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Earthquake Safety
September 18, 2017
Preparing Your Home for an Earthquake and Staying Safe While It Happens
Did you know that 45 of the 50 U.S. States are between a moderate to very high risk of earthquakes? Earthquakes strike without warning at any time of the year — day or night. Here are some tips we've gathered to help ensure you are prepared for the next big earthquake.
Before an Earthquake
Prepare in Advanced
To make sure you are well-prepared, here are some good practices to follow:
- Put together an emergency preparedness kit
- Create a household evacuation plan
- Learn about the earthquake emergency plans set in place at your work and your children's schools and day care centers.
- Download the Emergency app by the American Red Cross on your iPhone or Android
- Prepare your home for an earthquake
During an Earthquake
Staying Safe Indoors
- Drop to the ground, cover yourself and hold on. Try to protect your head and torso.
- If you are in bed, stay there, curl up, and cover your head.
- Move as little as you possibly can. Most injuries during earthquakes such as sprains, fractures and head injuries occur as a result of people moving around or falling.
- Do not try to leave the building until the shaking stops and you're sure you can exit safely.
- Avoid using elevators or escalators and use stairs or fire escapes instead.
- If you smell gas or hear a hissing sound, get out of the house and as far away as possible immediately.
- Be aware that smoke alarms or sprinkler systems may set off during the earthquake even if there is no actual fire.
Staying Safe Outdoors
- Try to find an open space as far away from buildings, power lines, trees, and streetlights as possible
- Drop to the ground and stay there until the shaking stops.
- If you're are in a vehicle when you feel an earthquake, pull over to a clear location and stay inside with your seat belt fastened until the shaking stops.
- Avoid bridges, overpasses and power lines. If a power line falls on your vehicle, wait for assistance. Do not get out of your car until assistance arrives.
- If you are in a mountainous or hilly area with unstable slopes or cliffs, be extremely careful. Be alert for any falling rocks or other debris as well as landslides.
After an Earthquake
- Check yourself for any injuries and get first aid or medical attention if needed.
- If you didn't sustain any serious injuries, feel free to help injured or trapped people.
- If you are away from your home, do not return until authorities announce it is safe to return
- Expect and be prepared for potential aftershocks or landslides following an earthquake. If you live on a coast, it is also very possible for a tsunami to follow an earthquake.
- Make sure to follow the "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" technique each time you feel an aftershock. Aftershocks can occur anytime after an earthquake and frequently occur minutes, days, weeks or event months following an earthquake.
- Be on the lookout for any fires, as they are the most common hazard after an earthquake. If you are able to, extinguish any small fire you see or contact your local fire department immediately if you are unable.
- Stay away from damaged buildings
- Watch out for fallen power lines or broken gas lines. If you notice any, report them to the utility company immediately.
- If you smell natural or propane gas or hear a hissing noise as you enter your home, work or other building, leave and call the fire department immediately.
- Inspect your home for damage
If you have any questions regarding earthquake safety, insurance or coverage, do not hesitate to call us during our business hours at 415-386-2283 or email us anytime at [email protected]
Contributor: Smruthi Sriram
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Bergstrazer veteran of World War II Waves program
Bergstrazer veteran of World War II Waves program
By ALLAN TINKER
The WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services) was the first way for enlisted women to serve in the Navy. The licensed or registered nurses could serve as officers, while the other women were in the enlisted area, said Lucille Bergstrazer, who was one of the enlisted nursing personnel serving in California during World War II.
She enlisted in San Francisco, then entered the Waves from Stockton, CA, and received her boot camp training at Hunter College in Bronx, NY. She served from 1944 until August of 1946.
"We were counted up on our points, and those with the most got discharged first." Her rank was "Pharmacist Mate Third Class," and explains that means three slashes under the "bird." She smiled again at the inside military joke.
She has never joined the American Legion Auxiliary, she said, because she was really a veteran,' which she admits surprises some people. She also noted that her reason for joining the service was because she wanted to see the world and was tired of her job of clerical work.


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The coach industry celebrates
As Anthony's Travel named Coach Operator of the Year
Opportunities to publicly highlight the hard work put in by coach operators and their staff are few and far between which is why the UK Coach Awards are such a worthwhile feature of the annual coaching calendar. Changes in recent years have moved the emphasis more towards the contribution of people and in a people industry this has to be right. This year's competition, the sixth to be held, came to its climax last week at Manchester's famous Mercure Piccadilly Hotel, where representatives of operators and sponsors gathered for the Annual Presentation Ceremony to celebrate all that is good about the industry.
As in previous years, the evening was compered by Carol Kirkwood, the popular television weather presenter who gives the proceedings a warm front.
