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July 30, 2019
July 30 - Happy Birthday Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D) NY-18th, born in Sherbrooke, Quebec in 1966
July 29, 2019
July 29 - Happy Birthday Mayor Michael Hancock (D) Denver, born in Killeen, TX in 1969
July 29, 2019
July 29 - Happy Birthday Rep. Diana DeGette (D) CO-1st, born in Tachikawa, Japan in 1957
July 26, 2019
Forbes 7/25/19
(link) https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelkramerbussel/2019/07/25/us-soccer-champion-megan-rapinoe-lands-two-book-deal-for-memoir-and-middle-grade-title/#339a365523b0
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Megan Rapinoe (US Women's World Cup soccer star) has 2 books in the works
U.S. Soccer Champion Megan Rapinoe Lands Two-Book Deal For Memoir And Middle-Grade TitleForbes 7/25/19
(link) https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelkramerbussel/2019/07/25/us-soccer-champion-megan-rapinoe-lands-two-book-deal-for-memoir-and-middle-grade-title/#339a365523b0
Penguin Press president and editor in chief Ann Godoff noted to the Times that Rapinoe “has a different platform” than many of her fellow female soccer players who’ve penned memoirs. “She’s just operating from this very honest and straightforward and ‘This is who I am’ place. I think that’s what many people aspire to,” Godoff said.
Rapinoe has been outspoken about her political views and the power of being an openly gay professional athlete. “I think female athletes in general are at the forefront of every protest in general because we’re gay, we’re women, we’re women of color, we’re sort of everything all at one time,” she told NBC News.
Rapinoe is one of the subjects of Caitlin Murray’s April 2019 nonfiction book, National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer (Harry N. Abrams) as well as the subject of two forthcoming biographies, one by Jill Sherman aimed at children ages six to nine to be published next week by Amicus Ink, the other, Megan Rapinoe: Soccer Superstar by Anthony K. Hewson to be published October 1 by North Star Editions.
Several of Rapinoe’s soccer colleagues have also written books. Rapinoe’s teammate, Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan, wrote 2015 children’s book Breakaway: Beyond the Goal (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers). Carli Lloyd wrote, with Wayne Coffey, 2015 New York Times bestseller When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Abby Wambach has written three books, 2015 New York Times bestseller Forward: A Memoir (Dey Street Books), as well as a young readers’ edition of the same title, along with 2019’s WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game (Celadon Books).
Rapinoe has been outspoken about her political views and the power of being an openly gay professional athlete. “I think female athletes in general are at the forefront of every protest in general because we’re gay, we’re women, we’re women of color, we’re sort of everything all at one time,” she told NBC News.
Rapinoe is one of the subjects of Caitlin Murray’s April 2019 nonfiction book, National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer (Harry N. Abrams) as well as the subject of two forthcoming biographies, one by Jill Sherman aimed at children ages six to nine to be published next week by Amicus Ink, the other, Megan Rapinoe: Soccer Superstar by Anthony K. Hewson to be published October 1 by North Star Editions.
Several of Rapinoe’s soccer colleagues have also written books. Rapinoe’s teammate, Olympic gold medalist Alex Morgan, wrote 2015 children’s book Breakaway: Beyond the Goal (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers). Carli Lloyd wrote, with Wayne Coffey, 2015 New York Times bestseller When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Abby Wambach has written three books, 2015 New York Times bestseller Forward: A Memoir (Dey Street Books), as well as a young readers’ edition of the same title, along with 2019’s WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game (Celadon Books).
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July 22, 2019
Rankings by Oxford (UK) Summer Courses
(link) https://oxfordsummercourses.com/articles/most-cultural-student-cities/
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Pittsburgh is ranked 12th in the world for "Most cultural cities for students"
Rankings by Oxford (UK) Summer Courses
(link) https://oxfordsummercourses.com/articles/most-cultural-student-cities/
University is a time to broaden your horizons, not only intellectually but culturally, as you meet people from all around the world. As well as eye-opening lectures, seminars and towering piles of textbooks, students who venture away from home also have a brand new city to discover and learn from. But where are the most culturally inspiring cities for students across the globe? We’ve put together an infographic to illustrate some of the best cities to study if you want a rich and dynamic life outside of the lecture theatre. Take a look at our countdown of the top 10 cultural cities to study in, ranked by the number of theatres, cinemas, public libraries, street markets and live music venues, among other highlights.
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