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Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
by ChrisB
"Being a showrunner is utterly consuming. You're editing and writing and doing a hundred different things at once. It's draining; it's awful. I miss it terribly."
For those of us who love television, and especially for those of us who write about it, there are many aspects of the medium we have explored. We have discussed why shows rise and fall; we have discussed the actors who play the roles we tune in to watch every week; we have discussed plot lines and tried to guess where the stories are going. The seminal change in how we discuss television, however, is that we now know who is producing the shows and we follow shows based on where those people we respect and admire turn up.
For example, if J.J. Abrams or Joss Whedon is connected to a project, many of us will tune in to watch even if the content is something we may not have been attracted to in the first place. Personally, I will watch anything Aaron Sorkin puts his name to.
It is this rise of the executive producer, or showrunner, that is the thrust of a new documentary. Des Doyle, the filmmaker, has managed to corral just about everyone in television that is known as a showrunner and gets them to talk about the job. They open up about the highs and lows of the job as well as their successes and failures.
There are some very good sections of the film. The various producers talk about the difference between cable and network and the difference between a procedural and a serialized drama. Both sides of the argument are presented and Doyle is careful to give competing points of view the same amount of time to make their point.
The best example of differing opinions is Robert and Michelle King talking about how impossible it would be to run more than one show at a time. Cut to Joss Whedon talking about running three in one year and how he made it work. This was when knowing a bit about television made the irony of what Whedon was saying so clear. He couldn't do it, couldn't keep the plates spinning as he described it. Buffy's final season was not its strongest; Firefly failed; Angel never recovered.
In addition to the show runners themselves, Doyle rounds out his piece with network executives and a couple of actors. For someone who believes that most network executives are soulless number crunchers, there is a segment that made me sit up and take notice. The head of TNT discusses how awful it is to have to make the call to the showrunner when a show is cancelled. Network executives may be number crunchers, but perhaps at least of a few of them have souls.
My frustration with this documentary is that, while it provided some entertaining stories and some fangirl joy, it failed to delve much below the surface of the job. It touches briefly on the idea of how the internet and the larger conventions, especially SDCC, have changed the role of the executive producer. But, I would have liked to know more. How has the rise of the celebrity producer impacted the job and, more importantly, the way these people write?
The other great debate in television right now is the lack of women and people of color running shows. Doyle does not shy away from the topic and gets some very interesting insight from both a woman (Janet Tamaro) and a black showrunner (Ali Leroi). Again, there is not a lot of new information, but listening to these two talk about their additional challenges is eye opening.
If you are interested in television, I recommend this documentary. It is not perfect, but it is entertaining and enlightening. While the film has had a limited release, it is available to rent or buy on iTunes.
ChrisB has learned that she does not want to be a showrunner at any price.
Tags: ChrisB, J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, Movie review, Showrunners
Juliette Monday, November 17, 2014 at 5:39:00 PM EST
Sounds really interesting. I'd love to see something comparing the UK and US approaches, as they're so different (UK shows are convinced it's physically impossible to make more than 13 episodes a year, and it took the AV Club's Downton Abbey reviews YEARS to be persuaded that the show is all written by one person!)


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Q: What is the purpose of the ## operator in C++, and what is it called? I was looking through the DXUTCore project that comes with the DirectX March 2009 SDK, and noticed that instead of making normal accessor methods, they used macros to create the generic accessors, similar to the following:
#define GET_ACCESSOR( x, y )  inline x Get##y()  { DXUTLock l; return m_state.m_##y;};
...

GET_ACCESSOR( WCHAR*, WindowTitle );

It seems that the ## operator just inserts the text from the second argument into the macro to create a function operating on a variable using that text.  Is this something that is standard in C++ (i.e. not Microsoft specific)? Is its use considered good practice? And, what is that operator called?

A: This is also standard C++, contrary to what Raldolpho stated.
Here is the relevant information:

16.3.3 The ## operator [cpp.concat]
1 A ## preprocessing token shall not
  occur at the beginning or at the end
  of a replacement list for either form
  of macro definition.
2 If, in the
  replacement list, a parameter is
  immediately preceded or followed by a
  ## preprocessing token, the parameter is replaced by the corresponding
  argument's preprocessing token
  sequence.
3 For both object-like and
  function-like macro invocations,
  before the replacement list is
  reexamined for more macro names to
  replace, each instance of a ##
  preprocessing token in the replacement
  list (not from an argument) is deleted
  and the preceding preprocessing token
  is concatenated with the following
  preprocessing token. If the result is
  not a valid preprocessing token, the
  behavior is undefined. The resulting
  token is available for further macro
  replacement. The order of evaluation
  of ## operators is unspecified.

A: It's a preprocessing operator that concatenates left and right operands (without inserting whitespace). I don't think it's Microsoft specific.

A: This isn't Standard C++, it's Standard C. Check out this Wikipedia article.
And is it a good practice? In general, I hate pre-processor macros and think they're as bad as (if not worse than) Goto.
Edit: Apparently I'm being misunderstood by what I meant by "This isn't Standard C++, it's Standard C". Many people are reading the first phrase and failing to read the second. My intent is to point out that macros were inherited by C++ from C.

A: As Mehrdad said, it concatenates the operands, like:
#define MyMacro(A,B) A ## B
MyMacro(XYZ, 123) // Equivalent to XYZ123

Note that MISRA C suggests that this operand (and the # 'stringify' operand) should not be used due to the compiler dependent order of calculation.

A: It is token pasting operator allowed by Standard C++ (see 16.3.3 for details).
As for good practice: using macro is not a good practice IMHO (in C++).

A: Token-pasting operator, used by the pre-processor to join two tokens into a single token.

A: it's the concatenation for macro arguments i.e.
GET_ACCESSOR (int, Age);

will be expended to
inline int GetAge()  { DXUTLock l; return m_state.m_Age;};

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SCSU Baseball Splits With Concordia Wednesday
Roger Mischke Published: February 27, 2020
SCSU Athletics
SCSU HUSKIES 7 CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY of ST. PAUL BEARS 0
The Huskies starting pitcher, Blake Flint a senior from Pinnacle High School of Phoenix, Arizona threw six innings to earn the win. He scattered six hits, issued one walk and he recorded two strikeouts. Senior Zach Walz from Grand Forks Central Forks Central High School of Grands Forks, North Dakota threw 2/3 of an inning, he issued a pair of walks and he recorded two strikeouts. Avery Stevens a 6'6" right hander from Chaparral High School of Castle Rock, Colorado retired one batter that he faced.
The Huskies offense was led by their third baseman Tyler Hajjar a junior from Liberty High School of Peoria, Arizona, he went 2 for 3 with a double for two RBI's, he had a stolen base and he scored one run. The Huskies right fielder Josh Hill a junior from Tolleson Union High School of Avondale, Arizona went 1 for 3 with a double for a RBI, a stolen base and he scored a run. The Huskies center fielder John Nett a freshman from Kimberly High School of Appleton, Wisconsin went 1 for 4 for a RBI and one stolen base. Huskie second baseman, Aaron Hammann a senior from Chaparral High School of Parker, Colorado went 1 for 1 for a RBI, he earned a walk and he scored one run. Drew Bulson, in a pinch hitter role, a red-shirt freshman from St. Cloud Tech High School went 1 for 1 with a double, he earned a walk and he scored a run. Left fielder Lenny Walker a senior from Tolleson Union High School of Tolleson, Arizona went 2 for 4 with a stolen base. Kyle Rodriquez, the Huskies shortstop a junior from Issaquah High School of Washington went 1 for 2, he earned a walk and he scored one run. Josh Sandoval the Huskies catcher a junior from Mountain Ridge High School of Glendale, Arizona earned a walk and senior Matt Quade from Paynesville High School scored a run.
The starting pitcher and pitcher of record for the Bears was Conner Hurley. The Bears offensive leaders included: Jarod Wandersee, he went 1 for 2 and he earned a walk and Ryan Christopher went 1 for 3. Ryan Bastyr went 1 for 3, Shea Pekarek went 1 for 3, Jack Young went 1 for 3 and Justin McGuigan went 1 for 3. Both Griffin Lapp and Patrick Borewick both earned one walk.
CONCORIDA UNIVERSITY of ST. PAUL BEARS 7 SCSU HUSKIES 6
The Bears starting pitcher Ryan Christopher threw 3 1/3 innings, he gave up three hits, issued a pair of walks, three runs and he recorded three strikeouts. Shane Benson threw 1 1/3 innings to close out the game, he gave up three hits and one to earn the win.
The offensive leaders for the Bears were Ryan Christopher, he went 2 for 3 with a triple and a double for two RBI's and he scored a pair of runs. Ethan Goeffker went 1 for 3 with a double for two RBI's and Matt Pietsch went 1 for 3 with a double for a RBI, he earned a walk and scored one run. Pat Bordewick went 3 for 3 for a RBI and he scored a pair of runs and Chandler Iback went 2 for 2.
The Huskies 6' 11 junior left hander Trevor Koenig started on the mound, he threw five solid innings. He gave up five hits, issued one walk, two runs and he recorded eight strikeouts. George Loxtercamp, a 6'5" sophomore gave up one hit, issued one walk and he surrendered two runs. Lefty Jack Habeck threw 2/3 of an inning in relief, he gave up one hit. Avery Stevens, 6'5" right hander threw 2/3 of an inning, he gave two hits, two runs and he recorded one strikeout. Andrew Murphy a freshman from Hugo, Minnesota gave up one hit, issued a pair of walks and one run, he was the pitcher of record.
The Huskies offense was led by their catcher Drew Bulson, he went 1 for 3 with a three run home run. Huskies second baseman Aaron Hammann went 2 for 3 with two RBI's and left fielder Lenny Walker went 2 for 3 with a RBI, he earned a walk and he scored one run. John Nett, their center fielder went 2 for 4 and he scored a run and Josh Hill, right fielder, went 1 for 3, he earned a walk, had one stolen base and he scored one run. Jake Shusterich went 1 for 2, he earned a walk and he scored a one run and Alex Holets entered the game as a pinch runner and he scored one run.
The Huskies will be traveling to sunny Florida for the Russmatt Invitational held at Aubrundal and Leesberg, Florida. They will play seven games, starting on March 5th thru March 11th. They open up with Wilmington University. On the 5th, Ashland University, U of M Crookston, Gannon University and Minnesota State Mankato University, Westchester University and Northern State University.
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Niantic Launches Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
The real world augmented reality (AR) mobile game is now available in the Philippines
Niantic and WB Games have launched the real world augmented reality game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, first in the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand, and then later on to additional countries including the Philippines.
The latest title under the Portkey Games label, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite offers a magical experience like never before. Each player has his own "Ministry ID" which he can personalize with Wizarding World-inspired lenses, stickers, frames, accessories and many more. Players can transport themselves to iconic Wizarding World location using portkeys, brew different potions to improve their magical abilities, cast various spells, face Wizarding Challenges alongside other players, and uncover the truth behind what caused the Calamity.
Players can choose any of the following professions: Auror, Magizoologist and Professor. Players from different professions can work together to solve Wizarding Challenges and unlock rare content.
Just like Niantic's previous hits Ingress and Pokemon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite involves real world exploration, where players can find Wizarding locations on the map, such as inns, fortresses and greenhouses. Players can also find magical Traces which trigger specific encounters.
Reception for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has been great so far. Early reports from Sensor Tower Intelligence Data show that the game has been installed 400,000 times and counting (at the moment, it has already surpassed 1 million installs). The game has also achieved the number one ranking on the Apple App Store.
You can download Harry Potter: Wizards Unite on Google Play, App Store and the Samsung Galaxy Store.
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The ornamental house was destroyed.
A Derry pensioner has spoken of her distress after vandals muck balled her Creggan home and tore up her garden.
Josie McLaughlin from Melmore Gardens woke up yesterday morning to find lights pulled out of her garden, holes all over the lawn, muck balls on the wall and an ornate cottage trashed.
Josie revealed her garden, which has won a number of awards, was covered in holes where the vandals dug the lights into the lawn.
"They lifted the muck and threw it at the house," she said. "There was muck on my neighbour's wall too and it has only been painted.
"I have no words for the people who did this. They are scumbags. I couldn't believe it when I came out and saw what had been done.
The lights in the garden were pulled out.


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Home People Metro Roundup: Homewood resident paired with life-changing service dog
Metro Roundup: Homewood resident paired with life-changing service dog
by INGRID SCHNADER
Photo by Ingrid Schnader.
Rachel Smolin pets her service dog, Trixie, at the Roverchase facility Feb. 20 in Pelham, Alabama. Trixie is trained for a variety of tasks that help Smolin, who has epilepsy.
Trixie is trained to run to Rachel's parents if Rachel goes into a seizure. Then, she'll run back to Rachel and make sure she lies on her side while seizing.
Trixie poses with Roverchase materials. Roverchase provided Trixie with her service dog training.
For most of her life, 15-year-old Homewood resident Rachel Smolin has been under constant watch. She has epilepsy, so being alone for even five minutes could mean that a seizure goes unnoticed for too long.
But with the help of Trixie, a golden retriever service dog, Rachel could eventually live a safe, independent life.
Rachel had her first seizure when she was 2.5 years old. Her mother, Desiree Smolin, said she tried to be everywhere at once so she could always watch Rachel. But an incident in 2015 made her realize that was impossible.
They had just walked into their house, and Rachel went to the bathroom. The rest of the family got to talking and lost track of time. Before they knew it, 30 minutes had passed, and Rachel still hadn't come back from the bathroom.
"We ran back there, and she was in a seizure," Desiree said. "We had no idea whether she'd been in it for half an hour or for 30 seconds."
They asked Rachel's doctor for his opinion on a service dog for Rachel.
"He was like, 'We tend to reserve those for kids who have more severe cases, so I just don't think she needs one,'" Desiree said.
But after two more years of Rachel's seizures getting progressively worse, the doctor decided to give Rachel a prescription for a service dog.
The Smolins looked at organizations all over the country, but they ran into some issues. Some service dog organizations won't work with children. Others have about a five-year waiting list.
Then they found Roverchase, which is located in Pelham, a short drive from their house in Homewood.
"It ended up being good timing for us," said Abigail Witthauer, who owns Roverchase. "We were just right at the point where we had these new dogs coming up. And I have seizures myself, so I felt pretty comfortable with what we could do and what our dogs would be able to do."
Now if Rachel goes into a seizure, Trixie will run to Rachel's parents to alert them. Then, she'll run back to Rachel and make sure Rachel lies on her side while seizing.
"Sometimes she can call out, but sometimes she can't," Desiree said. "So having Trixie is very important for us because otherwise we can't leave her in a room alone for five minutes or more."
Trixie started her training at 4 days old through Roverchase's Service Dog Training Program. At eight weeks, Trixie moved in with the Smolins and frequently returned to the Roverchase facility in Pelham to continue her training. Trixie and the rest of the service dogs in her litter celebrated the end of their 18-month training at a graduation event in December 2019.
Trixie is now almost 2 years old, and even though she works hard, she can play hard, too. Rachel laughed and said Trixie can be a troublemaker.
"She'll grab a towel, walk up to you, wait till you notice she has it, and then stare at you," Rachel said. "The moment you move a muscle, then she runs out of the room."
As soon as someone puts the service dog vest on Trixie, though, she knows it's time to work.
"She doesn't bother you or anything," Rachel said. "She just walks beside you quietly, and if you let her go to lunch or something, she lays under the table quietly. She knows she's working now and she can't goof off."
Desiree agreed.
"Even in the house, if you put the vest on her and put on the leash, she goes from being a goofball teenager to being serious," she said.
Since getting Trixie, Rachel has gained a sense of reassurance, she said. And she's been told that Trixie appears worried when Rachel has a seizure.
"The time before the last time I had a seizure … they called an ambulance, and Trixie seemed concerned and upset about why these people she didn't know were taking me away," she said.
Trixie has also helped with Rachel's emotional health. Rachel had brain surgery in January, and before that, she had to go through an 18-month pre-surgery testing process. Desiree said this was brutal for Rachel.
"She's gone through a lot," Desiree said. "Lots of time in hospitals. Lots of time doing tests. Lots of loss of privacy. … Having Trixie has been helpful emotionally, just getting through it all."
Rachel remembered a time when she was upset, and Trixie followed her into the kitchen.
"Originally, I think she just wanted to go outside, but she noticed I was upset, and she sat down," Rachel said. "And I just hugged her and sang for a while, and I calmed down."
Before Rachel's brain surgery, she was having intense seizures one week apart. Since then, they have become less frequent, but Rachel said it's too early to tell if this pattern will continue.
As the frequency of seizures decreases, though, Trixie will need frequent at-home training from the Smolins.
"If you play the piano and you don't play it for six months, you're going to be rusty when you pick it back up, even though you still know everything," Witthauer said. "So for Trixie in particular, practicing seizure alert is really important. You'd better practice it, because she's not rehearsing it as much in real-life scenarios."
Rachel will fall and simulate a seizure while at home to keep Trixie's training up to date. Roverchase will also be actively involved with Trixie's life through her retirement.
There's one thing in particular that Rachel wants the public to understand about service dogs: If you wouldn't do it to a wheelchair, you shouldn't do it to a service dog.
"You wouldn't go up to someone's wheelchair and be like, 'Can I touch it?'" Rachel said.
Things like making kissing noises, cooing or even staring and smiling at the dog are inappropriate, Witthauer said.
"If you think about what Trixie needs to do for Rachel, a moment of distraction can be life-altering," she said.
Not only can these things be a distraction to Trixie, but Desiree also said she and Rachel just want to go about their business.
"This is Rachel's life, every single day" she said. "You don't want to think about the fact that you have your service dog with you — you just want to live your life and do the things that other people do."
Witthauer said she has what she calls the gallon of milk example: Sometimes, she just wants to run into the grocery store, get a gallon of milk, and go home.
"This is the expectation for the vast majority of humans in America," she said. "But the expectation for service dog handlers is that I should stop and have a conversation with every person that asks me a question about my dog."
Witthauer is the only certified canine behavior consultant in Alabama and one of the most certified dog trainers in the Southeast, according to a Roverchase press release. Even though top service dog organizations have an average waiting list of five years, she said it's important to be patient and get the right dog.
"My least favorite client interactions are when they're in here for an interview and they've already purchased a dog from a less-reputable source," she said. "It breaks my heart to see people who are here with a 6-month-old puppy that they've spent $15,000 on — this happened just a couple months ago — and the dog didn't even know how to sit on cue. I couldn't make her into a service dog. She wasn't the right candidate."
Even in the best programs, Witthauer said only about half of the dogs will make good service dog candidates. She said those looking for a service dog should contact a reputable service dog organization before thinking about what kind of dog they want to select.
For more information about Roverchase's program or to fill out an application, visit roverchase.com.
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Laura Siegemund and Monica Puig meet in the quarterfinals of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
Laura Siegemund is coming off a straight sets win over Kirsten Flipkens that took 19 games to decide. Since losing her opening set in the first round, Siegemund has won her last six sets and has lost a combined 13 games in her last two matches. Siegemund is hitting the ball extremely well and has to be very confident considering she handled Flipkens, who has been somewhat of the dark horse this tournament since sending home Venus Williams. Siegemund has had a breakout 2016, and she's now a couple wins away from competing for a gold medal. Siegemund has won six of her last nine matches on hard court.
Monica Puig is coming off a straight sets win over Garbiñe Muguruza that took 14 games to decide. Puig has yet to drop a set this tournament and has lost a combined 12 games in her first three matches overall. Puig is easily playing some of the best tennis of anybody in the olympics right now and is simply dominating her return game. Puig has to be extremely confident heading into this match, which would put the 22-year-old just one win away from an olympic medal. As long as Puig can control her nerves and remain aggressive offensively and defensively, you have to like her chances to advance. Puig has won seven of her last 10 matches on hard court.
Nobody is playing better than Puig at the moment, as she just dominated a top-five player in the world in Muguruza. Sure, she's likely not going to keep this up all tournament long, but Puig should be able to handle Siegemund due to how aggressive she's being on her returns.
I like Puig to advance to the improbable semifinals of the olympics.


