text:
Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Lies collects Wonder Woman: Rebirth #1, Wonder Woman #1, #3, #5, #7, #9, and #11. Written by Greg Rucka with art by Liam Sharp.
Wonder Woman Vol. 2: Year One collects Wonder Woman #2, #4, #6, #8, #10, #12, and #14. Written by Greg Rucka with art by Nicola Scott.
What follows may contain spoilers.
Let me start by saying I no longer read individual comic book editions. I wait for them to come out in graphic novel form. If time permits, I will sit in the book store and read an edition. Otherwise, I’m grateful for digital review copies.
When I first started reading The Lies, I couldn’t help but wonder, “What am I missing?” Nevertheless, I prevailed, despite the feeling that the Rebirth story was not complete.
Then, I picked up Year One, and I began to see what I was missing. As the comics were released, the odd numbered issues were the present day (The Lies) while the even numbered issues were recalling the past (Year One).
“Do not testify falsely against your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:16, Common English Bible)
In an episode titled “Greater Good,” from the first season of the drama-comedy Boston Legal, Alan Shore (James Spader) and Denny Crane (William Shatner) represent a large, drug company in a civil suit. The two lawyers disagree on a key ethical issue surrounding the lies about a clinical trial for a new drug.
The doctor who participated in the clinical trial is conflicted. Shore wants her to be truthful about the potential harm the new drug may have caused its patients. Crane, on the other hand, wants her to be quiet about it. Shore reminds the doctor that when she testifies in court, she will be under oath. Mr. Shore’s intention, of course, is to persuade the doctor to speak truth.
© 2014 The Weinstein Company. All rights reserved.
Margaret Keane, the painter famously known for the big, oversized doe-like eyes of her subjects, is the subject of the new film, Big Eyes. Tim Burton, a Keane collector, directs Amy Adams as Margaret Keane, with the script by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewksi (who collaborated with Burton on Ed Wood) tells this real-life story of truth buried under years of lies and deception.
After relocating to San Francisco, Margaret attempts to make a living as an artist. But, in the 1950’s San Francisco, she finds that it is difficult for a divorced, single-mother like herself to get a job, much less make it as an artist. Then, in a moment of serendipity, she meets Walter Keane as portrayed by Christoph Waltz.
The client-of-the-week in this episode is the Democratic congresswoman Josephine Marcus, played by the always brilliant Lisa Kudrow. Last week, we saw her as the President’s biggest critic who got a huge boost in the polls after Mellie was caught on tape saying not-so-great things about the Congresswoman under her breath. Now, she is running for president.

domain: artistic


text:
Dental Guide: Wisdom Teeth Removal
All There is to Know About Wisdom Teeth Removal
The most frequently performed procedures in Mississauga is Wisdom teeth removal. The wisdom teeth are the last set of molars to appear on both the upper and lower jaw. They generally appear in late teens, and stretches into mid twenties.
Wisdom Teeth Complications – Where It All Starts
Sadly, this set of teeth can cause various dental complications. Since the mouth and jaw cannot accommodate them; they tend to grow beside the neighboring teeth, get stuck in the jaw bone and beneath the gum. This eventually leads to overcrowding and impaction. Once a tooth is impacted, it results to gum disease, tooth decay or an infection known as pericoronitis. The infection occurs when food and bacteria get stuck under the gum flap between the wisdom tooth and the neighboring molar.
Warning Signs –when to See a Dentist
Not all wisdom teeth come with problems. However, when a wisdom tooth begins to cause you pain or discomfort, you should make an appointment with your dentist immediately. It may be a sign of a wisdom tooth infection. Other red flags to watch out for include:
- Pus between teeth and gum
- Swelling around wisdom teeth
- Red, irritated gum around the wisdom tooth
- Difficult to chew or swallow
- Swollen lymph nodes under your chin
Luckily, some of these problems can be treated with over-the-counter pain relievers, antiseptic mouthwashes and antibiotics. However, if your infection is severe, wisdom teeth removal is the only effective option.
Schedule an appointment for wisdom teeth removal with a Mississauga dentist.
Removal of Wisdom Teeth
Some wisdom teeth removal procedures require X-rays. This is to help dentists determine if the procedure can lead to complications. For your comfort and safety, local or general anesthesia is often used to numb the wisdom teeth area.
Since wisdom teeth are quite wide, its removal may mean cutting a small part of the gum to let the tooth out or the tooth is cut into smaller pieces. This only takes a few minutes.
Complications of Wisdom Teeth Removal
Sore, swollen and bleeding gum is normal for the first few days after the procedure. But just like any procedure, wisdom teeth removal poses some risks. These risks are usually minimal, nothing a dentist can’t handle. Some risks can be avoided if you follow your dentist’s instructions. Potential risks include;
- Dry socket (alveolar osteitis) – a dislodged blood clot. Often causes bad breath and pain from the socket.
- Nerve injury – causes a tingling sensation, pain and dumbness in the teeth, gums, tongue and chin.
- Infection – discharge on extracted tooth.
Wisdom teeth removal after care
- Avoid alcohol and smoking after procedure
- Eat foods that don’t require chewing for a few days
- Rinse your wound with warm salty water after meals
If are still not sure about the wisdom teeth removal procedure is right for you. Visit our dental clinic Pearl Dental Care to consult our expert dentist near you.

domain: medical


text:
Pixar's new film "The Good Dinosaur," set in a world where an asteroid didn't hit the earth and kill the creatures off, lives up to its soft-sell title. But "Sanjay's Super Team," the Indian-American short that precedes it, is flat-out great as well as groundbreaking.
Diversity has seen a big push by progressives in recent years, especially in pop culture.
It's been an ongoing issue for Pixar which, despite being one of modern times' great creative houses, has often played into cultural stereotypes and failed as far as representing its audience onscreen, especially when it comes to lead characters.
An AV Club article reported that less than 25 per cent of Pixar characters are women and that only one film prior to "Inside Out" had a female lead.
But they added that "Pixar has an even worse track record when it comes to representing people of color," noting that almost all of the voice actors of non-human characters are white and that Frozone from "The Incredibles" and "Russel" from "Up" are "pretty much the only examples of central characters of color."
Studio boss John Lasseter is aware of the complaints, and is making moves. A Pixar job listing for a "Head of Inclusion and Diversity" garnered some online attention recently and Lasseter himself planted a diversity flag at a press conference last spring for "Inside Out."
"It's very important to us ... to have female and ethnic characters. It's grown in importance over time. As you'll see in future films, we're really paying attention to that," he said, adding that hiring a more diverse workforce has helped. "We have been seeing more and more women, and more and more people from all over the world starting to work with it. That's exciting. I think it will get reflected in the characters."
On a large-scale, Pixar's "Moanna," which will be released next November, stars Polynesian princess Moana Waialiki. But right now they're setting the stage with the "Sanjay's Super Team" short.
Admittedly, "The Good Dinosaur" still makes its cave-boy Caucasian, which seems unlikely. But props must be paid for giving their longtime animator Sanjay Patel room to tell his own (mostly) true story in Pixar's first production with a non-white lead.
The basic premise of Patel's semi-autobiographical seven-minute film, which seems like an Oscar lock, is that Hindu gods aren't much different than Marvel superheroes.
The film begins at the Lido Hotel where Sanjay grew up, and which his parents still run. The young boy settles in before his shrine, the TV, to watch his favourite "Super Team" show and play with the action figures while his dad sits down in front of his actual shrine and tries to convince his kid to participate in his own culture.
Sanjay begrudgingly joins in but eventually his imagination takes over and the Hindu gods become full-fledged superheroes, helping to develop an understanding between the two.
"John said he loved the idea about a movie about a kid not appreciating his culture, but he also really loved the idea that through appreciating your culture, you can build a connection with your father," Patel told the Mary Sue. "And that was absolutely true of my own story and isn't something we had to manufacture for this film. It took me 30 years to get here, but it is definitely based on a true story."
The reason it took so long for him to get there was in large part because Patel didn't see himself reflected in pop culture.
"If I could, I would go back to the 1980s and give my younger self this short," Patel told the LA Times. "I want to normalize and bring a young brown boy's story to the pop culture zeitgeist. To have a broad audience like Pixar's see this ... it is a big deal. I'm so excited about that."
By adding these Hindu deities to kid culture's superhero pantheon in a short that screens before a dinosaur flick, Pixar is aiming to reach the widest possible audience to open the most little minds.
So speaking as a non-brown parent -- Jewish, specifically, and one who grew up without seeing myself represented in kid culture, either -- it's a big deal for us, too.
My own son exclaimed "Daddy look, it's the Monkey God!" into my ear at the screening, excited that he had recognized Hanuman from his kids picture book "The Little Book of Hindu Deities," which was also drawn by Patel.
Children are very susceptible to the unspoken messages from their media, which is why progress on diversity is so important. It's important that my son and I read Patel's book as well as new Marvel comics with a black Captain America, female Thor and Muslim Ms. Marvel. It's important that his favourite cartoon is the Asian-focused "Avatar: the Last Airbender" and that when he turns on "Lego Dimensions," he wants to play as Wyldstyle. But think about how important those are for women and minorities who seem to always take a back see to white males in pop culture.
So yes, it's been nineteen years since Pixar launched with its iconic short about a lamp, "Luxo Jr." But by finally turning that spotlight onto multicultural heroes, brown kids can now see people who look like them be brave and powerful and white kids can see people who don't look like them be brave and powerful, too.
ALSO ON HUFFPOST:

