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A few books stood out this month, including Radio Girls, about the early days at the BBC, and The Trap, the newest book about Emma Makepeace. I also enjoyed The Night in Question by Susan Fletcher, which follows what seems like a recent trend in senior citizen sleuths but features an appealing heroine who is both vulnerable and resilient. I couldn’t decide if I liked or disliked The Second Lady …

The article notes that the prize actually went to two humans, but this headline from MIT Tech Review may just be ahead of its time. Are we one generation of tech away from a Nobel Prize going to a machine itself — assuming the next gen is more autonomous in terms of what it applies […]

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation has awarded a $12,000 grant to the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society to support a Fellow for their New Netherland Settlers project. I am honored to announce I have been named in that position. As a Fellow, I will research underrepresented and underexamined populations within New Netherland such as free and enslaved individuals, Indigenous people, and the many others who contributed to the diverse, …

It's October, and that means it's inversion season in Washington.Tuesday's 5 a.m. sounding, a vertical snapshot of the atmosphere measured by a weather balloon launched by the National Weather Service, shows a stout inversion above Spokane. The red temperature line increases sharply to the right in the lowest levels of the atmosphere. The surface temperature was a cool 46°F but warmed to a balmy 63°F approximately 1300 feet off the …

We had a longer run planned for the 3rd so I kept it local for Wednesday 2nd Oct. and had another Warriston wander. The sun shone and the place seemed alive with insects enjoying the balmy weather before Winter closes everything down. There was a brief appearance from a red admiral sunbathing on the walls of the crypts but nothing more spectacular: no birds of prey or woodpeckers. I also …

Duskmourn is already well underway, so this set recap for Bloomburrow is coming in super late! Carrot Cake: One of the best limited commons in the set. Arena Limited Stats Events Win Loss Total Winrate Archetype Total 12 42 35 77 0.5455 With splash 1 18 18 36 0.5 By Main Colors WU 1 0 3 3 0 Bird Fliers WB 1 4 3 7 0.5714 Bat Gain/Lose Life WR …

Simply one of the best fantasy epics you'll ever read The post A must-read epic: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind appeared first on Atomic Junk Shop.

A couple of free festivals I went to in north London's Finsbury Park back in 1996. Not sure of the date of the first one - 'Festival of Environmental and Global Rights'/Big Sexy Festy Party - but flyer says 'bank holiday weekend' so assume it was either in August or perhaps May. The party included Dub Tent, Free Party Stage, House Zone and Chill Out Zone. The map also shows …

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Submitted by Leo, who says: On September 24, the Casablanca tramway network nearly doubled in length with the opening of T3 and T4. The Casatramway network, operated by RATP, is depicted in the new map alongside the Casabusway BRT lines currently under construction. The map leaves something to be desired. I find the coastal outline to be overly-detailed, and the transfer station markers, labels, and connecting symbols are inconsistent. I’d …

Most of the time, when we hear the phrase "British Invasion," we think of The Beatles. That was not, however, the only British invasion that America has experienced. (Best not to even think about the War of 1812.) In fact, even before the Brits took over pop culture, there was a British invasion of television. That's the subject of my latest appearance on Dan Schneider's Video Interview. When did this …

You can find all of my Tokyo Game Show 2024 coverage hereMetal Gear Solid. Like a Dragon. Monster Hunter. Dragon Age. My choice of demos at Tokyo Game Show was very predictable. Very me. So I thought I'd mix things up towards the end of Day Two and try something a little different. And that's how I ended up playing Level 5's Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road.To be fair, there were …

There are several species of parakeet present in European cities alongside the Rose-ringed, or Ring-necked, Parakeet, Psittacula krameri, also known as the Kramer Parrot. The others are Blue-crowned Parakeet, Thectocercus acuticaudatus, the Alexandrine Parakeet, P. eupatria, and the Monk Parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus. If we’re talking parrots in general, there’s also the Common Parakeet, perhaps better known as the Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus. Rose-ringed Parakeet The Rose-ringed Parakeet is well known in …

By Camilla Gree, Evlyn Moreau10d10 ToadsOSE"Low Levels" Upon which is agreed, An old stone wall separates the family farm from a field they say is cursed. Deep within the wheat, two forgotten idols once balanced the spirits of the crops. One has been destroyed and bal- ance is gone, The Noon Lady rises and the crop spirits grow cruel. The Polotnikovs have disappeared into the field and their farm is …

Hey folks, Proud Prison Journalism Project contributor here! Check out my newest collaboration with Kashawn Taylor and Caesar Hernandez: “What Prison Has Taught Us About Politics” at prisonjournalismproject.com Also–if you’ve found your way to this page as a supporter of Kashawn or Caesar, please pass on to them my love and appreciation for their contributions … Continue reading "What does prison teach prisoners about politics? Kashawn Taylor, Caesar Hernandez and …