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WHAT: Butterfly Wonderland's Birthday Celebration
WHEN: May 26-May 28, 2018
WHERE: Butterfly Wonderland
9500 East Via de Ventura Scottsdale, AZ 85256
INFO: Visitors are invited to celebrate Butterfly Wonderland's birthday since its opening date in 2013, with a memorial weekend celebration May 26th through May 28th. Guests will enjoy complimentary face painting, life sized reptile and butterfly characters onsite, a caricature artist, live musical entertainment and much more!
Butterfly Wonderland is America's largest butterfly pavilion that entertains educates and enchants visitors of all ages on the wonders of one of Mother Nature's most beloved creatures. This state-of-the-art facility includes the Conservatory where 3,000 butterflies fly freely, a 3-D theater, Butterfly Emergence Gallery, Tropical Waters of the World exhibit with a stingray and shark observation pool, Honey Bee Extravaganza, Spineless Giants and Rainforest Reptile exhibit, Butterfly Treasures Gift Shop and a Café.
COST: Regular Admission Prices Apply
CONTACT: For more information please call 480-800-3000 or visit the website at butterflywonderland.com


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SUNNY, COOL AFTERNOON: The average high for Nov. 20 at Birmingham is 64; temperatures today are only in the 40s and 50s over the northern half of the state despite sunshine in full supply. Tonight will be clear and cold; we project a low between 28 and 34 degrees for most of the state early Wednesday morning.
WEDNESDAY/THANKSGIVING: Sunny, cool weather continues Wednesday with a high in the 50s for north Alabama and 60s for the southern counties of the state. Our weather stays dry on Thursday with a good supply of sunshine. We start the day in the 30s; the high will be in the low 60s for north and central Alabama, with mid to upper 60s for the southern part of the state — a very nice Thanksgiving Day.
FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND: Clouds will increase during the day Friday, and rain will move into Alabama Friday night. Some thunder is possible, but we don't expect any severe weather. Rain amounts of one-half inch to 1 inch are likely, and the main window for rain will come from 7 p.m. Friday through 7 a.m. Saturday.
The rest of the day Saturday will be mostly cloudy and mild; we could see a few peeks of sun by afternoon. The high will be in the 66- to 70-degree range. Then, on Sunday, we will mention a chance of showers and storms with a passing cold front during the afternoon and evening. This system on Sunday will be pretty vigorous, but with limited moisture and instability, for now the threat of severe storms looks low. We will keep a close eye on the system as the weekend gets closer. The high Sunday will be in the upper 60s.
FOOTBALL WEATHER: For the high school playoff games Friday night, rain is likely with temperatures in the 50s. Then, for the Iron Bowl Saturday in Tuscaloosa (Auburn at Alabama, 2:30 p.m. kickoff), the sky will be mostly cloudy, but the weather looks dry. Temperatures will be in the upper 60s at kickoff, falling back into the low 60s by the final whistle. A very comfortable Saturday afternoon for late November.
UAB plays at Middle Tennessee State Saturday (2 p.m. kickoff in Murfreesboro). The sky will be mostly cloudy, but no rain is expected. Temperatures will be in the mid 60s at kickoff, falling into the upper 50s by the second half.
NEXT WEEK: Monday will be breezy and cooler with gradual clearing, followed by dry and very cool weather Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain and storms should return late in the week.
ON THIS DATE IN 1900: A tornado struck the town of Columbia, in Maury County, Tennessee, at approximately 9:30 p.m. A very destructive and devastating path was cut through the northwestern parts of town, with the most damage occurring in the Macedonia community. This twister ended up being rated an F4 and was on the ground for a total of 8 miles. The damage path at its widest was 300 yards, littered with pieces of homes and cabins. Twenty-seven people lost their lives, and another 75 were injured.
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Look at Chad while riding the Tunnel Of Tales to get the "Chad" trophy.Easy "Family Ties" trophy
This is found on one of the benches near the second ride. Look around the edges where the benches are located to get the "Family Ties" trophy.Easy "Shocking Revelations" trophy
Find and interact with the battery found on top of a bumper car to get the "Shocking Revelations" trophy.Easy "The Mist" trophy
Instead of going up to the front desk to enter the park, turn to your right. Walk up the road until you cannot go further to get the "The Mist" trophy.Trophies
Successfully complete one of the following tasks to get a trophy:
- Welcome to the Park (Bronze): Enter the Park.
- The shakes (Bronze): Take a ride on the bumper cars.
- Spin, Spin, Sugar (Bronze): Find the missing Ferris wheel cart.
- Ups and downs (Bronze): Take a rollercoaster ride.
- Hope's Light (Bronze): Obtain a flashlight.
- House of Horrors (Bronze): Enter the House of Horrors.
- Dreamlike state (Gold): Find your fate in the deepest ends of the Park.
- Swans, gingerbread and chocolate (Bronze): Take a ride through the Tunnel of Tales.
- Shocking revelations (Bronze): Learn about shock therapy.
- The Mist (Silver): Leave the Park.
- What a strange trip it's been (Bronze): Find the pills.
- Family ties (Bronze): "Me and Callum."
- Chad (Silver): Have a "conversation" with Chad.
- Killer Instinct (Bronze): Learn about Chad.


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E3 is that special time of the year when publishers either grant our wishes like benevolent gods or crush our dreams like Gordon Ramsay (sometimes both). Mountain Dew and Doritos sales go through the roof, Twitch chats spew forth the collective sarcastic bile of the gaming masses and the dying embers of the fires of the consoles wars will be whipped once more into a roaring inferno. It's just a good time all round. We've had our ears to the ground and have been frequently visiting the rumour mill to see what information has leaked and what gamers want to see from the major pressers. Got a rumour/hope/dream/tea leaf divination you want to share? You know what to do.
Nintendo hasn't hosted a traditional press conference since 2013, instead opting to present their new games on their terms and in their [tree]house with their 'Direct' broadcasts. This hasn't stopped their Nintendo Direct presentations from being highly anticipated each and every year. 2018 is no exception; the hotly anticipated Switch version of Super Smash Bros. is on the cards, and the smell of competition is in the air! Can Nintendo keep up with the Switch's roaring success?
What we want to see
American game retailer GameStop recently received a list of upcoming Switch SKUs (If you don't know what an SKU is, here's an explanation) which reveals the console's immediate lineup…as well as fifteen untitled ones. Now, SKUs could be literally anything from games to warranties, but fifteen is a lot! They could be anything!
Pokémon's debut on the Switch is on my wish list, with no information coming since its "yeah it's a thing" announcement last year. The Pokémon Company's CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara was blindsided by the Switch's runaway success, which would explain the game's muted announcement – what would have been a safe spin-off game could have been repurposed into a core series title. Rumours have swirled about the place, including a (fake) design document for its starter Pokémon.
