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Roughly 20 young community members gave their feedback to local officials and members of the Griffin Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee regarding the community as they see it on Thursday, June 6 at Safehouse Coffee Roasters.
Youth ages 13-21 were encouraged to attend to share their favorite place in the community; the worst place in their community and some problems they would fix if they were mayor, among other things.
According to Aronda Smith, the Three Rivers Regional Commission representative compiling the Comprehensive Plan for the city, favorite places in the community included the movie theatre, playground, and police department. One person listed that there were no good places in their community other than his church. The worst places in the community listed were the skating rink, basketball court, apartment complex, Spalding Heights and the streets.
Smith said this information confirms some of the community threats already identified by the steering committee, and can be used to hone in on some more specific goals.
"That this person listed the basketball court tells me maybe the parks don't have all the resources they need," Smith said. "The mention of the apartment complex, the streets, and Spalding Heights being the worst places confirms that we have substandard housing in the city.
"They basically wanted to see Griffin be a cleaner community," Smith said. "They want a community center, more activities and programs for youth including musical opportunities, and more role models. Some talked about peer pressure and bullying."
Smith said that while this information won't necessarily be directly worked into the comprehensive plan, as the plan is more about land use and paints broader goals, Smith said that the city could use this information to implement a youth involvement plan.
The city can choose to continue to have those types of meetings," Smith said. "The city and committee have to be willing to do that. I would recommend that they have a youth involvement meeting annually as a strategy to get input from the youth."
Smith said the youth involvement meeting came about due to the steering committee identifying the improvement of youth activities as a goal for the next 20 years, and went on to say that she recommends the city consider creating a youth master plan, which would be completely separate from the comprehensive plan, and more detailed to highlight the problems directly related to youth.
City Manager Kenny Smith, who was present at the meeting, said "[the meeting] gave us a different perspective of how the youth perceive the city and what they would like to see happen for not only the future but now… A 'Youth Master Plan' is a great idea, but all plans for the future should involve youth as any plan that reaches more than 10 years out – a 13-year-old now will be 23."


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More than we could possibly list here, which is why we covered the nominees when they were first announced in August. That said, here are the major categories:
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Better Call Saul (AMC)
Bodyguard (Netflix)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
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Pose (FX)
Succession (HBO)
This Is Us (NBC)
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Schitt's Creek (Pop TV)
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Prime)
Veep (HBO)
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It's an utter deeeelight to be welcoming the wonderful author that is Cressida McLaughlin to Becca's Books today, for an author Q&A.
First of all, could you introduce yourself to readers? Tell us a little bit about you and the books that you write.
I am Cressida – Cressy – McLaughlin, I'm 34 years old and I live in a little house in Norwich with my husband David, an unexpectedly large garden and a whole heap of books. I have always been a huge bookworm, and to see my own stories turned into beautiful eBooks and paperbacks - and have people read them - is a dream come true. I write heart-warming, romantic women's fiction, and I like to include a few loveable, furry friends among my characters. My first series – the Primrose Terrace series – was about a dog walker called Cat, allowing me to fill the pages with lots of adorable pooches.
In which genre/genres do you write?
I write romantic women's fiction that is – hopefully – sometimes funny, always cosy, and with a strong sense of place. I love creating a world for my characters to live in that the readers can get wrapped up in too.
Tell us about your most recent book, and where can we find it?
My latest book is The Canal Boat Café. The main character, Summer Freeman, has to decide whether to take over her mum's café, on board a narrow boat in the sleepy, riverside village of Willowbeck, eight months after her untimely death. It was first published in four separate parts, All Aboard, Casting Off, Cabin Fever and Land Ahoy! and then as a full eBook and paperback here.
Are there any particular themes which you try to incorporate within your books?
I want my books to be romantic. I love a good love story, and the tension and anticipation of will-they-won't-they, so that's always central to my stories. I also love creating a world, a community, which is what I've done with the Primrose Terrace series and The Canal Boat Café. Communities have wonderful potential when it comes to characters and intrigue. And while this probably doesn't count as a theme, I always like having pets in my books. So far they've mostly been dogs, there are some cats, and there are lots of ways I could branch out in future stories – goldfish, rabbits, snakes.
How do you hope to make readers feel while reading your books?
I want my readers to feel warm and cosy in the most part – though of course it would be dull if there wasn't any conflict, so I want them to feel that tension, too. But mainly I want them to be completely immersed in my setting, rooting for the heroine, a little bit in love with the hero and desperate for a happy ending.
If you had to choose three words to describe your most recent book, what would they be?
Cosy, romantic, delicious.
When it comes to creating your characters, are they completely fictional or do you gather ideas from the people you know in real life?
I think every writer picks up personality traits, looks or sayings from the people around them, and uses them for their characters, whether they're doing it consciously or unconsciously. I can't match a character trait in my existing books to anyone I know, but I do often notice or overhear something and think "I must use that". Often, I get physical descriptions from celebrities, so that I can perfectly picture my hero or heroine as I start to write about them. But as soon as I start writing about them, they take on unique features and personalities of their own.
How do you choose the settings of your books?
Settings are very important to me, and are quite often the starting point for my books. I think of my heroine, and then where I'd like to put her. I want them to be idyllic or picturesque, unique or intriguing, and with an interesting community. Basically, somewhere I want to write about.
Have you visited any of the areas which you've written about?
So far I've written about the south coast, near Brighton, and the fenland waterways. While the central villages are fictional, I've visited Brighton and different places along the south coast on lots of occasions, and also the area around Cambridge and Ely where The Canal Boat Café is set. I want to make my settings as authentic as possible, and often it's visiting a place that will inspire me to write about it.
Who are some of your favourite authors?
Oh, so many! Harriet Evans, Lucy Robinson, Kirsty Greenwood, Jane Austen, Alex Brown. For crime I love Elly Griffiths, Sharon Bolton and Alex Grecian.
Do you like to plan strategically, or do you let the characters lead the way?
I do a lot of planning because of the way my books are published – often I'm still writing part four when part one is published, but I also think you can't control your characters completely, and they will always surprise you in one way or another. I'm always excited to see what they want to do!
If you could sit down and have lunch with any author, who would you choose and why?
I really want to have lunch with Lucy Robinson! Her books are amazing, so funny and romantic and heart-breaking. She seems like such a lovely person - as well as being a huge inspiration - and I think we'd have fun.
Is there a particular part of the writing process which you enjoy more than others?
I love all parts of the writing process – planning, writing, editing – but I think the first draft is the most enjoyable. When you know your story and you're writing all the scenes you've planned, and it's new and fresh and magical, and you're waiting to see where the characters will take you.
When it comes to the cover of a book, how important do you feel they are?
I think covers are incredibly important. When I'm browsing in a bookshop, I will often be drawn by the cover of a book. And where there's so much competition online, and people are searching really quickly for something to read – to buy or download onto their Kindle – I think the covers really need to stand out.
How do you keep track of your writing progress? Do you use daily word goals? Do you aim to get a set number of chapters written?
Working to deadlines is really good motivation! I work out how long I have to write a certain number of words, and then set myself goals as I go along – increasing or decreasing the target depending on the progress I'm making. If I've got a whole day to write, I always aim for a whole chapter, which for me is about 4,000 words, but I like to keep things fairly flexible too, so I'm not putting myself under extra pressure.
Tell us the top three books you've read so far in 2016.
The Little Bookshop of Lonely Hearts by Annie Darling
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
My Map of You by Isabelle Broom.
When did your love of writing first begin to blossom?
I've always loved reading, and I did an English Literature degree at university, but I didn't have the urge to write anything of my own until about ten years ago. I had the opportunity to do a creative writing class where I worked, and thought I'd give it a try, then once the bug had bit, that was it – I can't ever imagine not writing now.
How did you celebrate your most recent publication day?
Part four of The Canal Boat Café came out at the end of May, and I was lucky enough to celebrate it with lots of lovely authors and readers at Romance in the Court, at Goldsboro books in London, which was brilliant. Sunshine, pink fizz and lots of book chat – what could be better?
What are your thoughts on the book-blogging community?
I love the book blogging community! I have done lots of reviews and blogging for Novelicious, and have always found bloggers to be very supportive and encouraging, and even more so now I'm an author. Bloggers really spread the word about books, and help authors reach new readers.
Which, if any, other genre would you like to try and write in?
I would love to write a truly terrifying ghost story. I'm fascinated by ghosts, and I love reading ghost stories - MR James and Susan Hill are masters of the craft. I've tried a couple of short stories, and would love to have a go at something longer.
What has been your biggest accomplishment so far in your writing career?