There were 15 award categories being contested, most involving Gold, Silver and Bronze awards, though only the Gold winners were called on stage.
The official part of the event started with a speech from Allan Edmondson, Chairman of the UK Coach Awards, a not for profit organisation started by the Transport Events Group. He was followed by CPT President, Bill Hiron, who was later to present the prizes.
Taken purely in terms of the amount of silverware collected, the most successful coach operator of the evening was Anthony's of Runcorn who scooped not only the top operator award, the UK Coach Operator of the Year, sponsored by AJ Gallagher and Liberty Specialty Markets, but also the Top Small Fleet Operator which was sponsored by EVM.
Staff from Anthony's Travel were also award winners, with sisters Faye and Jodie Waring received a Gold Award in the Unsung Heroes category, sponsored by Backhouse Jones, for their work in the company's travel office. Completing the tally was a Bronze award in the Coach Marketing category, sponsored by Icomera, for their community-based approach to building brand awareness.
Pipped by Anthony's for the Top Coach Operator title were Excelsior Coaches of Bournemouth and Edwards Coaches of Pontypridd. Excelsior won the Top Medium Fleet Operator title (for fleets of 16-100 coaches), sponsored by Volvo and Thomas Hardie Commercials, for a hugely impressive fourth consecutive year. Edwards Coaches of Pontypridd, who now have a fleet totalling 260 vehicles, had triumphed in the Top Large Fleet Operator category, sponsored by EvoBus. The Kings Ferry won the Silver Award and Johnsons Coach & Bus Travel the Bronze Award in the Large Fleet category, while the York Pullman Bus Company and Belle Vue Manchester won Silver and Bronze respectively in the Medium category. In the Small Fleet category, Woods Travel took Silver and Parrys International Tours won Bronze.
Stagecoach had the Top Express Operation category sewn up. The Gold Award winner was Express City Connect from Stagecoach East Scotland, while The Oxford Tube, run by Stagecoach in Oxfordshire won the Silver Award.
Sponsored by Traffilog, the Top UK Coach Driver was Gary Hipperson, from A W Eastons Coaches, based near Norwich. From a family of coach drivers, the judges praised his mentoring work with other staff at the company. The Silver Award was won by Christopher Wellman of Alfa Coaches.
The Gold Award for Coach Marketing for Larger Operators went to National Express for a campaign featuring David Soul of 'Starsky and Hutch' fame. Shearings Holidays won the Silver Award with their digitally driven marketing strategy. Shearings also took the Gold Award for Coach Travel Programme, impressing the judges with a range of new ideas to give people reasons to travel.
A worthy winner of the Award for Services to the Coach Industry, sponsored by the Personal Group, was John Gilbert, President of Eurolines, part of National Express Group, who has been at the forefront of international express coach operation since Wallace Arnold founded Euroways in the 1970s.
Sponsored by Mistral, the Award for Customer Service went to Angie Sampson, Tour Manager at Epsom Coaches, while Kenny Walsh from Belle Vue Coaches of Manchester was judged Engineer of the Year after more than 45 years in the industry. Bus & Coach Buyer is an enthusiastic supporter of the UK Coach Awards sponsoring the Technology and Innovation Award which saw another victory for Belle Vue with its Belle Vue Safety Assured programme. The company has worked with Traffilog to help develop and adapt its product to become instrumental in the improvement of driving standards and the prevention of incidents as well as producing a health and safety briefing DVD which is played to passengers before their journey begins.
Winners of the Coach Marketing Gold Award for small and medium sized companies, sponsored by Icomera, was Johnsons Coach & Bus Travel with its Look What You Get! campaign, while the Silver Award went to AW Eastons Coaches. Eastons and Johnsons also took Silver and Bronze respectively in the Coach Travel Programme category. A further success for Johnsons was Mark Durrant in the Unsung Heroes category.
In the Young Coach Industry Professional category, sponsored by CILT UK, the Gold Award went to Charlie Hatcher who is only 23 years old but runs Victoria Coach Station for National Express. Kevin Walker of York Pullman won the Silver Award.
Sponsored by ROSCO, the Safety Innovation category Gold Award went to National Express with its 'Cycling Safety Sticker Project', with the Silver Award going to York Pullman's 'York Schools Partnership' and the Bronze Award to another National Express initiative, 'Driving Out Harm'.
Last word
The event is not on the scale of the Bus Industry Awards but the Coach Industry Awards is a thoroughly enjoyable and worthwhile night for all concerned. It is perhaps unfortunate that the attempt, a couple of years ago, to combine it with the UK Coach Rally in order to raise the profiles of both events was not deemed a success by all, but despite this, genuinely independent recognition of the efforts made by coach companies and particularly their staff is something that there is simply not enough of.


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If you have been involved in a road traffic accident then you should contact us at the earliest opportunity. There is some vital information which, if at all possible, you should try to obtain at the scene of the accident, this includes:
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Tuskegee Airman John Lyle dead at 98
Lyle died Saturday at his home on Chicago's South Side, his wife, Eunice, said Monday. She added that Lyle had been battling prostate cancer.
5 religious facts you might not know about Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass, known as the father of the civil rights movement, 19th-century abolitionist, and former slave was also a licensed preacher. Here are five religious facts about Douglass.
The hidden history of black nationalist women's political activism
Too often, Black history focuses on black men, sidelining black women and diminishing their contributions. This is true in mainstream narratives of black nationalist movements in the United States.
How Maya Angelou made me feel
"I want to acknowledge how Maya Angelou made me feel as a young black American woman, and how those feelings have defined how I experience myself as a complete human being."
Southern Baptist seminary report ties founders to slaveholding, white supremacy
A 71-page report released Wednesday (Dec. 12) from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the Southern Baptist Convention's flagship seminary, says its early trustees and faculty "defended the righteousness of slaveholding."
George H.W. Bush's legacy on racial issues is complicated
George H.W. Bush got elected president after a campaign marked by the infamous Willie Horton ad, about a black murderer who raped a white woman while on a weekend furlough from prison. On the other side of the racial ledger, Bush appointed Gen. Colin Powell as the first black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Unearth Hidden Stories from African-American History in Digital Archive
The Slave Societies Digital Archive holds approximately 600,000 images dating from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
One of the last survivors of 1921 Tulsa race riot dies at 103
Olivia Hooker, one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race riots and among the first black women in the U.S. Coast Guard, has died. She was 103.
Old 'Traveling while black' guidebooks still resonate today
Have you seen the movie "Green Book?" Although Green Books ceased publication some 50 years ago, they are worth reflecting on in light of the fact that for drivers of color, the road remains anything but open.
Rev. James Lawson recommended for Congressional Gold Medal
The Rev. James Lawson, a United Methodist minister known for his advocacy of nonviolence in the civil rights era and beyond, has been recommended for a Congressional Gold Medal.
African-American GIs of WWII: Fighting for democracy abroad and at home
Until the 21st century, the contributions of African-American soldiers in World War II barely registered in America's collective memory of that war.
How World War I sparked the artistic movement that transformed black America
With Africa as a source of inspiration, a "New Negro" emerged out of the ruins of the Great War – not broken and disenchanted, but possessed with a new sense of self, one shaped from bold, unapologetically black models.
Author Ntozake Shange of 'For Colored Girls' fame has died
Playwright, poet and author Ntozake Shange, whose most acclaimed theater piece is the 1975 Tony Award-nominated play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf," has died.
Ethiopia Gets Its First Female President
Ethiopia's parliament has made Sahle-Work Zewde the country's first female president. And while the role is largely ceremonial, her appointment carries power in what it signifies.
Forgotten black scholar studied – and faced – structural racism in the 1940s
Allison Davis and his wife Elizabeth Stubbs Davis were among the first black anthropologists in the country. Bringing their experiences on the wrong side of the color line to mainstream social science, they made landmark contributions.
Desegregating blood: A civil rights struggle to remember
Until 1950 the Red Cross segregated blood. It was thousands of African-Americans during World War II who forced the Red Cross to include them as donors and helped pave the way for activism of the 1960s.
Christian Surgeon who recites Bible and Quran to patients wins UN award
Dr. Evan Atar Adaha knows that faith matters to many of his patients. Before administering the anesthetic for surgery, he recites verses from the Bible or the Quran with his patients.
'Coming of Age in Mississippi' still speaks to nation's racial discord, 50 years later
Does Anne Moody's memoir represent how far we've come as a society. Or is it a stark reminder of how far we need to go?
America's always had black inventors, even when excluded from patents
Though U.S. patent law was created with color-blind language to foster innovation, the patent system consistently excluded black inventors born or forced into American slavery from recognition.
Marlin Briscoe reflects on days as pioneering quarterback
Marlin Briscoe didn't want to be pigeonholed simply because of stereotypes against black men. He was a star quarterback in college, and he believed he had the talent, intelligence and leadership skills to be one in the pros.
The Danger of 'Casually Forgetting' Racial Violence
Southwest Virginia has casually forgotten the racial violence at its heart, as if this ugly history never happened.
Arthur Mitchell, pioneering black ballet dancer, dies at 84
Arthur Mitchell broke barriers for African-Americans in the 1950s as a ballet dancer with the New York City Ballet and went on to become a driving force in the creation of the Dance Theatre of Harlem.
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The story of Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, America's first black pop star
When Greenfield appeared on the scene, she shattered preexisting beliefs about artistry and race.
Vermont town honors the nation's first ordained black minister
More than 220 years after the first ordained black minister in the U.S. became a pastor in a small, predominantly white community in Vermont and preached about brotherly love, freedom and unity, people there are honoring his life and work with an historic marker.
Columbia U Protests 50 Years Ago Offer Insight for Today's Activists
The 1968 protests at Columbia University led the institution to abandon a gym project that residents considered racist and cut off its defense work – and generated worldwide attention in the process.
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80
Kofi Annan, one of the world's most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80.
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Mysterious missing parts of Malcolm X's autobiography found
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T | My friend and I had the absolute pleasure of enjoying dinner as guests of the Studio Kitchen eatery of K West Hotel & Spa.
K West Hotel & Spa underwent a dramatic interior redesign in November 2014, inspired by the cult West London hotel's rich music heritage and history of musicians staying at the hotel. Formerly the BBC Building Kensington House in the 60s, an endless list of Rock 'N' Roll royalty has stayed, played and misbehaved at K West – Bob Marley, Bowie and The Kinks to name a few.
Studio Kitchen is an informal eatery with an urban New York vibe. Edgy city landscape sketches stretch along the walls, mirrored by a quirky wave of banquet seating.
Sprinklings of filament light bulbs suspended on individual wires add an abstract, arty feel to the room.
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WA Police officer charged with murder over Joyce Clarke shooting death in Geraldton
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- Created: Thursday, 20 February 2020 15:17
- Written by Laura Meachim, Joanna Menagh and Cecile O'Connor - ABC News
A police officer has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of Joyce Clarke on a suburban street in the West Australian city of Geraldton last September. (The concept of charging the officer with murder instead of manslaughter is to ensure his acquittal - not to ensure justice. A jury will not convict a cop of deliberately killing a person who will be described as aggressive and dangerous).
Key points:
- Joyce Clarke was shot dead after a confrontation with police on the street
- The family said the arrest brought back painful memories of the event
- Ms Clarke had a troubled early life blighted by drugs and alcohol (slander the victim, who was kidnapped at birth and raised by the state).
Major Crime detectives travelled to Geraldton and arrested the male officer this morning.
He then appeared briefly in Perth Magistrates Court, where a suppression order on his identity was granted by Magistrate Mark Millington.
He will apply for bail in the WA Supreme Court later today.
The officer was wearing a singlet top and his lawyer Linda Black apologised for her client's attire, saying he had only been arrested this morning and had not had the opportunity to change.
Ms Clarke, a 29-year-old mother of one, was shot on September 17 on a street in the Geraldton suburb of Karloo.
She was taken to Geraldton Regional Hospital but died of her injuries.
Her death sparked protests outside Geraldton police station, with the local Indigenous community demanding answers.
It was this reaction that prompted Mr Millington to agree to the application for a suppression order out of concerns for the safety of the accused and his family.
Government moves to calm community
Responding to news of the arrest, WA Deputy Premier Roger Cook said he hoped the community understood the matter was being taken seriously.
"I'm really pleased that some action is taking place and I'm sure that will be of some comfort to the community," he said.
"Not necessarily with regards to the [arrest] but just that there will be a learning and a really close examining of these very sad set of circumstances.
"We've got a whole range of things to do that we need to work with in conjunction with the community for people to feel a better sense of wellbeing, whether it's in Geraldton, whether it's in Broome, across the Kimberley."
(ABC News: Zachary Bruce)
WA Attorney-General John Quigley assured everyone involved in the case that justice would be done.
"All Western Australians should be grateful that we have in Western Australia a very strong and independent judicial and justice system, completely independent from Government," he said.
Family's painful memories revived
Family spokesman Sandy Davies today said the arrest had revived painful memories of a traumatic event.
"The news this morning has now brought the family back to where they were in September 2019 and opened all those wounds again," he said.
Mr Davies said the family had been left in limbo too long.
"As far as I'm concerned this whole thing has taken far too long, six months of trauma, heartbreak this family has had to endure," he said.
He said the local Aboriginal community had suffered due to the whole situation.
"The toll has taken a great deal of pressure on the community," he said.
Struggle with demons revealed
Details of Ms Clarke's troubled early life, blighted by drugs and mental illness, emerged after her death.
She had a criminal record that stretched to 22 pages, including 13 convictions for criminal damage, and had been most recently jailed for stealing a mobile phone from a house.
Then while in custody she set fire to her cell at Greenough Regional Prison, later telling police there were "spirits" inside.
