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WOODRIDGE — I write in response to the May 28 editorial "A lick and a promise for schools." Yes, $288 million more in state money for our schools is commendable. But as the editorial states, "It does little over the long run to solve the state's chronic underfunding of education."
The children and property-tax payers of Illinois should not be surprised with the lawmakers "not coming to grips with the central issue of the state's fundamental obligation to fund its schools adequately and equitably," as stated in the editorial.
Rather than addressing the school-funding issue, legislators respond to complaints from taxpayers about rising property taxes by passing tax "caps." Why is this valid? A simple observation of one's property-tax bill shows that the largest portions go to funding the school districts where one resides.
House Speaker Lee A. Daniels (R-Elmhurst) and Senate President James "Pate" Philip (R-Wood Dale) kept their word on taxes--a rare item in politics. They both said that "no major overhaul of education funding would happen in 1996 due to the upcoming election"--and it did not happen.
But the citizens of Illinois should not come down too hard on just these two legislators. They have just continued the trend over the past 20 years of not responsibly or adequately funding schools.
If the Democrats had control of the General Assembly for the past two years, we can rest assured that nothing would have happened under their leadership either.
What still needs to be overcome is the premise that providing more state tax monies to schools and awarding substantive property-tax relief will hurt the four leaders of the Illinois General Assembly--Daniels, Philip, House Democratic Leader Michael J. Madigan (D-Chicago) and Senate Minority Leader Emil Jones (D-Chicago). They have all expressed the need to fix school funding and property-tax issues at one time or another.
In fact, Madigan sponsored the last bill that was passed by the General Assembly to increase school funding with the passage of the "temporary" tax surcharge in 1989, which was made permanent in 1991. What happened in the 1990 election? His party had a net gain of five seats in the Illinois House of Representatives. Sometimes being candid earns votes.
The people of Illinois should be very pleased. They have wanted low income-tax rates. They have continued to send to Springfield people committed to having the same people run the legislature. And they continue to complain about their rising property tax bills without reading where the money goes. Like most things in life, we get what we pay for.
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V‘Nineteenth Century’ (Pathonpathaam Noottandu) is a big budget film directed by Vinayan. Vinayan shares a post introducing the characters in the upcoming movie starring Siju Wilson. Vinayan’s words about the character played by actor Indrans are now getting attention.
Indrans plays a nineteenth-century character named Kelu. Vinayan says that Indrans himself was literally shocked by the performance of this character.
In those old days of caste discrimination he became one of the worm-eaten underdogs
He says that when he saw Indrans alive, he forgot even about the shooting and filled the eyes of the filmmakers around him.
Indrans surprised me …..
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Indrans literally shocked me when he portrayed the character of a nineteenth century underprivileged Kelu.
I have known this artist for the last thirty five years .. Indrans played a hilarious comedy role in my first film Kalyana Saugandhikam .. After that I could see Indrans playing the role of Unni Balan, the friend of the character Ramu played by Kalabhavan Mani in Vasanthi, Lashmi and Me. ..
Then I still remember the passion on Indra’s face that asked me if a good character would make a good character for me like the one given only for comedy only .. Indrans with me or not made that dream come true .. reached the pinnacle of acting ..
In the nineteenth century, I was able to collaborate with Indrans, who has acted in fourteen of my fourteen films, such as Kochu Kuttan in Rakshasa Raja, Madhavan in Umappen, Chandran in Meera’s Sadness and Navy Officer in Atbhutadweep.
When Indrans was seen living as one of the worms in those old days of caste discrimination, the eyes of the filmmakers around him were filled with forgetfulness about even the fact that it was a shooting ..
Set on a big canvas on a big budget, this historical film has a life-affirming story and characters that smell of soil .. We have not compromised in that regard … Actors like Indrans helped a lot in that endeavor ..
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India slipped 21 places on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap index to 108, behind neighbours China and Bangladesh, primarily due to less participation of women in the economy and low wages.
Moreover, India’s latest ranking is 10 notches lower than its reading in 2006 when the WEF started measuring the gender gap.
Global Gender Gap index is defined as the framework for capturing the magnitude of gender based disparities and tracking their progress over time.
World Economic Forum ranks 144 countries in its Global Gender Gap Index to see how they compare on four pillars: Economic participation and opportunity, education, political empowerment, and health and survival.
The rankings are designed to create global awareness of the challenges posed by gender gaps and the opportunities created by reducing them.
