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Working With Your Spirit Guides
Working with our spirit guides can be an enlightening and enriching experience, but it does take some preparation, in order to be sure you have a clear connection. And then we need to notice everything about the session in order to get the most from it…our guides communicate with us in many subtle ways. The letters following and our responses will give you some great clues about making your spirit connections worthwhile.
I was reading your fascinating web site and I decided to try to contact my guides or just "tune in" a bit and although I did not get much of a response (as I guessed because I have never tried this before) and it seems now that I am quite tired and exhausted, mind and body wise and a bit queasy. I was wondering if there is any correlation or if anyone has felt this way after trying to contact a guide or if it is just me… Thanx, Lisa
I encourage you to continue trying… the fatigue and queasiness is an indication that "something" was happening… my sense is that the aftereffects were as much a message from your guides as any other form of direct communications might be… (that is the trick with this work, our guides communicate with us in many ways, not necessarily in images and words… it is important to pay close attention during such communications)… the aftereffects tell you that you need to do a little preparation work to set the stage so you can make the connection… for example, I avoid alcohol when I want to make a direct connection… it is important to be well-rested, to eat naturally – i.e. no processed or fast foods, avoid sugars – a balanced diet and life are essential to getting clear balanced communications with your guides… then before I start the work, I am careful to ground myself, to drink a big glass of water and to have water nearby to drink throughout the session… and then I start to breathe deeply, and I focus on my breath while calling on "the Highest energy available to me today"… I visualize myself surrounded in a bubble of pink and green light – the colours of Divine Love, actively invoking this energy for healing and protection during the session. You may also find that working with crystals will help you make a clear connection.
I have had similar experiences to yours when I was searching for missing persons… the result of having to work through some very dark heavy energy in order to bring in the Light… so the next message for you, direct from your guides is to work on your attitude, to release your fears and negative thoughts…. to embrace your dark side, your "bad guy", get to know yourself on a deeper level, to really get into creation philosophy… you hit upon some internal blocks that you were obviously trying to work through, otherwise you wouldn't have felt ill afterwards… the illness says that you don't have the tools yet to be able to do the work you were trying to do…so"take it on" – notice the places in you where you are judgmental of yourself and others and start releasing these… this will make it a lot easier to make the connections.
Finally, a word to the wise… when we start making these soul connections, ego gets very fearful because it means that we will begin to shift and change attitudes and beliefs, and this can end up displacing the ego… so some of the aftereffects were about your ego manifesting its fears around the work you are doing… you can talk to your ego, explain that at the end of the day when you connect with your soul, you are helping all of your aspects, including your ego… Hope this helps some, keep up the good work, you are onto something… Lotsa LLLove Danielle
Hello, I'm a young psychic and I have some questions about my spirit guide. We used to talk daily but we're kind of drifting apart I guess you could call it. Should I be very close with him or is that not right? And whenever we communicate telepathically his voice repeats itself a few times, I was wondering if that's normal or if it's just my mind. Thanks! –Cassie
It is not unusual to go through changes with ones spirit guide. Sometimes, when you least expect it, you will get a new guide. As you grow and your life's path progresses, new guides are introduced, who are better suited to guide you through new and upcoming times. You may try tuning in and see if you can pick up on a new energy around you. This just might be the "changing of the guard", so to speak. Keep us posted. Love, Light, & Laughter, Christopher Ree
Can spirits that guide you exhibit emotions like getting angry or sad or frustrated? My spirit guide has been wonderful to me for over a year but one time two weeks ago, got upset and even angry with my fiancée when she screamed at him, argued with him. He got upset and even though I still speak to him, he says He will talk to her at a later time but not for now. She says now that spirits have no emotions and he showed an emotion. Anger. This tells me that I am either crazy or this is not a good spirit. I believe that, if Jesus and the angels had emotions, spirits also have them but they do not let those control them. They may get angry or sad but never to the point that they insult or strike. I don't know what to believe. Can you help? Gerardo
Your girlfriend is not correct. Guides will show emotion, and can grow impatient at times when we are being silly or not helping ourselves. They will even not interfere with stuff to let us learn on our own. Cate