This led to more serious charges being brought against her.
During her sentencing for those charges in May last year, the Supreme Court heard the problems that haunted Ms Clarke during her life started before she was born.
Justice Lindy Jenkins said although she had not formally been assessed for foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), "a psychiatric report … satisfies me that it's more likely than not that you suffer from FASD".
Justice Jenkins noted in sentencing that Ms Clarke was placed into state care soon after she was born because her birth mother was an alcoholic and her home life was "chaotic".
Alcohol progressed to drug abuse
But the judge described "significant intellectual impairments" that were present in Ms Clarke's childhood.
She was bullied at school and "started drinking alcohol excessively at around seven years of age".
She later started using methamphetamines and sniffing petrol, and was also was recorded to have attempted to take her own life at the age of 12.
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"It was your mother's alcohol abuse which, in all likelihood, has resulted in your suffering permanent damage whilst you were an unborn child," Justice Jenkins said.
She urged prison authorities to have Ms Clarke formally assessed for FASD while she was serving her sentence.
"It would seem to me a disaster for both Ms Clarke and the community if she was simply released from this sentence without being on parole and without being supervised," Justice Jenkins said.
A Department of Justice spokesperson confirmed at the time that there was currently no routine screening for FASD in adult prisons.
Source : https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-20/wa-police-officer-arrested-geraldton-shooting-death-joyce-clarke/11983720


text: garethbrowning 0 Report post Posted March 31, 2013 I am trying to replicate this website www.wildennerdale.co.uk in wordpress using Pagelines 2.4 see developing version http://www.wildennerdale.co.uk/wordpress/ I would like to have a left sidebar on some pages with links to other information and other relevant pages. Whilst this would be the same for each parent menu it would differ between parent menus. I have created a custom menu with links in it for the Wildlife Parent Menu see http://www.wildennerdale.co.uk/wordpress/?page_id=149 However I cannot understand how to change the custom menu used on different parent pages. For example under "People" I would like to have a different set of left side bar links than under "Wildlife". At the bottom of the pagelines meta settings in the Page Edit form there is a an options "select secondary navigation menu" which allows me to choose one of my custom menus. I seem to be able to choose a different one for each page which seems to be what I want to do. However when I choose this nothing changes on my page after I have updated it. Please can anyone help. Thanks Gareth Browning Cumbria UK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Brad Pitt was at one of the many premieres of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and his fly was open on the red carpet. I know... how could the most perfect of perfect men end up making such a freakin' monumental mistake like having his fly open on the red carpet. What is the world coming to? Is this the end? Methinks yes it is.
If that weren't terrible enough, people are whispering that Brad Pitt's zipper may have been open because he's turning into a raging alcoholic as he's been seen about town holding open beer bottles while getting into cars and carrying bottles of wine into limos.
Oh me oh my, what will we do if Brad Pitt turns into a crazy alkie and he loses his 400 kids? What will become of the rest of us? Ah, I'm sure we'll get over it.
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Well, if my wife was Angelina Jolie I would sure have that same problem. :)
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Quantifying Race Relations in Canada, 2018 - 2020
From 2018 - 2020, our members are conducting a quantitative research project that tracks incidences of racisms and racialization in Canada. The project measures criminal cases, claims brought to Human Rights Tribunals and accusations of racisms and racialization. The experiences of racisms is not the same for everyone, as such, this study utilizes the anti-racism term "racisms" to express differences of experiences among racialized or Indigenized people. While many other reputable organizations have measured hate crimes in Canada, this project expands its analysis by including non-criminal incidences of racisms and racialization, wherein an individual or group of people raises concerns about racisms against another individual, group or institution. It is well known that not all incidences of racisms are reported to the police or are brought to a Human Rights tribunal. As such, this study reports on accusations of racisms by individuals and groups (by tracking organized events, protests, vigils, statements and letters that deal with issues of racisms).
View more information on each incident by pressing on the pins.
Red pins: Criminal
Blue pins: Non-criminal
View more information on each incident by pressing on the pins.
Red pins: Criminal
Blue pins: Non-criminal
Note: we are currently in the process of improving our map and categories of incidents. We should have the new one up by mid-2019.
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There's nothing quite like the focus and passion generated by someone on a personal mission to do good in the world. That's what we saw when we met up with health advocate, musician and vegan animal campaigner, Pola Pospiezalska, who shows that, by applying huge focus to what matters to you delivers big positive impact upon the world.
Name: Pola Pospiezalska
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Location: Sydney, Australia currently, but it changes all the time with my touring!
What's your story?
I was born in Poland into a very musical family. My dad as well as all his siblings were performing musicians and that meant I practically grew up in the recording studio and doing backing vocals for my family and other popular musicians.
