Out & About in Our Community w/a Focus on #Iran - Contemporary Photography and Video Competition | Programs

We are pleased to report on this initiative sponsored by the  "..Farhang Foundation in collaboration with local museums and galleries, presents FOCUS IRAN: Contemporary Photography and Video, a biennial juried exhibition of contemporary photography and video works relating to Iranian culture or heritage...


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Focus Iran - Contemporary Photography and Video Competition | Programs

Notations On Our World (Special Thursday Edition): ON @POTUS Watch From the @whitehouse w/Press Briefing with Press Secretary Sarah Sanders

The White House Briefing is about to start shortly as we went to press.   Our team decided to report on it as it is bound to be even more interesting than usual in the aftermath of President Trump's Afghanistan Speech, his speech In Phoenix and the on-going Twitterstorm he's had going after the Senate Majority Leader on what some have referred to as the "Split Screen" Presidency as the Debt Ceiling fight looms: 

Donald J. Trump‏Verified account @realDonaldTrump  4h4 hours ago

The only problem I have with Mitch McConnell is that, after hearing Repeal & Replace for 7 years, he failed!That should NEVER have happened!

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Notations From the Grid (Weekly Edition): On @POTUS Watch

President Trump spoke in Arizona last night despite the Mayor of Phoenix asking him not to conduct the rally.     Our team decided to only feature this "newsflash" courtesy of GovExec on the President's Explicit threat to have the Federal Government shut down unless the funding for the wall was included:

GovExec Breaking News

'Believe Me:' Trump Promises Shutdown if Congress Doesn't Fund the Border Wall // Eric Katz President Trump vowed to build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, even if it means first shutting down the government. It was the president's clearest statement to date he would not sign any spending bill to keep federal agencies open past Sept. 30 that does not include wall funding. Click here to read the entire story. What was noted in this from Haaretz in Israel was striking.    No one escaped the President's attack yesterday--including Congress and the Media and the two sitting United States Senators from Arizona.    He also conveniently glossed over his own comments during his press conference in the aftermath of the statements he made--and as he again touted his achievements.   The team at the Washington Post (another focus of the President's Fury), captured it in their Daily 202 that we regularly feature in our Daily @POTUS watch on our Twitter channel: Listen 0:00 Latest Trump’s penchant for revisionist history on display during Arizona rally The president’s tendency to gloss over mistakes by recasting history in terms most favorable to himself was on vivid display in Phoenix last night. Our team hopes, though, that all enjoy these form the team at Saturday Night Live especially in light of what happened in Phoenix Last night: