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In a method of publishing creative content to at least one local digital display device, a first unit of the creative content is stored on a first portable digital storage medium in an encrypted format. The digital replication is encrypted with a selected one of a plurality of private encryption keys. The first portable digital storage medium is transferred to the local digital display device. A preselected public key is entered into the local digital display device. The preselected public key corresponds to the selected one of the plurality of private encryption keys. At least a portion of the first unit of the creative content is decrypted by employing the public encryption key using a public key/private key decryption algorithm. The portion of the creative content is displayed on the local digital display device.
This application claims priority on Provisional Patent Application No. 60/439,843, filed Jan. 14, 2003, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference. This application also claims priority on Provisional Patent Application No. 60/400,508, filed Aug. 2, 2002, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a kiosk memory card delivery unit according to one embodiment of the invention.
Referring now in detail to the figures, where like numerals refer to like elements throughout the several views, FIG. 1 depicts architecture  100 of a network supporting the present invention. In one embodiment, the invention is a mechanism for displaying a comic book via the global computer network. The digital information for publishing the comic book is stored in a server 102 in communication with the global computer network 106. The server 102 may be a dedicated computer, and the global computer network 106 may be a high-speed data network, such as the Internet. The digital information can be downloaded via the computer network 106 to an end user's computers 104 in response to a request received from the end user.
FIG. 2 illustrates an architecture  200 of an exemplary embodiment. The digital information publishing system of the invention may be architected in a client-server configuration. The server component 202 has a client interface manager 206 and a database 204 of digital information. The client component 208 has a server interface manager 210, an audio manager 212, a display manager 214, a user interface manager 218, a color library 216, a balloon library 220, a black-and-white library 222, and an audio library 224.
The server component  202 resides generally on the server 102. The database 204 is stored in a memory device on the server 102, and the client interface manager 206 is a software program running on the server 102. The client interface manager 206 interfaces with the client component 208 that may be running on a remote computer.
The client component  208 is usually downloaded from the server 102 to a client computer 104 located remotely. The client component 208 runs on the client computer 104 and communicates with the server component 202 through the server interface manager 210 via data messages or other suitable communications means. The server interface manager 210 makes requests for information to the server component 202 and stores the information received in proper libraries. The audio manager 212 is responsible for retrieving audio files from the audio library 224 and playing them on audio devices. The display manager 214 is responsible for retrieving graphic files and displaying them on a display device. The graphic files are stored, depending on their nature, in the black-and-white library 222, the color library 216, on the balloon library 220. The balloon library 220 is also known as detail information library.
According to one embodiment, the invention employs a display screen to present the digital information to a user. FIG. 3 illustrates an initial screen  300 displayed to the user. When the user starts the program by either invoking the software on a computer or by visititing a web site, the initial display screen 300 is displayed to the user. The initial display screen 300 has an action menu 302, from where the user can enter his desired action. The initial display screen 300 has also a tool bar across a portion of the screen. The tool bar has a language button 304 that allows the user to choose the language for the action menu 302. The tool bar also has a login button 306 for the user to login if the user is a regular subscriber. If the user is not a regular subscriber, he can subscribe the service using the subscription ("join now") button 308.
When the user selects "view comics" button from the action menu  302, a list of available titles is displayed across the display screen. By moving a cursor horizontally across the display screen, the list of titles moves in the opposite direction of the cursor. By moving the list of titles this way, more titles can be displayed on a small screen and the user does not need not to use a scroll bar to view additional titles.
FIG. 4 illustrates a title selection screen  400, from which the user selects one of the titles. After the user selects one of the titles, all the available volumes of that title are displayed vertically 402. The user can then proceed to select a desired volume. For non-subscribers, only few volumes may be available for viewing, while the subscribers may view all the volumes.
FIG. 5 illustrates an introductory display screen  500. The introductory display screen 500 presents the title of the volume selected to the user and briefly instructs basic commands to the user. The introductory display screen 500 presents several help balloons 502 to the user. It also has a display feature bar 504 and an information bar 506. The help balloons 502 will disappear after the user clicks the cursor anywhere on the introductory display screen.
The feature bar  504 also presents several features buttons 602-610 to the user. The user can adjust his digital information reading experience using these feature buttons as shown in FIG. 6. The feature buttons 602-610 control image quality of the digital information in display. The user may change the graphic display to a high-resolution image, a low-resolution image, or a black-and-white image by activating feature buttons 602, 604, or 606 respectively. When the user changes the image quality, the underline image does not change. A layer of the selected quality is lay on the top of the image. The user may also zoom in or out of the display image by using "+" or "−" buttons 610. The user may also zoom in or out by using the sliding button 608.
The feature bar  504 also presents a second set of feature buttons 702 and 704 that allow the user to change appearance of dialog balloons. The user may change the size of the dialog balloons through buttons 704, and he may also change the content of dialog from one language to another by selecting the desired languages through buttons 702. The dialog balloons are not drawn into the image. The dialog balloons are laid on top of the images, and they can be substituted freely by dialog balloons with different languages. In an alternative embodiment, not show in figures, the user may modify the expansion speed of the dialog balloons.
The information bar  506 has several feature buttons 802-810, as shown in FIG. 8, that provides help and information about the digital information that is being displayed. If the user activates the help button 802, help balloons 502 will be displayed. The user can learn about the story of the digital information in display up to that moment by activating the story feature button 804, and a story balloon will be displayed. The user can also learn about the summary of the selected story through a synopsis feature button 806 or the user can learn about the characters in the selected story through a character biography button 808. Finally, the user can learn about the creators of the comic story by activating a credits button 810.
On each screen there is one right navigation button  812 and one left navigation button 814 that let the user move the story forward and backward respectively. When the user activates right navigation button 812, a new page of digital information is loaded. Generally, the system buffers only two pages of digital information ahead of what is being displayed. For example, if the system is displaying page 3, then the system buffers pages 4 and 5. When the user moves the display to page 4, page 6 is loaded into the buffer. This way the use of the buffer is limited and time spent on file transfer is reduced. The user may also move to the next book of the same title by using button 818, or move to the next book by the release date by using button 816.