17 Apr 2019: Gem of a Man, Jewel of a School - 30th Year Anniversary Celebration and Special Award Ceremony honoring our retiring founder.
30th Year Anniversary Celebration and Special Award Ceremony honoring our retiring founder.
The UCAP School is the only middle school in Rhode Island that partners with school districts to identify and help those students who are most at risk of dropping out. The school uses a unique, accelerated, personalized model to help each student catch up academically to their grade level and build character and self-esteem. UCAP helps them get back on a path to success.
This year marks two very special milestones. The first is that Rob Deblois, the founder and director of The UCAP School, will retire at the end of this school year. Rob founded UCAP in 1989, so that means the second milestone is UCAP's 30th Anniversary!
Rob and UCAP will be honored on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 5pm here at the school. Trinity Rep's Joe Wilson will serve as Emcee and Auctioneer Extraordinaire!
Proceeds from the event, which will include beer, wine and hors d'ouevres, live and silent auctions, and a short program, support our Beyond U programs. These wide-ranging enrichment activities give our students the extra academic support they need after school, as well as team sports, arts programs, STEM activities and cultural experiences afterschool, on weekends, and during the summer – experiences that help them learn about the possibilities that exist in the world beyond their inner-city neighborhoods.


Our goal is to teach as many parents, educators and community workers about the importance of learning through play as we can (as opposed to rote learning and meaningless repetition which is what is currently happening in so many early learning centres) and to show them how easy it is to provide fun activities for their children so that they can develop vital educational foundations.
Less than 50% of the children who start Grade 1 make it to Matric.
Of those who do stay in school until Matric, a quarter of them are not able to attain the 30% pass mark.
The Annual National Assessment (ANA) results from 2014 (the last time these national tests were conducted) show that the average Maths result of a child in Grade 5 is 37%, and in Grade 9 is 11%.
We can change these frightening statistics!
But with an estimated 5,7 million children under the age of 4 in South Africa, how do we help to transform empty crèches and homes into environments filled with enough equipment to ensure busy, happy, stimulated children? If we provide purchased educational toys, who would replace them if they got lost or broken? And how would we get these toys into all the homes of the children who really need them?
Singakwenza decided that a creative and sustainable solution to this problem was needed and looked around to see what was freely available throughout the country that every parent and teacher would have ready access to. And what we have an abundance of in South Africa is rubbish! We have therefore developed a whole range of educational toys that teach the same concepts as purchased toys, but for zero cost. Bread bags now become skipping ropes, margarine containers become cars, polystyrene trays become puzzles, yoghurt containers become shape sorters and cereal boxes become dice. All the parent or crèche teacher needs is a pair of sharp scissors and a marker pen, and she will be able to get everything she needs to provide a fun-filled, stimulating environment….from the bin! And if a toy breaks or gets lost, it is easy (and free) to make another one. In addition, packaging that would usually be thrown away now has a value for both adults and children, so the programme is good for the environment too!
Julie Hay taught for many years in the Junior Primary and Pre-Primary phases, before purchasing a Toptots Mother and Child franchise in July 2000.Her passion for Early Childhood Development (ECD) had an outlet in this programme, and Julie spent 10 years teaching mothers how to provide the stimulation necessary to help develop well-rounded children with a solid foundation for learning. Her dedication and enthusiasm helped her to be the top Franchisee in the country for a number of years. During this period, Julie became aware of the difference that the ECD programme was able to make to children who had many social, physical and financial advantages, and wanted to bring the advantages of this programme to children who were not so fortunate. She therefore sold her Toptots franchise in June 2010, and began developing an ECD programme that utilises recyclable materials as teaching aids. Julie has two children of her own, and much of her motivation with working in this field comes from her need to provide her children with an awareness of how many people there are in need and how they can help those less fortunate than themselves.
Nondumiso Nzimande was the Project Manager for the Mobile Clinic from 2001 and helped to develop relationships with the KZN Government and local partners. Nondumiso translated our HIV programmes into Zulu, and is an expert Peer Educator Trainer and Counsellor.
Kgashane Mohale Kgashane worked for Anglo Gold as an Engineer and in 2002, obtained an MBA from Insead, and joined South African Breweries, where he worked until 2008. He worked as a consultant for Training Leadership Consulting and has various other entrepreneurial ventures. Kgashane runs a Teen Mentoring Programme at a High School in Randburg called Sekolo sa borogo (SSB) in addition to the input he gives to the Singakwenza programme.
Caroline Richter is a true blue South African, a farmer's kid and passionate about South Africa. She is the co-owner and editor of the Meander Chronicle newspaper – the only newspaper specialising in all the good news which abounds in the province of KwaZulu-Natal and the country.
Reg Zammit Reg followed a career in Industrial Relations and was appointed Group Personnel Manager of the Tongaat Hulett group and then worked as a Director of Commercial Products at Hulamin. In 1989, Reg left the corporate world to start his own business and successfully developed an export-based business along with a packaging company called Foodpak. In 2004, Reg sold his export business and retired to follow his passion of racing pigeons, and is currently Chairman of the Kwa-Zulu Natal, Racing Pigeon Combine. Reg has also served on the Board of St. John's D.S.G for 23 years and for the past 10 years as Vice-Chairman. Reg brings his years of business experience and wisdom to Singakwenza.
"Singakwenza deals with all the pressing issues facing this country: HIV, strained Health Care Services, Education and Capacity Building. It is essential to run this organization diligently because we have a duty to roll out these programmes successfully".
Singakwenza, was "born" in 2010, when two friends, Julie Hay and Debbie McCarthy, decided to join their areas of expertise to create an organisation that would address, through education, two main issues facing many South Africans, namely Education and Health.
Julie Hay, an Early Childhood Development expert, had been working in the For Profit field for many years, teaching mainly affluent parents how to use play activities to develop their young children's educational foundations. These parents were spending a large amount of money buying educational toys for their children to ensure that they were ready for school. It worried Julie that so many other children in South Africa, because of their financial situation, did not have access to these kinds of opportunities during this vitally important phase of their development. She came up with a revolutionary idea – to implement an Early Childhood Development (ECD) stimulation programme using only household packaging to make teaching materials and toys in areas where there is limited access to quality education. The programme was designed to provide children aged 1-5 with vital cognitive, physical, social, and psychological developmental skills, in order to prepare them for primary school, and to empower them with life skills from an early age. She decided to sell her business in 2010, launch Singakwenza, and dedicate herself full time to running the organisation, writing the programme and teaching the mentors.
Debbie McCarthy's company, Training Leadership Consulting (www.tlc-global.com), had been looking at ways that businesses that they worked with could address the effects of HIV in the workplace. In 2002, Debbie and Nondumiso Nzimande worked with Linzi Smith from Education, Training and Counselling (ETC), an expert in the field of HIV, to compile a comprehensive HIV Peer Education Programme in English and isiZulu. In order to provide treatment for the opportunistic diseases associated with being HIV positive, a Primary Health Care Mobile Clinic programme was started under the guidance and support of Ray Baker, the Director of Corporate Social Responsibility for Kingfisher in the UK. The clinic was funded by Kingfisher, and staff and medication were funded by the Department of Health. This programme was formalised as a non-profit organisation when Debbie and Julie launched Singakwenza in 2010.
The key philosophy of Singakwenza is "Sustainable Change". Most of the sites that the Mobile Clinic was servicing were resistant to the Peer Education Programme, which meant that the Mobile Clinic was merely providing a "band aid" for the symptoms of HIV and not treating the root cause. Over the years, Primary Health Care became a key focus for the South African Dept of Health (DoH), and by 2014, they were providing these clinics to most areas in the district.
Therefore in 2015, the Singakwenza Board made a strategic decision to no longer provide the Peer Education and Mobile Clinic programmes, and instead to focus on educating children from a young age to make healthier choices. As per the agreement with the Dept of Health, the Mobile Clinic was transferred to them and they will continue providing the Primary Health Care service to the sites that Singakwenza had been servicing.


Iro Akrivou is an Athens based art curator/cultural manager. After the completion of her BA in Economics from Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, she continued with a MA in Gestión Cultural (Art & Culture Management) in UIC Barcelona. Since 2015, she has collaborated with numerous foundations and cultural festivals in Greece and among Europe. Since 2017, she is member of the art collective Medea Electonique, active with experimental audiovisual performances and art installations, presenting at Onassis Cultural Center, Michael Cacoyiannis foundation and others.