At the age of 21 I moved to London to pursue a career in marketing, but after a while I realised I really missed being on stage! And so soon I was fully back to writing and performing. My debut album "My Favourite Town" was released in 2009.
In 2012 I co-founded a charity called K-9 Angels. In seven years we have helped thousands of stray dogs to find loving homes as well as receive medical help and food.
I continue to perform and go on tour on average once a year. I am a mum to a teenage boy and four dogs too!
What is the toughest adversity you've faced on your journey to living your best life, and how did you overcome this?
From the outside I guess one could never say I faced any adversities. My life looked totally glamorous and appealing on social media – I was popular, mingling with celebrities, traveling the world for music and I was doing my part in making the world a better place participating in countless animal welfare and vegan campaigns, as well as growing a coaching business.
However, not many people knew that I had struggled with anxiety for many years.
To keep healthy I had to do my bit daily – be disciplined about eating well, getting sleep, exercising etc. I also had to make adjustments to my lifestyle, including what people I allowed into my life.
I learnt that there will always be times when things don't go our way, and in some cases no measure of your own strength can actually save us. This is where I discovered the power of prayer. And how in those quiet moments of surrender it is either able to equip you with a solution to your problem, or with peace needed to endure. I would very much like to take total credit for overcoming the worst in my life, bottle it up, patent it and sell it, but I believe I owe my healing and the biggest blessings to the love of the big man upstairs.
What's your goal for the next chapter?
My biggest passions are music and charity work, so that's something I want to combine in the future.
I can't ever see myself doing a job I do not enjoy. I have always been 100% blessed with sometimes completely unreasonable courage to pursue all my passions and ideas, and I am sure if I keep that alive the best is yet to come 🙂 It's all about vision, purpose and giving back.


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Location, location, location.
And how true that is when it comes to families who are on the hunt for a new home. Depending on the age of their children, they may look specifically for a kid-friendly or family-friendly neighbourhood.
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Of course, it's all about location as it always is in real estate. But location for a number of things – specifically those things that would enhance a family's life.
As always, it's good to do your research about particular neighbourhoods and a REALTOR®, who as a member of CREA and a real estate board or association with access to a board MLS® System, is always a good person to start with.
Tanya Eklund, a salesperson and REALTOR® in Calgary, Alberta with RE/MAX Real Estate (Central) and The Tanya Eklund Group, says one of the top factors for families choosing a home is the age of their children. Younger children will require a different type of neighbourhood than older ones.
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1967: as the Beatles release All You Need is Love, homosexuality is decriminalized, finally ending the threat of prosecution for gay men.
2016: the government is to bring forward legislation to pardon men convicted under historical gross indecency laws.
"At times you were fearful of being prosecuted... it was the case for many people that they retreated, never committing sexual acts," retired history professor Roger Lockyer told the BBC this week. "I think it's right [to pardon the men], it was a miscarriage of justice. They may have been legally convicted, but they were unjustly convicted."
The so-called Alan Turing law could see thousands of men pardoned. Winston Churchill described Turing's work to break Nazi codes as the single biggest contribution to ending the Second World War. Turing himself was granted a royal pardon in 2013 of his 1952 conviction for 'gross indecency' with a 19-year-old man, after which he was chemically castrated. Turing died in 1954. The coroner's verdict of suicide has since been disputed.


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Chapter 423: One VS Two is Still a Trampling
"Silverroc, this dumb swine is crafty and full of guile. We can only seek to render a meritorious deed for the sect and kill this criminal. Forget all notions of identity, concern, and rules. You and I will work together to kill this petty thief!" Even when incensed, Master Shuiyue still hadn't lost her sense of reason.
Elder Long's bizarre downfall had put her on her guard even in her great anger.
She recalled that no matter how well prepared she'd been in the past, she'd always been the one worse off when she faced Jiang Chen.
He Yan had been crippled in his fight against Jiang Chen.
Hai Tian's match had been in a carefully selected ring, but he'd ended up dead.
In Long Juxue's match, the one in which he surely would've died, it'd been Long Juxue who'd been cleaved into two in the end.
Elder Long had been brimming with confidence before he'd taken the field just now, but had turned into a sculpture in the blink of an eye. They hadn't even found the reason why yet.
The battle strength of the silver robed elder was roughly on par with Elder Long.
He also knew that Jiang Chen was now the Purple Sun Sect's prime enemy. If this person wasn't eliminated, there would be endless trouble in the future.
Therefore, even with Elder Long's ghastly condition in front of them, he still proceeded forward out of a sense of obligation.
He grasped the air with both hands and a pair of silver, sharp claws appeared on his hands. He bared his fangs and brandished his claws, giving off an exceedingly fierce feeling.
