Update J35 Tahlequah J50 Scarlet , Southern Resident Orca's J Pod

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Update Aug 6
The rescue team did a practice run of a rescue mission today.  J Pod clan of orcas still have not been seen in Washington waters. They only have authority to operate in WA, and still have not received federal permission to intervene with J50 Scarlet,  but they are hoping for all elements to align for a mission by Wednesday.

"We are both fishing creatures; we both live for the salmon. And in our community, we come together when someone is hurting. We come together when someone needs help. It is the same with the Salish Sea, and with the orcas. She is part of the web that connects us all."

“We each belong to the Salish Sea.”

James said he believes the mother whale, carrying her baby for hundreds of miles, was making a deliberate, public statement. “This is her protest; she is trying to get the world’s attention. And it is working.” People around the region and the world have followed the sad story of Tahlequah, and her starving relative

Bill James,  Lummi Hereditary Chief and member of rescue team

 https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/hand-feeding-a-wild-orca-inside-the-practice-run-to-save-the-ailing-killer-whale-j50/

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"Update: for people interested in what is going on with the southern resident orca whales, J35 and J50...there has been no sign of J Pod in local San Juan Island, WA waters since Thursday, the pod is keeping to the outer coast and west end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and environs. So, we don't know how the ailing four year old orca, J50, is faring, nor whether J35, Tahlequah is still carrying her dead calf. As of Sunday night, the emergency feed for starving J50 is on for tomorrow, with the Lummi Nation ready to supply fresh chinook, served bright, alive and swimming. King County has provided the SoundGuardian, the county's new research boat with crew to help, and NOAA and the Vancouver (BC) Aquarium, and the UW are turning out biologists and veterinarians to do a health assessment of J50 tomorrow -- presuming the pod shows up --  to determine if trying to  feed her makes sense. If so, the first attempt could come as soon as tomorrow afternoon. We'll see. Lots of moving parts, variables, unknowns, and questions. It's an unprecedented attempt to help the critically-endangered pod. Meanwhile people around the world are showing interest, care and concern.
Whatever tomorrow brings, photographer Alan Berner and I will be on scene and reporting for the Seattle Times." - Linda Mapes

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Update Mon Aug 6
You can watch the Orca Task Force Meeting online tomorrow.
Morning session
https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2018081016

Afternoon session
https://www.tvw.org/watch/?eventID=2018081017

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Seattle research vessel SoundGaurdian joins orca resue mission

Update Sun August 5
Seattle's research vessel, the SoundGaurdian, has been dispatched to aid in locating J50 Scarlet and assisting in any plans to feed and medicate her.
The vessel will dock in Bellingham and work with Lummi Nation. (Source: Dow Constantine,  King County Executive)

WOMENS MARCH GLOBAL MAP 1.21.2017

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#electionnight Reflect, then Redirect Your Energy #hillary #trump

It's not about how you fall, it's about how you get back up.

Redirect Your Energy Towards something that matters to you.

The link below is something I supported tonight so I can change what the next election looks like. I'll be thinking a lot the next couple of days about what else I would like to be a part of changing or growing, and I'm doing it! Pass it on, redirect your energy! And tell others to get off the floor!

I don't have a Twitter account! Please tweet and tell people to #reflectRedirect

http://www.wolf-pac.com/the_plan

Support an amendment to give Americans more than two presidential candidates.

The Day You Send Your Kid to Air Force Boot Camp, Getting into Air Force WingMoms Support Group

What it is like to send your kid to bootcamp. Joining the Air Force Wingmoms support group, and what I Didn't Know.

Air Force Wingmoms on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/AFWingMoms/

This is where the support group is.

Air Force Wingmoms website:

http://afwm.org/

This site has all their info.

Moral of the story: If your trainee calls from bootcamp and can't give you the full address, try to have your trainee tell you their Flight Number! Then at least you can get into the support group while you wait for mail and phone calls.

My kid left for bootcamp today.

My kid left for basic military training.

How to cope with rollercoaster of emotions when your child goes to bootcamp.

When do they call home from bootcamp? How do you get their address in bootcamp?

Air Force Wingmoms AF Wing Moms Support

Claressa Shields, Champion: Challenging the Notion of Shame

-Big Business has yet to see Claressa Shields as "inspirational" enough, "polished" enough to highly endorse her. The unspoken fail here is they see her story as a little too brutal, her honesty a little too rough.-

Claressa Shields just became the first U.S. Olympian to win back to back gold medals.

Claressa Shields Two Times Gold Olympian hero, photo: Newstaggr

She accomplished this after winning two gold medals back to back in the Women's World Championships.