The user may also choose to listen to the dialogs narrated instead of reading it by enabling an audio selection bar  902 shown in FIG. 9. When this audio feature is enabled, the user may play the audio files on an audio device, for example a speaker, by activating button 904 or stop the audio by activating button 906. The user may also set the audio to play automatically all the dialogs of the current display by enabling button 908. The digital information in display will automatically turn to the next page if the user enables button 910, which automatically turns the page when the audio is done. The audio file is a pre-recorded by actors playing the characters. The sliding bar 912 shows the loading of the audio file and the percentage of audio file played so far.
FIG. 9 also illustrates dialog balloons  914 and description boxes 916. The dialog balloons 914, which display text detail images, reflect the words spoken by a particular character in the story, and the description boxes 916, which also display text detail images, provide a background description of the story at that moment. Both dialog balloons and description boxes can alter their appearance when a cursor is placed on the top of them. The dialog balloons 914 and the description boxes 916 are placed as layers on the top of the display screen independently from the underlining pictorial display. When a cursor is placed on the top of a dialog balloon, the same dialog balloon is displayed at a bigger scale on the top of the display screen without affecting the underlining pictorial display, thereby facilitating easy reading of the dialog.
FIG. 10 illustrates a magnified dialog balloon. When the user rolls the cursor on the top of a dialog balloon, the selected balloon  1002 automatically magnifies its size to provide easy reading to the user without the user clicking the mouse. The user can select the size of the expanded dialog balloon through buttons 704. The expanded dialog balloon 1002 also illustrates the dialog may be changed from English to another language, in this case Spanish. The user may select different language for the dialog balloons using the language button 304. When the user changes the language selection from English to French through a language button on the control bar, all the dialog balloons and descriptions are changed to French. The user can mix the audio feature and the language feature. The user can read dialogs in English while listening the same dialog in French.
For example, the user can select one comic book from a selection of several titles by clicking on the selected title. After selecting a comic story, the user can select an image quality for viewing the comic story by using the feature buttons  602-606 on the display feature bar 504. He can select low quality through feature button 602 or high quality through feature button 604. He may also choose to view the comic book in basic ink quality through feature button 606. The image quality affects the information downloading speed. The high quality may require a larger file and longer downloading time. After setting the viewing quality, the cover page of the selected story is downloaded from the server 102 to the user's computer 104. The cover of the comic book is displayed along with help balloons 502. The help balloons 502 are in the format of dialog balloons pointing to different display areas and command buttons.
After activating the right navigation button  812, the system presents the inside cover and the first page to the user. The inside cover may contain advertisements and links to the advertiser's Internet site. The comic story may be displayed as two pages on each display screen: the left page and the right page. The display screen can also be used as single display page when needed.
When the user activates the right navigation button  812 to move to the next page, the system request additional pages to be downloaded from the server 102. For example, when the user moves to pages 3 and 4, the system requests the digital information for pages 5 and 6 be downloaded from the server. Other subsequent pages, such as pages 7 and 8 are not downloaded until pages 5 and 6 are displayed. This downloading scheme eases the network traffic and avoids long waiting time for the user.
If, for example, the technician is from located in a Spanish-speaking country, then he can change the language to Spanish for ease understanding. The technician may also use the information bar features to learn more about a particular component. For example, the information bar may allow the technician to learn exact tuning criteria for the engine operating in idle or to learn an equivalent replacement part. The technician may also use the audio bar  902 to assist his work. The manufacturer of the technical manuals may include audio files for sound bites of an engine with incorrect timing or tuning as the way to help the technicians to properly identify the problem areas.
As shown in FIG. 11 is a method of publishing creative content in which creative content is copied onto a plurality of portable digital storage media  1104 using a duplicator 1102, such as a computer. The portable digital storage media 1104 could include many types of digital storage devices 1106, such as flash memory cards, memory sticks, micro disks, CD-read only memories; DVD's, etc. Typically, each digital storage device 1106 would include an identifying number 1108, such as a serial number or access code, printed thereon.
A video monitor  1200, such as a digital or computer display, of the type that would typically be used by a viewer of the creative content 1203, is shown in FIG. 12. The video monitor 1200 could be in the form of a tablet personal computer (PC), a laptop PC, a desk top PC, or any device capable of displaying graphic images. The video monitor 1200 includes a screen 1202 upon which the creative content 1203 is displayed. The video monitor 1200 would also typically include a user interface 1204 that enables the user to input information. The user interface would typically include some sort of information input keypad 1205 or keyboard, a page up/page down input 1206 and an enter key 1208. The video monitor 1200 would also include a portable digital data device reader port 1210 that is capable of receiving therein and reading a portable digital storage device 1106. Typically, all functions of the video monitor are controlled by a programmable processor, such as a microprocessor, a micro-controller, or the like. As shown in FIG. 12, the creative content 1203 could include a graphic novel.
As shown in FIG. 13, the operations  1300 executed in reviewing the creative content are commenced by the use inserting the portable digital storage medium into the portable digital data device reader port. The processor first determines if the operating system of the video monitor is natively supported 1304 by the portable digital storage medium. If not, then the user is allowed access to the data files 1306 and must locally configure the portable digital storage medium to display the creative content. If the operating system is natively supported, then the processor determines 1308 if the video monitor has a native ability to display the creative content automatically (i.e., does the video monitor support "autorun"?). The portable digital storage medium may be configured to run in an autorun mode, or to run in a user-initiated run mode. If not, access to the executable code is provided 1310 and the user must manually activate the application 1312. If the video monitor does support autorun, then the processor determines 1314 is autorun is currently enabled by the video monitor. If not, then access to the executable code is provided 1310 and the user must initiate the application 1312. If autorun is enabled, then the operating system activates the executable code 1316.
Upon execution of the executable code  1316, a wrapper module 1320 is executed for whichever operating system is used. For example, if the processor determines 1322 that the operating system corresponds to a first type of personal data assistant (PDA), then a copy of the data corresponding to the first type of PDA is loaded and run 1324. Similarly, if the processor detects a second type of PDA 1326, then a copy of the data corresponding to the second type of PDA is run 1328. On the other hand, if a first type of tablet personal computer (PC) is detected 1330 the system loads and runs a copy of the data corresponding to the first type of tablet PC 1332. Similarly, a second type of tablet PC could be detected 1334, resulting in data corresponding to the operating system for the second type of tablet PC being run 1336. A first type of desk top PC operating could be detected 1338, and the copy of the data corresponding to the first type of desk top PC would be run 1340. A second type of desk top PC operating could be detected 1342, and the copy of the data corresponding to the second type of desk top PC would be run 1344. Once the correct copy of the data corresponding to the operating system of the video display device is run, a common graphic user interface is laded 1350 and then the data files corresponding to the creative content are loaded 1352.