domain: entertainment


text:
28 Jun Limassol Marathon 2022 – the Biggest Sport Event In Cyprus
After two years of cancellations in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, the traditional Limas- sol Marathon event took place again this year on the 19th and 20th of March.
Athletes from various countries could choose to participate in different races ranging from the 5 km corporate run, encouraging companies to register a team of employees to run together, a 10 km race, the half marathon to the full marathon.
It might not surprise you that Uniteam Marine did not find a single volunteer amongst the company’s employees to run the distance of 42.195 km, but at least we asked… In the past (last time in 2019) we managed to gather at least ten runners to register for the 5 km corporate run.
But even meeting the target of 10 Uniteam Marine participants for the 5 km corporate run was a challenge this year, so we had to drop the ambitious goal to beat our team record of ranking #34 amongst the overall participating companies score list.
Nevertheless, I could not resist accepting the invitation of the Limassol Marina to reinforce their team of runners to
do the 5 km distance together with them. I changed the Uniteam Marine T-shirt for a Limassol Marina one and man- aged to finish in 24:20 minutes, failing to beat my former best time of 22:53 minutes by 1 minute and 27 seconds (let us blame Covid and the lack of training for it).
Three days after the race I could still feel my calves aching, but it was worth the effort. I enjoyed participating in this sport event with over 11,000 runners and it was good to see such a race happening again after Covid restrictions made large events impossible for a long time.
Hopefully Uniteam Marine runners will be encouraged to start training and to form a Uniteam Marine company team next year, moving us up on the score list.
Capt. Thomas Reppenhagen, Sales and Client Relations Director

domain: news


If among your aspirations this year is to possess an effective and elegant automobile such as a jeep, you should go for it. The majority of people say that buying a glamorous car is a project of the rich. Everyone could have a jeep and also utilize it for a long period of time as long as they arrange for Jeep Service Brisbane has today consistently. In fact, you should not mind even more regarding the amount you would certainly utilize to acquire the cars and truck, yet just how frequently you should be taking it for service. Servicing a jeep regularly is essential given that it:
Prevents engine failing
The engine of any vehicle is the most vital part. Without the engine, the auto can not work despite exactly how costly you got it. Nevertheless, engines like various other auto parts can fall short sometimes. As a matter of fact, some of the engine parts and repair services are really expensive. The reason most car engines fail is poor maintenance and also irregular maintenance. Throughout maintenance, the mechanical experts are able to analyze the condition of the engine as well as area a problem if any type of. If you purchased a jeep just recently, you could avoid numerous issues by taking it for Jeep Service Brisbane has commonly. Check out http://www.brisbanecityjeep.com.au/service
Boosts the tire safety and security and life
The cars and truck’s four parts that hit the trail needs to constantly be in great working problem. By looking at the tires, you could inform whether a vehicle is well kept or otherwise. It is not feasible to observe the problem of the tires if you do not service your vehicle. Those servicing the auto will certainly constantly make you know when you should alter the tires even if they can still go for various other a number of months. An automobile with good tires has actually reduced fuel consumption rate. Whenever you change the tires of your Grand Cherokee Brisbane has today, you make certain safety and security as well as expand its shelf-life. Read more at Brisbane City Jeep
Makes resale much feasible
Once you have acquired your new jeep, you may drive it for numerous years and also re-sell it to someone else. When dealing with such assets, resale is one of the most traumatizing point to lots of people. The resale rate extremely depends upon the condition of the property during that time. Although you might not get even more money compared to you utilized to purchase it, you ought to not resell it a throw-away rate. Just how much you will get from the second customer will certainly rely on how well you will certainly have preserved the car at the time of resale. This could just be possible if you arrange for Jeep Service Brisbane has numerous times in a year.
Keeps brakes in excellent condition
Brakes can be working correctly by the time you are getting the jeep. Yet this doesn’t mean they would constantly stay so. Brakes might establish some troubles depending upon the kind of roads you make use of and tons you lug. Throughout maintenance, it is feasible to identify brake issues and repair them in good time. If the brakes are not in excellent condition, you could be running the risk of a whole lot. Ensure your new wrangler brisbane has today is serviced routinely to maintain brakes undamaged and also effective even on harsh and irregular roadways.
Doing something great just as soon as could not have much impact than it would if it is done consistently. Cars and trucks that are consistently serviced are always healthy and also feature properly despite being driven on rocky as well as bumpy roadways. It is bad to take your jeep for servicing only when they create some mechanical troubles.


text:
Is Colby Brock Gay? Many people know Colby Brock as a social media star and internet figure. He has a big following on sites like TikTok and YouTube. Though he is still young, Colby has already made a name for himself on social media, and his fans are always interested in hearing more about his life.
Some that Colby’s fans often wonder about is whether he is dating someone right now. If so, who is his girlfriend? Colby keeps his personal life pretty quiet and hasn’t revealed any romantic relationships in public, but he has been linked to a number of famous people in the past.
We’ll look into the rumors about Colby Brock’s sexuality in this piece to find out the truth.
Who is Colby Brock?
Colby Brock is a famous English YouTuber who was born on January 2, 1997. He became famous on the video-sharing app Vine in 2014. He and Sam Golbach, his best friend, post videos on YouTube. Sam and Colby met at band camp when they were freshmen in high school.
They agreed to help each other feel more confident after realizing they both liked the same girl but were too shy to talk to her. Brock is friendly and active, and he loves trying new things, which he often posts about on social media.
Is Colby Brock Gay?
Colby Brock hasn’t said anything about being gay yet. Colby Brock’s devoted fans have been interested in and speculating about his sexuality. No one has heard from the YouTuber about the situation, and they haven’t confirmed or denied anything. It got so bad that Colby chose to talk about it himself in one of his videos.
After reading stories that said he and his YouTube partner, Sam, were dating, he decided to make a funny video called “Responding to RUMORS About Us Online…” That was just a joke that didn’t give a clear answer to the question but instead made fun of it.
Colby has also dressed up as an E-girl in the past, which adds to the mystery of the stories and sparks conversations about how he expresses his gender.
It’s important to keep in mind, though, that the way someone dresses does not always show what sexual preference they have. There isn’t enough solid information to say for sure what Colby’s sexual orientation is, despite all the guesswork.
He’s even been linked to women in the past, which makes things even more complicated. Fans can still have heated arguments and make educated guesses about his personal life because the truth is still unknown.
Who is Colby Brock’s Girlfriend?
It was said that Colby was seeing fellow YouTuber Amber Scholl. The 27-year-old Amber Scholl became famous in the same way that Colbi did: by making videos for kids that went viral.
She also has more than a million Instagram fans. Scholl’s YouTube account took off after the Broke Girl Hacks videos came out in October 2016. Marienor Madrilejo at Abrams Artists Agency has been her agent since the beginning when she became a real YouTube star.
The dating rumor seems to have begun when Colby Brock and Amber Scholl both shared a video of each other in the middle of 2020. After a month, he shared another film.
The two YouTubers still show up in their videos and social media posts other than that. Both of the social media stars have said that they are “just friends,” even though their relationship seems more than just a friendship.
Many famous people have been caught in the spotlights of their rivals this year. Josh Hutcherson, Ben Mehl, and many more famous people are represented here. But we have already answered all the questions that fans had through our posts. We hope this answers your question about whether or not Colby Brock is gay.
Colby Brock, a renowned YouTuber, has been linked to several famous people in the past, including Amber Scholl. Despite not revealing his sexuality, fans have been curious about his relationship status. Brock, born in 1997, gained fame on Vine in 2014 and has been rumored to be dating his best friend Sam Golbach.
Despite the rumors, Brock has kept his personal life quiet and has not confirmed or denied any romantic relationships. The relationship seems more than just a friendship, with both celebrities continuing to appear in their respective videos and social media posts.

domain: celebrity


text:
The walls of a Tudor castle are being cleaned, possibly for the first time since it was built, according to a Hampshire council.
Portsmouth City Council is restoring Southsea Castle by cleaning the walls, windows and fixtures.
The castle was built in 1544 for Henry VIII as part of a network of coastal fortifications.
More improvements will take place later in the year, including work on railings and architectural lighting.
A new cafe is also due to open when the castle reopens to the public in May.
Culture councillor Lee Hunt said: "Southsea Castle is a fantastic asset to the city and one that we really treasure, the jewel in our crown on the seafront."


text:
We instantly fell in love with the artist Fallen Oceans and his latest single “best i could be.” featuring Wander All Winter and Daniel Javan.
The track has an obsessing flow, realization coming from another planet, beat between chill and lofi: the result is explosive. It literally made our whole evening, we could not help but sing it along. Fallen’s gimmick entered our head and completely possessed us. The only thing we wanted to do, is listening to it over and over.
The unique twist though is that the song also has a haunting and surreal vibe, unlike older blended styles like rapcore. The backing beats are high intensity and have a futuristic, almost industrial quality, all thanks to the producer Wander All Winter.
Oceans’s and Daniel’s vocal delivery are expressive too. They spout their rhymes with and emotional intensity, while also occasionally revealing a relaxed side on some of the lighter tracks.
There’s a genuine passion and charisma in the overall tone. Perhaps that’s because Fallen isn’t just role-playing. He is a charismatic singer that has lived through real experiences, and this is detectable in his vocal performance.
The backing beat is synth-driven and somewhat theatrical in nature. Overall, this is a solid, energetic, and worthy release.
“best i could be.” is without a doubt among the best 2021 songs:
In the world of music, every artist's journey is as unique as their sound. ET Reed, a rising female artist and producer, has a...
Vizdumb is one of the world’s fastest-growing entertainment video providers, and through our team of professional contributors, we bring you the greatest content from the global streaming industry and Hollywood, Finance, Music, and Lifestyle.


Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for home affairs, has written a letter to the Polish government asking for "clarifications" about the spiralling cash-for-visa scandal that has gripped the country.
"These allegations are very concerning and give rise to questions regarding the compliance with EU law," said a Commission spokesperson on Wednesday afternoon.
Johansson's letter, which has not been made public, contains a "set of detailed questions" and a request to reply by 3 October.
"We count on the Polish authorities to provide the necessary information to the Commission and to investigate these allegations," the spokesperson said.
Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its network of consulates are accused of conducting a widespread illegal scheme through which migrants from Africa and Asia paid extraordinary sums of money to obtain a fast-tracked visa.
Since Poland is a member of the passport-free Schengen area, a visa issued by the country grants holders free access to 27 states across Europe, including Switzerland and Iceland.
Germany, which borders Poland, has also asked for an official explanation of the matter.
Reports in Polish media suggest that about 250,000 visas have been issued since 2021 in return for bribes, which cost thousands of dollars each. The trip to Poland was seen as an intermediate step before entering the United States, the desired destination.
In one case revealed by the Onet news portal, a group of Indians paid up to $40,000 for visas and pretended to work on a Bollywood film to fly to Poland and later reach America. Nationals from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the Philippines, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates are also believed to have paid inflated fees.
The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has admitted the existence of wrongdoing but insisted the scale of the problem is much smaller than what media reports suggest. The government has launched an audit of all consulates abroad, fired several officials inside the Foreign Affairs Ministry and terminated contracts for external services that were handling visa applications.
Piotr Wawrzyk, the deputy foreign minister in charge of consular matters, was dismissed and later hospitalised after reportedly attempting to commit suicide.
Meanwhile, the state prosecutor has charged seven people under suspicion of corruption and participation in the fast-tracked visa scheme.
The scandal has taken the country by surprise and unleashed a media frenzy one month before voters go to the polls in a closely-watched parliamentary election.
The cascade of accusations threatens to blight the public image of Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, who has leaned heavily on his hard-line migration policies as part of his re-election campaign.
Opposition leader Donald Tusk has said the alleged corrupt cell is "probably the biggest scandal of the 21st century in Poland."


text:
ORIX to Participate in Large-Scale Wind Energy Projects
Thursday,Mar 17, 2016
TOKYO, Japan - March 17, 2016 - ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”), a leading integrated financial services group, and INFRASTRUCTURE LEASING & FINANCIAL SERVICE LIMITED (“IL&FS”), an infrastructure development and finance company, today announced that they will expand the wind energy platform with a total capacity of 1,004 MW in India. ORIX has been a significant shareholder in IL&FS since 1993 and the partnership is targeted to also achieve a large-scale solar capacity in the coming years.
ORIX has invested in 49% of the equity of the Wind Platform of IL&FS aggregating to 1,004 MW, of which 775 MW is operational, and the balance is under construction. In this project, total 26 wind power plants will be built in seven states where wind conditions are better than other parts of India. The generated power will be mainly sold to state power companies under the feed-in tariff scheme as well as to commercial-scale utility customers. Click here to view the press release

domain: geography


ALLISON DRAW INTERCEPTOR
Location: Cheyenne, WY
Client: Cheyenne BOPU and Monument Home Builders
CivilWorx completed the design of 1.5 miles of 27” sanitary sewer through Allision Draw in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The original concept for the project was to construct a lift station that would transport the sewage to an outfall with limited capacity. Through brainstorming, analysis, and coordination with BOPU it was determined that it would be better to design and construct an interceptor sewer that would service this site as well as open up 4,000 acres in the southern part of Cheyenne for future development.
Three separate routes were analyzed with the preferred alternative to route the sanitary sewer along Allision Draw for 1.5 miles from the Laramie County Community College to the just North of College Drive. After analyzing and determining the likely future basin flow was determined that the sanitary would be 27” diameter main that includes 2 jack and bore roadway crossings. CivilWorx designed the project and is handling the bidding process and construction administration for the project.


text:
Interview with the artist and skateboarder Sourya Panday at Lifeisours – Gallery. Soy was invited to present his artworks during the exhibition “ULICE” in Prague.
Minuta Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/minutamagazine/
Minuta Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pg/minutamagazine/about/
Lifeisours – Gallery Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/lifeisoursgallery/
Lifeisours – Gallery Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/Lifeisoursgallery/
Magenta Skateboards : http://magentaskateboards.com/


text:
earnest, and too much elevated by the greatness of
his work, to think of himself; too anxiously desiring aid, to disparage those who gave it. In the fervor of his activity, his faults disappeared.
His intellect and public spirit, all the noblest parts of his nature, were called into the fullest exercise, and strained to the uttermost of their healthful power.
Combining more than any other, farness of sight and fixedness of belief with courage and power of utterance, he was looked up to as the ablest debater in congress.
Preserving some of the habits of the lawyer, he was redundant in words and cumulative in argument; but his warmth and sincerity kept him from the affectations of a pedant or a rhetorician.
Forbearance was no longer in season; the irrepressible talent of persevering, peremptory assertion was wanted; the more he was borne along by his own vehement impulses the better; now his country, humanity, the age, the hour, demanded that the right should be spoken out, his high excitement had not the air of passion, but appeared, as it was, the clear perception of the sublimity of his task.
When, in the life of a statesman, were six months of more importance to the race, than these six months in the career of John Adams
On resuming his seat, he found a change in the delegation of South Carolina
That province had sent to Philadelphia
a vessel not larger than a pilot boat, for Gadsden
, who held the highest rank in their army: at the risk of capture, the patriot embarked in January; fought his way through the ice in the Delaware
, and against headwinds at sea; escaped the British cruisers only by running the small craft in

domain: library


The twenty year five month career of D7578/25228 included allocations to Scottish, Eastern and London Midland Region depots.
Built: BR Darlington Locomotive Works.
D7578 was new to Toton on November 30th 1963. Further transfers were:
December 1963 to York (50A) on loan.
Renumbered April 1974.
25228 was the 215th Class withdrawn, the only Class 25 retired during March 1984.
25228 had been sent to Derby Works (from Crewe?) late in January 1984 for repairs but these were cancelled and the locomotive withdrawn. On February 4th/5th 1985 25228 moved as part of a dead engine movement (25036/049, 25150, 25228/253/277 25304/317/320) 9X12 Derby Works to Swindon Works.
The movement to Swindon Works did not hasten the end of 25228. The rundown and closure of the Works left a number of withdrawn locomotives with an uncertain fate including 25228. To clear the Works Vic Berry was called in to deal with the remaining locomotives. A decision was made to move the remaining mainline locomotives (no shunters) to Berry's Leicester yard for breaking up. The move was made in two steps, initially 25027/75, 25123/133/144/158, 25228/234, 97202, 40046/63 were tripped from the Works to nearby Cocklebury Yard on May 26th 1987. Then between June 2nd & June 11th the same locomotive convoy travelled from Cocklebury Yard via Oxford to Leicester, for the Oxford - Leicester portion 20019 & 20197 hauled the convoy. 25228 was broken up during the third week of June 1987, although the cabs lingered a while longer.
Works visits (records incomplete).
Noted Derby Works February 1966.
Whilst on loan to Neville Hill D7578 was used on passenger turns including March 26th's eight coach 15.30 Manchester Victoria - Newcastle throughout. This was the week before Easter when the many extra specials running may have stretched the motive power departments.
On May 29th D7578 was noted at Scarborough with a 'York Trail Train' comprised of about nine elderly coaches. The locomotive was displaying headcode 3Z89, a headcode very similar to the one in the opening photograph on this page.
At the end of the summer timetable D7578 was sent north to Eastfield (65A) during September. It would spend the next fifteen years allocated to Scottish Region depots.
With the introduction of the Class 27's and Mk II passenger stock on the Glasgow - Edinburgh service it was probably not expected that other types of locomotives would be used on this service. But they were and during 1971 7578 was noted on at least two services, on August 15th it worked the 22.00 Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street with 5391 and on November 10th worked the 13.30 Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street with 5386.
On June 22nd the 08.15 Birmingham New Street - Edinburgh was worked forward from Glasgow Central by 7578.
Further trips on the Glasgow - Edinburgh service included September 6th's 16.00 Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh with 5411 and October 13th's 13.30 Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh with surprisingly 7591. Two days later the same pair were noted on the Edinburgh portion of the Up West Coast Postal.
On New Year's Eve 7578 & 5409 were in charge of the 21.00 Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh, somewhere west of Linlithgow the train got into trouble and required the rear-end assistance of 7580 & 5411.
25228 was noted at Glasgow Works during August whilst on August 14th it was recorded as working the 1G90 14.05 Birmingham New Street - Edinburgh forward from Carstairs. Also on the 14th it was noted with 26020 at Perth on a Glasgow - Dundee service, a ex-works running-in turn for 25228?
The 17.10 Edinburgh - Berwick was worked by 25228 on October 19th.
25228 was transferred to Inverness during May.
During May 25228 worked two railtours. On May 21st an SRPS railtour was handled throughout from Burntisland to Ardrossan Harbour and return. The next weekend (28th) the first leg of a railtour by the Kirkcaldy Lions Club was worked by 25228 & 26034 from Kirkcaldy to Perth (destination Aviemore), steam locomotive 60009 was also featured on part of the railtour. The following day 25228 & 26034 were still together, now in charge of the 09.00 Edinburgh - Inverness throughout.
On September 14th the 17.05 Inverness - Glasgow Queen Street was hauled by 25228 & 26011.
September 7th saw 25228 working an Oban - Glasgow service.
During November 25228 was noted at Glasgow Works for N4 repairs.
Christmas Eve travellers had the delights of 25228 on the 1G45 11.03 Perth - Edinburgh.
On September 18th 25228 worked the 17.33 Dundee - Glasgow Queen Street. Whilst working September 19th's 2T38 15.58 Dundee - Glasgow Queen Street, 25228 became a failure somewhere in the Stirling area, rescue came in the shape of 20108.
During October 25228 returned to Glasgow Works for more N4 repairs.
Another short working familiar to the Class 25's was the connection with the 1S07 Euston - Inverness, working the Mossend Yard - Cowlairs Junction leg. On February 9th 25228 worked the 04.22 Mossend Yard - Glasgow Queen Street connection to Cowlairs Junction. A similar turn was handled on August 22nd.
25228 was busy on March 21st on the ex GSWR Glasgow - Carlisle route working the 1S50 08.40 Carlisle to Glasgow Central and 1M02 14.00 return.
The 23.40 Edinburgh - Bristol Temple Meads used 25228 on the Carstairs leg on May 15th, connecting at Carstairs with the Glasgow portion.
On July 21st 25228 was in charge of the 2G10 05.55 Stirling - Edinburgh.
Class 25s were used regularly on banking duties across the network, on the Scottish Region trains were frequently assisted in the rear out of Glasgow Queen Street - on August 25th 25228 banked 40073 and the 09.35 Glasgow Queen Street - Aberdeen to Cowlairs.
On March 27th 25228 worked the 18.15 Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street in lieu of the diagrammed Class 47. It may also have worked the return leg.
25228 received its last 'E' exam at Haymarket during July.
After fifteen years of service allocated to Scottish Region depots 25228 was transferred to Longsight during September, this would be its last transfer.
On October 16th 25228 came to the rescue of the 1E66 13.15 Birmingham New Street - Norwich, assisting the train from Saltley to Leicester because of a locomotive failure.
On October 29th 25228 was in charge of the Hexham pick up goods.
25228's last known passenger workings featured the Cambrian Lines. On July 16th it worked the 07.35 Euston - Aberystwyth from Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury with 25239. The latter locomotive suffered dragging brakes and was failed. A week later (23rd) things were a bit better, this time 25228 & 25239 worked the 10.10 Euston - Aberystwyth forward from Birmingham New Street and returned with the 17.15 Aberystwyth - Crewe, normally terminating at Shrewsbury but this day extended to Crewe. on July 29th 25228 was noted at Timperley with a short rake of brand new Rockware glass tanks.
On August 12th 25228 worked the 15.10 Manchester Piccadilly - Bristol Temple Meads parcels.