Definitely getting my deal with HarperCollins, because it made my dreams come true and changes everything.
Are you working on anything at the moment? If so, tell us a little bit about it.
I'm working on a new story right now. It's about a guesthouse and it's set by the sea. I love everything about the sea, and I'm really enjoying writing it!
What was the best piece of advice you ever received?
It's such an obvious one, but don't give up. If you love writing, and you believe in yourself, then let that belief spur you onwards.
What do you class as a successful writing day?
Just spending time with my characters. There are so many stages to writing a book, plotting, thinking, editing, so progress isn't always about word count. Success is making progress with whatever part you're working on, and feeling happy with the result, even if it's just unknotting a single, difficult scene.
Writing in an apartment in New York City or writing in a cottage in the English countryside?
Cottage in the English countryside – more inspiration for the type of books I write.
Writing with a cup of tea or writing with a cup of coffee?
Tea – preferably Earl Grey.
Writing with a sandwich or writing with a cupcake?
Sandwich – cupcakes are a bit sweet for me, and very messy to eat.
Writing with music or writing in silence?
I love having music in the background when I write.
Writing outside in the sunshine or writing inside as the snow falls?
I'm writing this outside in glorious sunshine in the garden, but for the atmosphere, and for not getting too distracted, inside as snow falls. Super cosy.
And lastly, if someone told you that they wanted to be a writer, what would you tell them?
Write a story you truly believe in. Don't think about trying to get published at this stage, or what other people think or want, just sit down and write something you're passionate about, and see where it takes you.
About the author
Cressy was born in South East London surrounded by books and with a cat named after Lawrence of Arabia. She studied English at the University of East Anglia and now lives in Norwich with her husband David.
Cressy's favourite things - other than writing - include terrifying ghost stories, lava lamps and romantic heroes, though not necessarily at the same time.
When she isn't writing, Cressy spends her spare time reading, returning to London or exploring the beautiful and romantic Norfolk coastline.
Cressy's favourite things - other than writing - include terrifying ghost stories, lava lamps and romantic heroes, though not necessarily at the same time.
When she isn't writing, Cressy spends her spare time reading, returning to London or exploring the beautiful and romantic Norfolk coastline.


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Orphan is about the struggle to save the lives of children who, because of an unlucky roll of the genetic dice, are born with any one of several thousand rare genetic disorders. Many are burdened with diseases that carry mysterious names, some of which you can read about for the first time in this book, along with compelling stories about the physicians, scientists, and parents who have taken them on. The diseases include phenylketonuria, sickle cell anemia, dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, and Friedreichs ataxiajust a few of the more than 1000 genetic disorders that are well-described and many more that are not. Many manifest in infancy. Some show up in mid-childhood, others later in childhood, and still others among adults. They touch almost every extended family. Orphan is more than a book about disease and researchit gives voice to thousands of people who, all too often, have endured terrible illnesses, bravely faced arduous clinical trials, and, sometimes, have gained victories, almost always in silence. This book recounts extraordinary breakthroughs and hopes for the future. Many of the disorders that will end our lives are in some part genetically influenced. We really are all orphans, and this book is for all of us.
About the author: Philip R. Reilly earned his undergraduate degree at Cornell University, studied human genetics at the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and graduated from Yale Medical School in 1981. He did his medical residency at Boston City Hospital. He earned board certification in internal medicine and clinical genetics, and a law degree at Columbia University. He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Human Genetics, and he is a Founding Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics. He twice served as President of the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics. During the 1990s, Reilly was the Executive Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center for Mental Retardation in Waltham, Massachusetts, a nonprofit that worked on understanding childhood and adult neurological disorders. Dr. Reilly has held faculty positions at Harvard Medical School and Brandeis University. Since 2009 he has worked as a venture partner at Third Rock Ventures in Boston where he focuses on helping to start companies to develop innovative therapies for orphan genetic diseases. Over the years he has published six books and many articles about the impact of advances in genetics. Reilly frequently works with patient groups who are concerned with rare genetic disorders.
A physician, attorney, and biotech entrepreneur, Dr. Philip R. Reilly clearly illuminates rare genetic disorders, the struggle to understand and treat them, and the promise of the latest advances in genetic testing and therapy. Engaging and compassionate, Orphan brings the exciting advances in biomedical research to life. This excellent volume is enriched by the often heroic stories of parents and physicianscientists determined to find answers.
David J. Skorton, M.D., Secretary, The Smithsonian Institution
A fascinating, engaging, and at times inspiring look at the past, present, and future of genetic medicine told through the stories of scientists, doctors, patients, and parents who were heroes in the fight against genetic disease. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Hank Greely, Stanford Law School
Reillys Orphan provides a very interesting and readable history of the various approaches used in efforts to first understand and then treat children who suffer from rare genetic diseases. Research efforts to identify rare genetic changes that cause disease used to require decades and large families, but with the rapid advances in genome sequencing over the past 15 years, this can now be done in weeks. Orphan discusses how these new discoveries might be coupled with gene editing or cell therapy to offer new hope to families.
J. Craig Venter, PhD, Chairman and CEO, J. Craig Venter Institute, and a pioneer in human genomics
Written with clarity and from first hand experience by a pioneer who is helping to develop new breakthrough therapies for children with rare genetic diseases, this book takes you by the hand and pulls you into the world of these children and their heroic parents, many of whom helped to champion new treatments working with equally heroic scientists and physicians. The story is truly compelling.
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You never saw the other vehicle coming. The only thing you remember is waking up inside an ambulance. Your first thoughts were of your passengers, hoping they survived the accident and were not injured.
Once you were informed that everyone was recovering well, you began focusing on the fact that you were missing work. You stayed in the hospital for over a week, and the medical bills are still adding up. Your personal injury has taken away your income and caused you extreme debt.
You are not alone. Personal injuries have the potential to cost thousands. In cases like yours, the negligent party should be the one who pays for your injuries, lost wages and other financial needs.
What should you do now?
After a crash, it's important to talk to a doctor and to collect medical documents for your attorney. Don't talk about the accent to the insurance company or the at-fault driver's attorney. Instead, refer these people to your attorney or insurance company.
It is possible that the adjuster will contact you from the at-fault driver's insurance company. It's a wise choice to refer this individual to your attorney as well, so your attorney can handle everything to do with your accident directly. If you do talk to the adjuster, do not accept any settlement offers. You need to talk to your attorney and verify that the proposed settlement is fair.
If you're not sure if you have a case, should you still pursue one?
Even if you aren't sure if you have a case, it's a good idea to call your attorney for a professional opinion. Even if you decide to pursue a claim, it's unlikely that it will become a lawsuit. Most personal injury claims are settled outside court. Your attorney can directly negotiate with the adjuster if you give him or her permission to do so.
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Well Reading Week (a.k.a. March Break, a.k.a. Spring Break) is almost officially over, and I've acomplished a large portion fo what I wanted to do, however none of that was school related. Sigh. Unfortunately my trips to Canadian Tire, Sports Experts, and Zellers, though productive, have had a bad effect on my bank account. My financial week started anew today, and by 12:57 I was already over budget.
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One thing I did come to realise this week, while watching Robson Arms, was that I miss playing in ensembles and wind orchestras and bands and whatnot. Stupid Bao Tan and his wonderful Brass Quartet playing Clair de Lune, making me all sentimental.
I've also decided I want my own personal troubadour. If both Robson Arms and Stars Hollow can have one, then so can I. Any takers?


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Baldwin v. EMI Feist Catalog, 14-182-cv (2d Cir. Oct. 8, 2015).
The Second Circuit held that EMI publishing owned rights to the song "Santa Clause Is Comin' To Town" under a 1981 grant, not a 1951 grant, and accordingly that a 2007 termination notice terminates EMI's interest in 2016, reversing the lower court's entry of summary judgment for EMI. The case details the complex statutory scheme under the 1976 Copyright Act which gave authors and their statutory heirs the right to terminate previously made grants of copyright under certain circumstances, and thereby to recapture some of the value associated with the works. 17 USC 203 and 304(c)-(d). Plaintiff sought a declaration that either a notice of termination served on the publisher in 2007 or another served in 2012, will, upon becoming effective, terminate EMI's rights to the song. The Second Circuit concluded that EMI owned rights to the song not under a 1951 agreement but instead under a subsequent 1981 contract, and that that the 2007 termination notice will terminate the 1981 agreement in 2016. Accordingly, plaintiff (the author's heirs) were entitled to a declaratory judgment.
