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ANALYSIS OF OCTOBER 27, 2016 SUPREME COURT OPINIONS
(Posted October 27, 2016) Here they come! After a hiatus lasting several weeks, the justices have begun to hand down opinions from appeals argued in the September session. Today we get eight published opinions.
I've listened online to the oral argument in Hines v. Commonwealth, a conviction of murder that includes consideration of a claim of self-defense. Hines was at home with some family members and a friend named Hudson. Hudson was intoxicated and rambunctious. When Hines tried to calm him down, Hudson pulled a gun.
That led Hines to leave the living room, go to another room, fetch his own gun, and return. Hines said he hoped that this would convince Hudson to back down, but it evidently had the opposite effect. Hines's gun spoke five times, and three slugs found Hudson.
In the ensuing murder trial, Hines told the judge that he legitimately feared for his life. The judge believed him, but noted that Hines had been able to remove himself from the area of danger. The court felt that once he had moved to a position of safety, he couldn't return, shoot the victim, and claim self-defense.
The Court of Appeals agreed, refusing a petition for appeal, but at least one justice on a writ panel found something interesting. The panel gave him a writ, and today the justices unanimously reverse.
The key element of the case that springs Hines is the fact that he was in his own home. If this encounter had taken place in an art gallery or on a golf course – or even in a back alley somewhere – the result would likely be different. But when you're inside your own home, under Virginia law, you have a right to repel an intruder by as much force as is necessary, including deadly force. Since the trial judge found Hines's story credible, the Supreme Court vacates the convictions and enters a final judgment of acquittal.
There's a jurisdictional ruling in Velasquez v. Commonwealth that will interest appellate lawyers. At least, it interested me. Velasquez pleaded guilty to computer solicitation of a child and ostensibly agreed to a 15-year prison term with ten years suspended. That deal provided for the nolle prosequi of another charge against him. But a few days later, he reconsidered and sent a handwritten letter to the court, advising that he wanted to appeal.
This letter arrived after rendition of sentencing but before the court entered the sentencing order. When the court signed the sentencing order, it apparently saw the letter. The court treated it as a request to appeal, so it appointed separate appellate counsel. That lawyer filed two documents: a motion to withdraw the guilty plea and a notice of appeal.
The jurisdictional issue arose sua sponte at the ensuing hearing: Since the defendant had filed a notice of appeal, did the trial court have jurisdiction to do anything more than shrug?
About a year and a half ago, I posted here an essay on this topic. I noted that the Supreme Court's pronouncements on just what does divest the trial court of jurisdiction have not been wholly consistent. At first, it required the perfection of an appeal; but in 1998, without explanation, the court changed that to just noting an appeal. As I read through today's decision, I leaned forward, eagerly anticipating a resolution of the seemingly inconsistent holdings.
Alas; no resolution is coming today. That's because this case is decided by a specific statute that covers this situation in criminal cases:
A motion to withdraw a plea of guilty or nolo contendere may be made only before sentence is imposed or imposition of a sentence is suspended; but to correct manifest injustice, the court within twenty-one days after entry of a final order may set aside the judgment of conviction and permit the defendant to withdraw his plea.
Code §19.2-296. Thus, the General Assembly gives trial courts continuing jurisdiction to allow defendants to withdraw guilty pleas.
Today's opinion, written by the chief justice, helpfully points out that trial courts still have a role or two to play even after someone notes an appeal, and this is one of them. But the trial court erroneously had ruled that it no longer had jurisdiction to do anything. Oh yes, you do, the justices say today.
Even so, this case isn't going back. Because Velasquez sought to withdraw his plea after he was sentenced, his motion is evaluated under the very strict manifest-injustice standard. The trial court had wisely tacked onto its no-jurisdiction ruling an alternative finding that Velasquez had not adduced a sufficient showing to uncork the plea. The justices seize on this ruling and use it to speedily affirm.
Prepare yourself. There are some places where you just don't expect to see claims that are tantamount to sexual harassment. In Robinson v. Salvation Army, we see a claim of unwelcome sexual advances in the context of wrongful termination.
Robinson worked at the Salvation Army, where she claimed that her supervisor pestered her to sleep with him. She outlined a tale of hounding by the supervisor, with crude comments, innuendoes, and a clear pattern of lascivious intent. When she recorded some of these and played the tape for the Human Resources officer, she got fired without explanation.
Robinson chose to file an action against the organization for wrongful termination. Now, we all know that employment in Virginia is presumptively at-will, but Robinson pleaded a Bowman claim, stating that she was fired for refusing to commit the crime of fornication.
The defense responded that after Lawrence v. Texas and Martin v. Ziherl, fornication was no longer a crime in Virginia, so that legal theory didn't fit. The judge agreed and granted summary judgment.
Today the justices affirm. They hold that while the fornication statute is still in the Code of Virginia, it's no longer a viable criminal offense. In Lawrence, SCOTUS had struck down the criminalization of private sexual conduct between consenting adults, and the SCV ruled in Martin that given that holding, Virginia's prohibition of fornication was no longer enforceable. Robinson contended that Martin had excluded from its operation other sexual matters, and she contended that this was non-consensual; but the justices aren't having any of that. They hold that in order to justify a claim, the supervisor's activities would have to amount to an exhortation to "public fornication, prostitution, or other such crimes."
The court's citation to Martin reminds me that that's the first case I ever analyzed on this website on the day of its launch – January 14, 2005. You may be able to win a bar bet with that information, if you can ever find a bar where people bet on appellate trivia.
Always buy title insurance. Along with "Read the fine print" and "Don't screw around with the IRS," that's some of my better foundation-level legal advice. I tell people I wouldn't even buy a vacant lot without title insurance.
One Ravi Prasad chose not to follow this advice. Retired from a chemical-engineering career, he became a real-estate investor, "flipping" houses for fun and profit. In contrast to a buy-and-hold investor, who makes money by rental income and appreciation, a flipper buys a house at a distress-level price, fixes it up a bit, and then sells it for a profit.
We learn in Washington v. Prasad that in his flipping career, Prasad regarded title insurance as an unnecessary expense, since "I trust the courts and I trust the County." He got notice one day of a tax sale to be held by a local government, and decided to check into the properties being sold. One site looked good – a vacant home identified with the address of 17211 Shands Road in Prince William County. The county's property records showed a picture of the property, which evidently didn't look too bad. Prasad attended the auction and bought it for $11K.
Soon thereafter, he began to make repairs and improvements to his new purchase. He must have been surprised to get a letter from a lawyer saying, "Stop banging on my client's house, and by the way, get off their land." Prasad rechecked the street number on the front of the house; sure enough, 17211 Shands Road.
Eventually he figured out the problem. The proper street address for the Washingtons' property was 17201 Shands Road. Years before, it had been designated #17211, but the street number had changed to 17201 in 2004. Even so, the family never changed the street number that hung on the front of the building. Hence Prasad's confusion: he was improving a house with his house number, but it was two doors down from the land he owned.
Prasad could have shrugged and moved on, but he had put $23,000 into the property, and he wanted his money back. He filed suit seeking a constructive trust on the grounds of unjust enrichment, claiming that the Washingtons had defrauded him by displaying the wrong street number. He also asked for $23,000 in damages for what he had spent on repairs.