For the first time since the World Economic Forum’s records began in 2006 the global gender gap is widening again.
The map below shows you the Global Gender Gap rank 2017 for 144 countries.
The countries which took the top places are Iceland, Norway, Finland, Rwanda, and Sweden while Yemen, Pakistan, Syria, Chad and Iran have taken the lowest places.
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India took 108th place in the overall Global Gender Gap Index 2017.
In 2016, India was ranked 136 for economic participation and opportunity, 113 for educational attainment, 142 for health and survival and 9 for in political empowerment.
In 2017, India is ranked 139 for economic participation and opportunity, 112 for educational attainment, 141 in health and survival and 15th in political empowerment.
The only sub index where India is in the top 20 rank in 2016 and 2017 is political empowerment where it takes the ratio of females with seats in parliament over male, ratio of females at ministerial level over male and the ratio of number of years with a female head of state over male value.
#Change in gender gap rank
The above map shows the change in Global Gender Gap rank from 2016 to 2017.
From 2016 to 2017 there are countries whose ranks have highly increased and decreased.
Ranks of countries like Uruguay, Peru, DomincanRepublic, Bangladesh and Albania have highly increased.
On the other hand, Cape Verde, Malawi, Italy, Luxembourg, Laos, and India have highly decreased from the previous year’s ranking.
India has dropped from 87 to 108 i.e., 21 places from the previous year.
Overall in the world the gender gap is widening again.
Under the economic pillar which looks at salaries, workforce participation and leadership has one of the fastest growing gaps.
Women across the world are still earning less than men by a large amount.
The WEF says that the economic gender gap will now not be closed for 217 years.
The below charts shows the world regions and number of years needed for that particular region to close the gender gap.
North America need 168 years to close the overall gender gap which is the highest number of years needed and Western Europe need 61 years to close the overall gender gap which is the lowest number of years needed if the current pace is maintained.
When the whole world is fighting for lot of necessary issues let gender parity be also included in that list.
When the gender gap increases in it will affect the GDP, healthcare of the country.
When every one of us think in our mind that men and women are equal in this world let’s make some effort to make it come true and close the gender gap once and for all.

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April 20, 2022 (Knoxville, Iowa)- The Association of Equipment Manufacturers’ (AEM) national grassroots campaign I Make America and AEM member company Weiler hosted U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) at Weiler’s Knoxville headquarters for a facility tour and discussion with Weiler employees. Weiler designs, engineers, and manufactures equipment for the paving market, and employs more than 550 people at its Iowa headquarters.
Senator Ernst, who serves on the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, has been a trusted partner to the equipment manufacturing industry during her eight years in Congress. The Senator is a tireless advocate for free and fair trade, a champion for American biofuels, and a strong voice for equipment manufacturers. Her votes in favor of the historic United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and the 2018 Farm Bill, among others, have made a real and lasting difference for the 2.8 million men and women of the equipment manufacturing industry. In recognition of her outstanding support for the equipment manufacturing industry, AEM presented Senator Ernst with its Champion of the Industry Award in 2021.
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During 2022, I Make America will continue hosting state and federal elected officials at AEM member company facilities across the country. To learn more about the I Make America grassroots campaign click here.
AEM is the North American-based international trade group representing off-road equipment manufacturers and suppliers, with more than 1,000 companies and more than 200 product lines in the agriculture and construction-related industry sectors worldwide. The equipment manufacturing industry supports 2.8 million jobs in the U.S. Equipment manufacturers also contribute $288 billion a year to the U.S. economy. Visit aem.org/advocacy for more information.
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I Make America is the grassroots campaign of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), which advocates for policies that support manufacturing jobs and help America's equipment manufacturers compete globally. Visit imakeamerica.org for more information.
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As the Omicron variant rages across our region, the number of COVID-patients in our health centre has more than quadrupled since Christmas. To ensure we have enough beds for these sick patients, RVH has opened a second COVID unit and expanded space in its regional Pandemic Response Unit field hospital. We are ready to open more critical care beds, if needed.
