throughout their life, that does not mean that they are immune, but it does mean that when they are diagnosed with things like chronic conditions, that they are better able to manage those disease processes because they have these healthy lifestyle factors that are going to slow down the disease process. So all of these things kind of coming full circle, where we are looking at the master's athlete that while yes, in many of our older adults that we are teaching for clinicians, they are not going to be primarily focused in the master's athlete category. They do give us a lot of insight into the rates of loss in physiological systems and what we can attribute truly to aging versus other confounding variables such as inactivity, sedentary behavior, obesity, chronic disease burden. And then we can also see how some of the influence of these other psychosocial factors, this loneliness epidemic that we are seeing, this connectedness that is needed, this sense of purpose and the capacity to take risk and be a contributing factor to not only their own healthcare decisions, but those of their family and the people around them that are trusting them with their wisdom and knowledge and experience is a way for us to see this positive aging cohort that is also independent of their physical capacity that they are able to maintain. All right, I ended up going a little bit long, but I think this is such an important conversation. And not just for our older adults who are already in these age cohorts, but anybody who is listening, who is thinking about themselves as an athlete. Because we see in the literature that the Masters athlete is defined as anybody who is kind of reasonably beyond the open retirement age, but is continuing to train and compete in sport for the purpose of physical fitness. But in MMA, we think about it as anyone who wants to intentionally move their body towards a goal. And that may be all of you that are listening to this. It's like, how can you put in that master's athlete mindset into your own life to connect with other people with like-minded goals, to be able to optimize your physical function if you are listening and you are 30 or 40 or 50? to maintain that when you are 80? And then how can we do this to help drive purpose in our lives, to allow for that feeling of fulfillment that is just so important to maintain as we get older? All right, if you are looking for more information about research coming out in the geriatric space, I encourage you to go to pti.nice.com slash resources and sign up for MMOA Digest. Otherwise, I hope you have an amazing week and we will talk to you soon. 20:26 OUTRO Hey, thanks for tuning in to the PT on Ice daily show. If you enjoyed this content, head on over to iTunes and leave us a review and be sure to check us out on Facebook and Instagram at the Institute of Clinical Excellence. If you're interested in getting plugged into more ice content on a weekly basis while earning CEUs from home, check out our virtual ice online mentorship program at ptonice.com. While you're there, sign up for our Hump Day Hustling newsletter for a free email every Wednesday morning with our top five research articles and social media posts that we think are worth reading. Head over to ptonice.com and scroll to the bottom of the page to sign up.

John Pineau is the Executive Director at the Ontario Woodlot Association (OWA) and joins us from Mattawa, Ontario. John has worked in the forest industry, led research organizations focused on driving innovation in forestry, taught as a professor at colleges, and most recently, is providing leadership with non-profit organizations. As Part 1 of a podcast series with the OWA, come have a listen about John's journey as an innovator and community builder in the forest industry.

Long Beach-based artist and former produce field worker Narsiso Martinez talks about: Growing up in a small town in Oaxaca, Mexico (Santa Cruz Papalutla), with several brothers and sisters, and a mom and dad who were often on the road for work; his resistance and questioning of working in the fields, something his family did when he was growing up as a way to have food on hand in tighter times; a very condensed version of his travails in crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S., which took him 4 tries to do; his initial settling in Los Angeles with one of his brothers, who is in the car upholstery business; going to an adult high school to learn English as well as other classes, on his way to going to Cal State Long Beach for an undergraduate, and eventually an MFA degree; how he made his adult high school studies a higher priority than his day jobs, so if a job conflicted with school, he would leave the job; his ups and downs at LA City College, where he got his associate degree and may have gone into biology if it wasn't for his lack of resident papers; what it was like working in the fields – physically as well as mentally – up in Washington state, where he picked produce including asparagus, cherries and apples, both for one full year, as well as over the summers between Cal State Long Beach school years; his gradual discovery of produce boxes that became the surfaces/objects for his paintings, starting with collecting a few boxes from a Costco; his complex thoughts and feelings about class differences, including thinking of himself as something of a role model for who people can become, as well as the importance of education, and family support, in making his long journey, which he describes as many different lives.

