Featuring Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and the whole Peanuts gang, Be Brave: Peanuts Wisdom to Carry You Through provides encouragement when facing new experiences. Each beloved Peanuts character is illustrated with inspirational messages (such as “Be Ambitious” and “Be Innovative”) in representation of their characteristics. Fans of all ages will adore this book for its simple virtues and classic Peanuts humor.learn more and buy book
The Toronto Raptors were short coach Nick Nurse, Pascal Siakam and 5 coaches due to health and safety protocols
The Toronto Raptors defeated the Houston Rockets, 122-111. Kyle Lowry recorded 20 PTS, 11 REB and 10 AST for the Raptors, his 2nd triple-double of the season and the 18th of his career, while Norman Powell added a game-high 30 PTS and Fred VanVleet dropped 25 PTS, 4 AST and 3 STL in the victory. John Wall (21 PTS, 12 AST) and Victor Oladipo (27 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST) combined for 48 PTS for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Raptors improve to 17-17 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 11-20.
The journey of Tish (Kiki Layne) and Fonny (Stephan James) in the 1970's is full of drama and challenges. Their love for each my bend yet doesn't break.
8 out of 10 stars
About film:
In early 1970s Harlem, daughter and wife-to-be Tish vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt, who goes by the nickname Fonny. Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together, but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit.
Ben Crump has delivered a gripping book that he shares insights on how the justice system has failed and what can be done to fix it
10 out of 10 stars
About book:
Genocide—the intent to destroy in whole or in part, a group of people.
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As seen on CBS This Morning, award-winning attorney Ben Crump exposes a heinous truth in Open Season: Whether with a bullet or a lengthy prison sentence, America is killing black people and justifying it legally. While some deaths make headlines, most are personal tragedies suffered within families and communities. Worse, these killings are done one person at a time, so as not to raise alarm. While it is much more difficult to justify killing many people at once, in dramatic fashion, the result is the same—genocide.
Taking on such high-profile cases as Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and a host of others, Crump witnessed the disparities within the American legal system firsthand and learned it is dangerous to be a black man in America—and that the justice system indeed only protects wealthy white men.
In this enlightening and enthralling work, he shows that there is a persistent, prevailing, and destructive mindset regarding colored people that is rooted in our history as a slaveowning nation. This biased attitude has given rise to mass incarceration, voter disenfranchisement, unequal educational opportunities, disparate health care practices, job and housing discrimination, police brutality, and an unequal justice system. And all mask the silent and ongoing systematic killing of people of color.
Open Season is more than Crump’s incredible mission to preserve justice, it is a call to action for Americans to begin living up to the promise to protect the rights of its citizens equally and without question.learn more and buy book
The Leafs go shut out on Monday3.-0 by the Flames it was more of the same until the 3rd period the Leafs were down 1-0 when they finally woke up and William Nylander scored one in regulation and the winner in OT
The Miami Heat defeated the Toronto Raptors, 116-108. Jimmy Butler paced the Heat with 27 PTS, 8 REB and 10 AST, while Bam Adebayo added 19 PTS and 12 REB. Kyle Lowry (24 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST) and Fred VanVleet (24 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST) combined for 48 PTS for the Toronto Raptors.
Nadja (Noanna Blondel) and her husband David (Anastasios Soulis) go on trip to rekindle their marriage and end up in unfortunate adventure eluding sniper that they don't know.
Amazing actions sequences and a climatic end you won't see coming
9 out of 10 stars
Movie plot:
After Nadja becomes pregnant, she and her boyfriend try to rekindle their relationship by traveling to northern Sweden for an excursion, but their romantic trip quickly turns into a nightmare
The Man (Russell Crowe) is unhinged and on a destructive path when he meet Rachel Hunter (Caren Pistorius) and her son Kyle Hunter (Gabriel Bateman) who start a game that has twist and turns and then cat and mouse until the climatic end
9 out of 10 stars
Movie Plot:
Tom Cooper, a mentally unstable man feeling powerless and invisible to the world, breaks into the home of his ex-wife and kills her and her boyfriend with a hammer, before setting the house on fire. He drives away as the house explodes.