Guides are always loving – the test of a true guide… so if yours got angry, your channels may be warped and some lower energy may be pretending to be your guide… That said, there may be a good reason for your guide to have exhibited some anger here, a message for you… you want to look also at what aspect of your inner self may be subconsciously angry with your girlfriend… when things come up like this it can be an indication of some inner feelings that you need to take a look at… You might find a reading is helpful at this point. Lotsa LLLove, Danielle
About 10 years ago my dad woke up in the middle of the night and he saw an old man's face in a cloud at the top right corner of the bedroom. About 1 month later I was sleeping with my mom and dad in their bedroom, and I saw an old man in a cloud at the top right corner of the bedroom (and I didn't know that my dad had seen the same ghost until after I told him what I saw). I was wondering what this spirit was. Since it was just a head in a cloud, I don't know what the spirit (or whatever it was) was. Is it some sort of angel or spirit guide? Michael
This is a very interesting story and the fact that both you and your dad saw the same vision sparks my interest. I would dare say that it is a spirit guide you saw, one that looks out for your family. We all have guides and often they take an interest in a family. Many times it is an ancestor of the family that performs this function. Many native cultures around the world connect good relations with the ancestors with a good and safe life. It does make sense that a great grandfather would want his progeny to be happy. Your description sounds like an ancestral spirit guide. Thanks Michael for sharing this with us here at GP. Love, Light, & Laughter, Christopher Ree
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I have been working with a someone who helps in spiritual guidance to achieve results that I have requested help with….. At one point I asked a question in concern for an answer when she went back to meditate she said my spiritual guides were very angry with me because I doubted them I now have to extend what should have had closure in one day into a week long sorta punishment or test to never question a spiritual guide again….. just do as your told and don't ask questions is this a common thing????? Dawn
If I were you, I would change out my human spiritual assistant and get a new one. I find it hard picturing spirit guides getting angry. Their job is to avoid anger not foment it. I hope you are not paying this person any money for their services. If you are, you are getting scammed. You thought this was going to take a day to find closure and now you are told it will take a week? Doesn't sound right to me. I would cut this person loose and never contact them again. Spirit guides usually work directly with whom they are guiding and without anyone in between. Why don't you write us another letter explaining what help you think you need and one or more of us will happily give you advice, as I am now. Maybe all you need is a good reading to get your bearings. What ever you do, lose this person who claims your guides are angry. That is a crock of you know what. Keep us posted. Love, Light,& Laughter, Christopher Ree
Dawn, Spirit Guides are loving, and when they're not, you know the messages are not valid, the channel has become warped… time to seek another advisor… our guides understand when we doubt… it is our nature… and my guides have always encouraged me to question them – good guides want to be questioned… it is how we grow…Lotsa LLLove, Danielle
What I understand about spirit guides is mostly what Danielle said to you in the beginning. Guides are loving and not only do they understand our make up, they are supposed to be helping us attain a higher level of understanding ourselves. They are very compassionate and speaking with them should bring a sense of profound peace. I have heard of 'guides' who might be negative, and those would be those who have not reached a high enough plane to help anyone yet anyway. So they aren't really guides, just angry spirits who haven't ascended far enough to be of any assistance. If you had these yourself I would suggest you tell them to leave you alone and ask for more enlightened guides, but these aren't even your own guides! I believe Chris made a remark about you being able to get your own spiritual help without a go-between. This is true whether you are in church or not. Look inside yourself for greater truths than you have received so far. Be kind to yourself and listen to your heart. The voice of reason dwells within. It will be found in the calm and peaceful moments when you drive away your despair and open your heart to yourself, for yourself, by yourself. Peace be unto you. As your name Dawn means (sunrise), may the light rise within you, guiding you in ways you never imagined possible until this moment. May the sunrise shine through the 'stained glass' window of your soul and illumine the altar within your own being, showing you Truth and brightening your path. Much love, Teresa


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How to Make Bruschetta Like an Italian
Bruschetta (Broo-SKET-ah), which are slices of toasted, rustic bread topped with simple ingredients, started out as a simple peasant snack for field workers, but today is an appetizer found in most Italian restaurants.