Sophia Terazawa introduces poems that lead us to encounter both the beloved and the enemy, seeing them blurred and intertwined—seeing them as human. She shares Joy Harjo's prayer of courage for the heart (“This Morning I Pray for My Enemies”), Khaled Mattawa's recognition of the faceless dead (“Face: To the One Million Plus”), and Carolyn Forché's liturgy for the last hour (“Prayer”). To close, Terazawa reads her poem “Gibbons Howling,” a prayer spoken from dreams into dust.    Watch the full recordings of Harjo, Mattawa, and Forché reading for the Poetry Center on Voca:Joy Harjo (2017)Khaled Mattawa (2018)Carolyn Forché (2007)

Contestant Tanya from Mattawa had a clean sweep, winning all five prizes in our prize vault on the Morning North Mystery Game. Could you have done the same? Have a listen and find out.

This week we cover the next four places in the song.

The boys are stopping by for a summer update.Clean out of the Beer Buzzzzz files, some new vids and how Cory and Tony (aka Chris & Tim) ended up in the shadow of the Laurentian Mountains.

Episode 319 ~ March 24, 2022 Podcast Info / Topics Sean paid a visit to Frontenac Outfitters Canoe & Kayak Centre Sean is the proud owner of a brand new dry suit and a fancy pair of shoes to go with it If you have ever thought of testing yourself on the Meanest Link in […]

Episode 319 ~ March 24, 2022 Podcast Info / Topics Sean paid a visit to Frontenac Outfitters Canoe & Kayak Centre Sean is the proud owner of a brand new dry suit and a fancy pair of shoes to go with it If you have ever thought of testing yourself on the Meanest Link in […]

In this episode of the Seen Jeem Podcast, Khaled Mattawa talks to Matthew Jaber Stiffler about his newest collection of poetry, Fugitive Atlas (2020), his history as a leading figure in the development of Arab American literature, and his arts work in Libya. To watch a recording of Khaled's reading, visit https://seenjeempodcast.org/episodes/episode-13-khaled-mattawa --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/seenjeempodcast/message

Brian and Roger recap their Cast & Blast weekend at Mattawa River Resort.

June is Immigrant Heritage Month and we are celebrating all month long by sharing past programs presented in conjunction with our special exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. This exhibit has been extended through 2021 and you can explore it in person at the American Writers Museum or online at My-America.org. This week, [...]

June is Immigrant Heritage Month and we are celebrating all month long by sharing past programs presented in conjunction with our special exhibit My America: Immigrant and Refugee Writers Today. This exhibit has been extended through 2021 and you can explore it in person at the American Writers Museum or online at My-America.org. This week, [...]

In this special ADOn the move podcast for Pentecost, Bishop Shane takes us way up the Valley to the Parish of Mattawa, and after a re-telling of the infamous moose story, we learn more about PWRDF's work in Canada from Executive Director Will Postma. In between some beautiful music, we revisit a garden in North Gower, talk with a parish on the move in Barrhaven, and hear about 1,000 doves in our Cathedral.