The Court detailed the various rights of reversion under the Copyright Act, which permits the author of certain earlier works to terminate a grant of copyright (e.g., to a publisher, like EMI's predecessor). It then found that a 1981 Agreement not only granted EMI the future interest scheduled to revert to the author upon termination, it also replaced an earlier 1951 agreement as to the source of EMI's existing rights to the song. Applying New York common law, the Court held that the parties intended for the new contract to substitute for the old one. "Section 1 of the contract shows that they chose not only to have EMI receive the future interest that vested in [the author] upon service of the termination notice, but also to replace the 1951 Agreement as the source of EMI's existing rights in the Song." Thus, the failure to record a 1981 termination notice under the 1951 agreement was irrelevant to the question whether EMI presently owned the copyright in the Song under either agreement. Its rights to the renewal term were traceable to the 1981 agreement. Thus, that was all that matters for decided plaintiffs' termination notices pursuant to section 203.
The Court concluded that Plaintiff could terminate the 1981 agreement under section 203 (section 304 did not control), and that the 2007 termination notice terminated the 1981 agreement. Publication is a one time event that occurred in the 1930s. Because the 1981 grant was executed by the author and does not cover the right of publication, it was terminable under section 203 starting on December 15, 2016, which is the effective date of termination stated in the 2007 notice.
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If you've ever attempted to change your diet, you'll know how difficult it is to keep track of what it is you put in your body.
Scientists in the US recognise this conundrum, and have developed a sensor that helps you monitor the products that pass your lips.
Designed by engineers at Tufts University School of Engineering in Massachusetts, the sensor is designed to mount directly onto a tooth.
Vital information regarding glucose, salt and alcohol is then transmitted wirelessly to a mobile device.
At a miniscule 2mm x 2mm, Science Daily says the device acts like an antenna and has compared its principles to a sensor that collects toll payments on a highway.
While similar devices have been developed elsewhere, they were not designed with the ease and convenience of being placed on a tooth, Science Daily reports.
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I have been haunted since last week by an image that I wish I had never seen. It is a photo of a petite female writer, with close cropped grey hair and clad in a red and blue salwar-kameez, splayed on the ground after assassins shot her to death last Tuesday on the front porch of her home in the southern Indian city of Bangalore.
And then there is a second image, almost as disturbing. It is of a glamorous young Indian television anchor gloating on Twitter that Gauri Lankesh, the feisty 55-year-old writer and activist, had been stilled by assassin's bullets. "So, Commy Gauri Lankesh has been murdered mercilessly. Your deeds always come back to haunt you they say. Amen," Jagrati Shukla wrote in a tweet liked and shared more than 2,000 times.
This diptych is a disturbing reflection of contemporary India, where space for civil debate and public dissent is shrinking rapidly. Soli Sorabjee, a Supreme Court lawyer and India's attorney-general from 1998 until 2004, called last week's slaying "the murder of democracy".
India has long been a risky place for journalists, especially small-town reporters digging into the improprieties of local power brokers, including politicians, businessmen or even spiritual leaders. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 41 reporters have been killed in India since 1992, nearly all in small towns or conflict zones like Kashmir.
But Lankesh's slaying is different. The editor of a muckraking Kannada-language weekly, Lankesh, a staunch rationalist, was a fierce critic of the rightwing Hindu nationalist ideology at the heart of prime minister Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata party.
While the official investigation has just begun, many of India's most prominent journalists, writers and intellectuals believe Lankesh was murdered for the vociferous expression of her political beliefs. The hitman-style assassination — mirroring the killings of three other like-minded activists — is seen as a clear warning to others of the price to be paid for strident dissent.
As Lankesh spent years working for prestigious English-language publications and maintained warm ties with many former colleagues, the bullets found their mark. "The murder is the message," P Sainath, an award-winning journalist, wrote. "The use of the same modus operandi is part of that message. 'Yes, it's us. We did it again. And will, yet again. Let this be a warning to all of you.'"
Mr Modi has made little secret of his disdain for India's media. As prime minister, he has given few interviews, instead communicating directly to voters through rallies, tweets and a monthly radio programme. There is a Narendra Modi app — now being installed on all new phones on the Reliance Jio network — for users to get news about him and send in suggestions.
General VK Singh, the minister of state for external affairs, has been more explicit in his contempt for journalists, publicly denouncing them as "presstitutes". The tag stuck and is now routinely used on Twitter to intimidate and dehumanise Indian journalists, especially those who question the government's official narrative.
The assassination of Lankesh was met with online celebration from rightwing Hindu nationalists. One BJP minister denounced those "expressing happiness on the dastardly murder", while others have questioned why the prime minister follows the social media accounts of individuals spewing venom. "He must know that he lends enormous weight to the voices of those he singles out for attention in his busy schedule and that they in turn can claim to speak for him," the Indian Express wrote in an editorial last week.
India's gladiatorial television news debates mirror the growing vitriol in public discourse. Guests hardly listen to fellow panellists, or attempt to engage in a civil manner. Instead, India's top rated channels and their highly partisan anchors encourage guests to shout down and drown out alternative points of view.
Public debate in India now largely consists in verbal violence and intimidation. It is this degeneration that paved the way for Lankesh's assassination, which many fear is a harbinger of more to come.
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This tour includes a delicious picnic lunch pack.
This full day tour in the unique Dune Rider vehicle is the best way to explore the Far North. Let the driver immerse you in the culture and history of the area, while taking in the amazing scenery. The Dune Rider vehicle is purpose built to go off-road in comfort with air conditioning, reclining seats, plenty of leg room and sloping floors for great viewing. Your full day tour begins with an early morning pick up at your accommodation, and includes a freshly prepared buffet style lunch, a visit to Cape Reinga lighthouse to view the meeting of the two oceans, a beach stop on 90 Mile Beach, boogie boarding down huge sand dunes at Te Paki stream and time at the Ancient Kauri Kingdom.
Commonly known as the 'winterless north' New Zealand's Bay of Islands is made up of over 140 subtropical atolls. Renowned for its untouched beaches, abundant marine life and idyllic climate, this tropical paradise ticks all the boxes. Spend some time on a remote stretch of beach, or cool off during a 'swim with dolphins' ocean safari. If diving is your thing, take the morning to descend the Rainbow Warrior - The Greenpeace flagship sunk by French saboteurs in 1985. Wander around Russell, a whaling port founded in 1843. Learn about our culture in historic Waitangi, the site where The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the Maori and European settlers dictating the terms by which New Zealand would become a British colony. Take a travel day to Cape Reinga, the very top of the North Island.
Experience the Bay of Islands the old-fashioned way with a cruise on the R. Tucker Thompson, a traditional gaff-rigged schooner with her own unique history. On the Full Day Sail, be as active as you like – take the helm, help set the sails, ride the bowsprit and climb the rigging – or simply relax while the crew command this impressive ship as she sails across the Bay. During your sail, the crew will share some of the rich history of the area with you. Step ashore and explore a secluded island or take a swim while your barbeque lunch is prepared.
About the R. Tucker Thompson - Built from 1970-1985, the R. Tucker Thompson's design is based on the halibut schooners of the North West American coast. With a lofty rig of varnished oregon spars, Kwila decks and bulwarks and brasswork features, she looks the part of a 19th century working ship: purposeful and square-shouldered, but fast enough to out-run the law!
Board your cruise and take in the stunning views as you glide out through the islands and along the Rakaumangamanga Peninsula to Cape Brett, where a historic lighthouse keeps watch over and Piercy Island/Motukōkako, or as it is popularly known the 'Hole in the Rock'. According to Māori legend, local warriors used to paddle through the Hole in the Rock in their canoes before departing for battle. Drops of water from the cave roof above were a good omen. If conditions permit, your skipper will expertly guide the ship through the narrow space. Keep an eye out for common and bottlenose dolphins, whales and other marine life during your cruise, and have your camera ready as you get up close to the action. The purpose-built catamaran is licensed by DOC (the Department of Conservation) for dolphin viewing and the crew have years of experience locating dolphins in these waters. Dolphin Seeker has indoor and outdoor seating available, and the largest outdoor viewing decks in the Bay of Islands.
Enjoy a relaxing sightseeing tour from Paihia to Auckland. The afternoon departure time allows you to spend a full day in the beautiful Bay of Islands before returning to Auckland. Your local driver guide will point out scenic highlights as you travel through farmland and past native forests. At the end of your journey, enjoy the spectacular views from the Auckland Harbour Bridge as you arrive in Auckland's central city by night.


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Come Visit Us at the Calgary Christmas Market!
"Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will."
– George Bernard Shaw
Howdy! I hope you are doing well and have managed to stay clear of the cold & flu bugs this time of year. I have been sick for more than 3 weeks now with some sort of nasty cough. Ugh!