The most famous version of bruschetta is topped with chopped tomatoes, olive oil, salt, pepper, and either fresh basil or a sprinkle of oregano. However, any crostini topped with meats, cheeses, beans, or other seasonal vegetables and herbs make endless possibilities that can satisfy all palates.
My trio of bruschetta appetizers utilizes the freshest ingredients found at the local farmers' market. The colors and flavors can be combined to create many memorable toppings. When I am in Rome, I always go to Campo di Fiori to do my daily shopping for vegetables.
I have made friends there and also in the United States at my local farmers' market, and they can always tell me what is the freshest, or about some unique herb that can spark my imagination on how to incorporate it into a new recipe.
My first bruschetta is the most famous, with fresh tomato, high-quality extra-virgin olive oil and oregano. It's a crowd-pleaser that never lets you down. The second is topped with thinly sliced Prosciutto de Parma, fontina cheese and melon, which is a play on sweet and savory. The final one is a combination of pickled eggplant, sun-dried tomatoes and Gorgonzola cheese, which has a slightly spicy kick from Southern Italy. This one is special because I pickle the eggplant and jar the sun-dried tomatoes with oil to release all of their delicious flavors.
With just a few ingredients, these starters will kickstart your palate and will be the beginning of a wonderful Italian dinner.
Buon Appetito!
Bruschetta Trio
Suggested Pairing: Mazzoni Pinot Grigio
1 large baguette, or rustic Italian bread, sliced to 1/2-inch thick
1/4 pound of Prosciutto di Parma, thinly sliced
1 package small cherry tomatoes
1 small cantaloupe melon
1 package of micro greens
8 oz. fontina cheese, thinly sliced
8 oz. soft gorgonzola cheese
10 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
4 oz pickled eggplant
4 oz sun-dried tomatoes, packed in olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove, cut in half
1. Cut the cherry tomatoes into quarters and place in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with olive oil. Add the finely chopped basil, cover with plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator.
2. Cut the cantaloupe in half and discard the seeds. Use a melon-baller to make as many balls as needed.
3. Wrap each ball with a strip of prosciutto, set on a plate, cover with plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator.
4. Slice the fontina set on a plate cover and transfer to the refrigerator.
5. Chop the sun-dried tomatoes and pickled eggplant into very small pieces, crumble the gorgonzola cheese and mix all together. Set on a plate and transfer to the refrigerator.
6. Slice a baguette on the diagonal into 1/2-inch slices. Grill, or bake in the oven until they are slightly crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and rub with a garlic clove that has been cut in half.
7. Remove all the ingredients from the refrigerator and assemble the bruschetta right before you serve them.
Influenced by memories in the kitchen with his mother and grandmother, Italian-born Francesco Romano is the man behind the food blog, Coco de Mama. He shares recipes and culinary knowledge with Mazzoni fans each month.
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I have yet to encounter an American waiter who pronounces that word correctly.
So simple, and yet, so proprietary Italian. Like reggae – nobody outside of Jamaica can play it. I am particularly intrigued by the pickled eggplant, which I've never had, and now that I know it is possible to pickle one's own I will do it. My sister-in-law just gave me a glorious recipe for roasted, carmelized tomatoes which makes a wonderful bruschetta I'm considering adding anchovies…
March 23, 2015 at 10:54 am
Love this! What a great trio of flavors!
March 23, 2015 at 12:13 pm
Wow fantastic picture ! Im hungry
March 23, 2015 at 12:40 pm
I love Italian food, and especially the bruschetta! Mainly if accompanied by a good Italian wine. I would love to be born Italian! http://blog.xtrawine.com/en/2015/02/living-like-an-italian/
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NSCoding is used often through many iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS apps, and usually results in instances that conform being archived into data for transportation or persisting.
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The battle over the future of coal is burning hot in Kansas.
Governor Kathleen Sebelius and the legislature are locked in what appears to be both a local power struggle and a broad environemntal debate with important ramifications for the nation.
Twice this year, Sebelius has vetoed legislation that would have cleared the way for two large coal power plants, on the unprecedented grounds of environmental harm from carbon dioxide.
The latest veto came April 17, one day after President George Bush announced support for curbs on greenhouse gases, a significant shift in administration policy, which Sebelius cited in her decision.
