Young Emirati schoolgirl launches debut novel Blue Moon

Edit The National 02 May 2016
It was more like a birthday party than a book launch. There was a cake, desserts and a stream of well-wishers ... Set in North Carolina, the tale follows the adventurous teenager Prim, who faces new challenges after she finds herself in a remote village. The American setting was not a big leap in imagination for Al Naqbi ... Speaking at the book launch, Al Naqbi told The National it is a surreal feeling to be a young published author....

Emirati schoolgirl Aysha Al Naqbi launches debut novel Blue Moon

Edit The National 02 May 2016
It was more like a birthday party than a book launch. There was a cake, desserts and a stream of well-wishers ... Set in North Carolina, the tale follows the adventurous teenager Prim, who faces new challenges after she finds herself in a remote village. The American setting was not a big leap in imagination for Al Naqbi ... Speaking at the book launch, Al Naqbi told The National it is a surreal feeling to be a young published author....

1920s

Edit Newsday 02 May 2016
(Credit. Hallmark). What cards lacked in color, they made up for in formality. In the 1920s, color was hand-applied rather than printed. (Credit. Hallmark). This 1930s card highlights a mother in the kitchen, baking with her little one. (Credit. Hallmark) ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Remember that prim and proper 1920s mom? She burst out of her shell in the 1960s, with this card telling mom to do something "adventurous, wicked and daring on Mother's Day."....

Pleasure; Tannhäuser – review

Edit The Guardian 01 May 2016
Opera North, Howard Assembly Room, Leeds; Royal Opera House, London. Lesley Garrett is fabulous as a perceptive toilet attendant in Mark Simpson’s opera set in a gay club. But a revival of Tannhäuser leaves everyone in the dark ... Nevertheless both sexy Venus (a slightly underpowered Sophie Koch) and prim Elisabeth (a fervent, soaring Emma Bell) want him, the former with his clothes off, the other with them on and buttoned up ... ....

Primary Schools Shine At Rugby Festival

Edit All Africa 30 Apr 2016
The tournament included traditional rugby playing schools like Avondale, Borrowdale, Highlands, Lewisam, Blackiston, Lendy Park newcomers Gwinyai, Chipindura, ZRP Braeside, and Selborne Routledge.The inaugural edition that was partnered by Manhattans Leisure saw Highlands Primary School walking away 17-10 winners over Gwinyai Prim ... ....

The Secret: Fast-moving drama draws viewer in to dynamics behind case of killer dentist Colin Howell

Edit Belfast Telegraph 30 Apr 2016
There is always a problem whenever a true story is turned into a drama. you already know how it ends ... Share Go To. The lurid narrative was minutely documented during the court case, and then further expanded in Deric Henderson's account of the scandal, Let This Be Our Secret. So I was sceptical ... Prim in her Peter Pan collar, she showed flashes of the recklessness that would later allow her to become complicit in Howell's murderous plans ... ....

Here's who won this week's I Spy puzzle

Edit Business Journal 29 Apr 2016
Congratulations to Michael Hernandez, who was the first to ID this week's somewhat obscure I Spy Cincinnati puzzle as the home of a Colonial-esque red brick Cincinnati Bell building in Mount Lookout. I'm not sure what the building is used for today — It looks like the grounds were o nce home to a since-demolished two-room schoolhouse— but the grounds look prim and well cared-for, so I'm assuming it's occupied ... ....

WATCH: Queen accepts Obamas Invictus challenge

Edit Khaleej Times 29 Apr 2016
The prim and proper Queen Elizabeth II showed how 'cool' she is when she responded to US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama's Invictus Games challenge on Twitter ... Hey, @KensingtonRoyal! Are you ready for @InvictusOrlando? Game on. pic.twitter.com/S34KrEv5Is - The First Lady (@FLOTUS) April 29, 2016 ... - Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 29, 2016 ... Well played, Harry ... ....

Audra McDonald can really do everything

Edit New York Post 29 Apr 2016
Does your washing machine need to be fixed? Do you want a five-tier wedding cake? Maybe if Audra McDonald has some free time, she can help — because after seeing her fabulous new show, “Shuffle Along,” you wonder if there’s anything this Broadway star can’t do ... McDonald’s Lottie Gee is a grande dame with artistic ambitions and a hilariously prim demeanor — the star has never been as loosely funny as she is here ... E. Miller, respectively....

Primoris Services Corporation Announces Heavy Civil Award Valued at $22 Million (Primoris Services Corporation)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Apr 2016
(Source. Primoris Services Corporation) 4ff18348-d700-4227-9926-9a0c5ffccbaa.pdf. April 28, 2016 Primoris Services Corporation Announces Heavy Civil Award Valued at $22 Million ... PRIM) ("Primoris" or "Company") today announced a new heavy civil award valued at over $22 million ... ABOUT PRIMORIS ... For additional information, please visit www.prim.com. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ... (214) 740-5615. ktholking@prim.com. Source....

Primoris Services Corporation Announces Heavy Civil Award Valued at $22 Million

Edit Stockhouse 28 Apr 2016
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - April 28, 2016) - Primoris Services Corporation (NASDAQ. PRIM) ("Primoris" or "Company") today announced a new heavy civil award valued at over $22 million. The contract was secured by James Construction Group, part of the East Construction Services segment.  The project was awarded by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department ... For additional information, please visit www.prim.com ... ....

Law school dressing

Edit The Hindu 28 Apr 2016
In the 21st century, defining decency and character based on an individual’s clothing always spawns a debate. A concrete and tangible formula for proper dressing is non-existent; the way a person decides to cover his or her body is a personal concern ... After years of wearing a prim and proper uniform in school, students wish to wear an attire of their choice when they enter college and not be counselled for dress code ... M.V....

Oasmia Pharmaceutical verkündet positive allgemeine Überlebensergebnisse von der Phase-III-Studie mit Apealea/Paclical für die Behandlung von Eierstockkrebs

Edit PR Newswire 27 Apr 2016
NEW YORK, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Die Daten zur Gesamtüberlebensrate aus der Phase-III-Studie erreichen den primären Endpunkt und belegen, dass die Bevorzugung von Paclical/Apealea mit keiner Inferiorität verbunden ist. Dies wird die Grundlage für einen Antrag ... ....
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