On a happier note, I will have a Pink Gazelle Cards & Creations table at the Calgary Farmers' Christmas Market this year from Nov 29th to Dec 2nd.
So if you live in the Calgary area, come on by and say hi!
At the market (510 – 77 Ave SE, Calgary, AB) you'll find the very best from the regular market vendors, plus seasonal vendors – all offering Yuletide gifts, food, jewelry, décor and more. And be sure to stay for a snack…yum! There will be plenty of special events going on – from Santa, cookie decorating and live ice carving to viewing Santa's Reindeer and more.
And there is no admission fee and free parking!
The Christmas market runs Thursdays to Sundays through till Dec 23rd. But I will be there just the one weekend (Thur Nov 29th to Sun Dec 2nd, 9 am to 5 pm).
Here's a sampling of what we'll have for sale at Pink Gazelle Cards & Creations:
Hand-painted sand dollar decorations ($5, $7 & $9):
A variety of inspirational quote cards sets ($8 for set of 30 cards):
Re-purposed Christmas Cards ($1 each) & Christmas gift tags (5 for $1):
Photo Greeting Cards ($4 each or 3 for $10):
Wax & Tissue Prints by Melanie Pope ($8 each):
For details on Melanie's Wax & Tissue Prints, here is the link.
A Widow's Awakening Novel by Maryanne Pope ($20 each, all proceeds to the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund):
For further information on the book, please click here.
Most of these products are also available through the PGP on-line store.
But if you see something you may like to order (such as the sand dollars or wax & tissue prints) that isn't in the store, just send us an e-mail!
"Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper preparation, I cannot see it, retain it, and use it."
– Twyla Tharp
Pink Gazelle Productions Inc
Authentic Lives; Authentic Works
Visit us at pinkgazelle.com
published in Achieving Your Dreams, Courage, Dreams/Goals, Inspiration, Small Business by Maryanne | June 14, 2017 | No Comment
Maryanne to Speak at Sylvan Lake Frock Off Event in September
"Are you tired of being the best kept secret in life, love and business? It's time to change that…but it will take your full engagement and commitment. Actualize the results you want and deserve. We can't change what we can't share, acknowledge, or own. Step out of the shadow – it's no place for you. No matter what has happened in your past, it doesn't determine your destiny."
– Jo Dibblee, Founder of Frock-Off Inc
EARLY BIRD CUT-OFF IS AUGUST 25th!
Are you tired of being the best kept secret in spite of all you do?
Are you a smart and savvy woman whose is ready and willing to do the necessary work to take the next great step in your life and business?
Are you a passionate and driven entrepreneur or small business owner who has big plans to push your business and life forward?
Are you determined to live the life you've dreamed of and see wild success in your business?
Or…maybe you don't have a business of your own but you KNOW the time is coming when you are going to have to make some sort of change in your life?
Then this Sylvan Lake event on Sept 15th & 16th might be for you!
Best Kept Secret to Success events provide access, connection, clarity, community, collaboration, knowledge and resources to entrepreneurs who are passionate, driven, and ready for change in their life, love and business.
What makes these events different is that they ensure accountability, implementation and results before, during and after attending. This is not shelf help, it's a hands-on two-day event that will cut through obstacles and inspire real change.
The different speakers serve to pool expertise, messages, resources and tribe.
Information shared will fuel your business and life for deep lasting change. You will leave ignited and recharged, with a plan in-hand to ensure you continue to take the steps to live your Frock-alicious life.
What is a Frock-alicious life?
"Frock-alicious" is a term created by Jo Dibblee, founder of Frock-Off Inc and author of the powerful memoir, Frock-Off; Living Undisguised, as well as From Best Kept Secret to Success in Life, Love and Business.
Here is a book review blog I wrote about why the Frock-Off book resonated with me so strongly.
To "Frock-off" means to shed whatever it is that is holding us back in life. Our "frocks" can be the lies we tell ourselves – or they can be the truths from our past that are no longer serving us. Our frocks can be our stories, our excuses, our embarrassments, our habits, our coping mechanisms, our fears, our circumstances, our limiting beliefs.
About Jo Dibblee…
Jo's mission is to unleash the collective voices of women through access to knowledge, connection and resources so that they live the life they dream and see unprecedented success in business and be the voice for those whose voices have been silenced.
Jo is passionate about creating systemic change in lives, communities and the world by tapping into true purpose and calling. She celebrates joy, growth and success.
I first met Jo 8 years ago and then we recently reconnected (after a huge frock-alicious reunion hug!) at a networking event.
I was one of the presenters at the Frock-Off event in Parksville, BC in April. WOW…what an incredible few days!! Here is a blog I wrote about my experience.
Best Kept Secret to Success in Life, Love and Business Event – Sylvan Lake, AB
The presentation I will be delivering at the Sylvan Lake event (Sept 15th & 16th, 2017) is the same one I delivered in Parksville. It is entitled, "Courage is Contagious – Why Wait for a Wake-Up Call?"
It's pretty cool 🙂
The presenters are a comprehensive group of business and personal development experts. Each presentation is specifically designed to serve a different area of your life, business, and interpersonal relationships.
Please click here for more details on the Sylvan Lake event, including the speaker line-up.
If you live in the area, please consider joining us for what I know will be another amazing couple of days! If you have any questions as to whether or not this is a suitable event for where you're at in your life, please feel free to e-mail me.
About Maryanne…
Maryanne Pope is the author of A Widow's Awakening, the playwright of Saviour and the screenwriter of God's Country. Maryanne is the CEO of Pink Gazelle Productions and Chair of the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund. If you would like to receive her regular weekly blog, please sign up here.
published in Achieving Your Dreams, Change, Dreams/Goals, Inspiration, Small Business, Synchronicity by Maryanne | March 29, 2017 | 4 Comments
Impossible Dreams – Bringing Your Vision to Life
"It always seems impossible until it is done."
– Nelson Mandela
I was at a business networking event in Victoria recently and heard an excellent speaker deliver a presentation that really resonated with me, so I thought I'd share a bit about that in this blog.
The event was hosted by the Westshore Women's Business Network and the speaker was Barbara Edie, author of Creating the Impossible; What It Takes to Bring Your Vision to Life.
Barbara's presentation was about the importance of achieving our dreams – and since I am smack in the middle of writing my own book on that same subject matter (Barrier Removed; A Tough Love Guide to Achieving Your Dreams,) I was very interested to hear what she had to say 🙂
Here are a few highlights from Barbara's presentation:
In regards to why some people DON'T tend to pursue their dreams, comfort plays a key role. "Safe and secure," Barbara said, "is often the reason people stay where they are and don't make a change."
This reminded me of one of my favourite quotes by Anais Nin. A previous owner had written it on the side of the garden shed in my yard in Sidney – and when I saw it, I knew it was another little sign this was the home for me:
Barbara also spoke about how sometimes people don't pursue their dreams because on some level, they think they are impossible to achieve – so why bother?
"But the only time dreams become impossible," said Edie, "is in your thinking."
Or as Nelson Mandela put it: "It always seems impossible until it is done."
As to HOW to achieve our dreams – bring your vision to life – Barbara talked about the importance of FOCUS.
"Focus is everything," she said. "All powerful creators begin with the end in mind."
And when you know what your vision is and you have the focus to take the necessary steps to achieve it, another useful technique is to take the time to tap into the positive emotion that you will feel when you do achieve it. If you can visualize ahead of time that positive emotion associated with your achievement, this will help bring about the actual achievement faster.
For me, this idea opened up a smelly little can of worms. I had a huge aha! moment. When I think of the end result of achieving my dreams – say when one of my screenplays is seen as a movie on the big screen – I don't feel positive emotion. I feel all sorts of negative emotions: fear, anxiety, nervousness. What if it sucks? What if it is a failure? What if everybody hates it – or people are pissed off at me?
Or what if it IS a hit…how will I handle all the extra work and responsibilities and change that come with significant success? I can scarcely handle my life now (well, okay, it's really just the unanswered e-mail that is out of control).
For me, writing itself is my passion. The process of writing is my happy place – not the finished product…which likely explains why so many of my big writing projects are taking so damn long to get produced!
But of course now that I am AWARE of this, things will change…because I will change 🙂
Barbara also spoke about the integral role that intuition can play in helping guide us. "When we start to tap into our soul's magic," she explained, "things can start to happen quite quickly."
This is certainly what I am experiencing!
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift."
– Albert Einstein
Barbara reiterated the importance of paying attention to the things that are going on around us – and in us. If we get a feeling to call a friend or reach out to someone, to do it…because we just never know the higher reason. Perhaps it is something they really need from us – or it may lead to an opportunity that is just waiting to present itself.
