In this 85th volume We travel back to the streets of Sunderland in the 1950s Sunderland's trams had an appeal to tram enthusiasts that was as great as any other British system Possibly it was the fact that many were second-hand from other systems or was it their (almost unique) pantographs in their later years? Like many others David Clarke was fascinated by trams from an early age He can remember looking out of the first-floor front window of his house (they lived above a shop where his father was manager) & noticing not the few motor cars which were all black or the trade vans or even the fairly ordinary shops & houses but the brightly coloured red & cream trams that seemed to pass by every few minutes This was North London not Sunderland but the effect would have been the same anywhere Trams were the conspicuous things & they were beautiful to behold When he was just short of two years old they were taken away & trolleybuses substituted & he can remember asking his mother what had happened to them The trolleys somehow did not command the presence that the trams had held His first visit to Sunderland was in February 1953 he spent the day riding the trams & securing a few photographs of them The memory of that first ride to Seaburn (Sealane) in the glorious midday sunshine will stick forever & those elegant centre-entrance cars! He later discovered similar trams in Blackpool & Aberdeen but these were his first experience of something quite modern The reason (or excuse) for producing this new book of Sunderland tram photographs is the recent discovery of the excellent collection of the late Peter Mitchell Peter was a friend of David who lived close by in North London & they occasionally met up at David's home or went on public transport visits together Peter was working & could afford a good camera; David was on pocket money & had a cheap box camera So it is Peter's superb pictures & some views by Clarence Carter that are presented here together with 11 of Richard Wiseman's excellent photographs which he has kindly allowed to be to used This book is not a intended to be a definitive history of the trams or the system this book is just sheer nostalgia It is hoped that it will have appeal not only to tram enthusiasts but also to locals (and ex-locals) of Sunderland who remember the trams & the streets they ran in before the great Motor Car Age arrived ...

Kent is one of the most diverse & interesting of all English counties Stretching into London at its north western extremity & at the same time the nearest county to mainland Europe its bus companies reflect this variety From the 1930s onwards three companies dominated its bus & coach services East Kent Maidstone & District & London Transport There had once been trams in Margate & Dartford for example & trolleybuses also in Dartford & well as in the county town of Maidstone The area around Chatham & the Thames estuary was heavily industrialised which provided much business for Chatham & District buses which replaced trams in the Medway towns & was a subsidiary of Maidstone & District But Kent is also deeply rural & Maidstone & District buses in their dark green & off white livery with perhaps the most attractive logo of any bus company complimented the lush greens of the hop fields for example The dark red & pale cream of East Kent's buses will always be associated with Kent's holiday resorts as well as Canterbury with its world famous cathedral Probably no company other than London Transport suffered as much in the Second World War as East Kent its routes in & around Dover being within shelling distance of Nazi guns mounted on the French coast whilst whether they liked it or not Kent bus passengers had a grand stand view of the Battle of Britain as it was fought out over their heads ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play From Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) stylish thriller & Trance& follows an unscrupulous art dealer who double crosses a criminal gang involved in the theft of a priceless masterpiece Starring James Mc Avoy Vincent Cassel & Rosario Dawson Actors James Mc Avoy Vincent Cassel Rosario Dawson Danny Sapani Matt Cross Wahab Sheikh Mark Poltimore Tuppence Middleton Simon Kunz Michael Shaeffer Tony Jayawardena Vincent Montuel Jai Rajani Spencer Wilding & Gursharan Chaggar Director Danny Boyle Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Languages English ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) stylish thriller & Trance& follows an unscrupulous art dealer who double crosses a criminal gang involved in the theft of a priceless masterpiece Starring James Mc Avoy Vincent Cassel & Rosario Dawson Actors James Mc Avoy Vincent Cassel Rosario Dawson Danny Sapani Matt Cross Wahab Sheikh Mark Poltimore Tuppence Middleton Simon Kunz Michael Shaeffer Tony Jayawardena Vincent Montuel Jai Rajani Spencer Wilding & Gursharan Chaggar Director Danny Boyle Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Languages English Region Region 2
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In 1985 the cult sci-fi film Trancers captivated audiences & introduced the world to Jack Deth a rogue trooper in post apocalyptic Los Angeles who is sent back in time to track down Whistler a vicious cult leader with the power to turn people into mindless zombies In this all-new & action-packed graphic novel Jack has been framed for murder Jack must escape from a prison full of recently converted Trancers! ...

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This title is part of American Studies Now & available as an e-book first Visit ucpressedugoamericanstudiesnow to learn more In the last decade public discussions of transgender issues have increased exponentially However with this increased visibility has come not just power but regulation both in favor of & against trans people What was once regarded as an unusual or even unfortunate disorder has become an accepted articulation of gendered embodiment as well as a new site for political activism & political recognition What happened in the last few decades to prompt such an extensive rethinking of our understanding of gendered embodiment? How did a stigmatized identity become so central to US & European articulations of self? & how have people responded to the new definitions & understanding of sex & the gendered body? In Trans Jack Halberstam explores these recent shifts in the meaning of the gendered body & representation & explores the possibilities of a nongendered gender-optional or gender-queer future ...

Over the last five years transgender people have seemed to burst into the public eye Time declared 2014 a trans tipping point' while American Vogue named 2015 the year of trans visibility' From our television screens to the ballot box transgender people have suddenly become part of the zeitgeist This apparently overnight emergence though is just the latest stage in a long & varied history The renown of Paris Lees & Hari Nef has its roots in the efforts of those who struggled for equality before them but were met with indifference
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What does it mean to be transgender? How do we discuss the subject? In this eye-opening book CN Lester academic & activist takes us on a journey through some of the most pressing issues concerning the trans debate from pronouns to Caitlyn Jenner; from feminist & LGBTQ activists to the rise in referrals for gender variant children
- all by way of insightful & moving passages about the author&s own experience Trans Like Me shows us how to strive for authenticity in a world which often seeks to limit us by way of labels
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Frank friendly & funny this must-read guide is packed full of advice from authors who understand the realities & complexities of growing up trans Readers will come away empowered & armed with practical advice on how to navigate everything from coming out clothes & pronouns to wearing binders or packers hormone therapy & self-care 224 pages 31 bw images Fisher Fox ...