But let's get one thing perfectly straight, Nintendo. I have been waiting for a new F-Zero game since 2003. You gave us a Mario Kart 8 track based on its iconic Mute City, but that wasn't enough. I'm not getting any younger. I know Star Fox Zero was 'eh', but these are lessons that can be learned! I'm begging you. Please. I'll even be happy with a spin-off title. A mobile game. Anything!
…hey, what's this monkey's paw doing here?
Everything rides on this little beauty staying at full steam
What we think we'll see
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker's Switch and 3DS ports and Mario Tennis Aces are expected to release not long after E3, so expect some lip service in the name of hype. Metroid Prime 4, currently in development at Bandai Namco Singapore, should be expected. It was announced last year, and a year is a long time in game development. Something has to exist by now, so why not show it?
Fire Emblem, Bayonetta 3, Yoshi, and Pokémon on the Switch are three more games that we know next to nothing about, and have had plenty of time to get development rolling. Info on some or all of them should be expected.
Recently filed trademarks for a Nintendo 64 Classic, in the vein of the wildly successful NES and SNES classic consoles, point in the direction of Nintendo making lightning strike thrice this year. It'll definitely have Mario Kart 64 and almost every Mario Party game, making it the darling of just about every house party from here on in. You won't get one in time, though. None of us will.
Lastly, ports of Wii U games have been the backbone of the Switch's release schedule since the beginning, and juggernaut titles like Super Mario Maker have yet to find their way there.
What we know we'll see
Funnily enough, Nintendo's made it abundantly clear what's going to be shown this year. A statement from them outlines their plans: Smash is front and centre, with an invitational tournament not unlike the one for the Wii U version back in 2014. Splatoon 2 will likewise be getting a tourney, airing just before the Smash one. Smash will also feature in the three-hour Nintendo Treehouse stream, which is essentially where all the gameplay gets shown off.
What do you think Nintendo will show at E3 2018? Anything you think we've missed or that you agree with? Let us know in the comments below.


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Farewell to the convenience store that was always there for us
If you have not noticed by now, 7-11 is closed. Indefinitely.
As a result, the heart of every rebellious eighth grader, designated driver, and local stoner now lays in anguish.
It's a tragedy…I guess. 7-11 may not have a special place in our hearts, but our memories with the not-so-beloved foreclosed gas station will sadly be cherished in our minds with both acquiescence and indifference.
We mourn as we remember those days of having existential debates with that former friend we met in the first year while munching on a week old corn dog in the back of a parking lot.
We will miss the cold, chemically enhanced sugary abomination known as the Slurpee — the drink that brought joy to our adolescent hearts and diabetes to our pancreases.
On the Friday's when you got plastered at OC's and couldn't find a ride to McDonald's at 2:46 a.m. — who was there to satisfy your drunk cravings? — 7-11 was there, with deep fried unhealthy goodness.
We will never forget the night that 7-11 was taken hostage by a gunman. 'Cause even in Camrose, where nothing really happens, you kinda know deep down that if it did, it would happen at 7-11.
Regardless of whether it was a public health hazard or not, 7-11 has cursed us with a sense of nostalgia that we never asked for or desired to have. But much like camp, it is a place that has toughened us mentally. It is a place where we shared memories with people we wished we had never met.
A place that with its cold, unsavoury and creepy exterior has always welcomed us if we had cash and warmed our hearts by providing us with a watered down coffee.
7-11 made us stronger. We will miss its Slurpees, its convenience, its shitty food and most of all, the ever so worthless Big Bucks.


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conceptual framework and accounting standards for financial reporting provides
an agreed set of fundamental principles and concepts that leads to consistent
standards to ensure that these principles are met accordingly and the
information required by users are faithfully represented and relevant (FASB,
2010). These standards are required in order to "assess managements stewardship
and make informed economic investment decisions" (Elliot & Elliot, 2017). The
purpose of this essay is to critically evaluate how the conceptual framework
and accounting standards are facilitating the reporting of "relevant and
faithfully represented" information in the entities financial statements that
are useful in assessing the prospects for future net cash inflows to the
entity. Specifically, this essay will evaluate the objectives of financial
reporting, 'valuation usefulness' and
'stewardship usefulness'. Also, the importance of reporting relevant and
faithfully represented information within the conceptual framework will be
discussed in depth.
conceptual framework and accounting standards state the qualitative
characteristics of financial information that is required to reflect truthfully
a company's financial performance (IASB, 2010). Relevant information is capable
of making a difference to a user's decision. Relevant information has
predictive value because it helps users to evaluate the potential effects of
past, present, or future transactions or other events on future cash flows (Nobes
and Stadler, 2015). In addition to predictive value, confirmatory value contributes
to the relevance of financial reporting information. If the information in the
financial report provides feedback to the users regarding previous transactions
or events, this will help them to confirm or change their expectations (Jonas
& Blanchet, 2000) (Christensen, 2010). Faithful representation is the
second fundamental qualitative. To faithfully represent economic phenomena that
information purports to represent, financial information must be neutral, complete,
and free from error (IASB, 2010).
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However, the quality of 'transparency' is not directly
mentioned in the Exposure Draft. In practice, it is often referred to in the
context of good financial reporting. A study from Nobes and Stadler (2015) regarding
the usefulness of qualitative characteristics, showed that preparers frequently
refer to transparency in the context of policy changes under IAS 8.
IAS 1 states
that the primary objective of financial reporting is to provide information
that is useful to those making investment decisions, such as buying, selling or
holding equity investments (Gore & Zimmerman 2007). Given that valuation usefulness is seen as
the dominant role of contemporary financial reporting (Zeff, 2013), it is rather
unsurprising that financial statements are found to be very useful to investors
and other creditors when valuing a firm. The conceptual framework provides
accurate and timely financial information, relevant to the accounting standards
for investors and stakeholders (Ball,2006). This should lead to more-informed
valuation in the equity markets.
A major
feature of the conceptual framework and accounting standards that facilitates the
reporting of relevant and faithfully represented information is the concept of
fair value (IFRS 13). Hermann (2006) states that fair value is the most
relevant measure of financial reporting. IAS 16 provides a fair value option
for property, plant, and equipment and IAS 36 requires asset impairments and reversals
adjusted to fair value. Under the fair value measurement approach, assets and
liabilities are re-measured periodically to reflect changes in their value, resulting
a change in either net income or other comprehensive income for the period.