We discussed Professor Mattawa's poetry, translation, and work as an academic at the University of Michigan. Khaled Mattawa is the author of five books of poetry, and a critical study of the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. His awards include the Academy of American Poets Fellowship prize, the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation, and a MacArthur Fellowship.Created & Hosted  by Mikey Muhanna, afikra Edited by: Ramzi RammanTheme music by: Tarek Yamani https://www.instagram.com/tarek_yamani/About the afikra conversation series:Our long-form interview series, hosted on Zoom, featuring academics and arts ‎and media experts who are helping document and/or shape the history and culture of the Arab world through their ‎work. Our hope is that by having the guest share their expertise and story, the community still walks away with new ‎found curiosity - and maybe some good recommendations about new nerdy rabbit holes to dive into head first. ‎Following the interview there is a moderated town-hall style Q&A with questions coming from the live virtual audience ‎on Zoom.‎ Join the live audience: https://www.afikra.com/rsvp Follow afikra:‎Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/afikra/Patreon: https://patreon.com/afikraInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/afikra_/‎Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afikra.official/‎Twitter: https://twitter.com/afikraWebsite: afikra.comAbout afikra:‎afikra is a grassroots movement that has evolved into a global community dedicated to exploring the history and ‎culture of the Arab world. Starting in 2014 in NYC, our mission has always been two-pronged: cultivate curiosity and ‎to build community. We've hosted intimate salon-style events all over the world that feature in-depth presentations on ‎topics related to the Arab world, given by members of our community. What makes afikra different is that our ‎programs and platform is designed to engage our community to ask their own questions, and provide an open ‎community of peers who support each other as we all look for the answers together. Our vision is to build a global ‎community of curious minds who are interested in promoting intellectualism and deepening our communal ‎knowledge of the Arab region.‎

This week, we meet a man who lost two family members to COVID-19, we hear about a COVID outbreak at an apartment building in North Bay, the Minister of Colleges and Universities speaks out about the financial troubles at Laurentian University, an update on the smart cameras on school buses in Mattawa, and we meet a contestant in the Great Canadian Baking Show.

This week we look at the economic impact of the COVID shutdown, how the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is helping with COVID vaccinations, a tragic story on the dangers of carbon monoxide, school buses in Mattawa are equipped with smart cameras, and hospital foundations in the north cash in on 50/50 draws.

In 2011, protesters in Libya took to the streets to overthrow then-President Muammar Gaddafi as part of a larger wave of uprising throughout the Arab world. Gaddafi escaped Tripoli, the capital, and was later killed while on the run and in hiding. Since then, Libya has been in chaos and torn between two rival governments: The United Nations-recognized government in Tripoli, and forces loyal to former army chief Khalifa Haftar.Libya is set to hold an election next year — but so much remains uncertain.Related: Libyans are caught between coronavirus and conflictThe World's Shirin Jaafari spoke with Libyan American poet and writer Khaled Mattawa about the revolution and its aftermath.Mattawa recalls the moment when Libyans let go of their fear of the Gaddafi regime and took to the streets. "In many ways, it was unbelievable because it was the moment that many Libyans had been waiting for after decades of absolute fear," Mattawa told The World.Related: Is Turkey seeking a neo-Ottoman Empire? "Everything was being undone. It was time for the regime to end. But how and on what basis? When people started fighting and resisting, there was hope and elation and a sense of affirmation."Khaled Mattawa, Libyan American poet"Everything was being undone. It was time for the regime to end. But how and on what basis? When people started fighting and resisting, there was hope and elation and a sense of affirmation," Mattawa said.  Khaled Mattawa is a Libyan American poet. Credit: Courtesy of Khaled Mattawa/Photo by Khairy Shaaban That hope became the subject of a poem called "Now That We Have Tasted Hope," which resonated with readers around the world.Looking back on the poem, Mattawa says he resisted it. "I felt that I was speaking perhaps about something that failed — that hope failed us. But I read it now and I feel like it captured that moment. I don't think it changed my mind about hope — that hope is very powerful. Hope is the key to the imagination."Revolutions take decades to transform from uprising to social contract, Mattawa says, and the so-called Arab Spring "took everyone by surprise." He says the region continues to be "harangued and harassed by world powers" and that many of the governance questions that arose 10 years ago still linger. "If the nations are not free nations, the people of these nations will not be free," he says. Mattawa's poem penned during the revolution continues to hold its power. Recently, a friend told him that his poem was especially meaningful during the pandemic because it struck "a nerve of potential that we can imagine and that we can restore our sense of a better life."NOW THAT WE HAVE TASTED HOPE— An AnthemBy: Khaled MattawaNow that we have come out of hiding,why would we live again in the tombswe’d made out of our souls?And the sundered bodies that we’ve reassembledwith prayers and consolations,what would their torn parts be other than flesh?Now that we have tasted hopeand dressed each other’s woundswith the legends of our oneness,would we not prefer to close our mouthsforever shut on the winethat swilled inside them?Having dreamed the same dream,having found the water that gushedbehind a thousand mirages,why would we hide from the sun againor fear the night sky after we’ve reached the ends of darkness,live in death again after all the life our dead have given us?Listen to me cities, houses, alleys,courtyards and streets that throng my veins,some day soonin your freed light and in the shade of your proud trees,your excavated heroes will return to their thrones.Lovers will hold each other’s hands as if they'd never known fear.I need not look far to imagine the nervesdying, rejecting the life that blood sends them.I need not look deep into my past to seek a thousand hopeless vistas.But now that I have tasted hope,I have fallen into the embraceof my own rugged innocence.How long were my ancient days?I no longer care to count.How high were the mountains in my ocean’s fathoms?I no longer care to measure.How bitter was the bread of bitterness?I no longer care to recall.Now that we have tasted hope,now that we have lived on this hard-earned crust,we would sooner die than seek any other taste to life.Editor's note: This poem is reprinted here with permission by Khaled Mattawa, and appears in "Fugitive Atlas," Graywolf Press, 2020.