The fierce struggle over the $3.6 billion project has drawn national attention because it is seen as a proxy contest over the future role of coal in providing electricity in an age of climate change.
Neither side shows signs off backing away from the fight, which has drawn in major industry players, pitting coal interests, represented by Peabody, the worlds's largest coal firm, against gas, an alternative fuel, particularly Chesapeake Energy, the US' third largest gas producer, which has paid for lobbying against the coal plants.
The second bill passed with a wide majority, just one vote shy of being able to override the governor's veto, which seems to set the stage for more skirmishes.
"This is on-going, this is definitely not a done deal – nobody is giving up on either side," said Nicole Corcoran, the governor's spokesperson.
"We are going to continue our battle here in that we are still firmly convinced that our coal project is by far and away the lowest cost option for our consumers and so until the last gravel sounds we are going to continue fighting fiercely for that," says Steve Miller, a spokesman for Sunflower Electric Co-operative which has proposed the projects.
Sunflower, which operates in central and western Kansas, wants to building two 700-megawatt power plants, but last October had its air permit application rejected by the state's Department of Health and Environment.
In its decision the department cited the landmark ruling last April by the Supreme Court that carbon dioxide was a pollutant that could be regulated under the Clean Air Act.
Supporters of the coal plants complain that there are no current federal standards on greenhouse gases. The bill passed by the Kansas legislature would have stripped the state of authority to deny permits for projects that meet current federal standards.
Although some three dozen states have adopted climate change measures, Kansas is the first to block a coal plant explicitly because of greenhouse gases, which are blamed for causing global warming.
Another key issue is that 80 percent of the power generated from the two plans is destined for other states – Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming. Still, Sunflower says it needs the economies of scale to make the project viable.
But Governor Sebelius has objected to saddling the state with additional air pollution, including 11 million tons of carbon dioxide annually from the two new plants.
In making her decision, Sebelius noted that President Bush had "recognized that the power sector must make significant efforts to achieve" a new national goal of reducing greenhouse gases. Draft bills with specific targets are making progress in the Senate.
"It would be unfair to Kansas, for our utilities to build coal fired plants for other states until we can evaluate the costs of those plants for Kansas taxpayers and rate payers," added the governor.
But Sunflower insists that based on price coal is easily the best choice, and that the next lowest cost option - some combination of wind and gas – would raise retail power costs 60 percent.
Corcoran said the governor is not ideologically opposed to coal and noted that she had suggested a compromise for Sunflower to build a smaller single plant of 660 MW.
But the compromise proposal came with other conditions for renewable energy and energy efficiency targets and for using more expensive gasification technology Sunflower said is still not viable.
"She is not saying no coal ever because realistically that's probably not going to happen at this point in time," said Ms Corcoran.
Miller said the second bill was a "lot greener" than the first but the governor was dismissive and displayed mounting annoyance with legislators.
She complained that the new bill "did "nothing to address the issues at hand – developing comprehensive energy policy, providing base-load energy power for Western Kansas, implementing carbon mitigation strategies and capitalizing on our incredible assets for additional wind power."
"We must remember the decisions we make today have a huge impact on Kansans for generations to come," she concluded.


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A state-funded Russian movie telling the story of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to enter space, has been criticised as a sanitised biopic.
The 108-minute film Gagarin: First Man in Space is the first full film on the pioneering cosmonaut ever released in the Soviet Union and recreates Gagarin's pioneering April 1961 space voyage in detail.
The film received state funding as part of a drive for patriotic cinema and has been supported by Gagarin's family – his widow and two daughters, Yelena and Galina. The family previously vetoed a Gagarin musical and took legal action over a previous fictional drama, forcing all references to Gagarin to be cut.
Yuri Gagarin with his wife Valentina and daughters Galina and Yelena in June 1963 in Moscow
In director Pavel Parkhomenko's new film, the cosmonaut (played by Yaroslav Zhalnin) is shown as a flawless character, a portrayal that has attracted criticism. "Any humanity is carefully hidden from us. We stop believing at all in the existence of the person named Gagarin," was the verdict of Ogonyok magazine. A reviewer on the TV channel Rain accused Parkhomenko of having "made a deadly retro film as if he was turning a feature from (Soviet mouthpiece daily) Pravda into a film".