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Two Czech 6.35mm Pistols
(The CZ-36 & CZ-45, and the DUO & Z)
by Ed Buffaloe
I would like to acknowledge up front that the primary source for this article is the book Know your Czechoslovakian Pistols, by R. J. Berger--it is an invaluable reference. Since I first wrote this article
in 2007 James D. Brown published his book Cold War Pistols of Czechoslovakia, which is also a fine work. Brown gives details about DUO variants that I do not mention in this article
The history of Czech arms manufacturing is as convoluted as that of Czech history itself. In most cases, various arms companies were founded by an individual or individuals, changed hands often, underwent
nationalization at some point, and were later decentralized and/or privatized. In this article I’m concerned with two Czech pistols, the DUO (which was manufactured under several other names) and the
CZ Model 1945, but first a little explanation about the various Czech arms factories is necessary.
Many weapons manufactured in Czechoslovakia or the Czech Republic are referred to as CZ. CZ has long been the abbreviation used for Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, and also has become generic nomenclature
for Czech arms makers whose names are often difficult to pronounce.
Zbrojovka Brno, or “Weapon Factory of Brno,” took the name Czechoslovak Zbrojovka, or
“Czechoslovak Weapon Factory,” in 1919. The building they located in had earlier been an artillery repair shop for the Austro-Hungarians, at a time when the Czech nation, also known as
Bohemia, was an Austrian province. Starting in 1921, this factory in Brno made Gewehr 98 Mauser action rifles, and produced two early pistols. For the first year they assembled parts made
in Germany (Mauser was forbidden to make military weapons in this period), and during 1922 began full production of the Czech Mauser (M98/22). In 1926 they bought the assets of Praga Zbrojovka (Prague Weapon Factory), whose trademark was a “Z” in a rifled bore.
Czeska Zbrojovka, or “Bohemian Weapon Factory,” was formed in 1922 from a merger of the Jihoceska Zbrojvka (South Bohemian Weapon Factory), originally in Pilsen, with the Hubertus
Factory in the town of Strakonice. This is the factory that originated the now-famous CZ trademark, and for many years was the sole supplier of pistols to the Czech military. This CZ
factory has been regularly confused over the years with the above-mentioned Czechoslovak Zbrojovka in Brno because their initials are both CZ, but the Brno factory was primarily a rifle and
machine gun facility, whereas the Strakonice factory made pistols exclusively. In 1936 a new factory was completed at Uhersky Brod (further from the German border than Strakonice). The Czeska Zbrojovka - Uhersky Brod company is often referred to by its initials CZUB.
During the communist era, from 1947 to 1991, both Czechoslovak Zbrojovka and Ceska
Zbrojovka became government controlled arms manufacturers. The Strakonice factory manufactured motorcycles and heavy equipment during this period, but resumed small arms
production after the fall of the communist regime. Late in 2003 Zbrojovka Brno went bankrupt and halted production in 2006. Their assets were purchased by a Czech investment group in 2007,
but as yet they have not resumed manufacturing.
Early Czech 6.35mm Pistols
These are some very brief notes on a few early Czech 6.35mm (.25 caliber) pistols. I mention them for two reasons: (1) because some of their features were replicated in later pistols, and (2) for
collectors who might be interested in collecting a complete set of Czech 6.35mm pistols.
The Praha pistol (model 21) was designed by Vaclav Holek and manufactured by Praga Zbrojovka in 1921 and 1922.
The upper front portion of the slide was milled so that it could be pulled back by the trigger finger and, as the slide moved
to the rear, the folding trigger was lowered into firing position. This pistol was not successful commercially and probably fewer than 8,600 were made.
The Little Tom pistols were designed by Alois Tomiska and patented in 1908 and 1910. The rights were sold to Wiener Waffenfabrik of Vienna, Austria, where the guns were made between 1919 and 1925 in quantities of approximately 17
,000-28,000 (some estimates are as high as 50,000). Tomiska produced the Little Tom briefly in Pilsen, probably after
1925, with a total production run of just over 2000. The Czech made version is quite scarce. The Little Tom was
produced in both 6.35mm (.25 caliber) and 7.65mm (.32 caliber), the .25 being much more common. The guns could be
fired double action on the first shot, and single action thereafter, but required a long trigger stroke whether fired double or single action, as the trigger did not retract when the hammer was cocked.
The Fox 6.35mm pistol was also designed and made by Alois Tomiska in Pilsen and Strakonice, Czechoslovakia,
starting around 1919. The early pistol had a folding trigger (like the Velodogs) and no trigger guard. After the formation of the Ceska Zbrojovka company in 1922, the Fox was redesigned to have a conventional trigger and trigger guard, and
was renamed the CZ model 1922 (vz 1922) which should not be confused with the vz 22 pistol made by Zbrojovka Brno in 9mm Kurz in the same time period. The vz 1922 was the first pistol to carry the now-famous CZ trademark.