"There is nothing that cannot be forsaken in a fight for the sect. I, Silverroc, am willing to put my life on the line to slay this knave and clear away trouble from the path of my Purple Sun Sect!"
Master Shuiyue was gladdened to see Silverroc's stern battle intent.
She had a much surer chance of succeeding with both of them attacking together.
She sent a message with her consciousness, "Law enforcement disciples, hold the formation for me and Elder Silverroc. If the opponent sends forth the spirit fowl in battle, cover us immediately!"
"Understood!" These disciples were all deathsworn from the sect, and as such, there was no doubt about their loyalty at all.
Jiang Chen gave a long laugh when he saw them murmuring, "No need for private murmurings, Shuiyue. Both of you can come at once if you're scared. What have I to be afraid of?"
How would Jiang Chen not be able to tell that this Master Shuiyue was plotting a group fight?
He flipped his hand over and brought out a long bone from the Redscaled Firelizard. This bone was the Firelizard's dragon bone, the strongest and most durable part of its body.
Its durability had increased even more after Jiang Chen's simple refinement.
The Firelizard had been a saint rank creature to begin with. Its base strength was already greater than a nine times refined spirit weapon and on the same level as an origin spirit weapon.
Having undergone a simple refinement, the bone would be able to put up a fight even when it met mid tier origin spirit weapons in battle.
Jiang Chen didn't dare take things lightly this time. He was meeting the combined blows of two ninth level spirit realm cultivators. This was why he'd brought out the Firelizard dragon bone.
This unassuming weapon was enough to give wings to a tiger in battle.
Jiang Chen stood there with an aura of invincible magnificence as he wielded the bone club, and ordered, "Gouyu, hold the formation for me and keep an eye on those troops."
"Young master, you're fighting one against two. Do you…" Although Gouyu was flabbergasted by Jiang Chen's strength, she still wasn't willing for him to meet the dual attacks from Master Shuiyue and Elder Silverroc by himself.
Jiang Chen gave a hearty laugh. "No worries!"
His Goldwing Swordbird dived as he finished speaking, letting Jiang Chen land on the ground.
"Jiang Chen, you have no idea of the immensity of the world and dared to be enemies with my Purple Sun Sect. You're courting death!" Elder Silverroc brandished his claws after he finished his proclamation and pounced.
Master Shuiyue also coordinated with him as she turned her hands over and transformed a simple and unsophisticated rune into a cloud of white light, a cloud that spread into the sky and came crushing down.
The white light flashed and materialized into a small mountain of ice that plummeted from above.
The temperature around Jiang Chen suddenly sank a dozen degrees.
A layer of frost formed upon all the grass and trees in his surroundings.
Jiang Chen was also slightly astonished. Master Shuiyue had had such a strong rune in her possession? The power of ice and snow within it were much stronger than the azure phoenix freezing qi that Long Juxue had originally possessed.
Master Shuiyue certainly deserved her widespread reputation, alright.
Long Juxue had leveraged her innate constitution to deploy a freezing qi that was indeed impressive, but she'd only just set foot into seventh level spirit realm.
Master Shuiyue however, was of the ninth level spirit realm and had deep foundations. This was absolutely not something that a young genius like Long Juxue could measure up to!
The small mountain of ice appeared all the more eye piercing as sunlight glinted off it.
If Jiang Chen's strength had halted at what it'd been when he'd killed Long Juxue, then he would only be able to sit and wait for death at the moment.
But the current Jiang Chen was no longer the Jiang Chen of yesteryear.
Red light exploded out of his God's Eye as twelve ice lotus vines instantly surged forth from around him. They slowed down the ice mountain, slowly becoming twelve proudly standing columns holding up the sky.
The enormous lotus flowers blossomed, akin to the mouths of twelve voracious gluttons, biting down deeply into the iceberg like the suction cups on a leech.
The Ice Lotus was a divine level spirit entity, and such an immensely strong power of ice was naturally a beautiful meal for them.
The twelve ice lotus vines were like twelve meridians as they quickly absorbed the ice elemental power.
On the ground, Jiang Chen himself blurred into a flaming meteor and charged straight forward.
An awful collision rang out when his bone club connected with Elder Silverroc's claws.
Ripples from the violent impact spread out in all directions.
Elder Silverroc felt his hand go numb between his thumb and index finger as his chest also felt stifled. He was greatly shocked, "This dumb swine's strength is this domineering? He could actually take one of my blows with his level of cultivation, and looked quite at ease while doing so?"
The elder's bloodthirsty tendencies were provoked immediately by Jiang Chen's blow.
