The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), one of Europe’s most prestigious documentary film festivals, will showcase five Ukrainian films in its 2025 edition, taking place from November 13—23. Among them is 2000 Metres to Andriivka, a new documentary by Oscar-winning director Mstyslav Chernov. The announcement was made by Ukraine’s State Film Agency (Derzhkino), highlighting the strong presence of Ukrainian cinema at this year’s IDFA. Ukraine[a] is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest…
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2025 (AHA) (CPR)
As expected, the 2025 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) was recently released and it contains a wealth of information about caring for cardiac emergencies. adult basic life support
Read MoreNITES as of 10.26.25
so many great shows to make: Festival season, Halloween. Don’t forget about our struggles! the struggle is real! Help others when you can! REMEMBER FEDERAL WORKERS! : Also, remember to regularly visit nteu.org/shutdown. Legislation Introduced to Ease Financial Hardship During Shutdowns NTEU is supporting new legislation that would help ease the financial hardship federal employees face during a government shutdown. The Federal Employee Civil Relief…
Read MoreThe Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury [1972]
Ray Bradbury’s 1972 novel, The Halloween Tree, is a young adult story about eight boys who meet the mysterious Mr. Moundshroud on Halloween night. He leads them on a time-traveling journey to discover the origins of Halloween. The Halloween Tree is a 1972 fantasy novel by American author Ray Bradbury, which traces the history of Samhain and Halloween. The novel was adapted as a 1993 film, and an annual Halloween…
Read MoreART | SCIENCE | POWER [OF CONCEPTUAL THINKING]
Dale Moore discusses the art, science and power of conceptual thinking Dr. Moore is the Founder and President of The Moore Group LLC, a start-up focused on developing and implementing cutting edge strategies for sustaining 21st Century competitiveness. He is currently a member of The Patuxent Partnership Board of Directors, the St. Mary’s County Economic Development Commission, and the Southern…
Read MoreWAR OF THE WORLDS
The 1938 radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, directed and narrated by Orson Welles, was an innovative and shocking radio play that caused a public stir, though the scale of the resulting panic has often been exaggerated. The episode of the Mercury Theatre on the Air, adapted from the H.G. Wells novel, was presented in a realistic, breaking-news format that convinced…
Read More12 BANNED BOOKS [and why you must read them]
Book burning is the deliberate destruction by fire of books or other written materials, usually carried out in a public context. The burning of books represents an element of censorship and usually proceeds from a cultural, religious, or political opposition to the materials in question.[1] Book burning can be an act of contempt for the book’s contents or author, intended to draw wider public…
Read MoreSomeday All The Adults Will Die
‘A good place for wild music’: New book tells story of punk music in Austin Pat Blashill‘s “Someday All The Adults Will Die! The Birth of Texas Punk” is due out Sept. 2. album audience Austin punk Bad Brains bassist Big Boys Bill Daniel Biscuit Black Flag Bobby Buffalo Gals Butthole Surfers Buxf called Carlos Lowry Chris Gates club cops Culturcide Dallas Daniel Johnston David Yow Dayna Blackwell Dicks drummer everything fanzine film friends fucking Gary Floyd Gibby Haynes girl gonna guitar guitarist hardcore punk Hickoids Houston Huckabee Huns Inner Sanctum Jeff Smith Jeff Tartakov Kathy McCarty kids knew live look loved Lynn Keller Maria Cotera Meat Joy Mike Neil Ruttenberg never night Okay onstage Paul Leary played Poison 13 poster pretty punk band punk…
Read MoreGOTH [MUSIC] A HISTORY BY LOL
GOTH A HISTORY “Goth: A History” by Lol Tolhurst is a book that explores the origins and evolution of the goth subculture, drawing on Tolhurst’s personal experiences as a founding member of The Cure Laurence Andrew Tolhurst (born 3 February 1959) is an English musician, songwriter, producer, and author. He was a founding member of the Cure, for which he first…
Read MoreBlade Runner Live!: Sun, Feb 1 | Bass Concert Hall
Blade Runner Live Sun, Feb 1 | Bass Concert Hall Experience Ridley Scott’s multi-Academy Award®-nominated cult classic, Blade Runner (2007 Final Cut), on a vast HD screen while Vangelis’ synthesiser-led score is performed by The Avex Ensemble for the first time in-sync with the 1982 motion picture. Pre-sale tickets available NOW – Thu, Jul 31 at 10 p.m. Code: DECKARD…