The vz 1922 was produced until 1928, with a total production run of approximately 11,000.
The vz 36 was a 6.35mm pistol produced by Ceska Zbrojovka from 1936 to 1940. It was designed by Frantisek
Myska as a replacement for the vz 1922, but shows the strong influence of Alois Tomiska as well, particularly in that it
was, like the Little Tom, a double-action only design. (The Little Tom preceded the Walther PP by a decade--the
Walther was double action only on the first shot.) The vz 36 was produced both with and without a small safety lever above the trigger. Total production is not known precisely, but was probably around 12,000.
The Perla pistol was manufactured by Frantisek Dusek sometime in the 1938-1939 period, and is quite scarce. There is
scant mention of the Perla in any book, but a reader finally sent me a photograph of one. To my eyes, the gun is nearly
identical to the Walther Model 9, right down to the manual safety lever. (Hogg and Weeks state that the Perla was
based on the Walther Model 9. R.J. Berger states that it closely resembled the German Lilliput of August Menz (which
was similar to the Walther). Ezell states it was based on the 1910 Browning.) The slide is marked only “AUTOMAT.
PISTOLE «PERLA» 6,35”, and the grips “Perla 6,35,” with no maker’s name, but the format of the markings is identical to that of Dusek’s Jaga and DUO.
The Slavia pistol was made by Antonin Vilímec in the Bohemian town of Kdyne in the period between 1921 and 1935.
Sometime in 1935 Vilímec’s factory was absorbed by Posumavska Zbrojovka Kohout & Spol. (PZK), which was
also located in Kdyne. Existing stores of the Slavia pistol were sold to the J. Masny arms dealer in Pilsen. PZK continued to manufacture the Slavia under the name of MARS. In 1937 the MARS was produced in .32 caliber also, and appears to be a copy of the 1910 Browning.
The CZ 1936 and 1945
VZ is an abbreviation of vzor, which is Czech for “model.” In 1945 the vz 36 was redesigned by Jan Kratochvil to make it easier (hence cheaper) to
manufacture and became the model 1945 or vz 45. The safety lever which had sometimes appeared on the vz 36 was eliminated (though a few early
model 1945s were manufactured with a safety lever). The changes included the addition of a side plate to simplify assembly and a magazine safety. The
vz 36 had a connector from the trigger to the hammer that ran on the left side of the magazine, whereas the vz 45 has a Browning style stirrup-shaped connector that runs on both sides of the magazine.
The overall design of the receiver, slide, guide rod, and recoil spring are very similar to the earlier Browning .25 design.
The barrel mount is also like the Browning, with a single lug that rotates into a slot in the frame. The trigger pivots on a pin.
When the trigger is activated and the hammer is down, the connector is pulled forward, rotating the hammer backward into cocked position. When the
hammer reaches full cock, it is freed to fall and strike the firing pin, which ignites the cartridge. The hammer is not cocked by the slide--technically
speaking, this is a self-loading repeating pistol, not an automatic or semi-automatic. The only safety mechanism is the magazine safety. When the
magazine is inserted, it moves a bar which allows the connector to engage the sear. When the magazine is removed from the gun, the bar disconnects the trigger from the sear.
Disassembly is similar to the Browning. Remove the magazine and make sure the chamber is empty. Draw the slide back about 1 centimeter and rotate the
barrel clockwise a quarter-turn. Remove the barrel and slide forward off the receiver. Other than the guide rod and recoil spring, there are no small parts that come loose.
The vz 45 holds 8 rounds in the magazine and has a simple groove down the top of the slide for sighting. Its great merits
are its simplicity and reliability. It is easy to disassemble and care for. I have fired many rounds through my vz 45 with no
failures to feed or failures to eject. It is remarkably accurate despite its primitive sighting groove and double action only trigger.
The only weakness I’ve found in the vz 45 is a brittle firing pin (like its younger cousin the vz 52). This gun should never be dry fired.