Producer Oleg Kapanets defended the film and was quoted in an AFP report by Anna Malpas saying: "At first the Gagarin family were suspicious because before there were attempts to make films and it somehow didn't work out. For them this is a delicate topic and there have always been a lot of unnecessary rumours and sensation around it. They had even stopped believing that it was possible to make honest cinema. But time passed and they were OK with it all."
He said he asked Gagarin's daughters to check with their mother Valentina – who is rarely seen in public – on details such as what flowers Gagarin used to give her (in the film, it is chrysanthemums).
The capsule that brought Yuri Gagarin back to earth before he parachuted out at 7,000ft
The film ends as Gagarin parachutes back to Earth, without touching on his later years of socialising with Soviet pop stars and world figures such as Queen Elizabeth II. Neither does it refer to his death at 34 in a plane crash. There were numerous conspiracy theories about his death, ranging from claims Gagarin was drunk to allegations that the accident, which happened while he was flying a MiG-15 fighter jet in 1968, was somehow staged by jealous Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. But a study in 2010 claimed Gagarin's death during a routine training flight was caused by his panicked reaction after realising an air vent in his cockpit was open.
In any case, the new film has won praise from Russian Space Agency officials who watched it in Moscow. "It got through to me, I'll be honest, it was great," said head of manned flight programmes at Roscosmos, Alexei Krasnov. "We still know how to make films – not just rockets."


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Magnesium (Mg) is the twelfth element in the periodic table and is classified as an alkaline earth metal. It is silvery-white and very lightweight. As a matter of fact, magnesium is even lighter than aluminum. Magnesium played a role in everything from 17th century cows refusing to drink from a well which purportedly contained healing waters to the modern aerospace industry. Magnesium is important for our health and is suprisingly volatile in its metallic state. Once students begin to learn about magnesium and its myriad uses, its presence is obvious everywhere from the drugstore to the racetrack. Science teachers sometimes use burning magnesium in experiments so students will be able to calculate the change in mass after the fire is extinguised.
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Dear Sir or Madam; today finishes our discussion of vices falling under constitutional law.
Professor Craig E. Jones, Q.C., of Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law, worked as lead counsel for the British Columbia Ministry of Justice and Attorney General from 2006 to 2012. In 2011, he argued on behalf of the Ministry at the Supreme Court of Canada on the Canada (Attorney General) v. PHS Community Services Society.[1] This case is sometimes referred to as the "Insite" case because it concerned the legality of the Insite clinic, PHS Community Services Society's operation of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside safe-injection site.[2]
The Dominion was grateful to speak with Professor Jones on this issue that he has always been passionate about. He has an incredible background studying, teaching, and practicing in several areas of law. He earned his law degree at UBC, his Master's Degree in Law at Harvard, and now teaches law at Thompson Rivers University, where he also earned his bachelor's degree. He has taught courses in torts, civil procedure, advanced advocacy, class actions, and ethics. Professor Jones maintains his law practice as an active member of the Law Society of British Columbia, working in legal consultation and litigation with a Vancouver firm. He is an expert in constitutional law and has litigated and consulted on other notable constitutional issues including British Columbia v Imperial Tobacco, the Braidwood Inquiry into the YVR Airport death of Robert Dziekanski, the Polygamy Reference, the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, and the "Occupy Vancouver" courthouse-access case.[3]
PHS Community Services Society (PHS) and Vancouver Coastal Health, under the authority of the Ministry of Health, opened the Insite safe injection clinic in 2003. It provides a safe, clean location in a troubled neighbourhood where people with drug addictions can self-inject narcotics with clean, fresh needles. The clinic serves to combat drug overdoses on the street and rates of intravenous drug-use infections. Typically, possessing illegal narcotics is a crime and allowing individuals to use illegal narcotics in a medical facility is as well. But section 56 of the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) allows the federal Minister of Health to issue an exemption for valid health purposes, allowing the clinic to oversee safe narcotic injections and provide immediate medical intervention.[4]
From 2003 to 2008, the federal Minister of Health continued to issue this exemption. But in 2008, under the Conservative government, a new Minister declined to renew the exemption. This resulted in Insite's operations being deemed illegal. To continue operating, PHS launched a constitutional challenge at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Ultimately, the Supreme Court of Canada ordered the federal government to continue to renew the exemption.