text:
Ryan Murphy has revealed the main cast for the upcoming ‘American Horror Story: 1984’, which serves as an homage to the classic slasher films from the 1980’s…
‘American Horror Story: 1984’ will slash its way to televisions on September 18 and while plot details remain unknown, the cast for the latest installment of the long running horror anthology has been revealed.
‘American Horror Story’ creator Ryan Murphy revealed the cast in a video posted on Thursday with several rumored names confirmed, a few new faces and the noticeable absence of some past favorites such as Evan Peters and Sarah Paulson, who will not be appearing in this new installment.
The cast includes Emma Roberts, Gus Kenworthy, and “Pose” star Angelica Ross as well as DeRon Horton, Billie Lourd, Cody Fern, Leslie Grossman, Matthew Morrison, Zach Villa and John Carroll Lynch.
Roberts, Lourd, Fern and Grossman are returning cast members from last season’s ‘American Horror Story: Apocalypse’. Roberts has appeared in several seasons of the show including a memorable turn in ‘American Horror Story: Coven’ in season 3.
Lynch is an interesting addition because he previously played the murderous Twisty the Clown in ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’ and it appears he will be another ominous force in this latest edition of ‘American Horror Story’, which pays homage to the classic slasher films of the 1980’s.
Roberts is expected to lead the cast as the main star, although like so many of Murphy’s past projects this is truly an ensemble group of actors and actresses.
Outside of those few details not much is known about ‘American Horror Story: 1984’ but with the series set to debut in September, it shouldn’t be long before the teaser trailers start rolling out before the show lands on FX.


text:
WASHINGTON — Legislation to increase federal oversight of large-scale drug compounders — like the New England firm linked last year to 16 fungal meningitis deaths in Tennessee — passed the Senate Monday, clearing the way for President Barack Obama to sign it into law.
Critics, however, contend it falls short in protecting public health.
The measure, passed unanimously on voice vote, is intended to address the regulatory gaps between the federal Food and Drug Administration and state pharmacy boards when it comes to large-scale compounders who ship their products in interstate commerce.
"Just because it was unanimous, I don't want anyone to think it was easy. Just because it was unanimous, I don't want anyone to think it was unimportant," Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee said in a floor speech.
Alexander, as a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, played a major role in drafting and passing the legislation. Congressional hearings started a year ago this month. In September, the bill cleared the House by voice vote also.
A legal gray area between federal and state regulators was blamed in 2012 for allowing the New England Compounding Center in Framingham, Mass., to send out contaminated steroid drugs nationwide.
The shipments resulted in illness for 751 patients nationwide, including 64 deaths. Tennessee, with 153 cases and 16 deaths, was second only to Michigan, which had 264 cases and 19 deaths.
Traditional compounding — pharmacists at local drug stores creating customized medicines in response to individual prescriptions — has long been under state regulation, while the FDA concentrated on overseeing manufactured drugs.
But authority over large-scale compounders like NECC was blurred by various federal court decisions over the past 15 years, FDA officials said.
Supporters of the new bill say it will give the FDA clear authority to shut down firms like NECC.
But critics, including watchdog groups like Public Citizen, contend that authority would apply only after contaminated drugs reach the marketplace.
The bill makes it optional for large-scale compounders to register with the FDA as an "outsourcing facility," which would subject them to regular inspections and higher quality standards before they ship drugs. States would have authority over those that don't register with the federal agency.
Even firms that choose to register will be subject to less stringent requirements than traditional drug manufacturers, critics say.
"This ultimately undermines requirements that have been in place for more than 50 years," said Michael Carome of Public Citizen. "This (creates) a substandard group of manufacturers that have to follow some of the rules but not all of them."
A prominent lobbying group, the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists, remained critical as well.
"If the goal of this legislation is to prevent another NECC, which has been stated many times over, then the American public must know that this bill will not accomplish that goal. A voluntary category of outsourcing facilities is not the answer," the group said in a statement.
"Would NECC, with its alleged myriad violations of law and regulations, have voluntarily enrolled in this new category? We think the answer is clear."
Alexander, in an interview after the vote, said he would have preferred the original Senate version, which would have required all NECC-type firms to register with the FDA.
Still, the senator said, pressure from hospitals and doctors will likely encourage many such firms to submit to FDA regulation.
Two Tennessee compounders, Pharmedium and CAPS (Central Admixture Pharmaceutical Services), have announced they will register with the FDA.
"Some large compounders will say it's better to say, 'We are an FDA-regulated facility,'" the Tennessee senator said.
Alexander added that the bill ranks "very high" among his legislative accomplishments in 12 years as a senator, because each of the 153 cases in Tennessee was "very personal and very tragic."


text:
- 2 Bedrooms (Sleeps up to 4)
- 1 Bathroom
- Fully Integrated A/C System
- UK TV
Also included with the apartment are wash towels, iron, hairdryer, crockery, kitchen essentials, tea towels ,iron board & sun loungers (Beach towels are not included).
- Communal Swimming Pools Nearby
- Tennis Courts
- Jack Nicklaus designed Golf Course
- 5 Minutes to Roldán*
- 15 Minutes to Los Alcazares*
Towns & Places of Interest
Below are some of the local towns/cities within 20 minutes drive of the apartments. We recommend you visit these during your stay.
Balsicas – A pleasant local town with all vital amenities, including a Spar supermarket, train station & authentic Spanish merchants.
Las Alcazares – A small coastal spa town yet has a lot to offer including a beautiful local beach with looks out to the Mar Menor. Also has plenty of beachside bars & restaurants for you to enjoy.
San Javier – Home to one of the local airports as well as a beautiful beach, only a short drive from the apartments.
Cartegena – A relatively large city in the Murcia Region,there is plenty to see and do here, including the very popular boat trips around the coast line of Murcia.
Car hire is essential as getting around the Murcia region is difficult without a vehicle and relying on local public transport is not advisable.

domain: travel


text:
FINE LATE 18TH CENTURY SWEDISH GUSTAVIAN SECRETAIRE
W: 157cm (61.8")H: 212cm (83.5")D: 45cm (17.7")
A superb example of a late 18th century Gustavian period secretaire with distinctive pediment cornice crest and diamond reeded carvings to the upper doors and drop leaf desk. The desk interior has a darker contrasting colour and beautiful aged patina. Swedish circa 1790.

domain: history


text:
(Redux) World Read Aloud Day
On February 1, 2023, classrooms around the world took time to celebrate and honor the power of reading and sharing stories and expand the scope of global literacy. As Pam Allyn, creator of World Read Aloud Day, reminds us, “World Read Aloud Day celebrates the power, magic, and influence of the read aloud for children and teenagers…” In this (Redux) World Read Aloud Day post, I hope to explain a little more about the event, the value and how you can participate next year.
My Love of Read Aloud
As a former educator I loved reading stories aloud to my students. I think my love of reading stems from my own elementary school experience. I had teachers who always read aloud to the class. My 6th grade teacher read aloud to us almost every day. She read us The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Knights of the Round Table and Arabian Nights. These are books I might not have read on my own. I always enjoyed listening to her read aloud, answering our questions and helping us to better understand each of the stories.
Benefits of Read Aloud
“The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children. Reading aloud is a practice that should continue throughout the grades.” Jim Trelease
Reading texts aloud helps build fluency, stamina, and vocabulary, it builds empathy, creates a lifelong love of reading, improves language and listening skills, and creates shared joy in the act of reading captures the memories of this wonderful day.
My World Read Aloud Day
Preparation is key for World Read Aloud Day. Social media was used to let my followers, some of which are teachers, know of my availability for the celebration. I took each page from Gertie Saves the Day and created a PowerPoint slide show to share with the students. Creating PPT slides and presenting to be the easiest way to share the book. In each classroom the book was the focus of the screen not me trying to read and turn pages.
My day began at 9:00 am. I virtually visited classrooms in Virginia Beach, North Carolina, Texas, Queens, New York and Maine. I was very impressed with each classroom that I visited. The students were in grades 1-4 and were very attentive and well prepared for my visit. The students asked many questions about my writing process, how I find names for my characters, what other books I have written and how long I write each day. After answering their questions I shared some of my favorite children’s books that other authors wrote. Each year that I participate in this wonderful event, I think it is the best yet! This year was no different. It was awesome!
World Read Aloud Day was created by LitWorld.org and you will find a wealth of information about the celebration on their website. Scholastic also shares information and resources about World Read Aloud Day. If you had trouble connecting with your favorite authors I would suggest following them on social media. Beginning in January authors begin to post that it is time for you to sign up for our virtual readings. The earlier you sign up, the more availability authors will have on their schedules. This year I shared a blog post and a link for those who were interested to schedule a virtual visit. I had to turn several teachers away because my schedule was full. I am looking forward to visiting your classrooms next year!
I am so glad you’re here and I thank you for taking the time to read this post. I am grateful that I can share my writing journey with you.
I’m looking forward to helping you as a children’s book writer in any way that I can. Speaking of helping — please leave a comment below and let me know what questions you have about picture book writing.
My website has been updated and it is now interactive. There are surprises everywhere. Click on the balloons and see where they take you. Can you find two writing videos? Freebies? A chocolate chip recipe? There’s even a special freebie to anyone who subscribes to my newsletter. Check out the resources for children, parents and teachers, librarians and homeschooling families.
One last request …
You can really help this author by leaving a book review on Amazon or Goodreads. You can leave a review for Gertie Saves the Day here or here. Two Wins for Wiley here or here. Reviews can be as easy as 2-3 sentences and should take about 30 seconds to leave and would make a huge difference for me. Need help? Click here.


