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- 1Walter Crane's 1892 illustration of Pandora resurfacesβPandora opens the box. Walter Crane, from "A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Boston: 1892 # illust
A colour illustration by English artist Walter Crane depicting Pandora opening her box is being shared among classic book art enthusiasts. The plate comes from Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys', published in Boston in 1892, and retells the Greek myth of Pandora. Readers of old book illustrations continue to admire Crane's decorative style and his contributions to children's book art of the period.
- 2Wall Street slides as bond market pressure mountsβΌMost US stocks fall after the bond market cranks the pressure higher
Most US stocks fell as a rise in bond yields pushed pressure onto equity markets, according to reporting carried by AP News and syndicated across multiple US outlets. Rising Treasury yields raise borrowing costs and make bonds more attractive relative to stocks, weighing on share prices. Investors are watching whether yields stabilise or continue climbing.
- 3New site ranks data visualisation tools dailyβShow HN: Dataviz, ranked daily from GitHub, NPM, PyPI and CRAN https://awesomedataviz.com/ # HackerNews # Tech # DataViz
A new website called Awesome Dataviz has launched, ranking data visualisation libraries and tools each day based on activity across GitHub, NPM, PyPI and CRAN. The launch was shared as a Show HN submission, where it drew modest early attention from the developer community, with commenters weighing in on the usefulness of daily cross-ecosystem rankings for picking charting and plotting libraries.
- 4New site ranks data visualisation tools daily across package ecosystemsβShow HN: Dataviz, ranked daily from GitHub, NPM, PyPI and CRAN
A new website called Awesome Dataviz ranks data visualisation libraries and tools daily, drawing signals from GitHub, NPM, PyPI and CRAN. The project was shared on Hacker News by its creator, Javier Luraschi, inviting feedback from the developer community. The rankings aim to help developers and analysts discover which visualisation libraries are currently gaining traction across the main open-source package ecosystems.
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RIEC has started work on an 1,800-ton gantry crane project for South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean. The groundbreaking marks the start of construction on the heavy-lift crane, which is expected to support shipyard operations and large-vessel assembly. Further details on timeline and cost were not provided in the initial reports.
- 6SmackDown Divas featured in Muscle & FitnessβSmackDown Divas crank up the heat in βMuscle & Fitness'
WWE's SmackDown Divas are being showcased in a spread for Muscle & Fitness magazine, highlighting the physical conditioning of the women's roster. The feature puts the Divas in a fitness context alongside their in-ring roles, and is drawing attention from fans following the promotion's ongoing emphasis on its female performers.
- 7New Local Grant Backs Scranton Business ExpansionβNew Local Grant Benefits City of Scranton and Business Trying to Expand
Scranton, Iowa has received a new local grant that will benefit the city and support a local business looking to expand. The grant is expected to help fund the company's growth plans while also providing an advantage to the community. Further details about the grant amount and the business involved have not been made widely available.