Northwest News Network's Anna King continues her tour through rural communities, checking in with voters ahead of the election.

En Ventanas de Éxito queremos celebrar las fiestas patrias compartiendo el talento de José Iñiguez, un tenor mexicano que decidió honrar su pasión por la música y sus raíces a través de la combinación de la Ópera y el bolero. José Iñiguez, proviene de una familia de migrantes mexicanos, gente del campo quienes tomaron la decisión de dejar su patria para ir trás la búsqueda de oportunidades. José y su familia llegaron a Mattawa, en el estado de Washington para trabajar y estudiar, gracias a su empeño y dedicación han logrado cumplir sus metas. La combinación de arias italianas con boleros mexicanos le han permitido a José expresar sus más profundas emociones y conectar con su gente a través del lenguaje universal que brinda la música. José nos comparte cómo ha logrado cada uno de sus sueños, así que no te pierdas este episodio.¡Conéctate con el talento!Te invito a que conozcas más sobre el tenor José Iñiguez a través de sus redes sociales https://www.facebook.com/jobe.iniguezhttps://www.instagram.com/jose_iniguezencanto/https://www.youtube.com/c/JoseIniguezariasboleros

Driving through Mattawa July 29, onlookers witnessed a seemingly jovial scene that sounded like a block party. But among the gritos of the mariachi and the dancing residents of Mattawa, they heard expressions of anger and frustration. It’s a labor demonstration. And a political one. In the Columbia Basin, the Democratic challenger for Washington state’s 13th Legislative District House seat has focused his message on farmworker safety and called for the boycott of fruit. It’s quite a move for a candidate in a district where the economy is dominated by agriculture. Eduardo Castañeda-Díaz made calls to boycott apples, blueberries and cherries in a series of marches held throughout small towns like Quincy, Ephrata, and Mattawa ahead of the recent August 4 primary. Fewer than 5,000 people live in Mattawa, many farm workers and immigrants from Mexico. When it comes to the pandemic, the owner of La Fina home goods store, who declined to share her name, says farmworkers here keep quiet about

While discussing a recent trip to Pirate Ship park, Greg & Emma are hijacked by a surprise guest who uses stall tactics to try and filibuster their podcast (forecast). The couple reminisces about their backpacking trips to Asia and South America, which will likely never happen again. Greg shares a story about an experience with human trafficking. They also discuss homophobic videographer Cara Hamstra of Caramount Pictures and even get Ophelia's opinion on the matter. Greg offers to be an officiant for the wedding of Mallory Arthur and Kelly Roberts and Ophelia gives them best wishes for their wedding.