At trial, the Washingtons produced a plat showing that while their property fronted on a straight stretch of the road, the property in the tax sale – of which Prasad was now the proud owner – was on a curve in the roadway. The judge sided with Prasad, rejecting the Washingtons' claim that Prasad had failed to exercise due diligence. It imposed a constructive trust and awarded Prasad judgment based on quantum meruit.
The justices reverse this judgment today and direct final judgment for the Washingtons. They hold that Prasad had at least constructive notice of where the correct property was, but he failed to take care to be sure he was banging nails into the right building. He could have checked the tax map – which he had in his possession – and another map in his chain of title to be sure he had the right spot. But in buying the property, he elected to economize: no survey, no closing attorney, no title insurance. That's what we in the legal profession call a false economy.
The court takes up a tragic appeal involving juveniles in Elliott v. Carter. It's a wrongful-death case arising out of the drowning death of a 13-year-old member of a Boy Scout troop. The group went on a camping trip on the Northern Neck, settling on a site by the banks of the Rappahannock.
The appellee here was a 16-year-old leader in the troop. One of his charges was a 13-year-old who had been taking swimming lessons but was not yet able to swim. The leader took three boys, including the 13-year-old, wading into the river, along a partially submerged sandbar. They got about 150 yards from the bank when the leader and one other boy chose to swim back; the leader told the other two boys, who couldn't swim, to retrace their steps along the sandbar.
It didn't work out that way. Both boys plunged into deep water. The leader dove in and tried to swim back; he rescued one of his young charges, but the other one drowned.
Elliott qualified as personal representative and filed a wrongful-death suit against the scout leader, four adult leaders, and the Boy Scouts. The trial court sustained a plea of charitable immunity, but the administrator amended to claim gross negligence, which is beyond the reach of the immunity. The defendants moved for summary judgment, arguing that the circumstances in the case didn't rise to the level of gross negligence. The court granted that motion and dismissed with prejudice.
The administrator appealed the dismissal only as to the 16-year-old peer leader. Today a divided Supreme Court affirms. Justice Goodwyn, writing for the court, notes that gross negligence is the absence of any care at all. Here, the peer leader had given the 13-year-old scout a swimming lesson earlier that morning, and swam out toward him when he heard the boy's cries of alarm. Those efforts were unsuccessful, of course, but the majority finds that they amount to at least "scant care," in the language of our caselaw.
Justice McCullough, joined by Justice Mims, dissents. He notes that gross negligence is usually a jury issue. As for the majority's cited degree of care, the dissent points out that the peer leader actually brought the boy out onto the river and into danger. It concludes, "When the defendant has led the plaintiff into danger, an ineffectual and doomed to fail rescue attempt does not in my judgment take away from the jury the question of gross negligence."
Update October 28: I've been thinking about this decision since writing about it yesterday afternoon, and the ruling continues to trouble me. The majority expressly bases its conclusion – no gross negligence as a matter of law – on two factors: the earlier swimming lesson and the futile effort to save the drowning boy.
But the swimming lesson apparently took place a couple of hours earlier. That kind of temporal separation would have led an earlier edition of this court to conclude that it was irrelevant, since it was remote in time from the negligent conduct and had no real nexus with the negligence. The other factor, the attempt to rescue, came after the negligent act had already happened. Last year, in Cain v. Lee, the justices held that the defendant's post-accident conduct was irrelevant, as it had "no direct connection to the incident that precipitated the present case." In fairness to the court, that case turned on a claim for statutory punitive damages in a DUI suit; but in my view, the concept is the same.
I believe that a reasonable jury could view the swimming lesson not as an insulating factor, but as evidence that the peer leader knew damn well that the boy couldn't swim. As for the other factor, if a defendant engages in conduct that clearly constitutes gross negligence – let's say he's racing on a highway and causes a head-on collision – is that conduct no longer grossly negligent if the perpetrator calls 911 to summon help? By the time the peer leader started to swim back out, the grossly negligent act was complete: He had led a non-swimming boy 150 yards out into the current of one of the state's largest rivers, and then abandoned him there. I don't think he can erase his gross negligence just by turning around. Now, I can see that in many cases — maybe even this one — post-negligence conduct may be relevant. But that makes out a jury issue; not grounds for dismissal as a matter of law.
This should have been a matter for a jury to decide.
Today's ruling in Suntrust Bank v. PS Business Parks has significant application beyond the field of debtor/creditor relations, so I recommend that you pull up a chair even if you aren't a collections attorney.
This is the second time we've seen this case. It took a turn through Ninth and Franklin back in 2014, and I covered it then. It's a garnishment dispute between a judgment creditor and a bank that held accounts belonging to an obligor (a guarantor of the original lease obligation). Because the precise banking holding is fairly arcane, I'll take the liberty – for which I respectfully solicit Justice Mims's indulgence, since he clearly spent plenty of time explaining the transactional details – and cut to the broader issue.
This is a case about the burden of proof – or one component of it:
"The phrase 'burden of proof' refers to two related but distinct concepts: (1) The 'burden of production,' which is the obligation to come forward with evidence to make a prima facie case . . ., and (2) the 'burden of persuasion,' which is the obligation to introduce evidence that actually persuades the fact finder to the requisite degree of belief that a particular proposition of fact is true."
For that holding, the court cites Friend on Evidence. I will turn to a classical source to emphasize its importance: "This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate." C. Dickens, A Christmas Carol, ch. 1, "Marley's Ghost."
When you try a case, and you represent the plaintiff, you generally have both versions of the burden of proof. Once you present evidence sufficient to make out a prima facie case, the burden to present evidence can often shift to the defendant to come forward with contrary evidence. If she does that, that burden can shift back to you.
One clear example of this is a Batson challenge. A litigant who wants to make such a challenge has the initial burden to show that he's a member of a protected class, and the Bad Guys struck one or more members of that class. Once the movant makes that showing, the burden of production shifts to the aforementioned Bad Guys to show a nondiscriminatory reason for the strikes. If they do that, the original movant then has the obligation to show that that offered reason is pretextual.
But the second burden, the ultimate obligation to persuade the decisionmaker, never shifts. The plaintiff in most suits bears the "risk of non-persuasion," and if she fails to persuade the decisionmaker, she ultimately loses.
In this case, the judgment creditor made a prima facie showing that there was plenty of money in the garnished bank account during the garnishment period. The trial court found that the bank, in return, had introduced evidence that that money was phantom, but it had failed to persuade the court – failed to meet the "burden of proof" – to establish that fact. The court ruled that the bank thus failed to meet what turns out to be a nonexistent burden. That means the court's judgment in favor of the creditor and against the bank has to be reversed again.
From talking to a lot of trial judges over the decades, I've learned that they absolutely hate the R-word. Not reversed; most of them are thick-skinned enough to know that getting reversed from time to time is part of the job. No; what they absolutely hate is to have the case remanded. Once they close a file, they want it to be as dead as Old Marley – well, perhaps this is a bad example, considering what happens in the rest of Chapter 1.
This second reversal contains a second remand, and the trial judge is going to have to take one more crack at untying this financial knot.