Read Morethe Last American Road Trip: by Sarah Kendzior
The Last American Road Trip A Memoir Author: Sarah Kendzior It is one thing to study the fall of democracy, another to have it hit your homeland — and yet another to raise children as it happens. The Last American Road Trip is one family’s journey to the most beautiful, fascinating, and bizarre places in the US during one of…
Read MoreMACHINE LEARNING
Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence that allows systems to learn from data without explicit programming. It uses algorithms to analyze data, identify patterns, and make predictions or decisions, improving their performance over time with more data. Key words to Google Machine learning (ML) is a field of study in artificial intelligence concerned with the development and study of statistical algorithms that can learn from data and generalise to…
Read MoreSWITHeART ❤️
SwitHeart by Loretta Swit https://a.co/d/9LfYzUPSwitHeart: The Watercolour Artistry & Animal Activism of Loretta Swit Loretta Jane Swit (born Loretta Jane Szwed; November 4, 1937 – May 30, 2025) was an American stage and television actress known for her character roles. Swit is best known for her portrayal of Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on M*A*S*H, for which she won two Emmy…
Read MoreLEAD INTO GOLD
World’s largest atom smasher turns lead into gold; alchemy’s greatest moment is here The team identified the creation of gold nuclei by meticulously analyzing the interaction byproducts using the ALICE Zero Degree Calorimeters (ZDC). Breakthrough in Understanding Quark-Gluon Plasma, the Primordial Form of Matter in the Early Universe By Sophia University “Thanks to the unique capabilities of the ALICE ZDCs, the…
Read Morethe uncanny valley : Masahiro Mori (森 政弘, Mori Masahiro, 1927 – 12 January 2025)
Masahiro Mori (森 政弘, Mori Masahiro, 1927 – 12 January 2025) was a Japanese roboticist noted for his pioneering work in the fields of robotics and automation, his research achievements in humans’ emotional responses to non-human entities, as well as for his views on religion. The ASIMO robot was designed by one of Masahiro’s students. In 1970, Mori published “Bukimi No Tani” (不気味の谷 The Uncanny Valley) in Energy. The article forwarded…
Read MoreMicroplastics….
The effects of microplastics on human health are a growing concern and an actively increasing area of research. Tiny particles known as microplastics, have been found in various environmental and biological matrices, including air, water, food, and human tissues. Microplastics, defined as plastic fragments smaller than 5 millimeters (mm), and even smaller particles such as nanoplastics, particles smaller than 1000 nanometers (nm) (0.001 mm…
Read MoreRV Basics: Understanding RV Electrical Systems
“Rvs.. Vanlife.. Digital nomads… simply: location independent lifestyles.. yachting.. trekking…research.. space exploration.. this is an extension of the human soul. Escape from slavery.. asking questions.. not all that wander are lost.. our greatest philosophers and prophets all scoured the earth for answers and balance. This is the way. Create your new reality. Forge a singular existence that champions your strengths…
Read MoreDavid Lynch legendary film maker has passed
David Lynch: “I went to a psychiatrist once. I was doing something that had become a pattern in my life, and I thought, Well, I should go talk to a psychiatrist. When I got into the room, I asked him, “Do you think that this process could, in any way, damage my creativity?” And he said, “Well, David, I have…
Read MoreKen Burns Leonardo da Vinci
A Documentary by Ken Burns — Watch the Story of Leonardo da Vinci & His Personal Notebooks, On-Camera Interviews & More Official website: https://to.pbs.org/davinci | #LeonardoPBS Approximately 4,000 pages of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks remain. Over his lifetime, he made meticulous observations, drew fantastical flying machines, sketched castles and church architecture, invented weapons of war, and more. These surviving pages offer unique…
Read MoreART IN EVOLUTION
“Creating visual art is one of the defining characteristics of the human species, but the paucity of archaeological evidence means that we have limited information on the origin and evolution of this aspect of human culture. The components of art include colour, pattern and the reproduction of visual likeness. The 2D and 3D art forms that were created by Upper…
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