This one of my very old ideas and goes all the way back to InfoLabVIEW. I recently got reminded in this thread to write it up as an idea. You might have heard it before. If not, read it )
Currently, an output tunnel gets the default value for the given datatype if "use default if unwired" is enabled and a case executes where it is not wired. Recently, we also got the "linked tunnels" feature, which is more like an editing assistant.
Many times we have a big stack of cases but the computation of many outputs is shared by many cases, maybe with one or two notable exceptions. It would be cool to be able to define this shared "default" code only once so it is executed unless we create an exception case.
My suggestion is to have a new, special case that allows us to define the output of each tunnel for cases where it does not receive an overwriting input.
The image shows a few possibilities for an event structure (same applies for all other relevant structures).
A: A reference is wired across by default. We don't need to wire across any other case.
B: Nothing is defined, so it acts like today. This is the default, so everything is automatically backwards compatible with existing code.
C: A number is incremented with each iteration unless we overwrite in a specific case
D: The default output is based on the operations of several inputs.
E: If a tunnels is unwired, we get NaN (or whatever we need) instead of zero. For I32 me might want -1, for example.
F: Same as A. This is similar (but not exactly the same) as linked tunnels. (I.e. It also applies to existing unwired cases)
G: This tunnel is defined in all cases. If we add an unwired case later it would act like B.
H: (not shown): certain global event terminals (e.g. time) should also be available in the "default definition case", because we might want to utilize it for a default output.
Downconversion would be somewhat messy. It would probably need to wire the relevant default operations into all cases where an output is not wired, keeping the functionalty the same.
Message Edited by altenbach on 07-11-2009 10:45 AM


text:
All Classical Radio celebrates the 10th anniversary of On Deck with Young Musicians by following up with 10 of the musicians who were interviewed in the first season of the show. The series is hosted by All Classical intern Jahlysa Azaret.
In our first episode, pianist Ruta Kuzmickas reacts to her interview from 10 years ago and talks to Jahlysa about her rebellious nature which pushes her to create both music AND visual art, and about her commitment to expressing gratitude. Ruta will also share her advice for young musicians.
The following is Ruta’s 2023 bio:
Pianist Rūta Kuzmickas has established herself as an avid performer in both traditional and unconventional settings. Her engagements span from solo recitals to chamber and new music concerts that have taken her to venues in the United States and Europe. She has participated in masterclasses with noted artists such as Emanuel Ax, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Philipe Bianconi, and Frederic Chiu.
Born to a Lithuanian family in Utah, Rūta began her musical training at age 6 with Ekaterina Melkamini. Entering piano competitions by age 8, she made her debut as a concerto soloist with an orchestra at age 9. Her training continued with Dr. Jean-David Coen while in Portland, Rūta went on to obtain her Bachelor’s degree in piano performance at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University as a student of Dr. Robert Roux. Other studies have included work with pianist Ann Schein during her two consecutive summers at the Aspen Music Festival and School. In 2020, Rūta completed her Master’s degree at Rice University as a student of Dr. Jon Kimura Parker.
Rūta is an active multidisciplinary artist with a focus in music, poetry, visual art/illustration, and photography. Recent projects include recordings of the complete Chopin Ballades as well as a guest appearance for pianist Hunter Noack’s In A Landscape series. Her second book of poetry, Per Se Phone, has just been published by No Reply Press. Most recently, she has been songwriting and releasing music with Kenneth Edwards under the artist name Rū.


text:
Green tea blended with pack of health benefiting ingredients. Bitter, rusty taste of Dandelion Root is well balanced with sweet and tart taste of Sea Buckthorn.
Ingredients: green tea, dandelion root, pumpkin seeds, sea buckthorn berries, carrot stripes, pumpkin bits, flavor, marigold petals.
It helps to improve digestive system , kidney and urinary tract protector, liver cleanser,
excessive water remover, source of Omega 7(help for skin, hair, nails, and dryness)
Preparation time: 2-3 min
Dosage: 1 level tea spoon for 250ml cup
© 2020 Tealand Trading LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Designed by: Cranberry Marketing

domain: food


Exposure to blue light decreases blood pressure, reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a new study from the University of Surrey and Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf in collaboration with Philips reports.
The Latest on: Blue light
[google_news title=”” keyword=”blue light” num_posts=”10″ blurb_length=”0″ show_thumb=”left”]
via Google News
The Latest on: Blue light
- ‘Toxic’ blue light from smartphones may accelerate agingon February 23, 2024 at 9:18 am
A recent study raises concerns about the long-term health impacts of continuous exposure to the harsh blue light emanating from smartphones ...
- Red light therapy significantly improves blood sugar levels, study findson February 23, 2024 at 8:16 am
A new study has found red light therapy helps reduce blood sugar levels. Researchers say red light therapy could help people with type 2 diabetes manage their condition.
- Blue Light Day v Cheltenhamon February 23, 2024 at 1:34 am
Oxford United are excited to announce that we will hold our Blue Light Day when Cheltenham Town visit OX4 on Saturday 9th March, as we show our appreciation and support for our public services.
- Beauty treatments to combat the effects of blue light on the neck and cheston February 22, 2024 at 8:36 pm
ST. LOUIS – Computers, lights, and mobile phones are just a few items emitting blue light. We heard how this type of light can be disruptive to our sleep patterns but it damages the neck and chest ...
- Into the Clear Blue Lighton February 22, 2024 at 11:10 am
On a heartbreakingly perfect early spring afternoon, a small group of skiers pops out of the thick rainforest of Vancouver Island’s Strathcona Provincial Park into clear blue light. Before them is a ...
- Investigation into December blue-light robbery near Matsulu ongoingon February 21, 2024 at 4:00 pm
“I was on my way home from Mozambique when I saw an unmarked silver Polo with a flashing blue light on its dashboard speeding up from behind,” he said. “They drove right next to me and indicated that ...
- The Blue Light Alert: Protect Your Eyes Nowon February 21, 2024 at 11:00 am
Use artificial tears or a room humidifier to prevent dryness and irritation when using blue-light devices. If you need glasses, ensure they are prescribed for the distance between your eyes and the ...
- Top 8 Best Blue Light Blocking Glasses in 2024on February 18, 2024 at 4:00 pm
As people start to spend more time before screens, blue light blocking glasses are witnessing a surge in popularity. They are specifically engineered to block or filter the blue light that ...
- Video: Get a First Look at Andy Fickman's BLUE LIGHTon February 18, 2024 at 9:32 am
The terrifying new horror film Blue Light from acclaimed director Andy Fickman achieves a slew of global sales and makes EFM market premiere via Film Mode Entertainment.
via Bing News


text:
Fancy a free scoop of ice cream?
If so, head to the capitol building in Harrisburg between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. today to score a free scoop and a chance to win a free flight, courtesy of Allegiant Airlines.
The airline is celebrating its 15th anniversary by giving away ice cream across the United States.
The deal gets sweeter for the first 100 people to stop by their ice cream truck in Harrisburg - they will receive a $15 coupon to go towards an Allegiant flight. One person will get a Golden Ticket in their scoop of ice cream, which will get them a flight for two to the Allegiant destination of their choice.
To hone down on the ice cream truck's location, follow the hashtag #G4Summer on Twitter.
Allegiant Airlines is also giving away prizes to 15 Facebook fans every day until May 30 - prizes vary from a beach towel to a free flight. Check them out at Facebook.com/Allegiant for more information.


text:
News from Rumbek
Loreto Peace Club hosts Big Sister / Little Sister Weekend
The Loreto Peace Club carries out several activities with funding and support from the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). Between 29th and 31st March 2019, the peace club students hosted 31 girls from the Loreto Primary School for the Big Sister / Little Sister Weekend event, referred to as ‘Nyankai’ in the local Dinka language.
It is an opportunity for them to give insight to their younger sisters and share life experiences with them as they learn from and encourage one another.
On Saturday morning, the upper primary girls enjoyed cookies prepared for them by their big sisters. They then worked on art in groups with their big sisters helping them to draw and design cards. This session was used to help them relax and talk about peacebuilding.
According to one peace club member Rena Evelin, “Today we drew flowers and other pictures with our little sisters. It is a learning activity because both teams learn new things from each other. We also taught them how to draw the birds as we were taught in art classes and they taught how to draw very nice flowers since they know how to draw flowers better than us. The big sister event is good and next time we will even make it better.
As we drew flowers, we advised them how to solve conflicts among themselves and with other people in a non-violent manner. They shared life experiences which may have led to disagreements with other people and they acknowledged the benefits of forgiveness. The Big Sister / Little Sister event is good and next time we will even make it better.”
During Listening Circles (a trauma healing tool), the little sisters shared their personal feelings and emotions, describing challenges they face at home and in daily life. The big sisters served as advisers and offered their little sisters support and words of encouragement.
They also talked about academics, explaining how to balance studies and domestic chores at home. The girls discussed the importance of peace and encouraged each other to be agents of peace and reconciliation in their daily lives.
Collectively, these sessions are educational and serve to promote peacebuilding, trauma healing and resilience among the girls because they provide a place for them to freely discuss their experiences.
As one of the little sisters, Mary Amau explains,
It is my first time and the experience is wonderful. We have learnt that respecting each other and living peacefully is very important. We feel encouraged spending time with our elder sisters”.
She added “We also danced to songs and we feel refreshed over this weekend. I will also be advising my younger sister the way my elder sisters have advised me. I thank my elder sisters for what they have done for us and spending time with us and for their hospitality.”
Preparing for boarding life
Over the two days, the little sisters have an opportunity to become familiar with boarding life as they interact with the other secondary students, taking part in sports, and enjoying weekend entertainment activities like movies.
Mary Nyanadong, in Primary 7 describes her experience, “We were happy to stay with them and wishing to complete primary school and be boarders because staying in school helps one concentrate well in studies and our sisters encourage us to always work hard. We also played volleyball after our busy day interactions, and watched videos with the rest of the school. We felt at home.”
Sunday was the last day of the event and the girls interacted with the Loreto School Families after mass. The School Families form an important peer-to-peer support system in the secondary school and help the girls to successfully complete their education.
We hope that the lessons and moments shared during Big Sister / Little Sister Weekend will be of much help to all of the participants.