I've noted recently that the Supreme Court has been an uncomfortable place for appellees with large – let's say eight-digit – judgments. I was thinking in the tort context, but today we get review of a large contract award, in Shareholder Representative Services v. Airbus Americas, Inc. This appeal arises from a corporate merger; the primary issue is how damage claims are capped pursuant to the merger agreement.
Our tale begins with a company called Metron, which created a software program used in air-traffic control. Five years ago, Airbus, the American division of the giant European manufacturer of airliners, agreed to buy Metron for tens of millions of dollars. The merger contract contained three separate provisions limiting damage for any breach of the agreement. The first limit capped liability for breaches of most representations and warranties at $5.8 million, an amount that the seller escrowed. The second limit applied to "Fundamental" and "Special" representations; that cap was $15 million. The final cap applied to other warranties not relevant here.
The deal went bad for Airbus, and it sued SRS, the agent for Metron's stockholders. It sought $17 million plus attorney's fees and litigation costs. The case went to a bench trial, and a judge found that the seller had breached its obligations by submitting inaccurate figures during negotiations. That finding wasn't contested on appeal; the real battle is which cap applied.
The trial court found that the inaccuracies resulted in $9.4 million in damages. It awarded Airbus the contents of the escrow account plus a money judgment for another $3.6 million. After considering Airbus's fee petition, the court tacked on almost $4 million more. By my math, that comes to over $13 million, which takes us up into eight-digit territory.
There are two issues on appeal. One relates to preservation, always a meaningful topic for my readers.
SRS argued on appeal that damages were fully contained within the categories covered by the first cap, so judgment should be limited to $5.8 million. Airbus responded that SRS had only raised this issue after the trial court had rendered its decision (that is, announced it in a letter opinion). It argued that a motion to reconsider is too late, so the issue was waived.
My faithful readers know where this is going: it's perfectly permissible to preserve an issue for appellate review in a motion to rehear, as long as the court acts on it. In this case, the judge stated on the record that she had considered SRS's last-minute arguments and rejected them, so that's good enough to get the issue to Richmond.
One side note: in a footnote, Justice Koontz refers to a novel argument by the appellant, SRS. It observed in its merits briefs that Airbus had not raised its preservation challenge at the writ stage, and argued that that waived the issue for discussion after the writ was granted. No dice; the court rules that an appellee doesn't have to play all its cards in the opening hand. (I would have been astonished by a contrary ruling on this.)
On the merits, the justices reverse the trial court, finding that the sins of omission (or commission, for that matter) are all covered by the $5.8M cap. That means that Airbus loses its fee award, too, because the contract classified that as a form of damages for breach. The court directs final judgment for the amount of the escrow.
Sexually violent predators
Today's decision in Commonwealth v. Proffitt will apply in case areas that have nothing to do with treatment of SVPs. This opinion is about the standard of appellate review when a trial court excludes evidence.
Experienced appellate practitioners are probably now looking at the computer screen with a puzzled look. It's abuse of discretion, they muse. Why do we need a published opinion to establish that? True enough, that's the standard. But this opinion walks us through the process when the Supreme Court finds that a judge abused his discretion by excluding evidence.
Take a moment to ponder that distinction. The justices frequently decide appeals where the issue is the admission of inadmissible evidence. In situations like that, where a statute or well-established caselaw makes the evidence inadmissible, the analysis can be quite straightforward. But when a judge refuses evidence, there's an elaborate dance involved at the appellate level.
The evidence at issue in this appeal is testimony from two former victims of sexual assault, allegedly at the hands of Proffitt. For one victim, Proffitt was convicted of rape; for the other, a similar charge was nolle prosequied. The Commonwealth's clinical psychologist had testified, and her expert testimony didn't consider the second victim because of the nol pros, though she did consider the other offense. The trial court ruled that the victims' statements would be irrelevant, unfairly prejudicial, and cumulative. Remember, Proffitt isn't being tried here for the crimes; he's facing involuntary confinement, and the doctor has already told the jury the relevant part of the story.
The jury found in favor of Proffitt, but the Commonwealth got a writ. The issue on appeal is whether the trial judge should have allowed the victims to testify, using that seemingly familiar abuse-of-discretion approach. Justice Mims, writing for a unanimous court, maps out the trail and then leads us down it.
The court first finds that the evidence was relevant and material under Rule 2:401. Relevance is, as you probably know, a low threshold: does it make it more or less likely that a fact in issue in the case is more or less probable?
Today's discussion points out one thing that I had missed in my previous view of relevance and materiality. I've always known that the two are separate concepts. But Justice Mims points out that our rule-based expression of the relevance principle actually incorporates materiality, by including the phrase, "any fact in issue." Thus, in Virginia, evidence cannot be relevant but immaterial, as I had always assumed. I'll keep that in mind if I'm ever imprisoned against my will in the terrible environment of a trial court.
The statutory definition of a sexually violent predator includes the fact that a person "finds it difficult to control his predatory behavior, which makes him likely to engage in sexually violent acts." The justices today find that a history of such violent acts is clearly material – that's what the inquiry is all about – and it's relevant because that evidence has some tendency, even if small, to make this fact more likely.
The next step is the "more prejudicial than probative" analysis. Here again, the Supreme Court disagrees with the trial judge. All of a party's evidence is presumptively somewhat prejudicial to his opponent; the question is whether the probative value of that evidence outweighs "unfair or unduly prejudicial effects." (Emphasis original)
Here, the justices find that the trial court abused its discretion in finding that the balance tipped in favor of prejudice. They rule that the evidence of the attacks could bolster the doctor's conclusions and could lead the jury to conclude that Proffitt was unable to control himself, thus presenting a future danger. The court cites SCOTUS rulings that past acts are usually important indicators of "future violent tendencies," so these stories were "highly probative" of a material issue.
My readers know well the formula (in Landrum v. Chippenham & Johnston-Willis Hospitals) for abuse of discretion. Today, the justices find that the judge incorrectly weighed the probative value of the direct evidence.
We're not done; there are two steps left. The judge had found that the evidence would be cumulative, and the justices again disagree. This kind of evidence was different in kind from the doctor's summary narrative. Indeed, she hadn't considered one of the attacks at all, and the court has already found that that evidence would be probative. Finally, the court concludes that the exclusion isn't harmless error, because "In a civil case, the erroneous exclusion of evidence is reversible error when the record fails to show plainly that the excluded evidence could not have affected the verdict."
The court thus reverses and sends the case back for a new trial where the victims will get to testify. That won't necessarily produce a win for the Commonwealth; it still has to make a clear-and-convincing showing sufficient to justify keeping a man penned up past the expiration of his prison sentence.
While the defendant in an SVP proceeding gets many of the rights afforded to criminal defendants, this is in truth a mental-health proceeding, and the law understandably makes it tough to lock someone up just because we believe he'll commit a crime in the future. To the best of my knowledge, we don't do that for other crimes – there's no provision to civilly commit felons who were convicted of embezzlement or arson or even murder, once their terms are up. This provision is, as far as I know, unique.