A typical portable digital storage medium  1400 is shown in FIG. 14. The memory of the digital storage medium 1400 would store the wrapper module 1402 and an interface module 1404 that includes the code that supports the common graphic user interface that that moves content-related data from the memory to the video display device. The digital storage medium would also include copies of the executable code and data corresponding to the various supported operating systems. These could include, for example, a duplicate of the code corresponding to a first PDA 1406, a second PDA 1412, a first tablet PC 1408, a second tablet PC 1414, a first desktop PC 1410 and a second desktop PC 1416. The creative executable code and data are made accessible when the user enters a public key, such as a code printed on the external surface of the digital storage medium. Each digital replication of the creative content is encrypted using a public key/private key decryption algorithm, in which a predetermined public key may be used to decrypt the digital replication.
The digital storage medium  1400 could also store a second unit of content duplicates 1420, which could be accessed by entering a key that may be subsequently purchased by the user. This allows the supplier to allow access to additional content modules without having to supply additional digital storage media. Additional units of content duplicates 1422 may also be stored on the digital storage medium 1400. Each additional unit of creative content is encrypted using the private key so that the additional unit of creative content may be decrypted using an additional symmetric key. A public key is printed on an external surface of the portable digital storage medium 1400. The public key corresponds to a private key used to encrypt the first unit of the creative content stored on the portable digital storage medium 1400.
Marking pointers  1424 may be stored on the digital storage medium 1400. A user interface 1204 may be used to indicate that a selected portion of the creative content is to be book-marked is received. A pointer 1426 to the selected portion is stored on the digital storage medium 1400. The selected portion may then be displayed in response to a request to go to a book-marked portion. Similarly, a user input may indicate that a selected range of text data, having a starting address and an ending address, is to be highlighted. A first highlight pointer 1428 to the starting address is stored and a second pointer 1430 to the ending address is also stored. When displaying content corresponding to the selected range of text data, the selected range of text data is displayed as being highlighted.
As shown in FIG. 15, the invention lends itself well to a system  1500 in which content is distributed over a network of content kiosks 1506. A content server 1502 provides the creative content to the kiosks 1506 via a computer network, such as the global computer network 1504 (which could include the Internet).
An exemplary kiosk  1506 is shown in FIG. 16. The kiosk 1506 communicates with the computer network through a network port 1606 and includes a processor 1602, which communicates with the user through a user interface 1604. The user interface 1604 could include a keypad and a credit card reader, or any one of the many interface devices used to enter identification, ordering and payment information commonly known. As shown herein, the processor 1602 includes all of the circuitry necessary to execute its functions, including memory and interface units. The processor 1602 controls the following devices: a memory card supply 1610, which has the capability of storing and disbursing memory cards; a memory card recorder 1614, which is capable of writing data to the memory cards; and a key number printer 1616, which is capable of printing a public key number on the memory card.
In operation, the user enters payment information and content selection through the user interface  1604. The processor 1602 sends a request for the selected content to the global computer network through the network port 1606. Upon receiving the content, the processor directs the memory card supply 1610 to supply a memory card 1622 to the memory card recorder 1614 and causes the memory card recorder 1614 to record the content on the memory card 1622. Upon completing the recording of the content, the memory card recorder 1614 delivers the memory card 1622 to the key number printer 1616. The processor 1602 then causes the key number printer 1616 to print a public key number, that will allow access to the content, on the exterior surface of the memory card 1622. The key number printer 1616 then delivers the memory card 1622 to a hopper 1620, from which the user may take the memory card 1622.
(e) displaying the portion of the creative content on the local digital display device.
(b) storing the second unit of creative content on a second portable digital storage medium.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of printing a public key on an external surface of the portable digital storage medium, wherein the public key corresponds to a private key used to encrypt the first unit of the creative content stored on the portable digital storage medium.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps storing on the portable digital storage medium a plurality of digital replications of the first unit of creative content, wherein each digital replication includes data that is operable under a different operating system.
(b) upon receipt of the operating system identification object, causing a digital replication from the portable digital storage medium corresponding to an operating system identified by the operating system identification object to be transferred to the local digital display device.
(c) in response to a request to go to a book-marked portion, displaying the selected portion.
(c) when displaying content corresponding to the selected range of text data, displaying the selected range of text data as being highlighted.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of configuring the first portable digital storage medium to run in an autorun mode.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of configuring the first portable digital storage medium to run in a user-initiated run mode.
(d) allowing access to the content only when the data necessary for using the content is present in the preselected unit of memory.
11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of creating a physical defect in the portable digital storage medium so as to make the preselected unit of memory inaccessible to a user during normal use of the portable digital storage medium.
(e) delivering the portable digital storage medium to a user.
(b) a wrapper program that, upon insertion of the portable digital storage medium to the local digital display device, determines which operating system that is employed by the local digital display devices and that directs a replication conforming to the operating system employed by the local digital display device to be played on the local digital display device.
15. The portable digital storage medium of claim 14, wherein each digital replication is encrypted using a public key/private key decryption algorithm, in which a predetermined public key may be used to decrypt the digital replication.
16. The portable digital storage medium of claim 15 wherein the portable digital storage medium has an exterior surface and wherein the predetermined public key is printed on the exterior surface.
17. The portable digital storage medium of claim 14, comprising a solid state portable digital storage medium.
(iv) upon receipt of an indication that the portable digital storage medium has been delivered to the printer, instruct the printer to print characters corresponding to the public key portion of the data onto an external surface of the portable digital storage medium and cause the printer to eject the portable digital storage medium to a user once the characters are printed on the external surface.
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gtm sales is one of the top selling ecommerce sites on the internet. There are literally hundreds of ecommerce sites, so I won't list them all. However, I can say that this website has been on my radar for a while. I was particularly interested in the "gift card" product they offer, which is basically an online store where you can essentially redeem a gtm gift card to send money to your gtm friend.
I think this is the first time I've ever purchased something from this site, but I can't deny that I have really enjoyed it, so I'm not going to stop it.
I'm not one to buy random crap online, so I would only say that I have enjoyed gtm sales to this website, and I think the gift card product is a great one. If you want to buy the gift card product, go to the website and click the link above.