Warning: There are major spoilers ahead for "Glass."
"Glass" — the sequel to " Unbreakable" and " Split," starring Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, and Samuel L. Jackson — is in theaters.
If you go back and watch the first two films, both contain dialogue, comic images, and scenes that appear to hint at the latest movie.
A twist in "Glass" was majorly hinted at in "Split" and Elijah's mother teases the plot for "Glass" towards the end of "Unbreakable."
"Glass," which follows three men who believe they have super abilities, is finally in theaters. It's the end of the trilogy that first started with "Unbreakable" 19 years ago, and stars Bruce Willis as David Dunn, James McAvoy as Kevin, Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price.
Many moviegoers may be shocked by how many tiny references and nods to "Glass" were in M. Night Shyamalan's earlier films, "Unbreakable" and "Split." The famed director told The Hollywood Reporter that James McAvoy's character Kevin — who was first introduced in 2017's "Split" — was even a part of the original script for 2000's "Unbreakable."
INSIDER recently watched each film in the trilogy and rounded up the tiny moments, pieces of dialogue, and images that all appear to have been hinting at the plot of "Glass." Keep reading to see everything we noticed.
The first limited-edition comic book Elijah Price/Mr. Glass ever receives as a child hints at a future showdown between David and The Beast.
The colors in the Active Comic are representative of David, Kevin, and Elijah.
On the surface, the comic looks like a tease of the rooftop showdown between David's hero and Kevin's villain the Beast that Elijah attempts to orchestrate in "Glass," but it's so much more than that.
Most notable here is the use of color.
In each of the three movies, director M. Night Shyamalan has used a distinct color to identify each of his main characters. Often seen in their clothes, there's purple for Elijah, green for David, and yellow for Kevin.
Despite the main fight serving as the comic cover's focal point, it's important to note the color purple. The hero and villain are surrounded by it, not only on the comic cover, but also in the tissue wrapping. On the comic cover, it's present in the background, just as Mr. Glass is an omniscient presence ultimately presiding over major events in both David and Kevin's lives.
It's Mr. Glass who brings the two together in the movie because of the train derailment in "Unbreakable" and then who wants to orchestrate a fight between the two on top of a new building in Philadelphia.
That same scene between Elijah and his mother may contain another reference to "Glass."
Elijah's mother encourages her fragile son, diagnosed with osteogenesis imperfecta at birth, to get outdoors by leaving him comic books as gifts outside.
When a young Elijah discovers the limited edition comic waiting for him in "Unbreakable," his mother tells him, "They say this one has a surprise ending."
If you think about that line now, maybe it didn't refer to the ending of "Unbreakable," but the ending of "Glass," which kills off all of its three main characters. That was certainly a surprise.
Mrs. Price asks her son in "Glass" if their story is a limited edition. Elijah tells his mother it's not, and instead responds that it's an origin story, suggesting there is more to come despite their deaths.
Another comic later in "Unbreakable" appears to hint at the connection between Mr. Glass, David Dunn, and the Beast as well.
The villain in the top image is purple, the same color attached to Elijah Price's character in the trilogy. The lower two images are drawings of the Beast from "Split."
While in a comic-book store, Mr. Price/Glass stumbles upon a comic called "The Adventures of Sentryman." It shows a Captain America-type going up against a group of villains.
At first glance, it looks like the comic simply illustrates the relationship between Elijah and David as archenemies where Elijah is the purple villain the supehero (David) approaches. But lurking in the right corner is a third character, which appears to hint at the Beast introduced in "Split."
A black creature with red eyes towers behind the purple villain. In "Split," also seen above, drawings made by one of Kevin's personalities depict the Beast as a black creature with red eyes. Not only is it fascinating to see a beast creature on the magazine cover, but it's notable that he's in the purple villain's corner.
In "Glass," Price convinces The Beast to team up and serves as his protector.
Elijah's mother predicts the events of "Glass" 19 years before it happens.
Elijah Price informs David Dunn of a piece of art that hits close to home. He just doesn't know it yet.
Toward the end of "Unbreakable," David visits Elijah's art gallery, Limited Edition. As he looks at a piece of artwork that's never shown on screen, Elijah's mother starts to discuss the work with David. She then mentions her son's theory on villains.
It sounds exactly like a description for "Glass."
"He says there's always two kinds; there's the soldier villain — who fights the hero with his hands; and then there's the real threat — the brilliant and evil archenemy — who fights the hero with his mind," says Mrs. Price.
Mrs. Price may as well have been talking about James McAvoy's Beast (the soldier villain) and Samuel L. Jackson's Mr. Glass (the brilliant archenemy). In "Glass," Price takes The Beast under his wing so he can fight David's strong man (the hero).
David Dunn comes to grips with reality in "Unbreakable" as he remembers a traumatic event from his past.
In "Glass," Dr. Ellie Staple tries to find out if there's a traumatic moment from David's past that may have made him believe he has superpowers.
A flashback eventually reveals David nearly drowned in a school swimming pool while young. It may come across as a big reveal to those who have never seen "Unbreakable," but the event was heavily discussed in the 2000 movie.
While visiting his son's school, a woman tells David she sent him to the hospital when he was young for nearly drowning. He tells Elijah he stayed there for a week while he had pneumonia.
This time around, we get to see David's traumatic childhood event lived out on screen.
Elijah warned that David could die in "Unbreakable."
Elijah didn't predict David's death in "Glass," but he did tell him he wasn't invincible.
When David visits Elijah in "Unbreakable," there's more to the scene than first meets the eye.
"I never said you couldn't be killed," Elijah tells David about his superpowers. We later see the death of the unbreakable David Dunn in "Glass" when he drowns in a puddle.
In the photo above, viewers can also see the conversation takes place with a drawing of a hero threatened by a beast-like creature sits in the background.
David's ultimate demise in "Glass" comes during a fight with Kevin's beast. It just comes at the hand of a different monster.
David's son plays with two action figures. One hints at his father's future hero cloak worn in "Glass."
A subtle nod to David's green cloak is seen in "Unbreakable."
In "Unbreakable," Joseph plays with two action figures. The hero is noticeably wearing a green cape, which fits in line with the green color scheme of David's character throughout the three films.
Whenever he goes on a hero mission — and noticeably in "Glass" — he wears a dark green poncho that resembles a long, hooded superhero cloak.
At the end of "Unbreakable," Elijah was put in an institution for the criminally insane.
The end of "Unbreakable" mentions that Elijah is put away for his crimes.
"Glass" puts all three main characters in the same institution, Raven Hill Memorial Psychiatric Research Hospital. According to the film's production notes, Price has been held there for the past 16 years.
In "Split," Dr. Fletcher drops a line that hints the film may be part of a bigger universe.
Dr. Fletcher questions whether or not people with super abilities are real in "Split."
"We look at people who've been shattered and different as less than," says Fletcher while speaking of patients. "What if they're more than us?"
Fletcher's use of the word shattered immediately conjures an image of Mr. Glass, who suffers from osteogenesis imperfecta. Her reference may not simply be a subtle nod to Samuel L. Jackson's "Unbreakable" character.
Near the end of "Glass," it's revealed that more people with super abilities are believed to be out there in the world and Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson) asks her secret evil group, as she refers to them, for permission to move onto the next city to find and rid of more.
It's suggested in "Split" that Kevin's father died from a train accident.
Dennis leaves flowers on the platform before transforming into the Beast for the first time.
Dennis is seen bringing flowers to a train station platform to pay respects to his dead father.
We're never told in "Split" how Mr. Crumb dies, but some fans thought this might indicate that Kevin's father was killed on the very same train that crashed in "Unbreakable."
They were right. Near the end of "Glass," it's revealed Kevin's father was on the very same train as David that crashed in "Unbreakable." David was the sole survivor who came out unharmed.
Another hint about Kevin's dad is revealed briefly in "Split."
We hear about it as Barry is in therapy from Dr. Fletcher.
While Dennis visits Dr. Fletcher for a therapy session she notes that the Beast "resides at a train yard because Kevin's dad left on a train."
We now know the Beast was created because of the train wreck that killed Kevin's father.
Dr. Fletcher hints at the arrival of Ellie Staple in "Split."
We later learn Dr. Ellie Staple has a specific interest in David, Elijah, and Kevin.
Barry asks Dr. Fletcher what would happen to him and Kevin's other identities if she ever wasn't there.
The doctor says if something were to happen to her, she made arrangements with a colleague from Baltimore to take over for her. Fletcher gets killed by the Beast near the end of "Split" and we see Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson) arrive at the start of "Glass" to track down both Kevin and David Dunn. We never learn whether or not Staple is from Baltimore or if she ultimately has any ties to Fletcher.


This is a project to promote Tapas all over the world. GastroEuphoria cooperates with creative Chefs and excellent producers to make known and circulate the knowledge of Tapas.
GastroEuphoria is a showcase for singular, evolved, innovative products. This links, like the Assembly Kitchen, the whole process from the producer to the final consumer.
GastroEuphoria is a platform for the export of quality food products and supplements intended for international markets.
It is a buffet of new trends, techniques and applications for the Assembly Kitchen which unites small and medium producers and their innovative products with high demand markets in search of something different.
It is the company which connects and manages producers with initiative, ambitious, energetic, forward-thinking chefs and distributors who are in search of innovative products.
The unmistakable taste of the olive oil of the Argudell variety from the centuries-old olive trees in the Empordà region really surprises one. This is the first crop from ancient, recovered olive trees and it is distinguished by a new form of cold extraction. We can highly recommend it to all those who enjoy the taste of pure olive oil.