   Claressa Shields two time globe champ hero, photo: BoxingJunkie article

She's been boxing since she was 11 years old, coached originally by Jason Crutchfield who recognized her potential, took a chance on a girl which he didn't agree with originally in boxing, but could not deny her ability. He took her as far as he could up until she moved from her hometown Flint, Michigan, to train for the 2012 Olympics at a Olympic training center.

hero coach; Jason Crutchfield with hero boxer Claressa Shields. photo: jaye johnson from New York Times Article

She fought her way out of acute poverty, a sludge of hardships, from nowhere-land to champ of the globe. She has kept her family close to her, flaws and all, refusing to deny her roots.

She has shattered limits for women in boxing single-handedly, and won a US Olympic Gold before any other man or woman.

For a decade she has worked, trained, fought, persevered, and won.

She was in a documentary called T-Rex, revealing not only her steadfast boxing ability and perseverance over adversity taking herself to her first Olympic Gold, but also the business side of the sports-world failing to back her with star quality endorsements.

Documentary on World Champ Claressa Shields. photo: Baradak article

The unspoken fail of the Business Sports World is the failure of big business endorsements. Powerade and Mini Cooper have endorsed her, but in essence her deals have been simply meager, a fraction of the lower end endorsements of world class athletes.

Big Business has yet to see Claressa Shields as "inspirational" enough, "polished" enough. The unspoken fail here is they see her story as a little too brutal, her honesty a little too rough.

"Her own childhood was dark. She was 9 before she got to know her father, who began serving a seven-year prison sentence for breaking-and-entering when she was 2 years old. She was raped by her mother’s boyfriend at age 5, molested at 8. Her mother, an alcoholic, didn’t believe her story of abuse, so Claressa went to live with her grandmother, whom she considers her savior." The Washington Post

The Business side of the Sports World is failing to see the target audience that this girl with a spine of steel represents. It takes as much courage to speak her truth to the world as it does to take and deliver punches for a career. A girl who is loyal, steady, focused outside of the ring, and self-admittedly a beast inside of it; tried and proven.

What Big Business has failed to recognize is the volume of Americans who are inspired by her story of grit, not "rebranded" and "polished", because she is a fierce living example of possibility. 

The obvious target audience Claressa Shields would appeal to are people such as: athletes, children in sports, women of aspiration, women of color, etc.

But the most passionate of her audience may be left by Business backers as unacknowledged potential. Up to one quarter of the population who relate personally to Claressa Shields triumph.

14.5 percent of Americans who live in poverty today. That's 45 million people, roughly 1 in 7 people.

25 percent of Americans who experience sexual violence. 1 in 4 people.(National Statistics)

10 Million American children who have had an incarcerated parent.

28 Million American children who have an alcoholic parent.

So for anyone in the business of sports who may be considering an angle to brand Claressa Shields, here is a start:  courage to look the worst right in the face and beat it. Trust me, the American population can relate.

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courage

fearless

determination

grit

perseverance

female

woman

girl

overcome

hero

conquer

quest

tough

strong

defend

prove

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succeed 

against all odds

strength

define

redefine

win

love

loyalty

family

compassion

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thrive

inspire

indomitable

spirit

article by Jen Coole on OpedDoorPotion blog

Droppin the Bass Old School. Eric Clapton. Stones In My Passway. I Still Do.

Dang. For all you youngsters, this is how you drop the bass old school. Listen at 1:45 and you'll hear it 7 seconds later. (in blues it's called an offbeat run.) Daaay haay haaaayng. This is from Clapton's new album. My Dad played guitar, had an acoustic. When I showed interest in learning, he taught me the basic chords and handed me an Eric Clapton sheet music book. LOL! That's like sitting a newb at a piano and telling them to play some Bach. I practiced til my fingers bled and learned about 2 songs before i gave up. Wish I wouldve stuck with it. My Dad gave me his acoustic that was older than I was, unfortunately it was stolen. One of my favorite memories of my Dad is him playing the guitar on the porch in South Carolina in the middle of the night when it was too hot for any of us to sleep. And Clapton remains one of the few loves we share. 

Eric Clapton's official youtube page:

Eric Clapton's official YouTube channel, click here.

Mothers Fighting for Peace for Their Children

Mothers fighting for their children, #cawfeetawk

I can't get the video to embed on this blog, so you'll have to click the link above, it's worth it! This is a public video on facebook that Jaime Primak Sullivan posted to all the mother's who are fighting for peace in the lives of their children. She does a series of videos called #cawfeetawk .

I often feel this way, and love that she made the video, sent it out into the world, and so many responded immediately. I hope to do more projects related to this sentiment soon and hope this can inspire women to talk honestly and support each other...this is what it looks like when a woman Does this instead of Says it.

My daughter

Comment and let me know if you have any more websites or links that relate to this for mothers.

I have a collection of pages at Google Plus for mothers dealing with domestic violence and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Here is the link:

 

DV and PTSD Collection

As Jaime said,: "I love you so much today!"

Me giving a shoutout to Jaime Primak Sullivan at #cawfeetawk

#mothersfightingforpeace #you'renotalone #supportmatters #warriormothers