He grimaced, "Kid, take a few more hits from my claws!"
He shook his arms as the enormous claws seemed to meld into his arms. He leapt into the air and flared his spirit power, making it form a giant silver roc in the air.
With a low whistle, Elder Silverroc glided down in perfect form, his arms breaking through the air with overbearing momentum and clawing down fiercely at Jiang Chen.
This blow had set aside all the fancy embellishments of profound mysteries and was drawing in Jiang Chen for close quarter combat.
When Jiang Chen saw that he'd melded the weapon into his arms and become one with it, he knew that these claws must certainly be quite impressive, something that the elder was proud of.
The more that this was the case, the more that Jiang Chen's battle intent and manly demeanor would provoke doubt in him.
You think you're strong? I'm going to destroy you when you think you're in peak condition and rout everything you're most proud of!
Jiang Chen rose up, grasping the Firelizard bone club with both hands and abruptly sent it smashing down on the enormous claws with no flourishes whatsoever.
Elder Silverroc leered when he saw this. "Trying to compete in terms of durability with my silver rock claws? Break!"
The pair of enormous claws was a nine times refined spirit weapon to begin with. Add to that the elder's use of secret arts to meld it with his arms, the durability of the claws had surpassed all spirit weapons and was now a half step origin spirit weapon.
"I think not!" Jiang Chen roared lowly as he increased the strength of his arms. Boundless metal essence power instantly assimilated into the bone club.
Another violent collision gave rise to endless ripples and created an vortex in the air that shot up to the sky. The aftershocks churned up all the sand, dirt, and rocks as well as snapped all trees and grass.
Elder Silverroc suddenly heard a crisp breaking sound.
A heart wrenching pain suddenly travelled from his arms.
Faint lines actually appeared on the enormous claws on his arms in the next moment. The patterns and symbols that had been inscribed on their appearance had all been destroyed.
Every time a spirit weapon was refined, the refiner would meld their formation seals into the weapon. They would allow the strength behind the patterns inscribed on the weapons to be fully used.
Therefore, the more times a spirit weapon was refined, the higher its quality.
Silverroc was very confident in his pair of enormous claws. He'd wanted to catch Jiang Chen's blow, wrench his defenses apart, and then reach out a claw to rip Jiang Chen open from chest to stomach.
However, he'd never thought that his half step origin spirit weapon would be shattered by Jiang Chen's unassuming short club!
His momentary distraction resulted in another blow from Jiang Chen's club coming straight at his face.
Without his claws, Silverroc was a declawed vicious beast when facing an attack from such close quarters. His expression immediately and drastically changed.
The momentum of this bone club was extraordinarily fast, to the point where he felt that he would be unable to evade it.
"Take my sword, scum!"
Master Shuiyue had been waiting behind and building up momentum for a blow. The long sword in her hand transformed into a streak of light and flew in, stabbing straight for Jiang Chen's back.
This stroke boasted an unparalleled speed and was the full strength blow of a ninth level spirit realm cultivator.
However, Jiang Chen had his own plans in mind as well. He knew that the best way to break through a dual attack from two sides was to kill one of them first.
So although Master Shuiyue's stroke was strong, Jiang Chen still had the ability to defend himself.
But if he didn't kill Elder Silverroc, Jiang Chen would land in a disadvantageous situation when he was attacked from behind and front.
Jiang Chen activated the lotus when his thoughts traveled here.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Vine upon vine shot forth from the ground like spring bamboo bursting through the ground after the spring rains.
The vines could be pliable yet stiff, and were currently acting as various ropes to weave into a net, hurtling towards Master Shuiyue to entrap her.
If Master Shuiyue resolutely followed through with her stroke, then she would surely be bound by these vines.
She suddenly recalled Long Juxue's death.
Long Juxue had been entrapped by these vines and had instantly lost her ability to fight, resulting in her being hacked into two.
She grit her teeth and retracted the momentum of her strike, pulling her blade back to defend her vitals and backing up a dozen or so meters.
Jiang Chen seemed to have anticipated her as his bone club didn't hesitate at all, continuing its forward motion.
Elder Silverroc had no place to run to. He could only use his broken claws to block the blow.
The club descended more than ten times as Elder Silverroc could only take the blows as if he was a punching bag. He spewed out great mouthfuls of blood.
"Master, go! Go get the forefather!"
Elder Silverroc fell down with a bang, reminding Master Shuiyue to hurry and escape.
In the moment before his death, Silverroc realized that Jiang Chen's strength was enough to destroy them all right here!
In the entire Purple Sun Sect, likely only the forefather could suppress this person's strength. He was absolutely at the level of spirit king.
It would be a fatal disaster if he was allowed to continue to develop!
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