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abqtommy's JournalGuardian In Pictures: The week in the wildlife of nature (December 31, 2021)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2021/dec/31/the-week-in-wildlife-in-picturesHere's another great gallery to view here at the end of 2021. I'm wishing all the critters
and people Peace, Prosperity and Safety in The New Year.
Guardian In Pictures: Winter wonderlands: snow covers northern world
https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2021/dec/31/winter-wonderlands-snow-covers-northern-world-in-picturesThese photos of snow and ice remind us that winter is here!
CBC* Photo Essay: Dogs unleash science facts with their own 'pawdcast'.
*Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/bunsen-beaker-science-podcast-1.6262996
This is a delightful photo essay that shows how pets are used as assistants in getting
children and adults interested in science. I hope we all get to see more of this type of
gallery in the coming New Year, which I hope is a Happy, Prosperous and Safe one for us
all.
BBC: Africa's year in pictures 2021: Giggles and coronations
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59703122This weekly gallery provided by The BBC displaying the diversity of the places, people
and critters of Africa is worthy of our attention. This is, of course, the last gallery of 2021
and I look forward to seeing what is offered in 2022. Meanwhile, I wish us all a Happy,
Prosperous and Safe New Year.
BBC: Your pictures of Scotland: 24 - 31 December (2021)
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-59683268It's been a great year viewing this weekly gallery of the nature, people, places and
critters of Scotland. Thanks go to The BBC, the readers who submit the photos and
those of us who enjoy them. I look forward to viewing them in 2022 also and wish all
a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
CBC*: Lights to brighten the darkest day in this week's photo gallery (readers photos)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/lights-to-brighten-the-darkest-day-in-this-week-s-photo-gallery-1.6291818
This gallery presents pleasing photos of some of the places and critters of Canada.
BBC: Ghislaine Maxwell: What the trial means for Prince Andrew
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59780323While much of this article concerns the recent trial and conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell,
there is some interesting information regarding the accountability of Prince Andrew in
particular, and gives us hope that accountability will come to all of those involved.
>If Ghislaine Maxwell had been acquitted, that could have immediately undermined Virginia Roberts Giuffre's claims, because she alleges in court papers that the British socialite "spent years overseeing and managing Epstein's sex trafficking network, and actively recruited underage girls, including [herself]".
And so the conviction means Ms Giuffre's lawyers can go into her case against Prince Andrew saying it's now beyond reasonable doubt that Maxwell played a role in Epstein's abuse. The senior royal's relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell is now as important to the outcome of the damages case as his relationship to Epstein.
Ms Giuffre's court filings repeatedly stress that Epstein was close enough to the Duke to attend his 40th birthday party and have contact numbers for him. The Maxwell case has not knocked any of this down.
During the trial, prosecutors disclosed new pictures of Maxwell and Epstein to emphasise how close they were. And one photo shows the pair at Balmoral, the Queen's private Scottish residence.<
There's a LOT more text, photos and a courtroom sketch at the link.
CBC*: A year in pictures for Canada in 2021 (news and political content)
*Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1988117059821
This video that auto-scrolls through the photos and captions also contains a
pleasant soundtrack. I've only seen this before in videos prepared by my step-brother
and it's pretty nice.
Backstory: I'd seen that the CBC Photos pages on my WIN 7 computer were much
better than the page I'd saved later on my WIN 10 unit. Since I'm now using WIN 10 as
my main computer I want the best sites on it. Today I copied the URL from WIN 7 to
WIN 10 and voila! Perfection!
Good News: 'Happy Birthday to Denzel Washington who turns 67 today. December 28, 2021
Denzel was born in 1954.'
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/events061228/
>The acclaimed actor grew up in blue-collar households in Mount Vernon, New York, and Florida, after which he attended university and discovered his talent for acting while working at a summer camp. He went on to win a Tony and two Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for the historical war film Glory and Best Actor for the crime thriller Training Day.
Denzel’s consistently stellar performances since the 1980s included many portrayals of real-life figures such as anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom, the boxer Rubin Carter in The Hurricane, the Virginia High School football coach who fought racism in Remember the Titans, the Muslim civil rights activist Malcolm X, and the educator Melvin B. Tolson in The Great Debaters—a movie he also directed.
His third film as a director, Fences, in which he also starred in 2016, was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
A devout Christian, he’s been married for 38 years to Pauletta Pearson, and has served as the national spokesperson and a board member for Boys & Girls Clubs of America for over a quarter century. He’s done so much for one New York City public elementary school that they decided to officially rename their school after him.<
There's a bit more text, photos and a video accessible at the link. Denzel has long been
one of my favorite actors.
Today is the first day of the 7-day celebration of Kwanzaa. I didn't know much about it
so I looked it up and now I know. I support any celebration like this that emphasizes
community and family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa
>Kwanzaa (/ˈkwɑːn.zə/) is an annual celebration of African-American culture that is held from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually held on the 6th day.[1] It was created by Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of Africa, including West and Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was first celebrated in 1966.<
There's a lot more text, information, plus an illustration and photo at the link.
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