PHS and the Attorney General for British Columbia (with Professor Jones as lead counsel) challenged the federal government's decision based on two points of constitutional law. One was Interjurisdictional Immunity, advanced by both PHS and the Attorney General. The other was PHS's Charter of Rights and Freedoms section 7 argument.
In Canada's federal system, ss. 91 and 92 divide the distribution of powers to the federal and provincial governments, respectively. The goal is to avoid the federal government asserting authority over a provincial mandate (and vice versa). PHS and the Attorney General of British Columbia advanced the argument that the federal government's criminal power was encroaching on the province's health power. This Interjurisdictional Immunity argument failed at the Supreme Court because the Court declined to narrow the core of the federal criminal power and the provincial health power such that the two cannot overlap. Therefore, the Court found in favour of another constitutional law principle: that, in this case, the more flexible doctrines of double aspect and flexible federalism are more applicable to managing health care that comes in contact with criminal law.
Fortunately for the users of Insite, the Court found in favour of PHS's s. 7 Charter argument; that the federal Minister's decision breached the fundamental principles of justice with no reasonable justification. Section 7 protects the life, liberty, and security of the person of individuals who depend on the clinic. Insite operates to advance valid health concerns; it reduces harm and medical emergencies to individuals and the community. Because Insite operates under the same purpose as the CDSA, to maintain and promote public health and safety, the federal Minister of Health had inappropriately arbitrarily condemned it.
What are your thoughts on harm reduction initiatives in our communities? Do you agree with the government's decision to criminalize Insite's operations? Comment below!
With humble regards,
The Dominion
[2] Supervised Injection, Vancouver Coastal Health, online: <www.vch.ca/your-health/health-topics/supervised-injection>.
[3] Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law, "Craig E Jones, QC," Faculty, online: <www.tru.ca/law/faculty-staff/faculty/jones.html>.
[4] SC 1996, c 19.


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British Museum
One of the world's oldest museums, the British Museum is vast and its collections, only a fraction of which can be on public display at any one time, comprise millions of objects. First-time visitors generally head for the mummies, the Rosetta Stone, Lindow Man, the Lewis Chessmen and the Sutton Hoo ship burial. Indeed, the Sutton Hoo finds provide the centrepiece for the new Sir Paul and Lady Jill Ruddock Gallery (Room 41), designed to display the museum's exceptional early medieval collection. Covering finds from across Europe from AD 300 to 1100, the Ruddock Gallery shows off not only the Anglo-Saxons' iconic Sutton Hoo masked helmet, but also late Roman mosaics and such extraordinary objects as the fourth-century Lycurgus Cup, made to change colour in different lights, and the Kells Crozier, a holy yew wood staff decorated and adapted many times from the ninth century onwards.
The V&A houses one of the world's greatest collections of decorative arts, in such varied fields as ceramics, sculpture, portrait miniatures and photography. Among the highlights are the British Galleries 1500-1900, which are arranged chronologically to trace the history of British design from the reign of Henry VIII to that of Queen Victoria. The major names of each era are highlighted, from Chippendale to Morris, Adam to Mackintosh, and alongside the displays of furniture, textiles, dress, ceramics, glass, jewellery, prints, paintings and sculpture there are computer interactives, objects to handle, video screens and audio programmes. The Whiteley Silver Galleries house collections of European Silver (1400 to 1800), containing more than 500 outstanding silver and gold objects dating from medieval times to the Napoleonic era. The other major displays are English Silver (pre-1800) and International Silver (1800 to the present). Opened in 2006, the Dorothy and Michael Hintz galleries, which are part of the museum's ten-year refurbishment plan, house sculptures from the V&A's existing collections. Located by the Madejski garden, they allow in natural light to show the mix of contemporary and Victorian architecture used in their construction, including the nineteenth-century monochrome mosaic flooring revealed when the 1960s lino was stripped. The Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art covers a period that begins with the birth of Islam in the seventh century and ends with the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the last century. Much of the work on display is from mosques and can broadly be defined as devotional. The most striking exhibit is the world's oldest dated carpet, the remarkably unfaded Ardabil carpet, made in Iran in 1539. It is viewed through a high tech glass case and light box suspended from the ceiling that is worth going to see itself. The Buddhist Sculpture Gallery displays highlights from the collection, ranging from portable gilded Buddhas to monumental temple sculptures. The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Galleries show highlights from the Gilbert Collection of gold and silverware and micromosaics. The Ceramics Galleries tells the story of world ceramics from the earliest Chinese pottery to contemporary craft, with galleries dedicated to architectural ceramics and twentieth-century collections. The Medieval and Renaissance Galleries present the collections in continuous displays that tell the story of European art and design from the fall of the Roman Empire to the end of the Renaissance.