In 1970 the gun’s outward appearance was changed and it became the CZ 70 (not to be confused with the updated
Model 50, also called the CZ 70, which was a Walther PP clone), but was mechanically identical to the vz 45. In 1992
the gun was redesigned again, given a magazine release behind the trigger and a futuristic grip, and is now sold as the vz
92. Unfortunately, due to the Gun Control Act of 1968, the gun can no longer be imported into the U.S., as it is too small
. The modern successors to the CZ Model 45 are the Seecamp .25 and .32, the North American Arms .32 and .380,
and the Kel-Tec P-32 and P-3AT. A near copy of the Model 45 was made for about three years by Intratec and called the Protec .25.
The DUO and Z
František Dušek, born in 1876, established himself as a gunsmith in the town of Opocno in 1908. Interestingly, he refused to manufacture weapons or
parts for the Austro-Hungarians during World War I, and he likewise refused to coöperate with the Nazi occupation during World War II. After World
War I, he made rifles, shotguns, air rifles, and gunsmith supplies. He bought some unfinished pistols from the Praga Zbrojovka company when it went
out of business in 1926, and finished and sold them under the Praga name. Then he began to import Spanish pistols under the trade names Singer and
Ydeal. Around 1934 or 1935 he probably began to manufacture barrels for the Mars pistols made by the Posumavska Factory, and by 1935 he was
selling .25 caliber Mars pistols with the Mars name removed and the slides marked ‘Automat Pistole “DUO”,’ which was an abbreviation of “Dusek, Opocno.”
Finally, in 1937, Dušek began to manufacture a .25 caliber pistol (a copy of the MARS, which in turn was nearly identical to the Slavia) based on the Browning design, but with no grip safety. Due to the Spanish Civil War, he
was no longer able to import Spanish-made pistols, but because his customers were familiar with the trade names used by the Spanish, Dušek’s
first pistols bore the name Singer, and later Ydeal. However, by 1938, he was using the name DUO.
Some of the DUOs sold in Germany were marked with the distributor’s name, Eblen. Some pistols from the 1939/40 period were marked JAGA on the
slide and grips, probably also for sale in Germany. When Dušek refused to coöperate with the Nazis during World War II, they took over his factory and proceded to produce over 110,000 DUO
pistols. The DUO was also very popular with the Germans and was sold to the public at large through various sporting goods stores. After the war, under the Soviets, production of the DUO continued until 1948 when the factory was
nationalized. After nationalization, production was moved to Ceska Zbrojovka in Uhersky Brod and the pistol was marked “Z” and carried the
old trademark of Praga Zbrojovka and Czechoslovak Zbrojovka, thus contributing to the ongoing confusion about what is or is not a “CZ” pistol.
From the first, Dušek’s pistols were very well made. His production standards were higher than those of the Spanish manufacturers whose pistols
he imported, and his pistols were more expensive. The DUO is a single action pistol similar to the original Browning-designed Model 1906 FN
Browning, including the dual transfer bar that runs on either side of the magazine. The DUO eliminated the grip safety but included a magazine safety. Like the 1906 FN, it is a true hammerless
pistol. The DUO has a groove down the top of the pistol, like the FN and the CZ 45, but no other sights.
There are a number of variants of the DUO, primarily differing in their slide inscription, though some early DUO pistols
had very fine slide serrations like the Jaga pictured above. The variants are detailed in James D. Brown’s book Cold War Pistols of Czechoslovakia.
To disassemble the DUO, make sure the gun is not loaded, then insert the magazine and pull the trigger. Do not
disassemble with the action cocked. Remove the magazine. Pull the slide back about a centimeter, rotate the safety back
to engage the cut in the slide, then rotate the barrel clockwise a quarter-turn. Release the safety and pull the slide
forward off the receiver. The recoil spring and guide rod can be removed, as well as the firing pin with its spring and
guide rod. The safety on the DUO prevents the sear from being lowered to release the striker, and is also be used to lock the slide open for disassembly.
The DUO holds 6 rounds in its magazine. I find it to be very reliable and quite accurate. The quality standards do not
appear to have changed when production was moved to Uhersky Brod. My “Z” pistol has the same quality of manufacture and the same reliability as the earlier DUO.