domain: sociology


text:
Woman in Wheelchair Struck by Vehicle
COLUMBIA - An 83-year-old woman in a wheelchair was struck by a car at the intersection of Windsor Street and College Avenue on Monday. The woman was hit by a single car at 5 p.m. this evening.
The impact of the crash sent the woman's wheel chair about thirty yards away from where it was hit.
Police shut down College Avenue from Windsor Street to Paris Road due to significant debris in the area.
The driver was not hurt.


text:
WELCOME TO HAWAIʻI STATE PARKS
Hawaiʻi is the most remote archipelago on earth. Our reputation for unsurpassed natural beauty is reflected in our parks. Hawaiʻi’s State Park System is composed of 50 state parks encompassing approximately 30,000 acres on 5 major islands. These parks offer varied outdoor recreation and heritage opportunities. The park environments range from landscaped grounds with developed facilities to wildland areas with trails and primitive facilities.
We invite you to experience Hawaiʻi’s parks, to learn about our unique resources and history, and enjoy outdoor recreation and culture. As you visit, please help us protect Hawaiʻi’s fragile and irreplaceable resources for future generations.
- NovʻIAO VALLEY STATE MONUMENT TO REOPEN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017
‘Iao Valley State Monument will reopen ahead of schedule beginning WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2017 following the completion of the second phase of slope stabilization to the areas in the park that were damaged by a… Read More »
- NovROCKFALL MITIGATION WORK ON DIAMOND HEAD – park hours to be affected including full day closures
Diamond Head will be OPEN normal hours on Friday, November 17. A continuing project to remove rockfall hazards along the slopes of the iconic Diamond Head State Monument is now focused on the crater interior,… Read More »


text:
The owner of a large bookstore chain starts putting the owner of a small local bookstore out of business. Meanwhile they have been corresponding over the internet without knowing who either of them are. They can't stand each other in person but over the internet they are very attracted. He finds out who she is but she doesn't know. He starts to like her more but she still hates him. He has to fix it.Written by
Joe's online name is "NY152" and Kathleen's name is "Shopgirl". See more »
At a party where Kathleen realizes that Joe is in fact Joe Fox, she is talking to him as he helps himself to the caviar garnish from a plate. He scrapes a section of the garnish from around the edge of the plate. When he does this again a moment later, the caviar garnish is back in the exact same position it was before he first scraped it off. See more »
How much son? How much you payin'?
Well, whatever it costs it won't be as much as that exquisitely uncomfortable mohair episode there, which is NOW ALL OVER MY SUIT.
See more »
Several scenes were originally scripted and partly filmed but not included in the final cut:
A scene in which Kathleen gets involved with two garbagemen and first gets tongue-tied.
Extended scenes referring to the roof-top murderer including a love affair with George.
A scene with Kathleen and Christina talking about falling in love.
Extended scenes that characterize Patricia: a presentation of an author (the woman in the later elevator scene)
Extended scenes that characterize Frank: he meets an famous author whom he adores.
Scenes on Kathleen's and Joe's childhood.
A scene in which Joe explains Annabel why the Shop Around the Corner had to close.
I was pleasantly surprised to find "Mail" not to be a rehash of "Sleepless." Ryan and Hanks do work exceptionally well together! Three-quarters into the movie I was wondering how they would ever pull off a romantic and yet believable ending, but the scene at the garden was one of those perfect moments in filmmaking. It just rang true and consistent with the story.
I really enjoyed this one! (And hearing Harry Nilsson's music again, used so beautifully, was icing on the cake!)
49 of 70 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful to you?
| Report this


text:
Leverage helps the trader to trade with more than what is available in the trader's account. Lets say I trade long 10 BTC/USD at 7000 USD using leverage of 1:10 (i.e i deposited 7000 USD). Now if the rate increases to 8000 USD I make a profit on 10 BTC/USD. But what if the rate drops to 6000$ then in essence I lost 10000 USD which is greater than my deposit of 7000 USD so I will loose all of 7000 USD. My question is does this gets executed automatically like when the system finds the loss is greater than the deposited amount, one looses all the deposit or the trader have the option to wait in the hope that the rate will indeed increase in future?
The most important thing to understand is that once your deposit of 7000 is exhausted your brokerage firm would be hit by any further losses. You would still be legally responsible for them, but the money would initially be coming out of the brokerage firm's equity. If the price rises on the other hand the profits go to you...
Obviously the brokerage firm does not want to be in such an asymmetric situation (they would be lending you money for free while bearing credit risk from your possible default) and it will be in their economic interest to shut down your trading as soon as possible if you do not put up additional money. In a well designed electronic brokerage this is all taken care automatically by software and your trading will be shut down even before the 7000 limit is reached.
As a trader you will be hoping that "the broker does not notice right away that my capital has been wiped out and the price of BTC soon starts to rise" but as I said that is unlikely and at most brokers the situation is considered an emergency that could threaten the broker's existence (if the price keeps going down and you are unable/unwilling to pay what you owe them). Many firms have gone out of business due to customers' leveraged trading and they are now wise to this issue and will take action to protect themselves (to your detriment).
This is usually brokerage house and/or exchange rule specific.
I can't speak to cryptocurrency brokerages/exchanges, however in the above example more than likely once BTC drops to 6400 you will be getting a phone call requiring you to deposit additional funds into your account. If you do not do so the broker/exchange will liquidate your position at market levels and you will be responsible for any shortfall if the sale price of the BTC is less than 6300.

domain: finance


15 Hours ago
ESPN NBA Insider Amin Elhassan discusses LeBron James' decision to go back to wearing No. 23 with the Cavaliers.
5 Hours ago
NFL senior vice president of labor policy Adolpho Birch discusses Ravens RB Ray Rice's two-game ban for allegedly striking then-fiancée Janay Palmer unconscious, and how Roger Goodell and the league office determined the length of the suspension.
1 Hour ago
ESPNChicago.com's Nick Friedell discusses Joakim Noah's comments about the Bulls' obstacles to winning an NBA title.
Stephen A. Smith issues an apology for comments he made on Friday's "First Take" regarding Ray Rice and domestic violence.
Field Yates discusses the Colts' decision to release Chris Rainey and their lack of depth at running back.
Restaurant owner Luigi Militello describes how he came across, and subsequently returned, a 2013 Red Sox championship ring that he discovered on a restroom sink.
25 Minutes ago
Chris Broussard discusses the Lakers' decision to hire Byron Scott as their coach.
16 Hours ago
SportsCenter Highlight of the Night: The Dodgers tagged Jake Peavy for three earned runs over six innings en route to defeating the Giants 4-3.
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson sits down with Kenny Mayne to discuss wearing his Super Bowl ring, staying competitive and talking with Marshawn Lynch.
Ben Goessling discusses why the Vikings agreed to an extension with TE Kyle Rudolph instead of holding him to the remaining year of his rookie contract.
Adam Schefter, Louis Riddick and Herm Edwards discuss Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch's decision to hold out.
3 Hours ago
Adam Schefter, Louis Riddick and Herm Edwards discuss the factors in the Steelers' decision to wait until next spring to negotiate with QB Ben Roethlisberger.
Choose your favorite sports for display:
Quickly find the information that matters to you most by selecting your favorite sports to appear in your personal menu bar.
Follow your favorite teams and not only will they appear in your menu bar, but they will follow YOU across the site!
Once you've sworn allegiance to your favorite teams, watch how our scoreboards make sure your games are front and center!
By following the sports you care about, in myESPN you'll have instant access to news and analysis that's most important to you.
or Register to customize your ESPN experience. Forgot your Password?
Use Facebook Connect


text:
ANNA PAULINE “PAULI” MURRAY was an American civil rights activist who became a lawyer, a woman’s rights activist, Episcopal priest and author (d: 1985); While Pauli identified as a man trapped in a woman’s body, and used the “he” pronoun in self-refences, he was drawn to the ministry, and in 1977 Murray was recognized as the first African-American woman to be ordained as an Episcopal priest, in the first year that any women were ordained by that church.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Murray was virtually orphaned when young, and he was raised mostly by his maternal grandparents in Durham, North Carolina. At the age of 16, he moved to New York City to attend Hunter College, and graduated with a B.A. of Arts degree in English in 1933. In 1940, Murray sat in the whites-only section of a Virginia bus with a friend, and they were arrested for violating state segregation laws. This incident, and her subsequent involvement with the socialist Worker’s Defense League, led him to pursue his career goal of working as a civil rights lawyer. He enrolled in the law school at Howard University, where he also became aware of sexism. She called it “Jane Crow”, alluding to the Jim Crow laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States. Murray graduated first in his class, but he was denied the chance to do post-graduate work at Harvard University because of her gender. He earned a master’s degree in law at University of California, Berkeley, and in 1965 he became the first African American to receive a Doctor of Judicial Science degree from Yale Law School.
As a lawyer, Murray argued for civil rights and women’s rights. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Chief Counsel Thurgood Marshall called Murray’s 1950 book, States’ Laws on Race and Color, the “bible” of the civil rights movement. Murray served on the 1961–1963 Presidential Commistion on the Status of Women, being appointed by John F. Kennedy. In 1966 he was a co-founder of the National Organization for Women. Ruth Bader Ginsburg named Murray as a coauthor of a brief on the 1971 case Reed v Reed, in recognition of her pioneering work on gender discrimination. This case articulated the “failure of the courts to recognize sex discrimination for what it is and its common features with other types of arbitrary discrimination.” Murray held faculty or administrative positions at the Ghana School of Law, Benedict College , and Brandeis University.
In 1973, Murray left academia for activities associated with the Episcopal Church. He became an ordained priest in 1977, among the first generation of women priests. Murray struggled in her adult life with issues related to her sexual and gender identity, describing herself as having an “inverted sex instinct”. She had a brief, annulled marriage to a man and several deep relationships with women. In her younger years, she occasionally had passed as a teenage boy. A number of scholars, including a 2017 biographer, have retroactively classified her as transgender. In addition to her legal and advocacy work, Murray published two well-reviewed autobiographies and a volume of poetry. Her volume of poetry, Dark Testament, was republished in 2018.
Murray wore her hair short and preferred pants to skirts; due to her slight build, there was a time in her life when she was often able to pass as a teenage boy. In her twenties, she shortened her name from Pauline to the more androgynous Pauli. At the time of her arrest for the bus segregation protest in 1940, she gave her name as “Oliver” to the arresting officers. Murray pursued hormone treatments in the 1940s to correct what she saw as a personal imbalance and even requested abdominal surgery to test if she had “submerged” male sex organs. Writing about Murray’s understanding of their gender, Rosalind Rosenberg, author of Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray, categorized Murray as a transgender man. When asked about her understanding of Murray’s gender in a 2017 interview with the African American Intellectual History Society, Rosenberg states, “(During Pauli’s early life) These were years when the term transgender did not exist and there was no social movement to support or help make sense of the trans experience. Murray’s papers helped me to understand how her struggle with gender identity shaped her life as a civil rights pioneer, legal scholar, and feminist.” In an interview with HuffPost Queer Voices, Dr. Brittney Cooper agreed on the matter “Murray prefered androgynous dress, had a short hairstyle and may have identified as a transgender male today … but lacked the language to do so at the time.
On July 1, 1985, Pauli Murray died of pancreatic cancer in the house she owned with lifelong friend, Maida Springer Kemp, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In 2012 the General Convention of the Episcopal Church voted to honor Murray as one of its Holy Women, Holy Men, to be commemorated on July 1, the anniversary of her death, along with fellow writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. Bishop Michael Curry of the Diocese of North Carolina said this recognition honors “people whose lives have exemplified what it means to follow in the footsteps of Jesus and make a difference in the world.”
In 2015 the National Turst for Historic Preservation designated the childhood home of Murray (on Carroll Street in Durham, North Carolina’s West End neighborhood) as a National Treasure.
In April 2016,Yale University announced that it had selected Murray as the namesake of one of two new residential colleges (Pauli Murray College) to be completed in 2017; the other was to be named after Benjamin Franklin.
In December 2016 the Pauli Murray Family Home was designated as a National Historic Landmark by the US Department of Interior. In 2018 Murray was chosen by the National Women’s History Project as one of its honorees for Women’s History Month in the United States.
Also in 2018, Murray was made a permanent part of the Episcopal Church’s calendar of saints (she is commemorated on July 1). Thurgood Marshall and Florence Li Tim-Oi were also added permanently to the calendar.
[h/t Vic Mansfield for this lead]