Museum of London
The history of London, from prehistoric times to the present is told in the Museum of London through reconstructed interiors and street scenes, alongside displays of original artefacts found during the museum's archaeological digs. Check the website before your visit as a packed programme of temporary exhibitions, talks, walks and children's events is central to the life of the Museum of London.
The O2
Since The O2 opened in 2007, transforming the endlessly floundering Millennium Dome in Greenwich into a multi-entertainment centre, it's relied on the pulling power of one giant superstar after the next. Barbara Streisand, Prince, Tina Turner and Bon Jovi have all pitched up to wring whopping sums of money out of their equally ageing fans, while guaranteed crowd-pullers such as Kings Of Leon and Kanye West are enlisted to pack the house with those too late on the bandwagon to have caught them in the far more appealing Brixton Academy. Still, The O2's sprawling 20,000 seat arena isn't the only thing to recommend it. The smaller, less attention-grabbing Indigo2 is a good place to catch soulful crooners such as Estelle and Akon, while the centre also houses an 11-screen Vue cinema, the British Music Experience and space for temporary exhibitions such as Dr Gunther von Hagens's 'Body Worlds'. As the North Greenwich Arena, it will play a major role in London 2012 hosting Artistic Gymnastics, Trampoline, Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball. A cable car – a section of which will link The O2 with ExCeL – is on target for a summer 2012 opening.
Southbank Centre
This riverside titan of arts and entertainment has morphed and expanded in the past few years securing its position as one of the most attractive cultural hotspots in London, helped by its accessible location and proximity to the National Theatre and Tate Modern. The Southbank Centre caters for the widest spectrum of people and interests, peddling visual art, music, literature events and performance in its several venues – the Royal Festival Hall, The Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall (including the Purcell Room) and the Saison Poetry Library. Recently it has become a go-to destination for foodies too. Skylon, a swanky British-themed restaurant within RFH, caters for those with a bit of cash, while a range of spanking new chain restaurants (Wagamama, Strada, Ping Pong) jostle for attention alongside the pie-touting Canteen.
British Library
The John Ritblat Gallery houses some of the most famous written and printed items in the world: the Lindisfarne Gospels, Shakespeare's first Folio, Handel's Messiah, the Gutenberg Bible, drafts of the Magna Carta and the Beatles' manuscripts. The Workshop of Words, Sound and Images is a hands-on gallery that traces the story of book production from the earliest written documents through medieval manuscripts and printing to modern industrial processing and the digital revolution. Two CD jukeboxes in the entrance hall enable visitors to listen on headphones to a selection of items from the library's sound archive, including extracts from Nelson Mandela's 'Rivonia' trial speech in 1964, which led to his imprisonment for 27 years.


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2 girls killed in rollover crash near Las Vegas
NMSP: Alcohol factor in fatal wreck
Two girls were killed in a rollover crash overnight near Las Vegas.
The New Mexico State Police said alcohol was a factor in a single-car crash that claimed the lives of two girls ages 12 and 14. The victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
The teen who police said drove drunk was behind bars Sunday.
Wayne Lovato, 17, was released from the hospital and booked into the juvenile detention center in Santa Fe.
Investigators said several people were ejected from an SUV that was carrying six juveniles and an adult when it crashed on Interstate 25 at mile marker 337 at about 2 a.m. Saturday. One person was taken to Christus St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe in critical condition. The others were taken to the hospital in Las Vegas.
The NMSP will continue to investigate the crash.