For those of you who don't handle anything remotely like SVP cases, the detailed analysis of the decision to exclude the evidence will still prove quite valuable. And for lawyers appealing the exclusion of evidence, this opinion is a handy guide of how the justices evaluate this kind of issue.
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If Isle of Man were your home instead of The United States you would...
be 67.74% less likely to be unemployed
Isle of Man has an unemployment rate of 2.00% while The United States has 6.20%
99 in every 100,000 people are currently imprisoned in Isle of Man compared to 698 in The United States
be 32.41% less likely to die in infancy
The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Isle of Man is 4.17 while in The United States it is 6.17.
make 1.89% more money
The GDP per capita in Isle of Man is $53,800 while in The United States it is $52,800
live 1.42 years longer
The life expectancy at birth in Isle of Man is 80.98 while in The United States it is 79.56.
have 16.77% fewer babies
The annual number of births per 1,000 people in Isle of Man is 11.17 while in The United States it is 13.42.
More Information about Isle of Man
With its 86,866 people, Isle of Man is the 197th largest country in the world by population. It is the 189th largest country in the world by area with 572 square kilometers.
Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
Languages spoken: English, Manx Gaelic (about 2% of the population has some knowledge)
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Linsay Evans, Leaf Group Updated December 06, 2017
Your drive will take you through roads through mountains, along lakes and through forests. (Photo: Photos.com/Photos.com/Getty Images )
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Planning a drive from Vancouver, British Columbia to Calgary, Alberta, pack a camera and consider yourself lucky. This scenic, 600-mile stretch of the TransCanada Highway passes through the Canadian Rockies, forested flatlands, orchards and farms, National Parks and myriad lakes and rivers on its way from the Pacific Ocean. If traveling in the winter, don't forget the snow tires, as the mountains between Calgary and Vancouver receive lots of snow.
Start the drive with a stop at Stanley Park. Set on a jutting, 1,000-acre peninsula near downtown, the park features miles of walking, biking and rollerblading trails – some of which follow the coastline – ocean beaches, swimming pools, playgrounds, sports fields and forested areas. Stroll through manicured gardens, visit the fish at the Vancouver Aquarium, dine at the Park's restaurants or shop for souvenirs at its gift shops and visitor's centers. Head east toward Harrison Hot Springs, about 80 miles from Vancouver. Set on a lake, this tiny community is home to natural hot springs and a range of recreational activities. The hot springs are maintained by Harrison Hot Springs Resort and feature three outdoor and two indoor pools full of hot, mineral-laden water from a natural spring. Visitors can fish, hike, canoe, swim, kayak or play a round of golf at one of four area courses.
When reaching to Kamloops, visit the British Columbia Wildlife Park. The park is home to a range of species, from cougars and black bears to tundra swans and Western rattlesnakes. Watch flight demonstrations starring birds of prey or get up close to a porcupine or wolf at an animal encounter. Drive east toward the Rockies and stop at Glacier National Park. Set in the Selkirk and Purcell Ranges of the Columbia Mountains, the park's climate is influenced by wet winds from the Pacific Ocean, creating moderate temperatures and the world's only temperate inland rainforest. Explore this unusual ecosystem on a short, self-guided walk along the Hemlock Grove Boardwalk trail or take a hike on the Beaver Valley Hiking Trail through old-growth forest.
Nestled in the Rockies, the ski village of Banff offers shopping, dining, outdoor recreation and scenic beauty for summer and winter visitors. If it's snowing, hit the slopes for a day of world-class skiing or snowboarding at one of the area's three resorts, Mt. Norquay, Lake Louise and Sunshine. In summer, ride up Sulpher Mountain on the Banff Gondola or rent a canoe and explore Lake Louise. Descending into the Canadian Rockies, stop and camp at Bow Valley Park Campgrounds. Set in Bow Valley Provincial Park, visitors can choose from seven campgrounds, ranging from small, remote and rustic campsites with firepits and non-flush toilets to large, RV-capable sites and electrical hookups and showers. Campers can hike, mountain bike, canoe, swim and fish.
On the way to Calgary, ride the amusement park rides at Calaway Park. The 160-acre facility offers 32 rides; live music, dance and magic performances; games of skill; five restaurants and numerous food stalls serving treats from cotton candy to ice cream; and candy and gift shops. Set just west of town, the Olympic Hall of Fame and Museum houses the largest collection of Olympic artifacts, photographs and memorabilia in Canada. Exhibits include twenty Olympic torches dating to the 1930s, interactive activities and a hockey shoot-out display.
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A little girl named Ib (pronounced 'Eve' ) goes to her very first art gallery with her parents.
While looking at the bizarre yet intriguing works of artist Weiss Guertena, she finds herself lost deep within a dark, eerie version of the gallery she'd just been exploring.
Unfortunately, you and Ib will discover that art can be very dangerous when it gets a bit too lifelike.
A cute girl with blonde braids named Viola is lost in the forest, and to find a way to leave through a solid wall of roses blocking the only way out, she enters the house of a witch.
It's a normal-looking house with rich carpets, bright torches, flowers in vases, and furniture that moves mysteriously on its own.
There's also all the blood on walls and stone floors.
A young girl named Aya Drevis makes it her mission to find her father, a dedicated scientist who was 'unfortunately' held prisoner by what seems to be a malevolent spirit.
She wakes up to find her spacious house filled with undead victims of her father's extensive 'work', and now she have to make her way through levels of tormented souls and creepy dolls to save her father from whatever is keeping him captive.
Set in rural Japan, a young girl named Shimoda makes an offering of fruit to the Ou (translated as King) on behalf of her family.
Because Shimoda is unsupervised, hungry, modern, and therefore not in any real position to fear punishment from breaking the strict rules of tradition–she takes one of the fruits.
A young, amnesiac orphan boy named Allen finds himself delving into surreal dream worlds that reveal the fairy tale-like stories of his fellow children.
While he makes his way around, he's guided by the droll, yet polite White Rabbit and the perpetually grinning enigma that is the Chesire Cat.
The two don't seem to get along, but that's the least of your problems.
Find all these horror games and more here!
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The Hilltop Summer Music Series at the Bookcliffs Arts Center returns in June. The series in on the first and third Thursdays each month through August.
Huge transitions at the Bookcliffs Arts Center are under way, with many accomplishments already to show for it. Our community gardens have been bustling with activity, including new mulch and new growth. The renovation of our humanities building is near completion, with the final touches expected to be completed by the end of the month. A huge thank-you to our volunteers for assistance. BAC First Friday art openings continue to be successful, with a special group show coming in June. Finally, our performance arts kick off this week with musical and theatrical happenings.
Local improv group the Boomtown Players will host open mic night at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the BAC Stone House, 1100 16th St., for their final run before officially passing the torch to the BAC for future open mic nights, which always draw a wonderful group of regulars and new faces. The bill fills up quickly, so if you have been dancing — literally or figuratively — around the idea of signing up, be sure to get there early and save your spot. This will be the last open mic until September.
The Hilltop Summer Music Series returns in June and runs through August. Every first and third Thursdays our outdoor stage will be vibrating with the glorious sounds of both Colorado local musicians, and a few musical guests to be announced. Finally, CMC will host an improv workshop at the BAC Stone House June 12-13. Check out our website at http://www.bookcliffsartscenter.org for more information. There are lots of transitions up here on the hill. We want your input as this movement carries forward. Complete the questionnaire on our Facebook page it and send it back to info@bookcliffsartscenter.org for $5 off your next workshop or BAC event.