- Constructed to have 5-10 times more durability than ordinary spandex fabrics.
- Provides resistance to suntan lotions, skin oils and chlorine better than conventional fabrics.
- Helps resist sagging and bagging, keeping swimwear fitting durable swim after swim.
- Softened cup for modesty and support.
- No cup lines while stretching in motion.
- Light support provides moderate coverage and a smooth appearance.


text:
Farmers advised to check spreader calibration
While most of the focus has been on the huge increases in fertiliser prices in recent months, the closure of many plants due to the spike in gas prices has seen a scramble for the raw product – spelling more variation in both size and spreading patterns.
Leading manufacturer, Origin, said this week that gaining the best return from valuable nutrients will require more attention than normal to spreader calibration.
“Coupled with strong global demand for all fertilisers plus spiralling shipping costs, the whole fertiliser supply chain is under considerable strain,” said the company’s managing director, Michael Pater.
Each year, British farmers typically use four million tonnes of fertilisers – around 25 per cent manufactured in GB, 60 per cent imported from Europe and 15 per cent from the rest of the world.
Pater said that the company normally bought their nitrogen from long term partners who supplied a tried and tested product: “However, with many curtailing production and strong demand from their home and emerging fertiliser markets, we have had to secure supplies from further afield to ensure a continued supply of nitrates for our customers.”
He said that importing from a wider geographic area and range of companies could lead to increased variability in granule colour, size, density and crush strength and he advised farmers to check and calibrate their spreader for each delivery – especially if deliveries spanned several weeks.
Want to join the conversation? Please or to comment on this article.

domain: agronomy


As Gov. Kate Brown does away with the state’s mask mandates Wednesday in nearly all public settings -- nearly one year to the day after she enacted them -- it’ll change nothing about the way Emily Rader of Canby goes about her daily life.
Rader said she’ll continue to wear her mask while shopping indoors and at work even though she’s fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Rader says she’ll cover up, even if most others aren’t, because the vaccines, though highly effective, don’t offer a bullet-proof defense. And wearing a mask simply isn’t that big of an inconvenience for the added peace of mind.
“They want to snicker, they want to laugh, they want to point. I don’t care,” said Rader, 59. “I want to protect myself and my neighbors. ... If the vaccination rate were higher, I’d probably feel differently about it.”
Brown’s decision to generally lift all coronavirus limitations, including mask mandates, marks the latest inflection point in the pandemic and turns many public health decisions over to local counties and businesses. And while the change is welcomed by many, it also leaves leagues of others wrestling with how best to proceed given their concerns that Oregon isn’t quite ready.
Oregon and Washington on Wednesday became the 47th and 48th states to fully reopen, although it’s worth noting that some conservative states never really shut down. Oregon is opening earlier than planned, as Brown scrapped a plan to do so only when 70% of adults are partially vaccinated. That’s not expected to happen until the Fourth of July, a timeline that likely would have placed Oregon ahead of only Hawaii, according to a New York Times database.
Ten states, including Washington, are continuing to require unvaccinated people to wear masks in nearly all indoor public settings statewide -- in line with guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Oregon isn’t, but officials say it’s a good idea for unvaccinated Oregonians to don masks.
The World Health Organization disagrees with CDC, with the WHO saying even fully vaccinated people should use masks, shun crowds and keep their physical distance from others outside their households because of the mammoth threat posed by the highly contagious Delta variant, first identified in India.
But some people say it’s high time Oregon lift restrictions.
A Gallup poll released this week found three in 10 Americans think the pandemic is over.
“No more masks. No more fear. Let’s go back to normal!” wrote one woman, in response to one of the governor’s re-opening tweets this week.
The governor is lifting most safety precautions as daily new known COVID-19 cases are averaging just under 200 per a day, the lowest rate since last September. Public health officials don’t expect infection rates to soar again anywhere near the peaks in December, January or April because about 50% of the population is fully vaccinated.
But Oregon’s official reopening comes as the Delta variant gains a foothold in the United States and is expected within weeks to become the dominant strain. Los Angeles County on Monday strongly urged even vaccinated residents to wear masks in indoor public spaces because of that variant.
Charles Boyle, a spokesman for Oregon’s governor, said local officials “will continue to monitor the spread of variants closely.”
Beyond masks, the governor’s order also eliminates physical distancing requirements and other disease containment measures like capacity limits on restaurants and gyms. But nothing prevents workplaces, businesses and local governments from instituting their own restrictions, Boyle said.
Officials for Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties don’t plan on requiring masks or instituting other countywide safety measures to replace the ones the state has ended.
“That being said, we want to emphasize the value of wearing masks, especially for those who are not vaccinated or who have health issues that put them at risk for serious complications from any respiratory illness,” Washington County spokeswoman Wendy Gordon said in an email.
Gordon added that she hoped people who continue to wear masks “will feel comfortable doing so” and that non-mask wearers will show them respect.
Grocery chains including Safeway, Albertson, Fred Meyer, Whole Foods and New Seasons say starting Wednesday they aren’t requiring customers to wear masks, but they are requesting or recommending that unvaccinated customers cover up.
The chains also are requiring unvaccinated employees to wear masks. That could change, however, after the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division, or OSHA, on Wednesday officially dissolves its direction that unvaccinated employees must cover up, in response to Brown’s reopening orders.
A spokesperson from New Seasons said the grocery chain planned to amend its policy once OSHA changes its rules.
Trader Joe’s didn’t respond to The Oregonian/OregonLive’s queries.
Portland resident Jim Gibbons said even though he’s fully inoculated, he’s more likely to patronize grocery stores that continue to require all customers and employees to wear masks. But it looks like Gibbons’ options will be limited, given the responses of the stores queried by The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Gibbons said he’ll continue to wear his mask in public around people who might not be vaccinated because he wants employees working with the public to feel “comfortable and safe.”
He also wants to lessen the small chance that he could transmit the virus to his 8-month-old daughter and 4-year-old son, the latter who reliably wears masks and is good about keeping them on, he said. Kids younger than 12 aren’t yet eligible for a vaccine.
“For me to continue to wear a mask around him, it’s just modeling good behavior,” Gibbons said.
With just over half the population fully inoculated, he won’t shed his mask indoors in public yet.
“Until this thing is truly gone and we’re truly at an 80% or 90% vaccination rate,” Gibbons said, “it seems like we are still in the middle of this marathon.”
Coronavirus in Oregon: Latest news | Live map tracker |Text alerts | Newsletter
-- Aimee Green; firstname.lastname@example.org; @o_aimee


