Lighthouses of California - 2

Pictures of the Pt. Loma Lighthouses. Pictures taken by Nirav Desai







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Lighthouses of California - 1

Pictures from Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City, CA. Taken by Nirav Desai











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Name that country!

Think you can name all the countries in the world? How about 50? 15? 245? Well, what if you knew all the names of countries that existed but had only 10 minutes to name them all. Would you succeed?

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Be the change

What's the purpose of being a celebrity if you can't do more than entertain? Celebrities have the power - materially and spiritually - to influence minds as well as fight for and lead causes. And certainly, some do - through fund raisers, protests, music and lyrics, write-ups...and movies. Well, here's a brief look at a few Africa-related movies that have inspired my thinking, and that I recommend as must-sees...

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Something has been broken

In this world, we take a lot for granted. And if this were a perfect world, perhaps doing so would be alright. But far from being perfect, our world is broken. It has to be, with so many children living in poverty (every second child in the world does so, according to the UN).

If you ask yourself of the things you take for granted, shelter, food, love, and life may spring to mind. But, does....water?

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