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The first round of the Shore Conference Tournament is a little lighter than in recent years since only 24 teams qualified, but all eight first-round games on Tuesday have a chance to be pretty competitive. The common refrain in this year's tournament is that it is a march to a Ranney-vs.-Mater Dei final, but the time for assumptions and guesswork ends at 5:30 on Tuesday when the tournament tips off.
Before the games begin, here is a little more guesswork.
(20) Barnegat at (13) Central, 5:30 p.m.
(23) Matawan at (10) Colts Neck, 6 p.m.
(22) Holmdel at (11) Lakewood, 6 p.m.
(21) Donovan Catholic at (12) CBA, 6 p.m.
(17) Red Bank Catholic at (16) Neptune, 6 p.m.
(24) Brick at (9) Manasquan, 6:30 p.m.
Although Brick has been inconsistent lately and has not fared well against good competition, this is still a dangerous game for Manasquan. The Green Dragons have offensive weapons and good athletes, which can pose a problem to any team if Brick plays its best game. For Manasquan to handle its business, this game has to be all about the defensive end for them. The Warriors have not been a great defensive team game-in and game out, but have had some inspired performances along the way. Bottling up Shane and Brandon Williams will be tough for Manasquan, but Brick also does not have an answer for Devin Jensen. Brick's best bet may be to focus its attention on supporting scorers like Brad McCabe and Seamus Hogan, but with Manasquan healthy again, there are enough options to step up and help Jensen. The Pick: Manasquan, 63-52.
(19) Ocean at (14) Point Boro, 7 p.m.
(18) St. Rose at (15) Long Branch, 7 p.m.


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Forms of Nature #22 is a colorful digital collage by artist Kenneth Rougeau and was inspired by vintage nature illustrations.
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Full Moon in Capricorn: Dissolving Barriers & Victimhood (June 27/28 2018)
By Katherine Anne LeeJune 21, 2018 Astrology
The structures which make up our societies are like the bones that hold us all together.
The skeleton.
The architecture.
Which can be beautiful, artful: poems made manifest, the pinnacle of human design. Or it can be cold, brutal, prison-like, deadening. Its walls have the power to shape us into better humans: to inspire our actions through the spaces we get to act inside of. Or they can oppress us, minimizing hope and openness and freedom.
These structures, in their energetic form, are a network which runs through every level and every moment of our lives. From the first breath taken by the baby born in a hospital bed, to the way children are trained to process their thoughts in school, to the holiday you work so hard to enjoy once a year… The structures on which your life functions, are based on pre-designed and pre-fixed systems, designed for the most part by other humans. If these humans were masters, skilled craftsmen and women, whose foundational beliefs and motivations had the highest good of all at their center, then their creations are likely to have integrity. The systems they created and the structures, the architecture they formed around you and for you, is likely to be serving you.
But if not … what then?
This Full Moon falls at 6º of Capricorn, exact at 21:52 PT on the 27th June/05:52 BST on the 28th
Capricorn oversees structure.
Its energy weaves the skeletal systems of 'civilized' life, that create our human societies. It rules systems of governance, finance and social responsibility. It reaches far into the future, concerned with long-term goals and legacy, and encourages hard and meticulous work to ensure we get there. A Full Moon in this sign illuminates all of these things, both constructed and innate: where you are supported and where you are not. Where the system has integrity and where it's lacking. Where the system oppresses you and where it serves others; where the system serves you and oppresses somebody else…
Full Moon: Illuminating Hierarchy
Now is the time to examine these structures.
This Full Moon comes to shine a spotlight on to the places in your life where you are bound, restricted and limited, by the way that life is organized around you. It will also shine a spotlight on to the places in your life where you are binding, restricting and limiting others. It will offer the opportunity to address areas of rigidity, rank and hierarchy, and will do this by exposing them and bringing them up and out of the shadows. Full Moons illuminate what has previously gone unseen, so expect your eyes to be opened wide. Expect to be challenged, to be asked to step beyond the confines of pre-programmed expectation and habitual response, as the unfairness, imbalance and injustice caused by the systems we live within, is exposed.
Expect to be revealed as the victim, or as the perpetrator.
Moon Conjunct Saturn: Defenses going UP
Whatever patterns emerge during this Full Moon, it is vital not to cast judgement. In this game of life, which circulates and repeats in spirals until breakthroughs are made, we have all played both roles hundreds and hundreds of times. It's not our job to judge whoever is playing our opposite this time around, it's our job to use compassion to work through the dynamic we currently face.
Saturn, Capricorn's ruling planet, is conjuct the Moon at this lunation which means that when we do feel challenged, we may instinctively defend and try to guard ourselves and our positions. This is a protective mechanism, and with the opposing Sun currently in Cancer, that hard shell is poised and ready to rise up as armor, guarding the tenderness that lies within.
But you must resist this urge to build another barrier.
Do not reinforce the "us" and "them" mentality, instead, use this Full Moon to dissolve it. The way to do this is to take responsibility for what you see around you, whether or not you believe any fault falls with you. This difference between fault and responsibility is misunderstood, but highly relevant during this Capricorn Full Moon, as these are the themes which infuse this sign, and these are the lessons we must learn from it.
Capricorn: Cardinal Earth inspires Grounded Action
Whose "fault" any situation is, ceases to be of any importance at all, when you see how this only serves to further separate us. Responsibility on the other hand, belongs to everybody and becomes a powerful method for moving forward together.
As a cardinal Earth sign, Capricorn jolts us into action. It gives the ignition spark, but unlike fire sign Aries, Capricorn is rooted in the Earth so that our actions make real, material gains. This sign encourages us to DO. To make a physical, actual, embodied change.
Capricorn moves us to what our duty is, to what it really is, beyond the societal demands and structures and systems which surround us. So when all of these are broken down and dissolved around us – which is happening all around you, with or without your conscious participation – what is left?
Capricorn invites us to re-make our own.
Not to negate the importance and function of societal structures and systems, but to combine them with our true duty and purpose as humans, so that the architecture we create, IS beautiful, artful and poetic. This is the legacy that Capricorn wants us, and has designed us, to leave, and this is the legacy to call in at this Full Moon.
Leave a comment below to let me know how you will use this Full Moon dissolve your own personal barriers.


I'm Anni, and I'm 31 years old. I grew up in Hamburg in Germany, where it's rainy most of the time. Maybe that's why I developed such a strong passion for traveling. Or maybe it's because my parents used to take me on road trips for as long as I can remember.
I'm currently working as an art director in an advertising agency, but I will participate in yoga teacher training soon, because my love for yoga and especially it's philosophy becomes more and more important in my life every day.
Do you remember your first ever yoga class?
Yoga has completely changed my way of thinking – towards myself and others. Since I practice meditation more or less daily and have dived into the old philosophies of yoga. I've learned so much about myself and how to see the world. Most importantly for my usually really unstable mind is that I've learned that my thoughts are not the reality. This helps me in so many situations, and I'm so grateful to finally hold the key to my monkey mind in my own hands!