In addition,
fair value meets the conceptual framework criteria in terms of qualitative
characteristics of accounting information better than other measurement bases. Fair
value makes financial information relevant because current prices are reliable
measures of value as it reflects present economic conditions that is related to
economic resources and obligations (Barth, 2008). Also, according to Hermann
(2006), fair value is more relevant to decision makers. Fair value makes an
entity's financial information faithfully represented because it accurately
reflects the condition of the business. Management and entities may sometimes
rearrange asset sales and use the gains or losses from the sales to over or
understate net income at a current time. Fair Value prevents entities from manipulating
their reported net income as gains or losses from price changes are reported in
the period in which they occur. As pointed out by Ball (2006), this results in
a balance sheet that better reflects the current value of assets and
liabilities. However, the use of fair values results in an unavoidable
trade-off between relevance and reliability of accounting standards and could
increase manipulation opportunities in highly liquid markets (Marra, 2016)
(Barth, 2008).
Moreover, IAS
1 requires entities to prepare its financial statements, except for cash flow
information, using the accrual basis of accounting (IASB 2010). Accrual accounting is a method which measures
the performance of a company by recognizing economic events regardless if any
cash transaction occurs. The accruals concept gives entities a better assessment
and understanding of future net cash flows, thus enabling managers to make more
informed financial decisions. The accrual basis informs users about obligations
to pay cash in the future and of economic resources that represent cash to be
received in the future. Just like fair value, Accrual accounting also meets the
framework criteria of qualitative characteristics. Accrual accounting enables
predictability as it helps users evaluate the potential effects of past,
present or future transactions or future cash flows, and confirmatory value to
confirm or correct their previous evaluations. Accrual accounting produces more
faithfully represented financial statements as it constitutes better representations
of actual circumstances and the entities performance in any time period. There is
evidence that as a result of the accruals process, reported earnings tend to be
smoother than underlying cash flows and that earnings provide better
information about economic performance to investors than cash flows (Dechow
both the accruals and fair value concept makes financial statements relevant
and faithfully represented, Therefore, making valuation more useful as
investors are able to accurately assess the prospects for future net cash flows.
In fact, it would be tough to identify better alternative methods in order to
meet the requirements of the qualitative characteristics from accounting
standards and the conceptual framework.
However, the
conceptual framework and accounting standards has been criticized due to being
inconsistent and its lack of guidance when defining and recognising assets and
liabilities. Most notably, IAS 38 Intangible Assets. Intangible assets are only
recognised if it is probable that the expected future economic benefits that
are attributable to the asset will flow to the entity. The general requirement
in IAS 38 is similar to the requirement for Property, Plant, and Equipment of IAS
16. Conversely, in the remainder of the standard, and interrelated requirements
in IFRS 3 Business Combinations, different requirements are included which
could result in the recognition of intangible assets that do not meet the recognition
and definition criteria of the Conceptual Framework as well as the exclusion of
intangible assets that do meet the definition of an asset (Brouwer, 2015). The
lack of recognising many intangible assets on financial statements due to this
problem has been criticised by Lev (2003), who holds that this information is
required to solve the issue of partial, inconsistent and confusing information regarding
non-current assets. Eckstein (2004) concludes that the objective of providing
relevant information must include the recognition of intangible assets. Disclosing
the true value of intangible assets in the financial statement is fundamental
in order to meet the objectives (Laux, J. (2011).
According to the recent
conceptual framework of IASB, the objectives of financial reporting has two
aspects. One is stewardship, which deals with management responsibility towards
the company, and another is decision-usefulness, which mainly deals with the
decision-making users of financial statements. The current Exposure
Draft gives more prominence to the role of stewardship, which is an improvement
on the existing 2010 framework (IASB 2015). This
issue concerns the very nature of financial reporting, and may hinge on whether
one believes that financial reports are utilized to such an extent or more for
control and evaluation of management as they are for resource allocation decisions
(Gore & Zimmerman 2007).
Lennard (2007) argues that stewardship and decision usefulness should be
recognised as separate objectives. The assessment of how
management has satisfied its stewardship responsibilities may require more information
that is not necessarily provided to achieve the objective of financial
reporting. Stewardship helps to increase the decision
usefulness to the relevant decision maker by imposing responsibility for management
to take care of the entity's resources, thus increasing the relevance and
faithful representation of the financial report. Stewardship helps to accurately
record, assess
managements performance, and provide information to optimise
firm value, therefore improve investment decisions. Management
stewardship is meaningful to financial reports users who are interested in
making resource allocation decisions because managements performance in
discharging its stewardship responsibilities significantly affects an entities
ability to generate net cash inflows (Kuhner and Pelger 2015).
However, assessing the performance of managements stewardship through financial
statements may prove difficult because of the agency problem. Some of the concern about stewardship being a separate objective seems
to arise from the potential conflict between the owners and managements
interest (Agrawel and
Koeber, 1996). Bebchuck and Fried (2003) state that managers have a lot of
influence and power over shareholders in different aspects, such as their own salary
because of the ability to reduce the link between their performance and their
salary. Managers have almost complete freedom allowing them plenty of
opportunities to benefit for their own private interests. For example, a
manager may not want to distribute excess cash when the firm does not have profitable
investment opportunities, therefore, making financial statements express an
inaccurate reflection of managerial allocation of resources. Boshkoska
(2014) states that
increasing managerial compensation will reduce the agency costs to shareholders
which would make financial statements more likely to represent accurate
information about a firm's stewardship. Also,
this will help support managerial and shareholder interests together, so that when
shareholders benefit, managers can also benefit.
Furthermore, Kuhner and Pelger (2015) show
that the concept of fair value has different impacts on the valuation and
stewardship usefulness of financial statements. To clarify, fair value can display
a negative impact on the ability of financial statement users to assess
stewardship of the managers of the company. Lennard (2007) argues that, to be
able to assess how the management discharged their responsibilities towards the
shareholders, a piece of information that is difficult to disagree with is
demanded. In other words, the historical cost method to value assets and
liabilities is seen as a more relevant and superior measure for the purpose of relevant
and faithful representative financial statements.
Different opinions continue to exist about
whether providing information about management stewardship should be stated as
an objective of financial reporting. A separate objective for stewardship is
not required because it is comprised within the decision usefulness objective. The decision usefulness objective is to
provide decision useful information to current and future providers of finance.
Additionally, the same information about economic resources and claims, and
changes in them, is the same information needed for assessing management
stewardship. Therefore, adding a discussion about the information that is
helpful in assessing stewardship would be impractical to the objective (Whittington, 2008).
conclude, it is evident that there are limitations by using the conceptual framework
and accounting standards. The limitations may make an
investors' assessment of an entities net future cash flow inaccurate. However, the contributions far
outweigh the shortcomings. Without these regulations it would be
impossible to produce accurate, and unbiased financial statements. Even if
financial statements were slightly inaccurate, it would be impossible to
predict future net cash inflows without them. Faithful representative and
relevant financial information would not be possible without these accounting
standards. Continued development
and enhancement is recommended. With regards to stewardship, it would not be sufficient
to only use financial statements to measure management responsibilities of the
entity. Therefore, I believe that valuation should be considered as the main objective
of financial reporting.