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Sometimes, to succeed in life you need ENEMIES.... Yes!!!
Sometimes, to know what is true love in life you need your own loved ones to break your heart.... Yes!!!
You need people who will chub you down, so that you can become strong and courageous!!
You need people who will say "NO" so that you can learn how to be independent...I mean how to do it yourself.
You need people who will work towards you loosing that job, so that you can start your own big business.
You need a cruel landlord, so that you won't be too comfortable in someone else's house, then you can build your own house on time.
But sometimes, when we are disappointed, we feel very bad and we tend to remain on that spot. Not knowing that the end-point of disappointment is the beginning of your accomplishments.
Understand this, "that every disappointment you once had came with a blessing!" However, it is not everyone that partakes in this blessing that I'm talking about.
You cannot see a new OPEN door while you are still putting all your attention, time and energy in trying to force the closed one to open.
Disappointment is PHASE 1 while accomplishment is PHASE 2. You just need to take jump from phase 1 to phase 2 for turnaround and that is why it is called BREAKTHROUGH.
Something must BREAK so that you can go THROUGH!
How about BREAKTHROUGH Session for you if you are unable to jump by your own self?
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Los Alegres de la Sierra son una agrupación de música regional mexicana, creada en el año 2000 en el estado de Sinaloa, México, especializada en el estilo sierreño. Los integrantes del grupo son los hermanos: Inocente Guerrero López, Manuel Guerrero López, Guillermo Guerrero López y Alberto Guerrero López, todos ellos originarios de San Blas, El Fuerte, Sinaloa, México. Han tenido varios temas populares entre el público, como: Suerte he tenido, El muchacho alegre, entre muchos otros. Pero sin duda, el que los dio a conocer a nivel nacional fue el tema: De rodillas te pido.

Discografía
Shaka's vs. Shaka's (2000)
Corridos y Canciones (2000)
Los Shakas de la Sierra (2000)
Alegres Sentimientos (2002)
De Corazón...Alegres (2003)
Alegres Parrandas (2004)
El Patrón de la Sierra (2004)
10 Años De Éxitos - 10th Anniversary (2005)
Los Alegres de la Sierra (2005)
15 Súper Éxitos (2005)
Duele el amor (2006)
Juegos del Amor (2006)
20 Éxitos (2006)
Los Corridos del 2006 (2006)
15 Éxitos (2007)
Bajando de la Sierra (2007)
Lágrimas en la Sierra (2007)
Acústico" (2007)Paloma Querida" (2008)
Llora Mi Corazón (2009)
De Peda con la Banda" (2009)A Corazón Abierto" (2009)
No Se Comparan (2009)
Con Banda El Muchacho Alegre (2014)
Paloma Querida (2014)
Éxitazos del 2008 (2014)
El Muchacho Alegre (2014)
Los Alegrisimos (2014)
Por Ti Doy la Vida (2014)
Serie Consentidas (2014)

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Banda sinaloense

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Fox River State Penitentiary — вымышленная тюрьма, расположенная в городе Джолиет, штата Иллинойс, побег из которой совершают заключенные во главе с Майклом Скофилдом в первом сезоне телесериала «Побег». Названа в честь реки Фокс, протекающей в 20 милях от города. Является тюрьмой 1-го уровня, то есть максимально охраняемой.

В реальности, тюрьма, в которой велись съемки, называется Joliet Correctional Center (Joliet Prison). Эта тюрьма работала с 1858 по 2002 год, и к 2004 году перестала работать окончательно. Тут проходили съёмки фильмов «Братья Блюз», «Красная жара», «Цена измены», «Пошли в тюрьму», «Короли побега».

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 Set Visit: Prison Break
 Joliet prison is a 'Break'-out star. Статья в Chicago Tribune.
 Joliet is one of the characters on 'Prison Break'

Побег (телесериал)
Вымышленные тюрьмы


Mt. Canaan Full Gospel Church is a growing ministry focused on serving the community around them. In keeping with their vision and purpose, Mt. Canaan constructed a multi-purpose facility that would serve as a gymnasium and learning center for the youth of the community. The project included a 10 acre site and a 30,000 square foot building. The project was phased and only Phase I has been completed at this time. Phase I included the gymnasium, commercial kitchen, restrooms, and various office space. Phase I was completed on time and within the approved budget.


The Bok done came up! Reebok Classic hosted a VIP suite at the recent Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta and plenty of familiar faces were perusing the product and enjoying the hospitality. Bottom-born Drizzy Drake, goldfingers Trinidad James, blurred lined T.I., nasal-voiced hook slinger Roscoe Dash and plenty of other spitters had keys to the VIP and previewed some of Reebok's finest new Classic Leather models. Check the pics below to get a feel for the deal.


Olympiad of Student Skills – 2019 at the Department of Pediatric Dentistry of the Belarusian State Medical University.
On March 29, 2019 the Department of Pediatric Dentistry held the Olympiad of Student Skills among 4th and 5th year students of the Dental Faculty of the Belarusian State Medical University.
This year students from A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry traditionally took part in the Olympiad.
The Head of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, professor T.N.Terekhova opened the Olympiad with welcoming speech addressed to the participants of the competition.
The jury of the competition was composed of the faculty of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry including: the Head - professor T.N.Terekhova, professor T.V.Popruzhenko and professor N.V.Shakovets.
The Olympiad was divided into two parts: theoretical and practical. The theoretical part consisted of 34 questions relating to all sections of pediatric dentistry. The practical part included the treatment of children living in a family-type orphanage - "SOS – Children's Village Maryina Gorka". 51 students of the Belarusian State Medical University, 2 students of the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry (Moscow) participated in the Olympiad of Student Skills – 2019.
All tasks were rather difficult so that the participants had to demonstrate not only the high level of theoretical knowledge, but also the ability to find the right solution quickly. After the theoretical part the jury selected 10 best students with the highest scores who continue competing at the final practical part.
All students demonstrated an excellent ability to communicate with children, found an approach to young patients, showed good level of theoretical and practical training.
The jury of the competition evaluated every manipulation made by the contestants. It was very difficult to choose the best. But finally the jury awarded the 1st place to Olga Titenkova, 2nd place – to Alena Dolgaleva and Julia Benesh, 3rd place – to Roman Reshetnikov, Elena Ogurtsova, Nikita Volchek.
After the results were announced, students were awarded diplomas and memorable gifts.
Little patients of a family-type orphanage - "SOS – Children's Village Maryina Gorka" prepared an interesting concert: the kids dedicated the best songs, dances and poems to their doctors. The faculty of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry organized a coffee break for the participants.
Olympiads in the specialty allow students to test and critically evaluate their capabilities, to determine sphere of dental specialization in future. Olympiads of such kind also encourage students to master their profession and obtain new knowledge.
Communication with children from a family-type orphanage - "SOS – Children's Village Maryina Gorka" filled all the participants with something real and sincere. If all of us together could give these children even a drop of warmth, love and mercy, then this day was not in vain!
Holding the Olympics at such a high level would be impossible without the support of partners. The general sponsor of the Olympiad was Dina International, which rewarded the winner of the Olympiad with valuable prizes: for the 1st place the company presented a week-long internship trip to Germany, for the 2nd and 3rd place the company presented a light-polymer material from the same company.


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Home Knowledge Life, Death and Rebirth Selected Bibliography of the Eleusinian Mysteries
Selected Bibliography of the Eleusinian Mysteries
Selected Bibliography of the Eleusinian Mysteries of Ancient Greece
by Fred Adams, published in Feraferia's Korythalia, Vol. 2, Number 1, 1970
Adams, F. C., Kore, Essay published by Feraferia, Altadena, CA, 1969.
Adams, F. C., The Mysteries of Eleusis, in International Jaybird, Vol. I, No. 4, Sun Era, N. Hollywood, Winter, 1967.
Butyrin, Svetlana, The Mystique of the Nymph, Essay publ. by Feraferia, Altadena, California, 1970.
Butyrin, S., Return of Persephone, Essay publ. by Feraferia, Altadena, California, 1970.
Gide, Andre, Persephone, publ. in brochure format and accompanying Igor Stravinsky's Cantata, Persephone, Columbia Record Album ML 5196, issued during the 1950's.
Harrison, Jane, Prolegomena To The Study of Greek Religion, Meridian Paperback MG 3, Noonday Press, 1955.
Kerenyi, Carl, Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter, Bollingen Series LXV, Vol. 4, Pantheon, NY, 1967.
Kerenyi, Carl,: Kore,
Prolegomena, Part 4, which includes a distinction between the Archetypes of Divine Child and Divine Maiden (Kore),
Epilegomena, The Miracle of Eleusis; all three selections from a volume entitled, Essays on aA Science of Mythology, by C. G. Jung and Kerenyi, Torchbook Paperback 2014, Harper, NY, 1963.
Kerenyi, Carl, The Religions of the Greeks and the Romans, Thames and Hudson, London, 1960's.
Kerenyi, Carl, The Mysteries of the Kabeiroi, in The Mysteries, Vol. 2, of Bollingen Series XXX, Pantheon, NY, 1955, A MUST!
Lawson, J. C., Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion, University Books, NY, 1964.
Mylonas, G. E., Eleusis and the Eleusinian Mysteries, Princeton Univ. Press, 1961. In Princeton Paperback now! Has a Glossary of terms used in Feraferia's Eco-Psychic Calendar. Also, day-by-day account of the Mystery. A MUST!
Nilsson, M. P., Greek Folk Religion, Torchbook Paperback TB 78, Harper, 1961
Nilsson, M. P., The Minoan-Mycenaean Religion and Its Survival In Greek Religion, C. W. K. Gleerup, Lund, Sweden, 1950.
Otto, Walter, The Meaning of the Eleusinian Mysteries, Vol 2 of Bollingen Series XXX, Pantheon, NY, 1955. A MUST!
Thomson, G., Studies In Ancient Greek Society: The Pre-Historic Aegean, Lawrence and Wishart, London, 1954.
Graves, Robert, The Greek Myths, publ. in two vols. by Penguin Books, Paperbacks 1026 and 1027, Baltimore, 1957. A MUST!
Levy, Rachel, The Gate of Horn, Faber and Faber, London, 1948. Now in Paperback. A MUST!
Graves, Robert, The White Goddess, An Historical Grammar of Peotic Myth, Vintage Books, NY, 1958.
Angus, S., The Mystery Religions, Dover, NY, 1975.
Cobb, Shandaiya and Darsey, Steven, Demeter and Kore: Similarities of Cult Practice and Differences of Sanctuary Structure at Eleusis and Acrocorinth, under Dr. Bonnie Kingsley, U. C. Santa Cruz, Winter, 1977.
Scully, Vincent, The Earth, The Temple and The Gods, Greek Sacred Architecture, Revised Edition, Praeger, NY, 1969.