Six Philadelphia 76ers players finished in double-figures as they defeated the Toronto Raptors 109-102. Tobias Harris led the way for Philadelphia with 23 PTS, 7 REB and 5 AST. Joel Embiid (18 PTS, 12 REB) recorded a double-double, Ben Simmons provided 15 PTS, 9 REB and 7 AST, and Furkan Korkmaz netter 19 PTS with 5 3PM. Norman Powell (24 PTS, 6 AST) and Pascal Siakam (22 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST) topped the stats sheet for the Raptors in the effort.
It was an interesting night as both teams used their back up goalies and Calgary David Rittich shined taking the shutout. He had assistance from couple of cross bars and pucks hitting him in the mask.
Auston Matthews points streak came to an end as the Leafs couldn't get going the entire game
The Toronto Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers, 110-103. Pascal Siakam (23 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST) and Fred VanVleet (23 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST) led the Raptors, while Ben Simmons paced the 76ers with 28 PTS, 9 REB and 5 AST.
John Bolton provides a detailed account of time as National Security Adviser with the Trump administration.
John was a season veteran and he truly thought it was going to be great experience to do this role. Little did he know the twist and turns and journey he went on in 564 days before he resigned.
There has been much written on President Donald J Trump and his administration. The details shared in this book will further show how President Trump was not experience to hand this role and the door swung both ways with people who came and left under his watch
How he handled foreign policy and American interests can be called to question after reading John's insights
10 out of 10 stars
About book:
As President Trump’s National Security Advisor, John Bolton spent many of his 453 days in the room where it happened, and the facts speak for themselves.
The result is a White House memoir that is the most comprehensive and substantial account of the Trump Administration, and one of the few to date by a top-level official. With almost daily access to the President, John Bolton has produced a precise rendering of his days in and around the Oval Office. What Bolton saw astonished him: a President for whom getting reelected was the only thing that mattered, even if it meant endangering or weakening the nation. “I am hard-pressed to identify any significant Trump decision during my tenure that wasn’t driven by reelection calculations,” he writes. In fact, he argues that the House committed impeachment malpractice by keeping their prosecution focused narrowly on Ukraine when Trump’s Ukraine-like transgressions existed across the full range of his foreign policy—and Bolton documents exactly what those were, and attempts by him and others in the Administration to raise alarms about them.
He shows a President addicted to chaos, who embraced our enemies and spurned our friends, and was deeply suspicious of his own government. In Bolton’s telling, all this helped put Trump on the bizarre road to impeachment. “The differences between this presidency and previous ones I had served were stunning,” writes Bolton, who worked for Reagan, Bush 41, and Bush 43. He discovered a President who thought foreign policy is like closing a real estate deal—about personal relationships, made-for-TV showmanship, and advancing his own interests. As a result, the US lost an opportunity to confront its deepening threats, and in cases like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea ended up in a more vulnerable place.
Bolton’s account starts with his long march to the West Wing as Trump and others woo him for the National Security job. The minute he lands, he has to deal with Syria’s chemical attack on the city of Douma, and the crises after that never stop. As he writes in the opening pages, “If you don’t like turmoil, uncertainty, and risk—all the while being constantly overwhelmed with information, decisions to be made, and sheer amount of work—and enlivened by international and domestic personality and ego conflicts beyond description, try something else.”
The turmoil, conflicts, and egos are all there—from the upheaval in Venezuela, to the erratic and manipulative moves of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, to the showdowns at the G7 summits, the calculated warmongering by Iran, the crazy plan to bring the Taliban to Camp David, and the placating of an authoritarian China that ultimately exposed the world to its lethal lies. But this seasoned public servant also has a great eye for the Washington inside game, and his story is full of wit and wry humor about how he saw it played.learn and buy book
Norman Powell’s season-high 31 PTS (6 REB, 6 3PM) pushed the Toronto Raptors over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 86-81. Fred VanVleet supplied 12 PTS and 7 REB in the win, and Pascal Siakam finished with 10 PTS, 9 REB and 6 AST. Karl-Anthony Towns provided 19 PTS and 13 REB for Minnesota, while Malik Beasley scored 13 PTS and 5 REB.
Raptors beat Milwaukee in back to back games this week.