This is the first time Ive even purchased a gift card, and I dont think I will stop doing so. The giftcard product is a really good one, and the site is easy to navigate.
I think theyve got a lot of potential, and really deserve to be on TV. I do think that the site could use some improvements though, like more pictures, and better description, but thats something that will take time.
gtm sales have seen an increase in traffic over the last few months. Theyve been busy promoting their product on a lot of social media sites, and some blogs and forums. Theyve also been advertising on YouTube and Facebook. So theyve been busy promoting their product, and it seems like its showing. The company has a lot of potential and deserves to be on TV.
The sales figures for gtm are also impressive, but still far from the millions of dollars that the company sells in monthly. We were actually the 2nd most traffic site on the internet in the last month. Most of that traffic came from people searching for gtm.
Most companies like to think of themselves as a leader in their industry, but this is not the case for gtm. The company's sales figures do not come from its own advertising budget. They are generated from the marketing and sales efforts of people who use their products (and also the sales people who sell those products). gtm has the luxury of putting up a billboard every few weeks that puts it in front of people who are searching for the product.
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The California Senate Public Safety Committee has voted to pass SB 1100 authored by Senator Anthony J. Portantino, who represents Monrovia. SB 1100 would prohibit a person from making more than one firearm purchase within a 30-day period in California and increases the age requirement for purchasing all firearms to 21 years.
Portatino is a very dull man, but a reliable shill for bright ideas he can borrow from other Democrats or otherwise support.
In this case, nobody should be allowed to vote, sign a contract, buy a vehicle or live anywhere except with their parents if they are insufficiently competent to possess a firearm.
This idea, a national one of Democrats, is completely without any foundation that shows it has anything to do with public safety. How do you explain to an enlistee at age 18 in the armed forces, who is issued and trained to use "weapons of war" to include automatic weapons, explosive devices and IED's, not to mention how to use a combat knife to gut an enemy in hand-to-hand combat...but he/she can't buy a firearm in "progressive" CA?
This bill is more public masturbation by Democrats pretending to "do something" about "gun violence".
Democrats and citizen-disarmament organizations funded by Mike Bloomberg and Soros never want to talk about how 54% of gun violence occurs in a few places which are Democrat urban plantations, most often black-on-black out of gang contests, and supposedly have strict gun controls (in the name of public safety).
The only time Democrats really get agitated about gun violence is when white kids get killed with an AR pattern rifle. The actual bigotry of this narrow view is disgusting past redemption.
Monrovia is typically prejudiced against citizens carrying concealed, following the lead of others in Los Angeles County. The same follower mindset got us a plastic bag ban..."Pasadena did it!" Yah, like Pasadena has a corner on the truth.
This is a stupid idea and likely will end up on Moonbeam's desk.
Exit question: Will the City Council of Monrovia get ahead of the curve and avoid losing residents with financial and intellectual capital by taking a position against stupid laws like this one?
I don't have much faith. Look up the word "quisling". Nobody will even stand for office if not a quisling, they have better things to do. Which makes me wonder why the Council thinks of itself as something momentous.
My husband, a veteran trained in infantry, recently applied for a CCW permit. He was turned down. The application is quite narrow. He had to state where he would carry, and if approved, he would be restricted to only that place.


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Now fully a generation ago, the Supreme Court decided Employment Division v. Smith, which held that religious believers generally have no right to exemptions from neutral and generally applicable laws. But in the twenty-five years since Smith, the situation has grown more complex. Shortly after Smith, Congress passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and later the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). And many states followed suit, either adopting state Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (state RFRAs) or construing generously the religious-freedom provisions of their state constitutions. As a result, the compelling-interest test discarded by Smith now again applies to the federal government and more than half the states. And there have been other developments too. The Supreme Court's adoption of the ministerial exception in Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC, for example, carved out a constitutional exception for internal church decisions that sits in some tension with Smith.
Yet these protections for free exercise have also grown more controversial. Last term, the Supreme Court decided the Hobby Lobby case, holding that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act protected for-profit corporations. The year before, the New Mexico Supreme Court decided Elane Photography, about whether a Christian photographer could refuse to photograph a lesbian couple's wedding on grounds of religious conscience. Hobby Lobby and Elane Photography raise important legal questions. But they also have changed the political debate. These two cases—probably more than any others—have become the face of free exercise to the general public.
It is not clear that free exercise can withstand this association. After Smith, religious exemptions depend on legislative support, which in turn hinges on popular support. In recent years, proposed state RFRAs have been shot down in several places, largely because of fears of cases like Hobby Lobby and Elane Photography. No state RFRA has yet been repealed. But no legislation can survive if public opposition to it grows sufficiently strong.
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On November 19th, 2017 the magic happened. Over 200 people at our very first Sing! Sing! Sing! event. So much emotion, passion and love poured out that day and it all began many months before when Sally met Emily.
They say there is nothing more fragile than a new idea. Whilst the premise of Sing! Sing! Sing! was no new idea and in fact was inspired by the Toronto based Choir! Choir! Choir! phenomenon, the idea to hatch our own version in Tauranga was a new idea.
I remember watching Choir! Choir! Choir! perform Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah with Rufus Wainwright on YouTube and I was so moved by the event that I thought why can't we do something like that here? The power of bringing people together to sing in a such an incredibly powerful and enriching manner was profound and it sparked a desire in me to create that magic here.
As with any good idea we needed the right people to make it happen. First, we knew we needed someone with the musical ability to lead us and ideally, the nucleus of a choir. Tuskany's Tara Fowler suggested we touch base with Emily Macklow from Mauao Performing Arts Centre, so I set up a coffee meeting with Emily in the last week of March to float the idea. The meeting did not take place. Tragedy struck. Profound tragedy. Emily's world was devastated by the loss of her beloved husband, Campbell, to suicide. Sing! Sing! Sing! fell silent in respect of Emily and her family.
On Wednesday July 12th, 2017 somehow, Emily found the strength to pick up the threads of our conversation and met me for coffee at Little Long café in Downtown Tauranga. Over a turmeric latte and a trim flat white, I met with this incredible lady and shared my passion for creating Sing! Sing! Sing! in Tauranga. It seems we shared the same passion – Emily had long held a wish to do exactly the same. The perfect match! Emily's music talents and passion and my desire to make things happen and community build seemed to fit well together and the planning began.