text: OPEN LETTER TO THE GENERAL MANAGER, POLICY, GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, CHEVRON NIGERIA LIMITED, MR. ESIMAJE BRIKKIN Dear Sir YOUR CLAIM ABOUT UGBORODO DEVELOPMENT BY CHEVRON IS UNFOUNDED You claimed that Chevron has been providing water and electricity to the Ugborodo Community, River Boat Clinic, provides free medical services to Ugborodo Community. That Chevron has continued to support socio-economic development in Ugborodo Communities through local community contracts, employment and scholarships and 100 secondary and tertiary scholarships are awarded to beneficiaries from Ugborodo Community Annually. You claimed also that Chevron have a reasonable number of Ugborodo Community workers and contractors who have benefitted and have continued to benefit from the available employment and contract opportunities in the company. Finally, you claimed CNL's contractors from Ugborodo Community have provided and continue to provide employment for qualified persons from the community. That CNL has continued to engage their host communities and work within available resources to equitably contribute to social development of communities near our areas of your operations. But you failed to inform the world that the few contracts you gave to Ugborodo Indigenes were given to your relatives and the one or two that wasn't given to your relatives, were done in slavery, without workers welfare being well encapsulated. You also failed to tell the world that it's Chevron Staff that fill all the personnel in contracts given to community contractors with their none tribes/ relatives, thereby creating heavy unemployment in Ugborodo and by extension great poverty in the land. You didn't remember to tell the world that the alleged Mobile Boat Floating Clinic doesn't carry any medical equipment or drug other than Paracetamol, methylated spirits and cotton wool. Making it not better than a first aid box. You also failed to inform the world that this Mobile Boat Floating First Aid box takes week to get to Ugborodo, where it may be for less than a day. You failed to inform the world that your water and electricity provision to Ugborodo is epileptic, which consummate into provision of clean water for only 2 hours daily and constant power blackout as a result of the faulty generator used to power the community. You failed to tell the world that in Ugborodo today, there are still epidemic of Cholera happening once in a while as a result of inefficient supply of clean water. Please tell the world what happened to the 2002 MoU signed between Chevron, Ugborodo Community and Delta State Government. Show us anything you have done for Ugborodo as agreed in that MoU. You forgot to tell the world how you ensured the MoU was killed to under-develop Ugborodo Community. Please tell the world why Ugborodo Community workers' salaries haven't been increased for over 2 years, since we had agreement that their salaries will be increased after every two years. Also don't forget to tell them why you guys haven't built the Multi- Purpose Centres in all the communities that make up Ugborodo. Please don't forget to inform the world how Chevron Staff have hijacked the employment slots meant for Ugborodo people, to fill the community contractors' contracts and filled them all with their relatives. Please publish the name(s) of any Ugborodo Indigene(s) Chevron have employed as staff of your company within the last 3 years, as well as show the world the number of Ugborodo Indigenes that have been employed within the last 3years by local contractors, by publishing their names to shame me if indeed I am not saying the truth. Mr. Esimaje, Please tell the world one real developmental project that Chevron have completed in Ugborodo and any one that is at advance stage. Please also inform the world how under-developed the community is, to the extent that most of the children in some parts of Ugborodo Community today have never seen a tarred road or a television set, because your Chevron co-workers have hijacked all employment slots meant for their parents. Please note that if Chevron doesn't yield and address all the demands of Ugborodo Community, we shall continue to protest in demand for our right in Chevron Facilities in our Community, hence I will advise Chevron Nigeria Limited to immediately yield to all the demands of our people, to avert continuity of the ongoing protest. Thanks. Comr. Ofe Nene Dated: May 7,2019. > Copyright: Fresh Angle International (www.freshangleng.com) Previous Story Delta youths protest in unison against marginalization by NNPC Next Story NNPC Recruitment: We will consider host communities, WRPC assures Freshangle Read other stories by Freshangle ×


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Is Colin Delaney delirious?
Trying to contemplate why Colin Delaney continues to climb into the ring after constantly being destroyed is like trying to piece together exactly what Kelly Kelly could possibly see in Balls Mahoney -- it's just not worth the brainpower.
First, let's take a look at Delaney: The guy looks like the last pick in a middle-school dodge ball game. He's collected zero wins in two official WWE contests, and owns feeble mat skills at best. But even with those dismal and depressing truths, it's also important to take note of his heart, by far the strongest part of his body.
While watching a Colin Delaney match can be as one sided as a singles match with an old school Wrestling Buddy doll, he still entertains us. Holding steadfast to the hope that he'll figure out a way to thwart off opponents like Big Daddy V, The Dominating Force in WWE, or Shelton Benjamin, a proven amateur wrestling standout, demonstrates Delaney's commitment to the sport. He never quit and never ran away from the ring.
And despite how unintelligent Delaney's choice of battling Superstars who are out of his league may seem to the average fan, he has to earn some iota of respect for living out his dream. Granted he's living it out with bags of ice attached to his extremities and black and blue marks spanning his entire scrawny frame, but he's still living it.
And if Delaney begins to win matches, his persistence will have paid off. From there, the future could be bright for the wiry young man. In the past, undersized competitors like Rey Mysterio and Paul London & Brian Kendrick have proven to be worthy of carrying championships -- with Rey winning the World Championship and London & Kendrick holding the WWE Tag Team Championship for more than a year. Is it possible for someone like Colin Delaney to join that exclusive club?
Of course, that is looking well into the future. In order to attain this type -- or any type -- of significance in sports-entertainment means Delaney will have to start learning how to win. If not he could wind up on the cutting room floor, and as with any competitive sport, the clock is ticking.
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First of all, Happy Mother's Day to any mom figures reading this! Today is my first Mother's Day with our second child joining us. Huzzah! Okay…now I'm going to get right to it and say my goal here is to reality-check motherhood and how we celebrate it. I have my own motherhood confession to make and share an encouraging reflection on the Lord as our perfect Mother.
Should I just start with my unholy confession? Yes.
There. I said it. Growing up in conservative evangelicalism, I feel like motherhood is a sacred cow, and by saying I don't love motherhood I'm outing myself as a devil worshipper. And you probably believe I think babies are ugly too now.[Someone somewhere] How dare you?! [I don't, btw. Babies are wonky but cute none the less.]
So I don't 'love' motherhood. What does that mean? Well, let me be clear. I do love my children! I'm not saying I regret having them. I do sometimes imagine what I'd be doing if I hadn't had them. But I enjoy them and am thankful for them. In fact, I love them enough to give my life for them.
And that's the trouble. Motherhood is about giving life; not just once during labor, or once as in sacrificing one's physical life to save your child's life, but daily giving up my life in a million small and unnoticed ways to facilitate growth in the life of my children.
Real, God-honoring motherhood involves many things, including dying a little bit every day. So no, I do not 'love' this death, but I know I need it. We'll circle back around to this later.
