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Since the early 20th century, animated Christmas cartoons have brightened the holiday season around the world--first in theaters, then on television.From devotional portrayals of the Nativity to Santa battling villains and monsters, this encyclopedia catalogs more than 1,800 international Christmas-themed cartoons and others with year-end themes.

This study investigates the relation between leisure activities and the social status of the elderly based on a heterogeneous sample of the Dutch population. Close relationships are also analyzed to identify which people could serve as successful stimulators of leisure participation. The social profile confirms that older people have fewer social contacts and often feel lonely. This study shows that leisure activities explain a significant part of older people's social connectedness. Voluntary work, cultural activities, holiday, sports, reading books, hobbies and shopping are found to be successful predictors for social connectedness of older people. Watching TV, listening to the radio, and spending time behind the computer (passive activities) were not associated with social connectedness. Friends correlate positively to participation in leisure activities. Partners play a role in participation in cultural activities and sports; parents play a role in participation in voluntary work and holidays; siblings play a role in voluntary work and sports; and children play a role in cultural activities, reading books, and shopping. Local communities can use these close relationships and develop special programs to increase social connectedness and hence improve quality of life for older adults.

Background Exposure to food and non-alcoholic beverage advertisements (F&B ads) on television, which can affect children’s nutrition knowledge, food consumption, diet quality, and purchasing preferences, is one aspect of the obesogenic environment. This aspect has been well-studied and assessed in many countries. In China, however, only few studies have been done in earlier years and all of them were focus on regular days. This study aimed to assess the extent and nature of F&B ads on television (TV) during the public holiday directed towards children aged 4–14 years in Beijing. Method Top 3 channels viewed by children aged 4–14 years in Beijing were selected by TV viewership data, survey, and expert consultation. Each channel was recorded for 7 days (24 h) during the public holiday of the Chinese New Year in 2019. F&B ads were coded and analyzed following the adapted food promotion module of INFORMAS protocol. Three nutrient profile models were used to classify F&B ads as healthy or unhealthy F&B ads. Results Of the 10,082 ads in 504-hour recorded programs, 42.9% were F&B ads. The hourly average ads and F&B ads per channel were 19.8 (SD 15.32) and 8.6 (SD 9.84), while that was higher on the national children’s channel (17.15, SD 12.25) than other channels ( p  < 0.05). Of F&B ads classified with the three nutrient profile models, more than 55% were unhealthy for children. The categories most frequently advertised were savory snacks, milk drinks, nonpermitted milk drinks, cakes/sweet biscuits, and beverages. Unhealthy F&B ads were more likely to use promotional characters, brand benefit claims, and health claims than permitted F&B ads ( p < 0.05). Conclusions Children in Beijing were exposed to a high proportion of unhealthy F&B ads during the Chinese New Year holiday. Our findings support the need to assess and regulate TV F&B ads marketing for children.

Issue/problem Physical activity (PA) can prevent falls, a leading cause of death globally. Alternative delivery channels may increase the “reach” of interventions into older adult populations in areas which lack trained instructors. Using technology is one alternative to traditional, face-to-face group classes where instructors and participants are in the same room. We delivered a PA program via the Internet for older adults in rural West Virginia (USA). This alternative could help other countries reach more older adults and reduce falls. Description of the problem Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance® (TJQMBB) is an evidence-based intervention for older adults that reduces falls. Adults, ≥ 55 years, attended free, 1-hour tele-TJQMBB sessions, twice weekly, for 16 weeks at 5 remote community sites (3 urban, 2 rural). Trained instructors (new to TJQMBB) led 6 classes from a classroom for participants at remote sites. Instructors/sites used minicomputer, web camera, microphone, and television(s) for live, 2-way verbal/audio exchange. A CPR-certified person was present with participants. This project identified barriers to implementing tele-TJQMBB. Data on barriers were collected from instructors' class logs and summarized. Results Fifty-two adults (81% female, mean age 70) attended 23 (median) of 32 sessions. Barriers that caused session cancelations included: participant vacations/unavailability (n = 7), inclement weather (n = 4), technical issues (n = 2), no CPR person (n = 1), classroom not available (n = 1), site closed for state holiday (n = 1), competing event at site (n = 1), and ill instructor (n = 1). Technical barriers during sessions included interruptions/lack of audio, video freezing, and Wi-Fi/Internet connectivity problems. Two participants did not like videoconferencing. Lessons Tele-TJQMBB may be easier to teach with instructors who have already taught the program in-person. Selecting instructors/sites that are comfortable with technology may reduce technological barriers. Some older adults may still prefer face-to-face classes. Most cancelations were due to reasons normally encountered in face-to-face classes. Use of technology added new barriers that will need addressed for future classes. Main messages Technology reached older adults in areas with no instructors. We think that this is the first time a live, evidence-based, group PA intervention was delivered using this method which could be a model for reaching older adults globally.