6.35mm / .25ACP
6.35mm / .25ACP
5 inches / 127mm
4.33 inches / 110mm
3.58 inches / 91mm
2.9 inches / 74mm
2.5 inches / 64mm
1.97 inches / 50mm
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14.5 ounces / 410g
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The Automaticka Pistole R.22 Short or APS
In 1958 CZ manufactured a .22 short version of the DUO. The gun is marked AUTOMATICKA PISTOLE R.22 SHORT,
which is abbreviated APS. The tip of the barrel is tapered and protrudes a half-inch from the front of the slide. The top
of the slide is pinched at the rear, which was likely an effort to reduce its weight to accommodate the reduced power of
the .22 short cartridge. The gun was manufactured for export and is marked on the left side of the frame MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Apparently the gun was not a commercial success, and according to James D. Brown only about
5000 were ever made. The APS has its own serial number range, starting presumably at 00001. Please contact me if you have one of these guns.*
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These two handwritten wills are interesting, to say the least. The first one, dated November 11, 2011, bequeaths to Pinto-Walsh the sum of $10 million dollars “from my corporate policy” and his house and property next door “for her security.”

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Extremely bright (magnitude -3.85) Venus will slowly continue to increase its angle east of the Sun during June, but it won’t climb high enough to see in a dark sky after sunset until the end of the month. If you have an unobstructed view of the west-northwestern horizon, look for Venus sitting low in the sky. It will set at about 9:45 p.m. local time on June 1 and about 10:10 p.m. on June 30. Viewed through a telescope during June, Venus will exhibit a 90-per-cent illuminated phase and an apparent disk diameter of around 11 arc-seconds. (As always, ensure that the Sun has completely disappeared below the horizon before using binoculars or telescopes to view Venus.) Our neighbouring planet will be travelling eastward through the stars of Gemini from June 2-24. Then it will pass into Cancer, where it will rendezvous with Mars on July 12-13. On June 11, the very young crescent Moon will be positioned several finger widths to the lower right (or three degrees to the celestial west) of Venus, allowing both objects to appear together in binoculars, and offering a nice photo opportunity.
After spending several months parked halfway up the western evening sky, Mars will rapidly descend into the post-sunset twilight during June. On the first days of the month, the magnitude 1.75 red planet will be shining a palm’s width to the lower left (or five degrees to the celestial south) of Gemini’s easterly bright star Pollux, and Mars will set at about 11:30 p.m. local time. On June 8, Mars will move into Cancer where, on June 23, its orbital motion will carry it directly through the large open star cluster known as the Beehive or Messier 44. That passage will be a terrific sight in a backyard telescope or binoculars. Mars will be telescope-close to the “bees” on the surrounding evenings. Telescope views of Mars during June will show a shrinking, four arcsecond-wide disk. At the end of June, Mars will be setting at 10:30 p.m. local time. Much brighter Venus, positioned about a palm’s width to Mars’ lower right, will already be closing in for their conjunction on July 12-13. Watch for the waxing crescent Moon to hop past Mars on June 12-13.
Throughout June, bright, white, magnitude -2.4 Jupiter will shine among the modest stars of western Aquarius and about two fist diameters to the left (or celestial east) of fainter Saturn. On June 1, Jupiter will rise at about 1 a.m. local time and will remain visible until almost sunrise. Around June 20, Jupiter will begin to rise before midnight. The following day Jupiter will temporarily cease its regular eastward motion and then commence a retrograde loop that will last until mid-October. At the end of June, Jupiter will be rising at about 11:15 p.m. local time, and it will have brightened to magnitude -2.64. Unfortunately, the low summertime ecliptic will prevent the planet from climbing very high before the sky brightens. Telescope views of Jupiter during June will show that its large, banded disk is increasing in apparent diameter from 41.1 to 45.2 arc-seconds. The Great Red Spot will be visible crossing Jupiter’s disk every second or third night. Single transits across Jupiter’s disk by the round, black shadows of its Galilean moons will be commonplace. Double shadow transits will be visible from different parts of the world on June 5, 12, and 26. The waning Moon will sit six degrees below Jupiter on June 1 and will return to hop past Jupiter on June 28-29.
During May, yellow-tinted Saturn will be located in the southeastern sky, travelling retrograde westward among the stars of Capricornus. The magnitude 0.57 planet will rise at about 12:20 a.m. local time on June 1 and then begin rising before midnight starting a week later. At the end of June Saturn will have brightened to magnitude 0.38 and will then rise at about 10:20 p.m. local time; however, the low summer ecliptic will keep the ringed planet from ever climbing more than one-third of the way up the southern sky. When viewed through a backyard telescope during June, Saturn will exhibit its majestic rings, a number of moons, and an apparent disk size that grows from 17.6 to 18.3 arc-seconds. Saturn’s separation west of Jupiter will increase from 18 to 19.5 degrees during the month, and the waning moon will pass five degrees below Saturn on June 27.