Mark interviews Ashley Joanisse, a Canadian Country Singer-Songwriter who writes songs about politics, love, and life. Prior to the interview, Mark shares comments from recent episodes, welcomes new patron Krista D. Ball, thanks patrons, and reads a word from this episode's sponsor, Findaway Voices. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. In his personal update, Mark shares a new StoryBundle that he is a part of, which launched on June 18, 2020, as well as a pair of videos he recently released focusing on how to pronounce his last name. In their conversation, Ashley and Mark talk about: Where Ashley's love of music first started The fact that Ashley always payed close attention to the lyrics of the songs she listened to The strong desire to write her own music rather than cover someone else's songs The little journey that Ashley kept since she was about thirteen years old, constantly jotting down poems, notes, song lyrics, and other things that inspired her Writing a chorus that might stay in the journal for several years before the lyrics for the rest of the song came to her Ashley's introduction to music in the 8th grade, and first learning how to play chords on the guitar Playing by ear - she has not yet learned how to read music The first guitar class Ashley was in where the instructor laid out a rule that nobody was allowed to play "Smoke on the Water" The very first song that Ashley nailed, which was "Outsider" by Taylor Swift How Mark learned about Ashley when she was putting out a collaborative call for people to submit video clips for a forthcoming video release Ashley's first single, "Hey Bartender!" How the song reminds Mark of a classic tune like "Piano Man" from Billy Joel The way that the music video was partially inspired by the clips Ashley received from friends and strangers How "Hey Bartender" was written and recorded two years ago and was produced about one year previously and the depression and circumstances that delayed the release The way that the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic inspired her out of the funk she had been stuck within The logistics of how Ashley created the video for "Hey Bartender" completely on her own How Ashley pulled off a video where she played two different characters (bartender and patron) in the same shot (and the way she learned how to do it) The difficulty for an artist when you put something out and you get virtually no response to the effort (something that is common for writers, musicians and other artists) (A little mix up where Mark's Google device starts playing a song) Ashley's latest song, titled "American Dream" which is a song inspired by tweets from the 45h president of the United States How this song allows her to express something she feels so intensely and how listening to the song can perhaps help others who feel the same way The way that "American Dream" is like the Arkells song "People's Champ" in that it's a powerful and catchy song, but there's an underlying meaning that some listeners might not actually pick up on How Ashley felt so strongly about releasing this song that she went out and bought professional equipment to produce it The mechanics of how Ashley recorded the song and produced the video for "American Dream" Why it's important to actually sing instead of lip syncing when you're trying to lip sync to an audio track for a music video Mark's impression of how bad the lip syncing on Grease 2 was The way that feedback from her two recent releases has further inspired her to want to continue to write and record more songs The irony of two negative things (a global pandemic and a narcissistic president who feeds on ignorance, fear, and lies) that inspired art, and got Ashley out of the depression she had been in Why Taylor Swift is a major influence on Ashley The advice that Ashley would give to her younger self And more . . . After the interview, Mark reflects on two of the things Ashley spoke about. The idea that if you stop, you'll never ever write that song that might move people, and how writing and music is a way to allow people to have a voice, to say things they are thinking and feeling about, which can empower writers/musicians and readers/listeners. Links of Interest: Ashley Joanisse Facebook Page Twitter Instagram YouTube Hey Bartender Music Video American Dream Music Video Episode 138 - Cash Flow for Creators with Michael W. Lucas Mark's Recent Videos How to Pronounce Lefebvre You Call Me Fever Music Video (Parody of Fever) Up, Up, And Away Superhero Storybundle Patreon for Stark Reflections   Ashley Joanisse is a Canadian Country Singer-Songwriter who writes songs about politics, love, and life. She is an activist for human rights, and feels that we need to take a stand against hate and injustice anytime we can! Ashley has always had an interest in music since she was a little girl and her passions remain music and writing. Ashley grew up in Mattawa, Ontario a very small that helped her to become who she is today; just a small town girl living in a lonely world.   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Ramadan By Khaled Mattawa

'Desert' by Adonis translated by Khaled Mattawa and read by Shehzar Doja. This translation appears in 'Adonis: Selected Poems translated by Khaled Mattawa' published by Yale University Press in 2010. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55320/desert-56d236c9c16e2 More from Shehzar Doja can be found at https://shehzardoja.wordpress.com

The editors discuss Khaled Mattawa’s poem “The Boat Merchant’s Wife” from the January 2019 issue of Poetry.