My all-time favorite and the country I lost my heart in is definitely Australia. I just love the vibes there and its endless nature. I could stay there forever!
If you could get on a plane anywhere tomorrow, where would you go?
My next travel goal is Cambodia! I'm hoping to have the opportunity to practice my teaching skills there after I complete my teacher training in October.
What lessons have you learned from travel?
I learned how relieving it is to live with less. All that materialistic stuff people gather all their life does not make you any richer!
That's an easy one! 😉 My teacher training in Goa. So I can finally start teaching.
To become a stronger and even more reflected woman. Because the more grounded I am the more I can give back to others.
Watch your thoughts; for they become words. Watch your words; for they become actions. Watch your actions; for they become habits. Watch your habits; for they become the character. Watch your character for it will become your destiny.
What is the name and URL of your travel blog?
It's called Yoga Gypsy. A blog for for strong spiritual gypsy souls (mainly women) who love Yoga, Travels and positive Lifestyle.
Compared to most yoga blogs, my blog speaks to all the strong, independent, and spiritual gypsy souls out there. It speaks to those who favor this lifestyle over the usual house-dog-becoming-a-wife.
I'm Anni, and I'm 31 years old. I grew up in Hamburg in Germany, where it's rainy most of the time. Maybe that's why I developed such a strong passion for traveling. Or maybe it's because my parents used to take me on road trips for as long as I can remember.
I'm currently working as an art director in an advertising agency, but I will participate in yoga teacher training soon, because my love for yoga and especially it's philosophy becomes more and more important in my life every day.
I'm Anni, and I'm 31 years old. I grew up in Hamburg in Germany, where it's rainy most of the time. Maybe that's why I developed such a strong passion for traveling. Or maybe it's because my parents used to take me on road trips for as long as I can remember. I'm currently working as an art director in an advertising agency, but I will participate in yoga teacher training soon, because my love for yoga and especially it's philosophy becomes more and more important in my life every day.


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When working out the real value of a car it's important to approach the task of buying a car with your own yardstick for value.
When you get a new car, you want to be sure that you're choosing a safe choice; that it is a vehicle you can rely upon to get you from A to B without incident. You also want to know that should any accidents or unforeseeable problems arise, your car will keep you as safe as possible.
The more a car is used, the more it is susceptible to damage from general wear and tear. The classic example is with car tyres: the more you use a car, the more the rubber on the tyres wears down and the less grip you have on the road. Eventually you will be left with a vehicle very likely to skid in adverse weather. On the other hand, if the car has been properly maintained, as soon as the tyres start to wear down, they will be properly replaced.
Keeping a car well maintained is important.
Proper maintenance not only reduces the risk from skidding on over-used tyres, but it reduces the likelihood of problems due to an old and tired engine, brake failure due to worn-down brake pads, light failure and a host of other potential problems which can all prove to be very dangerous while driving.
There's a reason that people often choose not to go for the old banger for sale on the side of the road; although it will only cost you a couple of hundred quid for the car, the next few months will likely be filled with outgoing expenses such as replacing the heater, fixing the doors and tuning up the engine. The better condition a car is, the less money you will have to spend maintaining it in the future. Checkout a table of used car values before making a purchase but also carefully consider maintenance costs.
Although it may cost a little extra initially, a well maintained car in good condition will last a lot longer before you have to shell out for replacement parts or repairs. It's therefore a much wiser idea to budget as much as you can to buy a car in a great condition, putting aside the money in preparation instead of buying a cheaper car…then getting stung with maintenance fees unexpectedly later on. Unexpected maintenance fees can not only put you in financial difficulty, but it can mean that for a few weeks while you're getting finances in order and the car fixed, you're also off the road.
A good car is well maintained.
Alongside the other points, a car in a good condition is in a general a better vehicle. It will be devoid of dents, scratches and scrapes, so will aesthetically be much more appealing; a well maintained car is a nicer looking car. Not only this, but if someone has looked after the car properly, you will get a smoother and more enjoyable drive. The last thing you want is to have a car that crunches through the gears, or steers slightly to the left because the last owner didn't treat it properly.
The general rule of thumb is, the better you look after a car, the longer it will last and the better it will perform, so it really is worth choosing a vehicle that you can tell has been looked after properly. It is also worth checking with the dealer to see if it has a full service record so you can satisfy yourself it's had the TLC it deserves.
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Rising costs scrutinized at NHBR health forum
Inefficiencies, unnecessary spending drive ongoing hikes
Liisa Rajala,
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"Overall|!!| the situation in New Hampshire is pretty good compared to a lot of parts of the country|!!| but there is uncertainty|!!|" said Ed Prewitt|!!| |!!!|editorial director of NEJM Catalyst and keynote speaker.
The United States is not doing enough to curb health care costs, primarily driven by unnecessary services, excess administrative costs and inefficiently delivered services, said Ed Prewitt, editorial director of NEJM Catalyst and keynote speaker at NH Business Review's Health Care Trends forum held Thursday at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.
Since 1980, U.S. health care spending has skyrocketed far beyond all other industrial nations, doubling the amount of health care spending per capita in Germany and Canada.
"We are far and away the largest user of health care per capita in the world," said Prewitt, noting the growth started skyrocketing after 1980.
"Until then, the U.S. and other developed countries were tracking pretty closely, but it shot up. We've bent the cost curb just a little bit as a country. That's still not very sustainable."
According to the National Academy of Medicine, one-third of health care spending, or $750 billion, is unnecessary. The largest share, $210 billion, is attributed to unnecessary services, followed by excess administrative costs, at $150 billion, and inefficiently delivered services, at $130 billion. Prescriptions account for a fifth of costs, said Prewitt.
And with nearly half of middle class or higher-income people who buy individual insurance without Obamacare subsidies facing premium increases of 52 percent in 2018, and one-third of Americans with high-deductible plans, no wonder there is discontent with the current health care model.
"Overall, the situation in New Hampshire is pretty good compared to a lot of parts of the country, but there is uncertainty," said Prewitt. "There are going to be fewer insurer partners and there is concern over Medicaid funding."
Medicaid and Medicare could see cuts via the federal budget process or through measures tacked onto tax reform proposals, said Prewitt.
Prewitt noted there are a few avenues to provide cost savings in the U.S. market.
Americans are often unaware of available resources that allow a comparison of costs and quality, such as NH Health Cost, which allows consumers to find the best provider or hospital to perform a procedure — of course, keeping in mind that it must be in their health insurer's provider network. However, Prewitt warned that people should be wary of publications that claim to do their own analysis, since their data is often incomplete.
In the health care industry, there is a growing focus on value-based care — providing efficient care with price based on health outcomes. Prewitt said New England has embraced value-based care more than other parts of the country, specifically naming Dartmouth-Hitchcock as a leader.
In terms of regulating hospital costs, Maryland is the only state in the country that has started doing so, though with some lateral ability for hospitals to influence their prices.
Adding to health care costs are mental health issues, such as clinical depression and drug and alcohol abuse, which have a significant cost impact. Drug abuse alone costs employers $18 billion in sick days and medical expenses.