In order to mom the way God made me to mom, I need to reality-check my view of motherhood. Culturally, we have idealized and idolized motherhood to death, we've taken a gift and made it a curse.
For me, having kids was always a maybe. I never had a desire to babysit and didn't enjoy kids, but my mother kept impressing on me that "it will be different when you have your own." So I thought about that a lot. I thought about what kind of mom I would be. And an ideal formed in my head, just that fast.
As Christians, our ideals are influenced heavily by how we read our Bible (or how it is taught to us) and the dominant Christian culture of the time we live in. Our broader culture itself is influenced by the ideals of those we look up too (teachers, pastors, politicians, filmmakers, icons, etc). The things they hold up as praiseworthy and exemplary shape our view of what is valuable.
Today, Christian women are still influenced by the traditional misapplication of Proverbs 31, by a history of hyper complementarian views of gender roles where women are valuable primarily because they have babies, plus some other variables. For example, questionable ideas we might pick up, like "God gave you this kid because He knew you were exactly what he/she needed" or "Your love will be enough/ all they need."
What happens when motherhood isn't as expected? When the children who were supposed to rise up and call us blessed, don't even appreciate us or get along with us very well? What happens when my husband has a more nurturing character than I do? Or when I absolutely cannot be what my child needs me to be?
Me, personally? I constantly struggle with perceived expectations. Meaning that my husband and children do not truly expect me to do XYZ but I assume they must because somewhere along the way I learned that was what I was supposed to do or who I was supposed to be as a mother. It is hard to turn off the internal pressure to be someone or something I am not.
Real motherhood, I believe is momming in a way that is authentic and honoring of the giftings and character traits God gave me. Real motherhood, therefore, will look a little different for each person. No cookie-cutter mommies allowed!
The greatest calling of any woman is NOT to be a mother. It is to love and follow Christ in whatever role He has given you, whether you ever parent children or not.
The most fulfilling thing in life is NOT to be a mother either. It is to let God use you for His purposes, whether that involves having children or not.
Many times I have heard sisters in Christ say that all they ever wanted was to be a mom. That is not necessarily a bad thing. God does give some women the role of mother. It is a good role. Nothing wrong about desiring that role.
How-ev-er, we should never look to motherhood and/or our children to give us fulfillment, joy, place, purpose or worth. That comes from God and God alone. Motherhood does not define you, but it can inform you.
Yes, children can be part of how God gives us joy, place, purpose and worth, but that is true of any gift God gives us; like the gift of a friendship, of a mentor or a disciple, or a sibling or a spouse. Still, our love and our source of fulfillment is always the Giver, not the gift. Let's not take God's gift of motherhood and make an idol of it.
Is that evil, too? I do like that we have a day to honor and respect mothers because, dammit, momming is a pretty thankless job more often than not and it's good to be appreciated. However…
There are some questions we should ask ourselves when we celebrate moms on Mother's Day. What aspects of motherhood are we praising? How are we praising those things? Might our words/approach contribute to an idealization or idolization of motherhood?
Is it good for individuals to show love and honor to all the mother figures that they respect today? Yes! No doubt about that.
Is it wise for us (churches especially) to publicly and communally make a spectacle of praising mothers?
Maybe not?
I'm serious. We've probably all read the reminders of how Mother's Day can be a triggering and sorrowful day for a myriad of reasons. Let's not shrug that off.
It has devastating effects: stigmatizing and pathologizing childfree/childless women, setting moms up for failure with unrealistic standards/expectations, harming children as moms start looking to them for identity/purpose instead of God, etc.
So, can we celebrate moms (and dads) without encouraging the idolization and idealization of a role that God only calls some people too? I think so, but how exactly is something I think we should think more carefully about, friends.
Okay, so this might sound weird to some of you. It feels a bit weird for me, I admit. But…look…if we can talk about God being our perfect example of fatherhood when so many of our earthly fathers fail us, we can do the same for motherhood. In fact, God likens Himself to a mother in the scripture.
So, in the spirit of honoring God as our source of everything good about motherhood, I will henceforth use a feminine pronoun for Her. Whose squirming? Just me? Okay.
Isa 49:15 "Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you."
In this scripture, the Lord uses a picture of a mother to tell us something about Herself. While we human mothers will fail (we will not always meet our child's needs and not always love them rightly), the Lord is our perfect, ultimate mother, who does not forget the children She loves. She will not fail to meet our needs.
Isa 66:13 "As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you;
you shall be comforted in Jerusalem."
I take great comfort from the idea that God comforts like a Mother! God created both masculine and feminine, fatherhood and motherhood. Therefore, She is the source of what is best, what is glorifying about both roles. She is all that we need. God is our Mother in a way that our earthly mothers never can be.
When we talk about salvation, we often talk about how Christ lived the perfect life that we could never live. That His perfect life fulfills all that God required of us. That, in dying, He gives us a new life, an eternal one.
So again, mothers, has Christ's sacrifice not covered all the ways we have missed the mark as moms? Let's reflect on Christ as being the perfect Mother so that we do not have to be.
Again, I'm going to change the pronouns to the feminine, even though Jesus Christ was a physical human man. I really like the challenging mental shift this is forcing me to make so I'm rolling with it.
1 Peter 1:3 "Blessed be the God and Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to her great mercy, she has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead"
Our new life in Christ is likened to being born again. This time, instead of an earthly mom giving us life, it is Christ. Instead of the physical pain of childbirth, it was the physical suffering and dying on a cross.
John 10:11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down her life for the sheep."
John 15:13 "Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down her life for her friends."
Life and death are connected. Maybe like two sides of the same coin. These verses talk about laying down one's life. What does that mean?
Life here is translated from the Greek, "psychē" (a feminine noun, btw). It does not simply mean our physical life (like the Greek "zōē") and is distinct from our immortal soul (the Greek "pneuma"), but incorporates the aspect of life that is the "seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions", etc.
Laying down one's desires, affections, aversions for someone else is about as honest a depiction of motherhood as I can imagine.
And Christ did that for us. Let's not forget that Christ did ask God for another way. Jesus, the Christ, as a human being, had feelings and desires and an attachment to this world. But ultimately, Her greater love was for God and fulfilling the plan of salvation for us. So She willingly suffered the pain of bringing us out of the darkness and into the light, of birthing us into a new life. Did Jesus enjoy it? No. The scene on the cross seemed agonizing. But Jesus, our spiritual Mother, needed to do it.
I started by confessing that I do not love motherhood. Inherent in motherhood is life-giving pain and death. It is willingly laying down my desires, preferences and aversions, daily, for the sake of my children. It is painful. It is a kind of death. I am willing because I love my kids, but that does not mean I enjoy it.