IN A 2021 HBO SERIES, The two teenagers, Olivia (played by Sydney Sweeney) and Paula (Brittany O'Grady), spend huge amounts of time sitting casually by a large swimming pool not sunning simply but (gasp!) reading. Their choice of scholarly material clearly comments on the themes of the show. Judith Butler’s classic book Gender Trouble makes a quick and unheralded appearance. Gender Trouble shows up when Paula pulls it out of her bag while rooting around for her medication. Butler is more famous than Susan Sontag, more ethical and generous than Jacques Derrida, and more likeable and funnier than Slavoj Zizek. Butler is, in short, a superstar, a phallic authority, a celebrity. And as such, their books can be thrown into the crockpot of an HBO show angling for intellectual credibility and can signify accordingly! What does Gender Trouble signify in The White Lotus? Not much in relation to the cringe-worthy plot of wealthy do-nothings taking time away from their busy lives of leisure to lie in the sun, receive massages from native people, and congratulate themselves on living well. But the book means a lot within the intertextual web established by the visual tagging of the teens' readerly aspirations. There, in conversation with Césaire and Fanon in particular, and operating at the level of the show's unconscious (as referenced by Freud and Lacan), Gender Trouble is a little bomb landing in the middle of the family romance of colonial occupation, lighting up the violent entanglements of intimacy, the natural, the exotic, and the financial and troubling all of them. Gender Trouble in The White Lotus is not a simple feminist refusal of the roles assigned to men and women across the genre of \"vacations gone wrong\"; rather, the book indexes other forms of instability that lurk beneath the surface of all luxury tourism where white violence has cleared the way for white relaxation.

Lidia celebrates her own holiday traditions, and the traditions of six celebrity guests.

This monograph presents a musical analysis of three choral works by Puerto Rican composer Ángel “Cucco” Peña: Negra Majestad, Bomba E, and Aleluya Criollo. Although Peña is widely recognized for his contributions to popular music and production, these pieces highlight a lesser-known side of his creative output in the choral realm. Each work draws from traditional Puerto Rican genres—bomba, plena, and aguinaldo—while incorporating modern compositional techniques that reflect Peña’s eclectic style and his engagement with both popular and classical traditions.The study situates these pieces within their historical and cultural contexts, particularly the African diaspora’s influence on Puerto Rican identity. Through a combination of harmonic and rhythmic analysis, text study, and interpretive insights from interviews with the composer, this research examines how Peña adapts Afro-Puerto Rican idioms into a choral language. Key features identified include the integration of rhythmic units characteristic of bomba and plena, instrumental onomatopoeia in the vocal lines, and idiomatic writing that imitates the textures of traditional Puerto Rican ensembles. His harmonic language blends tonal and modal approaches, frequently incorporating chromatic modulations, jazz sonorities, and rich divisi textures while preserving melodic clarity and tonal centers.Findings suggest that Peña’s choral works function not only as artistic compositions but also as cultural artifacts, encapsulating Puerto Rico’s layered traditions and its ongoing dialogue with global musical practices.

A Chinese New Year. A Passover Seder. Four holidays, four very different tables and traditions. Join celebrity chef and culinary author Lidia Bastianich as she travels across America in a celebration of culture through food, in Lidia Celebrates America: Holiday Tables and Traditions.

Join host and chef Lidia Bastianich as she celebrates independence and freedom with different cultures across America.

This segment of Sunday Morning is about feeling true gratitude during the holiday season.