Addiction crisis
Prewitt's overview set the stage for the panel that followed, focusing on how mental health and addiction issues affect the workplace.
The panel was comprised of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Vice President Dr. William Brewster, John Burns, director of SOS Recovery Community Organization, attorney Adam Hamel of McLane Middleton and Alex Ray, owner of The Common Man Family of Restaurants.
"Fentanyl, I know all too many people who have died recently from that drug," said Alex Ray, owner of The Common Man Family of Restaurants (far right). "My particular thing is AA; I try to get [employees] in personally." To Ray's right (from right to left) are Adam Hamel, John Burns and Dr. William Brewster.
Burns noted that with so much attention on the opioid crisis, the greater addiction crisis is being overlooked.
"When the opioid crisis is over, it's going to be another drug crisis," said Burns, who listed stimulants, methamphetamines and cocaine as common additive substances, as well as alcohol.
"Alcohol kills a lot more people," said Burns.
Approximately 70 percent of employers are reporting prescription drug misuse as a problem and almost 30 percent of employees say they have family members who are struggling with addiction, said Hamel.
"Employers should really be getting individualized advice from their attorneys or counsel," said Hamel. "The first step is a cultural step and that is making sure you have in place policies and programs," as well as ensuring employees there are resources available to help, often through company's benefits providers.
Ray, who has set up two addiction centers, one of which was sold to Easter Seals, tries personally to get employees struggling with alcohol abuse into Alcoholics Anonymous, even before they can get into a treatment program, where there is often a two- to four-week waiting list.
"Most of the people who need professional help don't have any money because they used it all, so they come and say 'I need help' and I say 'What can you do?'," said Ray.
But employers need to be careful about how they approach employees they suspect are experiencing an addiction. Hamel said employers should focus on performance as a point of conversation, asking what the company could do to help employees, allowing them to open up versus providing a diagnosis.
Creating workplaces where individuals feel safe to speak about it have a huge impact, said Burns, who spoke of his personal experience of eventually opening up to his employer at the time about his daughter's addiction.
His employer was completely understanding and supportive, Burns said. "I had always been a loyal, hardworking employee, but I'll tell you I would have moved mountains for them from that day on," said Burns.
Brewster, whose son also experienced addiction, noted it is an issue that affects many employees, either directly or through their family members.
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The first thing that should happen when your application is loaded is the registration of services' implementations so that they are then accessible from anywhere within the application. This section explains how to bootstrap the required and custom services at the app's entry-point.
Libraries do not do anything when loaded, it's up to the person writing the application to create and wire up the parts of the libraries and services you are using.
The XmlResourceService, which provides access to XML bundled by the XML Bundler. This is sometimes used to load configuration files.
The HtmlResourceService, which allows code to get the contents of HTML files that have been bundled together. This is typically used to load templates for Presenter.
Because these services are needed by many parts of the BladeRunnerJSLibraries, we provide default implementations for them.
There are a number of other services that the BladeRunnerJSLibraries use, and you can also define your own and use those too. Here's an example of using one of the other defined services.
Many applications need to know the user name of the currently logged in user. In the following example a message displayed when a user trades should include the user's name.
The UserService interface is defined in the library as having a single function, getLoginName, which returns a string. Caplin Trader provides an implementation of this, but you can create your own implementation of the UserService and register it. Below is the simplest possible UserService, but it's also possible to create one that gets the login name via an XHR to a protected servlet or uses a streaming connection.
To use your new UserService you edit the aliases.xml file, in your default aspect's resources directory. This will re-map the br.user-service alias to point to your implementation. Once you've done this, all your code (including the BRJS Trader libraries) will start using your implementation.
There are other services you may want to use, or for which you might want to provide custom implementations. For details on those, see the Available Services documentation on bladerunnerjs.org.


HAd a great time to fishing for silvers by pigot point. Man it was fun. But it took me alittle biut due to the fact this was my first time using down riggers. I had to learn how to turn with lines out. Also setting lines out with flaser. Allot of people where using a flaser, I endedgiving up on it and just used a silver crocidle and they killed it. there were a few times I caught a silver that was no bigger then 8-12 inches. No clue we had them on.


SMAC is a exhibition space, committed to showcasing Berlin's artists. The exhibition 'Clearly Ambiguous' was inspired by the quote "We both step and do not step in the same rivers. We are and are not". In other words, we cannot step into the same river twice, because the river is constantly changing and so are we. The concept for the invitation's for its visual effect – the words appear as if reflected on water.


Pnina Tornai is one of the most desired bridal designers from women all over the world. In her new collection entitled "Fragile", she proves once again why she is loved by brides. Many women dream of becoming a beautiful bride on there wedding day, and thanks to Pnina, putting her magic and love into each dress, the life of a bride turns into a real-life fairy tale.
Pnina is a designer who truly cares for her brides, making sure the gown is perfect from head to toe. This is why we call her "The Fairy Godmother of Bridal".
In the midst of an always busy schedule, Pnina took time to answer questions our most pressing questions, about her background and why she wanted to become a designer.
Her Royal Style: What was your first inspiration to be a designer?
Pnina Tornai: Growing up, I actually never thought of becoming a designer. I always wanted to be an actress! I did steal my mother's tablecloths and make dresses at a young age, but I never considered it as a career. During a very difficult time in my life, I had a dream where I was laying in my backyard and wedding gowns began falling from the sky. I could see the details of each one so vividly, from the laces to the embellishments. When I woke up, I knew that this was a sign from God that designing bridal gowns was my calling.
Do you still remember the first dress you created?
The first dress I ever created was my wedding dress. I got married in Paris and the dress was designed by me and made by the creative team of Habima, the national Israeli theater.
How many years have you been a designer?
I've been designing for over 25 years.
Before you were a designer, were you thinking about having another job?
I always dreamed of becoming an actress and am still an actress today. I'm so fortunate that I have been able to continue doing all of the things that I love. I get the best of both worlds.
Which country do you most want to do one of your shows?
I would love to have a trunk show in Brazil! I receive so much love from my Brazilian fans every day on my Instagram and I would love to meet them all.
What do your family think of being loved and admired by thousands of people?
They are so supportive, but I think most important roles I play are sister, wife, aunt, and grandmother. At the end of the day, I'm still me. Despite the highs and the lows, family is always there.
About the love of fans, what would you say if you could talk to everyone today?
I would want to thank them all for their constant support! I love reading their kind messages, hearing their stories, and seeing the photos of my brides at their weddings.
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Growing up I've always thought that birthdays are worth celebrating because of the blessing that it is to be alive yet another year.
I'm pretty sure I'm not speaking for myself when I say that birthday festivities leave you feeling special, and on top of the world. But what about the other days of the year (not including holidays)? Are those not worth celebrating too? Every day that God gives us here on earth is a beautiful gift. So we really should start treating it like that!
To kick-start, your new #BirthdayEveryday challenge here are some real tips on how to make each day feel like it's your birthday.
