Video Sheringham Railway Station will be closed for more than a month as a new platform is built there to accommodate the new bi-mode trains. Picture: MARK BULLIMORE Archant Norfolk 2015 Sheringham Railway Station will shut for over a month so a new platform can be installed. One of Greater Anglias new bi-mode trains. Picture: Greater AngliaGreater Anglia is closing the station from Sunday 31 March to Sunday 5 May for the £1m+ project, which will see a new 80 metre platform put in to accommodate the next generation of trains, which are arriving this year.The new platform will be twice the length of the current 40-metre structure, allowing the longer, three or four-carriage ‘bi-mode’ trains to fit in there. During that closure, Bittern Line services from Norwich to Sheringham will terminate at Cromer. Passengers travelling to and from West Runton and Sheringham will be able to continue their journey by rail replacement bus.Andrew Goodrum, the train … [Read more...] about Seaside train station will shut for over a month as new platform rolls in
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A Saudi fashion show skipped the models and showed dresses using drones
Adam Taylor, The Washington Post Published 9:25 am, Thursday, June 7, 2018 I’m dying at this fashion show in Saudi they weren’t allowed female models pic.twitter.com/5xxpMBk4Nr— jina (@jinakhoushnaw) June 6, 2018 At a recent fashion showcase in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, there were no models to show off the designs. Instead the dresses flew through mid-air, suspended from unmanned drones as they fluttered and swirled around the room. The presentation was intended as a gimmick and designed to make the show stand out to buyers in the fashionable coastal city. However, in a country where women are still bound by conservative ideas about modesty, the replacement of actual women with flying robots prompted widespread mockery -- and in some cases, outrage. On social media, some posters compared video from the show unfavorably to a horror film, with users suggesting that the floating dresses looked like they were being worn by ghosts. window._taboola = … [Read more...] about A Saudi fashion show skipped the models and showed dresses using drones
Double duty: Caregivers take on a second shift in an aging America
By Jackie Crosby Star Tribune June 3, 2018 — 2:46pm AGING PARENTS, STRESSED FAMILIES The 2030 problem Demographic triple threat spells trouble Career-care struggle Holding onto a job while caregiving More on this story See their stories Watch caregivers describe their lives Resources, policy Where the laws stand and how to find help Getting through itHelpers offer survival tips, strategies About the series Why we're writing about caregiving Christian Fritzberg’s life was in chaos. Just a month into a new job, he moved his 74-year-old mother out of assisted living and into his home. Fritzberg, 35, worked nights and weekends to get his work done as he juggled his new caregiving duties. His mother was frail and in a wheelchair, and could no longer cook, bathe or get herself dressed. He believed he was managing; his bosses felt otherwise. Within the year, he was out of work, with four weeks’ severance. “I was … [Read more...] about Double duty: Caregivers take on a second shift in an aging America
‘Strength Training Helped Me Escape A Life Of Chronic Back Pain’
Two and a half years ago, when I was 18, I fell down the basement stairs in my house.After being rushed to the hospital, I found out I had fractured a vertebrae. The doctor discharged me that same day, and sent me home with a prescription for pain medication and instructions to stay in bed and rest. (I later learned I probably should have stayed at the hospital, under the care of occupational therapists.) But the pain was so severe the medication only helped for an hour or so. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Three days later, I found out I'd broken my pelvis, too—the pain in my back was so intense, I hadn’t felt the pain in my hips.Before the fall, I was in the gym lifting four to five days a week, doing cardio nearly every day. But afterward, I was confined to a bed for eight weeks. Cali post-injury Courtesy of Cali Shadburn When my bed rest was complete, I started to see a physical therapist. But my back wasn't responding to the exercises we were doing, … [Read more...] about ‘Strength Training Helped Me Escape A Life Of Chronic Back Pain’
Apps blamed for turning a tiny street in Glen Park into a traffic nightmare
By Amy Graff, SFGATE Updated 1:52 pm, Tuesday, May 22, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-14', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 14', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Amy Graff Image 1of/14 CaptionClose Image 1 of 14 Residents living on Miguel Street in San Francisco's Glen … [Read more...] about Apps blamed for turning a tiny street in Glen Park into a traffic nightmare