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Movie Overview Movie Synopsis Movie Review
Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
Horror Drama Comedy
December 29, 2000 (Limited)
E. Elias Merhige
Steven Katz
Rated R for some sexuality, drug content, violence and language
German director F.W. Murnau is filming his version of Dracula and his star is Max Schreck. However, as time goes on, the rest of the cast and crew begin to wonder about Max Schreck, and whether he is really a vampire.... Full synopsis »
While one movie of recent, Dracula 2000, tried to expand vampires to the slasher genre, another movie has taken vampires in another direction, to a more realistic and extremely clever climate. This film is Shadow of the Vampire, which fictionalizes the creation of the silent film classic Nosferatu, stating that the vampire in the film was really a vampire. Full movie review »


This high quality viscose twill was printed on demand in Spain. It is soft against the skin, and has a beautiful drape. This fabric is so versatile, you could make a blouse, dress, shirt or even a skirt. This on trend deep forest green viscose twill, is covered in a delicate winter inspired floral design and small images of woodland animals.
This listing is for the end of the bolt, the piece measures approximately 210cm x 140cm.


SAINT PAUL, Minn. (June 7, 2017) - Recently, The Minnesota Credit Union Foundation and the Girl Scouts of the River Valley teamed up to provide Girl Scouts from throughout the metro area a chance to participate in Mad City Money, a financial literacy simulation similar to real-life.
Over 70 girl scouts in grades 6 through 11, from all over Minnesota and Western Wisconsin, participated in the event, which was put on by the Minnesota Credit Union Foundation and 30 female credit union volunteers representing 13 credit unions and the Minnesota Credit Union Network. The event was held at the Andover Community Center on Saturday, May 20.
During this action packed, real life simulation, participants practiced budgeting as an adult with realistic circumstances like student loan debt, credit card debt, and the cost of medical insurance. The girls built a monthly budget based on their assigned incomes and family situations. They visited merchants in Mad City to purchase housing, transportation, food, day care and other needs, and visited the "Wheel of Fate" to face the unknown and unexpected windfalls and expenses that adult life brings.
With guidance from the experts from Minnesota's Credit Unions, the girls experienced making decisions that helped or hindered their success, and worked towards earning a Budgeting, Financing My Future, or On My Own badge.
As not-for-profit financial institutions, credit unions are focused on empowering individuals, families, and communities through financial education. MnCUF provides grants, community partnerships, professional development and disaster relief to help the state's credit unions and communities prosper and thrive.


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Remembering the legend: Whitney Houston
by W. Andrew Powell February 12, 2012
For anyone growing up in the late eighties and early nineties, there were few stars who could capture the spotlight like Whitney Houston. Earning six Grammy Awards in her lifetime–not to mention two Emmy Awards, and numerous other awards and nominations–Houston was the modern queen of soulful pop music, and she helped influence a whole new generation of musicians.


Meghan Wark was presented with the Don Mitchell Award by Don Hawkins, Curling Coach of the Almonte Bantams and Art McKay, Club President.
Meghan started with the Little Rocks Curling program and is now enjoying her second year in the Bantam group. Meghan is a super keen curler and is a source of inspiration for the entire group.
Meghan's coach Don Hawkins said that she is a valued member of their group, and through discipline and determination, she has maintained almost perfect attendance throughout all of her curling seasons.


Please join Light Industry for an evening of "readings," broadly defined, including voice, video, and other projected images. Writer Lucy Ives will present her recent collection of dreams, aphorisms, games, and lists, The Hermit (The Song Cave, 2016), and artist Ken Okiishi will screen his 1999 video Death and the College Student.
Discovering the author adrift amid various image and information streams, preexisting texts and narratives, Ives and Okiishi's work will make you see things. Foregrounding acts of attention, private thoughts, cherished puns and inside jokes, as well as the vivid strangeness of doing nothing at all, Ives and Okiishi enact visual experiences that may or may not be the stuff of photographs, drawings, video, and other still and moving images, traditionally defined. Here language is more than graphic—it is hallucinatory. Words and text rush ahead of pictures, entrancing the mind's eye. Reading and writing flow through, interrupt, and multiply other forms of subjectivity, causing various kinds of imagistic distraction and divergence from what might otherwise be a singular "real" life. Visual logics lithely attach themselves to the everyday, rendering experience projective as much as remembered or lived.
Under these conditions, a film can act as a reading and reading may become a kind of film. Narrative moves not just forward and backward, but progresses by way of accretion, taking into account possibilities afforded by lateral movement, chance, and montage. The audience of "Projective Life" will experience a time of reading untethered from the sad exigencies of plot, in which images erupt, contract, slide, skip, cohere, and fall apart in real time, whether or not they are, strictly speaking, seeable.
Lucy Ives is the author of five books of poetry and prose, most recently The Hermit (The Song Cave, 2016). Her criticism has appeared in numerous publications, including Artforum, Lapham's Quarterly, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. In summer 2017, Penguin Press will release her first full-length novel, Impossible Views of the World.
Ken Okiishi is an artist based in New York. Recent solo exhibitions at the Arbeiterkammer Wien; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; Reena Spaulings, New York; Pilar Corrias, London; MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Mathew, Berlin; Take Ninagawa, Tokyo; Mehringdamm 72, Berlin; Alex Zachary, New York. Recent group exhibitions at institutions including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Fridericianum, Kassel; Serralves Museum, Porto; Arnolfini, Bristol; White Columns, NY; Frieze Projects, London; Artists Space, New York. His writing has appeared in Artforum, May, Bidoun, Triple Canopy, The Brooklyn Rail and a book on his work was recently published by Sternberg Press (The Very Quick of the Word, 2014). Recent screenings and performances at The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Anthology Film Archives, New York; The Kitchen, New York; Serpentine Gallery, London. Public collections include The Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; and The Museum Ludwig, Cologne.


The funeral of 4-year-old Ava Henderson, who died after being hit by a car in Jarrow on May 27 has taken place at South Shields crematorium.
Hundreds of people lined the route of the funeral procession from the Scotch Estate along John Reid Road to the crematorium.
Paul Gascoigne has attended the funeral of his nephew Jay Kerrigan, who was found dead at a flat in Gateshead on May 30.
More than 200 people attended the funeral of Stockton soldier Thomas Cox after an appeal to 'give him the send off he deserves'.
The funeral of North East musician Dave Black, 62, from Whitley Bay, is due to take place in Cullercoats later today.
Dave Black was killed by a train on the Tyne and Wear Metro on 18th July. His body was found on the line approaching Cullercoats station.
Musicians and performers including Andy Taylor from Duran Duran, Ray Laidlaw, John Miles, and comedian Brendan Healy have paid tribute to the former Goldie guitarist.
The funerals of three men who died while kayaking in Northumberland will take place later today (May 23).
Darren Thorpe, his younger brother Mark and their cousin Gavin Bradley failed to return home after a day on the water near Hexham on May 11. They were all from South Tyneside.
Hundreds of mourners gathered today (January 24) for the funeral of an amateur boxer who died after a New Years Eve party.
Thirty one year old Mark Denton died in hospital after suffering serious injuries at a house party in Hartlepool.
Hundreds of mourners are attending the funeral of an amateur boxer who died at a house party in Hartlepool.
Mark Denton was attacked on New Year's Eve.
The service is being held at The Borough Hall in Hartlepool, where some of his matches took place.
The funeral of a soldier from County Durham will take place today. Captain Richard Holloway was killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan two days before Christmas. The service will be held at Durham Cathedral. In an earlier statement, his family described him as an exceptional, loyal man.


Personalized Photo Booth Backdrop - Nautical Baby Shower Theme - 52in.
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Personalized Photo Booth Backdrop - Nautical Baby Shower Theme - 52in. X 84in.
The deep blue ocean waters are calling the name of your soon-to-be baby, so grab this festive nautical-inspired backdrop for the focal point. Decorate with sailors knots and a vintage anchor in pastel blues and baby pinks, this beautiful background can be used as a decorative backdrop for photos or to brighten the buffet area. Whatever the use, it'll steal your guests away from their busy mainland lifestyle and into the calming ambiance of the seaside.
Photo backdrop measures 84in. h x 52in. w. Suspension Options: Option 1: Mount the backdrop to a wall surface using Command™ Picture Hanging Strips, available at most craft stores. Option 2: Suspend using clear push pins into the wall Option 3: Use portable banner stand. Mounting supplies are not included with the backdrop. Water-resistant and scratch-resistant coating. Smooth satin finish. Tear-resistant 7mil polypropylene. Ships in mailing tube.
The personalization includes 1 line of text which is for up to 28 characters/spaces.


Black and white was the theme for this card.
I used CWC paper for the background and mounted a black scalloped square onto it which I had edged with white gel pen dots.
The flowers were in a kit from CWC which I edged with Black Diamond stickles.
Card Candy in black was added to the flower centres and the corners of the card.
The message was mounted onto a scallop and circle cut with SU punches.
Below is a close-up of the flowers.