Led by Pascal Siakam’s 27 PTS, 6 REB and 5 AST, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 110-96, securing their two-game back-to-back series. Additionally for the Raptors, Norman Powell tallied 29 PTS in the victory, while Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 23 PTS, 12 REB and 8 AST in the loss.
Pete Koslow (Joel Kinneman) is recruited by FBI as an informant what follows is journey
of not being sure which side he is playing for as New York City detective Grens (Common) starts asking questions and he gets involved.
Pete Koslow ends up back in jail and make every attempt to clear his name yet again faces more obstacles until the climate end where he takes the matter into his own hands and hopes to return to normal life with his wife and daughter.
8 out of 10 stars
Movie Plot;
Recruited by the FBI, ex-con and former special operations soldier Pete Koslow uses his covert skills to try and take down the General - the most powerful crime boss in New York. When a sting results in the death of an undercover cop, Pete suddenly finds himself caught in the crossfire between the mob and the FBI. Forced to return to prison, Koslow must now come up with a plan to escape from the clutches of the law and the General to save himself and his family
Juan Catalan is arrested for murder he didn't commit, lawyer sets out to prove that he wasn't there and what follows is twist and turns until Larry David shows up to solve the case!
10 out of 10 stars
Movie plot:
When Juan Catalan is arrested for a murder he insists he didn't commit, he builds his case for innocence around raw footage from a popular TV show, "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
n a one-in-a-century global pandemic some businesses were hit hard that they permanently close and some made billions in all types of business sectors. Retail business sector was no difference, we saw big retailers making more money than ever while small and medium retailers mostly suffer much to survive or even close because of the lockdowns. Yet, that wasn’t the major rule to all SMB and local retailers. We saw some survive fine, some with slight improvement and some with even better success than ever before.
Yet, the story is not finished. Now that we’re expected to be done from the pandemic by the end of 2021, we’re going into a new norm. Life might get back to some of the old normal but a lot of things are going to change, and they’ll change for ever. We might not know exactly what it will look like but when it comes to business, we definitely know it will change forever. In this episode we concentrate on the retail business especial local SMB. Our guest Ms. Barbara J. Crowhurst to tell us all about it, before the pandemic, during and after.
Barbara’s Short Bio
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Barbara J. Crowhurst shares partnership of Retail Makeover with her life partner Steve Crowhurst. Started in the late 90’s Barbara and Steve specialize in helping retailers achieve their dreams of running successful and profitable businesses.
Services Include
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Leading International Retail Business Coaching, Retail Business Speaker, Sales Trainer, Retail Store Designer, Merchandising Specialist, Social Media Marketing Specialist, Website Consulting, Training, Setup, Design, Customizing, Maintenance, SEO Optimization, Web Sales Analysis, Social Media Sales integration.
Barbara’s Business Information
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Barbara J. Crowhurst
Leading International Retail Business Coach, Author, Speaker, Sales Trainer, Retail Store Designer, Merchandising Specialist and Social Media Marketing Specialist
Office Line: (905) 686-8898, Ext: 1
Mobile Line: (416) 522-8169
Email: retailmakeoverca@gmail.com
Website: www.retailmakeover.ca
Episode Topics
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1. 0:00 Intro
2. 0:17 Opening remarks
3. 2:45 Introducing our Guest Barbara Crowhurst
4. 3:56 Barbara's extended introduction and her business
5. 13:20 How did she start and the business before the pandemic
6. 15:05 The sudden changes due to the lockdown and the lack of preparation for a digital transformation
7. 21:05 How some businesses were ready or quickly coped with the sudden changes and why others failed
8. 26:06 Will the changes done become permanent or we will go back to the old ways or a hybrid between both
9. 31:31 Will we see some retailers that were created because of the pandemic disappear after it’s over or can they repurpose or transform to cope with the new norm?
10. 36:32 Closing remarks
Toronto facing Milwaukee in a back to back series this month.
OG Anunoby returned after missing 10 game with calf injury.