Barbara called this the FYI principle: Follow Your Intuition.
And why do we need to follow our intuition?
"Because," she said, "Intuition is how your heart communicates with your higher self."
Love it!
"And when you act," she continued, "you will be amazed at the things that come together – because the Universe responds to action."
The key word here, of course, is ACTION.
After her presentation, I went up to Barbara and introduced myself. I thanked her and explained that much of what she'd said had really clicked with me. Then, for some reason, we got chatting about how it's not the number of years we live that matters as much as how we live the years we do have.
"Even when someone does make it to 90," she said, "that doesn't necessarily mean they have really lived 90 years. Rather, they may have just pretty much lived the same year over and over again, 90 times."
Wow, eh?
To sum up, here are Barbara's 3 tips to help bring your vision to life:
1.) Focus!
2.) Once you have your vision, tap into the positive emotion you will feel when you achieve your dream
3.) Follow Your Intuition
Related blogs by Maryanne
Without Focus and Follow-Through You May Be Just Spinning Your Wheels
Synchronicity – The Universe's Way of Saying You Are Getting Warmer
Willpower Launches You On Your Journey – Good Habits Ensure You Will Arrive
Maryanne Pope is the author of A Widow's Awakening, the playwright of Saviour and the screenwriter of God's Country. Maryanne is the CEO of Pink Gazelle Productions and Chair of the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund. If you would like to receive her regular weekly blog, please sign up here.


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Topic Page: Jihad
Jihads transformed social, cultural, economic, political, and religious relations in Africa. Islam spread to north Africa in the 7th century by jihads and trade networks. Later, networks of trade, as well as conquests to a lesser extent, brought Islam to the Sahara and south to the Sahel. The religious landscape of west Africa was transformed in large part because of several notable and large-scale jihads, particularly during the 19th century. Overall, there were jihads in Africa from the 7th century to the 20th century, beginning with the spread of Islam to north Africa.
Jihad translates roughly to "struggle"; those who undertake jihad are often known as mujahideen. The concept of jihad is a complicated one, especially considering the very different historical contexts in which it has been invoked. Moreover, not all efforts at conquest couched in political or religious terms would necessarily be considered jihad by Muslims or scholars. Indeed, to define jihad simply as "holy war" risks simplifying complex phenomena and perceptions of religion, forms of power, and personal motivations.
Jihad is about more than violence. Muslims distinguish between "greater" and "lesser" jihads. The greater jihad stresses the spread of religious observance and Islamic thought and ideals; it puts a focus on ethics, conduct, learning, and, thus, conversion through reason and reflection as opposed to force. The lesser jihad (often called "the jihad of the sword") refers to conquest, subjugation, and proselytization through violence. Greater jihad is an aspect of an individual's personal religious struggle, whereas lesser jihad is the tangible spread of Islamic ideas, practices, and political forms through force. Not all forms of organized political violence fall under the concept of jihad, however, since jihad also involves theological aspects.
African Muslims have engaged and interpreted both types of jihads for centuries. In important ways, the two types are inseparable in the African context. Still, it is helpful to distinguish the extent to which jihad connotes religious activity as opposed to just the conquest or subjugation of groups, polities, territory, or resources. Thus, jihad can take the following forms: warfare; conquest; subjugation; territorial expansion; entrance into and control of new markets; and impetus of religious change. This highlights the multifaceted importance jihads have had in shaping African history.
As early as the 17th and 18th centuries, jihads were active in Mauritania and Senegal. In large part, these jihads were about religious power and authority. As such, they had a notable theological focus, though at the same time, local and regional power struggles within the area suggest the importance of local-level leadership as well. The 19th century was a particularly active and very significant period of jihad activity in west Africa. Many parts of west Africa were Muslim or had significant Muslim populations prior to the 19th-century jihads. Still, these jihads were instrumental not just in spreading the geographic reach of Islam but also in connecting Islam to political rule and often to the state or empire. In west Africa, several jihads shaped the Islamic landscape in distinct ways.
Three examples, particularly notable due to their scale and ensuing long-term effects, are the following: the jihads of Ousman Dan Fodio and the establishment of the Sokoto caliphate, the jihad of Seku Ahmadu and the establishment of the Massina Empire; and the jihad of El Hajj Umar Tall and the establishment of the Tukulor Empire. Ousman (also Uthman) Dan Fodio (ca. 1754-1817) was a Fulani renowned for his learning and revered for his ability to put it to use. Discontented by the excesses of courtly rule in Hausaland (what is now northern Nigeria), he began in 1804 a jihad against the Hausa rulers of Gobir. By 1809, he had defeated the Hausa and established a caliphate in Sokoto. This was a theocratic state that governed by uniting the various Hausa leaders. At Sokoto, he stressed the importance of Islamic education as a vital component to citizenship and made significant efforts to expand education in general, and to provide schooling for women and girls. Dan Fodio's system of linked but autonomous emirates under a caliphate lasted until the British conquest of Hausaland in the early 20th century.
Shortly after Dan Fodio's jihad in Hausaland, Seku Ahmadu (ca. 1773-1845) began a jihad in Mali in 1818. By 1819, he had defeated the Bambara and founded the Massina Empire in southern-central Mali. His son assumed leadership after his death and was eventually defeated by the last of 19th-century west Africa's most notable jihadists, El Hajj Umar Tall.
El Hajj Umar Tall (ca. 1797-1864) performed the hajj around 1825 and assumed leadership of the Sokoto caliphate afterward. From Sokoto, he returned to his native Futa-Jallon, in what is now the Senegal-Gambia-Guinea region. Using light arms, Tall defeated the Malinke and Bambara states in Mali. Through jihad, he was instrumental in solidifying the Tukulor Empire, which at its height stretched from the interior of Senegal and Guinea to Timbuktu. He lost to the French at Medina Fort (1857) and later lost in Timbuktu (1863) as well, which marked the decline of regional Tukulor power.
At roughly the same time but at the other end of the continent, another jihad was shaping Islamic life in east Africa. In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmed (ca. 1844-85) claimed that he was the Mahdi (prophesied redeemer of the end-times) and began a jihad in 1881 to solidify this claim by fighting for Sudanese autonomy. Ahmed's efforts garnered a large number of followers and brought attention to his Mahdist movement. He was able to win decisive battles at Darfur and Khartoum. His successors penetrated into Ethiopia, Egypt, and elsewhere in Sudan with varying degrees of success. Over the course of several battles during the 1890s, the British defeated the Mahdists.
These jihads (and many others, both "lesser" and "greater") Islamized parts of west and east Africa and confronted a changing social landscape, both prior to and then because of colonization. They also changed the ideas that African Muslims themselves had about political organization and empire. The importance of jihad in spreading Islam should not be overstated, however. In Africa, Islam was widely spread in other ways, especially through terms of access to markets and via trade. In short, jihad was one—but certainly not the only, and often not the dominant—factor responsible for the spread of Islam through Africa.
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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 12 No. 2783
Hit by Intelstat closure Tamil Tigers plans a new TV satellite channel in France
Paris, 13 April, (Asiantribune.com): After the decision of Intelstat to close down National Television of Tamil Eelam (NTT) "within days" Tamil Tiger agents are planning to launch its second channel on the Hindu New Year day through Globecast which is at present said to be up-linking of the TTN television on the Hotbird satellite. TTN, a satellite Television operating out of Paris, is owned by the Taiml Tigers, formally known as Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), an internationally banned terrorist organization. Kailayapathy Vagan Ponniah, Managing Director of the TTN France with branch office in London, is a cousin of Mathivathani, wife of Velupillai Prbhakaran, Leader of the LTTE.
GlobeCast ( www.globecast.com) is a leading global content management and delivery company. It is the subsidiary of France Telecom. This company manages and transports, through its worldwide satellite and fibre network, 10 million hours of video and other rich media yearly for its core customer base of broadcasters, as well as corporate, government and retail clients.
See 12245H for Video frequency in the left for TTN Television and for LTTE owned IBC radio in London
The company's global presence includes 15 teleports and technical operations centers throughout Europe, America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Australia.
Though the TTN – pay satellite TV operates from Paris up-linked by the GlobeCast , protests was earlier lodged by the Sri Lankan government about the terrorist propaganda broadcast from this TV station. Investigations into the accusations of broadcasting terrorist propaganda revealed that TTN was operating illegally without obtaining a proper license.