Two things were certain. The song had to be Hallelujah as our first song, that was my only non-negotiable request and the charity we would support? Emily in her beautiful, soft spoken way posed the question "Would you consider suicide prevention as the cause?" There was never any doubt on the answer to that. We selected Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust as the charity for the event.
Sing! Sing! Sing! has always been about community building and collaboration and once Emily and I got underway we brought in the other partners to make the magic unfold. Belinda Francis and the team at Media Works alongside Claire Rogers and the Sun Media team jumped on board and graciously donated radio, newspaper and online time to promote the event. Our next dilemma was finding the perfect venue. We wanted to do it in the Cargo Shed on the waterfront…such a perfect location. Sadly we could not secure the space and in frustration reached out to other city centre stakeholders for ideas and another magic partnership was born.
Events Manager Cheryl Smith from Baycourt loved the concept so much that they offered us their venue in support! Wow. So, we had a choirmaster, the nucleus of a choir, a venue, a song, the means to promote the event and get the public along. All that was missing was a lead singer and filming the event for YouTube. Once again, the magic of Sing! Sing! Sing! saw two beautiful opportunities unfold that became the making of this inaugural event. Talented, award winning singer, songwriter Ria Hall graced us with a 'yes' when Emily asked her to be our lead singer and Award-winning Director Anton Steel of Bay of Plenty Film unwittingly said yes to Sally's request for 'someone to film a little event we are doing.' Sing! Sing! Sing! turned into a major production and the resulting video is the magic that happens when Anton Steel turns a little filming into the most beautiful tribute to a day of emotion and love. We are indebted to Anton and his team for the extra hours and hours of work poured into the production of the video.
The way Sing! Sing! Sing! works is simply this: One song. Hundreds of voices. Three choir sections. Two hours to practice. One chance to sing. Live. Together. In harmony. Recorded. On YouTube.
For the first hour Emily taught the choir sections their sections. It was hard to imagine how it might all come together. All too soon Ria Hall arrived at 5pm and we brought her on stage to join the rehearsals. I cannot adequately articulate how unbelievably beautiful it was to start to hear all the harmonies come together and when the final chance arrived to sing, and Emily told everyone "This is it, this is the one." something profound happened. Ria held nothing back, nor did the choir. The power of music.
We raised over $1000 for Life Matters Suicide Prevention Trust and we raised the roof of Baycourt with the most incredible 2 hours of music. We're pretty proud of what we achieved in such a short space of time. To think the public who joined us had no idea of the song, nor our incredible lead singer and we created this little piece of magic. Beyond wow.
It has been my profound privilege to be Project lead on this event. To see the impact it has had on so many people, none more so than Emily, well it fills my heart. We are so privileged here at Tuskany Agency that we get to create magic every day for our clients and for Downtown Tauranga and Sing! Sing! Sing! is up there with the best of it.
Every time I watch the video and see the faces of the people who came and hear the incredible Ria Hall … wow what a voice … every time I still get shivers down my spine.
The next Sing! Sing! Sing! is planned for march and Emily and I are already loving the planning. For now though we are still revelling in the heart bursting joy of our inaugural event.


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Gürcütepe is a Neolithic site on the southeastern outskirts of Şanlıurfa in Turkey, consisting of four very shallow tells along Sirrin Stream that flows from Şanlıurfa. All four hills are now covered by modern buildings, so they are no longer recognizable. In the late 1990s a German archaeological team under the direction of Klaus Schmidt carried out soundings on all four hills and made extensive excavations on the second hill seen from the east.
Originally it was assumed that the four hills were settled in a specific time sequence, that one of these settlement phases would coincide with the nearby Gobekli Tepe. However, the excavations have indicated that all four hills were settled during the PPNB period; the easternmost hill is from the later PPNC period.
Gürcütepe joins a group of Neolithic localities in Turkey, all rammed-earth buildings possessing space subdivisions next to larger community buildings. The small finds correspond to what we previously knew already. Overall, the Gürcütepe gives the impression of a rural settlement which was significantly younger than the famous Göbekli Tepe.
M. Belle Bohn, Ch Gerber, M. Morsch, Klaus Schmidt:. Neolithische Forschungen in Obermesopotamien. Gürcütepe und Göbekli Tepe , In: Istanbul Releases 48, 1998, 5-78.
Klaus Schmidt: Zuerst kam der Tempel, dann die Stadt. Bericht zu den Grabungen am Gürcütepe und am Göbekli Tepe 1996-1999 , In: Istanbul Releases 50, 2000, 5-40.
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Ruby's Corner – Faircrest Heights Starbucks Coming Soon!
Attention coffee lovers! Plans are in motion for Starbucks to take over the existing Burger King site on La Cienega and 18th St. This new location will feature a drive-thru and the remodel is expected to start in April 2016. Construction is anticipated to take approximately 3 months which means it will be ready just in time for summer!
Ruby is a loving toy poodle living in Faircrest Heights with her mom Laura Anderson. She enjoys going for walks and mingling with the neighbors and neighborhood dogs. Ruby loves her community and wants to keep you up to date on all the latest and greatest projects, developments, and local events. Next time you see Ruby, be sure to stop and say hello!
Saturday, September 26th & Sunday, September 27th for Open House!
National Child Passenger & Safety Week is a national effort to bring awareness to the overwhelming need to ensure your child's car seat is installed and being used correctly.
Is the car seat appropriate for your child's age, weight and height?
Stop by the event to have your child's safety seat inspected by certified technicians representing the California Highway Patrol. This free event is open to all ages and will include Child ID Kits with fingerprints and a photograph – one of the most important tools used by authorities to aid in the recovery of a missing person.
Free car seat raffle at 1 p.m.
**Advance reservations for car seat inspections are highly recommended** Please email Stephanie.Cohen@asm.ca.gov or call (310) 450-0041 for an appointment.
For more information about National Child Passenger Safety Week and/or National Seat Check Saturday, please visit www.nhtsa.gov.
Sept. 25th "Movies In the Park" comes to Reynier Village! The festivities begin at 6 p.m., with the movies starting at sundown. Remember: bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and your family and friends and join everyone in having a good time!
Council President Herb J. Wesson, Jr. will be continuing his annual tradition "Movies in the Park" featuring family-friendly movies shown around the 10th Council District. Council President Wesson will be presenting the movies series for the ninth year in a row. As always at "Movies in the Park," hot dogs, hamburgers, popcorn, and a drawing will be provided free of charge.