Growth Mindset is a crucial part of Mattawa, Ontario's high school, F. J. McElligott. This past year, Karen was invited to be one of their guest speakers, educating the students about what she does as a Medium and energy healer. Both students and teachers had the opportunity to expand their own growth mindset so [...]

Kennon was raised by in the lumber town of Mattawa, Canada, where he was one of the only people of color in the community. Growing up in a predominantly white community, he later had trouble assimilating into the black and Jamaican communities when he moved to Toronto. Struggling to find himself, Kennon journeyed to the land of his roots, Jamaica, discovered Rastafarianism, and ultimately found the love and acceptance he missed his entire life. The post 050 – Dem Smell De Blood, They Know Who You Are appeared first on Who Am I...Really? Podcast.

On Monday this week Karen had the privilege of speaking to the students and staff at F.J. McElligott in Mattawa, ON. The intention was to introduce students to a variety or professionals, careers, hobbies and interests to promote Growth Mindset. FINALLY! Today's podcast recaps the incredible day Karen had connecting to the curiosity in [...]

Welcome to Season Three on the Mama Says Namaste Podcast.  In this series, we will focus on how to clear the clutter not just from your home, but also your head and your heart to create that space for clarity and connection. Join me and dive in to "The Minimalist To-Do List!"   “Home isn’t about the place where you are born.  It’s about the place where you find yourself.”  Pico Iyer   Full Time Families - Learn more about this group and how to get connected here: http://fulltimefamilies.com/joinftf/benefits/?ap_id=ashley  Where were we?  Mattawa, Canada, at Sid Turcotte Park:  http://www.sidturcottepark.com/   What is home?  Clara’s answer:   “Home is where you fill an invisible river of love, filled with adventures and salamanders, and even though it’s stormy, you feel safe.  The lightening is like a fire with marshmallows and the thunder is like singing in the rain.  Home.  It’s the place where your story begins, right?  It’s not a house or simply where you lay your head.  Home is something so much more. Home, to me, is my comfort, my security, where I feel belonging and connection.  I don’t see it as a location, but a feeling. Home is about stepping into your own skin; discovering new things about yourself and unleashing creativity in new ways. It’s about appreciating the little things and stepping into the present.   Before we start to minimize and declutter, what does it really mean to you?  What does family mean?  Ask again, “what is your goal?” What are you doing in your house that is creating a home-like atmosphere now…and where do you feel out of sync? What is the intention of home - what do you want it to be? We make ourselves one beautiful cup of cappuccino with our little espresso maker and $3 frother from Ikea, and sit down with a book. No cell phone updates with texts, facebook, and the latest news rumblings – just us, the quiet, a luxurious drink and our minds opening up to new insights from a book with no other distractions. I knock out any work first thing in the morning so I can be with the family, being intentional about prioritizing my time on what is most critical to get accomplished, and shutting out other distractions. I can really struggle with distractions and doing ten things at once – but with limited time and internet access, I’ve had to be very focused on how I spend my time. And, of course, in this, I’ve been very productive and gotten a lot accomplished within a small amount of time. Take a shower in the evening to wash the day away.  Let your to-do lists wash down the drain and simply feel the heat run over your body.  Showers are amazing places for epiphanies, ideas, and literally soaking in what is around you. Try meditating in the shower and focusing on nothing but the water. Clear the clutter from your mind. Stay simple and just focus on the hot water hitting you and the sensation it gives you.   Embrace the moment. Simply be. Allow time to stand still and to just soak in the present. Distractions will always crop up. My to-do list will never completely go away. There is always something on the agenda. When we minimize our homes, we don’t eliminate everything – we chose to be intentional about what remains, and make sure it serves a purpose – whether in it’s function, or the emotion it stirs in our heart. “Home” is not distraction and reaction. When we “minimize” our head, don’t try to shut out everything. You don’t empty a room of everything in it, you create a space you want to remain in. With your mind, meditate – shift the focus to your breath, to the moment, to simply being. Trying to shut or block out life and it’s distractions creates a war within your mind; a desperate feeling you are fighting a losing battle, as every swing to focus causes that much more distraction. You can become like a frantic pendulum, trying to stay all “zenned out” yet your mind is berating you for not being zen enough. Life is crazy. It’s frantic and we are more like ants than sloths. Everything screams at us all the time, and the bustle of the city can be numbing. But imagine even in that scenario – look at a busy ant mound and notice what your eye is attracted to. It’s typically wherever one ant is standing still. It’s the lack of movement in the chaos that we zone in on when everything else is crazy. Life isn’t still – but we can find moments of stillness when we are intentional about it. Those moments of stillness give us energy, shift the energy to calm, and allow us to be fully present. Those moments of pure presence take us to a deeper level of awareness and give us the fuel to carry on about our days. Take time today to soak in the little things. Really take a shower and cleanse not just your body, but your mind and your soul. Allow the stillness to clear the clutter and move forward with a clear head and heart to truly embrace today. Namaste. Challenge this week:  What is home to you?  Write down descriptor words.  Then just observe - nothing changing - just reflect back at the end of the day and see how many of those words you actually felt each day.  And remember, if you’re liking what you hear, we want to hear from you!  Subscribe, rate and review on iTunes Post your comments/questions in the Mama Says Namaste Facebook Community Email Ashley directly at ashley@MamaSaysNamaste.com   *Podcast music by the awesome Renee & Jeremy who cover "Put a Little Love In Your Heart" by Jackie DeShannon.  Props to both of them for this beautiful rendition that epitomizes what I want for families!

