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Salvador Dali exhibition heads to New Zealand

<p dir="ltr">The works of surrealist artist Salvador Dali are the subject of a new multimedia exhibition headed for Auckland and Christchurch that promises to wow art connoisseurs and first-timers alike.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-9847cd07-7fff-bb62-5654-0c315ef447f7">Inside Dali comes from the same team behind last year’s Van Gogh Alive exhibition which has appeared in capital cities across New Zealand and Australia over the past year, per <em><a href="https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/arts-entertainment/a-breathtaking-multimedia-exhibition-of-salvadore-dalis-work-is-coming-to-new-zealand-this-year-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Concrete Playground</a></em>.</span></p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb_QyP0P_cQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; 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border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb_QyP0P_cQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Inside Dalí NZ (@insidedalinz)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">The exhibition, which comes directly from its current home in Florence, promises to take visitors on a chronological trip through Dali’s life through floor-to-ceiling moving images, real-life objects, and interviews.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-cbe122c3-7fff-d3fa-5a2e-627878e5106a"></span></p> <p dir="ltr">There are five rooms to explore, including the celebration of Dante’s Inferno in the Divine Comedy Room with 100 colourful wooden engravings of the epic poem, and a surreal 360-degree mirror room where you’ll be surrounded by moving imagery of his masterpieces.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; 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margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb8fMVkLClF/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Inside Dalí NZ (@insidedalinz)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">The exhibit is expected to <a href="https://blog.ticketmaster.co.nz/arts-attractions/inside-dali-new-zealand-3011" target="_blank" rel="noopener">open</a> first in Auckland from May 28 until June 30, before it takes up residence at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Christchurch from July 11.</p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-783a0a79-7fff-f03a-ff4e-376cdf0b7264"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Ticketmaster</em></p>

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Teen’s touching random act of kindness for blind and deaf man during flight

<p>A teenage girl’s random act of kindness has gone viral after she helped a blind and deaf man communicate on a flight.</p> <p>Last week, Clara Daly and her mum boarded an Alaska Airlines flight after their original flight from Boston was cancelled.</p> <p>Clara’s mum, Jane, explained that the pair rushed frantically to board the flight and just made it in time. </p> <p>Shortly after take-off, a flight attendant made an announcement to the passengers, asking if anyone knew sign language.</p> <p>"Clara has been studying American Sign Language so she rang the flight attendant button," Jane wrote on Facebook.</p> <p>"They explained that the passenger was not only deaf, but also blind. The only way you can communicate with him was by signing into his hand."</p> <p>"They thought that he might need something and they weren't sure how to communicate," Clara told <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/06/22/calabasas-teen-blind-deaf-man-flight/" target="_blank"><em>CBS Los Angeles</em></a></span></strong>.</p> <p>Clara walked over to the man, whose name she later learnt was Timothy, and signed into the palm of his hand to see if she could help him.</p> <p>"Several times he requested her assistance throughout the flight," the proud mum explained.</p> <p>The Californian teen helped him ask for water and how much time was left for the flight.</p> <p>Clara was happy to get up and help whenever he needed to say something and then, "toward the end of the flight, he asked for her again, and this time he just wanted to talk.</p> <p>She spent the remainder of the flight until landing with him," Jane wrote.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjane.daly.501%2Fposts%2F10156396022402726&amp;width=500" width="500" height="764" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe></p> <p>"He didn't need anything. He was just like lonely and wanted to talk," Clara told<em> CBS Los Angeles. </em></p> <p>Clara was overjoyed that she was able to communicate with Timothy but her only concern was that she would spell something wrong when signing into his hand, as she is dyslexic.</p> <p>Since Clara is dyslexic, she started learning sign language about a year ago because she wanted to know a way to communicate without having to read or write.</p> <p>Her parents, Jane and Bill, expressed how proud they were of their daughter, and her mum shared the story after the airline emailed the photos the flight attendants took of Clara and the man.</p> <p>Jane and Clara’s original flight was direct to Los Angeles but the new flight they were put on had a layover in Portland. Timothy was flying to Portland and if it weren’t for the flight change, they would’ve never met him.</p> <p>"She'll probably kill me for posting this, but - Proud of my girl," the happy mum wrote about her daughter.</p> <p>After her story went viral, Clara said her random act of kindness was “what anyone would have done”. </p>

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Floating down Northern Territory’s magical Daly River

<p><img width="110" height="149" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/40571/anne-in-text.jpg" alt="Anne In Text" style="float: left;"/></p> <p><em><strong>Anne Sinclair, 68, was born in England but spent most of her youth in Darwin, Northern Territory. Now in a position to travel and explore the world, Anne looks forward to sharing her personal experience and encourages others to step out and have fun. </strong></em></p> <p>The Daly River is absolutely renowned for its large Barramundi and is one of the Top End’s most popular waterways, for recreational fishing and boating.</p> <p>It is not too long after the wet season has directed the many feeder rivers to pour and flood into the Daly – that, this magic starts to happen. This Daly River has tidal influence which amazingly sees the introduction of both freshwater, and saltwater crocodiles.</p> <p>For me, there can never be enough warning signs about the potential harm if these animals are not respected, in their natural habitat. You just need to be responsible and vigilant!</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img width="497" height="280" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/40570/1_497x280.jpg" alt="1 (202)"/></p> <p>The ‘Barra Classic’ and the ‘Barra Nationals’ are two major fishing competitions held each year – encouraging competition fishing on the Daly River. Fishing Charters and Boat Hire are readily available at parks and resorts positioned on this riverbank.  The area is also known for its scenic surrounds, and diverse wildlife. The bird life includes kingfishers, sea eagles, brahminy kite, whistling kite and all manner of ducks. Millions of migratory birds visit here each year. So picturesque - as the freshwater mangrove and paper bark trees stand side by side with Pandanus palms – growing on the river banks; as Pandanus like to populate in the damp soils.</p> <p>Organised tours invite you to visit the Ngangikurrunggurr people – a small community famous for their weaving. The tours are available to visit Peppinmentari Art where you may shop for artefacts and souvenirs, and learn more of this traditional culture.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img width="496" height="280" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/40568/2_496x280.jpg" alt="2 (193)"/></p> <p>The wider area is referred to as the Douglas Daly Region. Some places of interest and beauty include the Butterfly Gorge Nature Park. These mineral pools are shaded by paperbark trees up to fifty metres tall. Robin Falls is another beauty! Just off the Stuart Highway near Adelaide River Township, the Falls are easily reached by a short walk through scenic bush surrounds. A wide variety of flora and fauna unique to the Top End and this Daly region, offers fantastic viewing – in support of Robin Falls cascading waters.</p> <p>Copper was first discovered in the Daly River area in 1882/3, with mining going on periodically over the next twenty six years. The machinery relics are still at the site today. The machinery is indicative of the early mining technology of the late 19th century. This site also embraces the graves of four deceased mine employees, with a little of their story. There is an amazing mine cavity still facing the sky and sunlight, remnants of the Northern Territory’s first commercial copper mining enterprise; and a little care should be taken if you like to get some of those really close photo opportunities.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img width="498" height="360" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/40567/3_498x360.jpg" alt="3 (164)"/></p> <p>There are Hot Mineral Springs and their Caravan Parks dotted throughout this region. The Douglas Daly region, also has cool crevice and spring waterholes too - offering a chance for a refreshing swim, if cool water is what you might prefer.</p> <p>There are Jesuit Ruins (recorded as being established in 1890’s {Peter Forrest – The Spirit of the Daly}) remains on the Daly River Mango Farm, which is located along the Daly River. This is one of the earliest examples of European settlement in the Top End. The ruins are accessed via a two kilometre scenic bush track. White settlement of the Daly dates back to the 1880’s.</p> <p>The Mission Church is still used at the Nauiyu Aboriginal Community which began as a Catholic Mission in the mid 1950’s. Nauiyu Community have postal, eftpos, workshop and health clinic facilities. The town also includes a child care centre, community school and local airstrip.</p> <p>The camping and accommodation facilities dotted along the Daly River banks are modern, clean, also quite varied; and most roads are sealed.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img width="500" height="375" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/40566/4_500x375.jpg" alt="4 (134)"/></p> <p>But, it all began much earlier. Peter Forrest – The Spirit of The Daly – writes of the beginnings of pastoral and mining settlement here. He submits that ‘ it is possible the first Europeans to pass near the Daly River region were Abel Tasman and his crew, who in 1644 sailed into or past Anson Bay during their voyage along the north coasts of Australia’.</p> <p>John McDouall Stuart then made a successful crossing from south to north, in 1862. Stuart’s amazing contribution made it possible for South Australia to not only have the vision but compounded their knowledge for advancements in Australia, creating our history. Through continued discovery it was soon realised the lands supporting the Daly River, were lush and fertile – the transportation of goods via the Daly River however, was not considered as suitable.</p> <p>While this amazing area of the Daly River has seen the copper mining industry come and go; cattle by pastoralists come and go; white and Chinese mining and farming activity come and go; floods come and go; tobacco farming come and go; peanuts farming come and go; worthy settlers have come and made their marks…one could wonder what form of challenges and enjoyment of barra fishing had taken place during this auspicious time.</p> <p>The Daly a beautiful place, just oozing history. Just oozing barramundi fishing opportunity – you just have to make sure you have the right spot on the Daly River, the right day and time, the right bait or lures – and away you go! Bucket list material! Everything is in your favour….come and make your mark - fish the Daly River when next in the Top End. We will be expecting you…</p> <p>Have you ever been to this beautiful part of the world?</p> <p><em>Image credits: Anne Sinclair</em></p>

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