It has been an honor selling Faircrest Heights and surrounding neighborhoods. I truly love what I do and look forward to working with you in the future. Thank you for your continued support and referrals. I hope you and your loved ones enjoy the long weekend. Happy Labor Day!
I am personally excited to have this new development of 60 single family homes in my neighborhood, Faircrest Heights. Homes range from 4-5 bedrooms and 2600-2894 SqFt. Pricing from $1,270,000-$1,440,000.
These beautiful new homes can be seen this Saturday & Sunday for open house from 2-5pm.
Features include: Tech Loft, Covered Patio, Family Room with high vaulted ceiling, Master Suite with sitting area and walk-in closet, Professional series GE Monogram® stainless steel appliances" 48′ six burner gas range with griddle, 48″ hood, 30″ electric wall oven, built-in microwave, energy efficient dishwasher.
Features include: Tech Loft, Covered Patio, Dining Room with coffered ceiling, Master Bath with dual walk-in closets and free standing tub, Professional series GE Monogram® stainless steel appliances" 48′ six burner gas range with griddle, 48″ hood, 30″ electric wall oven, built-in microwave, energy efficient dishwasher.
Features include: Tech Loft, Covered Patio, California Room, Parlor/Office option, Master Suite with retreat and large walk-in closet, Professional series GE Monogram® stainless steel appliances" 48′ six burner gas range with griddle, 48″ hood, 30″ electric wall oven, built-in microwave, energy efficient dishwasher.
Can't make it out this weekend? Give me a call to schedule a private tour of the these beautiful new homes in Faircrest Heights.
"The Faircrest" Homes in Faircrest Heights Sneak Peak!
What started as a proposed concept back in late 2012 with meetings at home with the original developer for our neighborhood input and then approved by our association Faircrest Heights Neighbors United, then on to the Land & Use Committee, and finally city approval was granted. The property was sold to D.R. Horton- Emerald Homes.
The project and 3 models are now almost ready for its "Big Reveal", the grand opening weekend of Saturday August 22nd & Sunday August 23rd. Brokers Preview is Tuesday August 18th.
For More Information or a Private Tour From Your Faircrest Heights Neighborhood Realtor, Please Feel Free to Contact Me.
Faircrest Heights & Neighbors United Summer Block Party!
Join us for Faircrest Heights & Neighbors United's Block Party 2015 on Saturday, August 8th from 12 noon until 5 p.m. on the 1900 block of Stearns Drive. We'll have great entertainment, games, prizes and special guests. The Fire Department and Police Department will demonstrate their equipment and there will be information booths.
The food will be FREE but you'll need tickets for each member in your family. Tickets will be available on a first come-first served basis at the registration table beginning at 12 noon at Stearns Drive and Sawyer Street.
I recently leased this Spanish charmer just two blocks from my own home in Faircrest Heights. This neighborhood has been a long-time favorite of residents due to its close proximity to shops, restaurants, parks, freeways and more. Now it is one of the top neighborhoods for up and coming buyers! Faircrest Heights was voted third in the top three neighborhoods to live in 2013 and 2014.
Over the past few years I have sold several homes in Faircrest Heights. If you are interested in moving into the neighborhood or would like to sell your Faircrest Heights home, contact me today to see how I can help you.
The very talented Tahira Aliya is the visionary behind this amazing dance program. Miss Tahira, as the girls call her, has traveled the world to study her love for dance, with much of her traini ng spent at the Le Petite Danseuse, Debbie Allen and The Dance Arts Academy. With 30 years experience, Miss Tahira took her passion to the next level by continuing her education at The National Academy of Sports Medicine studying injury prevention, personal training, and wellness coaching. This combination of experience, education, and dedication to the art of dance is what makes Seventh Dancers an extraordinary program here in Faircrest Heights.
Dance practice typically runs between 2 ½ – 3 hrs. In addition to their traditional lessons, the students enjoy exploring the local farmer's markets, swimming at LACES, book club at the local library, and field trips on Fridays. Miss Tahira believes that education is very important and encourages the girls to strive for excellence in th e classroom too. During the school year, students break up into study groups and work on their homework for a full hour. Miss Tahira's assistant, Miss Danielle, is a teacher and helps tutor the students as needed.


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YOUR SAY: Broncos heads must be axed
Broncos coach Anthony Seibold after their latest loss. Picture: Grant Trouville NRL Photos
SPORTS writer Peter Badel (C-M, July 18) is right.
How many times does embarrassing failure on the field have to happen before pride, arrogance and self-interests (of the top guys) are identified as the primary factors needing to be removed from the performance equation?
Poor management, unqualified administrators and unsuitable decision-makers in the Broncos club are obviously combining to prove glaringly that the existing formula is badly out of whack.
The top guys have to go.
Unfortunately that presents the task of finding better-suited replacements (which may be a challenge in itself).
But what the Broncos are now is, in truth, nothing, so how could they be worse off?
Clearly successful businessmen don't necessarily make for good sports club administrators. And good footballers are effectively nothing on the field without skilled coaches and strong leadership.
Richard K. Tiainen, Holland Park West
THE Broncos have a massive injury toll with a full forward pack injured.
It just goes to show that those who are still fit and healthy are not up to standard.
A new coach? What difference will he make?
Some players are past their use-by date and yet if the coach drops them who would take their place?
Hopefully when all players are fit, maybe there will be a turnaround.
The amount of points scored against this team just goes to show that they are tackle shy, and the coach cannot tackle for them.
Maybe the number of points scored against should equal the number of times around the oval or sprints. Maybe that would wake some of them up.
Tony Miles, Chermside
DAVID Fifita trying to make a decision whether to change clubs is a difficult one.
He must decide if the Titans are in a better position to be in the top eight this year or his loyalty to the Broncos would be a chance for him to gain a good reputation and give him multiple choices in future and most likely a chance to win a premiership.
Although the Titans aren't performing any better they look more likely to achieve this at the moment.
The Broncos need a new coaching system because Anthony Seibold is failing dismally.
There is a need to bring in an experienced coach to steady the ship.
Ben Ikin has good qualifications to replace Paul White as CEO. David Fifita might then decide to remain at Red Hill.
If the Broncos are to save their reputation they need to sack the current coach.