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Posted on November 25, 2016 by Fairborn Daily Herald
Thomas Lucente: From one abuser to the next: Obama to pass the pen
By Thomas J. Lucente Jr.
''Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.''
— President Ronald Reagan
In 2014, President Barack Obama directed the U.S. Department of Labor to update the rules concerning overtime pay. On Dec. 1, those rules go into effect. The president, with little more than his signature, forced companies to pay overtime to some 4.2 million workers who were previously exempt.
While it may result in larger paychecks for some employees, it will cause a few problems. Many salaried workers will be converted to hourly, and so they'll lose certain benefits and prestige, and may view the shift as a demotion. Workers will have less flexibility to go the extra mile to do their jobs. And some employers will cut the base pay of employees to offset the overtime payments.
However, this is not a rant about the new overtime rule. It is a rant about our administrative state and the threat it poses to our liberties.
According to the U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 1 to be precise, "All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."
Yet, this new rule, costing private businesses hundreds of millions of dollars a year, was enacted without congressional approval. This is the modern administrative state.
Our government was created with three separate branches, thereby placing into different hands the lawmaking, the enforcement and the adjudication powers of government to avoid abuse and protect liberties. It was another example of the brilliance of the Framers.
Yet, today, executive departments make rules that carry the power of law, they enforce those rules and often they adjudicate and punish violators of the rules.
That is a lot of power placed into the hands of the chief executive. And it is a recipe for tyranny.
Such power can and is abused. We have seen it frequently in the past eight years.
Obama is a serial abuser of executive power. Some examples include his unilateral delay of the employee mandate of the Affordable Care Act and offering federal subsidies to those on the federal exchange in direct contradiction to the law; in 2012, while courting the Latino vote, Obama issued his Delayed Action for Childhood Arrivals, which told federal agencies not to enforce immigration laws in some circumstances against the will of Congress; his unilateral decision not to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court; his abuse of recess appointments when Congress was not even in recess; and his abuse of executive orders to bypass Congress.
And he bragged about that last one: "We're not just going to be waiting for legislation in order to make sure that we're providing Americans the kind of help they need. I've got a pen and I've got a phone," Obama said in 2014.
This after he continually berated President George W. Bush for his abuse of executive power.
But, and here is the problem, President-elect Donald Trump also has a pen and a phone. And a history of vendettas against those he believes wronged him as well as a long history of corrupt behavior.
As he wrote in 2007, "When someone intentionally harms you or your reputation, how do you react? I strike back, doing the same thing to them only ten times worse."
During the campaign he threatened to use the power of law to go after journalists who angered him, he threatened to imprison his opponent, Hillary Clinton, and he praised dictators such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un for their murderous behavior. He obviously believes true leadership involves threats and violence.
And soon he will have the entirety of the regulatory state at his power to enrich his friends and hurt his enemies.
We really don't know, yet, how Trump will use that unconstitutional power that has been growing since President Theodore Roosevelt gave birth to the administrative estate at the beginning of the 20th century. But I sure will enjoy the hypocrisy of those who defended Obama's use of unilateral executive as they rail against Trump for doing the same thing.
Thomas J. Lucente Jr. is an attorney with the Hearn Law Office and night editor of The Lima News. Reach him by at tlucente@civitasmedia.com, or on Twitter @ThomasLucente. Column courtesy of Civitas Media.
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I can't believe it's the 23rd of June already! How did that happen? Tonight the awards will be announced at a ceremony beginning in less than three hours from now! So I am quickly going to say what I have to say about each of the books I have read in the Young Adult and Junior Fiction sections, and then see how that pans out with the judges choices!
Results will be posted at this link, I am sure: FACEBOOK for NZ Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Such a difficult category to pick a winner from, with each having their own strengths. Certainly the favourite with the students has been 'Project Huia' by Des Hunt. And it is a great adventure. My pick of the bunch? This is a tough one, but I think it has to be 'The Princess and the Foal'. The book captures a voice that feels unqiuely 'Haya's' and tells a powerful story. Gregg's knowledge of horses and descriptions lend an authenticity to the telling that sets it apart.
This is an interesting one. Joy Cowley writes beautifully, as always. There is a retro feel to the book that is quite appealing to adults, I think, but is not really capturing my students yet. Several have finished it, but it has become one of the 'in-demand' books in the classroom. There are great relationships to explore between siblings, grandparents, parents and grandparents, children and parents, and children and their grandparents. It describes the Marlborough Sounds evocatively. I am just about to finish reading 'Because of Winn-Dixie' to the classes I teach, and will have a go at 'Dunger' next, to see if it fares better as a read-aloud.
'Still in a daze, I followed Uncle Felix and Bella down the path. If anything, the fact that the cobblestones were so hard and very real made everything stranger, more unreal.
When we entered the terminus I looked around with wonder. The lttle red cable-car was polished and gleaming just as it had been in Into Axillaris; its little mullioned windows made it an interesting mix of technology and romance.
No sooner had we entered than a twerp hurried down the platform towards us.
I love the writing, but I struggle to see it connecting with a wide range of young readers.
I enjoyed reading this story of a Polish family's experience during World War 2. Author, Melinda Szymanik has based many of the events on experiences her father had, which lends the book an authenticity. It adds another persepective to what is becoming a huge literary genre, for children. Many of my students have been avid readers of books like 'Number the Stars' by Lois Lowry, 'The Boy in Striped Pyjamas' by John Boyne, 'I am David' by Anne Holm, 'Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes' by Eleanor Coerr, and of course the 'Once', 'Then', 'Now' and 'After' series by Morris Gleitzman. There are so many other great stories, too, each offering a slightly new perspective of events. In some ways, 'A Winter's Day' made me think of 'The Endless Steppe' by Esther Hauzig. I remember, vividly, reading this when I was much younger, and feeling the cold and the hunger, and the injustice of the tragedies. 'A Winter's Day' is more approachable for younger readers, I think. For me, the book was a little uneven. I loved the first two thirds, and then, as refugee lives are wont to do, it started to feel a little bit like a list of place names. I have had several of my students read and positively review the book, passing it on to friends to read, with postive recommendations.
'It had suspense – it had the bad guys and the good guys trying to get the same thing, lots of action, it's just an all round, great book,' so says Hamish, a 12 year old boy of the good, keen man variety. Singlehandedly, he has persuaded many of the other students to pick up 'Project Huia' and other Des Hunt books to read. He has now read all the Des Hunt books we can find, and can talk about each almost evangalically! Thank you Des Hunt, because you have helped Hamish to discover reading. He has since read 'Juggling with Mandarins' and 'Shooting the Moon', by VM Jones, and loves them as well. Grandpop Jim and Logan investigate the mystery of what happened to the last huia, a now extinct New Zealand native bird. Everything a young reader could want is in the story, with a jinx, motorbikes, bullies, crashes and a great ending. Another really positive grandparent/child relationship represented. Des Hunt really appears to understand what a young, particuarly boy, reader requires, and to deliver it with applomb. Humour, real-life issues and realistic relationships and dialogue make his books very readable. I have had to buy three copies for my classroom, and I haven't seen one sit on the shelf for more than a lesson.
This book has a very distinctive cover, with its bright pink background, black silhouette of a girl and a horse, and sparkly (I think) stars. I have to try to remember, since I haven't seen my copy for weeks now! The girls from Y6 and up have been very much enjoying this unexepectedly good book. When I say unexepectedly, that may sound unfair, but I have never really been a reader of Stacey Gregg's Pony Club Secrets books. I can give them out to girls who like horses, and those who like a positive tale of overcoming odds to compete successfully are various horse events. 'In floods of tears, Issie rounded the corner of Storm's loose box. She slid the door open and then shut it again behind her and collapsed down into the straw on the floor at Storm's feet, sobbing her heart out.' (from Pony Club Secrets: Nightstorm and the Grand Slam).
The story is inspired by the early life of Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein and will provoke some thoughtful discussion about current events, as well as give a great read to any young girl who loves horses (and even those who don't!) I guess my main quibble is that the cover is so emphatically girly – pink and horses. Really?! However, it does attract them and is very sought after in the classroom. Yet another book I had to buy a kindle copy of so that I could refer to it!
Wow! What a variety in this section. I thought these books were all very exciting. I am completely torn bewteen 'When We Wake' by Karen Healey, and 'Bugs' by Whiti Hereaka. I found 'Mortal Fire' superbly constructed in terms of the settings and mechanisms of the magic, but the characters were difficult to engage with. 'Bugs' won me over immediately, when I read it. And I was inclined to think it would be a sure fire winner, until I read 'When We Wake'. This specualtive fiction novel had me hooked. In the end, I think 'When We Wake' would be the student choice, but my favourite is still 'Bugs'.
Can't wait to see the winners tonight!
Winner of the Newbery Medal 2012, Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2011.
This novel has more than an element of the 'do you remember' about it. It is nostalgic for 1962, small town, America. Norvelt has a special history in that it was founded by Eleanor Roosevelt (hence Norvelt) for families who were struggling financially. To be honest, at times it does feel a little self-conscious about ensuring you know when it is set – for example, 'It was a good thing John Glenn had orbited the earth back in February.' And, of course, JFK is still alive. But it does well to introduce a version of the early 1960's small town America to today's young readers. 'My uncle who had painted the pony claimed he had seen a UFO come down over that very same hill before the drive-in was built. He was in the newspaper and said he had 'touched' the UFO and that it was 'covered in a strange Martian language that looked like chicken feet.' My dad called my uncle a nut, but it wasn't so nutty when the army sent troops and a big truck to take the mysterious UFO away and afterward military police went door-to-door to all the little towns around here, warning people not to talk about 'the fallen object' with any strangers as they might be Russian spies.' Without going into the politics in depth, the reader gets a sense of the cold war, space as the next frontier, and a more censored world, possible in a less technological era.
It is the golden rule of middle grade fiction that, if you haven't killed off the parents, they must be incredibly unfair, and unwilling to listen to reason. Certainly they will be misguided. Maybe they are even a bit mad. Probably they are so busy in their own lives that they barely notice the antics of the hero, who has the mindboggling challenge of needing to put the world to rights, without anyone noticing that it wasn't right in the first place. No one must know anything is wrong, because usually it is the fault of the hero, who had a misguided moment of klutziness, whilst doing something forbidden. Things get worse before they get better, despite the best intentions of our hero, but in the end… well, I'd hate to ruin a good story, so I'll stop right there.
Jack is not so much a klutz, as a bit day dreamy, 'because my mind wanders in the morning my feet are always a few steps ahead of me…' When we first meet him he is on a picnic table in his back yard, with his father's WW2 Japanese war souvenirs, watching a drive-in war movie, using the Japanese binoculars. Jack also has his father's sniper rifle, and the movie enemies are for target practice, 'because Dad said I had to get ready to fight off the Russian Commies who had already sneaked into the country and were planning to launch a surprise attack.' Jack doesn't realise that the rifle is loaded and one thing leads to another, which leads to Miss Volker dropping her hearing aid down the toilet, and the town plumber, who is also the local ambulance driver, roaring up to Miss Volker's house in the ambulance to help.
Mom now has Jack over a barrel, so to speak, since Dad will blow a fuse if he knows Jack has been playing with his war souvenirs, and especially that he broke the rifle safety rules. Jack is mystified as to how the gun came to be loaded, but accepts the error of his ways, and the inevitability of a severe consequence. Mom grounds him until his father returns, with the only exception being that he is allowed to leave the house to help out their eccentric octogenarian neighbour, Miss Volker. It turns out that Miss Volker needs him because, due to her severely arthritic hands, she is unable to write anymore. She has Jack scribe the obituaries of the elderly townspeople, who suddenly seem to be dropping like flies.
I have a couple of boys lined up to read this one over the next couple of weeks – they have already read the blurb and are keen. I'm keen to see what they think. I think it's a great read, but I'm interested to know if there's just a bit much history tucked into the book. As any parent knows, there are only so many green things you can hide in something yummy before it is spotted for the vegetable that it is.
Speaking of which, here's a titbit for the Kiwi's. Jack is reading about Kennedy during WW2. Apparently, 'Kennedy and his torpedo boat crew were on night patrol in the sea around the Solomon Islands when a Japanese destroyer came roaring at full speed out of the mist and sliced their boat clean in half. Eleven men survived the collision but some were burned badly from the fuel fire that took place after the crash. Kennedy had been hurled across the deck and fractured a vertebrae in his back but he could still move.
There is a sequel to this book, 'From Norvelt to Nowhere', so if this goes down well, then I may buy it.
This is a partnership made in heaven, I think. A little bit like Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake – quite a lot like that, in fact. There is an energy between the story and the drawings that means the sum is more than the parts. This book is a must have for every book shelf home and school – even if your kids are big (My 15 year old chuckled his way through it in one sitting). Or they've left home. Or they're a cat and a dog. Or a goldfish. Anyone who's been a child living with adults will enjoy this book.
'We can't eat our cereal,' said my sister sadly.
I'm not sure why, but as I read it, I heard Ardal O'Hanlon reading it – I'm pretty sure that's the perfect voice for this book (although there is apparently a very good version of Neil Gaiman reading the book, which would be excellent, too.) It's a born read aloud for parents, or in the classroom – there is plenty of room to play with funny voices, ridiculous accents, spectacular pauses, and even the odd loud, scary noise.
Potentially a modern classic – buy or 'borrow' it now!
Click on the link below to see Neil Gaiman introduce the book, and watch Chris Riddell draw Professor Steg.