We interview iMedicare customer - Lateef Olaniyan, Owner of Southgate Pharmacy in Moses Lake, WA. At Southgate Pharmacy Lateef considers it a privilege to be able to serve the people of Moses Lake, Mattawa, and the surrounding cities with all their pharmaceutical needs. Lateef believes his fundamental business model is simple: Provide fast, friendly, efficient pharmaceutical services at competitive prices. Lateef says that he understands that patients do spend considerable amount of time at the physician waiting area. Lateef uses iMedicare because his goal is to not make his patients wait a long time before receiving their medications. Southgate Pharmacy is a proud iMedicare customer.  Lateef Olaniyan Owner of Southgate Pharmacy 2709 W Broadway Ave Moses Lake, WA 98837 PHONE  (509) 765-9332 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We interview iMedicare customer - Lateef Olaniyan, Owner of Southgate Pharmacy in Moses Lake, WA. At Southgate Pharmacy Lateef considers it a privilege to be able to serve the people of Moses Lake, Mattawa, and the surrounding cities with all their pharmaceutical needs. Lateef believes his fundamental business model is simple: Provide fast, friendly, efficient pharmaceutical services at competitive prices. Lateef says that he understands that patients do spend considerable amount of time at the physician waiting area. Lateef uses iMedicare because his goal is to not make his patients wait a long time before receiving their medications. Southgate Pharmacy is a proud iMedicare customer.  Lateef Olaniyan Owner of Southgate Pharmacy 2709 W Broadway Ave Moses Lake, WA 9883

BleedRedblacks Episode 11 Mike and Colin Recap and Deconstruct Regular Season Game #7 where the Ottawa Redblacks came close to breaking the Edmonton offence at TD Place.  Was producer Mark out for a rip on Saturday or is he too focused on his Fantasy Draft research? Around the CFL news that includes recaps of the Week 8 scores and an update on the league standings. Whats more impressive, paddling up to Ottawa all the way from Mattawa in just one day, or riding a horse? Our money is on Big Joe..... Find out what keys the Redblacks need to upset the Stampeders here at home.   Ottawa Redblacks vs Calgary Stampeders game preview             All this and more on the show this week!

Author Khaled Mattawa is the author of three books of poetry and has translated several books of poetry. He is currently an assistant professor in the University of Michigan's MFA Creative Writing Program.