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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Newly-launched jigsaw puzzle depicts well-known Harrogate landmark
A new jigsaw puzzle featuring a Harrogate landmark is now stocked at a town centre store. The 1,000-piece puzzle, which is available to buy at Games Crusade on Oxford Street in Harrogate, shows a photograph of Harrogate's war memorial, known as the Cenotaph. Harrogate Business Improvement District (BID) partnered with Games Crusade, and with UK-based organisation All Jigsaw Puzzles, to create the jigsaw. (Image: Supplied) Bethany Allen, operations and projects executive at Harrogate BID, said: "As the BID, we're always keen on working alongside initiatives aimed at promoting our place to as wide an audience as possible. "We were very happy to offer funding for a series of new photographs of Harrogate to be used for the design. "The new puzzle really could make that perfect birthday present for a friend or loved one, so be sure to check it out!" The jigsaw can also be purchased on the Games Crusade website at
The Mainichi
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Mainichi
Late philosopher and Hiroshima A-bomb survivor staged over 500 sit-ins against nuclear weapons
HIROSHIMA -- Every time a nuclear test was conducted abroad, Ichiro Moritaki (1901-1994) staged a sit-in in front of the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima's Naka Ward. The philosopher devoted half his life to A-bomb survivors' movements and campaigns against atomic and hydrogen bombs, earning him the moniker "the father of anti-nuclear movements." "Nuclear weapons and humanity cannot coexist," Moritaki said, and his words still serve as a driving force for people campaigning for nuclear weapons abolition today. His iconic style of sitting quietly, clad in a shirt and tie with his back straight, was full of dignity. "He told me he was staging sit-ins with his back against the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims because he was carrying the souls of A-bomb victims who passed away on his back. However, what my father and others had appealed for has not been made a reality," Moritaki's second daughter Haruko, an 86-year-old resident in Hiroshima's Saeki Ward, told the Mainichi Shimbun. Until his later years, Moritaki urged for the principles of "absolute denial of the nuclear" -- rejecting not only the military use of atomic power such as in nuclear weapons, but also its peaceful use like in nuclear power generation. To date, his philosophy has remained far from being realized. Nihon Hidankyo, formally the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, for which Moritaki served as the first chairperson, has persistently called for government compensation for A-bomb victims, but this has not yet come about. On the morning of Aug. 6, 1945, Moritaki, then a professor at Hiroshima Koto Shihan Gakko (present-day Hiroshima University), was exposed to the atomic bomb about 4 kilometers from the hypocenter while leading a group of students mobilized for wartime labor services at a shipyard in Hiroshima's Ebamachi district (now part of Naka Ward). Shards of glass scattered by the blast pierced his right eye, causing him to lose sight in it. Haruko remembers an unforgettable experience. When she traveled from the location to which she had evacuated to the barracks where her father was living after the bombing, Haruko found a pure white skull in a river nearby. "It was small enough to fit in my palm, and even as young as I was, I could sense that it was from a baby who died in the atomic bombing. When I handed it to my father, he wept bitterly as he held it close to him." While teaching at Hiroshima University, Moritaki was also involved in a drive to provide psychological and economic support to children orphaned by the atomic bombing. As part of the campaign, Haruko also recalls sharing hot pot dishes with the orphans. "He was called 'dad' by those children," she reflected. Moritaki worked hard to establish Nihon Hidankyo in 1956 and became its first chairperson. At the ninth World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs held in 1963, the movement split due to fierce disagreements between supporters of the contemporary Socialist Party and the Japanese Communist Party over the then Soviet Union's resumption of nuclear testing. In his keynote speech, Moritaki emphasized that he was absolutely against any nuclear testing by any country and all forms of nuclear armament, but jeers and roars filled the venue, and some were even injured in the commotion. In April 1962, Moritaki staged a sit-in protest in front of the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims against the resumption of nuclear tests by the United States and the Soviet Union. He submitted his resignation to the university he taught at, fully committing himself to the protest, which lasted 12 days. His action marked the beginning of a tradition in Hiroshima of staging sit-ins before the cenotaph each time nuclear testing was conducted. "Even shortly before his passing, he told me from his sickbed, 'Haruko, you've