Toronto started off well and battled with Milwaukee for the lead. The Toronto Raptors took over in the end to win the game
Toronto 124- Milwaukee 113
The Toronto Raptors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 124-113. Fred VanVleet led the way for the Raptors with 33 PTS, 4 REB and 7 AST, while Pascal Siakam added 23 PTS, 13 REB and 6 AST in the victory. Giannis Antetokounmpo tallied 34 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST and 5 STL for the Bucks
Peter (Michael Pena) has recurring dreams regarding an alien invasion. He begins to alienate his family and friends until the unthinkable happens and he tries to piece together who he is and what this is all about
6 out of 10 stars
About film
A man's home life starts to suffer when he has recurring nightmares about a destructive and unknown force. He must soon find the strength to save his wife and two daughters when extraterrestrials launch a devastating attack on the planet.
Montreal Canadiens visiting Toronto Maples Leafs on Saturday night at the Scotia Bank Arena
The Toronto Maple Leafs took a 1-0 lead from a beautiful goal by Mitch Marner in the 1st period. It was until the Montreal Canadiens scored two unanswered goals late in the third period to win the game.
This is truly a strange case of a college student Elisa Lam who travelled from Vancouver to Los Angeles for some adventure and fun.
She had been writing on a popular platform Tumbler about her life and what she was going through.
The Cecil Hotel has its on own interesting history.
What happens in the true crime drama the ultimate suspicious death of Elisa Lam and what the Hotel staff, Police and web sleuths did to try and solve this crime.
The video of Elisa Lam in the elevator has been viewed by millions and analyzed by many.
The documentary provided an account on what happened in the investigation and first hand knowledge of individuals involved.
Many lives were affected by this investigation many of the innocent people who had no involvement yet the web sleuths did major damage to their careers.
Sadly Elisa Lam created many conspiracy theories that were weird and very far fetched yet many believed them and visited the hotel to figure it out for themselves.
Eventually Elisa Lam never left the hotel and was found 19 days after her disappearance in the most unlikely place a specific place that was never checked!
10 out of 10 stars
About film
From housing serial killers to untimely deaths, the Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles is known to many as LA's deadliest hotel. The latest chapter in the Cecil's dark history involves the mysterious disappearance of college student Elisa Lam
Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) is an archaeologist brought in to investigate the mounds behind Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) home. What follows is a discovery that creates interest from all types of people and historical ramifications that were not known previously
8 out of 10 stars
Movie plot:
In the late 1930s, wealthy landowner Edith Pretty hires amateur archaeologist Basil Brown to investigate the mounds on her property in England. He and his team discover a ship from the Dark Ages while digging up a burial ground.
One of the most craziest and wackiest series I have ever watched!
Tiger King has everything from crazy cat people who have zoos full of all types of animals and people come from far from wide to see them and take pictures with them
Behind the scenes there is dark and devious industry of people who should not have any involved in the industry at all!
The documentary follows Joe Exotic on his journey of becoming the biggest cat owner in the U.S.A.
Until he runs into Carol Baskin and they begin a heated war with each other, it gets so bad that Joe Exotic can't hold his cat farm and Jeff Lowe comes into the picture with his crew, it gets much worse and by the time it all ends Joe Exotic is in jail for murder for hire plot and nobody else pays the price for being involved in it!
Joe Exotic is currently servicing a 79 year sentence in jail and until recently he thought perhaps out going President Donald Trump would give him a pardon. That didn't happen and he still in jail working on appeals
There is rumors of a movie with Nicolas Cage playing the lead role. stay tuned..
10 out of 10 stars
Movie plot:
Among the eccentrics and cult personalities in the stranger-than-fiction world of big cat owners, few stand out more than Joe Exotic, a mulleted, gun-toting polygamist and country western singer who presides over an Oklahoma roadside zoo. Charismatic but misguided, Joe and an unbelievable cast of characters including drug kingpins, conmen, and cult leaders all share a passion for big cats, and the status and attention their dangerous menageries garner. But things take a dark turn when Carole Baskin, an animal activist and owner of a big cat sanctuary, threatens to put them out of business, stoking a rivalry that eventually leads to Joe’s arrest for a murder-for-hire plot, and reveals a twisted tale where the only thing more dangerous than a big cat is its owner.
It was there 2nd meeting of the year as Toronto was coming of a 6 game road trip with 4-1 record and hoping to get to 500 record for the early season
Unfortunately didn't happen tonight as Raptors didn't have any energy to take advantage of Celtic team who was also tired.