Even though blue-green Uranus will be steadily increasing its elongation west of the Sun throughout June, the shallowly dipping morning ecliptic will prevent the magnitude 5.9 planet, and the stars of southern Aries surrounding it, from climbing very high before the dawn sky begins to brighten. Uranus will rise at 4 a.m. local time on June 1, and two hours earlier at month end. The old crescent Moon will pass several finger widths below (or three degrees to the celestial south) of Uranus on June 7.
During June the distant and slow-moving planet Neptune will be located in the lower part of the southeastern sky in eastern Aquarius. That’s a palm’s width below (or to the celestial south of) the ring of stars that form western Pisces and about two fist diameters to the left (or celestial east) of much brighter Jupiter. On June 26, Neptune will temporarily cease its regular eastward motion and commence a retrograde loop that will last until early December. The blue, magnitude 7.9 planet will become observable in backyard telescopes starting an hour or two after it rises, which will be at about 1 a.m. local time on the June 1 and at midnight at month’s end.
Chris Vaughan is a science writer, geophysicist, astronomer, planetary scientist and an “outreach RASCal.” He writes Astronomy Skylights, and you can follow him on Twitter at @astrogeoguy. He can also bring his Digital Starlab portable inflatable planetarium to your school or other daytime or evening event. Contact him through AstroGeo.ca to tour the universe together.

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Last week at our local farmers market my kids asked if they could get fresh juice. I gave them money and they each came back with a red cup full of beautiful beet juice. Someone commented to me that mine are the only kids who would actually choose beet juice. That makes this mama proud! Since my kids love beets we decided to make a fun summer treat with them. They love anything frozen so we got creative and came up with a simple and delicious recipe for chocolate beet ice pops.
You start by boiling a small beet that has been cut up. Want to skip this step? I’ve seen cooked beets sold in the produce section of the supermarket or you can also buy canned beets.
Let the beets cool and add them to the bowl of a food processor along with a pudding packet and milk. While we like to make vanilla pudding from scratch, sometimes you want a shortcut. This is the brand we like (this post is NOT sponsored).
Once that is well-blended pour the mixture into your ice pop molds.
The kids asked every five minutes if they were done yet (sound familiar?). It was well worth the wait. These ice pops are delicious, colorful and with beets, you can feel good about giving them to your kids as a treat!
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- 1 packet chocolate pudding mix
- 2 cups milk
- Boil chopped beets for about 45 minutes, until soft. Let beets cool. Combine beets, pudding mix and milk in a blender or food processor. Pour into ice pop molds. Freeze until set.
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Returning to music streaming platforms in January 2023, Selena Gomez quickly reclaimed her place as a businesswoman and influencer, surpassing Kylie Jenner. Nevertheless, the star found it necessary to take a break.
Selena Gomez is once again the most followed celebrity on Instagram. In 2019, she was overthrown by Ariana Grande, then Kylie Jenner won the title. However, she had to give up after the former Disney Channel star decided to return while she worked on releasing her next album.
Thus, the singer and actress has 381.5 million followers on the platform. After giving up Instagram for four long years, she finally decided to come back in January, to the delight of her community. She decided to leave Instagram due to the amount of negative comments she received on her posts in order to keep her sanity.
Very open and close to her community, she revealed that she suffers from a rare autoimmune disease, lupus, and suffers from bipolar disorder. To everyone’s surprise, Selena Gomez, hours after renewing her title as Instagram’s most followed star, announced on a live stream that she was taking a step back on social media.
His departure may well be related to recent stories with Hailey Bieber and Kylie Jenner. Indeed, since February 21, controversy has flared up around the three personalities. The two young women are heavily criticized for their attempts to intimidate Selena, in particular her eyebrows, which they allegedly made fun of, causing a wide-ranging nuisance. Luckily for the ‘Only Murders in the Building’ star’s uptight and forgotten fans, their idol’s hiatus was short-lived as his TikTok resurfaced in the morning.
The singer wants to keep her younger 9-year-old sister at all costs. And for the fact that she does not want the latter to follow the same path as her. Selena Gomez is a child star. From an early age, a little girl moves to the forefront. Whether it’s a comedy or a song. Soon, the latter is followed, and her every move is analyzed by fans around the world.
