the news today is that the jury in the hunter biden gun trial getting dismissed for the day as deliberations wrapped up with no verdict. they will be back at it tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. as they decide whether the first son gets up to 25 years in prison. hunter s defense as the president s son did not to knowingly lie about his drug use from purchasing a handgun in 2018. but federal prosecutors arguing hunter had lost the power of self-control when he bought it. and that the evidence backs that up. they showed off text messages, hunter biden sense, it drug dealer whom he had tried to meet up with a day before. he lied on the gun form. meanwhile the biden family is out in full force, first lady jill biden, the president s sister and brother were among the several family members present in court today to support hunter. president biden was not there, and the media and democrats are giving him credit for that. speak of the president of the united states has removed himself f
by Kevin Cody The clouds didn’t part, and the sun didn’t shine following Monsignor John Barry’s invocation on behalf of the 43rd Annual American Martyrs 5K.
Group Exhibition: Painters Of Colour
March 16 - April 3
CAT FOOKS, Paper Rock Scissors, 2021. Oil and mixed media on canvas, 52 x 62cm. Courtesy the artist and Tim Melville Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
Colour is a powerful communication tool. It has been shown to influence mood as well as elicit physiological reactions. New Zealand’s ubiquitous yellow-and-black COVID signs are evidence that colour can even trigger changes in behaviour.
But what is it about vibrant colour that draws us in or, in some cases, repels us? Do we respond to colour depending on our emotional state? Do cultural and situational factors – for example political environment – have an effect? Are we affected by colour in different ways at times of stress or upheaval?