Licenses to operate televisions in France are granted by the media authority, Conseil Supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA). The CSA is an independent administrative authority that was established in 1989 to guarantee broadcasting freedom according to the conditions laid down by the modified Law of September 30th, 1986.
Tiger owners of TTN, who panicked, when the French authorities were on their tail, hurriedly applied for a licence to operate in France. The six member committee of the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, the Media Authority which met on 21 February, 2006 to deliberate on the application made by the TTN Television management, rejected the application.
The CSA said that TTN has been set up in France and broadcasting programs on French soil without having any agreement (License) with the CSA. On this basis CSA decided to inform the illegality perpetuated by the TTN to the Attorney General for legal action against the TTN.
"The CSA said: "As the channel, which was already set up in France, was broadcasting programs on French soil without having any agreement (License) with the CSA, and as the later, in application of the modified article 42-11 from the law of September 30th 1986 and also in application of article 40 of Penal Procedure Code, went to law and reported that offence to the Attorney General, the CSA cannot give a positive answer to that request as long as this illegal broadcasting will last." (Unofficial translation)
Accordingly, the matter was referred to the Ministry of Justice for legal action. As TTN was located in 5 Rue Emile Zola, 93120 La Courneuve, the matter was referred to the Tribunal de grande instance de Bobigny (Court of Bankruptcy of Bobigny), 173, avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, 93009 Bobigny Cedex. Ultimately the court summoned M. Kailayapathy Vagan, Managing Director of the TTN to courts on 15 February 2007.
According to court sources Kailayapathy Vagan did not appear in courts on 15 February. French sources told the Asian Tribune that the court has given a fresh date - 15 may 2007 for Vagan to present himself in the courts
Asian Tribune learns that Vagan, originally from Punguduthievu in Sri Lanka, normally resides in London. He was in Sri Lanka in 2006 and underwent military training in Vanni.
Legal sources told the Asian Tribune, that depending on the nature of the case presented against the TTN TV, there is a likelihood of Court viewing the violations of media regulations seriously. Based on international and national laws against terrorism the TTN has no case to defend itself. Legal opinion is confident that the TTN's days are numbered in France.
It is learnt that French Court might order the closure of the TTN.
In the meantime, LTTE has come up with a new Paris-based TV channel aimed at undermining French attempts to close down its TV operations. Tamil Tigers are now desperately seeking alternative media channels after the decision of Intelstat to close down the broadcast of the National Television of Tamil Eelam, the free-to-air channel embedded in the Intelsat 12 satellite for the Sri Lankan and Asian viewers.
This is one of the official televisions of LTTE operating from Vanni. Intelsat Ltd which allowed Tamil Tigers to use their channels has so far not disclosed who or which organization is responsible for up-linking this TV channel to a transponder in the Intelsat 12 satellite.
But the two-hour daily program of the National Television of Tamil Eelam, beamed to Europe is being encrypted. Signals of National Television of Tamil Eelam are picked up by the Tamil Television Network (TTN) in Paris, France, which distributes the signals to the rest of Europe through its pay channel to propogate the terrorist agenda of the Sri Lanka's separatist outfit.
Asian Tribune learns that though Globecast up-links the TNT television on the Hotbird satellite channel, they are not aware of the contents of the daily transmission of the TV programs. However pressure is building for the Globecast to cease the up-linking of the illegal TTN television transmission to Hotbird satellite.
- Asian Tribune
Also Read:
1. LTTE's free-to-air channels to end "within days" – Intelsat
2. Asset Media failed to address the national security concern arising from Direct to Home service
3. Satellite based 'Direct to Home' television services a threat to National security
4. LTTE broadcasting illegally in Intelsat 12 satellite: Will be closed down soon – Intelsat Ltd.
5. Tigers open up new satellite radio station from Vanni
6. Sri Lankan government finances Tigers by buying their Tamil TV programs
7. French guillotine ready to chop the head of Paris-based Tamil Television Network.
8. Tigers grab Tamil TV and radio stations in France


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Bonding family time is really something to look forward to with your senior citizens. They are really knowledgeable and insightful when it comes to many things. They surely are a joy to be with.
Sometimes, we do not always need to head out and spend the outdoors with them. Especially if it's what the whole family always does – a good day and night is a good way of de-stressing with your beloved elderly. So, what beats a better day and night in with your elders than a movie marathon to appreciate great films?
As providers of Personal Care Services in Scottsdale, Arizona, we would like to recommend these movies to keep you, your siblings, your parents and your grandparents up to date with substantial films:
- "Moulin Rouge" – is a movie of love and tragedy. The production is incredible, considering it is a musical filled with expectations. It's a writer who falls for a singer who has been promised to a duke.
- "Freedom Writers" – is about a class of delinquents who have turned their lives around thanks to the help of their teacher. This is a great movie about inspiration and the motivational help of keeping journals to deal with our emotions and problems.
- "Up" – is an animated film about an old man who is determined to fulfill his wife's and his goal. In this fun-filled and heart-wrenching film, you see the beauty of adventures and love in the most unexpected events.
- "The Age of Adaline" – is a dramatic story of a woman who has stopped aging when she was struck by lightning, one night on her way home. Changing her name from time to time to avoid being investigated by the CIA, she lives a life of health and learning – until she meets a man and her past life haunts her.
- "Finding Dory" – is the prequel to 'Finding Nemo'. We all know how Nemo got lost in 'Finding Nemo', and his father, Marlin, crosses path with Dory – who has Anterograde amnesia. In 'Finding Dory', her story is being told.
- "Bicentennial Man" – is starred by the late Robin Williams, who takes the role of Andrew, the extraordinary robot who experiences emotions. This dramatic and moving film explores the probabilities of miracles, science fiction comes to life, family, and love.
- "Collateral Beauty" – is a story about healing and moving on from the tragedies we face in life. It, somehow, portrays the stages of grief and how different people deal with it in their own ways. This is an inspiring story about living and loving, about the 'collateral beauty' of life.
Have a great time, enjoying all the amazing films listed above! Send us an e-mail on what you and your grandparents think about the list we have made.
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Mumbai: Expressing delight over her mother Hema Malini returning home days after the accident in Rajasthan's Dausa district, actress Esha Deol said that the best medical team would look after her.
"My mother Hema ji is back home and I am glad she is back home. Right now, she is a bit too exhausted. It was a bad accident. She definitely will talk to the media, but give her a couple of days. Definitely she will recover. As of now, I have just come to say that my mother is fine. She went through a surgery and has got stitches on her forehead, lip and nose, but she will be fine," Esha told the media here.
"We all are in shock that something like this could happen. It could happen to anyone. So, she has very clearly told us that even if you are sitting on the backseat and going on the highway, wear your seat belt because she was not wearing her seat belt," she added.
The actress also expressed her heartfelt condolences to the family members of the minor girl, who was killed after Malini's Mercedes collided with another car on Thursday.
"It is very unfortunate that they lost a family member. Our prayer to them and it's very unfortunate. The whole accident is very unfortunate. My mother will help the families of victims. She is doing this not because she is a neta (leader) but because she is a good human being as well," she said.
The accident, which occurred near Jaipur, left the girl child dead and three others injured.
Malini's driver, who was arrested in connection with the accident, was later granted bail....


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We tested the plastic butt straw. We figured out how to avoid the diaper-change urine stream. We learned Snapchat. Parenting is hard work, but we tried to make it a little bit easier. Here are our best parenting stories of 2017.
On infertility and pregnancy loss:
How to Answer the Question "When Will You Have a Baby?" When You're Infertile
Illustration by Angelica Alzona/GMG
While people shouldn't ask you when you'll have a baby (or when you'll get married, or when you'll have another baby, or anything else that's none of their goddamn business), they do anyway. It helps to have some stock answers.
What to Say and Do When Your Wife or Partner Has a Miscarriage
Illustration by Angelica Alzona/GMG
The high of learning your wife is pregnant can never reach the depths of the despair that tears you apart when you learn she will miscarry. A writer shares what you can do to help her through everything that comes before and after.
On navigating your new, sleep-deprived world:
How to Survive When You're a Night-Owl Parent With an Early-Bird Kid
Babies wake up really freaking early. If you're a natural night owl, the kind of person who can't even begin to wind down until midnight or so, those 5AM wakeups can wreak havoc on your mood, your health, your whole life.
How to Get Out of the Parenting Roles You've Been Stuck In
Sure, different parenting styles can benefit kids. But when mums and dads get stuck in certain roles (ie. the fun vs. serious parent, the capable vs. the clueless one, etc.), they can devolve into caricatures of themselves and that can lead to resentment.