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Naval History Magazine December 2020:
"Gay's writing style and use of primary sources brings to life the war for LST-479's crews. The hastily designed and built LSTs were mechanically problematic ships that consistently broke down, lost power, and straggled behind in convoys. Nevertheless, their cargo capacity and low draft made them indispensable for transporting soldiers, Marines, supplies, and equipment onto recently seized beachheads. As the Navy plans to return to a 355-ship fleet, senior planners would be well served to read histories such as Unseen Body Blows to be reminded that naval power projection means more than just aircraft carriers, cruisers, and submarines."
Jeff Bacon, Captain, USN, Retired and creator of "Broadside" and "Greenside:"
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"This is a great read and highly recommended. Most of us big-deck Navy types "poo-poo" the Gator Navy, but without them we don't win in WWII. Period! It details the crews commonly manning MOST naval ships at the time: young, greener than green, fresh off the farm and operating a brand new, untested ship class. You think your 15-year old has growing pains? Compare that to the LST!!"
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Students gathered on the North Mall to witness the moon’s shadow cross over the state Aug. 21 at Glendale Community College.
Donning safety solar glasses, students and faculty gazed skyward to watch the moon cover most of the sun, an event that is surprisingly common across the world.
“Eclipses happen every few years. They are not as rare as you think. The problem is that the shadow is very small, so unless you happen to be within the path of that shadow, you don’t see anything. We are on the edge of the shadow so we are getting a partial eclipse,” Physical Science Assistant Department Chair, Kilo Watt, said in a presentation to students.
But the United States has not seen a solar eclipse since the 1970s, according to the Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Eric Leshinskie.
The eclipse peaked at 10:30am, and the moon covered 60% of the sun, according to Astrology Professor at GCC, Sally Watt.
Students and faculty filled the mall to catch a glimpse of it for themselves.
“It is kind of nice that we have glasses here. I never really knew that colleges do this stuff. It is my first day, so this is kind of nice,” said Susan Perez, a new student at GCC.
“Oh my gosh! That is amazing. I am all excited. It is so beautiful. I think it’s breath taking, and I am so glad I got to see it,” said Tiffany Thornhill, an employee at the Student Life Office in the Student Union who stopped to see the eclipse.
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SKILLED opticians in Minehead have been praised for acting quickly when they spotted a woman’s rare cancer during a routine eye test.
Catherine Simmons visited the town’s Specsavers store, in The Parade, for an eye test after she broke her glasses and needed new ones.
As part of her appointment she opted for a scan by the store’s OCT machine, a hospital-quality technology which can enable opticians to detect any abnormalities at their earliest stage.
Mrs Simmons, aged 74, who lives in Minehead, said: “When I went to Specsavers I was not expecting to be referred on for anything like this, but if it had gone unnoticed, I dread to think what would have happened.
“People are often quick to complain about the services they receive in life, but they rarely congratulate people when they provide a good service, so I have said a heartfelt ‘thank you’ to the team in Minehead.
“I am so grateful to them. They were superb.
“They saw there was a change in my left eye.
“It was only small, like a freckle, but they immediately referred me to Musgrove Park Hospital, and when I saw the doctor he said he was concerned and wanted to refer me on again.
“There are only two hospitals that could do what was needed, in London and Liverpool.
“I went to Liverpool and they were absolutely amazing.
“The freckle had grown just a bit in that short time and the doctor confirmed it was cancer, so they lasered it there and then.
“I then had to go back three months later. The cancer had not grown, but they did laser it once more.
“There are no promises in life, but they do think they have got it early enough.”
Eye cancer is rare but often curable if it is diagnosed when it is small and contained within the eye.
Mrs Simmons urged people to have regular eye tests so any rare conditions they might have could be spotted and treated early.
She said: “Many people do not have an eye test unless they are having new glasses, but they should have it more regularly.
“I had put off and put off having my eyes tested because I was so busy.
“But if I had put it off any longer, the consequences do not bear thinking about.”
Specsavers Minehead optometrist director Paul Bradford said: “Positive outcomes such as Mrs Simmons’ are the highlight of what we do here.
“It is wonderful to know the impact our diagnosis has had on her life.
“Her advice about keeping up with routine eye tests is spot on because the OCT test enabled our optometrist to pick up the early signs of her condition and she could then refer Mrs Simmons immediately for treatment at an early stage.
“I hope that Mrs Simmons’ story can encourage others to keep up with their regular sight tests, because not everyone realises that the sight test is more than just whether you need glasses or not.”