got to go today. There is a sit-in,'" Haruko recalled. Over the course of his life, Moritaki took part in more than 500 sit-ins. At its inaugural convention, Nihon Hidankyo affirmed the peaceful use of nuclear power in a declaration which Moritaki himself drafted. After meeting residents of uranium mining areas across the world and scientists opposed to nuclear power, however, Moritaki revamped his views and advocated "absolute denial of the nuclear" at the 1975 World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. In the mid-1980s, Moritaki underwent surgery for a cataract caused by radiation exposure. Not only did he lose his right eyesight to the atomic bombing, but his left eyesight was at risk of the same fate. Both his vision and his resolve apparently cleared after the surgery, further deepening his solidarity with nuclear victims around the world. Haruko, who accompanied her father in his activism, now serves as co-representative of the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (HANWA). She is currently busy preparing for the World Nuclear Victims Forum, to be held in Hiroshima this October. The conference will invite victims of uranium mining, nuclear testing and nuclear accidents from around the world and seek to form an international network to abolish nuclear weapons and provide relief to nuclear victims. In her father's final years, Haruko was diagnosed with cancer, and she continues her activities while receiving treatment. "'Nuclear weapons and humanity cannot coexist' is the will of my respected father -- and of course, it is my own as well," she told the Mainichi Shimbun.
The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Air ambulance dispatched to Ozzy Osbourne's country home before he died with wife Sharon by his side
AN AIR ambulance rushed to Ozzy Osbourne's million-pound mansion as crews attempted to save the rock legend in his final moments. The Black Sabbath frontman, 76, died "surrounded by love" at their home in Welders, Buckinghamshire , yesterday. 3 Ozzy took to the stage for the final time on July 5 Credit: Ross Halfin 3 Air ambulance crews were deployed to Welders House in Buckinghamshire 3 Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne died on Tuesday and had wife Sharon at his side Credit: Getty Sharon, his wife of 43 years and "He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time." Thames Valley Air Ambulance said that a crew had been dispatched to provide "advanced critical care". Read more on Ozzy A spokesperson for the service confirmed to MailOnline: "We can confirm that our helicopter was dispatched to provide advanced critical care at an incident near Chalfont St Giles yesterday." Shortly prior to his passing, the Changes hitmaker told of his strict health monitoring and medical check-ins. On his Most read in Celebrity "I have got this guy who's virtually living with me and I am in bed by seven. "I used to have to take a handful of f***ing sleeping pills. "Now I don't take anything. I am having my blood pressure taken 15 times a day. "I've got this f***ing device on my finger. It's a monitor to say how my heart rate is.' Inside Ozzy Osbourne's final days after historic last show 'took huge toll' on his health He then said of his life approach: "I'm just taking it one day at a time. "Ask him upstairs. In my case, the one below." He last graced the stage earlier this month when he reunited with his bandmates Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward and played a The gig was touted as "the greatest heavy metal show ever," with Ozzy grinning to chanting fans as he thanked them for all they had done for him. The icon vowed, however, that it would be After the show he watched on as his The legend cemented his place in rock history early in his career with controversial displays such as The stunt came in 1982, during a performance in Des Moines, Ozzy, believing it to be made of rubber, bit into the carcass, and later had to be plied with rabies shots. He also snorted a line of ants while on tour with the notorious Mötley Crüe band in the '80s. Off-stage the rocker also hit headlines for eye-brow raising appearances, such as the time he urinated on the Cenotaph at the Alamo while wearing one of Sharon's dresses. She had reportedly hidden his clothes in an attempt to stop him from venturing out - but he ended up banned from San Antonio for a decade. Although his wild behaviour would have been enough to see some artists blacklisted, Ozzy became a loveable rogue who captured fans' hearts across the globe. In 2001, Ozzy appealed to a whole new audience after appearing in Its first series was the most-watched show ever on MTV and propelled With the family's success growing, they hosted the 30th Annual American Music Awards and later the Brit Awards in London. The family's hugely popular show ran until 2005 and portrayed heartbreaking moments for the family - including Sharon's battle with cancer and the quad bike accident that The family later starred in the reality series The Osbournes Want to Believe and special The Osbournes: Night of Terror, which both focused on paranormal investigations.