I did not enjoy the aches and pains of pregnancy, the birth contractions and pushing, and the fact that, 3 months later, I am still struggling with a lot of minor physical problems postpartum, like death by a thousand paper cuts. I really don't want to do that again.
I do not enjoy the daily laying down of my desires, of what I wish I could give my kids but can't, or what I think my kids need, or my needs often going unmet. I do not relish my recurring failure to be patient and loving, or the frequent self-doubt and guilt feelings.
I do not enjoy the constant fight against unrealistic ideals of motherhood, or battling the lie that I have to choose between doing the work God has placed on my heart or "momming" in the way I'm "supposed to" mom.
Yet, God is wiser than I. She saw that giving me the role of mom would serve Her purpose. So here we are. I can see how I need the death of motherhood to better live for God.
Not (just) because it gives me cute kids to swoon over in a lifetime of precious moments. Motherhood is a gift because it forces me to lean on God in a way I don't know that I ever would otherwise. Motherhood is exposing so much of my selfishness and pride and revealing how much more I need Christ. Motherhood is showing me how mysteriously deep God's love is for me and how much greater She is than I will ever know.
The cute kids are awesome, yes. When I think of parenting I most often think of how God is using me to shape them. But really, it's equally the other way around. God, our wise Mother, uses our children to shape us. I think that is what is most praiseworthy about motherhood (and fatherhood) – all the things that it teaches us about God.
So. Happy Mother's Day.


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The Sheikh's Virgin Stable-Girl
In the desert country of Calista, Eleni comes from a poor family and is controlled by her father, who loves to drink and gamble. One day, Prince Kaliq comes to challenge her father to a game for his prized horse. Riding in on a beautiful steed, the prince's regal beauty and physique are in stark contrast to their shabby home. Hungry for money, her father wagers his horse, but in the end, the prince is victorious. Eleni can't stand to separated from her beloved horse, so she begs the prince to take her as well. Little does she know an unimaginable life awaits her inside the palace...?
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The Marine & the Debutante
When Lisa, billionaire heiress, travels to the Middle East to go shopping, she is kidnapped and held in the desert. Rescued by Travis, a marine from a recon team, Lisa soon finds herself infuriated by his rudeness. Travis, on the other hand, is quickly fed up with the spoiled woman, who has yet to show any sign of gratitude toward him for saving her life. When the recon chopper leaves the two stranded in the desert, they will be forced to spend the next few days together, and something is going to have to give!
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Ethan woke up with a hangover and was shocked to see a woman sleeping next to him-his friend's little sister, Rosie! Did he get drunk and have a one-night stand? Rosie smiled at the shocked Ethan. It looked like her plan was successful. Ethan was her brother's best friend and he'd always treated Rosie like a little sister. He has no idea that Rosie has been in love with him ever since they were little. But she doesn't want him to treat her like his sister anymore! She'll seduce him and make him hers!
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Keeping Annie Safe
Victim of a near-fatal stabbing, Annie, an editor, is saved in her moment of need by Dane, CEO of the Dundee Agency, a security firm. He is a strong, picture-perfect Southern gentleman. He may be the kind of man who wants to protect women, but if he thinks Annie is weak and will follow meekly along, he is sorely mistaken! The man who attacked Annie must have something to do with her friend's disappearance two days earlier after getting hold of a major scoop. Annie and Dane decide to chase down the truth, no matter the cost!
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A Prince of a Guy
Sean had to take care of his niece for just two weeks, but the mischievous angel drove him crazy all day long and he couldn't focus on his work! So he decided to place an ad for a babysitter in the local newspaper. The only applicant was an unassuming, frumpy-looking woman. But looks didn't matter as long as she could save him from his situation! Little did he know that Carlyne was a Russian princess! She just wanted to live an ordinary life for once and escape her life in the public eye.
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The Greek's Marriage Bargain
It's been two years since Lexie left her Greek millionaire husband, Xenon. She's been working as a jewelry designer, and just as the wounds in her heart had finally begun to heal, Xenon appears on her doorstep. Lexie's younger brother is deep in debt and has come to Xenon for help. Xenon has a familiar smug smile on his handsome face as he makes Lexie a deal. He'll help her younger brother...if she'll come back to him. After the way he shut her out two years ago, what could he possibly be thinking now?
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His Girl Friday
Danetta's heart had ached ever since Cabe, her boss, kissed her on the cheek beneath the mistletoe on Christmas. He was a playboy and a strict bachelor, while Danetta was inexperienced?neither of them saw the other as a potential lover. They always argued at work, but then one day, Cabe asked her if she turned down other men because she wanted him. She tried to deny it, but her red face told the truth...
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Captured by the Billionaire Reasons for Revenge III
At the end of her vacation at a high-end Caribbean resort, Debbie is suddenly arrested at the airport and detained. As she raises her voice in protest, an unexpected figure appears before the apprehensive Debbie-Gabe, the man she once loved from the bottom of her heart. Her heart is thrown into disarray at seeing the same charming man from ten years ago, but Gabe just fixes her with a cold smile, having decided to trap her in his plot for revenge...
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Seduced by the Rich Man Reasons for Revenge II
Max's ex-wife was on her way to try to rekindle their relationship. Max had always been helpless against her charms, so Max and Janine struck a bargain-he would pay her to pretend to be his new wife for a brief period of time. Janine accepted Max's proposal since she needed the money. But in the midst of their performance, something started to happen. They couldn't be sure, but it felt like something deep and abiding. Could it be true love?
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Scorned by the Boss Reasons for Revenge I
Jefferson Lyon, the CEO of Lyon Shipping, led a charmed life. Until the day his talented assistant, Caitlyn, finally told him he was too arrogant and quit. Then she flew to a resort in the Caribbean! Lyon was devastated to lose her. After careful consideration, he came up with an excellent solution. He would seduce Caitlyn in order to keep her from leaving him. Pleased with his plan, he left for the Caribbean...
(c)NANAO HIDAKA/MAUREEN CHILD
What the Greek Wants Most
From the day she was born, Inez has been disappointing her father. Trying to find a way to correct her mistakes, Inez has begun to use her womanly ways to help her father's political campaign. One night, her task is to entertain a rich Greek man named Theo, who is about to save her father's company. Theo has an air of danger about him-after provoking, insulting and threatening Inez, he demands that she become his caged bird. Left with no other choice, she gives in and goes to live with Theo. Yet despite her captivity, Theo makes her heart pound. Is he doing all this out of spite? Or does he actually want her to come live with him?
(c)NANAO HIDAKA/MAYA BLAKE
Here Comes Trouble
Popular columnist Kramer has published something he regrets. He described Maryanne, the daughter of an important man in the newspaper industry, as someone raised in such luxury that "she can't be independent." As a result, she's quit the job her father got her and has said she will move out of her luxury apartment...and away from the protection of her security guards. Kramer feels responsible and tries to persuade her to be reasonable, but Maryanne refuses because she's determined to get a job and apartment on her own. Kramer has no choice but to move in to the apartment next door so he can check on her safety daily. He had no idea that this would be only the beginning of his sleepless nights...
