Forever carrying one another’s hearts, Betty and Thomas Hurst left this earth Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Having reached the age of 94, they enjoyed lives that were abundantly lived.
Tired of the formulaic diet of high-density superhero fat clogging our entertainment arteries? The new Netflix series
The Queen’
s Gambit offers a brilliant, well-etched study of a different kind of superhero. Instead of non-stop fighting between cartoon characters representing good and evil,
Queen’
s Gambit is the story of growing up in a difficult society under adverse circumstances, amidst more subtle shadings of morality.
The show’s creators Scott Frank (
Out of Sight) and Allan Scott (
Don
’t Look Now) richly adapted Walter Tevis’s 1983 novel of the same name. The world of
Queen’
s Gambit spills out far beyond the chessboard. Orphanages drug children into compliance. High school society ostracizes the smart and the different. Right-wing politicians and religious institutions bully and bribe high achievers into propagandizing for them.
Deck the Halls Official Trailer (Uploaded to YouTube by Movieclips Classic Trailers)
The story of Christmas decorations begins millennia ago, even before the first Christmas. Green fir trees were first used by pagans during Roman times to celebrate the winter solstice and other seasonal festivals (including Saturnalia, the Roman festival of lights that Christmas day is currently based on). The trees were adorned with natural decorations like pine cones, berries, and nuts, and later with candles and other handmade ornaments. The “modern” Christmas tree first emerged in the 15th or 16th century, when Christians in modern-day Germany adopted the tradition of the tree as a symbol of everlasting life with God. It was during this time that many classic Christmas ornaments first appeared, including the angel at the top of the tree and the classic German bulb-shaped ornament. Interestingly, the first synthetic Christmas trees were also developed at this time, as those who couldn’t aff
Roja’s B’Day Gift To CM Jagan Published by GulteDesk December 21, 2020
YCP firebrand leader Roja drew the attention of netizens by doing something different. On the occasion of the birthday of her party president and Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday, the APIIC chairman and Nagari MLA adopted an orphan and netizens hailed her for the act. Roja said that it was her gift to Jagan, whom she admires.
Taking a cue from the YCP government’s novel welfare programme, Amma Vodi, wherein poor parents are being provided financial help to get their children educated, the MLA adopted P. Pushpa Kumari, an inmate of Home for Girls in Tirupati after her parents expired. The Home is being run by Child Welfare Committee. Kumari completed her Intermediate and is qualified in NEET. However, she could not pursue medicine due to financial difficulties.
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