Boston 120 Toronto 103
Breakdown in points
The Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors, 120-106. Semi Ojeleye (24 PTS), Kemba Walker (21 PTS) and Payton Pritchard (20 PTS) combined for 65 PTS for the C's. In addition, Jayson Tatum recorded 17 PTS, 6 REB and 9 AST, while Jaylen Brown added 12 PTS, 10 AST (career-high) in the victory. Kyle Lowry (24 PTS, 6 AST) and Pascal Siakam (23 PTS) led the way for the Raptors in the losing effort.
It was tightly played 1st period which was tied 1-1, the big action happened in the 3rd periods as Holl and Mikheyev both end long scoring droughts to give Maples Leafs 3-1 lead. Montreal did score a late goal to make it 3-2. Toronto scored on empty net to seal the win
John C. Maxwell and Rob Hosking have team up to put together an amazing book of insights, stories and concept on how you can change the world!
9 out of 10 stars
about book
Two of today’s most respected world-changers, leadership expert John C. Maxwell and global development leader Rob Hoskins, share their real-world experiences helping to transform millions of lives around the world to show people how to be the change the world needs—and help others do the same.
We see problems everywhere and we think, Why doesn’t somebody do something? The institutions we’ve depended on aren’t making the world a better place the way we thought they could and should. So now it’s up to us.
The good news is, YOU can change your world.
In this book, John Maxwell and Rob Hoskins guide readers through the entire process. These two leaders have been making a positive impact for decades, transforming lives, communities, and businesses around the world with a sense of mission and high regard for human dignity. They will show you how to
Identify your cause
Live out the values that make a difference
Become a catalyst for change
Join the right or recruit one of your own
Work together with others to make a difference
Measure your impact and keep improving
Whether you influence only one other person or you’re the leader of a large organization, you too can bring about positive, lasting change. Throughout these pages, Maxwell and Hoskins share their real-world experiences and encourage others to make a difference based on the needs they see around them and the desires of their heart. learn more and buy book
The Toronto Raptors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, 128-113. Pascal Siakam (32 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST) and Fred VanVleet (32 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST) combined for 64 PTS for the Raptors in the victory, while Jonas Valanciunas tallied 27 PTS and 20 REB for the Grizzlies. Additionally for the Grizzlies, Ja Morant tallied 18 PTS and 9 AST.
It is one of the early big events of the year. The Super Bowl LV has arrived
There were 21 thousand fans in the stands for the epic game. The Tom Brady Buccaneers vs the Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs with dueling quarterbacks who had their own paths already paved.
Tom Brady in search of his 7th title while Mahomes looking for his 2nd
The early betting line was the Chiefs 3 points favorites but the game turned out completely different
The Buccaneers defense was merciless and all over the Mahomes from the start of the game and they couldn't get any rhythm. Penalties became a factor throughout the game being penalized 8 times for 95 yards, mainly for holding.
Meanwhile Tom Brady defense held their ground as Tom Brady delivered two touchdown passes to Rob Gronkwoski and 1 to Antonio brown
The halftime show was done by Canadian The Weeknd
In the 2nd half of the game it was more of the same as the Kansas City Chiefs couldn't mount any momentum as the Buccanneer defense pressured him all over the field leading to misplays and interceptions
Tampa Bay 31 Chiefs 9
Post game video of Vince Lambardi trophy presentation
Film mastery written and directed by Aaron Sorkin describing the trial of the Chicago 7 where politics turned the corner to become something that would change the world for decades to come.
9 out of 10 stars
Movie plot:
The film is based on the infamous 1969 trial of seven defendants charged by the federal government with conspiracy and more, arising from the countercultural protests in Chicago at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The trial transfixed the nation and sparked a conversation about mayhem intended to undermine the U.S. government.
Lawrence (Benico Del Toro) come back to investigate the murder of his brother. The intrigue continue when he finds out it was by a werewolf. His dad Sir John Talbot (Sir Anthony Hopkins) share some details but not all
7 out of 10 stars
Movie plot:
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When his brother goes missing, Lawrence returns home to father's ancestral home. He sets out to find his brother's killer and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself.
