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  The Walker Art Gallery has announced the five paintings shortlisted for the John Moores Painting Prize 2020.    The shortlisted works are among the 67 paintings to be exhibited in the John Moores Painting Prize 2020, at the Walker from 12 February to 27 June 2021. A virtual tour of the exhibition will launch on 12 February until the gallery can open.   The five shortlisted artists, awarded £2,500, are: The Neanderthal Futures Infirmary by Robbie Bushe, Compost by Michele Fletcher, The ...

Lawyers for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam have asked a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit brought by Liberty University alleging state officials unfairly denied financial aid to the school’s online students. Lawyers for Northam and Peter Blake, the director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, said in a motion to dismiss last week the lawsuit fails to bring valid claims. They also argue Liberty lacks standing and Northam is immune from the suit. The lawsuit, filed in feder...

Times She is terrified of sharks but can’t wait to swim with them. Former Howick College scholars Inka Pleiss and Ethan McCormick can’t wait to take off on a Blake Expedition to the Kermadec Islands aboard HMNZS Canterbury. Blake Expeditions is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for young New Zealanders to be part of an adventurous ocean voyage with the Royal New Zealand Navy. Delegates travel to remote and environmentally-significant areas such as the Kermadec and Sub-Antarctic ...

Rising star in Māoridom lost: Body found in Waimakariri River Sat, 6 Feb 2021, 1:11PM Kapuaiwaho "Kapu" Waretini was a rising star of Māoridom when he drowned in the Waimakariri River on January 30. Photo / Supplied Rising star in Māoridom lost: Body found in Waimakariri River Sat, 6 Feb 2021, 1:11PM The body of a 38-year-old man who drowned in a Canterbury river last weekend has been found. He was Kapuaiwaho "Kapu" Waretini, dubbed as a rising star of...

People undergoing long-term dialysis are almost 4 times more likely to die from COVID-19 and should be prioritized for vaccination, found a new Ontario study published in CMAJ.

Patients should be educated about their increased risk of infection and higher mortality, including risks associated with social activities

Laguna Beach Expands Search for New City Manager  Laguna Beach has hired a recruiting firm to help find a replacement for its outgoing city manager. The hunt for a new top bureaucrat began after John Pietig announced plans to retire in June after working with the city for 20 years. City council hired recruiting firm Bob Murray & Associates to help fill the role. The company has completed more than 60 successful recruitments of city managers across California in the past five years, acco...

Strokes of emotions 03 Feb 2021 / 16:40 H. She is eager to have a second solo exhibition after seven years Anisa with her latest work inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic Pandemic reflects the Covid-19 situation we are facing today A portrait of John Lennon Ketika Doa depicts the relationship with her mother and daughter Our Hands in Yours is a tribute to frontliners battling the Covid-19 pandemic Her husband and the daughter in her painting called Duo Sayap in 2016 SOMETIMES , ar...

The Liberty Champion Liberty University will battle Governor Ralph Northam and Peter Blake, the director of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, or SCHEV, in court over new changes to the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant that omit some online students from receiving aid. The Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant, or VTAG, is a grant offered to Virginia residents who choose to attend a participating private college or university in Virginia.  The new policy distinguishes between two...

Rome CSD BOE meets ahead of hybrid reopening District prepares to resume hybrid learning on Monday Feb. 1 Posted: Jan 29, 2021 12:50 AM Posted By: Chelsea Sherrod Rome, N.Y. - After a one week delay of the anticipated start date, Rome students are returning to the classroom for hybrid learning on Monday, February 1. With Governor Cuomo announcing that Oneida County is no longer under Covid-19 yellow zone restrictions, the requirements needed for school districts to reopen are no longer necess...