Arthur Ellis, Ormiston
WITH the Broncos in free fall one has to question the theory that Anthony Seibold is the problem and should be sacked to remedy the situation.
My view is the situation is more complex in that there are a number of matters that have contributed to the current mess.
Firstly, the blow torch needs to be applied to both the current administration and a core of current players.
With regard to the acquisition and retention of players, the administration, and in particular the person overseeing the roster, appear to have a lot of questions that require answering for the decisions that have been implemented.
With regard to on-field personnel, there is a core of senior players who are collecting a pay cheque under false pretences by their lack of effort on the field combined with a distinct lack of mentoring for the younger players in the team.
Correct the problems highlighted and you will go a long way to solving the problems at Red Hill.
John Forrest, The Gap
GET OVER DISMISSAL
CHRIS Blanch (Letters, July 18) is correct that the republic cause is not advanced by rehashing the 1975 dismissal of prime minister Gough Whitlam and attacking the Queen.
This is evidenced by the backlash, in particular, by republic-supporting Liberal Party federal MPs against Australian Republic Movement chair Peter FitzSimons for doing so.
In 1975, each of the key players, governor-general John Kerr, opposition leader Malcolm Fraser and prime minister Whitlam were at fault for various reasons.
Kerr for acting precipitously and in secrecy, Fraser for pushing too hard for a dismissal with an election looming in any case, and Whitlam for failing to tell the Senate, immediately after his dismissal that he was no longer PM, allowing supply to pass under caretaker PM Fraser.
Even though the Queen was in much communication with Kerr, she was too experienced and careful to be implicated in the dismissal.
So chasing imaginary rabbits down holes left by the events of 1975 is a fruitless exercise.
Instead the focus for the republic cause are the lessons learnt from the failed 1999 republic referendum.
The first lesson is to listen to Australians on what model for a republic they desire.
A plebiscite on the models before any further referendum can ensure that the next referendum presents a model that the people desire.
The Republic of Ireland is the exemplar of how direct election of a head of state might work in a Westminster system like ours.
David Muir, chair, Real Republic Australia, Indooroopilly
People pass a COVID warning sign while exercising in Melbourne. Picture: David Crosling
DISCIPLINE NEEDED TO BEAT VIRUS
THERE would not be one person who is not sympathetic to the coronavirus situation in Victoria.
I see and hear the media conferences daily from different people in authority and frankly the messages are becoming boring, with the same passive rhetoric each day apart from the update to statistical figures of increases or reductions in the rate of infections and those who have passed away.
All leaders are singing the same song of advice and encouragement, but the one word that is missing in every dialogue is "discipline".
In many cases, on many issues in our lives, humans are their own worst enemy. That is the case right now.
People do listen to the message, but do they actually hear and understand the message?
Many apparently don't and think they are bulletproof.
Containment and eventual eradication will take significant time, with hopefully a vaccine to do the job, but in the meantime, everyone must commit to personal and collective discipline.
Our leaders really need to change their language a bit and be more demanding, requiring more discipline in our communities.
Les Bryant, Durack
HOW TO CUT BORDER QUEUE
WHILE I confess to having no detailed knowledge of how border crossings into Queensland are managed it would seem simple enough to reduce the long lines and hours of wait time to have caravanners and visitors arrive at checkpoints between 10am and 3pm.
Outside of those hours should be reserved for local business traffic to ensure easier access to their destinations.
If you arrive before those timeframes, go to the back of the line.
Jeff Page, Woodhill
CRUELTY LACKS DETERRENT
PRAISE be to columnist Kylie Lang (C-M, July 18) for highlighting a serious but neglected issue regarding abuse of animals.
Abuse occurs for a range of reasons none of which are acceptable in an ethically aware society.
As one who was an active animal welfare advocate for three decades, through the Queensland government's stakeholder collaboration process, I provided input into many pieces of Queensland legislation that were either under review or being newly developed, including Queensland's current Animal Care and Protection Act 2001. This act allows for a range of penalties for animal abuse in line with the expectations of the state's citizens.
Your columnist is correct in identifying the lack of action in assigning appropriate penalties allowable under this legislation as lying squarely with the magisterial legal system.
Penalties continue to be handed down based on long outdated precedents and it has been far too long since any magistrates had the guts to set new precedents.
This is why so little has changed and why so little works as a deterrent.
This must change not only for the sake of abused animals but for the sake of children who see abusive behaviour given a slap on the wrist.
Cynthia Burnett, Graceville
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Miraval Life in Balance Spa Welcomes Jacqueline Berry as New General Manager
by Madison Scalera
Image of Jacqueline Berry // Photo Credit: Courtesy of Miraval Life in Balance Spa
Miraval Life in Balance Spa (Dana Point, CA) recently appointed Jacqueline Berry as its new general manager. With the new year, Berry now operates the spa at Monarch Beach Resort and all of its treatments and services.
Entering the industry at age 18, Berry brings more than 20 years of experience with her to Miraval Life in Balance Spa. Since then, she has continuously worked within the spa and wellness industries, serving as the director of multiple spas, including those at Lake Austin Spa Resort, Canyon Ranch, (Tuscan, AZ) and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Berry began her wellness career in massage school, and her professional career led her to be a massage therapist with the well-known Steiner Leisure Limited. During the Sun Princess' first season, Berry was the youngest crew member aboard the cruise ship. As an expert in leading large teams, Berry's experience spans from resorts to day spas, to cruise ships and boutique hotels. Her in-depth background makes her a perfect candidate for Miraval, which offers a range of spa treatments, fitness, and meditation classes.
"I have spent the last decade working for some of the best destination spas in the industry," says Berry. "I have always admired and had tremendous respect for the Miraval brand. Being a native to Southern California and working on cruise ships for years, I have missed the ocean and how therapeutic it is to be around it these past years in Arizona and Texas. I am absolutely thrilled with the amazing opportunity to expand Blue Mindfulness here in this perfect coastal setting."
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Don't Apologize For Your Story
Acceptance.
Validation.
The encompassing, enthralling feeling of being heard and understood for what you've been through in your life. Illness survivors, violence survivors of all types and so many more courageous fighters among us know this feeling too well. You get to know someone, a new friend or a lover perhaps. You open up and tell them your story and - if you're lucky - they hear you. They acknowledge who you are, and the ways in which they should be more tender, more delicate in word, thought, action. You feel, as you rightly deserve to, that someone not only knows you, but embraces who you are for what you've been through.
