The murder of George Floyd help raise new awareness of the gaps in the teaching of Black history. Faced with demands from students, more universities and high schools added courses on this history, and ethnic studies. The establishment of some of the first Black studies departments at colleges and universities decades ago also required protest. A new book aims to provide context for the history of student activism in demanding more inclusive curriculum on campuses by highlighting one 1960s protest in particular in which Black students forced reforms to campus life that are considered standard at colleges and universities today.
You know that eating too much—or too fast—can lead to the dreaded bloat. But what if you haven’t done either, and you’re still feeling puffy? In her new book, The Bloat Cure ($20; amazon.com), gastroenterologist Robynne Chutkan, MD, describes an A-to-Z list of possible triggers for a ballooning mid-section. Here, five sneaky culprits that could be behind your discomfort.
1. Artificial Sweeteners
As if you needed another reason to avoid artificial sweeteners, they may be causing your belly to bulge.
“Fool Me Once” star Michelle Keegan is set to return for a second season of “Ten Pound Poms.”
Set in post-war Britain, the U.K.-Australian co-production follows a group of Brits as they leave behind their dreary lives to seek adventure down under.
Yasuo Nakajima and Mariona Carrera’s Barcelona and Tokyo-based b-mount have boarded “Maybe It’s True What They Say About Us,’ (“Quizás Es Cierto Lo Que Dicen De Nosotras”) from Chilean filmmaking duo Camilo Becerra (“El último sacramento”) and Sofía Paloma Gómez (“Quiero morirme dentro de un tiburón”), seen at San Sebastian’s San Sebastián WIP Latam competition.
Morris, who had been dating Hubbell since high school, walked down the picture-perfect outdoor aisle on Saturday, in a stunning backless wedding gown, and shared her first dance as Heather Hubbell to the tune of “Unchained Melody.” Morris and Hubbell tied the knot at the Old Canyon Ranch in Topanga, Calif. on Saturday, May 16, in front of a large group of family and friends, including a handful of Morris’ Glee costars.
Historical Events ETA bomb attacks Madrid killing 5 Mswati III is crowned King of Swaziland, succeeding his father Sobhuza II About April 25, 1986
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Holidays: Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand)
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Ever wondered what it’s like to jump off one of the world’s tallest buildings?
A team of athletes decided to to just that, hurling themselves off the world’s second highest residential structure, the Princess Tower in Dubai, during a two week extreme Dream Jump event.
Luckily for us, these adrenaline junkies filmed themselves while tumbling off the 400-meter-high platform — free falling or zip-lining — in a variety of head-shaking stunts before parachuting safely to the ground.
L'Association des régions de France (ARF) et le magazine Ville, Rail & Transports ont décerné le 13 mai leurs Grands Prix des régions, qui distinguent les meilleures initiatives des autorités organisatrices en matière de développement des transports régionaux.
Le Grand Prix d'or revient à la Basse-Normandie, qui "s'est battue pour l'axe Paris-Granville, dont l'Etat en est l'autorité organisatrice depuis 2011", qui finance à 100% les quinze nouvelles rames Régiolis (148 millions d'euros) prochainement mises en service et qui a beaucoup rénové ses haltes et gares.
Apr 1 Jesse Stone, American R&B pianist, songwriter (Shake, Rattle and Roll), arranger, and record producer, dies at 97 Apr 1 Red Flaherty, American baseball umpire (World Series 1955, 58, 65, 70; MLB All Star games 1956, 61, 69), dies from stroke-related complications at 81 Apr 2 Andrew Gardner, British newscaster (News at Ten), dies in flight en route to Madeira at 66 Apr 3 Lionel Bart, English pop and theatrical music composer (Oliver), and writer, dies of liver cancer at 68 Apr 4 Aldus Roger, American Cajun accordionist (Lafayette Playboys - "
A l'initiative du Groupement des autorités responsables de transport (Gart) et de l'Union des transports publics et ferroviaires (UTP), les 23es Rencontres nationales du transport public ont lieu jusqu'au 14 octobre à Strasbourg. Près de 5.000 participants y sont attendus. Pour les constructeurs de bus et de tramways, c'est traditionnellement l'occasion d'exposer leurs derniers modèles. Mais s'y déroulent aussi d'intéressants débats entre élus et exploitants. Le 12 octobre, par exemple, l'UTP a débattu d'une étude qu'elle a menée sur le business model du transport public urbain.