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Treat Her Right
Wynn just bought a house and is on cloud nine. And her neighbor Zack is sexy enough to have caught her eye. Not being good with men, though, she figures it'll never lead to anything... Then one night in the backyard, Wynn mistakes Zack for a trespasser and tackles him to the ground. With her body sprawled across his magnificent chest and in his arms, the two barely avoid a fiery kiss. But it will never work. What he's looking for is a woman who will make a perfect mother for his daughter. Family-oriented, delicate, sweet-the complete opposite of Wynn! But can the fire that's started up between them be extinguished?
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Narrowly escaping from her arranged marriage to the duke, who is scheming to take over her country, Adele finds herself in Vienna. But her father has hired an American bodyguard, Matt, who tracks her down and threatens to return her to the castle. Adele's pleas to let her go are ignored but she manages to convince him to give her a week in which to find evidence of the duke's plot. The duke is also hunting her down, so she needs to think of something that will stop him...something like marrying Matt!
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Standing outside the office of blind novelist Saul Cresswell, Autumn silently prays for the courage to knock on his door. Four years ago, it was her young love that stole his sight. Racked with guilt, Autumn disappeared from Saul's life. However, wanting nothing more than to be his strength, she returns under the fake name Elizabeth to work as his aide. As she watches Saul gallantly overcome the obstacles that plague his life, Autumn's youthful affection swells into ardent love...
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Tall, Dark and Texan
Wendy's dreams of being a Hollywood actress are put on hold when she is robbed in Dallas-thrown out of her car in the middle of a snowstorm, left with nothing. Then a tall, intimidating man happens by and saves her. This motorcycle-riding bad boy takes her to his house, which is more like a warehouse than a home. He calls himself Wolfe and says he hunts down criminals for money... He's a bounty hunter! That explains his dangerous demeanor and perfect body. He offers her a job to help pay for her travel expenses to Hollywood-Wendy's newest acting role is as a decoy to lure in criminals!
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While searching for her missing sister, Ruby, Lindsay visits the office of Alessio Capelli, where her sister was employed as his personal assistant. Alessio is a slick divorce attorney, while Lindsay is a counselor who works on reconciling marriages. Their natures clash like natural enemies that would make great reading on any of the tabloids. Lindsay embarrassingly finds herself taken by Alessio's fine body. She discovers that he was planning to dismiss Ruby as she is MIA. In order to save Ruby's job, she must accompany him to the Caribbean to fill-in as his personal assistant!
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Another of the many casualties of the modern digital, computer-connected life is the old custom of both sending and collecting picture postcards. At one time, when most homes were without a telephone and when city dwellers could expect mail delivery two or three times a day, the postcard served as a cheap and fast means of visual communication. At one time it wasn't all that uncommon to receive in the morning a card saying, "I will see you this afternoon for tea." These days an email lands in your inbox, plain white 'electric' paper, and in an ugly block type san serif you get: CUPM4T. No greeting, no signature, but maybe a little yellow animated smiley face. Pretty much the case now, and no question it is the same around the world, including Japan. In spite of that, Japan at one time enjoyed a golden age of picture postcards.
In a beautiful book published by the Museum of Fine Arts in conjunction with their exhibition in 2004 of "Art of the Japanese Postcard: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston" we are given an impressive look into the postcard art form as it was practiced in Japan in the late nineteenth, early twentieth centuries.
One of the major factors in the popularizing of postcards in Japan was their use in conveying visually both news and military propaganda. As documents of current events, every incident from floods to earthquakes was sketched or captured by snapshot and turned into a postcard. The heyday of postcard popularity in Japan ran from 1896 to 1914, and by 1905 the modern visual style was beginning to show signs of graphic sophistication. Curator of the Boston exhibition, Anne Nishimura Morse believes that any history of Japanese art would be incomplete without the inclusion of the postcard art of that country.
Fishermen by Yamamoto Kanae; sometime between 1900-1912; color wood engraving, ink on card stock.
Two o'clock at night in the Yoshiwara, from a 1906 series by Odake Kokkan; color woodblock and stencil, organic and inorganic colorants, metallic pigment on Japanese paper adhered to card stock.
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Dr. King's legacy was to secure progress of civil rights for the American Negro and poor people in the United States, and for this reason he has become a human rights icon recognized as a martyr. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal, a National Holiday, and will be honored with a monument on the Washington Mall in DC.
Although, his true story has been sanitized to where most view him as a dreamer. This characterization of his is not correct. Let us remember Dr. King as the revolutionary he was; he, like Moses, saw this country as the Egypt of our time. I would ask that you listen to "The King" in his own words. The attached video is, in my view, one of his most succinctly clearly spoken words concerning the American Myth.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Look, There Was a Tune in Tokyo Writing Contest!
My agent Janet Reid (courtroom sketch above) had a Tune in Tokyo-themed writing contest over at her blog. Entrants had to use the following words in a short piece of writing:
The contest was announced on Friday night and the deadline was midnight on Saturday. Head on over to see the winners, announced today. The top prize goes to a lady by the name of Angela. She will get a copy of my book! (Poor thing.)
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- Rachell Roth said...
how come I was not informed of said contest?
Jimmy was standing next to me smoking, holding a sword up to my neck. He said " Play some Heart, bitch, or I'll frame you for improper use of a bow." So I busted out the finest rendition of Alone that anyone had ever heard...on viola. Did I mention we were in Tokyo?
and voila! Intriguing, well written shit.
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Librarianship | September 26, 2017
The Library of Things movement is growing. In a recent survey, our customers described the non-traditional items available at their public libraries.
Movie projectors and musical instruments. Cake pans and carpentry tools. Science experiments and seeds. The Library of Things movement is taking hold in libraries across the country and around the world. In addition to traditional items such as books, magazines and DVDs, many libraries are now lending household items and other "things," giving patrons access to resources without, as blogger Cat Johnson explains, "the burden of ownership."
"The Library of Things movement challenges people to rethink whether we need (or want) to own goods we rarely use," Johnson says. "It also brings people together around a shared vision and reduces wasted resources."
In a recent survey of EBSCO customers, we asked public librarians to identify some of the non-traditional items available for checkout in their Libraries of Things. The most common items were laptops and tablets, toys, gadgets, and crafting items. About 43 percent of respondents said their libraries offer free museum passes. Forsyth County Public Library in Cumming, Georgia, is one of several public libraries across the state that lends free family passes to Zoo Atlanta.