1. Know that life is a gift and appreciate it.
2. Talk to God every day, and think Big.
4. Set aside some free time to do the things you love.
5. Spend time with people who make you happy to be alive.
6. Nourish and pamper your body inside and out.
7. Invest in your future.
8. Get yourself some cake or cupcakes!
10. Welcome each moment with thankfulness.
Whether it's your own birthday or somebody you love, the celebration of life doesn't have to stop. We can take some of the magical moments from what makes birthday celebrations special and apply it to each day of the year.
If you're an avid reader and love book-to-movie adaptations of your favorite stories, then 2018 releases won't disappoint! I don't know about you, but this kind of news is encouraging and really makes me want to catch up on my reading so I can do the normal comparisons and see the book come to life.
The highly anticipated films include Where'd You Go, Bernadette, A Wrinkle in Time, and of course, the last movie of the trilogy by E. L. James, Fifty Shades Freed!
If you're like me and love watching films that are based on books (the kind that keeps your attention), then you'll be interested in today's list of books becoming movies in 2018. Don't worry, you still have plenty of time to read them all before they come out! But I would start now if I were you.
The plot: Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.
Who's starring in it: Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson fill the shoes of Christian and Ana again, while newcomers like Arielle Kebbel will join the last movie of the Fifty Shades trilogy.
The plot: A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker, traveling from Boston to The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West. They recapture their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.
Who's starring in it: Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren, for the first time acting together since the 1990 film Bethune: The Making of a Hero.
The plot: Following the discovery of a new form of space travel as well as Meg's father's disappearance, she, her brother, and her friend must join three magical beings — Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which — to travel across the universe to rescue him from a terrible evil.
Who's starring in it: Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Peña, Storm Reid, Zach Galifianakis, and Chris Pine.
The plot: After her anxiety-ridden mother disappears, 15-year-old Bee does everything she can to track her down, discovering her troubled past in the process.
Who's starring in it: Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer, Laurence Fishburne, Troian Bellisario, and James Urbaniak.
A movie trailer was not released at the time of this post.
The plot: The Tale of Peter Rabbit was first published by Frederick Warne in 1902 and endures as Beatrix Potter's most popular and well-loved tale. The feature adaptation follows the story of a rebellious rabbit trying to sneak into a farmer's vegetable garden.
Who's starring in it: voice roles played by James Corden, Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie, Elizabeth Debicki and Sia, and live action roles played by Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne and Sam Neill.
The plot: A biologist and her teams signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition where the laws of nature don't apply.
Who's starring in it: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Gina Rodriguez, and Oscar Isaac.
P.S. Author Jeff Vandermeer teased that the movie has a "mind-blowing" ending.
The plot: Ballerina Dominika Egorova is recruited to "Sparrow School," a Russian intelligence service where she is forced to use her body as a weapon. But her first mission, targeting a CIA agent, threatens to unravel the security of both nations.
Who's starring in it: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, and Jeremy Irons.
The plot: An American-born Chinese economics professor, Rachel Chu, accompanies her boyfriend to Singapore for his best friend's wedding only to get thrust into the lives of Asia's rich and famous. She discovers that her boyfriend comes from a ridiculously wealthy family with a dark past and that every woman wants him.
Who's starring in it: Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, Awkwafina, and Sonoya Mizuno.
The plot: A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.
Who's starring in it: Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Kyle McLachlan, Owen Vaccaro, and Colleen Camp.
The plot: Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals, and corrupt government officials.
Who's starring in it: Claire Foy and Sverrir Gudnason.
The plot: A world-renown opera singer becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she's invited to perform for a wealthy industrialist in South America.
Who's starring in it: Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe, and Demian Bechir.
Release date: 2018, no official date at the time of this post.
The plot: A writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island in the aftermath of World War II when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war.
Who's starring in it: Michiel Huisman, Lily James, and Glen Powel.
The plot: In this ominous haunted house tale, a doctor visits a patient at Hundreds Hall, a place where the way of life is dying — but something wicked also lurks.
Who's starring in it: Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter, and Charlotte Rampling.
The plot: A re-imagining of Hamlet, told from Ophelia's perspective.
Who's starring in it: Daisy Ridley as Ophelia, with Naomi Watts, Clive Owen, Tom Felton, Dominic Mafham and George MacKay.
Imagine one room in a house so beautiful, it needs its own feature. That's the case for this dining room design by interior designer Ashley Whittaker.
This masterpiece features scenic wallpaper, de Gournay's Jardinieres Citrus Trees, handed Whittaker a "launching palette". For the azure of Hines & Company's Moccasin upholstery on J. Alexander chairs and the lavender of curtains in a Manuel Canovas fabric. Canary Grande pendants are by Chameleon Fine Lighting and the Patricia lamps, by Christopher Spitzmiller. The Stratum rug is from Merida.
When you proposed lavender curtains, did the client gasp?
I look at a scenic paper and ask myself, What is the weird color in here? Then I pull out some unexpected nuance that keeps things from getting staid or static. In this case, it was that lavender, which we also used on the gimp under the nailheads trimming the blue chair seats. This might not have been our client's first choice of color for the curtains, but she got excited when she saw the fabric. We realized we could try things that might intimidate some people, like the big Indian-print paper in the upstairs hallway or the sparkly silk wall covering in the master bath. That's the client's J.Lo moment, and it didn't scare her one bit.
This story featuring Ashley Whittaker originally appeared in the November 2015 issue of House Beautiful.


Although people thought Gerald Ford was an honest man, Richard Nixon had promoted him to office of Vice President. That association left a bad taste in people's mouths. Jimmy Carter came from the Deep South and had no connections with Washington politicians. People liked the fact that he was an outsider and elected him President instead of Gerald Ford in the 1976 election.
Being an outsider became a problem for Carter once he was in office. Congress didn't want to work with him and often vetoed his bills. The economic recession worsened and more people lost their jobs. People couldn't afford to buy houses. At the same time, international issues plagued him. In 1979, Iranians broke into the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 52 people hostage for 444 days. Jimmy Carter was no longer the popular outsider even though many of the country's problems were beyond his control. Ronald Reagan beat him easily in the next election.
Jimmy Carter was born October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia.
His family owned a store and a farm.
Carter wanted to be a sailor. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and joined the U.S. Navy. He became a nuclear submarine engineer.
Carter's father died when he was 29. Carter left the navy and returned home to run the family store and peanut farm. He was a successful businessman.
Carter married his sister's best friend, Rosalyn Smith, in 1946. They have four children.
Carter served in the Georgia Senate and was governor of Georgia before becoming President.
During his years as President, Carter insisted on a more casual White House. He always greeted White House staff and said thank you. He asked Secret Service men to smile more and stop opening doors for him. He asked White House cooks to make simple, southern dishes like grits, country ham, and red eye gravy.
He believes strongly in equal rights for all people. Carter was only 56-years-old when he left the White House. Since then, he and his wife have actively worked to reduce poverty and improve conditions worldwide. Carter has written several books and teaches at Emory University in Atlanta. He helps negotiate peace agreements between countries at the Carter Center. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his work.
Question: What role did Rosalyn Carter play in the White House?
Answer: Jimmy Carter viewed Rosalyn as an active player in the Presidency. They went out to lunch every Thursday to talk about important decisions. Carter often sent Rosalyn notes asking for her opinion.
Visit PBS to learn more about Jimmy Carter.