New Dog, a new book by Dajah Walker, has been released by RoseDog Books.New Dog is a story about wanting something so badly and coming up with ways to get it. The author hopes this book will encourage other children to write their own stories, and hopes that you will enjoy this book as much as she enjoyed writing it.About the Author Dajah Walker is a ten-year-old girl. She was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Who would have thought a two-pound-six-ounce baby would cowrite her first book at the age of eight? Dajah is the middle child of three.…
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South Africa was coming to terms on Sunday with the full extent of the destruction and deaths caused by a Christmas Eve tanker lorry explosion near Johannesburg, as officials reported the death toll rising to 15. The lorry was carrying gas when it got stuck under a low-lying bridge in the town of Boksburg, on Saturday, sparking flames. As firefighters worked to extinguish the flames the tanker exploded, according to emergency services officials.. A “fire bomb” from the explosion substantially damaged Tambo Memorial Hospital, about 110 yards away, authorities said. WATCH: The Mister of @HealthZA, Dr Joe Phaahla gives update…
Sport Africa bows out in style with the first of three specials looking back at some of show’s best stories from the past five years.Serving up a smash hit to start, we hear from the teenage Nigerian tennis ace who has since gone on to become the country’s number one ladies player, whilst Somali Olympic boxer Ramla Ali reveals how she had to fight the disapproval of her family and community to rise to the top.We check in with Ghana’s Kofi Kingston, Africa’s first ever WWE wrestling champion, and speak to some of the continent’s leading female basketballers to ask…
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The relevance of bilingualism and its benefits was the topic of a lecture given to members of the Spanish Department and students at Alexander High School by experts on the subject this month.Rosa Maria Ceballos De Llano, Laredo’s Poet Laureate, along with Dr. Patricia Garza-Gonzalez, an independent researcher interested in bilinguism, were the guest speakers. Spanish Department chairperson Sylvia E. Vargas welcomed the lecturers along with assistant principals Elvira Gaona and Isabel Valdez and Spanish teachers Eduardo Bustos, Daniel Hermosillo, Juan Hermosillo, Limbania Martínez, Elizabeth Valdez, Luis Valdez and Claudia Zúñiga. Vargas said that she invited Ceballos De Llano and Garza-Gonzalez to reinforce what…
Apple TV+ offers exclusive Apple original TV shows and movies in 4K HDR quality. You can watch across all of your screens and pick up where you left off on any device. Apple TV+ costs $6.99 per month. Here’s every Apple original television show and movie available now on Apple TV+, as well as the latest trailers … Apple TV+ content is available exclusively through the Apple TV app. You can watch on your Apple TV set-top box, iPhone, or iPad as you might expect. But you don’t need the latest Apple TV 4K to enjoy Apple TV+. The TV…
By LUKE ANAMI East African Community partner states say the US-Africa Summit last week was occasion to pitch investments in agriculture, health and energy – three of the areas supposedly hurting their economies in concert.While Kenya is exploring value addition for its products that end up in the US and has even entered into a nuclear energy deal, Uganda went to town about the pharmaceutical industry, speaking on the need for vaccine manufacturing in the country.At the same event, the US Chamber of Commerce’s US-Africa Business Centre (USAfBC) hosted a presidential roundtable with President Samia Suluhu to formally launch the…
Christmas in Los Angeles County Sunday will include the customary Masses and church services celebrating the birth of Jesus and annual events providing meals to the homeless and poor.English-language Christmas Masses will be celebrated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Archbishop José H. Gomez will celebrate the 12:30 p.m. Mass in Spanish with the Spanish-language choir leading in song.The 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Masses will be streamed at facebook.com/olacathedral and youtube.com/olacathedral and broadcast on digital Channel 7.2 and Channels 703 and 1246 on Spectrum cable systems, Channel 467 on Frontier…
Special to the Inquirer Gonzales Mayor Steve Sucher — a “Santa” at heart — made a grand entrance at the Legacy Ranch Kids children’s party hosted and sponsored by Debbie and Steve Marshall, friends and family! Santa arrived with a billowing “Ho! Ho! Ho!” and jingle bells too! The children ran to greet him as they escorted Santa and Mrs. Claus to their seats by the Christmas tree. Santa had a patient ear as he listened to what the children wanted this year. There were hundreds of toys to choose from for all ages. The children and staff enjoyed food…
India replaced South Africa in the second spot after their 2-0 series win over Bangladesh. The second cycle of World Test Championship is in its final leg and India’s 2-0 win in Bangladesh has caused some significant movement in the points table. A look at how the top contenders are placed for the final.Points table after Mirpur Test TeamPoints wonTests playedPoints contestedPercentage pointsTests leftAus1201315676.92%6Ind991416858.93%4SA721113254.55%4SL641012053.33%2Eng1242226446.97%0WI541113240.91%2Pak561214438.89%2NZ28910825.93%4Ban161214411.11%0How has the Bangladesh-India series altered the standings?India’s 2-0 win in Bangladesh means they move up to the second place displacing South Africa, who lost to the table toppers Australia in Brisbane last week. India started the…