In 1999, September Guy and Jill Polster then two idealistic Georgia State University College of Law students were told that an initiative to free wrongfully convicted people would never get off the ground in Georgia, where the conservative state's laws and attitudes have been firmly stacked against inmates. Twenty years after forming the Georgia Innocence Project in 2002, their efforts have defied the doubt and the odds.
Becky Sheppard, 25, from Bristol, was working in intensive care in her first job when Covid-19 broke out. She was doing Tang Soo Do training to unwind after tough days.
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May.28.2021
TravelAwaits readers voted in our 2021 Best of Travel Awards to help us determine everything from the best beaches to the friendliest small towns. Our readers have spoken. Here are the best botanical gardens in the United States.
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Davie, Florida
Located about 20 minutes west of Fort Lauderdale in Davie, Flamingo Gardens is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Florida. The 60-acre botanical garden and wildlife refuge is home to over 3,000 species of rare and tropical, subtropical, and native plants and trees.
In addition to flora, the wildlife sanctuary offers up-close views of over 90 species of Florida fauna, including a flamboyance of flamingos, peacocks, alligators, bobcats, eagles, and panthers.
A Talent Well Beyond the Dojo
The life of Pat Morita is explored in the new biographical film “More Than Miyagi.”
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As a standup comic, Pat Morita (pictured in 1966 on “Hollywood Palace”) billed himself as “The Hip Nip.”
A new documentary, “More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story,” directed by Kevin Derek, will be streaming worldwide from Feb. 5 on such platforms as iTunes and Apple TV.
While he is known for his iconic role as Mr. Miyagi in the “Karate Kid” movies, Morita’ career spanned decades on film, TV and stage.
The makers of the documentary shared a summary and other insights about the late actor: