6/23/2023 0 Comments Roselle thunder dog![]() ![]() After refusing to leave Rivera's side, Salty and Rivera's supervisor, Donna Enright, led him to safety. Rivera was working at the headquarters of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in Tower 1 of the World Trade Center. ![]() When the attacks occurred on September 11, 2001, Salty and his owner, Omar Rivera, found themselves on the 71st floor. Omar Rivera was introduced to Salty by Salty's instructor, Caroline McCabe-Sandler. Part of his training included taking trips on the New York City Subway and getting used to traffic in the Bronx. Salty (Decem– March 28, 2008) was trained as a guide dog in early 1998 by Guiding Eyes for the Blind in Yorktown Heights, New York. ![]() Roselle went on to be posthumously named American Hero Dog of the Year 2011 by American Humane, and has a book written about her. They each guided their owners out of the burning towers before they collapsed, feats which were later recognized when they were awarded the Dickin Medal by the British charity the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. Salty and Roselle were two guide dogs who were with their owners in the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks in New York City. Roselle with owner Michael Hingson and Omar Rivera with Salty ![]()
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6/23/2023 0 Comments Mr. Benn by David McKee![]() ![]() Mr Benn began life as a children’s pictureīook in 1967 which followed an ordinary man who had extraordinary adventures Best of all he is inviting everyone to join in the fun.īenn is an everyday hero to whom extraordinary things happen. This summer he is here to celebrate in his hometown and find adventures in our shops and businesses in Putney. There he would don a new outfit and journey to many different places. ![]() ![]() The much loved Mr Benn lived on Festive Road, and it is here in Putney town centre that all his magical adventures took place, at the local fancy dress shop. Happy anniversary Mr Benn! This year celebrates 50 years since the iconic character Mr Benn created by award-winning writer and illustrator David McKee, first appeared on our television screens. ![]() 6/22/2023 0 Comments Eldest by Christopher Paolini![]() ![]() ![]() During the same skirmish, Murtagh and the Twins are taken captive by Urgals. Before he dies, Ajihad makes Eragon promise not to let the Varden fall into chaos. They are caught by surprise and Ajihad, leader of the Varden, is killed. The Varden and the dwarves are hunting down the last of the Urgals in the tunnels under Farthen Dûr. Eragon’s injuries have been healed, but he still suffers fits of pain from the wound on his back inflicted upon him by the Shade. ![]() The book starts three days after the battle at the end of Eragon. ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** What happened in Eldest? See the end of the recap for links to her Goodreads, Instagram, and Facebook accounts as well as links to the books she’s published. Special thanks to Lindsey Stirling, a new BSR contributor, who wrote this great recap! Visit her website to check out the books she’s written and to keep up with news about her new releases. If you are wondering what happened in Eldest, then you are in the right place! ![]() Read a full summary of Eldest, book #2 in Christopher Paolini’s The Inheritance Cycle series, right here! This page is full of spoilers, so beware. ![]() ![]() In general, Bloom’s views were more extreme, and he expressed them with more superlatives and bombast, and he brooked no doubt or opposition to his views. It was Bloom who helped me wade through the plays (like a ghostly Virgil leading Dante through the circles of Hell, only in a good way) – and now, my familiarity with the plays, in turn, has helped me navigate Marjorie Garber’s book. This isn’t my first Shakespeare-expounding treatise – a few years ago, I read Harold Bloom‘s Invention of the Human (reviewed here) just before I read the plays themselves. ![]() Marjorie Garber, who has made a very successful career out of popularizing Shakespeare at Yale and Harvard, lists 28 pages full of ‘Suggestions for Further Reading’ at the end of her book, thus establishing it as an introductory text to Shakespeare’s plays as well as to the plethora of literature surrounding them. William Shakespeare’s, for instance, is a name that has launched a thousand books, movies, papers, theses, articles, university courses and lecture series. What’s in a name, you say? Well, for one, some are more important than others. ![]() Shakespeare After All ( Garber, Marjorie) ![]() ![]() ![]() Be nice! We will NOT condone name-calling, insulting, belittling, or berating of other users or characters in comments or posts.You can also follow the cast and crew (collectively known as the 'Anne Clan') to see what they're up to: ![]() Revisit the discussion threads from season one episodes here. Season three is currently airing in Canada on CBC. Seasons one and two of Anne With An 'E' are available for streaming on Netflix. In the late 1890s, Anne is mistakenly sent to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert.Īnne, who proves to be uniquely spirited, imaginative and smart, transforms the lives of Marilla, Matthew and everyone else in their small town. This reimagining of the classic book and film is a coming-of-age story about a young orphan who is seeking love, acceptance and her place in the world.