A Guide to Friendship Between Parents and Non-Parents
Photo: SharonaGott/Flickr
Something happens the moment a baby is born — adult friendships that once seemed so easy become filled with obstacles ("What do you mean you can only eat dinner at 4:45 p.m.?"). Here's what I learned can help bridge the great divide.
On parenting little kids:
What to Say to Kids Instead of "Stop Crying"
Photo: MIKI Yoshihito /Flickr
Kids have real feelings, and even if they're crying over something we think is trivial (they are dressed as Batman but do not want to be addressed as Batman), it's our job to both empathise and teach them to manage those feelings. Plus, if they don't get the empathy they're looking for, they will keep trying.
What to Say to Little Kids Instead of "Say Sorry"
Photo: butupa/Flickr
Children love the word "sorry." It lets them off the hook. And parents love when kids say it. Manners! We're teaching them. But there's a problem in tossing around this magic word.
How to Keep Your Kids Out of Your Bed
Photo by LuckyImages/Shutterstock
The definitive guide to declaring the square footage of your mattress the one area in your house untainted by the sounds, smells and fluids of children.
How I Trained My Kid to Use the Potty in Three Messy Days
Photo: Rudolf Dietrich/ullstein bild/Getty Images
You, too, can live a life of diaper-free liberation.
On parenting older kids:
How to Deal With the Fart Smell in Your Teenager's Room
Photo by darkday/Flickr
Our Ask a Clean Person columnist Jolie Kerr takes on this question from a reader: "My teen's room always smells. Can this be helped? It's like a general boy smell, like a musty fart cave." You know the smell she's talking about.
How to Help Teens Manage Their Anxiety
Photo: Keirsten Marie
Anxiety in adolescents is on the rise, but knowing how to help is tough: Should you shield the child from all anxiety-inducing circumstances? Release them from school and family obligations? Intervene with teachers and coaches when it all gets to be too much?
On hard conversations:
How to Talk to Young Kids About Race
Photo: Keith Trice/Flickr
If hate is learned, what do the teachings look like? The truth: Oftentimes, it looks like nothing and sounds like silence.
How to Talk to Your Children to Discourage Stereotypes
Photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash.
A professor of early cognitive and social development reveals how subtle features of language can contribute to a child's tendency to view the world through the lens of social stereotypes.
On the very important parenting hacks you need right now:
How to Safely Get a Tiny Object Out of Your Child's Nose
Be the hero.
Turn on the Subtitles When Kids Watch TV
Photo: Flickr/RichardBH
Slip some reading instruction into television-watching the same way you sneak spinach into mashed potatoes.
Use the "I Cut, You Pick" Strategy for Dividing Stuff Between Kids
Photo: CircaSassy/Flickr
A simple way to settle the injustices.
Get Your Kid's Ears Pierced at a Tattoo Shop Because They Know What They're Doing
If you're nervous about bringing Little Ella into a place called Big Daddy's where there's skull art on walls and spikes on foreheads, don't be.


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For years after high school, I cherished a 4-inch-wide, 3-inch-high transistor radio that looked like a TV console.
It wasn't special because of the tiny music it spewed. It was that my boyfriend won it for me at a carnival game, spending gobs of money more than it was worth.
The reputation of carnival games has changed, game operators at local county fairs and state fairs tell me. It has been moving away the past 20 years from a boy-did-we-get-screwed reputation. Instead, game operators are focusing more on customer satisfaction.
"The whole thing with the games, is they're more fair and square," Robert Briggs, a second-generation owner of Modern Midways, told me. His Steger, Illinois, business will bring about 20 games to the Winnebago County Fair in Pecatonica, which runs Wednesday through Sunday.
"You know what you will be getting into before you play," Briggs said. And big-time trickery is a thing of the past.
Take the Basketball Shoot game, for example. If the rim is oval-shaped, making it harder to sink the ball, a sign is posted to let players know it is a non-regulation rim, he said.
Something else that has gone by the wayside, Briggs said: The bottles in the Milk Bottle Pyramid game were so heavy you couldn't knock them over with a softball. That's not the case anymore.
And the Balloon Dart Throw? It used to be that the tips of the darts were dulled. That's a moot issue these days because throwers use hacky sack balls. They're safer for players and bystanders.
I tried my hand at the Balloon Pop game Wednesday at the Boone County Fair in Belvidere. Cost was $5 for three balls. I popped a balloon on my first throw when a nail on a wall behind the balloon pierced it. But I missed with the other two throws; two pops were needed to win. I didn't want — make that "need" — that stuffed bear anyway.
Fewer game vendors, games
The chances of winning at the games are greater than in the past, operators say.
Vendors award prizes valued at 25 percent to 30 percent of the amount patrons spend on games as a whole, Briggs said. "In the '50s, you might have won nothing," he said of players in general.
Many win prizes these days just for playing. "You don't even have to ring the bell," he said, referring to the game where you use a mallet to hit a pad, launching a small puck up a tower track.
Today, rules frown on vendors spending more than $55 on a prize, said Chris Walden, owner of Walden Concessions in Mattoon, who has acted as a games consultant to make playing fairer at the Wisconsin State Fair. "Years ago, they would offer a TV," which kept patrons spending on a game for a chance at winning the higher-priced prize. "You don't see that much anymore."
Briggs said carnival game-and-ride vendors two decades ago numbered 750 across the nation. Now it's in the low- to mid-300s, he said. "Survival of the fittest," he said.
The number of games offered at fairs is fewer than it used to be, too, Briggs said. The culprit: wristbands that fairs sell giving patrons unlimited rides for certain periods, keeping kids and families busy. "It was two games for every ride, now it's two rides per game."
And games are more geared toward winning by exercising a skill, with fewer games of chance, he said.
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The main difference that has evolved over the years in carnival games is that vendors are playing nicer because they want customers to return, Briggs said.
"Nobody wants to buy millions (of dollars) in rides and have someone be upset playing a game, and they won't come back," Briggs said.
Patrons at the Boone County Fair on Wednesday expressed varying views on the games.
Rick and Reese Morris of Machesney Park took three grandchildren to the fair. He said the $10 they paid for a basket of rings for the Ring Toss game, where players try to throw a ring on a bottle, was "a pretty good deal."
But his wife said, "I don't think they're any fairer." She didn't seem too disappointed, though, that granddaughter Mercede Morris, 13, didn't win the stuffed smiling pile of poo she was after.
Elle Maville, 10, of Belvidere, who shoots a BB gun at her grandfather's country home, shot corks out of a plastic gun to knock over overturned plastic cups. She won two stuffed items — likenesses of a crayon and a dolphin.
She said she liked the game "a lot."
Players are supposed to get three shots, and when a cup is knocked over, a letter noted on the bottom of the cup tells the winner the size of the prize to be awarded. Game operator Michelle Chuilli of Wilson's Concessions said she gives younger players a break.
"This one you get to shoot until you get it," Elle said.
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Winnebago County Fair
When: Wednesday through Sunday10 a.m. to midnight, except may close earlier on Sunday
Where: Winnebago County Fairgrounds, 500 W. First St., Pecatonica
Cost: Gate admission is $5 to $7, depending on the day; discounted prices for children and seniors; additional fees for grandstand shows
Attractions: 4-H projects, rides, food, concessions; main entertainment includes rodeo, truck races, tractor pulls and demolition derby
Information: 815-239-1641; winnebagocountyfair.com


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The Debbi Wagner Ballroom is a perfect setting for wedding receptions, banquets, fundraisers, Christmas parties, or trade shows. Guests will be surrounded by majestic pillars and marble terrazzo floors, and a stage is available for presentations or live entertainment. The ballroom can accommodate a range of activities from a small reception of 100 to a sit-down dinner for up to 450 guests. The ballroom can host up to 800 cocktail reception style.
The John Catlin Room has a functional fireplace and antique furnishings. It is an elegant setting for casual, relaxed conversation and provides an ideal location for groups to meet before concerts or meetings. This room is perfect for your next cocktail hour up to 200 guests.
The Masonic Auditoriumis a true gem located downtown Madison Wisconsin. This impressive facility provides a grand setting for live performances or presentations for up to 1000 guests. Complete with its original acoustics, fixtures, and a proscenium stage, the majestic ambiance of this room is breathtaking. Our Auditorium provides an excellent presentation environment and will certainly call attention to your creative planning skills.
Also housed in the Auditorium is our Wangerin Organ (1926, Opus 387), the 3rd oldest pipe organ in the state of Wisconsin. For more information on our vintage pipe organ visit ourWangerin Organ page.
Our Small Dining Room is a great space for small luncheons, break out area, or small meetings. This dining room can seat up to 96 guests for an intimate or casual meal.