But this happy picture has it's evil opposite. That is of sharing your story, only to find yourself struggling to console and make the other person more comfortable with your truth, and your past. I'm as guilty as anyone, maybe more so. Rather than confidence, I have countless times found myself apologizing for the burden that knowing my story of cancer puts on someone else, and excusing it away or even pointlessly trying to convince another person to take my perspective of my own experience: that of someone grateful and strong, not sad and unlucky. I find myself later resenting the conversation, and my own lack of conviction, feeling plagued and overly responsible for the comfortability of someone else.
An example: post treatment, upon telling a new boyfriend what I'd been through, he became so distraught and upset by my courageous story of survival that it brought him to tears. His feigned form of sympathy actually asks me to console him for who I am and what I've been through. I was young; I wanted to be in love, and his reaction made me believe I had to earn his love. Instead of telling him to stop being childish, I scrambled through my room to find a picture to show him that I hadn't been a sad little cancer patient as he obviously thought. And instead I'd been a happy, grateful, beautiful warrior who did something amazing! It was a fruitless pursuit. He refused to look at the picture, and from then on had a hard time talking about cancer. Slowly, steadily, my frustration with not being understood and his labeling me a victim grew; each day becoming more angry that someone else seemed so set on painting my portrait as a sad, tragic one. The relationship, thankfully, ended quickly. With it, so did my patience for other people deciding the underlying tone of my story and past.
What is the difference between sharing your story and making yourself responsible for other people's feeling? Simple self reliance.
When you acknowledge that how you feel your story and past is more important than how other people feel about it, you free yourself from living by the judgment of other people.
In turn, you stop making yourself responsible for making other people comfortable with who you truly are.
Self reliance is the deep-seeded knowledge that your own opinion of your experience, how you handle it, how you speak of it, and how it plays into your current moment is totally, completely, utterly up to you and can be as free of the judgment of other people as you'd like.
For me, that needs to be completely free. Totally void of all opinions, judgment, and even feelings of other people including those closest to me.
There are people, even those closest to me, for whom my story of surviving cancer is simply too painful to talk about, too hard to acknowledge, and for whom my work (like this site) isn't something in which they can engage. At first, relinquishing myself from making sure I wasn't hurting them by sharing my experience induced straight-up guilt, and shame. But then there were those people I'd just met, who outrageously responded with things like: "do you think you just had too many negative thoughts and it gave you cancer?" or "if you had prayed, it wouldn't have happened." In both cases, it took over a decade to realize that I owed it to no one to engage in those conversations, nor say things to change their minds (with, say, scientific facts or citing the number of people who've written letters in response to my articles). And in fact, I can just as easily turn and walk away without explaining myself, wipe my mind clean of that negativity, and save my energy for more important things. Like loving myself for all I've survived.
Beware, though, that taking on the responsibility to make others comfortable can take many forms. Beyond simply reading too far into the other person's facial expressions ("do they look disgusted? scared? angry?") and pregnant pauses ("she's not saying anything, is she freaked out by what I told her?"), or even changing your language to be overtly jovial and light ("it was a long time ago, and not that big of a deal"), it can be more subconscious and damaging to your sense of worth...
Making other people more comfortable looks like:
Explaining away why it wasn't so bad, or why it wasn't scary, or how 'fine' you are now.
You have every right to acknowledge the pain and fear you have been through, and absolutely no need to reassure other people of how fine you are now. Maybe you're doing fine with it all, maybe you're not. That's not anyone else's business unless you want it to be.
Apologies don't always sound like 'I'm sorry'. They can sound like excuses, over-explaining, or speaking in a way that gives the other person power. Apologizing for your story can look and feel like you're doing everything possible to please the other person and make sure they're not sad or unhappy. Or conversely, not sharing your story because you're afraid of how they'll look at you, or not feeling comfortable speaking your truth in any form. The feeling of not wanting to piss another person off. How they feel about you and your experience and what you have to say matters almost nothing compared to how you feel about it.
Using your story as an excuse
To get love. To get attention. To be noticed. There's a big difference between opening up and desperately needing validation. If at any point you sound like the victim of your own life's story, you are probably giving away your power in exchange for the affection and adoration of someone else.
One simple step that might help you, as it did me, to stop taking on this responsibility is a tip from a psychologist Marc David. He implored one of his patients, who had a physical disability, to simply state her condition upon meeting new people, and allow for the silence to follow, whether it be uncomfortable or not. The tactic of simply letting other people be uncomfortable is immediately liberating and freeing, and endlessly empowering. How might you feel in releasing the knee-jerk reaction to say something funny or charming, make a joke, lighten the mood, or justify yourself? How much stronger will you feel in standing your story, your power, rather than using your energy to reach for another person's affection? How untethered can you become in trusting how you feel rather than deciding your feelings based on the feelings and perceptions of someone else when they look at you?
It may be as simple, or as complicated as all that, depending on how far away you've stepped from loving, acknowledging, and embracing who you are and what you've been through. The further disconnected you've become with your own worthiness and standing by yourself, the harder it might be to stop living by the acceptance of other people. There will be people close to you, people you love dearly, that will need to be put behind harsh boundaries so that you can stop being diminished by their selfish views. But trust me, the work will be worth it. You are the only person you owe ever an explanation to.
In whatever way you need to - by writing it down in a way that feels true and powerful to you, by weeding out the people in your life that don't support or honor your story in a way that serves you, or more intensive work of therapy and community, come to terms with your story. It is yours to own, yours to tell, and yours to love. It's the only one you've got.
And you are a warrior.
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Exhibit featuring 50 local artists launches in Kelowna
The exhibit aims to support local artists and help fund programming at the Alternator
Paula Tran
Jul. 18, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Members of the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art will be featured in the annual Postcard Project & Studio Sale from July 16 to Aug. 28.
The exhibition includes artwork from over 50 artists of various genres. All artworks are available for sale with prices ranging from $10 to $3,500. In addition to the studio sale, select Alternator members have created limited-edition postcards that are also for sale. Twenty-five per cent of proceeds from this exhibition will help fund Alternator programming for the upcoming year.
"The Alternator has created an opportunity to celebrate the arts and reconnect with the creative community after the challenges of the past year," said artist Coralee Miller in an emailed press release.
The Alternator is open Tuesday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those interested can visit the exhibition's webpage for more information.
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