Īmybeth McNulty stars as Anne, who has endured an abusive childhood in orphanages and the homes of strangers. NEWS: Switch to new Reddit to see the latest news! ![]() ![]() Imbued with quantum-busting intelligence, but cannot concentrate on anything but building dams. Renee pulls objects toward them, Brady pushes them away.Ī French exchange student who has become squirrel-like and compulsively hoards nuts.Ī relationship-obsessed teen who can make anyone fall in love with her. ![]() The Drama Twins (Puller and Pusher, respectively)īickering exes who have telekinesis when they touch. The would-be team leader and resident superhero geek, who went for pizza during the Ax-Cell-Erator malfunction and has no powers.Ī psychology major who can jump into people's minds and enter their memories or control their bodies.Ī mulatto Jew, closeted homosexual and dedicated vegetarian who can now communicate with plants, leaving him nothing to eat.Īn Amish boy who can cause earthquakes by shuffling his belly.Ī former math genius whose toxic drunken burps intoxicate anyone who smells them. ![]() The publication is marketed as "The adventures of college freshmen with extraordinary powers." Issue #1 was dated June 8, 2005.įreshmen II was released between November 2006 and July 2007.Ĭharacters The Freshmen Real Name ![]() Freshmen is a comic book series published by Top Cow, co-created by Seth Green and Hugh Sterbakov. ![]() 6/21/2023 0 Comments The Strays by Emily Bitto![]() ![]() ![]() On her first day at a new school, Lily befriends Eva and her sisters Beatrice and Heloise, daughters of the infamous avant-garde painter Evan Trentham. A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice "Disturbing and magical.with a grace and eloquence." - NPR Books "Full of lush, mesmerizing detail and keen insight into the easy intimacy between young girls which disappears with adulthood." - The New Yorker "THE STRAYS is a knowing novel, and beautifully done." - Meg Wolitzer, New York Times bestselling author of The Interestings For readers of Atonement, a hauntingly powerful story about the fierce friendship between three sisters and their friend as they grow up on the outskirts of their parents' wild and bohemian artistic lives. ![]() 6/21/2023 0 Comments Prince charming by k webster![]() ![]() The trip to Jordan has a particularly personal link for the Princess of Wales as she lived there from May 1984 to September 1986 as a result of her father Michael Middleton's work. First Lady Jill Biden is representing the U.S. The event is being attended by many of the royals who were present for King Charles's coronation in Westminster Abbey last month, with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, and Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary among those confirmed to attend. Meanwhile, William wore his signature navy blue suit with a light blue tie. She accessorized with a clutch and drop earrings. ![]() ![]() ![]() And Kensington Palace confirmed this morning that Prince William and Kate are among them as the royal couple represent Britain at the ceremony.įor the occasion, Kate wore a blush pink Elie Saab gown with intricate pleated details, a high neck, and billowing bishop sleeves. Royals and dignitaries from around the world have convened in Amman, Jordan for the royal wedding of Crown Prince Hussein to to Rajwa Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif. William and Kate Attend Jordan Royal Wedding Courtesy of the Royal Hashemite Court ![]() 6/21/2023 0 Comments Winter in sokcho goodreads![]() These brief conversational asides contrast with the book’s omnipresent viscerality: the narrator’s mother, an expert at cooking the potentially deadly fugu or pufferfish, has a fish market stall where scales and blood are routinely trod underfoot, like the painful collective memories of a divided country. For the narrator, the contrast with Sokcho seems stark: “You had to be born here, live through the winters. ![]() She has studied French he talks of Maupassant, Monet and the “grey and dense” light of his native Normandy. ![]() Hair combed to one side.” While he invites the narrator to assist him in his search for ‘authentic’ Korea, he is curiously averse to her offers of local cuisine, preferring western takeaways, and constantly citing an aversion to “spicy” food. Kerrand is old enough to be her unknown French father. ![]() The unexpected arrival at the hotel of a guest from France, a comic-book artist called Kerrand, stirs a frenzy in the young woman, in whom he takes a sporadic but intense interest. Terse and sometimes staggeringly beautiful prose … Elisa Shua Dusapin. ![]() 6/21/2023 0 Comments Promises by Tracy West![]() ![]() In July, Davis was terminated as Washoe County’s superintendent for allegedly being involved in leaking confidential information. ![]() Her employment as a teacher comes several months after school district officials confirmed that Davis had been recommended for the principal position at West Prep Academy by the school organizational team and Superintendent Jesus Jara. A document showing licensed personal employment, approved by the Clark County School Board last week, lists her effective salary as $39,355 and her start date as Nov. Instead, she has been hired as a third-grade teacher at Kit Carson International Academy, a magnet elementary school in Las Vegas, Clark County School District officials confirmed late Monday. ![]() The Washoe County School District’s ousted superintendent, Traci Davis, won’t be taking the principal job at West Prep Academy in Las Vegas. ![]() |