Lodge Room 1 is great space for presentations, break out space, small wedding ceremonies, and small theatrical performances. This beautiful regal room can seat between 170 - 270 guests.
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One problem that many iOS app developers have encountered is how to debug iOS programs being run on remote iOS devices. Good thing if you can connect an iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc. directly to your development computer. But what should you do if you don't have the iOS device around to plug it into your local machine? Is there any way to get remote access to the device and applications it's running?
Xcode to the rescue - debug iOS apps wirelessly
Thanks to the relatively new feature found in Xcode 9, iOS app developers are able to test their creations remotely. That means you don't need to always physically connect and disconnect the device for app installation and debugging, you're able to just access the required iOS gadget over the network.
However, before choosing this method you should note that:
In order to set up remote debugging, you'll still need to physically connect the iOS device to your development machine.
Mac running Xcode and the iOS device you want to connect remotely must share the same local network. Otherwise, you won't be able to use this feature.
FlexiHub: connect to remote iOS devices from anywhere
If the feature found in Xcode does not fit your purposes, you definitely should give a try to FlexiHub.
FlexiHub caught my eye precisely because the software works equally well across any network and is extremely simple to install and use.
FlexiHub's unique port virtualization technology and its intuitive GUI are its strong points. The app is designed to virtualize iOS devices and redirect them over the network. That means you don't need to have the target device near your local PC to be able to access its functionality and contents. This could be a significant advantage for mobile app developers.
Here's how FlexiHub works:
- When you first join the service, it suggests that you create an account and sign up for a free trial.
- Then, install FlexiHub on the local Mac running the debugger as well as on the remote machine where the iOS device is connected physically.
- After that, start the software on the local machine and log into the FlexiHub account.
- Repeat the previous step for the remote computer.
- In the software interface, you'll see this device available for connection. All you need to do is click "Connect".
After that, the remote iOS device will appear in the Device Manager of your local computer like it was directly connected to that machine.
Again, this is all about letting you go straight to app debugging on a remote device in the simplest and fastest way.
If FlexiHub is not exactly what you are looking for right now, here is a simple step-by-step instruction on how to enable remote debugging in Xcode:
- First, you need to make sure that you're running Xcode 9.0 or later, macOS 10.12.4 or later, and iOS 11.0 or later.
- Then, to set up iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, open your project on Xcode.
- Choose "Window" > "Devices and Simulators".
- Click "Devices" in the invoked window.
- Connect the required device to your Mac with the help of a USB cable.
- In the left column, select the device and enable "Connect via network" in the detail area.
- Now, Xcode will pair with your device. If the connection is established, you'll see a network icon next to the device in the left column.
- Finally, disconnect the device.
Here you go! Now, everything is set up to start the remote debug of your iOS app.


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Bpm news
Domestic business process management market may grow 21%: Nasscom
The Indian BPM market is expected to record revenue of Rs 23,500 crore in 2015-16, with the third party BPM industry employing 2,40,000 people.
Women beat men in entry-level IT jobs
There are more women than men being hired at the entry level by the Indian IT and BPM (business process management) sector. Women constitute 51% of entry-level hiring, and have a 50% higher chance, compared to male applicants.
ValueLabs, Red Hat to offer BPM solutions
Business technology services and solutions provider ValueLabs here said it will collaborate with Red Hat, a leading provider of open source solutions.


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Business Property Insurance
Protect What You Work Hard For
The Guaraldi Agency's business property insurance protects your business, from a minor hiccup to a major financial loss. Whether you own your building, lease your workspace or work at home, the Guaraldi Agency can help to provide insurance coverage that will protect your business' physical assets. When disaster strikes your business, with a proper business property insurance policy in place, you're your business will be covered.
- A fire could destroy your building and the contents inside
- A burst water pipe could damage your documents, drawings or other valuable papers
- A storm could damage your outdoor sign
That's why business property insurance is one of the most important investments ensuring the future of your business. Nationwide even has you covered if you have commercial or rental building property to protect. We can work with you to set up business property insurance to cover:
- Your building
- Your outdoor sign
- Your furniture and equipment
- Your inventory
- Your fence and landscaping
- Others' property
The Guaraldi Agency understands that your business is unique and constantly changing. We can tailor our commercial property insurance policy to fit your needs.
Protect your Business Assets with a Property Insurance Policy.
Look to the Guaraldi Agency in Lebanon, New Hampshire for your Business Property Insurance needs.
Contact the Guaraldi Agency in Lebanon, New Hampshire at 603-448-3250 or feel free to request a quote online by using our Request An Insurance Quote Form.


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i know i'm their mom,
so i would probably think this no matter what,
but to me,
these are the 3 most beautiful faces in the world.
they are 3 of the most beautiful faces in the world!
cutie kids!!!
Oh, they're pretty darn beautiful! Such cute kids. Don't you just love making beautiful children?! :)
How do you take such amazing pictures? They are so clear! And June looks like she's filling out. Of course, it's been two months since I saw her last, I guess that happens.


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When people are about to relocate to a house, most of them are dreaming to have a backyard in their home. Having a home with a backyard is a good thing because you will have space for all the things you want to have in your home. On the other hand, having your own peace inside the house you are living in is also a good thing. But, what are the real advantages when you are having a backyard?
Prepare for your moving
The first step before you make a relocation is to prepare for it. Contact your moving company and organize your relocation. If you are about to make a long distance moving, contact long distance movers NYC. Talk with them and define everything for your relocation. You should organize your moving two or three months earlier. In this way, you will have time to prepare for it and you will not need to hurry.
Packing time
Now that you have made a deal with your moving company about the relocation, it is time for your packing. Define what are you going to relocate with you. If you are having a problem with organizing your packing, try to find packing services in NYC. In this way, you are going to make your packing process faster and you can be sure that everything is going to be fine because you are hiring professionals.
Find packing materials for your relocation
When we talk about packing, you should find the packing materials for your items. Keep in mind that you are going to relocate and that you need to secure your items. A good solution for you is to find free boxes. This is the way of securing your items and you can be sure that nothing is going to be damaged during the relocation.
Having a home with a backyard- Pros and cons
Once you have moved into your new house and you are having a home with a backyard, you should first know what are the good things for having a backyard in your home. Here is a list of pros and cons:
Pros for having a home with a backyard:
- You can have pets
- If you are a family guy, your children are going to enjoy the backyard- This might be the main reason for you when you are thinking of having a home with a backyard.
- Space- Having extra space is also an important thing if you are a family guy. The backyard provides more space and you can make isolation and still be in the fresh air when the weather is nice and fine.
- More space for private things- The backyard also provides you to have more space to put the things you are not using at the moment and you are sure that you are going to need them in one moment.
- Building a small house in the backyard- If you are having a large backyard and if you are having a budget you will be able to build an extra place for the resting during the summer.
Cons of having a home with a backyard:
- Costs of having a backyard- Keep in mind that when you are having a home with a backyard can cost you extra because you will always need to fix your yard.
- Storm damage- If you are having plants and trees in your backyard, beware of the storm. You can not control the weather, especially when the storm is coming and it can make a lot of damage to your backyard which can cost extra to fix it.
- Location of your house- Another important thing which you need to keep in mind that there are no houses in the city center having the backyard. So, think twice before you make a decision to have a home with a backyard.
However, there are more reasons why you should have a home with a backyard and why having it is a good thing for you and your family. You just need to organize it well and to prepare it.
You will have space between you and your neighbors
Having a home with a backyard also means that you will have space between you and your neighbors. You can always plant trees and to be sure that you are secured from everything. Like we mentioned, having your own space and your own peace is important. On the other hand, nobody will be able to see what you are doing and you can be sure that you will have your own privacy.
You can organize the barbecue
Still, when you are having a home with a backyard you can always organize the barbecue for your family or friends. In this way, you can be more connected to them and you can spend your free time with them. On the other hand, you can always invite your neighbors and make a little party with them. In this way, you are going to show yourself as a good host and a good neighbor. Keep in mind that you are having a large space and that you are able to organize things like this.
You can do gardening
If you are in love with plants and trees, you will be finally able to do what you really love. You can decorate your own backyard in the way you want to. On the other hand, you can manage your house in an eco way. Having a home with a backyard is a good thing because it will give you a chance to plant your favorite trees or plants in your own house.
Happiness is guaranteed
Having a home with a backyard in many ways is a good option for your future life. With all the things we have mentioned and when you know what you can do with your own backyard you can be sure that your happiness is guaranteed. Not just only happiness, but also you will have your own peace. After the long working day, you will be able to relax and to enjoy in your own house.