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Column: Women break ‘bronze ceiling’ in Central Park
When Myriam Miedzian lived in New York City, she and her husband walked through Central Park on weekends. “Invariably we would pass by the humongous statue of a Polish king,” she said, describing a pedestal bearing a huge figure of King Jagiello atop a horse. “What is a 15th century Polish king doing in Central …
GB wheelchair sprinter Samantha Kinghorn wins T53 bronze at World Para Championships | Athletics News
By Mark Ashenden Last Updated: 08/11/19 5:20pm Samantha Kinghorn was defending champion heading to Dubai British wheelchair sprinter and Sky Scholar Samantha Kinghorn battled to bronze in the T53 100m at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai on Friday. It was Great Britain’s second medal of the Championships following Paul Blake’s stunning gold on …
New Zealand v Wales: Rugby World Cup 2019 bronze final – live! | Sport
Hansen makes seven changes to his semi-final team – and it’s not just the coaches signing off from All Blacks’ rugby today. Captain Kieran Read is also retiring, along with Ben Smith and Ryan Crotty, who both start today. Ardie Savea’s injury gives Shannon Frizell a chance to start at No 6. Injuries have badly …
Bronze Age monument discovered in Forest of Dean
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBronze Age monument discovered in Forest of Dean A previously unknown Bronze Age monument has been discovered hidden in woodland in the Forest of Dean following an airborne laser scan. The ritual monument, known as a ring cairn, dates back to about 2,000 BC. It consists of …
Great Orme copper mine ‘traded widely in Bronze Age’
Image copyright Great Orme Mines Image caption Great Orme copper found in Bronze Age artefacts “stretching from Brittany to the Baltic” North Wales was Britain’s main source of copper for about 200 years during the Bronze Age, new research has found. Scientists analysed metal from the Great Orme, Conwy, and found it was made into …
World War II ‘Hero of Cologne,’ 95, receives Bronze Star for destroying Nazi tank in firefight
It took nearly 75 years, but World War II veteran Clarence Smoyer, 95, finally received the Bronze Star Medal on Wednesday for his heroic actions that helped destroy a German tank and take the crucial city of Cologne. U.S. Army Major Peter Semanoff guides Clarence Smoyer back to his seat after awarding him the Bronze Star at the National …
Four finalists unveiled for Lexington sculpture to ‘break the bronze ceiling’
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Lexington is one step closer to breaking the bronze ceiling, as artists unveiled their proposals Thursday for a monument to celebrate the history and contributions of women in the city and region. Last year city leaders launched an effort to put up the city’s first public statue of a woman downtown. …
France beats Australia 67-59 for bronze medal at World Cup | Sports
BEIJING (AP) — France has another bronze medal in the World Cup to go with one it won in 2014 — a measure of its world basketball status. Australia still has none. Not a single medal in the Olympics, and now it’s also been shut out at the World Cup. France defeated Australia 67-59 on …
Skateboarder Sky Brown, 11, takes bronze at worlds with eye on Olympics | Sport
Sky Brown, the 11-year-old British skateboarding prodigy who is on track to become the youngest female to compete at the Summer Olympics in 50 years, won bronze at the world championships in Brazil on Saturday. Japan’s Misugu Okamoto, who is 13, took first at the skateboarding park world championships in Sao Paolo with a score …
Breaking the ‘bronze ceiling’ | Visual Arts
The woman who invented ballet flats was from Frederick. Designer Claire McCardell also pioneered separates, sewed pockets in dresses, and popularized comfortable, durable fabrics like jersey and cotton. In an era of tight skirts and girdled silhouettes, she invented the Monastic dress, a simple frame of bias-cut fabric that hung from the shoulders and cinched …