Of those who responded to our survey, 20 percent said that board games are included in their library collections. While many offer traditional board games such as "Monopoly," "Clue" and "Sorry," the Hoover Public Library in Alabama maintains a collection of award-winning adult designer board games for patrons 18 and older, such as "King of Tokyo," "Ticket to Ride," and "Catan," a game that asks players to settle and cultivate a new colony. "These are highly sophisticated games with beautifully designed pieces and cards," says Fiction Specialist Shannon Haddock.
Supporting the personal health and wellness of patrons has also become a focus for many libraries. About 24 percent of those responding to our survey indicated that their public libraries maintain a collection of sporting, recreational and/or exercise equipment in their Libraries of Things. These include croquet and badminton sets, fishing poles and tackle boxes, tents and other camping gear.
In 2014, after applying for and receiving a grant from Healthy Central Florida, Winter Park Public Library launched its bicycle checkout program. The grant enabled the library to purchase a fleet of seven cruiser bicycles and one tandem bicycle, as well as helmets and durable bicycle locks.
Melissa Schneider, Head of Patron and Material Services, says the bicycle checkout program has been very successful. "Here at the Winter Park Public Library, we are passionate proponents of health and wellness," she says, adding that the library also lends activity trackers. "We believe that it's important to provide resources that will support and encourage our patrons on their personal health and wellness journeys. Our bicycle program speaks to this belief."
A library of things bolsters the entrepreneurial spirit and strengthens the bonds that form a community.
Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan, the Bloomfield Township Public Library has added to its collection 45 VITALITY Kits containing health information and assistive tools for the community's growing population of senior citizens. VITALITY stands for Visual and Instructive Tools to Advance Living in Transforming Years, and each kit covers a specific topic such as Alzheimer's disease, fall prevention, stroke recovery, grief support, grandparenting and retirement. The kits include books, CDs and DVDs, memory games, exercise aids such as hand strengthening balls and resistance bands, and much more. Karrie Yukon, Adult Services and Senior Outreach Librarian, says, "The VITALITY Kit Collection highlights senior citizens as a vital part of our Library and our community."
Public libraries are also perfectly poised to meet the information needs of those caring for elderly loved ones. Since 2016, Northland Public Library in Pittsburgh has offered caregiver backpacks containing a collection of materials that provide support to caregivers of elderly adults. Assembled by the Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging, the backpacks contain a handful of books, brochures and guides, as well as a DVD of the feature film "Still Alice" about a woman coping with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
"With the rising costs of caregiving, more family members are taking up caring for a loved one, which comes with significant stress and emotional burnout," explains Rebecca Munoz, Northland's Adult Services Manager. "With all resources located in a single backpack, they make transportation easier for caregivers who have to travel frequently."
Many items for checkout in public libraries are unique and inventive. Others are community-specific. One item available at Ashtabula County District Library in Ohio gave us a chuckle. Adults visiting with their children can check out a cat brush or comb and give the library's resident cat, Crash, an impromptu grooming session. "The kids would always ask for them so they could brush him," explains Teen Librarian Marisha Sullivan. "We finally decided that we would just slap a barcode on them and call them in-house equipment."
In its Library of Things collection, North Logan City Library in Utah lends paddleboards, GoPros, outdoor movie kits, snow cone and cotton candy machines, and state park passes. According to Library Director Adam Winger, the library constantly looks for ways to fill the gaps in community services and add value with its collections.
"Who wouldn't like to hold a fundraiser for your kid's soccer team and turn to the library for help?" Winger asks. "How about using the 3D printer to prototype your new product then using video equipment to shoot a promo video without spending a dime? A library of things bolsters the entrepreneurial spirit and strengthens the bonds that form a community."
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Domenico Scopelliti admitted in court Wednesday that his elderly, gun-toting father-in-law was no match for him in a gunfight.
"I'm going to suggest to you that at age 87, Rocco Zito wouldn't have that quick a draw," Crown attorney Anna Stanford asked Scopelliti.
"You're probably right," replied Scopelliti at his first-degree murder trial trial. Scopelliti had already conceded that he fatally shot mobster Zito on Jan. 29, 2016 inside the Playfair Ave. home where they lived.
Scopelliti, 54, who has pleaded not guilty, testified he fired in self-defence after he spotted Zito aim his handgun at him through a partially opened door as Scopelliti mounted the basement stairs towards the ground floor landing.
Stanford suggested that if Scopelliti really thought his father-in-law was armed "you would have stayed a million miles from those stairs."
"I cannot tell you I didn't know he had a gun," replied Scopelliti.
Stanford said Scopelliti had difficulty answering for his inexplicably dangerous actions "because you're lying to us."
"I can't say I knew he had it (the gun)," said Scopelliti.
Stanford said Scopelliti antagonized Zito by branding him "a rat and a snitch."
"I told him the truth," said Scopelliti.
"You insulted him the worst way possible for a guy like that," asked Stanford.
"He insulted me," replied the witness.
Three days before the shooting, Scopelliti and Zito had a falling-out over money.
Scopelliti vowed to withdraw any help — including driving his in-laws to medical appointments — and threatened to break his wife Laura's nose if she assisted her parents after this confrontation.
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Scopelliti denied that motivated his actions and he never intended to kill his father-in-law.
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Sometimes, your hit-and-run accident case may involve pursuing more than one person or entity. For example, if police identify the driver and the owner of the vehicle involved in your accident, and they are two different people, the law may give you the opportunity to pursue both of them in your lawsuit. If law enforcement is unable to identify the driver or the vehicle involved, you may have a claim under your uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage with your own auto insurer.
An example of the first of these two scenarios was the case of a Buffalo-area accident involving a woman named Sheltrice. Sheltrice was driving when her vehicle was struck by another driver who did not stop at the scene. Eventually, the vehicle that struck Sheltrice in the hit-and-run accident was identified as one owned by a man named Darryl but allegedly driven by a woman named Jenny.
The injured woman sued both the driver and the vehicle owner. The vehicle's owner, Darryl, attempted to get out of the case by arguing that he could not be liable because Jenny had used the vehicle without his permission. Fortunately for people injured in hit-and-run accidents, this argument is a difficult one to win. The law in New York strongly presumes that, if someone is driving your car, she is doing so with your explicit or implied consent and permission.
The law establishes a high hurdle for a vehicle owner to claim that a driver of his vehicle was operating it without his permission (and avoid liability for any accidents that person caused). The vehicle owner must give the court "substantial evidence" that the person driving his car really was using it without his permission. The owner's testifying that the driver was using the vehicle without his permission is, by itself, not enough; the law requires more proof than that. In Sheltrice's case, that was all Darryl had. Jenny had given a statement that she was not driving Darryl's vehicle on the night of the accident and that she did not know Darryl, but that statement was not admissible as evidence at all. That meant that the only proof Darryl had was his own testimony, and that, according to the New York courts, is insufficient.
As a result, Sheltrice was entitled by the law to pursue her case against both Jenny, the driver, and Darryl, the vehicle owner.
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