Yomiuri Shimbun
6 days ago
- General
- Yomiuri Shimbun
Nobel Committee Chairman Visits Hiroshima, Japan, for the First Time; Jorgen Watne Frydnes Tours Peace Memorial Museum, Meets Survivors
Observing the passage of 80 years since atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, Jorgen Watne Frydnes, 40, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which selects the Nobel Peace Prize, made his first visit to the Peace Memorial Park in Naka Ward, Hiroshima, on Tuesday. After touring Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, he placed flowers at the Cenotaph for the A-bomb Victims and met with A-bomb survivors. He said he was deeply impressed by the survivors' testimonies and the exhibits at the museum. Last October, the Oslo-based committee selected Nihon Hidankyo (the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations) as the winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize. Frydnes spent about an hour at the museum on Tuesday, gazing intently at exhibits like a panoramic display recreating the moment of the atomic bombing. In the museum guest book, he wrote in English, 'we pay tribute to all who were lost, to all survivors — and to all those who turned pain into hope, and memory into a force for peace.' Afterward, he met with about 20 people, including Hidankyo representative Toshiyuki Mimaki, 83, who attended the award ceremony in Oslo last December, and children of A-bomb survivors and high school students. Frydnes said that he was encouraged by the opportunity to meet with those who are teaching new generations about the reality of the atomic bombings. 'We are aiming for a world without nuclear weapons, and I hope that you will convey this message to the world from Norway as well,' said Mimaki. Frydnes told the press that he hopes the world will once again listen to the voices of the A-bomb survivors saying that nuclear weapons must never be used again.
The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Ozzy Osbourne was having his heart ‘monitored 15 times a day' just weeks before his death
OZZY Osbourne was having his heart monitored 15 times a day and a strict early bedtime curfew just months before his tragic death. The Black Sabbath frontman 6 Ozzy Osbourne opened up on his strict medical monitoring in the months before his tragic passing Credit: Getty - Contributor 6 Ozzy told how he had a 7pm bedtime and his heart monitored 15 times a day Credit: YouTube 6 He died aged 76 on Tuesday, at home with wife Sharon Credit: Getty - Contributor Ozzy with his band mates at Villa Par k yet, on Tuesday, sadly Sharon, his wife of 43 years and "He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. read more ozzy osbourne " Sharon , Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis." Shortly prior to his passing, the Changes hitmaker told of his strict health monitoring and medical check-ins. On his "I have got this guy who's virtually living with me and I am in bed by seven. Most read in Celebrity "I used to have to take a handful of f***ing sleeping pills. Watch emotional moment Ozzy Osbourne speak about amazing life with Sharon in resurfaced moment from The Osbournes as rocker tragically dies "Now I don't take anything. I am having my blood pressure taken 15 times a day. "I've got this f***ing device on my finger. It's a monitor to say how my heart rate is.' He then said of his life approach: "I'm just taking it one day at a time. "Ask him upstairs. In my case, the one below." PRINCE OF DARKNESS He last graced the stage earlier this month when he reunited with his bandmates Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward and played a The gig was touted as "the greatest heavy metal show ever," with Ozzy grinning to chanting fans as he thanked them for all they had done for him. The icon vowed, however, that it would be After the show he watched on as his His ROCK LEGEND The legend cemented his place in rock history early in his career with controversial displays such as The stunt came in 1982, during a performance in Des Moines, Ozzy, believing it to be made of rubber, bit into the carcass, and later had to be plied with rabies shots. He also snorted a line of ants while on tour with the notorious Mötley Crüe band in the '80s. Off-stage the rocker also hit headlines for eye-brow raising appearances, such as the time he urinated on the Cenotaph at the Alamo while wearing one of Sharon's dresses. She had reportedly hidden his clothes in an attempt to stop him from venturing out - but he ended up banned from San Antonio for a decade. 6 Ozzy told how he had ditched sleeping pills and lived with a monitor on his finger Credit: AFP 6 Ozzy was known as the Prince of Darkness through his rocker career Credit: YouTube 6 He was 'surrounded by loved ones' as he passed
