“Up Close & Personal with Cortlandt Hull” with the founder of Bristol’s Witch’s Dungeon won won two Tellys. The Telly Awards honors video and television across all screens. This year, a press release said, it received over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents. From editorial interviews with the BBC and National Geographic, to panels and discussions featuring innovative voices from PBS, Vimeo, Univision, Dow Jones, Lockheed Martin and other top level corporations. “Up Close & Personal with Cortlandt Hull” received the Silver/Documentary and Bronze/Biography awards. The program focused its attention on the story of a young boy who, for most of his childhood, was ill but used art and imagination to work with Hollywood’s movie legends. The entry contained rare collector imagery. Over 50 years in the making, Cortlandt Hull and his museum, Witch’s Dungeon, have been commissioned by Universal Studios, the U.S. Postal … [Read more...] about Program on Cortlandt Hull wins award
Roadwork begins July 23
The City of Bristol’s Department of Public Works is scheduled to reconstruct the following roads starting Tuesday, July 23: New Hampshire Drive Lexington Street East Road (from Wolcott to Greystone) Rockwell Avenue Graham Street The work will consist of reclaiming (pulverizing) the existing roadway pavement and installing a new bituminous roadway surface and curbing. The work is being performed due to the deteriorated condition of the roadway surface. The existing horizontal and vertical alignment of the road will not be substantially altered. The sequence and scope of work will consist of the following: Paint marks will appear on the roadway indicating location of existing public utilities within the project area. Residents with sprinkler heads located between the curb and front of concrete walk are advised to remove them from the area or contact the City Engineering Division to ensure that they will not be disturbed. City contractor will remove curbs if needed. Once work … [Read more...] about Roadwork begins July 23
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid: ICC 2019
Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich LIVEInternational Champions Cup 2019 Real Madrid begin their pre-season preparations tonight as they take on Bayern Munich in the International Champions Cup. Bayern were beaten 2-1 by Arsenal on Wednesday as Benjamin Pavard and Fiete Arp made their debuts. Eden Hazard makes his own debut after swapping Stamford Bridge for the Santiago Bernabeu, with Luka Jovic expected to play later on. Casemiro and James Rodriguez, the latter spent the last two seasons on loan at Bayern, will not feature due to their extended break after international commitments. Live Updates Read more... New updates availableRefresh 2019-07-21T01:40:35.766Z 74 mins: Another chance!Another big miss from Bayern as Sarpeet Singh somehow manages to side-foot a volley wide from six yards out. What a miss. 2019-07-21T01:39:27.656Z 73 mins: Almost four!Bayern sweep forward and Gnabry should score off a low cross from - you guessed it - the left, but it's a weak effort and … [Read more...] about Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid: ICC 2019
Astronauts hailed as heroes 50 years after lunar landing
Capping a week of celebrations over the historic Apollo 11 mission, US Vice President Mike Pence has joined astronaut Buzz Aldrin at the Florida launch pad that sent the moonwalker and his two crewmates to space for humankind's first steps on the lunar surface 50 years ago. Pence joined NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon behind fellow astronaut Neil Armstrong, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Saturday for a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing that enthralled people around the world in on July 20, 1969. "If Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Mike Collins are not heroes, then there are no heroes," Pence told a crowd of dozens of space industry executives and NASA staff in the Operations and Checkout building, the 18-metere chamber that once housed the Apollo 11 command module for testing. "We honour these men today, and America will always honour our Apollo astronauts." Armstrong, the first man on the moon, … [Read more...] about Astronauts hailed as heroes 50 years after lunar landing
How Instagram’s latest move could backfire
By Joanne Orlando for The Conversation OPINION: Instagram is running a social media experiment in Australia and elsewhere to see what happens when it hides the number of likes on photos and other posts. If you have an Instagram account, you'll get to see the numbers but your followers won't - at least, not automatically. They will be able to click and see who liked your post, but will have to count the list of names themselves. The trial is taking place right now in six countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan and New Zealand. Canada has just finished its trial. Instagram posts no longer display the number of likes It's a bold move by Instagram, but arguably a necessary one. There is growing concernabout the effect of social media on young people's mental health and self-esteem. Instagram explained: "We want your friends to focus on the photos and videos you share, not how many likes they get." Likes, and their public tallying, have become the heart of Instagram … [Read more...] about How Instagram’s latest move could backfire