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Built in the 1920s and completely renovated in 2003 Harbour Heights Hotel offers contemporary elegance with a classic Rhode Island twist. Fresh stylish interiors individually commissioned furnishings and artwork and stunning views over Poole Harbour and Brownsea Island make this property truly unique. One of the best of a new breed of luxury boutique hotels. We offer one of the most popular and critically acclaimed restaurants in the area with an impressive creative menu and international wine list. Guests can enjoy a pre-dinner drink in Harbar listening to calming music while relaxing on the funky furniture and tasting their yummy selection of cocktails. But avoid lingering too long as dining in the two red Rosette Harbar Brasserie is a magical experience too. The finest cuisine can be served on alfresco terraces with unrivalled views over the water. The fashionable interior continues through the corridors and into your bedroom. All 38 luxurious rooms have a spa bath and many directly overlook the harbour. For private functions this hotel has it all a superb suite with spectacular private terrace offering catering facilities for barbecues luncheons or dinner parties. Alternatively this suite can be used as a conference room or for a smaller group the lower suite may be a preferred option. Our energetic guests are invited to use the leisure facilities at our neighbouring sister hotel The Haven which offers indoor and outdoor pools jacuzzi sauna hot-tub gymnasium aerobic studio all-weather tennis court and spa treatments from traditional to remedial. Alternatively you can try out something new at our water sports academy or perhaps charter our 44ft-skippered catamaran. Harbour Heights is a stunning modern hotel offering the highest standard of facilities whether for a romantic break or for a business seeking a secluded and inspirational venue in which every aspect is designed with a careful eye for detail. With views towards Brownsea Island FJB Collection - Harbour Heights boasts a tranquil setting just outside Poole centre. Bournemouth is a 10-minute drive and Parkstone Golf Club is just 5 minutes drive away. Sandbanks Marina is a 20-minute walk from the building. There is free parking and wifi and Poole Ferry Terminal is 15 just minutes away by car.
Comfortably positioned on Holes Bay, just half a mile away from Poole town centre. Conveniently located for Poole train station also only half a mile away. Local attractions include Upton Country Park, Bournemouth and Poole beaches and Monkey World, 12 miles away.
Poole Centre (Holes Bay) Premier Inn has everything you'd expect, incredibly comfy beds in every room and an onsite Table Table restaurant for a fresh new twist on eating out.
Ideally located within easy reach of the A31 and M27. Local attractions include the New Forest, award-winning beaches and Monkey World. For shops and local amenities Poole town centre is only 2.5 miles away.
Poole North Premier Inn has everything you'd expect, incredibly comfy beds in every room and an integrated restaurant serving a mix of traditional and contemporary dishes.
RNLI College is the home of training for our charity's lifesavers. Overlooking Poole Harbour on England's south coast, the college welcomes lifeboat crew members and lifeguards from around the UK and RoI, who visit for training courses and to make use of our training facilities ဓ including a lifeboat bridge simulator, sea survival pool.
Since opening in 2004, RNLI College has also been used to raise funds through hosting conferences, weddings, functions, film crews and holidaying RNLI supporters.
For enquiries or to book please phone us on 0870 833 2000.
A stylish and romantic 3 star Hotel in Poole Harbour with spectacular sea views over the Harbour and boats Sandbanks and Brownsea Island. Located by the waters edge on the prestigious Salterns Marina with boats moored outside. Set in an area famous for its history and outstanding natural beauty. (Poole Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in the world). The Hotel is an ideal venue for short breaks holidays and travel accommodation. Within a mile and a half of Poole town centre and the Sandbanks peninsula a pet/dog and family-friendly hotel offering a special location for rooms and holidays in Poole.
The Sandbanks Hotel is the perfect choice whether you simply want a relaxing break need to entertain a family want a quiet business meeting or plan a full-on activity holiday. With rooms for the business traveller to rooms for families the Sandbanks Hotel caters for all. Our rooms include Tea and Coffee making facilities hairdryer toiletries free Wi-Fi and use of the leisure facilities. To complete your eagerly anticipated vacation frolic on the sandy beach that has been awarded blue flag for cleanliness with RNLI lifeguards on duty in the summer season or enjoy our 10-meter heated indoor pool. We organised a fun-filled entertainment programme of activites and adventures that can keep kids occupied - and gives the adults time to enjoy themselves. For aquatic adventures our Watersports Academy is on the doorstep. Here you may take courses or just hire the equipment you need. You can choose from a wide range of activities including windsurfing kite surfing wakeboarding power boating dinghy sailing diving kayaking and bike riding (and we have tow-alongs trailers and mini-bikes for children). If you wish to venture further afield you can also charter our 44 sailing catamaran or one of our ribs. For a memorable event or celebration the combination of perfect location excellent service and outstanding value is hard to beat. If rest and relaxation is your aim you may be happy just sitting and wandering along the beach and be astounded with the beautiful scenery of the Sandbanks Beach. Just within 10 minutes of drive from the Parkstone Railway Station The Sandbanks Hotel can be accessed by train or you may contact the local taxi company on 01202 666333.
Once graced by a Persian King - now open to all! The Shah of Persia offers a warm welcome and is ideally located on a bustling crossroads on the main route to and from Poole Town Centre. We offer 14 recently refurbished (February 2011) non-smoking rooms with full en-suite facilities including free WiFi flatscreen digital TVs and tea and coffee facilites. The Shah of Persia now also offers a fantastic Two-For-One deal on all Main Courses Specials and Sunday Lunches in our cosy Pub-Restaurant atmosphere served until 10pm daily. The busy bar is open until 11pm and serves a wide variety of drinks and boasts a great choice of cask ales! The inn is popular with visitors and locals alike and is situated within a short drive of many attractions such as the white beaches of Sandbanks the bustling and ever changing harbour and the rolling Purbeck Hills. We are also within easy access of Buses (two stops outside) two Rail Stations (Poole and Parkstone) and Poole Hospital.