Stealing a march over her rivals, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa released the list of 227 party candidates for the May 16 Assembly elections, the most number of seats the party will contest in its electoral history.
She also allocated seven seats to minor allies, who will contest on the party’s ‘Two Leaves’ symbol.
Releasing the list here on Monday, Ms. Jayalalithaa said she would contest from R.K. Nagar in Chennai. From there, she would start the campaign on April 9 by addressing a public meeting.
Nearly a hundred sitting MLAs, including 10 Ministers, have been dropped. Among them is Higher Education Minister P. Palaniappan.
The remaining 16 Ministers, including Finance Minister O. Panneerselvam and Electricity Minister Natham R. Viswanathan, have been renominated. Mr. Panneerselvam will contest from Bodinayakkanur; Mr. Viswanathan has been moved to Athur from Natham.
Ms. Jayalalithaa packed the list in the Greater Chennai area with party heavyweights to neutralise any possible anti-incumbency against the government, which was criticised by the Opposition for its handling of the November- December 2015 floods in the city.
There are former MLAs and also new faces on the list. Ms. Jayalalithaa has fielded 31 women.
She has also accommodated many leaders who defected from other parties to the AIADMK in the past five years. Notable are the former DMK MLA Parithi Elamvazhuthi, the former DMDK MLAs Panruti S. Ramachandran and K. Pandiarajan, and PMK leader M. Kalaiarasu. She also fielded P.T. Elangovan, former PMK MP, in Dharmapuri.
She said the party would contest in all 30 seats in Puducherry and announced seven candidates for Kerala too. (Courtesy The Hindu)


text:
Legal News for California Medical Malpractice Attorneys. 1 Alabama hospital and 3 L.A-area hospitals have been noted by the FDA for over-exposing over 270 patients to radiation through CT scans.
FDA investigates hospitals that administered excessive radiation through CT scans.
Los Angeles, CA—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) http://www.fda.gov is currently in the process of investigating a series of medical cases in which over 270 patients were exposed to excess amounts of radiation when undergoing CT brain perfusion scans.
This issue was first recognized in October, when it was stated that over an 18-month period, 206 patients who underwent CT scans at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles were exposed to 8 times the normal amount of radiation used in conducting these computed tomography scans.
Another incident occurred at the Glendale Adventist Medical Center in Glendale, California, in which over a period of 10 months, 10 patients were exposed to 4 times the standard amount of radiation, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.
It was also reported that a 59-year old woman from Alabama allegedly reported having a bald strip on her head a few weeks after receiving a CT scan. She later realized through her medical records that she had been exposed to a higher degree of radiation than seen in the patients from Cedars-Sinai. Patients who have been exposed to these high levels of radiation reported symptoms such as hair loss and skin redness after the procedure was completed.
The FDA will continue investigating the cause of these medical accidents with state and local health authorities, professional organizations as well as manufacturers including GE and Toshiba, whose healthcare equipment was used by these medical institutions. The FDA has issued a set of recommendations to prevent further incidents involving excessive radiation exposure.


Award-winning Icelandic character-based IP Tulipop will have further episodes of its original 2D animated TV series, Tulipop Tales, which are now in production following the strong ratings of season one. A full 52×7’ episodes have now been greenlit, with a raft of sales also announced from the show’s global distributors, Serious Kids.
The first season of the series (13×7’) launched in Iceland in February to great success, notching up double the views per day of the Icelandic broadcasters’ previous most popular kids show. Second season launches in the first quarter of 2023, with third and fourth to follow in the quarter of 2023.
“We are delighted with these new broadcast deals that provide children across the globe the opportunity to discover the wonders of the Tulipop world and its inhabitants. Through innovative storytelling using our varied landscapes and lovable characters our goal is to help teach kids the importance of friendship, diversity and creativity, in a way that sparks curiosity, creative thinking and interest in nature,” said Tulipop Studios CEO and producer Helga Árnadóttir.
“Tulipop is a colourful, magical world with diverse characters and with delivery of 52 modern fairytales now in sight we hope to secure more deals at MIPCOM,” said Serious Kids’ Genevieve Dexter.
Serious Kids have sealed deals with a raft of global broadcasters, including NRK Norway, YLE Finland, MBC Middle East, Tele Quebec Canada, Showmax South Africa and Canal+ Poland.
Aimed at upper preschool audiences, the series’ goal is to teach kids important life lessons through engaging and entertaining adventures. The series is written by a strong team of Icelandic and international writers, and Sara Daddy (Claude, Puffin Rock)as head writer. It is developed in partnership with educational consultant Dr. Natascha Crandall, who has a vast experience in children’s media and a special interest in enhancing children’s growth and development through the power of media.
Founded in 2010 by Helga Árnadóttir and Signý Kolbeinsdóttir, the series art director, Tulipop started out as a lifestyle brand and has to date gained popularity through its collection of quality merchandise, storybooks, games and more. Tulipop has secured investment from private investors and an Icelandic VC fund, Frumtak Ventures, committed to supporting the IPs growth.
The Tulipop Tales series is produced by Tulipop Studios in Iceland in collaboration with Spanish animation studios Amuse Studios and Tomavision.


When you’re in need of a new gaming mouse, keyboard, webcam or headset, Logitech is one of the go-to brands for affordable, high quality gaming gear.
Last week we spotted deals on most of Logitech’s mice at Amazon, followed by their keyboard range. This week, the online retail giant has reduced the prices of some of the best Logitech headsets. Whether you want wired or wireless, unassuming or colourful, there’s a Logitech headset to suit your needs. Ahead, we’ve picked out the best Logitech headsets on sale at Amazon right now.
The G432 is the baseline for gaming headsets, and it’s a really good one to have. For just £30 you’ll get 7.1 surround sound and a flip-to-mute microphone on a wired headset that is light and comfortable enough to wear for hours. There’s nothing flashy about the G432, but if you just want something that will plug into anything with a 3.5mm jack and give you good sound quality it’s hard to go wrong with it.


text:
Thirty-one years after releasing his debut album, Houston’s own Scarface has announced that he will be embarking on his final tour this summer. Beginning July 8, 2022 the Houston legend will hit 32 cities across the country, including Oakland, Portland, Kansas City, Nashville, Cleveland, Pittsburg, New York and Dallas. Tickets for the nationwide tour will go on sale later this week.
Scarface is one of the greatest writers to ever pick up a microphone. Over the course of three decades, the Houston native released nearly a dozen solo albums, seven Geto Boys albums and a trio of compilation projects. In 2015, he awarded the “I Am Hip-Hop” award at the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards. Today, he is known as one of the greatest MCs in the history of the genre.
Beyond his music career, Scarface has entered into a career of public service. Not only has he run for city council in Houston, but he has also launched his own nonprofit, Positive Purpose Movement. He uses his platform to develop programs for the education, enrichment and empowerment of underrepresented communities.
Scarface is going on tour for the last time in July. pic.twitter.com/imm5vYf36j
— ItsTheReal (@itsthereal) May 17, 2022


text:
Big Cat: I Know What I Saw!
Every year across the British Isles, over two thousand sightings of big cats are reported by ‘sober and unimaginative people.’ Featuring interviews with sceptics and big cat enthusiasts, and supported by eye-witness accounts taken from dozens of newspapers, the show explores the whisker-thin line between fact and fiction. In an era characterised by a widespread distrust of experts and a growing scepticism over official sources of news, who can we trust to get to the bottom of the Big Cat debate?
Big Cat is being created with Tara Robinson, with the support of Bristol Old Vic Ferment Festival and Exeter Phoenix.
Contact me if you’d like to know more about the show and our plans for a forthcoming Big Cat tour.
A Grave Matter
A fractured community gathers to try and stop their local cemetery falling into disrepair…
A new piece of devised theatre being created with Steven’s adult drama group ‘Act Now’ in Kensal Green, North West London.


The last manual railroad turntable was dismantled by a removal team at the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) fleet depot in Tumpat, Kelantan yesterday (June 23), ending the service of one of oldest pieces of operating railway equipment in Malaysia.
The British-made cast iron turntable, manufactured by Shaft & Axletree Engineers Co Ltd (located in Wednesbury, West Midlands in England) in 1913, was purchased by the Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR) company. The Tumpat station opened in May, 1914. The turntable was situated at the Tumpat station's depot/roundhouse.
In rail terminology, a "railway turntable" is a device for turning railway rolling stock, usually locomotives, so that they can be moved back in the direction from which they came. The Tumpat turntable only needed two or three railroad staff to operate it, rotating the locomotive and reversing its direction for the next train journey.
Azman Hasan, an operations personnel from the Tumpat train station, said the turntable has been removed to facilitate an operational upgrade at the station.
The Tumpat turntable has been in service for nearly 108 years, and the news of its removal has made the social media rounds, with history buffs and the public commenting that KTMB should donate the turntable to the national museum (Muzium Negara) where it should be refurbished and exhibited.
In a statement on Facebook, KTMB said it has plans to rehome the historic railroad turntable, where the public will be able to view it.
The Tumpat train station is situated at the end of the East Coast Line railway line operated by KTMB which links Kelantan to the western part of Peninsular Malaysia.


text:
President Biden is making every effort to save our freedom to vote through national legislation. Two Democrats and all Republicans in the Senate oppose freedom to vote legislation. Labor leads a mighty coalition of progressive organizations fighting for freedom.
Those who defend freedom are determined to vote this year. Your Dallas AFL-CIO is gaining an unprecedented team of volunteers. Contact political director Mariah Warwick at firstname.lastname@example.org to join us. This battle cannot possibly end before November!
Texas Rights Are Already in Crisis
Texas AFL-CIO Communications Director Ed Sills reports that hundreds of vote-by-mail applications are being held up due to the new requirements from the 2021 Texas Legislature. Meanwhile, the National AFL-CIO calls on all of us to call senators to get voting rights legislation that would override anti-voting laws like those here.
The main holdup with vote-by-mail (VBM) applications may be the new identification requirements. If voters put one form of identification on their voter registration and another on their VBM application, county authorities have to hold it at least until the “curing” process can resolve the issue. Texas Alliance for Retired Americans leader Jan Lance of Austin suggests that applicants put BOTH their Texas Drivers License number AND the last four digits of their Social Security number on applications.
Another possible problem might be that applicants thought they could use last year’s forms. It is also possible that people simply cannot read the tiny type used in the instructions.
There is a process called “curing” that should eventually get all the applications approved. Eligible voters continue to apply for VBM because they know that the Texas Legislature has also constructed more barriers to voting-in-person.
MORE ACTIONS COMING UP
Jan 15, 11A: On Zoom. DART board member Jon Killen will be joining DSA Ecosocialist Group to talk transit. Register here
Jan 16-17: AFL-CIO MLK Civil Rights Conference on-line ($35-$50) Register here
Jan 28: Dallas Civil Courts scheduled to resume jury summonses
Jan 31: Deadline for applications for Texas AFL-CIO scholarships
Jan 31: Deadline for Union Plus scholarship applications
Feb 18: Last day for election authorities to receive application for a ballot to vote-by-mail
Jan 19, 1P: Texas Alliance for Retired Americans convention on-line. Contact Judy Bryant 214-729-0063
Jan 20-21: Texas AFL-CIO political convention on-line
Jan 31: Last day to register to vote for the Primary election
Feb 14: First day of early voting. Tentative: downtown Dallas rally to encourage turnout
Feb 18: Last day for county elections offices to receive application for a ballot to vote by mail
Feb 25: Early voting ends
Mar 1: Election day
Jun 13-15: National AFL-CIO Convention tentatively in Philadelphia