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Others called Brian's review – which has since been deleted – “horrid”, “crappy” and “unfounded”, telling him “you messed with the wrong town”. … [Read more...] about Restaurant owner hits out at complaining customer and fumes ‘he thinks the whole world revolves around him’

Over the last two years, the insurgents have focused the majority of their attacks on Egypt’s police and military. In December 2013 a bombing partly destroyed a security headquarters in the Nile delta city of Mansoura, north of Cairo. In January 2014 a powerful bomb targeted the security directorate in Cairo. … [Read more...] about Cairo explosion: at least six injured in bomb attack near security building

Heather, who lost her left leg in an accident with a police motorcycle in 1993, said: 'I haven't stopped doing work with land mines in war zones, except now I pay for my own mine sweepers, I take in prosthetic limbs, I pay for things myself. … [Read more...] about Heather Mills, 53, is ‘ENGAGED to her toyboy boyfriend Mike Dickman, 36’… 13 years after her bitter divorce from Paul McCartney

Headed to Creighton, Germantown (Tenn.) Houston forward Mason Miller and his teammates had a big bounce back performance on Saturday. On Friday night, I arrived at The St. James just in time to see Miller and his team get throttled by a loaded IMG squad so I was curious to see how they would respond against a very good Alexandria (Va.) Paul VI squad. The response was impressive as Houston won 86-72 and they were keyed by the four-star prospect Miller who played as well as I have ever seen while scoring 21 points (9-13 FG) and grabbing five rebounds. Miller's father Mike Miller was a long time NBA player and most recently an assistant at Memphis before leaving to coach his son (little brother Maverick is a freshman on the team as well) and the bloodlines were evident on Saturday. Miller was aggressive to the rim, stroked some confident looking jumpers and had the look of a guy who is on his way to making some noise in Omaha for the next few years. He's got to get stronger but the size, … [Read more...] about The St. James NIBC Invitational: Tickets punched, the chase is on and hitting the radar

The rumors of a split follow a rocky year for the couple where they were spotted having 'crisis' talks after Kanye accused Kim of trying to 'lock me up' and said he wanted to divorce her in a series of rambling Twitter posts while he was said to be in the grips of a bipolar episode.  … [Read more...] about Kim Kardashian poses atop a chic tete-a-tete chair in pieces from her newly released SKIMS collections as she bids her followers ‘Night!’

After a great deal of discussion, the decision was made to immobilize Toshi last week so that more detailed and revealing tests could be done as a final effort to find answers and hopefully stop the serious decline in Toshi’s condition.  This decision was not made lightly because there was a very strong possibility that Toshi would not be able to recover from the immobilization.  Fortunately, he did wake up from the procedure but unfortunately, it did not reveal any single issue that could be responsible for his sudden decline.  For the next several days his condition was wavering until Thursday night when he was struggling to get up and it became obvious that his quality of life had diminished to the point where there was no hope of recovery and the incredibly difficult decision was made to euthanize him. … [Read more...] about Toshi, Oldest Eastern Black Rhino In North America, Dies At Zoo Miami

I lost my sense of smell 20 years ago, following sinus surgery. It was sudden and shocking, especially because for the first two decades or so of my life, my sense of smell was almost too keen. Like some kind of human bloodhound, I often caught scents before anyone around me. A hint of chlorine wafting on a summer breeze from the public pool down the street. The slightest trace of chocolate lingering in my childhood kitchen that meant one of my siblings had snuck a sweet. The smell of the ocean, when it was still too far away to see or hear. I knew the smell of all my friends, and I also could describe the smell of most of their houses, and many of their hometowns. I was one of those people who had to avoid certain places, not just because of the odors but because of the feelings they invoked in me. Other scents lifted me up, flooding me with secret joy or comfort. My mother’s rose perfume. The way the earth smells just after it rains. Cinnamon toast. … [Read more...] about I Lost My Sense Of Smell In My Twenties. Here’s My Advice To COVID-19 Survivors

‘No-one should ever be exposed to harm or abuse, but when the victims of abuse are among the most vulnerable in the world, it is especially shocking, and betrays the very purpose and ethos of international aid.’ … [Read more...] about Sexual abuse by aid workers in poorer countries is STILL going on three years after the Oxfam Haiti scandal, MPs are told

One of the biggest hits from the Beatles' White Album, Paul McCartney wrote "Blackbird" about the Little Rock Nine, who faced discrimination when they enrolled at an all-white high school in Arkansas. Covers have ranged from Sarah McLachlan, Neil Diamond and Phish to The Paragon's reggae version "Black Bird Singing," considered to be one of the best Beatles covers ever. Composed simply, "Blackbird" features just McCartney, his guitar and a mysterious ticking noise that may have been McCartney tapping his foot. … [Read more...] about These Are the 50 Most Covered Songs of All Time

Parler, the alternative social network popular with conservatives, had been surging in popularity in recent months. But the platform failed to rein in hate-filled, violent speech, which Big Tech companies said could lead to another violent attack. Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOGL) booted Parler off their app stores and Amazon (AMZN) stopped hosting the service. … [Read more...] about Tim Cook: Why I kicked Parler off Apple’s App Store